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danangdoc · Jun 17, 2008, 01:56 PM

At the Allentown, PA store, I was told that the new 8-gig iPhone would be US 199.00. The "Genius" told me I could order on line on 7/11 (or was it I could buy it at the 7-11?) and even activate it over iTunes. However, I really want only the iPod Touch. Problem is, with 8-gigs, it's a hundred dollars more than the iPhone will be next month! Is Apple serious about selling any more iPods? Why would anyone buy one? Even if you didn't want the phone part, you'd still buy the iPhone for $100 less and just use that. I'm guessing either the price for the phone that the 'genius' gave me is bogus, or Apple is planning to stop selling the iPod touch, or will the price drop? Thoughts?

Dakar the Fourth · Jun 17, 2008, 02:10 PM

Allentown has an Apple Store? How did I miss this?

imitchellg5 · Jun 17, 2008, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by danangdoc

? Even if you didn't want the phone part, you'd still buy the iPhone for $100 less and just use that. I'm guessing either the price for the phone that the 'genius' gave me is bogus. Thoughts?

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lpkmckenna · Jun 17, 2008, 02:14 PM

some of the iphone price is now in the monthly access fee. even still, the iphone is a better deal.

danangdoc · Jun 17, 2008, 02:30 PM

Yes, at the Lehigh Valley mall, 7th St and Rt 22. Opened last fall. Always crowded. Amazing. RU in PA?

BRussell · Jun 17, 2008, 02:32 PM

Yeah, the iPhone is cheaper than the iPod Touch.

That's like saying you could buy a house for only the cost of the closing fees.

iPhone = $199 + (at least) $70/month for 2 years = (at least) $1900
iPod Touch = $299

At the very least, you'll have to pay a month of the contract + an early termination fee of $175.

analogika · Jun 17, 2008, 02:35 PM

Heh. I can get a new car with no down payment! That's cheaper than a MacBook!

WOOOO!

lpkmckenna · Jun 17, 2008, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by BRussell

Yeah, the iPhone is cheaper than the iPod Touch.

That's like saying you could buy a house for only the cost of the closing fees.

iPhone = $199 + (at least) $70/month for 2 years = (at least) $1900
iPod Touch = $299

At the very least, you'll have to pay a month of the contract + an early termination fee of $175.

If you need a cellphone, the iPhone is a great deal. A crappy cellphone+plan and an iTouch would cost more that just an iPhone+plan.

Saying an iPhone costs $1900 is plainly wrong. An iPhone with 2 years of access costs $1900.

If you bought an iPhone, then activated and cancelled on the spot, it would be 199+175+75 = $449. A 8GB iTouch is now $319. For that $130, you have an inactive 3G phone and GPS, an a bunch of other little things.

BRussell · Jun 17, 2008, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

If you need a cellphone, the iPhone is a great deal. A crappy cellphone+plan and an iTouch would cost more that just an iPhone+plan.

I doubt it. Lots of people have crappy cell phones that they get for "free" with $50-ish/month plans.

Saying an iPhone costs $1900 is plainly wrong. An iPhone with 2 years of access costs $1900.

If you bought an iPhone, then activated and cancelled on the spot, it would be 199+175+75 = $449. A 8GB iTouch is now $319. For that $130, you have an inactive 3G phone and GPS, an a bunch of other little things.

Didn't I say exactly that in the post you quoted? :checks: Yup, I did. It's the cost of the phone + two years of payments, or it's the cancellation fee and probably a month of service, which makes it more expensive than an iPod Touch. And that's not even addressing the question of which, if any, functions will work on a cancelled-contract iPhone 3G.