Buy iphone on plan or straight up? Why?

Buy iphone on plan or straight up? Why?

It's a lot cheaper to buy on a plan and if you plan on keeping it for a while that would probably be smart. But, if you go through a lot of phones and have the money than you could do the straight up buying it. If you already have a contract, you could just order and iPhone off the Internet from a reputable person and finish the contract and don't have to extend it or pay $600 for a phone.

  • Should i buy an iPhone 4? Straight Talk plan? I'm currently wondering whether I should get an iPhone 4 or not. I currently have an iPod touch 4g, and a cheap Metro PCA qwerty keyboard. I plan on buying the phone unlocked from ebay or craigslist for about $200, as AT&T's plan is too expensive for me. I also plan on using straight talk on it, so I will be paying around $45 a month. So my question is, would it be worth it? I'm not really interested in the iPhone 5 or 4S at all.
  • Is it possible to buy an iphone and NOT have to buy the plan? Is this possible and how? I'm trying to convince my parents to buy me an iPhone, but which one do I buy and can it be used without the plan for $40 or $30? All my friends keep saying different things and iim afraid the store will just sell me the expensive one.
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