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Bottom line is nothing is free. I got a discount on my 6800 but it was because I had my service long enough to get it. I've had the same plan for 4 years. I get 2000 anytime, free vision (before the 6800 it was unlimited text and a $10 download credit monthly built into the vision), for 2 phones for $90. Try and get that plan now. Oh you can't because like all business models you have to recoup your comp costs. So that means they have to figure out a way to make up the $450 dollars that it costs for that phone. If you're first thought is that Sprint doesn't pay that much then please don't reply because you don't know how projected revenues work. It doesn't matter how much someone pays they project earnings based on what it sells for.
You know why I love the I-phone. It sets a precedence for all other phone manufactureres. They can say "Hey we're not giving any discounts at all to you and we won't reimburse the telecomunication company selling the phone for any discounts they attempt to give without our permission."
You wouldn't walk into your local cable company and demand a HD 60" TV because your old one broke. You have to have a TV to have cable so this is the same thing.
Bottom line it's people like you who drive up the plans and reduce the features in plans because the companies have to recoup their costs. So goodjob trying to be a victim you succeeded. You help to contribute to the next plan increase and seperation of service that will be rolled out next. Ever wonder why TEP goes up every year but the phone prices stay about the same? It's because of people who want to think they're "screwing the man" when in fact the man just says "raise prices to get that money back".
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