Rufus T. Firefly Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 whereas for the first iPhone they didn't charge (or at least I presume they didn't) So while a descrease in price AT&T ain't losing on the deal http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-ser...ials/iPhone.jsp? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
benwinship Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 O2 are doing free Wi-Fi hotspots and unlimited data again, strange that AT&T aren't. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-779319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 AT&T will give support for iPhones to get free wi-fi hotspots in Starbucks and Barnes and Noble, among other places that has AT&T Wi-Fi. They just haven't enabled it yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-781473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 I pay an average of 51 bucks a month for AT&T now. If I bought an iPhone then my bill with be 86 bucks a month. Where as when the first iPhone came out AT&T only charged 59.95 for the plan which had unlimited data a decrease in phone price an increase of cell phone service price. the price cut back comes at a cost Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-782532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I pay an average of 51 bucks a month for AT&T now. If I bought an iPhone then my bill with be 86 bucks a month. Where as when the first iPhone came out AT&T only charged 59.95 for the plan which had unlimited data a decrease in phone price an increase of cell phone service price. the price cut back comes at a cost With text messages, I think you're paying something like $160 more than you would with the current iPhone. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-787301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T. Firefly Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 Just to back up my claim: http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/06/iph..._estimated.html Am I the only one who thinks this price increase is horse{censored}? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-787728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollcage Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Am I the only one who thinks this price increase is horse{censored}? Not at all. I'm also curious to see how people that have the first gen iPhone can upgrade. But with the patchy 3G coverage in the US, I'm still not sure it's worth the extra money each month. I think I might stick with my current one and wait for the 3rd gen iPhone to upgrade (I probably won't! ). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-787740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Just to back up my claim: http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/06/iph..._estimated.html Am I the only one who thinks this price increase is horse{censored}? Possibly. However, I don't. It's $200 more over the entire contract. Big Deal. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-787882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkster Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Wasn't apples claimed reason for charging iTouch useres for updates because they didn't get money from ATT for iTouch users? yet they're still charging... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-787940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Wasn't apples claimed reason for charging iTouch useres for updates because they didn't get money from ATT for iTouch users?yet they're still charging... Interesting... That's not cool... What about the users who already paid for the update? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-788330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Interesting...That's not cool... What about the users who already paid for the update? They're paying a measly $10 for this update. That's not much, compared to iPhone users who have to pay $60-75/mo for a contract. Aside from the fact that Apple and AT&T aren't doing revenue sharing anymore, this cost is even further justified. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-788632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkster Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I wouldn't say it's justified, but since its $10 for the 2.0 firmware and the app store, instead of $20 for some dumb widgets it no big deal. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-789181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Yeah...the $20 for that other update was kind of shady...but $10 for a new firmware version with awesome new features, plus the App Store should be well worth it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-793743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JedixJarf Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I think the price increase for the monthly bill sucks, but now it is the same price as all of their other smartphones. We should have been being charged that from the launch of the first iPhone if they charged the same for the data plans for their blackberries and win-mo phones. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-796487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 It's called "subsidization" and it's been mentioned in practically every conversation about the iPhone 3G, so not like this is something to be actively complaining about... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109940-199299-iphone-great-but/#findComment-796830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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