Comments on: Apple stores across the US now selling iPhone 3G’s sans-contract

By: a

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:11:58 +0000

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By: iuhuygdoyqgwf

iuhuygdoyqgwf — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:55:21 +0000

in the uk iphone 3gs costs around £500 u work out the maths!!!!

By: seiya

seiya — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:14:46 +0000

Gonna wait until the contract is over, then the iPhone 3G S will be my next one.

Hopefully.

With $700, I rather spend that on something much more worthwhile.

By: iwantaniphone

iwantaniphone — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:48:40 +0000

well i just want to knoe if it is still 599 without a contract
like u knoe the new one kame out so i just want to knoe

By: tina

tina — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:01:57 +0000

iphone is not a toy nor a phone for children
its way to advanced for most adults. try it youll never get any other phone once you try it

By: tina

tina — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:00:01 +0000

the iphone is a GREAT phone i wouldnt have any other phone. the price is to high THEY NEED TO CUT THE COST.THEY MAKE ENOUGH MONEY OFF JUST THE SALE OF THE PHONE..But i still love the iphone.

By: Richard Ward

Richard Ward — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:11:35 +0000

For the price of an iPhone out of contract I can buy a BlackBerry and a Netbook. Wow, what a savings!

By: Nicky

Nicky — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:57:23 +0000

All I have to say to all the iPhone haters is that it cost the same as any of the newest blackberries out there cost without a contract. U can say it’s a toy and all that other bull but is a nice phone and to each his own.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:31:02 +0000

The new iPhone running on 3G network is the 2g iPhone…as in 2nd Gen. Please stop referring to the 1G iPhone as 2G its just stupid!

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:02:07 +0000

As usual, I am confused.

I have a two year contract with AT&T, with a beat up Samsung along with two other family members.

How much will cost me for this new wonder conTRAPtion? At 55 years old, will it be extinct before I figure out how to use the dang thing?

Thanks for any sage advice.

By: calgary painters

calgary painters — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:07:10 +0000

$700 for a cellular phone is kind of pricey since the article hints at a new iPhone on the horizon. You can still get a DS and a regular PDA for less.

By: David Thande

David Thande — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:37:01 +0000

Iphone is for kids!

By: Lewis

Lewis — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:04:33 +0000

Yes, I know light years are a measure of distance. just as one would say “they are miles ahead” except were talking billions of miles, thus light years.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:06:30 +0000

So does this mean a tmobile customer can walk in and buy an iphone with no contract?

By: LG

LG — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:51:17 +0000

JonnyBruha,

Sorry took so many parsecs to respond. Busy making Kessel Run.

– Sent from my iPhone

By: nik

nik — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:18:45 +0000

Welcome to the real world. You know you are going to pay that $700 no matter what right? Either upfront or through your contract charges when buying a subsidized phone.

What if I told you a new car costs only $4000 (but then you pay back the loan over the next 4 years at a monthly cost of X)? You’d say, no way is the car costing $4000, it costs $30K, I am just going to pay it through a loan.

Because subsidies are hidden within the normal network access fees for phones, a lot of people don’t realize that’s the same thing for subsidized phones. You will pay back those $400 you saved when getting the $600 device for $200. With interest.

By: laffytaffy

laffytaffy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:07:15 +0000

Man u would have to be out of ur damn mind 2 buy an iphone for $700. Its a nice “toy” but with so many other great phones on the horizon (palm pre, se idou, n97, touch pro 2) you’d really be doing urself a disservice.
@ Lewis, I bet u also thought ur Moto Razr was light years ahead at the time too right lol

By: JonnyBruha

JonnyBruha — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:53:25 +0000

@Lewis, lightyears are used to measure distance…

By: prince mclean

prince mclean — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:22:34 +0000

Hi Michael,

When you cite an Apple Insider original story, we’d appreciate the same attribution we give Boy Genius Report when we cite original articles on this site.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:45:08 +0000

The iPhone makes the Crackberry look like the crippled toy it is. The ONLY reason to get one is if 95% of your phone use is email, and even then it’s a close thing. The iPhone is lightyears ahead of any of the blackberry devices.

By: David Thande

David Thande — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:01:36 +0000

Its seems that your guys will have to dish out a lot of dough for a product that is geared towards the Hanana Montana crowd! Get a grown up phone! Get a Blackberry.

By: jonnybruha

jonnybruha — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:40:38 +0000

At the price, you might as well sign up for the two year contract. Either way, they’re going to charge you about the same.

iPhone data packages are $15 more than if you were using any unlocked device, so over two years, you end up spending either $560 ($199+[$15*24]) or $660 ($299+[$15*24]) anyway.

By: That guy

That guy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:10:27 +0000

Here’s some info you can buy the iPhone at retail only if your already an Att customer already under a 2 year contract. Every non Att customer will purchase the phone with a 2 year contract and yes the phone is still locked to Att. What they should of done is sale the as a prepaid as they did with the 2g iPhone

By: TJ Mapes

TJ Mapes — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:00:08 +0000

Isn’t it cheaper to just signup for service, get it for $200 and then pay the $175 and cancel your contract?

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:25:43 +0000

It’s still locked to AT&T right? How pointless, considering you can get an unlocked one for the same or cheaper…

By: AgBand

AgBand — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:20:35 +0000

Oooooooo, give me one!

I wouldn’t pay for it, so give me one

By: Jason M.

Jason M. — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:14:48 +0000

I will pass.

Seriously? Asking $700 for an iPhone? I just can’t see why…

By: Bluehorseshoe

Bluehorseshoe — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:39:11 +0000

Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just buy the device for 199 and the cancel the account right after activation? Would cost 400 plus whatever usage.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:37:17 +0000

how many remember when you picked up a western electric model 500 phone and connected on the AT&T network to another person. you could only get a black phone owned by the phone company and only connect it to the local phone lines owned by AT&T.

Then came along thee forty years ago came the Carterphone decision, allowing you to connect anything to the phone network. Now you have the choice of many different carriers, how things have changed, or have they.

Apple and AT&T are back to the same old game, if you want to have a iphone you get AT&T, if you spend a lot of money you can get an unlocked phone, but not all functions will work on another carrier. whatever happened to competition, deregulation has not been the answer. Come on Apple give us a break.

By: Maikel

Maikel — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:23:54 +0000

Is it possible to buy one like that and use it on AT&T with prepaid simcard?