With summer coming we’re seeing a flurry of new, very slick mobile devices hit the market (if an N97 is on your wish list keep in mind there are no US carriers subsidizing the device so prepare to open the wallet up). If iPhone or Palm Pre are on your wish list here’s a handy price comparison that may answer some questions for you (source: www.billshrink.com).
Palm Pre (Sprint)
– $199: cost of phone with $100 rebate
– $100/month: Sprint Unlimited data + voice
– $69.99/month: 450 voice minutes and unlimited data
– $89.99/month: 900 voice minutes
– $129.99/month: Family plan for 2 Pre phones ($19.99 for additional lines to family plan)
– $169.99: 3000 minutes shared plan
– $189.99: Unlimited family plan ($89.99 for additional lines to unlimited everything family plan)
iPhone (AT&T)
– $199+: cost of phone
– $150/month: AT&T unlimited data + voice
– $112.49/month: 450 voice minutes and unlimited data
– $109.99/month: 900 voice minutes
– $129.99 (for 700min and unlimited everything else) Family plan for 2 iPhones ($39.99 for additional lines to family plan)
– $209.99 3000 minutes shared plan
– $259.99 Unlimited Family plan ($129.99 for additional lines to unlimited everything family plan)