AT&T Lowers iPhone 3GS Price to $49
AT&T today announced that, effective tomorrow, it will lower the price of the 8 GB iPhone 3GS to $49 from the current $99 price point. The press release suggests that the pricing could also be available through Apple sales channels, although a footnote states that pricing is determined by Apple.
AT&T today announced a new price for the popular iPhone 3GS - $49.00 - available beginning tomorrow, Friday, January 7, for both new and upgrade-eligible existing AT&T customers. The offer will be available online at www.att.com/iphone, across more than 2,200 AT&T retail locations nationwide and through AT&T business channels, as well as Apple channels.
While several vendors offered the iPhone 3GS at discounted prices (including as low as "free") in limited promotions before the holidays, AT&T's offer sets a new bar for standard pricing.Top Rated Comments
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Boy, I WANT to read something into this (it means something!) but after thinking about it I'm pretty sure that all it means is people are buying the iPhone 4 a heck of a lot more than the 3GS.
No, they're scared of the Verizon iPhone coming next week and want to snatch as many potential customers before the 11th as possible! ;)
I think AT&T is running scared that Verizon is getting the phone and wants to lock in a last batch of new contracts before the hammer falls. Sadly people are idiots and don't realize that the up-front cost of a phone is a tiny percentage of what they will pay over the course of the contract, and they shouldn't let it be a big factor in the purchasing decision.
Ah well. What else is new? :)
Are they even still manufacturing the 3GS? Or are they just clearing out old inventory?
I think AT&T is running scared that Verizon is getting the phone and wants to lock in a last batch of new contracts before the hammer falls. Sadly people are idiots and don't realize that the up-front cost of a phone is a tiny percentage of what they will pay over the course of the contract, and they shouldn't let it be a big factor in the purchasing decision.
Ah well. What else is new? :)
I would assume that they are manufacturing the 3GS because it never came in 8GB format when it was the iPhone. But I may be completely wrong, just a guess.
I think AT&T is running scared that Verizon is getting the phone and wants to lock in a last batch of new contracts before the hammer falls.
No. Given the tumultuous impact another iPhone competitor would have on AT&T they would be giving them away free (and hand delivering them to your door).
*If* indeed a Verizon iPhone is near I think AT&T resigned itself long ago to the fact there's nothing they can do to prevent the initial onslaught so there's no reason to give the store away.
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