a) According to T-mobile website it costs $130, not $50 b) How do you figure tha...

wmf · on Oct 20, 2009

How do you figure that $130 + $55/mo for two years is cheaper than $400?

Cognitive bias (I forget which one this is). Also, your monthly bill is generally no cheaper if you bring your own phone, so really it's $130+55x24 vs $400+55x24.

eli · on Oct 20, 2009

a) Uh, because the article is about selling a phone via retail channels. Consumers will obviously need phone service whether it comes bundled or not.

b) And that because the T-Mobile website rips you off. $50 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/T-Mobile-G1-Phone-Google-White/dp/B001...