The iPhone is due in 8 days, and customers are asking if they can afford one.
As posted on MacRumors.com, ApplePhoneGeeks.com and iPhoneMatters.com, AT&T has announced that iPhone customers will choose from several new rate plans when the device goes on sale June 29 at 6 pm local time.
iPhone users don’t want to look at the data meter while surfing
There’s no word yet on unlimited data plans. MacRumors claims an announcement may be made tomorrow, and that a 2-year service contract wil be part of the requirements.
I would assume that AT&T would want iPhone customers to sign up for an unlimited plan. It’s easy to consume several MB of data a month on a PDA or Sidekick, for example. The iPhone’s Safari browser promises a desktop web experience, which seem to require a decent data connection.
The iPhone is all about lock-in
On AT&T’s side, a 2-year contract requirement makes sense. AT&T wants to recapture former customers who have defected to other carriers over the last few years.
We’ll find out if Allen Stern’s prediction of US$1936 for a user’s first year with an iPhone is close to the mark. Until we see the new rate plans, we won’t know. I commented on this figure on June 6, and I have a feeling he’s right.
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