Owning An iPhone Will Cost You $4,000 In 3 Years

[Music_Box]

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The Toronto Sun says that getting an iPhone from Rogers in their Satanic 3-year contract (compulsory) will run you $4,000 in the course of those 36-months, and that's using the most basic data package, the bare minimum, they calculate that if you use your iPhone's internet applications "normally" for everyday situations the bill comes to over $5,500.

Wow man, what a rip-off considering that the iPhone's data flow costs the same to Rogers as the one you get for unlimited internet access on your home PC, otherwise they are charging you 1,000% for the same internet traffic.

 

[amber-jade]

smoking costs you $7000++ in the same 3 years..and it might kill you..
.. i guess my point is, if smokers stopped, they could affort an iphone...lol...


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[tboy]

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The Toronto Sun says that getting an iPhone from Rogers in their Satanic 3-year contract (compulsory) will run you $4,000 in the course of those 36-months, and that's using the most basic data package, the bare minimum, they calculate that if you use your iPhone's internet applications "normally" for everyday situations the bill comes to over $5,500.

Wow man, what a rip-off considering that the iPhone's data flow costs the same to Rogers as the one you get for unlimited internet access on your home PC, otherwise they are charging you 1,000% for the same internet traffic.

Yeah, but you missed the whole point:

IT'S AN APPLE PRODUCED IPHONE!!!!!

 

[canada-man]

nobody forces you to buy an iphone.

 

[Music_Box]

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You (Amber-Jade) are mixing oranges and apples here, smoking is a pleasure to some people and they spend that much because of our criminal and blackmailing government, the average cost of a pack of smokes everywhere else in the world is $2 dollars, not $8.50 like here in Canada.

Yeah, but you missed the whole point:

IT'S AN APPLE PRODUCED IPHONE!!!!!

I'm not blaming Apple for this, I'm blaming Rogers. In Japan there's a more sophisticated wire-less internet service for phones such as the iPhone and it costs only $15 a month with unlimited phone internet use.

 

[Never Compromised]

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Wow man, what a rip-off considering that the iPhone's data flow costs the same to Rogers as the one you get for unlimited internet access on your home PC, otherwise they are charging you 1,000% for the same internet traffic.

I tell you what, you pick up your PC and lug it around with you, answer phone calls and e-mails on it as you are out and about, then come back here and tell us how much you saved on not having to use a cell phone.

 

[tboy]

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You (Amber-Jade) are mixing oranges and apples here, smoking is a pleasure to some people and they spend that much because of our criminal and blackmailing government, the average cost of a pack of smokes everywhere else in the world is $2 dollars, not $8.50 like here in Canada.



I'm not blaming Apple for this, I'm blaming Rogers. In Japan there's a more sophisticated wire-less internet service for phones such as the iPhone and it costs only $15 a month with unlimited phone internet use.

You missed my sarcasm: I was insinuating that even if it cost $10K in three years people here just have to have it!!!!! lol......

I mean really, losers were lining up to buy the damn thing lol......

 

[Music_Box]

I tell you what, you pick up your PC and lug it around with you, answer phone calls and e-mails on it as you are out and about, then come back here and tell us how much you saved on not having to use a cell phone.

Your analogy is stupid, what does all your rambling have to do with the fact that Rogers is an overpriced crooked organization? Why don't you walk to work and carry your wife and kids on your neck so you don't have to buy expensive gas for your car?

 

[Never Compromised]

Your analogy is stupid, what does all your rambling have to do with the fact that Rogers is an overpriced crooked organization? Why don't you walk to work and carry your wife and kids on your neck so you don't have to buy expensive gas for your car?

Not very bright, are you?

YOU were the one that started the analogy. I simply showed that you can't seem to type and think at the same time. Or breath and think at the same time.

 

[Hangman]

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The Toronto Sun says that getting an iPhone from Rogers in their Satanic 3-year contract (compulsory) will run you $4,000 in the course of those 36-months, and that's using the most basic data package, the bare minimum, they calculate that if you use your iPhone's internet applications "normally" for everyday situations the bill comes to over $5,500.

Wow man, what a rip-off considering that the iPhone's data flow costs the same to Rogers as the one you get for unlimited internet access on your home PC, otherwise they are charging you 1,000% for the same internet traffic.

You don't like it? Go start your own 3G cellular network.

 

[Esco!]

if you use your iPhone's internet applications "normally" for everyday situations
the bill comes to over $5,500.

Wow man, what a rip-off

How is that a rip-off, thats only about $150 a month

 

[Hangman]

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Wow man, what a rip-off considering that the iPhone's data flow costs the same to Rogers as the one you get for unlimited internet access on your home PC, otherwise they are charging you 1,000% for the same internet traffic.

How do you figure? Do you honestly think that a wireless 3G network doesn't cost anyting to install, maintain and upgrade?

