AT&T to cut the price of Apple


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AT&T to cut the price of Apple?s new iPhone

AT&T (T) is planning to put some extra shine on the even sleeker new Apple (AAPL) iPhone.

When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy.

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.

AT&T and Apple declined to comment.

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 (VZ), Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (DT). The $200 rebate or subsidy 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.

Subsidies of $100 to $200 are common in the U.S. phone market, where people buy their phones from their carriers. Lowering the consumer cost of the phone to win two-year subscribers is considered a small investment with a quick payoff. The average monthly wireless bill is around $50, so a phone company can recoup the phone?s cost in a matter of months.

The average iPhone user however, runs up a $100 tab each month due to the higher priced data and calling plan. This would give AT&T an even quicker payback on its $200 outlay. But AT&T doesn?t get to keep all the money it collects from its iPhone users. Unlike most other phonemakers (but like BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIMM)) Apple has a revenue-sharing arrangement that requires telcos like AT&T to pay somewhere between 9% and 25% of the money collected each month from iPhone users.

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Internet on the Iphone is TOO slow..... and there are two many phones with "i phone features" at lower prices with faster download speeds. AT&T had no other option but to cut the price. Basically uses the same theme at Sprint HTC Touch and Verizon 6900, but they run Windows Mobile and Verizon's version is on the EVDO network which is the fastest data server out of all carriers.
 



Dahill the info is talking about the 3g iphone which is coming out later this year. All of the current iphones are 2g. EVDO alone isnt the fastest data connection either.

There are 2 types of ev-do for cdma carriers..ie sprint, verizon called EV-DO and EV-DO REV A. those are 1 generation and 2nd generation evdo for the aformentioned carriers. Now for GSM companies you have UMTS/hspda and then even faster is the HSUPDA data connection.

Blackberry, which doesnt offer 3g devices, is also slated to drop a 3g touch screen device later this year. The release date has been moved back from the original set time which was suppose to be in march. Im really anxious to play with it as soon as they make test devices available.
 
Terrell_SU said:
Dahill the info is talking about the 3g iphone which is coming out later this year. All of the current iphones are 2g. EVDO alone isnt the fastest data connection either.

There are 2 types of ev-do for cdma carriers..ie sprint, verizon called EV-DO and EV-DO REV A. those are 1 generation and 2nd generation evdo for the aformentioned carriers. Now for GSM companies you have UMTS/hspda and then even faster is the HSUPDA data connection.

Blackberry, which doesnt offer 3g devices, is also slated to drop a 3g touch screen device later this year. The release date has been moved back from the original set time which was suppose to be in march. Im really anxious to play with it as soon as they make test devices available.
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You are right, I should have said EVDO Rev A.... my point was the Iphone had NO competition when it first came out... they could have made it 750 and it would have still sold crazy. Now there are too many "like" phones that are comparable at much lower prices. Im a cell phone "nut"... I work for Verizon Wireless and get a different phone at least every month. The internet on the I phone is hella slow, thats the main thing I hear from customers when they switch to Verizon. While I prefer the Blackberry over Windows mobile based phone, I also like the HTC Touch (or Verizon 6900) over the I phone.

Plus all you have to do is get a Windows based phone and by an I phone skin off the internet and whatever phone you get can be turned into an iphone basically.

for example... its a dude selling the theme for alot of different phones for 9 dollars if you need the "look" of a i phone.

8125spaceiphonelarge.jpg


palmtreo700wiphonemarked.jpg
 
Terrell_SU said:
Dahill the info is talking about the 3g iphone which is coming out later this year. All of the current iphones are 2g. EVDO alone isnt the fastest data connection either.

There are 2 types of ev-do for cdma carriers..ie sprint, verizon called EV-DO and EV-DO REV A. those are 1 generation and 2nd generation evdo for the aformentioned carriers. Now for GSM companies you have UMTS/hspda and then even faster is the HSUPDA data connection.

Blackberry, which doesnt offer 3g devices, is also slated to drop a 3g touch screen device later this year. The release date has been moved back from the original set time which was suppose to be in march. Im really anxious to play with it as soon as they make test devices available.
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Touch screen blackberry??? Damn...
 
DAHILL said:
You are right, I should have said EVDO Rev A.... my point was the Iphone had NO competition when it first came out... they could have made it 750 and it would have still sold crazy. Now there are too many "like" phones that are comparable at much lower prices. Im a cell phone "nut"... I work for Verizon Wireless and get a different phone at least every month. The internet on the I phone is hella slow, thats the main thing I hear from customers when they switch to Verizon. While I prefer the Blackberry over Windows mobile based phone, I also like the HTC Touch (or Verizon 6900) over the I phone.

Plus all you have to do is get a Windows based phone and by an I phone skin off the internet and whatever phone you get can be turned into an iphone basically.

for example... its a dude selling the theme for alot of different phones for 9 dollars if you need the "look" of a i phone.

8125spaceiphonelarge.jpg


palmtreo700wiphonemarked.jpg
Click to expand...

Dude...I wish I knew you was with the V. Hell, I just order my 4th replacement treo last week. After a nice vent session...they sent me a new one.
 
DAHILL said:
You are right, I should have said EVDO Rev A.... my point was the Iphone had NO competition when it first came out... they could have made it 750 and it would have still sold crazy. Now there are too many "like" phones that are comparable at much lower prices. Im a cell phone "nut"... I work for Verizon Wireless and get a different phone at least every month. The internet on the I phone is hella slow, thats the main thing I hear from customers when they switch to Verizon. While I prefer the Blackberry over Windows mobile based phone, I also like the HTC Touch (or Verizon 6900) over the I phone.

Plus all you have to do is get a Windows based phone and by an I phone skin off the internet and whatever phone you get can be turned into an iphone basically.

for example... its a dude selling the theme for alot of different phones for 9 dollars if you need the "look" of a i phone.

8125spaceiphonelarge.jpg


palmtreo700wiphonemarked.jpg
Click to expand...

yeah I have iphone apps on my pocket pc from the slider to unlock the phone to the keypad theme.

the theme you posted above is actually available for free. try doing a google search. I uninstalled it b/c I needed the memory for other apps.
 
Terrell_SU said:
yeah I have iphone apps on my pocket pc from the slider to unlock the phone to the keypad theme.

the theme you posted above is actually available for free. try doing a google search. I uninstalled it b/c I needed the memory for other apps.
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Try to find it....do you have a link?
 
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