Does it matter? These cellular providers are all very large companies, each with their own restrictive contracts. They can pretty much do whatever they want with pricing.
--- Mike ..... Original Message ....... On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:51:25 -0400 Craig Froehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Aren't you're all comparing the iPhone's EDGE plan with EVDO plans? That's >a bit like being surprised that a dial-up account is cheaper than DSL, isn't >it? > > >On 6/26/07, Michael M. Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Yeah, but if they do that, then they'll start charging full price for >> phones, too. >> >> --- >> Mike >> >> >> ..... Original Message ....... >> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:57:21 -0700 George Kontos <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> wrote: >> >These plans seem very affordable and competitive. Even the cheapest >> >plan ($59.99) is better than my current Verizon Treo mobile & data plan >> >which I pay $85 for. But it looks like you have to pay full price for >> >the iPhone. ($599... ouch!) There's no mention of a discounted price >> >with a 2 year agreement. >> > >> >Hopefully this will force Verizon, Sprint, and the others to drop their >> >plan prices to compete with AT&T. >> > >> >George >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >PDA Buyer's Guide, Tue, 26 Jun 2007 8:07 AM PDT >> >Apple and AT&T Announce Service Plans for iPhone >> > >> http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Board=news&Number=27929 >> >Apple and ATnT today announced service plans for the upcoming iPhone. >> >Here are the details: "ATnT and Apple today announced three simple, >> >affordable service plans for iPhone which start at just $59.99 per >> >month. All three plans include unlimited ... >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > >-- >http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions. > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
