Comments on: QOTD: Why Is The Iphone Handset Price Almost Double In The Uk Compared To The Us? http://www.coderetard.com/2009/11/05/qotd-why-is-the-iphone-handset-price-almost-double-in-the-uk-compared-to-the-us/ Anything Geeky Goes! Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:16:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Johny J http://www.coderetard.com/2009/11/05/qotd-why-is-the-iphone-handset-price-almost-double-in-the-uk-compared-to-the-us/#comment-11713 Johny J Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:38:15 +0000 #comment-11713 That's just not true as I checked on yahoo finance and $199 is worth £130 That’s just not true as I checked on yahoo finance and $199 is worth £130

]]> By: Lee http://www.coderetard.com/2009/11/05/qotd-why-is-the-iphone-handset-price-almost-double-in-the-uk-compared-to-the-us/#comment-9431 Lee Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:13:47 +0000 #comment-9431 Go check the exchanges rates and the pound is not worth anywhere near 2 dollars... Go check the exchanges rates and the pound is not worth anywhere near 2 dollars…

]]> By: Lee http://www.coderetard.com/2009/11/05/qotd-why-is-the-iphone-handset-price-almost-double-in-the-uk-compared-to-the-us/#comment-9430 Lee Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:58 +0000 #comment-9430 Taxes Taxes Taxes and we don't get cheap Gas even though we are fighting the wars the Americans seem to get all the cheap gas from the countries they have invaded... And mainly because we Brits as a whole unlike the French don't burn the things we hate so our Government thinks it can get one over one us, most of the time they do but went we unpack the Guillotines and march to West Minster then they will learn... Taxes Taxes Taxes and we don’t get cheap Gas even though we are fighting the wars the Americans seem to get all the cheap gas from the countries they have invaded…

And mainly because we Brits as a whole unlike the French don’t burn the things we hate so our Government thinks it can get one over one us, most of the time they do but went we unpack the Guillotines and march to West Minster then they will learn…

]]> By: Magik E http://www.coderetard.com/2009/11/05/qotd-why-is-the-iphone-handset-price-almost-double-in-the-uk-compared-to-the-us/#comment-9428 Magik E Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:13 +0000 #comment-9428 Why's the GBP almost Double to the USD Rip Off? Why’s the GBP almost Double to the USD
Rip Off?

]]> By: ACE Berry http://www.coderetard.com/2009/11/05/qotd-why-is-the-iphone-handset-price-almost-double-in-the-uk-compared-to-the-us/#comment-9429 ACE Berry Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:13 +0000 #comment-9429 Because the providers don't subsidize the phone makers. But they are not locked into "eternal contracts". Because the providers don’t subsidize the phone makers. But they are not locked into “eternal contracts”.

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