AT&T is poised to begin offering iPhone 3G inventory at a no-commitment price, lending further credence to rumors that Apple will introduce a new and improved iPhone model sometime later this year. (Earlier this week, Apple unveiled its iPhone OS 3.0 update [1], fueling speculation a new handset is in the pipeline.) According to internal AT&T documents obtained by The Boy Genius Report, the operator will begin selling 8GB and 16GB iPhones to existing subscribers at $599 and $699, respectively--consumers are not required to sign a two-year service agreement, nor must they activate the device at the point of purchase.
AT&T will continue to require that consumers sign up for an iPhone Data Plan if the phone is activated on its network. The operator intends to limit sales of no-commitment-priced iPhone 3Gs to one per customer, but in a FAQ AT&T admits there is no indicator in the billing system to identify whether a customer has already purchased a device as part of the promotion.
For more on the no-contract iPhone liquidation:
- read this Boy Genius Report article [2]
Related articles:
iPhone [3] applications top 25,000, led by mobile games
iPhone [4] accounts for two thirds of all mobile web traffic
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/iphone-os-3-0-promises-more-100-new-features/2009-03-17
[2] http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/18/att-bringin-sexy-back-offering-iphone-3g-at-no-commitment-price-no-activation/
[3] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/iphone-applications-top-25-000-led-mobile-games/2009-03-09
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/report-iphone-accounts-two-thirds-all-mobile-web-traffic/2009-03-02