Comment: remember this when you complain about your bill (Score 1) 438
All of these subsidies may cost the carriers some money, but they are costing you money as well. The carriers pay for smart phone subsidies with the price of their plans. Rather than laugh at the carriers' misfortune, you should consider this article to be an insight into why your bill is so high. People love Apple for the iPhone and hate the carriers for their ridiculous fees which is exactly how Apple planned it when they required the carriers to subsidize $450 of the iPhone 4S in order to sell it.