pcworld.com — There's no shortage of buzz over predictions that iPhone service costs are about to drop, but I wish to respectfully disagree with that expectation. The predicted price drop is supposed to be the result of a trickle-down effect from the heating up of competition for cellular customers
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Closed AccountFeb 24, 2009
I don't actually think he says much that's well thought out. I don't know how much say Apple has in the data pricing. They used to have a revenue sharing agreement, but now they just sell them to AT&T, who subsidizes it. While I'm sure they have more pull than other device manufacturers, the data is about the same as a 3G data for non-iPhone smartphones. And I think that price pressure will inevitably bring the price of data itself down (certain carriers will try and nickel and dime you though), and Apple will have little to no say about that.
nosaltFeb 24, 2009
Uh oh ... Apple is looking to make "jailbreaking" a fine enforcable infraction.
mtheoryxFeb 24, 2009
[citation needed]
mtheoryxFeb 24, 2009
^^ This includes ISP's as well, in the US anyway. Well said dizilbdog.
barackalypseFeb 25, 2009
The iPhone plan prices won't budge because of lock in. The only thing that will lower the prices is if Sprint or T-Mobile start getting devices as compelling as the iPhone and start stealing away customers, then AT&T will have to compete on price.