Originally Posted by ErectMedia

http://www.yourprizebox.com/en/terms.htm

"Subscription Rebill Fee

The entrant consents and agrees to an ongoing subscription rebill fee of sixty-nine dollars and ninety-five cents ($69.95), the “Subscription Fee”) to purchase 4000 (four thousand) bid credits valued at $800 for use on the Penny Auction Website, with such rebill subscription fee occurring within five (5) days of the entrant subscribing to the website. The rebill subscription fee, which shall be charged automatically using the same nominated payment method as the entrant used at the time of entering the trade promotion. These additional bid credits will also automatically be credited to the subscriber’s Penny Auction Website Account. The Subscriber agrees that there will be no further communication from the Website necessary prior to the Subscription Recurring Fee being charged as agreed using the subscribers same nominated payment method as used at the time of subscription.

Subscription Recurring Fee

Originally Posted by Dvae

I didn't read the fine print but I figured there was some kind of catch.

Most iPhone retailers have this deal where if you buy an older model phone, sign up for a 2-year contract the phone is only $.99 which is what I was speaking of earlier. In my case, latest and greatest was the 4G but I bought a 3G which was adequate for my needs.

Originally Posted by mineistaken

You do realize that it is not 99cents but hundreds which are paid by you in 24 installments?
I mean first time I thought you were being smart ass joking that it cost 99 cents, but it seems you were serious

Originally Posted by Dvae

I needed a monthly plan anyways which was going to be $80 a month whether I bought the phone outright or pay $.99 for it. The only difference is if I want to move to a different carrier in that 2-year period then I would have to pay retail price for the phone which I think was $200 at the time.
If I bought the phone outright I would pay $200 plus $80 a month but I wasn't locked into a 2-year contract.

Originally Posted by mineistaken

Same price even if you take no phone is a rip off by carrier.
Usually plan cost X, if you take discounted/subsidized phone it cost X+Y.
If they try to charge you X+Y even if you take no phone something is lost in translation.

Having said that I still believe you would have gotten the same/similar plan for less than 80 bucks if you insisted on no subsidizing any phone. It just can't be otherwise. Unless US carriers have weird policy of not giving plans without subsidized phones.

Originally Posted by Dvae

yes but its $.99

Plan A $200 + $80 mo (no contract)
Plan B $.99 + $80 mo (2-yr contract)
If I had my own phone it would be $80 mo (no contract)

This was with AT&T and was the cheapest plan at the time. There are now discount carriers for under $30 mo.