From AT&T to iPhone customers: BEND OVER!

So it looks like now the price is up $15 on the old iphone if you want the 200 text messages. $75 for the base package with text is getting a little high.

Apple needs to free the iPhone to other carriers. The plan I have now with my 2G iPhone is perfect for my usage and was contemplating upgrading to 3G but I'll pass now that I see how much AT&T is gonna gouge its customers. 200 text came with the iPhone plan and now they want to make it an additional charge. FUCK you AT&T!

Man, you get charged the same amount as they charge all their other 3G customers, and you people cry like a baby (and I still don't see the point of upgrading if you already have an iPhone, as there's only one or two features in the new one even worth mentioning, GPS and 3G, and many won't even find them worth paying for).

You should be happy AT&T isn't charging you more for the privilege of being able to use an iPhone (since many have speculated that Apple is charging AT&T more than average for the iPhone subsidy, you think you should be passed on that, too).

I wasn't in the market for an iPhone anyway, but these pricing plans definitely turn me off of even considering it in the future. Looks like I troll Ebay a bit harder for 2.5Gs to jailbreak and stick on a prepaid plan or a different carrier. Good jorb, AT&T.

What does "technically too early to qualify for an upgrade" mean. My wife's iPhone died after a water accident last month. Instead of getting a replacement for $250 I have been waiting to just get her an new 3G iPhone. Am I technically qualified (bought June 29, 2007) or am I going to have to pay $399 or $499?

It says in the article you will be able to buy an iPhone without a contract or plan for $599. Buy it, unlock it, use it with the carrier of your choice (as long as it's not cdma).

From AT&T to iPhone customers: BEND OVER!


Apple needs to free the iPhone to other carriers.

I love how you make it sound like Apple's 'stuck' with AT&T or something, and AT&T is the one screwing you.

You should be pissed off at Apple as well because they willingly got themselves into this venture. There is no reason they couldn't just sell the iphone. They want to be stuck with AT&T. They don't care what it costs you as much as they want the phone cheap so you people will buy it so they can then make more money off of you over time.

I believe too early has something to do with having to cover your early termination fee. Yours would be covered, as it has been a year.

And you should tell your wife that $$$ doesn't grow on trees, and she might want to be a little more careful with her electronics. (unless, of course, by water accident, you mean she got into an accident and was slammed into a body of water, where she didn't really have a say in the matter).

Really, it's simple to see if you qualify for an upgrade or if you have to pay the "early upgrade" fee. Just login to your AT&T account online and you'll see a section about your current phone with an upgrade link, if you qualify.