Considering how expensive iPods are, it was pretty obvious that the price of the iPhone was going to be insane. I mean, it’s basically an iPod, cell phone, camera, web browser, and any other technological toy you can think of all jammed into one unit. There is probably an Easy-Bake Oven in there too…and a forensics lab…and the iPhone probably talks and introduces itself as “Kitt.” (I hope somebody got that because it was damn funny.)
So what’s the dollar equivalent of “insane”? Generally speaking, it’s a lot of money. Specifically, it’s approximately this much:
$ 1,938.76
Yes, you’re seeing correctly: it’s almost going to cost you 2 grand to buy and use the iPhone–and that’s without taxes and miscellaneous fees, so I’m betting the actual price tag to be over $ 2,000. I think it’s also important to mention that this is the lowest possible price to pay for the iPhone. The lowest. The figure is based on the “cheaper” iPhone and the “cheapest” phone plan available:
4 Gigabyte iPhone | $ 499 |
Monthly AT&T Plan
(unlimited e-mail/web access, visual voicemail, 450 minutes, 200 SMS messages, 5000 nights and weekend minutes, rollover minutes, unlimited mobile-to-mobile minutes) |
$ 59.99 per month
2-year agreement required = $ 1,439.76 |
Total | $ 1,938.76 |
However, if you still can’t appreciate the exorbitant price tag, here is a list of what $ 1,938.76 could buy you…or rather, me, since this is all based on stuff I like.
607 gallons of gas |
602 McDonald’s Big Macs |
83 orders of Pizza Hut’s Stuffed Crust Pizza + half order of Cinnamon Sticks |
64 pairs of Victoria’s Secret panties |
35 months of Direct TV |
3 Golden Retriever Puppies |
That is vile.