3G iPhone Launch Date

[ngbauer]

Hey, that is a good idea. I will start setting money aside as I make it to (hopefully) save up enough for an iPhone and a plan -- or if I win the contest here on Mactropolis I will only need to get the data plan!

[ngbauer]

I meant to ask if anyone knows how much the data plan will be? I know it is $20 a month now I believe but I heard talk that it may rise to $30 a month. Is this accurate?

[jassoalf]

Originally Posted by ipodtoucher

pass the time by saving up money for the plan hahaha.

haha yeah, so much money

[alex.stef]

Originally Posted by ngbauer

I meant to ask if anyone knows how much the data plan will be? I know it is $20 a month now I believe but I heard talk that it may rise to $30 a month. Is this accurate?

yep. kinda late my answer, but better late than never

[Sam DaCool]

hah its funny how there are more votes on "it will launch later" than "it will launch on the 9th". I guess a lot of people were shocked

[ngbauer]

AT&T is smart in a business sense. Subsidize prices on the phone so people think "$199 for a new 3G iPhone!! Wow what a price." Then, they get hit with an extra $10 a month for the data plan. . . over the 2 year contract AT&T makes an extra $240 off the data plan than before, so it probably covers cost. Gotta love good business moves, but hate it when you aren't the one making them.

[webwise]

I'm no financial guru, but I recommend everyone considers the real cost of owning an iPhone...it's not small - $85 a month (U.S.) for 2 years - adds up to a considerable amount of money. As much as I respect and admire Jobs, it not true that the iPhone 3G is cheaper. Prior to iPhone, I would've laughed if you had told me that I would be paying so much for my phone in a year or two. I realize it's much more than just a phone, but I just don't want anyone (and I know a few people who are considering who really shouldn't) to get into something that they won't be able to afford down the road. And with an entry price of $199, many will be sucked into a plan that they will struggle to justify later on.

Some of you should consider an iPod Touch (with a separate, much cheaper phone plan) - and while there are trade-offs - the financial trade-off is the one you should realize...

No, I'm not your dad - I just have friends that I care about.

[chadaw]

I agree with you Webwise, its like subprime loans for the techno or apple geeks -- At least to those who do not really think about things before buying them. Me I think and think and think, and then when I get tired of thinking so much -- make the final decision on whether I can afford it or not.

[webwise]

Originally Posted by chadaw

I agree with you Webwise, its like subprime loans for the techno or apple geeks -- At least to those who do not really think about things before buying them. Me I think and think and think, and then when I get tired of thinking so much -- make the final decision on whether I can afford it or not.

"Subprime loans"...LOL

Good analogy!

[chadaw]

Thanks. Unfortunately its probably true, parents and 20 something year olds probably will get stuck paying more than they thought and have to cancel it.