iPhone Duo is about to go on sale, Taiwan’s three major telecoms binding plans exposed

Many Apple fans are waiting for iPhone Duo to go on sale. (Photo/Reuters)

Apple's first foldable phone, iPhone Duo, will soon go on sale, with prices starting at 74,900 yuan and going as high as 118,900 yuan for the top model 2TB model. I'm afraid it's not that easy to rely on telecommunications contracts to reduce the burden on your wallet. Judging from the 5G tariff purchase plans announced by the three major telecommunications companies, even if you choose a monthly rental of 1,399 yuan and a four-year contract, the project price of a 256GB mobile phone is still 50,800 yuan, and the entry threshold is still not low.

The three mainstream tariffs have the same price, but it still costs NT$50,000 for four years.

Taking the mainstream tariffs of 1,399 and 1,599 yuan as an example, no matter which capacity is chosen or how long the contract is contracted, the three iPhone Duo mobile phone project prices are exactly the same.

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For the 256GB model with a monthly rent of 1,399 yuan, the price of the mobile phone with a 24-month contract is 61,300 yuan, 30 months is 59,300 yuan, and 36 months is 56,300 yuan. It is extended to 48 months before it drops to 50,800 yuan. In other words, under this monthly rent range, if you want to lower the purchase price to about 50,000 yuan, you have to tie it up for a full four years.

Cheap mobile phones come with a price. Calculate the high monthly rent first.

The most obvious purchase price difference among the three companies appears in the 48-month, monthly rental plan of 2,699 yuan. For the same 256GB model, the project price of Taiwan Mobile is 25,300 yuan, that of Far EasTone is 26,300 yuan, and that of Chunghwa Telecom is 32,300 yuan. Chunghwa Telecom is obviously much more expensive.

However, if you raise the monthly rent just to make the phone cheaper, you have to do the math first. Taking the Taiwan Mobile 256GB, 48-month plan as an example, the monthly rent has increased from 1,399 yuan to 2,699 yuan. Although the price of the mobile phone is 25,500 yuan less, the monthly rent for 4 years will cost an extra 62,400 yuan. Whether the services provided by the high tariff can be used is the key to the choice.

Low monthly rent, hot spot sharing, three conditions are different

In addition, there are also some detailed differences in iPhone Duo tariffs among the three major telecommunications companies. The minimum monthly rent for Taiwan Mobile's purchase plan is NT$999, while that of Chunghwa Telecom and Far EasTone starts from NT$599. However, Far EasTone's NT$599 and NT$799 plans do not provide 48-month contracts.

Hotspot sharing is also a key point worthy of comparison. The monthly rent is more than 1,599 yuan. Both Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone provide all-you-can-eat hotspot sharing. Chunghwa Telecom still has a limited sharing quota, which will be reduced to 10Mbps after use. Users who often share the Internet with computers or tablets should pay more attention.

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