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Some folks are analyzing the dollars and cents behind the new 3G iPhone and its associated A&T contract increase and discovering it’s more expensive than the 1.0 model, even with the iPhone price drop to $199. More specifically, the 3G service and text messaging no longer bundled means a price increase of about $10 to $15 bucks a month. Over
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1 year ago
Personally, I would have been happier if Apple had not subsidized the 3G, just because the in-store activation is draconian compared to the original iPhone's innovative iTunes activation process. But up-front costs were a major factor in people's reluctance to buy the iPhone, so Apple had to make a compromise. Now the same idiots who complained that the iPhone was too expensive (even though it was cheaper over the course of the contract than a Motorola Q) are complaining that the long-term costs have increased. You can't have it both ways, people.
1 year ago
The subsidy is a smart move as it puts the iPhone in the realm of the
"impulse buy" and many people won't even notice the higher fees since
they're spread out over time.
Anyhow - the complaining bugs me - I think I saw another post somewhere,
suggesting Apple owed early adopters money for this new iPhone. Wha?
Just lends more evidence to the impression there's a whole generation of
"digital cheapskates" who are increasingly reluctant to pay for real
products / services.
1 year ago
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1 year ago
Moral of the story? The iPhone plan becomes just a standard data/voice plan instead of the steal it was back in the days of 1.0. I feel pretty certain that when Android equipped phones come out, people will still need to sign up for a 2 year contract and have to pay a cellular carrier $60 - $80 a month. And that's different from the iPhone, how?
For the record, I'm no longer leaning towards buying a 3G iPhone. I'm interested but might very well be content with my first gen or might even be tempted to get a HTC Touch Diamond.
1 year ago
side - the deal now looks more similar to the familiar cell contracts
we may have hoped Apple could have done away with (subsidized phone,
higher prices for the plan to make up the difference).
1 year ago
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9 months ago
more than a million people can, explain to you people that the i phone is not a fake .