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Todd Laney
Oct 12
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Unlocked iPhone at mobistar in Hasselt, Belgium.  8GB model for 525€.  you can get the VAT (21%) refunded now cost is 415€ at 1.32 exchange rate that is 550$.  That is about exactly what you would pay for a new phone in the US.  200$ for the phone plus an extra 15$ a month for 24 months is (200$ + 360$ = 560$).  So the VAT refund is critical.

Unlocked iPhone at mobistar in Hasselt, Belgium.  8GB model for 525€.  you can get the VAT (21%) refunded now cost is 415€ at 1.32 exchange rate that is 550$.  That is about exactly what you would pay for a new phone in the US.  200$ for the phone plus an extra 15$ a month for 24 months is (200$ + 360$ = 560$).  So the VAT refund is critical.