I found an ad at Boost Mobile today for a $25 Iphone6s when transferring service. I thought it was a good deal so I went to the store after calling and confirming the phone was $25 + $25 activation + $35/mo 3GB plan + applicable taxes.
I get to the store (after driving 20 minutes and wasting my gas) and the clerk working there tells me she 'made a mistake' and the phone was $200 with $35/mo plan, but I could still get the phone for $25 if I paid for the $50/mo plan. Of course, the additional $15 over the course of two years amortizes out to be over $350! The clerk then explains that I could get the $50 plan for one month and then go down to the $35 plan. As kindly as I could, I explained that my trust in her had already been broken, and I wasn't convinced that I could change my billing plan at any point in the future. I asked nicely if there was anything she could do to honor the $35/mo plan that she had quoted me over the phone. She said she couldn't, and I left.
I know from shopping around that I can get an iPhone7+ for $350 and a 2GB $30/mo plan thru Cricket. Which is a newer, bigger phone that I can amortize over the next two years to be the same price as this 6s.
What are other people's thoughts? I'm interested in trying an iPhone for the first time because Apple appears to be more protective of people's personal information than google.