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Well if the customers had any sense they would switch to the new plans if they were doing ip4l l.The math is made to get people to switch. Why would anyone pay 80-15=65 instead of $50 or 150-30=120 instead of $100( 2x$50 plan)? To get the discount you have to be on ip4l so why not switch to the plan meant for it and save.

 

 

Edit i could seeing the math work out for 3 lines on data share 1500 i guess.

I'll tell you why some don't switch.

1. Much more restricted roaming

2. Data is given lower priority than other plan users (this is a huge deal for me... I don't want to be de-prioritized like some pre-paid user)

3. Not cost effective for some on corporate discounts. For example someone on an Everything Data plan with a nice 20% + corporate discount would pay $60 - $75, but the plan would be subsidized versus the iPhone 4 life with no subsidy at $70.  In this case it makes sense to stick with traditional discounted plans.

I am not on a subsidized plan.  I have the Framily plan.  And it is moot anyway since Rocket87 clarified the terms.

 

If it was possible on the Framily plan then it would've worked like the following:

 

I currently pay $45 (unlimited) and $25 (1GB) for the talk, text, data part of my bill.  Then I pay the easypay payments of $27 and $31 for the two iPhones.  Total $128 a month plus taxes and fees.

 

If I could've done the leasing for $5 instead (but can't as clarified) it would've been $45 + $25 + $10 (64 GB model)+ $5 = $85 a month plus taxes and fees with a free upgrade in two years.

 

I don't really care since I can and will just sell the iPhones on Swappa or something whenever I want a new device.

So it seems like this is only good for subsidized plans... where the math doesn't work out. Great job Sprint.

The $15 only comes off old contract plans like data 450, data share 1500 and my way. It brings them closer to the non contract plan prices.

Framily, family share and framily already are discounted to compensate for the lack of subsidy.

thanks for the information, but it seems that the leases in general are a far worse deal than the subsidized plans.

It's a lot like buy a car vs leasing a car.. no real financial benefits for most consumers.

Ummm..  If they had this option before I got my wife and I an iPhone 6, I definitely would have done this.  We are on a max discount Framily.  Her line would've only been $30 a month with the phone! (1GB), and I would've had umlimited for only $50!  (or $55 if they still allow the $5 bump for the 64 GB model).

 

Oh well.  These phones keep their resale value pretty well.

Why would you?  The math doesn't work out at all.

I assume you're on a subsidized plan. You buy an iPhone for $200 or $300 + taxes. After 2 years, you can sell the iPhones for $300 - $500 (depending on storage options), and you come out ahead $100 - $200 in your pocket.

With the lease, even at $5, you pay out of pocket $120 - $240 over 2 years, with nothing to show for it.

Why would anyone go this route???