Apple & AT&T set price plans for U.S. iPhone, incl. unlimited data etc.

HowEver · Jun 26th, 2007, 10:13 AM

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...ONE-ATandT.xml

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	NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday they will offer three price plans, starting at $59.99 per month, for the widely anticipated iPhone that is set to go on sale this week. The iPhone combines a wireless phone with music and video-playing capabilities and Web browsing. It will be sold exclusively through AT&T for at least two years. Individual monthly plans, based on a two-year service agreement with AT&T, will be priced at $59.99 for 450 minutes, $79.99 for 900 minutes and $99.99 for 1,350 minutes, the companies said, adding that family plans were also available. The plans include unlimited data, visual voice mail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling, they said. The device itself, whose key feature is a touch-sensitive screen, costs either $499 or $599 depending on whether it has 4 gigabytes or 8 gigabytes of flash memory. The iPhone is due to go on sale at Apple's retail stores and at AT&T outlets at 6 p.m. Friday. It will also be available at Apple's online stores. Apple shares have gained nearly 35 percent since it unveiled the phone in January. On Tuesday, the shares rose 1 percent in premarket trading from its close of $122.34 on Monday.

John Clay · Jun 26th, 2007, 10:19 AM

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I really hope something similar is offered up here, and at a similar price point.

HowEver · Jun 26th, 2007, 10:33 AM

Not much chance that we'll see a similar price point, since Rogers doesn't have unlimited wireless data at any price (soft caps apply).

Still, the U.S. plans will be the comparison when the iPhone gets released here, and since Canadians already balk at most high data costs, it will be interesting to see what Rogers comes up with.

dona83 · Jun 26th, 2007, 12:10 PM

I pay $5 for a non business 10MB a month which I find is reasonable but down there the plan is a $39.95/mo 450/5000 min plan + $20 unlimted data and 200 text messages :O I think Rogers is getting a two tiered system going in, I pay $5 for 10mb, those with Blackberries or MyMail push mail requirements would pay $40 or so for that same 10mb. I think that's the trend with most wireless companies, two tiered data prices. The bulk of us don't need push mail. Now just hoping that perhaps one day $5/mo would pay for 100mb of data.. haha.. dreaming away...

I think I came to the conclusion that US customers pay MORE for basic rates, there are no cheap $20 plans down there. But those who use their cell phones a lot for voice and data benefit the most because their bills are not that much higher than those who just use their phones for the occasional call and text message. The cell phone companies down there see profit regardless of whether their is a low or high amount of usage. Here, it's like the people who use their phones a lot subsidize those who don't. I think we need to go more into the American system, higher basic rates but packed with a lot of features and minutes and bandwidth.

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rgray · Jun 27th, 2007, 01:16 PM

OK, bothers and sisters, as of 2 minutes ago I was talking to Rogers and was told that the iPhone will be available in "early July" - that is a direct quote from the business support section. The plans will be a phone plus data deal but will not look like the AT&T plans.

EDIT: I am going to copy this to a new thread so we can co-ordinate info on the Canadian situation, because what AT&T does doesn't mean a fat rat's fart here in Canada.

ShawnKing · Jun 27th, 2007, 02:48 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by rgray
	I was talking to Rogers and was told that the iPhone will be available in "early July" - that is a direct quote from the business support section.

Take that with a truckload of salt. Nothing has been announced and some guy in the business support section may just be blowing smoke.

HowEver · Jun 27th, 2007, 04:02 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by rgray
	EDIT: I am going to copy this to a new thread so we can co-ordinate info on the Canadian situation, because what AT&T does doesn't mean a fat rat's fart here in Canada.

What data rate plans will you use as a comparison when the iPhone is released in Canada (and it won't be July)?

How do think the iPhone plans will compare to the current ones on offer from Rogers?

The U.S. plans help as comparators.

Jun 26th, 2007, 10:19 AM	#2
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Jun 26th, 2007, 10:33 AM	#3
HowEver Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GTEh Posts: 14,324	Not much chance that we'll see a similar price point, since Rogers doesn't have unlimited wireless data at any price (soft caps apply). Still, the U.S. plans will be the comparison when the iPhone gets released here, and since Canadians already balk at most high data costs, it will be interesting to see what Rogers comes up with. __________________ ...

Jun 26th, 2007, 12:10 PM	#4
dona83 Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mission BC Posts: 5,243	I pay $5 for a non business 10MB a month which I find is reasonable but down there the plan is a $39.95/mo 450/5000 min plan + $20 unlimted data and 200 text messages :O I think Rogers is getting a two tiered system going in, I pay $5 for 10mb, those with Blackberries or MyMail push mail requirements would pay $40 or so for that same 10mb. I think that's the trend with most wireless companies, two tiered data prices. The bulk of us don't need push mail. Now just hoping that perhaps one day $5/mo would pay for 100mb of data.. haha.. dreaming away... I think I came to the conclusion that US customers pay MORE for basic rates, there are no cheap $20 plans down there. But those who use their cell phones a lot for voice and data benefit the most because their bills are not that much higher than those who just use their phones for the occasional call and text message. The cell phone companies down there see profit regardless of whether their is a low or high amount of usage. Here, it's like the people who use their phones a lot subsidize those who don't. I think we need to go more into the American system, higher basic rates but packed with a lot of features and minutes and bandwidth. __________________ eMac G4 1.25Ghz (six years young) - Dell Vostro V13 Intel SU7300 - iPhone 3GS 16 GB Black Fido "There are only two great tragedies in life, one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to gain it." -George Bernard Shaw.

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Jun 27th, 2007, 01:16 PM	#6
rgray Indigent Academic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: the Gulag of E ON Posts: 5,486	OK, bothers and sisters, as of 2 minutes ago I was talking to Rogers and was told that the iPhone will be available in "early July" - that is a direct quote from the business support section. The plans will be a phone plus data deal but will not look like the AT&T plans. EDIT: I am going to copy this to a new thread so we can co-ordinate info on the Canadian situation, because what AT&T does doesn't mean a fat rat's fart here in Canada. __________________ "..not all those who wander are lost.." j.r.r. tolkien FOR SALE: SPSS Grad Pack Last edited by rgray; Jun 27th, 2007 at 01:26 PM.

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