A lot of numbers are being thrown around right now, and just about everyone wants to know: if I already own an iPhone 3G (or if I dont, and I just don’t want a contract), how much is this new one going to cost me?
Here they are, folks. The final numbers, straight out of AT&T’s mouth:
New customers, or for those eligible for an upgrade:
- 16GB iPhone 3G S – $199
- 32GB iPhone 3G S – $299
“Early Upgrade” (Current iPhone owners who aren’t scheduled for their 2 year upgrade yet):
- 16GB iPhone 3G S – $399
- 32GB iPhone 3G S – $499
No contract, No commitment price:
- 16GB iPhone 3G S – $599
- 32GB iPhone 3G S – $699
What do you think – is your wallet already open and ready for the beating?
Wallet? I just hope you have a new bottle Vaseline on hand. Does it at least buy you dinner first?
I wish i was eligible for an upgrade :(
The “old” (now) but not too shabby iPhone 3G will do me just fine for now. How much is the 3G going to be now?
8GB = $99
You should be here in RIP OFF BRITAIN.
we will have to pay much more than that. Here are the pay as you go prices.
iPhone 3G 8GB – £342.50
iPhone 3G S 16GB – £440.40
iPhone 3G S 32GB – £538.30
After a quick calculation on a currency converter website, these translate to
8GB 549.492 USD
16GB 706.548 USD
32GB 863.626 USD
Forgot to mention, we only have to take out an 18 month contract but no word yet on upgrade prices.
I am not desperate enough to pay those prices for a PAYG upgrade so if they say I can’t upgrade until my contract runs out then I will wait until the next one comes out.
It’s $99 on contract? I thought you meant Pay as You Go then and got happy! The plans and prices in Britain are rubbish and that’s why I won’t be going for the iPhone.
Here in Brazil it’s kinda insane.
The Vivo carrier charges the iPhone 3G 8GB at the 50min + 100 SMS and 250MB plan for R$1.500,00
It’s like 773,79 USD
If the 3G costs like that, I just don’t wanna even think about the 3G S one.
Electronic stuff here are reaaaaaally expensive =/
No Contract? What does that mean exactly? I can buy an Iphone and I dont need then SS number or US Drivers License? I can bring that phone into any country and use any carrier? upgrade without any limits and withpout the need to jailbrake? I wouldnt mind paying that ammo0unt if all of what I said was possible
No, it’s still locked to ATT so you have to have an account with them, you just don’t have to re-up for another 2 years. If you want an unlocked iphone that you can use with any carrier in any country etc, they’re out there – a quick google search will bring up plenty of providers.
I expected some kind of price drop or new pricing scheme for iPhone users. The cost of the device isn’t as much of a limiting factor as the monthly data cost in my opinion.
Prices are way over rated. Those phones don’t offer anything special that you can’t get with a cheaper phone. My Thoughts, over rated so over priced, for something that doesn’t offer anything exclusively.
please…please tell me of this phone that you speak of? What phone is $99, browses the web (through 3g and/or wifi) just like a computer (it looks the same), has a app store that is as thoroughly stocked and tested, has a camera, is completely touchscreen, has multi touch, can load your itunes, can purchase songs/videos straight onto your phone, can download podcasts straight to your phone, has as sleek an interface and is as well built, among other things?
A phone that browses the internet?! It has a touchscreen. It also has a saturated app store? Where do I sign up? Hey can I copy and paste?
You can call and complain – they *do* have ways around the upgrade restriction but you need to get the process moving… it takes a manager and a special unlock code or something. But if you find the right people they -can- reverse it. Good luck though :P
After getting both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G on the first days they were available, I’ll be skipping this one.
ok.
I see slightly different numbers on the apple website:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare-iphones/
Here’s a quote from the first line in the fineprint below:
“Requires new two-year AT&T wireless service contract, sold separately to qualified customers; credit check required; must be 18 or older. For non-qualified customers, including existing AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32GB). ”
Where did you get the numbers 399 and 499 from?
That link you gave for apples website?
$199(1)
16GB
see that little 1 next to the price?
scroll down the page and see:
(1) Requires new two-year AT&T wireless service contract, sold separately to qualified customers; credit check required; must be 18 or older. For non-qualified customers, including existing AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32GB).
How much for the iphone 3G 8 Gb without contract?
argh you beat me to it by a minute. If you lose your iPhone and have to replace it, an 8gb might not be the worst thing in the world if it’s substantially cheaper.
Any idea on what the “early upgrade” and “no contract” prices will be for the 8gb continuation?
I think you’re leaving out 1st Gen (non-3G) iPhone users, who didn’t get a subsidized phone, and should (and it has been reported) get the phones for the ‘new customer’ rates plus a $16 upgrade fee (so it’s been written).
Fact that we didn’t get/take the $200 subsidy as it wasn’t available then makes this make perfect sense. I expect we’ll have to sign new 2-year extension and get the $299 (for 32G) price. This is exactly how they let 1G customers upgrade to 3G.
Would be great if you could confirm this.
Just used the wizard at buyiphone.apple.com and it confirmed that my 1G iPhone (despite being within the 2 year contract period) is eligible for a $299 new 3GS.
Yeah! June 19th here I come.
Congratulations. You’re about to pay $15 more per month for the exact same service.
if you mean different when you say the same, then yes you are right.
WOW what a messed up move by AT&T. I have bought both iPhones on launch day but WILL SKIP the 3GS unless they change the pricing!!!
Comparable handset is the Nokia 5800 and it has most of the features that Apple are releasing on the iPhone but for a fraction of the cost. True, that the iPhone music capabilities and iTunes is so much better than the Nokia offering but asides that, it’s pretty much the same feature for feature with the exception of App Store – Nokia really are behind for applications.
I’m eligible for a free upgrade in only 17 months after my purchase (Nov 15 2008 to April 7, 2010). But I’ll just wait until June 2010 and get the iPhone 4G with 64 gigs of memory for $299.
Exactly. Even though I would love to have the new phone, there is no way I am ready to bend over and take it from Apple/ATT. Those prices are ridiculous.
Vote with your wallet. I would love to see the sales in the US drop and let them figure out the cause.
Hoping that the 3.0 upgrade will keep me happy until I qualify for the lower pricing January next year :( If not, I can add my 10 yr old daughter to our att family plan to get the 32gb 3GS then swap the sim card :D
To me the value is in the new OS. iPhone OS 3.0 is free to all new and old iPhone owners. The new OS will be faster even on the old 3G iPhone and packs a ton of new features.
I can live without the 3GS faster processor and the 3GS video camera. Although the extra 8Gig of RAM would be nice.
We can all complain that AT&T is ripping us off, but we all signed a contract and knew the terms we agreed to.
I am happy with the 3G iPhone and am looking forward to installing OS 3.0…..at no cost.
Does anyone know what the early termination fee is? I heard that AT&T is getting $250 _plus_ the first three months service but I can’t confirm.
Looking forward to the day I can just buy an iPhone [without a service plan] from the Apple Store and using it with my GSM provider without hacking. Not holding my breath …
HI
I would like to ask you a few more questions if you dont mind.
1. DO you have the following original APLLE IPHONES unlocked with: 3G with 16GB and 3GS with 32GB?
2. Does the APPLE IPHONES have warranty on it?
3. Is the spelling of the phoen I-P-H-O-N-E?
4. Is the following writen on the back of the IPHONE: Designed by Apple in california Assembled in china?
5. Also could we buy a sample of the phone and if it’s what we want we could order more?
THANK YOU
jre