nexus one user poll

[killerasp]

simple poll: did you buy the subsidized or unlocked N1?

[diablos991]

I was going to go subsidized untilled I crunched the numbers. I don't understand ever bringing in a contract with a cell phone carrier any more. Its way cheaper to be out of one.

[Fuse]

^^^
What he said...

[Spydaz]

Yeah the unsub is the way to go, i have bought all of my phones subsidized until this one.. I wanted something that i could honestly say i own!

And the plans are so much cheaper this way as way.

[AliG]

Subsidized phone.

[sssjetson]

I bought it unlocked. Expensive but its worth it.

Also at $529 its actually cheaper than the iphone, palm pre, and droid at full price.

[matt212308]

Originally Posted by diablos991

I was going to go subsidized untilled I crunched the numbers. I don't understand ever bringing in a contract with a cell phone carrier any more. Its way cheaper to be out of one.

From what I saw the non-contract plans are around $10 cheaper / month for the minimum 500 min w/ unlimited txt and data. Are you guys getting better rates?

[sssjetson]

^well if you subsidize the phone the $79 plan (500 min/data/web) is mandatory. but if you buy it unlocked....that same plan and the cheapest is $59.

yeah it doesn't make sense.

[matt212308]

Originally Posted by sssjetson

^well if you subsidize the phone the $79 plan (500 min/data/web) is mandatory. but if you buy it unlocked....that same plan and the cheapest is $59.

yeah it doesn't make sense.

The phone is unlocked no matter which option you take when buying it. You are right about the prices...I guess I just looked at the numbers wrong before. Looks like you make up the price difference of buying the non-subsidized in 17.5 months with the savings of the cheaper plan ($59.99 vs. $79.99). If you look at it over the full 24 months of a contact, going unsubsidized saves you $130, if I figured it correctly.

[Jonnei]

Originally Posted by sssjetson

^well if you subsidize the phone the $79 plan (500 min/data/web) is mandatory. but if you buy it unlocked....that same plan and the cheapest is $59.

yeah it doesn't make sense.

This is correct. I went into a T-Mobile store yesterday and talked about the phone + plans. Unfortunately, you can not get an employee discount on an unsubsidized plan.