First Generation Nerd

I’m not going to do the full run-down here of all the junk news we have been receiving about the July 11 release of the iPhone.  What I am going to do is simply say that owning an iPhone is not just a mobile device choice; it is a financial obligation.  I signed up for AT&T in March to prepare for this iPhone release.  I didn’t want to be stuck in an AT&T or Apple store on launch day waiting for a credit check or having some problem with my plan - I wanted to get in, get it, get out.  So, it was quite surprising when I discovered that existing AT&T customers (which is now me) have to pay $200 *more* than new customers for the phone because of upgrade ineligibility.  Tack on the extra $10 per month in 3G data and at least $5 to make up for the lack of included texts, and I am preparing to spend an extra $560 for the iPhone over a 2 year contract.  Is this amount calculated above my current plan?  NO…above the cost to run the current 2.5G iPhone.  I was excited about the first-generation iPhone, even with the price premium, but this is starting to get a bit pricey.  Let’s see what happens…

Tags: Apple, AT&T, iPhone

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