AT&T is planning to put some extra shine on the even sleeker new Apple iPhone.
When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy.
AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts, the source says. Apple is expected to have two versions of the new iPhone, an 8-gigabyte-memory and a 16-gigabyte-memory model with price tags widely expected to be $399 and $499.
AT&T and Apple declined to comment.
Link: Fortune
When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy.
AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts, the source says. Apple is expected to have two versions of the new iPhone, an 8-gigabyte-memory and a 16-gigabyte-memory model with price tags widely expected to be $399 and $499.
AT&T and Apple declined to comment.
Link: Fortune
This will probably cost lots of iPhone returns in the coming weeks
I can also guarantee this wont happen with O2 in the UK - especially with the current "Buy then activate" system - as many people don't sign for the contracts. I'm just glad I got my 8GB one in the UK while it was £169 - especially when the 3G coverage around here is so crappy
You can do the iphone on prepaid if you wish.
You can do the iphone on prepaid if you wish.
You mean through unlocking method?
You can do the iphone on prepaid if you wish.
You mean through unlocking method?
Att has their own prepaid service so all you have to do is buy an iphone from apple and then sign up with prepaid .I am not sure you will get all the features of the iphone doing it this way though.
You can do the iphone on prepaid if you wish.
You mean through unlocking method?
Att has their own prepaid service so all you have to do is buy an iphone from apple and then sign up with prepaid .I am not sure you will get all the features of the iphone doing it this way though.
I have the pre-paid ATT and I love it so far
features of the phone with the pre-paid unless you opt to pay for them. Only feature I have and need is the ability to make calls. I don't care currently for text messages but the web access on the iphone would be neat I guess
Nope I work for AT&T and you can buy an iPhone at the lowest price at anytime regardless of contract length remaining. However, it will restart your contract for two years from the day to activate.
Nope I work for AT&T and you can buy an iPhone at the lowest price at anytime regardless of contract length remaining. However, it will restart your contract for two years from the day to activate.
Not that I'm calling you a liar but is there any proof that you can show me that this is true so I can have proof myself when this issue comes up with my local AT&T store. I would extremely appreciate this because I've always been told that I cannot get the 'new contract' pricing because I have to wait until my current contract expires...
thanx
thanx
As a customer, I'm pretty sure they'll work with you. AT&T has been great about that, in my opinion. Back when I had their DSL, any time I saw a new advertisement for maybe $5 less a month, I jumped on the phone and called them up.
thanx
As a customer, I'm pretty sure they'll work with you. AT&T has been great about that, in my opinion. Back when I had their DSL, any time I saw a new advertisement for maybe $5 less a month, I jumped on the phone and called them up.
I'm glad you have had a great AT&T experience but I on the other hand, have had the exact opposite on all fronts (DSL, Phone service, and now cellphone service) and there's nothing more frustrating that knowing that your right on a situation and that they think they know what they are doing and you end up being "wrong" and you leaving the store without the $200 iphone...wont let myself go through that type of situation again, unless i have something to back myself up.
Well, I don't know why you're asking here then. Best thing to do would be to actually call them. Can't go wrong when it comes straight from the horse's mouth.
Then again, we already have a horse here.
I spent $200 back when the Razr launched (I'm such a dumb idiot), it would be stupid not to do so for the iPhone.
Or better yet make it thicker and tack on the 160gb ipod drive. Now that I could use!
Yeah I think you will find its actually a 3.5", and as far as movies on the go it dosent get much better :rollseyes:
As they say iPhone is next to godly-ness, right?
2 years with the same phone sucks and I will stop getting contracts if it becomes the norm here. I would rather pay a bit more and get a 12 month contract, but no, O2 don't give that option and shaft you with 18 months for the iPhone (which I do have as no other decent option).
You don't have to keep the same phone. You just have to stick with the phone company for 2 years. you can buy and change the phone as often as you want with verizon, but need to pay an activation fee. I think AT&T is even easier as you just need to buy a phone and move the sim card.
I want to buy 12 of them
I want to watch I am Legend on it...in my living room
I want a nice looking MP3 player on the same thing I order pizza on
I want to know the weather because I dont go outside
I want to text message friends as dealing with them one on one causes anxiety
I dont care about the price because it is an iPhone - a $500 phone is totally worth it
I want Apple to make my decisions for me
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Last edited by atari800 on 02 May 2008 - 05:31
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