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iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c: Total Cost of Ownership Between the 4 Major U.S. Carriers [Infographic]

iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c: Total Cost of Ownership Between the 4 Major U.S. Carriers [Infographic]

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Cell phone industry analysts from MyRatePlan.com, a leading mobile phone comparison site, have analyzed the costs involved with purchasing the new Apple iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c along with 2 years worth of service in order to determine the total cost of ownership of each phone for 2 years across the 4 major U.S. carriers. The results are summarized in the infographic below.

Some notes:

  • The experts from MyRatePlan chose the 4 most comparable cell phone plans across each carrier, which included the Sprint Unlimited My Way Plan, AT&T Mobile Share 4GB Plan, Verizon Share Everything 4GB Plan, and the T-Mobile Simple Choice Plan.
  • The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c assumed prices were for the 16GB model of each phone.
  • T-Mobile and Sprint offer unlimited data, while AT&T and Verizon do not.

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Infographic courtesy of MyRatePlan

Profile: Logan Abbott

Logan Abbott is a personal finance and consumer electronics expert with over 10 years of experience writing about small business finance, mobile phones, business and residential VoIP phone service, and anything else related to finance and technology. Logan is also the editor of MyRatePlan.com, a leading comparison resource for small business and consumer products and services.