How many think the initial plan will be a "teaser" rate to get people signed up and to balance the high phone cost, with higher charges for service in subsequent years?
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iPhone Data Plan $30?
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Will I be able to add an attachment for that or something? Otherwise it wont help the iphone now.
Where are you looking? They list two "SmartPhone Connect" data plans. $10 for a 5MB limit, $20 for unlimited.
Why would the iPhone use any plan other than the existing SmartPhone plans?
The $45 plan you cited is for PDA's, but that's really not applicable. PDAs don't have voice capability and don't require you to have a voice-service plan.
Apple said at the beginning that additional models are coming, including 3G iPhones. So don't expect to be able to upgrade the EDGE models. If you can't deal with EDGE you must wait for the 3G version.
In the UK, I pay £7.50 per month for 'unlimited data' from T-mobile. (actually round about 3GB/month). That's for 3G and other data services.
All the other companies have crap overpriced services e.g. £5/month for 5MB or £50/month for 1GB from O2.
3 network possibly has a cheaper data tariff, but they are a small company with crap phones and er basically I don't like them.
All the other companies have crap overpriced services e.g. £5/month for 5MB or £50/month for 1GB from O2.
3 network possibly has a cheaper data tariff, but they are a small company with crap phones and er basically I don't like them.
Then it seems like AT&T's 3G roll out is right on schedule.
Ahhh, Sprint. 4G. Impressive. If only they could actually be bothered to do things like release phones that sync with computers wirelessly.
I do kind of miss them, though.
Man before its all said and done...your going to be paying 150 a month just to use the features on the iphone..
Wait, 56k? Like a 1999 telephone modem? Seriously?
Jeez. It doesn't really matter if it's got a full browser on it if it can't freakin' download all the data the full browser can access.
EDGE should do something more like the poorer end of DSL under more ideal conditions... there are plenty of reports of 150-200 kbps. But it's not 3G, and it won't run like a cable modem.
I stand corrected. Didn't see that one. Let's hope that's all that is necessary to use the iPhone
I called att/cingular tonight to ask bout the data plan just to see if anyone knew, and the person i talked to went to their supervisor to ask bout the prices and the lady told me that theres probably going to be a special data rate for the iphone, then again, maybe her boss reads macrumors and was getting his info from here
is that 40 bucks on top of something else, or does that include minutes for calls too?
$30 for 2G data speeds, for a cell phone is absurd. Again...3G EV-DO w/ Sprint is $15/mo unlimited service...and they let you use your phone as a modem in a pinch. Given that ATT is actually going to make a profit off the phone (rather than have to subsidize it) I expect a MUCH better data rate. I also expect a much FASTER data rate for it to be truly useful.
At first I doubted this logic, because the iPhone is a one-time purchase, and mobile providers live for those monthly fees.
But now I realize that phones are not one-time purchases. People upgrade phones as they do computers and iPods, replacing yesterday's model with the latest and greatest. Some people do this often, some wait years and years. But either way, there will be a revenue stream from the phone sales.
$30? Count me in!
I would gladly pay $30 a month for data. I have a BB and I am currently paying $39.99.
But even if it does cost around $50, I'd still get it.
It will be worth every penny.
I would gladly pay $30 a month for data. I have a BB and I am currently paying $39.99.
But even if it does cost around $50, I'd still get it.
It will be worth every penny.
People generally buy new phones either when the old one breaks, or when their contract expires (and they can therefore get a contract-renewal discount.) I don't know anyone who buys new phones at other times.
So, while phones are a recurring source of revenue, I doubt it's very large compared to the monthly service fees.
Ah, but iPhones are not just phones. People buy new iPods because of new features and greater capacity, so the iP(od)hone will give them that same temptation.
could this backfire on att, the point of getting a contract is because of the reduced price on a phone, ie. the razr would be 199 but because of a 2 year contract the phone is free-$50 because the iphone isnt going to be discounted whats to say people wont go month to month instead of on a 2 year contract. then theyd be able to get the new iphones as the come out and not worry about contracts if they really want the latest and greatest from apple....
