Second Generation 3G Iphone for as low as $199. What can you say?

[muzikfreakah]

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Sweeeeeeeeeet! Patay gyud ang competition ani nga price. tsk tsk

[weezur]

mao bah? kay actually dont want it for my self. palitan nako akong mom kay dagko man cya keypads dba then ang isa akong ibaligya.. hehehe may na lng wala

way keypads ang iphone, virtual keyboard only. basin mg lisud imu mums.

[r3roble]

$199 & $299?

i'm sure naa ni catch...
maybe for globe, you'll pay P9,000.00 for plan P10,000.00 (platinum plans). he he...

[ajol]

its will the killer apps that will make things interesting...

[Epoy]

YouTube - WWDC 2008 News: iPhone 3G makes its debut

matud ni steve jobs diri sa video sa youtube kay maximum price na daw ang $199 sa 8 gb.
basun lang di lang mo lapas sa 10k ang price diri sa pinas ug batia sad oi. globe exclusive jud?
mangita ra ug pamaagi ang mga pinoy ana.

If ang price sa iPhone 3G is 9k, expect nalang sa trade forums na tag 10k ang openline. wehehehehe

[jestine]

s it at all possible to just buy the iPhone 3G without a contract, just an outright phone purchase?
The short answer: No, at least initially. The long answer: With the original iPhone, you were able to buy it at the Apple Store and then activate it—or not—online via iTunes. However, AT&T now says that you must activate your new iPhone in the store (either the Apple Store or an AT&T location), and that means signing a new two-year contract—no exceptions.

[summerfall]

yey! globe ko..ehheehe mayta official nani..pro faet if mahal kau ang plan...

[darkwing]

Available siya in prepaid kits also

[cosplay]

Cheaper? Actually, it is more expensive than the usual price. How?

How the cheaper iPhone 3G actually costs you more

Mon Jun 9, 2008 11:20PM EDT
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Not mentioned in today's you-can't-get-away-from-it iPhone 3G announcement: AT&T's service plan jumps $10 a month. What's this? Did Apple finally figure out what the rest of the retail world did: That when you give away the razor you can charge through the nose for the blades? Let's look at the math.


Old iPhone: $399 (for 16GB of storage), plus $60 per month for 450 voice minutes and unlimited data. Two-year total (since you'll be signing a two-year deal for either handset): $1,839.

New iPhone: $299 (for 16GB of storage), plus $70 per month for a basic voice plan (presumably the same 450 minutes) and unlimited data. Two-year total: $1,979.

That's $140 more over the course of your contract, which is really not that bad in the grand scheme of things. Had AT&T and Apple raised monthly fees just another $5 per month, the total cost of service would have hit almost $2,100 over two years (not including taxes and fees).
"Business users" get the shaft, big-time, with a minimum of $85 a month for service. That's $15 a month extra just so you can get email via Exchange. Boo. Other annoyances: iPhone 3G will have to be activated in stores instead of at home, like before, and the phone won't be available to purchase online at launch.


Still, like I say, this isn't too bad. Putting aside the business user issue, $40 extra over two years doesn't sound like much, considering all the extra features and services the new iPhone packs in.
In fact, on paper the iPhone 3G has addressed almost all of my complaints regarding the original model from a year ago. But then again, don't forget those accessories (a charging base, for example, is no longer included).

UPDATE: For those who've written regarding the time value of money, I did the math based on the present value of the iPhone to Apple at a 3% annual interest rate. The numbers: Original iPhone nets Apple/AT&T $1,795; new iPhone gets them $1,928. So the new phone still costs you $133 in the end if you invest that $100 you would have otherwise spent on the hardware.
UPDATE 2: Corrected price of original iPhone. Also, readers write to mention that text messages are no longer included in the iPhone package, so add another $5 a month for 200 SMS messages. $2,100 it is!




from here...

[rishee]

200 sms/ month?

mag suncell nlng ko... hehehe♥