Comments on: Concerns mount over AT&T’s iPhone plans

By: Vincent Nguyen

Vincent Nguyen — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:32:30 +0000

all of the carriers charge 10 cents a message regardless. the way to get around this is to use a third party app such as IM+ or Agile Messenger.

the reason the carriers can justify charging for each instant messenger is because they use the same process to send and receive text messages.

By: Cleverboy

Cleverboy — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:32:53 +0000

Jesus. I’m currently on Nextel aka Sprint, and I’m on a $59 plan with them. It’s got “Internet” but only in the worst way, and get this… if I use “Instant Message”, it’ll cost me 10 cents a message unless I get one of their plans that includes IM priviledges. This… this type of crap is what I wish to leave behind getting an iPhone. I don’t want a new version of it either, when PDAs aren’t half as lame and cost much less. I just want a new kind of phone paradigm where I’m not bending over and being told to be grateful. I paid $250 for my phone (no deals available, and previous phone went south), and had to pay an extra $5 for a calculator I’d had for free with a previous phone. I’m so done with these games.

By: PoitNarf

PoitNarf — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:02:16 +0000

I fully expected to be paying around $60 – $70 a month for the iPhone. Any higher than that and I’ll start having second thoughts…

By: TQuila

TQuila — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:52:57 +0000

Operating cost has been a big issue for me since the announcement of AT&T as service provider. The pre-tax/fee speculated cost is what I currently pay for 2 lines on Sprint (one is fror a Treo with unlimited internet).

I agree that AT&T should make special plans specifically for the iPhone due to its unique features.