Nope. Can't help but get all caught up in the iPhone 4G hype. The reason I believe I'm getting sucked right in is the fact that my current iPhone, the original 3G from two years ago, seems to be showing its age: (1) very sloooowwww page and app load times, (2) limited support for some apps, and (3) dropped calls which may be the Carrier's fault, maybe the phone's fault, depends on who you talk to.
Here's the kicker. My current contract is a lovely 3 year beauty, which locks me in to an $80 per month rate. I'm not eligible for parole until August 2011. So the question is, "am I willing to eat a big penalty fee to become liberated?". I think I am.
Here's why.
When I signed up with Rogers two years ago, I got the 6 GB plan. I was so excited I nearly soiled myself. I'll never run out of data! That's more data than the American AT&T "unlimited" data which has a soft cap of 5 GB. Wow!
However, after two years of feverish use, its become clear to me that there's no way I would ever use that in a month. If I'm using heavily (I realize I sound like a intravenous drug user here), I'm lucky if I can slurp up 300 MB worth of data. I've come to the conclusion that any 500 MB plan would probably do me fine and dandy.
Here's the plan.
Rogers has an Early Termination Fee, which I will now present as Exhibit "A":
ECF
The ECF is the greater of (ii) $100 or (iii) $20 per month remaining in the service agreement, to a maximum of $400 (plus applicable taxes), and applies on each line in the plan that is terminated.
For me, that equates to 12 months or $240.
My current plan is
Voice = $35
Data = $30
System Access Fee = $7
Caller ID = $8
Total = $80 / month
My proposed new plan is
Telus PlanVoice & Data = $50
Caller ID = $7
Total = $57 / month
So, the difference is about $23 / month or $276 over the year. If my ECF comes to $240, and my money saved over the next year is $276, I'm actually a little bit ahead.
So, I guess this leads me to another question: how much is the iPhone 4G gonna cost?
2 comments:
if you are at least 24 months into your contract, call Rogers and talk to them. You can probably sign up for a new iPhone with a new 3 year contract, which means you won't have to pay the ETF. I did that on my last phone and I'm hoping to do it again this time around.
I will definitely try that first. I'm pretty sure there'll be a LOT of iPhone 3G owners that jumped on board two years ago July.
I'd be surprised if they said no, we don't want your money thanks.
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