And if the iPhone does, in fact, feature mandatory, burdensome plans upwards of $100 a month, it doesn't really matter anyway, because rioting iPhone fanatics will end civilization as we know it.
LOL we agree on that!
I find it amazing that nothing has leaked and here we are 10 days before launch. It's one thing for Jobs to keep the lid on things internally at Apple, but for AT&T not to have spilled the beans is something else.
I would think that by now there would be flyers, signs, etc printed up by third party vendors and unlaunched web pages that would have leaked this info to the world. Unless of course there are only truly a few in the know and this info will be emailed to the stores on June 29...
I find it amazing that nothing has leaked and here we are 10 days before launch. It's one thing for Jobs to keep the lid on things internally at Apple, but for AT&T not to have spilled the beans is something else.
I would think that by now there would be flyers, signs, etc printed up by third party vendors and unlaunched web pages that would have leaked this info to the world. Unless of course there are only truly a few in the know and this info will be emailed to the stores on June 29...
Really. And within the next few days I would expect at least a rising chorus of "WTF? Are you guys ever going to tell us how much it costs to operate this thing?"
Because we're getting close to the point where we cross over from "playing your cards close to your vest" and into "pointlessly insane."
Maybe the idea is you don't get to know how much the plan is until you get your first bill.
According to USA Today and Senior VP of Sales for AT&T,
"There are other surprises in the works for June 29. In addition to launching the iPhone that day, Carter says AT&T also will announce new service plans for it."
I take it that this means the plans will be announced on the 29th
"He declined to be specific, but says plans will be customized for the iPhone. Translation: The iPhone may offer cool features such as unlimited Web browsing, but you'll have to pay for them."
"Carter says the additional fees shouldn't be a surprise. "Regardless of which device you're using today, you pay us a certain amount for (voice) minutes, and you also pay us for data units," he says. "That is also true on the iPhone.""
The rest of the article is good too, states that not all stores will get equal amounts of iPhones and:
"If your local store sells out, Carter says sales people will take mail orders, and devices will be shipped in 3 to 5 days, inventory permitting. "Ultimately, we will meet every customer's desire to have one," Carter says."
I was originally planning on buying one of the top models, but my prior experience with Cingular's (AT&T) customer service (or lack of) coupled with the deliberate witholding of rate plans for this device, I'm simply going to say "NO." and not buy one. I love my Apple products and I'm sure that the iPhone will be a hit, but I'm not sacrificing my hard-earned dollars so the #1 (in quanity of sales ONLY, not service) degenerate AT&T can extort me for every cent.
This is a huge turn-off for me and I'm sure it's the same for others. I'll wait out the deal until Apple starts supplying to other service provider companies. Color me sad.
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And if the iPhone does, in fact, feature mandatory, burdensome plans upwards of $100 a month, it doesn't really matter anyway, because rioting iPhone fanatics will end civilization as we know it.
LOL
I find it amazing that nothing has leaked and here we are 10 days before launch. It's one thing for Jobs to keep the lid on things internally at Apple, but for AT&T not to have spilled the beans is something else.
I would think that by now there would be flyers, signs, etc printed up by third party vendors and unlaunched web pages that would have leaked this info to the world. Unless of course there are only truly a few in the know and this info will be emailed to the stores on June 29...
LOL
I find it amazing that nothing has leaked and here we are 10 days before launch. It's one thing for Jobs to keep the lid on things internally at Apple, but for AT&T not to have spilled the beans is something else.
I would think that by now there would be flyers, signs, etc printed up by third party vendors and unlaunched web pages that would have leaked this info to the world. Unless of course there are only truly a few in the know and this info will be emailed to the stores on June 29...
Really. And within the next few days I would expect at least a rising chorus of "WTF? Are you guys ever going to tell us how much it costs to operate this thing?"
Because we're getting close to the point where we cross over from "playing your cards close to your vest" and into "pointlessly insane."
Maybe the idea is you don't get to know how much the plan is until you get your first bill.
This is a huge turn-off for me and I'm sure it's the same for others. I'll wait out the deal until Apple starts supplying to other service provider companies. Color me sad.