[sziklassy]

Cancel your contract and sign a new one. That's what I did. Plain and simple. This might be out of Apple's hands guys. I think with the subsidized pricing thing ATT is the Boss. Best of luck though.

Originally Posted by reeko

Either way, £538 for a MOBILE PHONE is absolutely rediculous.

Plenty of phones sell for even more than that. The company figures if you don't want to pay, you don't get one. To YOU that might be too much money but to many it just isn't. I also think paying half a million dollars for a car is ridiculous. Doesn't mean that it doesn't happen all the time.

[BarcaMagic]

I hope they listen this time around

[beerad1228]

I bought the 16GB 3G the day it came out for $299. I don't remember getting $100 Apple credit a month later. In 07 they cut the price of the 1st gen $200 and gave early adopters $100 Apple credit. Back to the topic. Remember you did sign a 2 year contract to get the subsidized price. It has always been this way even before the iPhone. Users have never been able to get a fully subsidized phone w/o finishing their 2 year contract. Like someone else mentioned, AT&T would loose money if they let people sign a new 2 year contract every 12 months. With that being said; I do not agree with this petition, but I'll sign it anyway just because like everyone else who signs it, I'm a cheap bastard.

[reeko]

Dude, the average joe was not happy paying £269 2 years ago for the 2G.

it wasnt until the 3G got subsidised and appeared cheaper that the iPhone got really popular.

Just because every other idiot will happily sign a 24 month contract which sees them pay a total price for the handset of about £1000, because at the time of signing they are getting a £538 handset for £99 / FREE it sounds like such a good deal.

And the carphonewarehouse.com site for the UK shows a Sony Ericsson C905 as the most expensive phone (apart from the iPhone) at £399. £138 cheaper than the iPhone.

If anyone is reading this, seriously, £538 is far too much money. £440 is far to much money. At these price points you gotta step back to reality and think about the real world and what you really need.

I am completely disgusted at these price points and if anyone can explain why before places like France + Italy had to pay ALLOT more for their iPhones because they were factory unlocked, but now the UK LOCKED iPhone prices are almost identical?

[zerobrand]

over here in canada the 32gb is expected to be $799-$849 (without contracts) thats what i heard from rogers

[christoforo]

i want one bad but dont got the money for one. want to buy one without the contract on there site but i live in canada.

[A.T]

Lol@ reeko

I'm getting a 3GS for £440 and I thought £269 was a bargain for an iPhone as I got the iPhone, came home and unlocked it! Simple, no contract or anything.
I agree that O2 are being fag's, I might have to take a long hard look before buying, hmmmm

Well if people can get NO ONE to buy the iPhone 3GS in UK then O2 will have to drop the price, wont they?

[reeko]

Ye they wil, the same as they did with the 2G. But it won't happen.

The difference is this time round the subsidised price makes the iPhone look cheap to the average joe consumer - and that's where the money is and who Apple have been trying to target the whole time.

I also got the 2G for £269, got home, unlocked it and stuck my Orange sim in. All my friends said "£269 for a phone? Are you stupid?!"

These same friends are now happy to sign 24 month contracts which see them pay around 3/4 times the £269 i initially paid, but on the day of signing looks so cheap and cheerful.

And the worst thing about this whole pricing fiasco is that the iPhone will be allot cheaper to be produced now than the 2g was at the price point of £269, BUT ITS 200% THE PRICE OF THE 2G?!?!?!?!?!?!

I think im angry at Apple for selling out with it. If they didnt allow the carriers to subsidise the phone then we wouldnt have this

[itaintrite]

I'll sign it if you can expand the petition to include all the people not already using an iPhone 3G yet still can't get new-customer price because they aren't eligible for upgrade discounts yet.

No?

[LightManca]

I'd love to sign your petition.

However, you have to be a user of twitter, which I don't really want to sign up for.

But yes! I'm with ya! The big problem is that I have to re-up my 2 year contract. If I didn't have to have to re-up my 2 year contract to buy the more expensive phone, I'd say it was all equal.

But having to sign up for a new 2 year contract, I should get the cheaper price.

[Ozzyman500]

I'm lucky enough to get a 32GB at $299 if I want. Just no money right now.

[JayWheelz]

I signed the petition. Petitions never do anything but show who's angry lol. These companies only care about $$$$$$$$$$ so those of us who either can't afford the new phone or aren't willing to pay for the high price of the new phone are stuck. Well at least until further notice.

[suineg]

They dropped the 3G down to $99, how much cheaper can you get.

Do you NEED a 3G S? Are you ENTITLED to it?

You will get nowhere with this and it just reeks of whining. I am disappointed this was allowed on the front page.

[nbidgood]

wouldn't it be great if the iphone were just free? sure, but that's not how things work. at&t's service in general may be a ripoff, but their iphone pricing structure is actually fair. and as other's have pointed out, they're actually being nice by allowing many users a partial subsidy when they haven't yet fulfilled their original 2 year contract.


Counterpoint: AT&T isn't cheating iPhone 3G customers

[vert]

if you have an iphone 3g, and your want to upgrade theyll give you the subsidized price after one year of the contract, i got the 3g on launch so im eligible for the 199/299 price on july 12 of 09, seems fine to me, just need to wait a month more.

if you go to the apple site, and try ordering a 3gs itll ask you if you are an existing customer, press yes, and fill out the info, once you are through itll tell you when you are able to upgrade to the 3gs at full discount.

i agree that ATT are being douches for not giving us the "new customer" price after making us go through that whole fiasco last year, and etc, and i agree with this petition, although i dont have a twitter acct