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June 9th, 2008

iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase "half the price"

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:52 pm

Categories: Apple

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Apple’s tag-line for the iPhone 3G is “Twice as fast. Half the price.” However, if you take a closer look at the numbers you’ll see that the new iPhone works out at $40 dearer than the current model.

Also: iPhone 3G - questions still remain …

iPhone 3GHere’s the deal. An 8GB iPhone 3G costs $199. Sounds good so far. However, AT&T has added an extra $10 a month to the unlimited 3G monthly fees compared to EDGE, so over the 24 month period of the contract, that sets you back an extra $240.

$199 + $240 = $439

That’s a $40 increase compared to the price of the current iPhone.

It also seems that the iPhone 3G will need to be activated at an Apple Store of AT&T store, there will be no online ordering, and there may be financial penalties imposed on those who do not activate their iPhones within 30 days.

The devil’s always in the detail …

Adrian Kingsley-HughesAdrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations

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Posted by: laura.b Posted on: 06/12/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
re: "half the price"  bathswife | 06/09/08
you have way too much money  Yax_to_the_Max | 06/10/08
Man, you are getting cheated!  alcedes | 06/11/08
Drawing the net tighter ...  terry flores | 06/09/08
Now that is true innovation!!  NonZealot | 06/09/08
iPhone 2.0: What might have been  D-T-Schmitz | 06/09/08
And..  msalzberg | 06/09/08
You get what you pay for!!  NonZealot | 06/09/08
A $750 phone..  msalzberg | 06/09/08
Are you talking about a product you've never used?  NonZealot | 06/09/08
Gosh...  msalzberg | 06/09/08
Sal...  Stuka | 06/10/08
What's wrong with buttons?  Chustar | 06/09/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  alterbridgeandrew@... | 06/09/08
You can also pay for the iPhone in installments, can't you?  Chustar | 06/09/08
re: INITIAL price  Badgered | 06/10/08
I have to agree with the OP  laura.b | 06/10/08
re: I have to agree with the OP  Badgered | 06/10/08
Find me the person  laura.b | 06/11/08
re: Find me the person  Badgered | 06/11/08
Only one point  laura.b | 06/11/08
Indeed  Badgered | 06/11/08
Agreed  laura.b | 06/11/08
oops  Badgered | 06/11/08
Oh, thank god  laura.b | 06/12/08
Thank Goodness  xuniL_z | 06/10/08
Wait! Wait!  Lun_Esex | 06/09/08
Translation:  frgough | 06/09/08
Oh my god  laura.b | 06/10/08
I'm with AKH and Badgered on this one.  ye | 06/10/08
I see where you're going with it  laura.b | 06/11/08
I think you misread  LiquidLearner | 06/10/08
not fully correct.  lostarchitect | 06/10/08
No, I didn't.  laura.b | 06/11/08
But...  msalzberg | 06/09/08
UK Pricing ??0 - ??159  absent | 06/10/08
Adrian's reality distortion field redefines pricing  UncleYitz | 06/10/08
you're wrong  nothingness | 06/10/08
Call AT&T  UncleYitz | 06/10/08
not gouging exactly  nothingness | 06/10/08
Or maybe when you got your plan it was different pricing...  mrlinux | 06/10/08
not a "smartphone" price.  lostarchitect | 06/10/08
When you bought the Razr  laura.b | 06/11/08
3G is a realitively new company and is meeting its trade agreement.  rtirman37@... | 06/10/08
huh??  Stuka | 06/10/08
Unless you meant...  Stuka | 06/10/08
Don't worry, you're not the first to say "huh?"  bmerc | 06/10/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  qnetter | 06/10/08
re: TCO  Badgered | 06/10/08
Unfair comparison  stan@... | 06/10/08
So... you like to get suprized after your purchase??  tgschmidt | 06/10/08
You deserve what you get  laura.b | 06/11/08
Not really  ibarskiy@... | 06/10/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  tgschmidt | 06/10/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  ba9@... | 06/10/08
Not sure I see a problem here...  James Quinn | 06/10/08
Problem: Not half the price  jshaw4343 | 06/10/08
Again...AT&T is charging more.  ColDave | 06/10/08
Can you buy the phone by itself?  jshaw4343 | 06/10/08
Again, marketing is not TCO  ColDave | 06/10/08
So the author pointed out TCO  jshaw4343 | 06/10/08
I absolutely do. But...  ColDave | 06/10/08
Coldave . . .  JLHenry | 06/10/08
And here I thought it was the Apple iPhone  rtk | 06/10/08
not TCO  robbieharrison@... | 06/10/08
Um...  ColDave | 06/10/08
ColDave . . .  JLHenry | 06/10/08
Easy to avoid the increased price  j.m.galvin | 06/10/08
Finally!!!  ColDave | 06/10/08
"be prepared to pay"  jshaw4343 | 06/10/08
Well...  ColDave | 06/10/08
Apple, deceptive with their marketing?!?!?  rtk | 06/10/08
I was answering  j.m.galvin | 06/10/08
@ColDave  bmerc | 06/10/08
Thanks  ColDave | 06/10/08
Look  ElecNinja | 06/10/08
So what?  Michael Kelly | 06/10/08
It really does..  ColDave | 06/10/08
no actual price reduction  robbieharrison@... | 06/10/08
RE: no actual price reduction  ColDave | 06/10/08
Its called a subsidy  laura.b | 06/11/08
RE: Wrong comparisons . . .  ColDave | 06/10/08
Dem dere buttons r pesky critters wink  JLHenry | 06/10/08
MY LAST POST ON THIS SUBJECT  ColDave | 06/10/08
Hilarious  robbieharrison@... | 06/10/08
WOW YOU ARE SMART  ColDave | 06/10/08
Maybe the facts suit you better from your own link?  robbieharrison@... | 06/10/08
Um..not so much  ColDave | 06/10/08
directly to the source  robbieharrison@... | 06/10/08
US-centric thinking means you all miss the point  Fred Fredrickson | 06/10/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  Intellihence | 06/10/08
Don't knock three pistons . . .  JLHenry | 06/10/08
re: Don't knock three pistons . . .  Badgered | 06/11/08
Go for it.  richdave | 06/10/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  Sphilpot | 06/10/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  Sphilpot | 06/10/08
Thanks, Adrian; this clears up everything  mel@... | 06/11/08
re: Thanks, Adrian; this clears up everything  Badgered | 06/11/08
If you're adding the price of the plan..  msalzberg | 06/11/08
Not surprised  fondy | 06/11/08
RE: iPhone 3G - Apple's reality distortion field redefines the phrase  jroads@... | 06/11/08
RE: iPhone 3G  Badgered | 06/12/08

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