I can't reply to every single person and explain why you pay more for certain carriers. Please read the entire thread before posting.

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Imagine this, Detroit is #1 in the Lowest Rent category.

I love numbers, like a lot, but I keep getting the black and white spinning circle and everything is running quite slow and usually won't load. It's too bad because I would probably spend way more time on here than anyone ever should.

Yes, because "jetpack" is pretty much the accepted term for something that makes a person fly and is strapped to their back, like the Martin Jetpack which actually uses fans.

Exactly what I was thinking. How do they know I don't have this thing far enough away that the volume is "acceptable"? What if it's downstairs and I'm upstairs getting ready for work and want to listen to my music on it? GTFOH with turning my music off on its own. If you (manufacturer) think that's too loud just don't…

I'm going to refer you to my post from earlier in this discussion.

The problem with Superman is that he gets everything. I realize he was one of the first super heroes, but did they really have to give him every freaking power in the book? Seriously, no one would ever be able to defeat him, ever (without the sacred rock of course), so what's the point?

No one is arguing that AT&T is cheaper than T-Mobile. You pay more for AT&T service because they also invest almost three times as much money ($21 billion) in their network as T-Mobile ($7.7 billion). The point is that financing isn't really that much different than having a contract. If you don't get that then I…

There isn't a penalty because you're already paying more for the phone (whether or not you cancel) than the penalty for cancelling a contract.

T-Mobile is definitely cheaper than AT&T, I'm not trying to say that's not true. I'm just saying financing is a fancy name for having a different type of contract.

You don't have to buy a phone on any carrier. If you own a phone already you can start no-contract service with any carrier.

You don't have to buy a phone with any carrier to get service, if you have your own equipment you can start service on AT&T, Sprint or Verizon. You can also buy phones full retail on any of those carriers to use on their service, that's why they all have retail prices on phones in their stores. T-Mobile has actually…

Read the math I posted here. They can say it isn't a contract, but it actually costs more than having one, you just get the added benefit of being able to get phones more frequently since you're paying more.

It's actually exactly the same, except financing is always more expensive. If you keep an iPhone 5s the full 24 months with financing on T-Mobile you're still paying the full $650, with a contract on AT&T or Verizon you're only paying $200. If you cancel service with T-Mobile you're still paying the full $650 for the…

The 520 only connects at up to 3G speeds...

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I can't wait to steal that image for later use. Thank you.

Touch is really just the next iteration of GUIs. It's also still a pretty terrible way to interact with anything much larger than a tablet since larger screens need to be viewed from further away and require more movement. I agree that the iPhone was revolutionary in that it brought finger touch computing to the…