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I'm pretty happy with my iPhone 4S at present.

Now that it's unlocked by AT&T, I'll probably pick up and move the family to T-Mobile.

robertoaribas says

tmobile cut my monthly bill by a lot, but now I have to pay full price for the phone, and i'm basically cheap! [the bill dropped by 100 a month though, so that can pay for new phones pretty often]

Well, let's be honest -- when subsidized we were always paying more than full price for the phone.

With T-Mobile you can basically now get an interest free loan, spreading the cost of your phone over two-years, if you don't want to pay upfront. I believe that now they are even doing $0 down for several top phones.

epitaph says

I paid $300 for the phone unlocked and $50 a month for unlimited everything.

What carrier?

leo707 says

What carrier?

T-Mobile Prepaid. They have a $30 plan too but the data isn't unlimited. The great thing about having an unlocked phone is that you can choose whichever carrier has the best plan for you, and they are almost always cheaper than it would be if you had a contract.

epitaph says

T-Mobile Prepaid. They have a $30 plan too but the data isn't unlimited.

Ah, yeah, I have the same plan with T-Mobile. Yes, "Unlimited" data, but you get choked after you pass 500MB. Being that I am mostly on WiFi I rarely pass 400MB in a month.

leo707 says

Well, let's be honest -- when subsidized we were always paying more than full price for the phone... "Unlimited" data, but you get choked after you pass 500MB. Being that I am mostly on WiFi I rarely pass 400MB in a month.

I can't stand phony pricing. I switched to Telna. Same GSM, clearer pricing, and for me it's cheaper because I am mostly on WiFi. I pay $20/year for the SIM card, which includes all domestic SMS and all incoming SMS anywhere, and then reasonable fees for other cellular use.