3G iPhone going for cheap
The iPhone is now going for cheap. Germany's T-Mobile is offering Apple's 3G 8GB iPhone for $1.55 given subscribers sign up for a monthly service plan of about $107 per month. The 16GB version will cost about $31 with the all-inclusive data plan that costs nearly $138 a month. The move follows 02's announcement in the U.K. that it would offer a free 3G iPhone for subscribers who sign up for service plans costing between $88 and $146.50 per month.
Given the fact that iPhone customers tend to use more data than other Web-based phones, operators appear to be banking on the move as one that will secure heavy data users on long-term contracts. Still, AT&T is subsidizing the phone in the U.S. to sell for $200.
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- check out InformationWeek
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Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2008 - 2:09pm
Again, as I said in another blog. If you can wait for another 6 months, yuo can buy a unlocked 3G version for less than $250 in China.
Posted by Anonymous | July 4, 2008 - 9:42am
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ITS TOO LATE..........................
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Now that all the Steve Job's groupies have paid thru the nose for the iPhone "cool" factor..... AT&T/Apple has decided to drop the price. Talk about adding insult to the (financial) injury.....
But ITS TOO LATE......
Here is the comparison between Sprint Instinct and the "CHEAPER" 3G iPhone.
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SPRINT INSTINCT
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Price: $29.99
$129.99 with a two-year service contract and a $100 mail-in rebate. U.S. launch date: June 20
Creator: Samsung Mobile
Wireless carrier: Sprint Nextel Corp.
Download speed: As much as 3.1 Mbps
Size: 4.57 inches tall, 2.17 inches wide, 0.49 inches thick
Capacity: 2 GB, expandable to 8 GB
Features: Touch screen, Web browsing, e-mail access, multitasking capabilities, 2.0-megapixel camera with camcorder, multimedia capabilities, visual voice mail, music store, GPS-enabled audio and visual turn-by-turn driving directions, advanced stereo Bluetooth, live and on-demand TV programming, voice activation, commercial-free radio
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The "CHEAPER" iPhone 3G
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Price: $199 with a two-year service contract
U.S. launch date: July 11
Creator: Apple Inc.
Wireless carrier: AT&T Inc.
Download speed: As much as 1.4 Mbps on AT&T 3G mobile broadband networkSize: 4.5 inches tall, 2.4 inches wide, 0.48 inches thick
Capacity: 8 GB; 16 GB version available for $299
Features: Touch screen, Web browsing, e-mail access, multitasking capabilities, 2.0-megapixel camera, multimedia capabilities, visual voice mail, music store, GPS technology and real-time mapping, Wi-Fi support, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, wireless App Store to download applications, YouTube
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BOTTOMLINE
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"Cheaper" iPhone = $199 with slower (1.4Mbps) downloads and less features. (no realtime TV, BlueTooth)
"Regular" Instinct = $29.99 (w/ $100 rebate) with faster (3.1 Mbps) downloads and more features than iPhone. (realtime TV, Bluetooth and more)
