Sprint's new 'iPhone for Life' option lets you rent the new iPhone 6

[Himanshu Arora]

In an effort to attract new customers, Sprint has announced a host of new plans to go along with the new iPhones that Apple announced yesterday. Prime among them is the iPhone for Life plan that will allow you to rent...

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[Rippleman]

Just another sales pitch, in the end, it costs a fortune (for any flagship phone at release time). To go with a flagship phone, on average here it seems to add $30-$40 a month extra, based in having a requirement to take one of the higher tiers of their plans. Not worth it in my opinion.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

Just another sales pitch, in the end, it costs a fortune (for any flagship phone at release time). To go with a flagship phone, on average here it seems to add $30-$40 a month extra, based in having a requirement to take one of the higher tiers of their plans. Not worth it in my opinion.

Naturally renting and leasing always ends up costing the consumer an arm and a leg but sometimes they have no other option especially when it comes to cars and houses but a phone?...
If you want the phone of your dreams but can't afford it, look elsewhere, it's not the end of the world, maybe next time. That would be my philosophy anyway.

 

[NeurotechHD]

Just another sales pitch, in the end, it costs a fortune (for any flagship phone at release time). To go with a flagship phone, on average here it seems to add $30-$40 a month extra, based in having a requirement to take one of the higher tiers of their plans. Not worth it in my opinion.

Any high-end smartphone is expensive. Here the advantage is that there's no up-front cost for the phone, which is perfect for someone like me that can afford the monthly payments but would struggle to pay so much in one month.