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Originally Posted by Freckles
Seriously?? I want to live in America!! The iPhone 4S costs 649 € here. That's 815 dollars. It will never go to $50 and we've never heard of a $1 phone! 
I paid 530 € for my Samsung Galaxy S3 ($665) and that was the cheapest I could find. Booo, it's not fair!  |
The phones that are supposedly $1 are contract phones, so you are locked into using them for 2 years. As you can see, they are usually phones that cell phone companies want to move out of their inventory. An older mobile that is several versions old is not likely to sell well compared to the newer, flashier phones, but the cell phone company will still make tons of money through the two year contract. You're essentially buying the phone over time and locking yourself into a two year contract with the company.