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Here in the US a new phone like this would cost about $149.99 or so on a 2yr, 24 month contract. So how are these carriers able to sell this phone or these type of new phones for either low euros or free? Same thing when the Storm hit Vodafone. I saw it for Free in the first month it was released.

Hope someon can answer my question. ]]>Jun 16th 2009 12:40PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/
Also mobile telecoms is rather competitive in the UK with each provider trying to get and especially hold on to as many customers as possible, hence the longer and longer contract deals.]]>Jun 16th 2009 2:22PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/Jun 16th 2009 5:05PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/
*1200 minutes (10 hours) to any network
*1000 texts
*Unlimited data
*International call saver plan

And added to this for around £7.50 a month you can add on additional bolt-ons that get you anthing from unlimited calls to landlines to unlimited texts.

Compare that to Swisscom in Switzerland where £25 a month gets you a measly free 100 minutes and 50 texts, and data is extra (and expensive, you can add another £20 for 1GB), and you see just how screwed up the mobile market really is everywhere else.

As I said, legal theft, and the UK tariffs show exactl how much it costs carriers to maintain a cutting edge 3.5G network and still provide good value for money.]]>Jun 19th 2009 9:32AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/06/16/vodafone-doesnt-waste-any-time-offers-samsung-jet-free-on-cont/Jun 16th 2009 2:40PM