Why be an early adopter? Apple and At&T have not shown any loyalty whatsoever! First we were told early adopters would not be charged an extra fees… then this!

For all of us iphone 2g users, what are we going to do when our beloved iphones finally die? (inevitably they will) I noticed that all the post says iphone 2g users will be happy to keep their 2g one, but when our 2g iphone does die… will we be forced to buy the 3g and essentially get screwed and pay the additional fees?

I wish Android is out when my iphones (i have 3 under a family plan) finally die so I could make the transition and tell At&T and Apple to shove it!

Once a loyal apple fan…

First, you are comparing two completely different industries which have little to do with each other therefore bad comparison. Second, oil companies make a whole lot less per gallon of gasoline than does the federal government per gallon of gasoline. People should inform themselves as to where each cent goes before blabbering about “windfall” profits. If oil companies are making so much money, just imagine what the government piece of the pie is. Oil companies drill, refine, and deliver fuel to your local gas station; they provide a useful product to you. The government does absolutely nothing. Companies are in business to make money. The government is in business to screw with your money!

And Yes, I absolutely think more people plan to give At&t more money over the life of the contract.

AT&T isn’t raising their prices at all. This is the lowest 3G data price you will get out of AT&T for *any* phone. You are just now using their 3G data plan instead of their 2G data plan. There is no reason AT&T should be giving major discounts to iPhone users. They are treating iPhone users like they treat their other customers. I’d say that’s more than fair.

Nobody said the price of using a 3G phone was as cheap as the price of owning a 2G phone. If you don’t want to pay for 3G service, don’t buy a 3G phone!

I think this is a sob story. I watched the stevenotes. All of them (I know, sad right, but I was bored at work ;-)) Every time except wwdc08 he goes off on how successful the iphone is, and how much market share they captured in such a small time… IMO the latest pricing change has nothing to do with “giving the iphones to less wealthy people” which is what they are insinuating, but it’s pure marketing, chasing that ever elusive cent.

What I really think happened was that huge numbers of people bought the iphone unlocked already (I know I did in the UK), and use it on “rip as you go” in europe and therefore it’s AT&T who lost out, not Apple, hence the increase in fees, though for some reason this doesn’t equate here in the UK, where I’m sure just as many % iphones are in use on other carriers.