After being unveiled a couple of weeks ago at the very consumer attractive price of $199 USD, the iPhone 3G is set to go on sale next month through Apple and AT&T.
According to new reports, it appears however that AT&T is subsidizing the phone, over $400 USD in some cases, just to be able to reap in the benefits of a 2 year contract including data plans.
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hmm.."got nothing out of em!"
..is anyone else failing to understand the significanse of this article? other than the fact (which we already knew) that apple is going to make a putload of money out of this new toy..
i mean still the fact remains we have to buy them after they are being subsidized by the providers in exchange for long term plans..
I hate Apple because of their inflated crazy prices and choice of companies to do business with. I wont be getting an iPhone, i'll wait for a competitor to release a ripoff of the phone. =D
Agree
Wouldn't go back to ATT (Cingulair) for any phone at any price. After all is said & done, you must be able to make telephone calls reliably. Certainly not the case in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area.
$700!? Are people out of their MINDS? You can buy a functioning nice PC, especially one of the mini PC's coming out for far LESS than that kind of $$$! Get a junk phone and save your $$$! lol! Glad I am not a market driven idiot that succumbs to the shills!
Originally posted by JRude: $700!? Are people out of their MINDS? You can buy a functioning nice PC, especially one of the mini PC's coming out for far LESS than that kind of $$$! Get a junk phone and save your $$$! lol! Glad I am not a market driven idiot that succumbs to the shills!
I'm not saying that this is the best item ever and I personally don't own one and wouldn't for that kind of price. But a functioning pc won't fit in your pocket and you have to pay out the rear for up and coming technology. I'm pretty happy with a razor and my 80gb video ipod.
