[MacCheetah3]

Hi
Maybe it's because there are few free "hot spots" around my area but I just feel that if one doesn't use most of the features frequently, that's a lot of $$$ wasted on items that just don't get the attention they need. You pay for those features because they'll help you but if they aren't helping you, why pay for them? I hope this is making sense. If you only use the online services at home or once in a while at a free hot spot, it just seems to me that it isn't a feature that is making a big enough 'dent' in your daily routine to be worthwhile. Sure it is always nice to have in that rare instance but...Yeah...

[sheldonc]

I adore the iPhone. I am a total gadget head and I think the way Apple has converged these aspects of technology is a true vision of things coming (what, NOT the Palm Foleo?!?). If I had the money and were open to a new plan I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately (ok, fortunately for my present financial circumstances) I'm locked into Verizon for another 6 months.
Likely the data plan will be along the lines of $100 a month. That's pretty typical for high-end-device data feeds. I can't imagine it'd be more, and think it'd probably be less.
Regardless, if you are in the market for this kind of phone/music player/video player/web browser/organizer, I'm thinking this will be THE new technology to beat.
Yet again, Apple raises the bar.

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
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[Mav]

Just 24 days to go...
I'm in the market for a new phone, but since I own one of those $0 models I'm not in the market for an iPhone-class product...maybe a $0-20 cheapie with speakerphone and Bluetooth for the next go-'round, at least until the inevitable price drop/product rev, or maybe when the iPhone mini comes out (I wouldn't want to be anywhere NEAR an Apple or AT&T Store if that ever happens...)
I can technically afford the phone and the data plan, but it seems too pricey to me, and I have a no-frills monthly plan that does the job for my ultra-low cel phone expectations. Some people are in the same position as me and can't imagine paying that much for a phone (yet); some people (say, the 15-21 demographic) have a lot of better ways to spend $500-600 and the $40-60 savings from a high-end monthly plan. That's fine, but don't knock the iPhone over it. Apple's positioning this as the ultimate phone/iPod consumer convergence device, and when you look at those ads, it's hard to disagree with the billing it's getting. Apple really is trying to change the way people look at phones.
I say wait and see for a little while longer before passing judgment. In about a month, we'll know virtually everything we'd ever want to know about the iPhone (and associated data plans). Heck, we'll probably even find out stuff like how well it blends. :/

[MCJ]

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...very sleek, classy ads.
Interestingly enough, www.cingular.com now redirects to www.wireless.att.com/home. Goodbye Cingular; hello AT&T (...finally). I'm just surprised they didn't wait until June 29th to rid themselves of the Cingular moniker. I guess they will use that as the date that their retail stores will be completely transitioned. Who knows.

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How so? I don't believe that the iPhone's release date has any bearing on the takeover of Cingular by AT&T. After all the iPhone is by no means the only offering in their line-up.

[Scorp_56]

My contract with Verizon expires next April. At that time, I plan to make the switch. Verizon charges $175 if you decide to break your contract early... I don't want to give them any more money than I have too!
But on a side note, isn't the iPhone walkthough on the Apple site not brillant? I've checked it out at least once every two weeks since the MacWorld Conf. It's simple but effective, and I think it does a better job communicating the strengths of the device than the HTCTouch Flash demo (http://www.htctouch.com)

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
There's a fourth iPhone ad posted demonstrating Safari but I find this interesting...

Mac Rumors: Apple Removes '2 Year Contract Required' Note from iPhone Ads