Free iPhone? Not Soon, Maybe Someday

When Apple (AAPL) cut the iPhone's price to $199 from $399, sales doubled. Now at $99, the 8 GB iPhone 3G costs one-sixth the price of the first 8 GB iPhone, and Wall Street expects another sales uptick. So why don't AT&T and Apple just cut the price down to $0?

That's the idea that TheStreet.com's Scott Moritz floats: "...Within hours of Apple's announcement Monday that it was cutting the price of the old iPhone by half to $99, speculation arose that AT&T would eventually cut the price to $0."

Well, sure, maybe someday. Eventually, every cellphone that stays on the market long enough winds up free (or close to it) after subsidy.

But given the iPhone's wholesale price that AT&T pays -- probably $400 or more -- and Apple's image as a premium brand, it doesn't seem like something either company is in a hurry to offer. The $99 iPhone also serves as a lure for the new $199/299 iPhone 3G S, which both companies want to sell. But it'll be hard to upsell people to $200 from $0.

[via Business Insider]

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Free iPhone? Not Soon, Maybe Someday

When Apple (AAPL) cut the iPhone's price to $199 from $399, sales doubled. Now at $99, the 8 GB iPhone 3G costs one-sixth the price of the first 8 GB iPhone, and Wall Street expects another sales uptick. So why don't AT&T and Apple just cut the price down to $0?

That's the idea that TheStreet.com's Scott Moritz floats: "...Within hours of Apple's announcement Monday that it was cutting the price of the old iPhone by half to $99, speculation arose that AT&T would eventually cut the price to $0."

Well, sure, maybe someday. Eventually, every cellphone that stays on the market long enough winds up free (or close to it) after subsidy.

But given the iPhone's wholesale price that AT&T pays -- probably $400 or more -- and Apple's image as a premium brand, it doesn't seem like something either company is in a hurry to offer. The $99 iPhone also serves as a lure for the new $199/299 iPhone 3G S, which both companies want to sell. But it'll be hard to upsell people to $200 from $0.

[via Business Insider]

Get a Free iPhone! Yes, that is correct! Stay away from the trouble of earning enough to pay for it for you can get it the simple way .... straight to your doorstep! Free! Interested? Then find out how to get a Free iPhone!

Google Offers Free iPhone Calendar, Contact Syncing (GOOG, AAPL)

Why pay for Apple's (AAPL) MobileMe when Google Sync is free? Google is now offering a simple calendar and contact syncing service for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as phones running Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile. Google explains:

For iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, Google Sync allows you to get your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to your phone. Once you set up Sync on your phone, it will automatically begin synchronizing your address book and calendar in the background, over-the-air, so you can attend to other tasks. Sync uses push technology so any changes or additions to your calendar or contacts are reflected on your device in minutes. The connection is always on so you don't have to manually sync your phone after Sync has been set up. This means that when your colleague changes the time of the TPS report cover sheets meeting, you'll know about it right away.

Read the whole article @ Business Insider

Get a Free iPhone! Yes, that is correct! Stay away from the hassles of earning enough to pay for it for you can get it the simple way .... straight to your doorstep! Free! Interested? Then find out how to get a Free iPhone!

Google Offers Free iPhone Calendar, Contact Syncing (GOOG, AAPL)

Why pay for Apple's (AAPL) MobileMe when Google Sync is free? Google is now offering a simple calendar and contact syncing service for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as phones running Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile. Google explains:

For iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, Google Sync allows you to get your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to your phone. Once you set up Sync on your phone, it will automatically begin synchronizing your address book and calendar in the background, over-the-air, so you can attend to other tasks. Sync uses push technology so any changes or additions to your calendar or contacts are reflected on your device in minutes. The connection is always on so you don't have to manually sync your phone after Sync has been set up. This means that when your colleague changes the time of the TPS report cover sheets meeting, you'll know about it right away.

Read the whole article @ Business Insider

Get a Free iPhone! Yes, that is correct! Stay away from the hassles of earning enough to pay for it for you can get it the simple way .... straight to your doorstep! Free! Interested? Then find out how to get a Free iPhone!