Will people pony up for a prepaid iPhone | Apple CNET News

Prepaid's hefty upfront cost may turn people off, but there is potential to save money down the line. Read this blog post by Roger Cheng on Apple.

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Prepaid's hefty upfront cost may turn people off, but there is potential to save money down the line.

June 7, 2012 8:57 AM PDT Follow @RogerWCheng

is hitting the prepaid market in a big way with Cricket and Virgin Mobile offering Apple's marquee device. But can anyone afford it? is exactly what makes the market so strong: the lack of a service contract. Consumers love the ability to jump in and out of a service, but that freedom comes at a price in the form of a higher upfront cost for the phone. For the iPhone...

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