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Re: How Much The iPhone 3G Really Costs You

Carol — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:17:32 -0000

I only pay $70/month for my iPhone service.

450 minutes. (I only use 300... so I have *THOUSANDS* of roll-over minutes). More than I could ever possibly use.

Unlimited data, unlimited web, unlimited email, etc

I use 1 of those free apps for all my texting. Unlimited free text messages.

Grand total... for more of EVERYTHING than I could possibly use: $70 month.

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yousif — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:56:08 -0000

HAHAHA! this made my day. "I love the way you talk". Priceless

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Jason — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:19:00 -0000

Creepiest guy ever... becoming infatuated with someone based on the way they type? Get a life, Omar.

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Sara — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:03:11 -0000

I'm sorry Omar, I don't have any idea as to where to go in Toronto. I live in Texas, and have never been to Canada. I'm sorry I can't help more.

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omar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:48:06 -0000

ok thanks for your Reply, my name is omar from libya after 2weeks iam going to canada so ineed to buy iphone can you tell me the best place in toronto and thanks for your care !?

Re: How Much The iPhone 3G Really Costs You

Sara — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:19:17 -0000

I'm sorry Omar, I only have my iPhone now, I don't think I can do messanger with it. Yes, I got my iPhone and to be honest I couldn't be happier. I personally don't think I'm getting ripped off. But I think that is a matter of opinion. If you were paying say, $50 a month on your phone then there is definantly going to be some feeling of being ripped off. Right now me and my husband both have them and I think our monthly bill is about $150. We have the smallest amount of minutes and 1500 texts and the unlimited data and the regular things you have to have. But I really can't remember what it was like before I had my phone. :-) I'm officially hooked.

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omar — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:18:41 -0000

hi sara. can we have a meeting on the massenger please??

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Mike L — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:03:08 -0000

Great post Sherri, but beware - my iPhone poops (when dropping calls, occasionally)!

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Sherri Amonett — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:01:25 -0000

Genius! The I Phone is the greatest invention in the 20th century. I am not usually a high tech gadget kinda girl. I am frugal and, a stay at home mom and I am on a tight budget! I have an 8 g iphone and it is the best investment I have ever made. This phone does everything but poop! It even entertains my kids with free down load games and not mentioning I can look up recipes while grocery shopping, Listen to any kind of music anytime without paying for it. Thanks to Pandora. And who needs a GPS, Ipod, and cell phone, camera etc. When you have it all in one little Gadget.. I am praying that my husband will get me the 3G with free engraving for Christmas. Go Apple. Can't wait to see what,s next!

Sherri Georgia Peach

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Sara — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:18:10 -0000

I just wanted to say that the two people above me are very interesting. You can see the cross-section of our youth today, on the one hand you have the person that is not that eliquent with their words and has probably only read 10 books in their life, and on the other hand you have the intelligent person that has actually tried to improve their life and learn as much as possable. They are both probably the same age. Very interesting. Oh, and I am going to get an iphone with my next plan (here in 2 months) and I'll have to come back and say if we are getting "ripped off" or not.

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reggie — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:27:16 -0000

wow, first of all "b2db0y" your name is dumb. and make sure you use the right grammar, because saying "people are just getting RIP off by apple" and "...just USSUALLY GETS suckered..." does not make you seem intelligent, and I do not trust the opinion of someone not intelligent enough to state one. and it is ironic that you say how people are stupid for being suckered into buying the latest gadgets and gizmos when you in fact, own a voyager, one of the latest cell phones there is.

way to be hypocritical ;D

I do not own an iPhone myself, but wish to god I could get one for my 14th. unfortunately, I doubt that'll be a wish to come true.

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b2db0y — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:08:10 -0000

people are just getting rip off by apple...anything new comes out...people just ussually gets suckered at all times....i love my lg voyager no questions ask...people are just stupid this days..

