[manicdee]

Which carriers are providing iPhones for free? How do those contracts compare to other carriers who don’t provide an iPhone for free every two years?

I know here in Australia the cheapest plans are prepaid SIM-only and the “free phone” contracts are the most expensive (because thousand dollar phones don’t grow on trees). We still have limited data plans in the lower price brackets.

As far as kids having iPhones vs androids, who is paying for those phones? Is it the parents? Do you think there might be some correlation between disposable income and the decision to get cheap androids versus expensive iPhones for the kids?