How much are iPhone 5's in America?

I'm from the uk and over here they are £549 which is about $800.
I went into the us apple store and it says iPhone 5's are $199, I'm just wondering if that's the price you pay for it on pay as you go, or if that's the up front cost when it's on contact.

300$ for 32 gb
200$ for 16 gb
400$ for 64 gb

The prices Cory is giving you are for new lines of service or upgrade, both on contract

$199 with a contract (which is what the small print says Must be purchased)
as you can get it for free to 50 pounds on a UK contract, cheaper in teh UK.

until very very recently, it was not possible to buy in the US without a contract /locked to a carrier. It is now, and guess what - it is approx 800 USD (plus sales taxes)
http://www.amazon.com/...zon.com/s/

Essentially, iPhones are the same price everywhere in the world - apple are not silly
You can however, get one on say the '3' network and pay to unlock it
O2 will do it after 12 months, Vodafone and Orange have similar options.

example.(but iphone 5 will not be unlocked yet)
http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New, Kb=Companion, question=ref%28User%29:str%28Mobile%29, CASE=17424

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