Re: How Much The iPhone 3G Really Costs You

Fakey McFake — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:29:40 -0000

I work for ATT. The plans are reasonable. The company makes all their money off features and downloads. If you have impulse control, i.e. not obsessed with the latest game or ring tone, or don't have any overages, you probably spend very little.

iPhone users can spend more because they have to have a data plan. Of course, why would you have an iPhone for voice only!

I will be on vacation when the new iPhone is released. Yippee!

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Lazy Man — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:53:11 -0000

I would love to have gotten an iPhone, but it has to work on my Sprint plan which has a great rate. Someday the AT&T monopoly will expire ;-).

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David — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:58:14 -0000

They are only upping it because it is the iPhone - every other phone of theirs (ATT) is already running 3G, (and a lot of them have GPS already built in) and they are not going to be charged more. Don't get me wrong, I have an iPhone from the first time around, but they are only doing it because they know that anything Apple can have a "surcharge" on it, because everyone will still buy it.

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Anca — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:29:50 -0000

David, how is upping the price of the data plan a dumb thing? Makes perfect sense that faster data transfer would cost more.

I've waited a year for this iPhone, and I've saved $500 for it. It's going to make transportation of all kinds so much easier (I can check if a bus is running late from my iPhone, and with GPS I'll never get lost again).

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David — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:14:28 -0000

They upped the price of the data? Wow...that's pretty dumb. Thanks Anne, I didn't know that!

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Anne — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:11:05 -0000

$59 was the minimum plan for the previous version of the iPhone ($39 voice + $20 data). However, AT&T has upped the data cost for the new iPhone to $30.

AT&T requires a 2-year agreement, so that extra $10/month means an extra $240 over the life of the contract. Add that to the $199 price of the phone and the price is more than the $399 of the previous version.

Not a big deal since it's more feature-rich than previously. But it's misleading for people to tout the $199 price as some big discount compared to the previous $399 iPhone.

Re: How Much The iPhone 3G Really Costs You

David — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:12:47 -0000

"The average phone bill of an iPhone user is $95" - I have an iphone and am on the $59 a month for 500 minutes day minutes & unlimited night/weekend with unlimited data/email. What are those people doing with their phones that they are spending that kind of cash?

That being said, best purchase I have made in years, no question.

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Yana — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:50:33 -0000

No, I am definitely not an iPhone kind of person. I am very happy with PagePlus cellular, as I'm not one of those people who spends more. Getting value for the money is a bigger thrill to me.

I do love gadgety cell phones, but will never do a contract, and prefer the Verizon network. If the iPhone ever goes a la carte where one can buy one reasonably on eBay and then activate it on PagePlus, I might consider it. Meanwhile, I'm happy with LG phones.

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Heidi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:18:56 -0000

I bought the 16G i-phone when it became available (and paid *ahem* $500 for it), and it was one of the best puchases I've ever made. I love the mapping features, the abiltiy to approve blog comments from anywhere (I don't admin my blog from my office PC), and calendar.

I was already with AT&T (Cingular, actually), when I purchased the phone - I have the most bare-bones plan - and the i-phone caused my wireless bill to go up $4.95 - that's $30 a year that I feel is totally worth it. I just wish that I'd waited for this new version before jumping on the bandwagon - the extra speed would be nice.

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Mike L — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:00:59 -0000

I will be in line on July 11th!!!! Maybe I'm getting ripped off by At&t currently, but my bill is $85/month for just 900 mins/unlim night & wknd/1000 txts...so the extra $10/month for a full array of services is well worth it!

Not to mention that the sdk and app store is unlike anything else out there. That alone should sell this phone, as well as the fact that Apple sends out os updates frequently, unlike other phones that are a once and done purchase.

Re: How Much The iPhone 3G Really Costs You

Jac — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:35:48 -0000

The comparison between 'average iPhone user bill' and 'average user bill' is pretty meaningless, because anyone who buys an iPhone is likely to be a heavier than average user. To know whether AT&T really are going to rake it in, you want to compare 'average bill (pre-iPhone)' and 'average bill with iPhone' across the group of users that bought an iPhone.