iPhone 3G Pricing and Comparison to original iPhone
This page and its linked pages from AT&T provide the greatest details so far about features and pricing, including absolutely crystal-clear comparisons.
Towards the bottom of the page, there's a chart that compares the original iPhone to the iPhone 3G. It's a one-page chart (in PDF), and the differences are shown in red. (For some reason, we usually have to work backward to find out what vendors are trying to tell or not tell us, but this is as clear as can be.)
To me, big news is iPhone 2.0 software, which will be a free download to original iPhone users as well as coming pre-installed on iPhone 3G. The features of the new software are on Page 2 of the comparison chart. That's where push email and contacts, integration with MobileMe, additional email attachment viewers, and more are described.
The even bigger news is in this link-"What do I do with my current iPhone?" This PDF file shows you how to a erase data and how a new user can activate your old iPhone. This means that the upgrade doesn't require you to get rid of your old phone. If you are in an area without 3G service, the comparison may suggest that you keep your old iPhone. (And by keeping your existing contract, you should save $15/month--the basic plan is $10 more for iPhone 3G, and the minimum text messaging level is $5 on iPhone 3G rather than free.) Also, if you're in an area without 3G service, an upgrader in an area with 3G service might give you the old phone (or sell it to you).
Because the iPhone 2.0 runs on both, being able to keep the old iPhone seems a good deal. (And, gosh, it's an awfully easy way for Apple and AT&T to increase the user base--every upgrader may generate a new iPhone user by handing off the old iPhone.)
Towards the bottom of the page, there's a chart that compares the original iPhone to the iPhone 3G. It's a one-page chart (in PDF), and the differences are shown in red. (For some reason, we usually have to work backward to find out what vendors are trying to tell or not tell us, but this is as clear as can be.)
To me, big news is iPhone 2.0 software, which will be a free download to original iPhone users as well as coming pre-installed on iPhone 3G. The features of the new software are on Page 2 of the comparison chart. That's where push email and contacts, integration with MobileMe, additional email attachment viewers, and more are described.
The even bigger news is in this link-"What do I do with my current iPhone?" This PDF file shows you how to a erase data and how a new user can activate your old iPhone. This means that the upgrade doesn't require you to get rid of your old phone. If you are in an area without 3G service, the comparison may suggest that you keep your old iPhone. (And by keeping your existing contract, you should save $15/month--the basic plan is $10 more for iPhone 3G, and the minimum text messaging level is $5 on iPhone 3G rather than free.) Also, if you're in an area without 3G service, an upgrader in an area with 3G service might give you the old phone (or sell it to you).
Because the iPhone 2.0 runs on both, being able to keep the old iPhone seems a good deal. (And, gosh, it's an awfully easy way for Apple and AT&T to increase the user base--every upgrader may generate a new iPhone user by handing off the old iPhone.)
posted by Jesse at
7/06/2008
2 Comments:
I was reading the paper on the pricing, and if you take the minimums of what you get and compare them to a Blackberry package, the iPhone is a little bit cheaper with 200 sms's. I am still thinking of getting an iPhone soon after theit debut, even though there is no 3G up here.
The FCC map is at http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/data/maps/CMA.pdf.Unfortunately, they seem to be using a different numbering scheme--we'll see if we can track it down.
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