3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

With the original iPhone, purchasers who failed a credit check (whether because of bad credit or by entering a fake Social Security number like 999-99-9999) would qualify for special prepaid GoPhone plans. The plans are slightly more expensive than traditional postpaid plans, but for someone like myself who has poor credit because of past financial mistakes, it was a nice option -- in fact, it was the only way I could get an iPhone without paying a hefty deposit.

Now though, that's all going out the window. An AT&T spokesman tells us the iPhone "will only be available with a two-year contract." Current iPhone owners and other AT&T customers will have their two-year commitment restarted upon activation of a new 3G iPhone and current GoPhone users (like myself) are out of luck.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

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3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)

3G iPhone ONLY available with 2-year commitment -- no prepaid or off-contract options

Jordan Golson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:33:35 -0700

Not only did AT&T drop the revenue sharing component of its deal with Apple, it has also dropped the prepaid GoPhone iPhone plan for the 3G iPhone.

To put it mildly: that sucks.

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone
Analysis: Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone
Analysis: The big merger of 2008: The mobile phone and Web
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s
Special Feature: The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs
Special Feature: 10 'Net services that will succeed (and 10 that will probably fail)