AT&T To Offer No-Contract iPhone

rfc1394 writes "While the regular price of an iPhone is $199 if you take a 2-year contract with AT&T, if you're willing to pay a lot more you can get one without a contract. An article in InfoWorld mentions that 'Freedom will come with a price — $599 for an 8GB device and $699 for a 16GB — but this will mark the first time consumers in the United States are able to buy an iPhone without being tied down to a two-year contract. The phone probably would still be locked for use only on AT&T's network, said Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg. But buyers could choose a pay-as-you-go plan for voice service.' The question still remains, does it make any sense to pay that much for a phone that is still locked to AT&T's network even if you aren't bound to a contract?" Update: 07/05 18:21 GMT by T : An anonymous reader suggests that there is a convoluted but possibly cheaper route to an new, unlocked iPhone.

Comments

Still being tied to AT&T???

[mattMad]

I think what people really want is an iPhone that can be used with any GSM carrier. For that, it would be worth paying more - but not for another way of still being tied to AT&T...

Re:iWouldn't

[MightyYar]

Insightful? Mods are confused by homonyms. The word you were looking for is inciteful.

Just out of sheer morbid curiosity, what phone companies are on your list of "good"?