AT&T to offer no-contract, no-activation iPhone deal

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, 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

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