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iPhone 3GS pricing is complicated for those who already have an iPhone — up to $499

Jim Karpen 6.9.09

Because the cost of the iPhone is subsidized and the cost recouped by AT&T via the monthly plan, they're not selling the new iPhone 3GS to those who bought an iPhone in the past year or so at the subsidized price of $199/$299. If you want the latest and greatest, you may have to pay $399/$499 depending on which model you get. You can read more in an article in TidBITs.  By the way, this article offers the best overview I've seen of the new iPhone. It's definitely worth a read, as is their excellent overview of the new iPhone 3.0 software.

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Jim Karpen holds a Ph.D. in literature and writing, and has a love of gizmos. His doctoral dissertation focused on the revolutionary consequences of digital technologies and anticipated some of the developments taking place in the industry today. Jim has been writing about the Internet and technology since 1994 and has been using Apple's visionary products for decades.

Old Comments

I take no dial-up over

Submitted by Werner Ruotsalainen on 6/9/09 9:13pm

I take no dial-up over Bluetooth for the American AT&T model?  At least the article doesn't mention it.

Yes

Submitted by Jim Karpen on 6/10/09 10:56am

Hi, Werner. I was just looking at the specs on this page:

http://www.mobiledia.com/phones/apple/iphone-3g-s.html

It says that the 3G S does have the Dial Up Networking (DUN) Bluetooth profile. 

Jim