pcworld.com - 2/24/2009
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The Apple iPhone , which starts at $199, has been competitively priced for some time now, but its service plans remain usurious and a major turnoff to lot of potential customers. Many folks won’t balk at paying a couple hundred bucks for a cool piece of hardware, but they’ll pass after ...
itexaminer.com - 2/23/2009
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 2/23/2009
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apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com —
AT&T’s rivals have become more aggressive about their
pricing, and that — paradoxically — could be good...
for Apple ( AAPL ), according to Kaufman Bros.’ analyst Shaw Wu. In a report to clients issued Monday, Wu notes ...
(more)
Analyst: iPhone benefits from carrier rate war
reuters.com - 2/19/2009
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reuters.com —
NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA, the No.
4 U.S. mobile phone service, said on Wednesday it...
is offering a $50 per month service plan to long-time customers in San Francisco, in the latest sign that U.S. operators may be facing a price war. Under the ...
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T-Mobile USA tests $50 unlimited call plan
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Opinion: Why iPhone service prices probably won’t budge
Macworld —
... . There’s no shortage of buzz over predictions that iPhone service costs are about to drop , but I wish to respectfully disagree with that expectation. The predicted price drop is supposed to be the result of a trickle-down effect from the heating up of competition for cellular customers. ...
Opinion: Why iPhone service prices probably won’t budge
iPhone Central —
... . There’s no shortage of buzz over predictions that iPhone service costs are about to drop , but I wish to respectfully disagree with that expectation. The predicted price drop is supposed to be the result of a trickle-down effect from the heating up of competition for cellular customers. ...
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