LogFAQs > #929013822

Bear in mind that TC is Canadian and the phone would therefore be ~$1200 in the dollars most of you are used to. Still a lot, but marginally less absurd.

Personally, my phone retails for $900 (again, Canadian), but the only reason I've got it is because that was one of only two options my carrier gave me for the upgrade from my $20 flip phone that was falling apart after 8 years. I would gladly have gone for something much cheaper, but I didn't actually have to pay anything for it beyond the $40 activation fee and the $40/month for my basic plan (no data, unlimited texting and Canada-wide calling, which is what I was already paying for on my old phone), so I'm okay with that. Though I did the math on the 2-year contract and determined that Bell is effectively charging me something like $3/month for service if I subtract the cost of the phone, which tells me they're charging an absurd amount for service outside of contracts. But then this surprises nobody because Canadian telecoms are horrible.
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