The coax cable that delivers Rogers Internet service has been installed for decades, and is mostly amortized, but even that needs to be maintained and repaired. But the delivery system for wireless products is still being purchased, installed, and therefore not yet paid for. How do you suggest they cover those costs.

If it were too expensive, people wouldn't pay it, you know. It's called a free-market economy, and I can choose not to have a cell phone, or new car, or anything. But amazingly, people DO pay the fees associated with this service. It must be worth it to them!! So bitching about prices is a giant waste of time.

I bet you're one of those 1-day gas boycott idiots too.

 

[tboy]

One thing hangman: the cable network that has been installed for decades, how does it need to be maintained? While there may be some repairs needed due to damage caused by the elements or accidents, once a cable is installed, it will last for about 200 yrs. I mean, it's not like it is subject to wear and tear like a tire on your car is. Once it's in, and signals run through it, it will probably last for 500 yrs without anyone ever needing to touch it again.

Let's take an average sized condo or apartment building. The one I worked on had about 100 units. They used about 10,000 feet of coax cable. Figure they pay around 10 cents a foot, that's a grand. Took 10 guys maybe a month to install, figure that's about $32,000.00. So all told they spent $33K.

Figure $100.00 per month from each unit, that's $10,000.00 per month or $120,000.00 per year. Yeah, and they won't have to touch it again for at least 50 years and only if someone connects or disconnects and then they charge you $100.00 for that......

Sorry, robbers, and bell will NOT be getting any tears from me over their operating costs. I bet they spend more on people hassling you for late payments than they do on maintaining their equipment......

 

[Hangman]

All I mean is that the cable network is mostly paid for, with some maintenance and repair, whereas the newer wireless technologies still have to be paid for.

It's not just the coax cable itself, of course. It lasts forever. There's servers, switches, and other equipment that does require work, I'm sure.

And maybe they do spend more on Accounts Recievable dept than maintenance. Still have to pay for that, too...

 

[karmastang]

My Blackberry costs about the same per month with Bell, either one is expensive.

 

[tboy]

"tboy logic" now extends into finance!

And of course, the data centers, routers, power to run the system, employees , cable tv content and the cable to and from that condo building all comes free...

So by your logic, the wireless data should be free since there the cost of installing the copper is gone and the air is free to broadcast over!

If you really want to know how much they make, check out their financial statements and divide by the number of customers.

Of you could stick with your math for more entertainment!

Dude, seriously, go fuck yourself ok?

I also see your reading comprehension and spelling hasn't improved either since I forwarding that spell check app to you...... Funny, you talk about all these businesses and industries you've worked in, I guess you didn't do so well in them because you couldn't read or spell eh?

I was merely pointing out how it doesn't cost a fricken CENT to maintain the coax cable once it is installed in response to hangman's post that "the coax cable has to be maintained".....

In addition, my PC is a fuck of a lot more complicated than any router or switch that they use and it has been running almost constantly for 5 yrs. So for my initial $400.00 investment maintainence has been zip and that works out to be about $6.00 a month.....amortize that into the $120K per year they earn as income.....

 

[tboy]

Rub:

I believe most highschools offer ESL courses, I think you seriously need to enroll in one....

The coax cable that delivers Rogers Internet service has been installed for decades, and is mostly amortized, but even that needs to be maintained and repaired.

SHow me WHERE in that quote does it say ANYTHING about equipment?

And from MY post, I was referring to the network of cables running through the buildings, not the ENTIRE network including equipment, switches, routers and various other electronic equipment. I should think if one read the entire paragraph they would have understand what I meant....

But according to Rubberhead's lack of comprehension skills, I guess I could see how he could become confused.......

In addition: I was doing a comparison to the value of the equipment in each building that is required to run the cable network and yes, I have seen first hand the equipment required as I built the closet to house the equipment and put the fricken doors on when they were done installing it.

So, I will use my t-boy logic: for an investment of about $40K per building, amortized over 5 to 6 years, it costs them about $600.00 per month but they take in $10,000.00 per month.

BTW: where the hell is Clagary? Is that right next to Uranus?

I see you're not using the spell check app I sent you.......

Oh, and one more thing, a buddy of mine is currently building a 53 story condo complex in toronto. There are 11 units per floor, that's $58,300.00 per month. Using my estimates above (which aren't that far off) (oops misplaced a decimal lol), for an initial investment of $100,000.00.....oh yeah, they are going to get a ton of tears from ME>.......NOT

OH, i guess my numbers are off a bit, they only had a net income of $1 BILLION dollars last year.......and a net operating income of $10 BILLION.....guess I was a little low eh?

http://www.hoovers.com/rogers-communications/--ID__42405,ticker__RCI--/free-co-fin-factsheet.xhtml

 

[Esco!]

This is gonna be one of those threads again

 

[tboy]

This is gonna be one of those threads again

Naw, I'm done with that asshole.......

 

[Esco!]

Does that make you gay!

You do know the T in Terb stands for Transsexual, dont you????