Comments on: The iPhone’s Not So Hidden Costs http://patrickrhone.com/2007/01/11/the-iphones-not-so-hidden-costs/ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scottie http://patrickrhone.com/2007/01/11/the-iphones-not-so-hidden-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Scottie Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:56:48 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2007/01/11/the-iphones-not-so-hidden-costs/#comment-326 <p>I'm impressed with Apple and AT&T's iPhone plans. Looks like for $79.99 you can grab 900 minutes, unlimited weekends, unlimited data and visual voicemail. The only downer to all the plans is the 200 standard SMS messages. That is crap... however, I believe the plans are better than we were expecting.</p> <p>I also love the way Apple has integrated the setup and activation of the iPhone right into iTunes. Get this... you can sign up for new service or transfer you current phone number right in the setup wizard! most transfers take a few minutes and not more than 6 hours. That is pretty amazing. If you are a new customer with a new number it gives you your number and activates the iPhone immediately. Cool stuff man. Now, if they would only drop the price on the hardware.</p> I’m impressed with Apple and AT&T’s iPhone plans. Looks like for $79.99 you can grab 900 minutes, unlimited weekends, unlimited data and visual voicemail. The only downer to all the plans is the 200 standard SMS messages. That is crap… however, I believe the plans are better than we were expecting.

I also love the way Apple has integrated the setup and activation of the iPhone right into iTunes. Get this… you can sign up for new service or transfer you current phone number right in the setup wizard! most transfers take a few minutes and not more than 6 hours. That is pretty amazing. If you are a new customer with a new number it gives you your number and activates the iPhone immediately. Cool stuff man. Now, if they would only drop the price on the hardware.

]]> By: Scottie http://patrickrhone.com/2007/01/11/the-iphones-not-so-hidden-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Scottie Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:20:05 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2007/01/11/the-iphones-not-so-hidden-costs/#comment-325 <p>I told myself before they announced the price that I would buy it if it were $399. To me, that would be a killer price point. I agree with you that if apple is pricing it at $499/$599 based on the cost of the nano and similar devices it makes no sense to be locked into a 2 year contract if they are not going to discount the price of the device. In that case, if I was required to have a 2 year contract I would probably bite on a price of $299 and have Cingular absorb the rest. I'm sure they won't be hurting.</p> I told myself before they announced the price that I would buy it if it were $399. To me, that would be a killer price point. I agree with you that if apple is pricing it at $499/$599 based on the cost of the nano and similar devices it makes no sense to be locked into a 2 year contract if they are not going to discount the price of the device. In that case, if I was required to have a 2 year contract I would probably bite on a price of $299 and have Cingular absorb the rest. I’m sure they won’t be hurting.

]]> By: Rodney http://patrickrhone.com/2007/01/11/the-iphones-not-so-hidden-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Rodney Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:46:30 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2007/01/11/the-iphones-not-so-hidden-costs/#comment-324 <p>Patrick, you have eloquently described some of the same concerns I have about the iPhone. I really want one but the price seems prohibitive. I would like to see a larger capacity for a $599 price tag. Then there is the cost of the wireless plan...I want all the cool internet, email, and messaging features but I cringe to think what the basic plan will cost in order to make use of all the iPhone's features.</p> <p>Unlike you I think I'll be waiting to see what breaks on this first version of the iPhone... dispite all that... I really really want one. :-)</p> <p>~R</p> Patrick, you have eloquently described some of the same concerns I have about the iPhone. I really want one but the price seems prohibitive. I would like to see a larger capacity for a $599 price tag. Then there is the cost of the wireless plan…I want all the cool internet, email, and messaging features but I cringe to think what the basic plan will cost in order to make use of all the iPhone’s features.

Unlike you I think I’ll be waiting to see what breaks on this first version of the iPhone… dispite all that… I really really want one. :-)

~R

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