[ourgangmn]

Keir333 is right on.
One reason most things cost so much is that companies have to cover the cost of all the fraud that occurs--who pays for that? They don't have magic "Money for Fraud" Trees out back--they pass that on to all of us. I'd be interested in knowing how much of the cost for a shiny new TP (or any other) phone would cost if everyone were honest. You want Sprint, VZ and whoever to be straight up with you??? Goes both ways.