Shocking: 45% of iPhone 4S Owners Broke Contract to Upgrade

We spotted this shocking stat today:

"They love it so much, in fact, that many of them are willing to break their previous carrier contracts to get one. A recent study shows that some 45% of people surveyed paid an ETF to get their iPhone 4S…

Marketing research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners recently surveyed 4,600 iPhone 4S owners across AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint networks in regards to how they came about the handset. The results of the query are actually pretty interesting.

According to the research, a staggering 45% of the people surveyed broke their contract with their current or former wireless carrier to get their iPhone 4S. And 77% of those folks paid more than $100 in early termination fees (ETF) on top of the price of the device."

Statistics Source: iDownloadBlog