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 The impending launch of the iPhone is only weeks away, and yet much of it is still shrouded in mystery. One major issue here in the U.S. is that only one carrier (AT&T/Cingular) will be offering the phone, and that carrier is keeping very tight lipped about what the service and data plan packages will be. We already know, thanks to Apple Insider that existing business plan users will have to wait in line like everyone else with no incentives or deals offered. Tech Blorge has an op/ed piece today covering many of the concerns involved with the product launch, that tend to deflate much of the iPhone hype...Given that anyone who wants to move over to an iPhone will also need to switch over to AT&T as their carrier, isn’t it about time that Apple and AT&T came clean about how much it’s going to cost to actually own the iPhone? Isn’t about time that the details of the iPhone service plans were released so that consumers can make an informed decision? Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge speculates that based on AT&T’s existing voice and data plans, a 4GB iPhone plan, with 450 minutes of voice and unlimited data, might have an operating cost of US$2419 over the two years of the service contract — $40 per month for 450 minutes of voice calls, $40 per month for unlimited data, and $499 to “buy” the iPhone in the first place. If this were to be the case, than the iPhone wouldn’t only be expensive up front, but it would also be expensive to own. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           
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