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Re:Want an iPhone 3G S? Already have an iPhone 3G? Be prepar... by keltex on Monday June 08, 2009 @05:13PM (#648013)
The 2G to 3G was without penalty because the 2G devices were unsubsidized.
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Re:Want an iPhone 3G S? Already have an iPhone 3G? Be prepar... by pxlpshr on Monday June 08, 2009 @05:45PM (#648069)
You can say that again, I paid a pretty penny for my 2G which is why I ignored the 3G. Glad I waited... 2G was good to me though, never had a drop call.
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Re:Want an iPhone 3G S? Already have an iPhone 3G? Be prepar... by jasonlbaptiste on Monday June 08, 2009 @05:24PM (#648028)
Very valid point. It's still pretty screwy to play: don't subsidize, subsidize, don't subsidize.
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Re:Want an iPhone 3G S? Already have an iPhone 3G? Be prepar... by tptacek on Monday June 08, 2009 @06:43PM (#648160)
I don't understand. The phone costs what it costs. Would you rather AT&T didn't subsidize? I'm happy that they did for me.

The party that seems to actually be dishonest here is Apple, since the true price of their phone is nothing like what they put in the Keynote slide.

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