New iPhone 5c prices already slashed now for Christmas - $45

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/07/tech/mobile/buy-iphone-5c-cheap/index.html

In case you were wanting one.


(CNN) -- A little more than two weeks after it first went on sale for $99, Apple's colorful new iPhone 5c is already on the bargain racks.

First Best Buy rolled out a promotion on Thursday to offer the Apple iPhone 5C for $50, and now RadioShack and Walmart have announced similar price cuts on the new device.

On Friday, Walmart which was already selling the phone for $79 slashed its price to $45 through the holiday season, while RadioShack plans to give customers $50 gift cards to apply towards the iPhone 5C phone through Nov. 2.

Best Buy's deal only lasts through Oct. 7. All promotions apply only if customers sign a two-year wireless contract.
Is the iPhone worth the obsession?

The 5C, which costs $99 if purchased through Apple with a two-year contract (or $549 without), is the cheaper version of the 5S phone. Analysts speculated that the 5C would not do as well as the high-end 5S, which costs $199 with a contract and features a fingerprint sensor, better camera and faster processor.

The 5S has been frequently sold out at various locations, even though Apple reported shipping 9 million iPhone 5S and 5C models in the first weekend alone.

Retailers like Best Buy and Walmart are slashing prices in an effort to entice consumers to buy the 5C, according to ABC. Target is also offering a reduced price on the colorful plastic model.
 
I just don't think they are selling as well as they thought they would.
Also I think they are trying to create an illusion that the 5S is selling better than it is. When I ordered the 5S I was told it would take 2 weeks to come back into stock...and then it promptly shipped out the next day. Then of course my 5S locked up while updating the ios so I took it into the Apple Store to get a replacement (which again they got the next day).
 
I am glad I still have my 4s. Just not sold on spending my money on an "update".
 

Depending on where you purchased they might refuns the difference. It happened to me at Best Buy. Bought a phone for $100 on Thursday then on Sunday price dropped to $50. Took receipt back and they gave me back $50.
 
If you buy at Walmart or Best Buy, what type of plan do you have to buy? Can you pick your carrier? We already have AT & T and are thinking of getting DD an Iphone 5C for Christmas. Can we get one of these phones & add her on to our plan or does it have to be a new separate contract?
 
Whats the difference between them besides the color?

Thanks!
 
My youngest DD took advantage of the Best Buy deal. $50 for a 5C still isn't bad. And she desperately needed the upgrade...there is no longer support for her Iphone 3.

However, DH and I both spent $200 for our iPhone 5s six months ago.

Ouch. She paid $150 less than us for a slightly better phone.
 












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