On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:59:55 -0700 (PDT), 4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Jul 22, 8:21*pm, Mark Reinhold <ma...@mbrnet.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:41:29 -0600, David Moyer <dav...@world.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>
>AT&T TAKES MORE SMARTPHONE CUSTOMERS FROM VERIZON AND OTHER TELECOS
>
>In the first twelve days of the iPhone 3G's life, AT&T has shifted
>double the number of iPhones it sold in the same period last year. And
>remember, this is US only, and doesn't take into account the
>international sales. Some of the factors are the same. Both the
>original iPhone launch and this year's 3G launch have been plagued by
>shortages. There has also been a lot of free publicity in the form of
>media buzz, along with the official, understated ad campaign.
>
>MAINSTREAM IS REALLY KICKING IN
>
>The difference is the price. Sure, we know that over the course of a
>two year contract, the higher price for data will make the iPhone 3G
>more expensive than the old one even at the starting price of $200.

However the overwhelming Majority of ATT customers, don't have
iPhones, and have been in a contract less than 21 months, and thus
dont qualify for the $199 price.

And its still not spelled out that such customers can retain their
current Voice plans. Ask 3 CSRs about that and get 5 different
answers.