There is no way to know if the handset subsidy a user gets for signing a contract is real.
They list the "no contract" price of the SE810i as $359, which makes the $149 2 year contract look like a deal. But what if Rogers buys the SE810i for $120/1,000?
Then the deal is junk. You're offering $1000 to Rogers and they're offering an imaginary discount on a year+ old handset.
Contracts should offer something REAL to both parties.
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There is no way to know if the handset subsidy a user gets for signing a contract is real.
They list the "no contract" price of the SE810i as $359, which makes the $149 2 year contract look like a deal. But what if Rogers buys the SE810i for $120/1,000?
Then the deal is junk. You're offering $1000 to Rogers and they're offering an imaginary discount on a year+ old handset.
Contracts should offer something REAL to both parties.