New iPhone info annoucend today

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

ok, maybe reconsidering this whole idea. I pay all of $53 for all of my phone and text needs. Triple that plus cost of add-on applications, and I won't be embarrassed to use my cell phone ... i'll be laughing at every idiot with a so-called smart phone.


Sheesh.

If you don't use the phone portion that much, you can buy an unlocked version of most (if not all) GSM smartphones (including, I assume the iPhone and Blackberry) and use it w/ a cheaper, non-smartphone plan..

Get a plan (and free phone) w/minimal minutes from att* ($39 for 450 min. in KS [or $59 to bump up to 900]), add in the "general" unlimited data plan (which at $19.99 is $10 less than the "special" one for the smart phones-- but is secretly the same thing) add 200 texts (for $5) and you have a pre tax $65 plan. Take the SIM card from the new,cheap phone and pop it in the unlocked smart phone. Yes, the phone costs more upfront, but the savings over 2 years makes up for it (depending on the phone, of course, and you'd have to get a 2nd gen iPhone to reap any savings).

Once the phone is unlocked, att doesn't know what kind of phone you're using and won't automatically kick you up to the bogus "special" (read:expensive) plans for smart phones. I paid more for my unlocked Nokia but, over 2 years will save about $170 in plan charges and fees.

*or t-mobile



Did that make sense?