Palm Pre total cost of ownership is $1,200 less than iPhone
Posted on 10 June 2009, at 9:21 am, by Wayne Schulz
Here’s an interesting graphic that compares the total cost of ownership between iPhone, Palm Pre and Android. I was a little surprised to see the gap is so wide with the Palm Pre being $1,200 cheaper over the course of the required 2 year contract. Sure you can argue that the phones aren’t exactly comparable and that depending upon where purchased the Pre may require a rebate – but still $50/month cheaper is nothing to laugh about.
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June 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Of course, that’s only true if you assume the user wants unlimited everything, which I don’t think is typical usage for a lot of people. Sprint will probably be cheapest no matter what, but not by as large of a margin.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:28 am
That’s a really good point. I think that the reason they went with unlimited is that it’s perhaps the most comparable plan that all three carriers offered?
June 10th, 2009 at 11:56 am
I agree with tamaracks — my iPhone plan is $61.37 a month INCLUDING all the taxes and fees (corporate discount) which encompasses 450 minutes talk, unlimited data and 200 text messages.
Not everyone wants or needs “unlimited” mobile service.
Using “unlimited” plans as a selling point will always skew to the carrier with the cheapest bundle.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Ironically enough, I hardly ever *talk* on my cell phone. 450 minutes is about 4 times more than I need in a heavy month. For me it would end up being about $240 for a Pre, but it might be worth that not to be on Sprint. haha.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
They didn’t include the cost of the phone in the total, but that should raise them all by about the same amount.