Wednesday, April 30, 2008

AT&T is cutting the price on I-Phones

AT&T is cutting the price on I-Phones. Which is good because I don’t think I phone should cost anyone nearly $400. 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. It is said that at $200, the iPhone would be within reach of a much wider consumer market and give AT&T a strong magnet to pull lucrative customers away from rivals like Verizon Wireless , Sprint and T-Mobile . The $200 rebate would be limited to AT&T customers and not available through Apple’s stores. The new iPhone sold by AT&T will likely be locked or programmed so buyers can’t take the cheaper iPhone to another phone service. Looks like AT&T is trying to better deals than the other companies. Most customers search for the best phone; myself I’d rather have the best service and plan. In my personal opinion would be AT&T anyway. This new phone is due to be released on June 27, which is the anniversary of the original I-phone. A few weeks prior to that Apple is planning to stop supplies of the older model I-phone, which should help the demand for the new device. The iPhone will also have a GPS chip for navigation and other location-based services. I like phones that have GPS systems in them. I’m sure there will be some many people who don’t know about this half price I-phone and will continue to pay $400 for one..

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