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So the new Iphone will cost at least $70 a month??
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AT&T has said for the past year that voice plans start at $40/month. Also, most other "smartphone" users pay at least $30/month for data service. The first iPhone was not classified as a "smartphone," so it qualified for the smaller $20/month data plan. The change in pricing just brings the iPhone in line with all other smartphones on AT&T.
Wow. I was REALLY thinking of getting out of my family's Verizon family plan for this - but they are asking almost A THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR plus purchase price.
How does the pricing work for family plans? Like if my family of 4 wanted to switch over to an AT&T family plan?
How does the pricing work for family plans? Like if my family of 4 wanted to switch over to an AT&T family plan?
You'd have your regular family plan, then it'd be 30 a month extra for the data.
This is only 10 dollars more expensive per month than the first iPhone, and you get 3G. These prices are on par with other smartphones.
You'll have to check, but the family plans for ATT are generally $10/line for each line over 2. First two lines are included, but the minutes don't quite line up with the individual plans, but are generally individual plan +$20 for second line (you get somewhat fewer minutes at each tier). IPhone data is full price for each iPhone line.
It is actually an extra $15 per month, not $10. A lot of people are forgetting this but you now have to add SMS texts also.
People make a big deal about this, but it's roughly the cost of, say, a Warcraft subscription, or a couple of extra DVDs for your Netflix. Or two meals at McDonalds. Each month.
Has anyone found where we can actually view the plans? I can't find it on AT&T and Apple has deleted the plans from their website (sneaky, sneaky.)
I am really not seeing a problem with raising the price of the data plan. Only ten more dollars than my current iPhone is not that bad. Plus you get the added bonus of getting an iPhone for under 200.
This is why the current iPhone is cheaper... because they're going to increase how much you pay monthly and get their money back plus some more...
it costs $70.92 ($39.99 plan + $20.00 Data & 200 txt messages + $10.93 Taxes) for the current iPhone...
the new 3G phone: $90.00 ($39.99 plan + $30.00 data + $5.00 for 200 txt messages + $15.00 taxes (Aprox))
you're looking at about a $20 increase a month to get the new iPhone... you're paying an extra $450 in that contract, which is about the price of the iPhone. Don't think it's cheaper, because it isn't.
it costs $70.92 ($39.99 plan + $20.00 Data & 200 txt messages + $10.93 Taxes) for the current iPhone...
the new 3G phone: $90.00 ($39.99 plan + $30.00 data + $5.00 for 200 txt messages + $15.00 taxes (Aprox))
you're looking at about a $20 increase a month to get the new iPhone... you're paying an extra $450 in that contract, which is about the price of the iPhone. Don't think it's cheaper, because it isn't.
Much like the iPhones first showing here in GB, £269 for the phone and then the higher plans took it to over a grand a year ($2000).
From what I've heard, it looks like O2 are planning to do a PAYG model so I'll be taking that route, and of course unlocking it and using my current SIM.
