You get a free iPhone3G if you sign up with British wireless carrier O2
Several websites were reporting rumours about the possibility to see the iPhone3G down to $149 at Costco or even $99 maybe on Apple’s website. Some say it would be for one day after Thanksgiving, others for the rest of the holiday season.
In any case, I want to scream… SO WHAT!!!! It should be free!
Yes, FREE, just like in the U.K., which is not the cheapest region on earth, but where the national wireless carrier O2 is giving away the 8MB iPhone3G if you sign up for a mere 18 months (versus 24 with AT&T) to their £45 (~$70) a month plan. But if you go for the £75 ($112) plan, then you get the 16MB version for free!
In Germany, another rather expensive region, you can get an iPhone3G 8MB for 1 euro (or ~$1.3) at T-Mobile if you sign up for 2 years to their 69 euros (~$90) a month plan.
Now compare that to AT&T who’s charging in the U.S. $199 for the iPhone3G 8MB with a minimum of $70 a month for the 2 year contract.
So with that in mind, I hope you understand why I think a $99 iPhone3G is still tooooo expensive!
