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AT&T’s service plan for the iPhone 3G - in comparison to the first-generation iPhone - jumped up $10 per month. This, in turn, means that even though the iPhone 3G itself is cheaper up-front, you will still be paying MORE than if you were on a first-generation iPhone plan. The extra $10/month ads up to an extra $240 for a two year plan. This means that even though the iPhone 3G is cheaper by $200, you will still end up paying an extra $40 every two years to own an iPhone 3G.
Okay, so it’s not a big deal. It’s only $40, right? Well, as true as that may be, you can almost say Apple has lied to the masses about this one. It’s almost as if it where false advertising - but then again, that’s how advertising works, right? What else is new.
Here’s a look at the math via Yahoo:
Old iPhone: $399 (for 8GB 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: $199 (for 8GB of storage), plus $70 per month for a basic voice plan (presumably the same 450 minutes) and unlimited data. Two-year total: $1,879.
Anyway, just thought I’d mention this to y’all in advance. In a sense, the iPhone 3G really isn’t $200 cheaper. It’s $40 more expensive. But hell, it’s worth it, right? In fact, if you look at the grand scheme of things, at least with the iPhone 3G you’ll have more time to save up the money to pay your monthly cellphone bills, and only have to pay $199 up-front instead of $399 (or a whopping $599 - such as the iPhone was at launch, last year!)