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Monday, June 9, 2008
Our feelers are telling us that AT&T will charge $30 a month for 3G network use for the new thinner second-generation iPhone. There is no details if this is on addition to the $20 it currently charges for unlimited Internet or if it is just a $10 increase in the current fee. Either way, this would increase users fees from $120 a year minimum making the cost of use more expensive killing any savings from the Apple markdown in price within a two year contract.
If you have to have your data quicker and you don’t live in a Wi-Fi available neighborhood, then you’ll be paying more for your data. Additionally, those that find themselves traveling may not be happy with the current AT&T coverage map, though the cellular company claims nearly all metro areas will be covered by years end.
UPDATE: According to the AT&T’s iPhone 3G Conference Call held today, this will be in leu of the current $20 charge. So, the unlimited Internet will be increased from $20 to $30 a month on AT&T for 3G access from the next-generation iPhone due July 11th. Further, the phones will be either activated IN STORE at either AT&T or the Apple Store differing from the current iTunes activation scheme used today.
June 9th, 2008 at 13:22
I guess that is not bad. I really have not looked into everything announced today, but if this ME service is anything like RIM, then I guess a bump up of 10 bucks (just 2 gallons of gas…haha) is not bad. ATT already charges more if you have a Blackberry and previous models were not even on the 3G network.
Looks like 7-11 I will be standing in a line and not for a slurpee but for an iPhone.