March 1 news, at the beginning of the iPhone 4S reservation, China Telecom (Weibo) announced the iPhone 4S contract plan and provided three different versions of the iPhone 4S: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. These are divided into [pay-for-service] and [buy-phone-gift-service]. The lowest [pay-for-service] requires a monthly package of 49 yuan to purchase the 16GB iPhone 4S, while the highest [buy-phone-gift-service] selects an 889-yuan package which can gift 8890 yuan worth of phone credit.
Previously, China Telecom had announced that the official sale of the iPhone 4S would begin on March 9, with online reservations starting on March 2. In the initial phase of the launch, only contract phones will be sold, with contract durations available from one to three years. Users can choose designated contracts to purchase the iPhone 4S at authorized China Telecom stores or online service halls.
For example, if purchasing the 16GB version and choosing the 49-yuan monthly package, the total contract price is 5780 yuan, including the phone price of 4199 yuan and prepaid phone credit of 1581 yuan (News Publishing Administration Chief appointed as Dean of Tsinghua University School of Journalism and Communication). The prepaid phone credit will be returned in installments over 36 months; the first 35 months will return 43 yuan per month, and the 36th month will return 76 yuan. In total, the user ultimately spends only 4199 yuan to purchase the 16GB iPhone 4S.
Additionally, [pay-for-service] offers multiple zero-cost phone purchase methods (Guangzhou Car Rental Company [http://www.syzc020.com]). For the three-year contract, the 16GB and 32GB versions start at a minimum monthly consumption of 289 yuan for a zero-cost phone purchase; for the two-year contract, the 16GB version starts at a minimum monthly consumption of 389 yuan for a zero-cost phone purchase. If users adopt the [buy-phone-gift-service] model, the same consumption threshold applies, starting at a 49-yuan monthly package. After purchasing the phone and selecting the 49-yuan package, users can receive a total of 490 yuan in phone credit; the highest option is an 889-yuan package, which gifts a total of 8890 yuan in phone credit.
This time, China Telecom does not provide sales of the naked iPhone 4S (Zhejiang Youbang Integrated Ceiling Co., Ltd. [http://b2b.cbd-china.com/index.php?homepage=86790616] News Publishing Administration Chief appointed as Dean of Tsinghua University School of Journalism and Communication). Subsidies are provided to all phone purchasers, with each version of the iPhone 4S divided into one to three-year contract plans. Users interested in purchasing the telecom version of the iPhone 4S can choose between the [pay-for-service] and [buy-phone-gift-service] purchase models. Among them, the [pay-for-service] 16GB version contract price is 5780 yuan, the 32GB version contract price is 6899 yuan, and the 64GB version contract price is 7899 yuan. All users can choose the lowest 49-yuan monthly package.