In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2009-02-18, Andy > wrote:
>
> > Quite amazing to have all that information in my pocket! Life changing as
> > far as convenience goes.
>
> Wow! And this only costs what?.... $300-400 + $80-100 mo + service fees
> versus the same info in a free phone book. Such a deal.

Didn't we just have this interchange?

My daughter wanted an Iphone. As I remember, they were US$600 plus
US$100 a month. She didn't want one *that* bad.

The second generation Iphone came out in the last few months:

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-pho...ones/apple.jsp

8GB new US$199 (2yr contract), US$99 refurb

16GB new US$299, US$199 refurb

We used to have Cingular, but now AT&T bought them out, so we already
had the service:

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-pho...ckages-details.
jsp?q_sku=sku3270242&q_package=sku3130222&_request id=383238

We have a family plan, so it costs US$10 a month for the basic service
for her phone.

The US$30 for data is not optional with the Iphone, and covers unlimited
data within the US.

Text messaging is separate. I don't remember what my daughter has, but
the price ranges (see above) from US$.20 per message, to US$20 per month
for unlimited. For US$5, you get 200 messages per month.

I didn't see any other charges. I tried to look up GPS, but it didn't
like my browser. GPS was listed as a feature, and there was nothing
about a charge for it. You do need some kind of data plan, but since
that isn't optional, it doesn't add to the cost, over and above the
US$30.

I don't want one, but if I did, I would be looking at US$99 for the
phone plus US$30 a month, in addition to the US$10 I now pay per month.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA