Thats a good question, I have a blackberry, which I hate, and I did not have to get the data plan. If you did that with the iPhone it would be a touch with phone capabilities. But I can put money that you have to get the plan.
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Thats a good question, I have a blackberry, which I hate, and I did not have to get the data plan. If you did that with the iPhone it would be a touch with phone capabilities. But I can put money that you have to get the plan.
You've answered your own point: it was WWDC, not MacWorld. WWDC = for the devs, MacWorld = for the consumers (i.e. you).
OK, you wouldn't get GPS (unless they allow bluetooth tethering to an external GPS) but why not buy a first-gen iPhone on Ebay, unlock it and put in whatever non-data phone plan sim you like?
I think the real bottom line here for a lot people here, myself included, is that an iPhone will cost you $70 per month minimum (probably more). If you need more minutes or texts, it gets close to $1000 per year! Ouch. It's not the $10 increase, its the other 60 bucks that makes it hard to swallow.
If you could use the phone as a 3g modem for my MacBook, ok. Maybe I would even consider dropping my cable internet connection. But for now, I'll stick to my $35/month Verizon plan with better coverage.
If you could use the phone as a 3g modem for my MacBook, ok. Maybe I would even consider dropping my cable internet connection. But for now, I'll stick to my $35/month Verizon plan with better coverage.
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Yea all that information is what all us apple-heads were slowly realizing over monday. It was just a little disturbing to initially see that $240 jump. Plus, it was believed that the texts were taken away as well, a fact which is now being disputed...
So with all that being said, I have come to understand the increase. I really only have one last question/argument. At&t is the exclusive carrier for the iphone so doesn't that count for anything? Don't iphone users (and apple indirectly) get special treatment so that we buy more of them??
I mean now that apple no longer gets partial revenue what is the point of having an exclusive carrier? It seems to jip apple if there is no benefit to only using at&t. And you can't say subsidy because carriers subsidy phones all the time that aren't exclusive...
If apple sold unlocked iphones that would open up business a whole lot more! even if it were $199 with at&t (subsidized) or $399 unlocked. What's the problem with this idea?
So with all that being said, I have come to understand the increase. I really only have one last question/argument. At&t is the exclusive carrier for the iphone so doesn't that count for anything? Don't iphone users (and apple indirectly) get special treatment so that we buy more of them??
I mean now that apple no longer gets partial revenue what is the point of having an exclusive carrier? It seems to jip apple if there is no benefit to only using at&t. And you can't say subsidy because carriers subsidy phones all the time that aren't exclusive...
If apple sold unlocked iphones that would open up business a whole lot more! even if it were $199 with at&t (subsidized) or $399 unlocked. What's the problem with this idea?
If I unlock an iPhone I lose the warrenty, I have a Blackberry for work and currently use a Curve for Personal with no Data service. I want the iPhone 3g for personal with no Data. I could care less about the GPS personally, I have it on my work Blackberry. Visual Voicemail is not a big deal to me either.
If AT&T is going to make the iPhone data the same as there smartphone data then they better have the option to take the data or not take it.
This phone went from being a consumer phone to a corporate phone.
I really don't think Apple is going to make inroads on the Blackberry/corporate market.
It's still more an entertainment device than a businesslike PDA. A very nice one, but still ...
thats the same boat I'm in. I currently have the 1st gen Iphone but don't have a data plan. I have wi fi on campus, at home and pretty much everywhere i go to eat and I don't need internet access every minute of my life... I just want the phone service with a text plan and wi fi. thats the only thing thats bugging me is, can i get rid of the data plan like in the first gen iphone...
Enjoy your grandfathered plan.
In a few days, new Sprint subscribers will be paying $30/month for unlimited data for their smartphones.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/11/new-sprint-plans-coming-next-week/
Thank you for this post. It's well written and full of those things called "facts" and "logic" that most of the people screaming about "price gouging" and "insane new prices" seem to be avoiding so completely that it comes across as intentional avoidance so they can bitch about something.
I actually considered writing up something similar, but I'm glad to see it. If for no other reason than yours is a lot nicer than mine probably would have ended up.
I actually considered writing up something similar, but I'm glad to see it. If for no other reason than yours is a lot nicer than mine probably would have ended up.
CrazEtooN, Thanks for starting this thread. I'm kinda sick of trying to explain why at&t decided to up the plans. I will link anyone who has a question on the subject. As an at&t Retail Sales Consultant, I can say that you hit it right on the head of the nail.