Even at the subsidized price you get with a new Verizon contract, these aren't cheap, and the monthly data cost is something to factor in as well.
Not exact matches
The Progressive Era developed the view that public utilities and other natural monopolies rightly belonged in the public sector, where governments would provide their basic services
at a
subsidized price or
even freely as in the case of roads.
Not surprisingly, attempts to sell them
subsidized LLINs during the years 2000 to 2005 fell badly short,
even at prices as low as $ 2 to $ 3 per net.
With that much demand on a societal level (
even the government pretty much tells you that you should be going to college no matter what) and loans that are
subsidized so that the lender faces minimal risk in case of a default,
even state and city public schools are
priced at a ridiculous premium.
In order to keep the
price people pay for the phone low and competitive with rivals, Sprint would be
subsidizing the cost of each phone to the tune of about $ 500, which would take a long time to recoup
even at the high monthly fees iPhone users pay.