What are the chances of getting a 64gb 5s the day of?

[anon5664829]

High school juniors/seniors. It was a group of five and reasons were cost and colors. One girl said her parents were going to get her a 4 (I think she meant 4s) because it was free.

But it really isn't free. How can people not understand that?

 

[finn5975]

But it really isn't free. How can people not understand that?

In what way? Here in the states, many people refer to the subsidy price when speaking about phone cost. We don't mention the cost of the carrier service per month because that is just assumed. So, in essence, if the iphone 4 did not require any payment up front when signing a 2 year contract, then in that context, yes, it was free. The monthly cost of the contract is implied.