Sprint is debuting its iPhone-killer smartphone, the new Samsung Instinct, at a cheaper price than previously announced to counteract AT&T's plan to subsidize the 3G version of the iPhone. Sprint announced the Instinct will cost $130 with a $100 rebate and a two-year contract instead of $200 it announced earlier this month. The Instinct will go on sale tomorrow. AT&T is subsidizing the iPhone 3G for $200 for the 8GB version.
There may be a cost difference between the phones but the pricing plans will be about the same. Sprint customers who purchase the Instinct must also purchase a pricing plan offering unlimited data. Those plans start at $70 per month. AT&T requires a voice plan for about $40 and a minimum $30-per month data plan, up from $20 for the original iPhone.
For more:
- check out this release
[1]- check out this Instinct slideshow [2]
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Sprint's Instinct will cost $199.99. Instinct story [3]
AT&T lists 3G iPhone upgrade guidelines. iPhone 3G story [4]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/award-winning-samsung-instinct-tm-available-exclusively-sprint-june-20-just-129-99
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/slideshow/samsung-instinct?img=0
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprints-instinct-will-cost-199-99-tellabs-sues-fujitsu/2008-06-12?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FW0
[4] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/t-lays-out-guidelines-3g-iphone-upgrades/2008-06-17
[5] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/iphone-3g-faster-cheaper-still-not-perfect/2008-07-09
[6] http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/iphone-3g-vs-instinct-july-news-round
[7] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/itunes-glitch-mars-3g-iphone-launch/2008-07-11