[ezesolares]

Its a 600$+ phone! 200$ and then, during your contract time, you pay the rest.

[ruswick]

No. The price of mobile service is the same for both subsidized and unsubsidized users.

When you buy a subsidized phone, you don't redistribute the cost. You eliminate part of the cost and in return forfeit a number of freedoms to your carrier.

[ezesolares]

And then, you save it by getting a prepaid plan.