The blog you cite says "1 penny less WITH service". That comparison doesn't make sense in the first place... if you compare apples to apples (heh) -- phone+service vs phone+service -- you'd still have a $70 price difference.
If you had bothered to read the entire post (which is awkwardly written, I'll give you that), the author here is actually PRAISING this deal, saying it will make Sprint/Samsung customers "very happy"
You've taken the blog's nonsense comparison and dishonestly twisted it to actually put down this deal by obfuscating the "WITH service" part and adding that "OUCH" bit at the end. You've also purposely overlooked that Sprint's monthly service fee includes unlimited text messaging, GPS and TV, which AT&T does not.
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Funniest part: it will be 1 PENNY less than the iPhone with Sprint's $69.99 unlimited data plan. OUCH.
http://mobileroar.com/2008/06/18/samsung-instinct-officially-12999
Your post oozes ignorance.
You wanna make a valid point or two or just ooze general nothingness?
I'm not Eric, but I'll bite.
The blog you cite says "1 penny less WITH service". That comparison doesn't make sense in the first place... if you compare apples to apples (heh) -- phone+service vs phone+service -- you'd still have a $70 price difference.
If you had bothered to read the entire post (which is awkwardly written, I'll give you that), the author here is actually PRAISING this deal, saying it will make Sprint/Samsung customers "very happy"
You've taken the blog's nonsense comparison and dishonestly twisted it to actually put down this deal by obfuscating the "WITH service" part and adding that "OUCH" bit at the end. You've also purposely overlooked that Sprint's monthly service fee includes unlimited text messaging, GPS and TV, which AT&T does not.
"OUCH".