Instead of an iPhone… a Pink Palm Centro
NEW! pink Palm® Centro™ smartphone is now available at the Palm Store.
The Palm® Centro™ gives you voice, text, IM, email and web. Palm Centro also has a touchscreen and a full keyboard.
So the iPhone Price dropped but…
This post takes a look at what an iPhone will STILL really cost you.
And remember, even at $400, you can still buy a tricked out, internet capable cell phone and have money left over for goats!
Get Pumped Instead of an iPhone
A water pump instead of an iPhone? How about 4? You’d even have enough money left over to buy a different smartphone.
The manual water pump allows people to access fresh drinking water in their own communities, rather than having to walk for miles to access it. This simple pump alone can save an entire village from hours of labor and keep people healthy.
iPhone 4 Gb: $500, 8 Gb $600. Manual Water Pump: $135.00. For $600 you could buy 4 of them and still get a Treo 680.
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A Nissan Pathfinder instead of an iPhone
You could buy a used 4x4 Nissan Pathfinder instead of an iPhone.
This car is presently at less than $600 bidding and has no reserve.
Price of a 4Gb iPhone: $500, 8 Gb iPhone: $600. Very used but running Nissan Pathfinder: $586.
You can find other deals at eBay Motors.
Put Away Money for iPhone 2.0
Instead of an iPhone now, how about deposting your $500 (or $600) into an online savings account. If you go with ING and use the $25 signup offer by the time iPhone 2.0 comes out you’ll have enough money for the phone and some iTunes as well. Current rate on an ING savings account: 4.5%
Chart for money growth:
Deposit Interest Earned Bonus End of Year Total
Year 1 $500 4.5% $25 $547.50
Year 2 $500 4.5% $25 $572.14
Year 1 $600 4.5% $25 $652.00
Year 2 $600 4.5% $25 $681.34
ING CDs are also an option though your money will be locked up for a minimum of 6 months… likely still a short enough time before even an iPhone 1.5 comes out. Tip here is to first sign up for the savings account so you can get the bonus $25 then use the total to open a CD, there is no charge on doing this and CDs have no minimum amounts.
Starting money Interest Rate End of 12 month Term
$525 5.0% $551.25
$625 5.0% $656.25
If you want the bonus $25 for opening a savings account use this ING refer-a-friend link. You’ll get $25 bonus with a deposit of $250 or more and I’ll get $10. Comment if the code is used up and I’ll post more, there is a limit though.
One Month’s Rent in Washington
Instead of an iPhone how about one month’s rent in the state of Washington?
"Water/sewer/garbage/basic cable paid" but "No pets". Sorry.
iPhone 4 Gb: $500, 8 Gb: $600. Washington Apt in un-checked-out part of town: $495. You could swing one goat with the extra money, but they don’t allow pets anyway.
Greenfield Apts: 7619 Cody St. W Lakewood
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Have a Wedding!
Instead of an iPhone why not get married in Vegas? Forget talk time, you can have one half hour of Chapel Time at Treasure Island, with personalized wedding music and sparkling wine.
I don’t see any folks dressed like pirates in the pictures though.
iPhone 4Gb: $500. iPhone 8Gb $600. Treasure Island Wedding: $599.
Elegance Wedding Package - Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
China for 2 Weeks Instead of Buying an iPhone
Instead of an iPhone, how about 2 weeks in China? Housing and meals are included as part of a Volunteer Vacation.
iPhone 4Gb: $500, iPhone 8Gb: $600. Room and Board in China for 2 weeks: $500 (boy, did I want to type "Priceless" there instead).
Travel to China: Affordable Volunteer Vacations
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Anime Anyone?
So instead of an iPhone how about some Anime?
15 items with Express Shipping to the UK
Ok, the post is from 2001, so prices have surely changed since then. But we’ll pretend they haven’t 
iPhone 4Gb: $500, iPhone 8Gb: $600. Anime Shopping List by Project_Shadow: $504 (Express shipped, but without customs factored in). About even though you could get a goat if you didn’t have to use Express Shipping.
And for the curious, Evangelion Collection current price.
This was Supposed to be a Joke Post but… Treo 680
So I was surfing around and figured I’d jokingly post one of the older model Treos as an Instead of an iPhone post… but holy cow, this thing is less than $50 with a contract!
If you’ve never had a smartphone before I seriously recommend this deal Treo 680
If you have had a smartphone I’d look at a later model Treo (755p or even the Windows versions) but heck, at this price why not try this one out and then go for an upgrade later if it really doesn’t work out? You could then sell this one on eBay or give it as a gift.
iPhone 4Gb: $500, 8Gb: $600. Treo 680: $50 or even possibly -$25 with the rebate. That’d be one Treo for you and up to 11 goats for others; or maybe even one Treo and one HUGE LOT of resin for you, and one goat for someone else.
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