SIM cards for Freerunner (was Free Runner price vs iphone 3G price)

[Robert Taylor]

Kevin Dean wrote:
> I'm an American and your statement confuses me. Why is it "obvious"
> that a contract without a phone should be cheaper? The service
> (cellular connectivity for voice and/or data) is the same service no
> matter what phone you have.
>
> In the US, the price of service contracts doesn't change. The price of
> PHONES does when you agree to commit to a service contract but the
> service contract doesn't.
>
>   
Which part of "a portion of the contract pays for you phone ... phone 
ISN'T FREE, YOU ARE FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF THE PHONE VIA THE 
CONTRACT" is hard to understand?

Why do americans have such a hard time grasping this?

Rob