AT&T to Quietly Offer Refurbished iPhone 3GS Models to GoPhone Customers

If you're that price-conscious, maybe a smart phone isn't for you.

If you're that price-conscious, maybe a smart phone isn't for you.

Why not? Only rich kids use the internet?

Queue 12 pages of 'cheap plastic' bilge.

there are way better android phones for way cheaper. Can't see any reason to buy this at this point when you could get a dual core android phone for under $200 brand new

Little bit of Nostalgia

I hate to say it but the 3GS was one of the most comfortable phones to hold in your hand. The new iPhones are too angular and smooth. They fit awkward in my hand and slip out easily (when not in a case). Kinda miss the 3GS form factor and actually think the cheap iPhone5C will be better to hold than the fancy coming Gold iPhone.

If you're that price-conscious, maybe a smart phone isn't for you.

Price conscious and financial well being are not the same. For instance I could easily afford a BMW but choose to drive a Hyundai that's long been paid off.

Still too expensive to throw out every day before the cops can put a trace on the number. PASS.

I hate to say it but the 3GS was one of the most comfortable phones to hold in your hand. The new iPhones are too angular and smooth. They fit awkward in my hand and slip out easily (when not in a case). Kinda miss the 3GS form factor and actually think the cheap iPhone5C will be better to hold than the fancy coming Gold iPhone.

This.

3G and 3GS felt great to hold.

They need to explore curved designs again.

Price conscious and financial well being are not the same. For instance I could easily afford a BMW but choose to drive a Hyundai that's long been paid off.

Shhh... You're making too much sense!

Why NOT the 3GS?

I can't believe that people here seem to think that simply because hardware and software are no longer supported and updatable that a device is therefore almost useless. If that were the case then many android phones are useless from the moment they are purchased.

The 3GS has a few advantages that still make owning one a good idea.

1. The iOS environment is still there and there are tons of apps that still run on the 3GS since it can support iOS 6(not fully, but enough).

2. If you're a price-conscious person that can do just fine with older hardware(like PPC Macs which I own) then the iPhone 3GS is the last iPhone that the platform can sync with.

3. The fact that it will be offered as a go-phone makes it even better for people that rely on WiFi primarily and use apps like Viber to connect with people. I was able to talk with my wife in Germany without incurring extra fees.

4. They still work wonderfully well.

5. The glass is much easier to replace on the 3GS than the iPhone 4+ because a cracked screen on a 4S would require a device replacement as opposed to simply getting a new screen(that took less than 30 minutes at an Apple store).

6. It's compatible with almost all the docks out there now(including the universal dock).

7. Can be used as an iPod and still used as an airplay device with an Apple TV.

If I could afford one now, I would buy one.