The iPhone

Photo Credit: The Cool Hunter

So Cingular, or now recently switched to AT&T, is already announcing their iPhone plans. You might be asking yourself: how much would it actually cost to own a brand new iPhone? Well, let’s do the math:

A 4GB iPhone would be $499, and an 8GB would be $599, plus the sales tax here in FL is 7%: that is $533.93 and $640.93, respectively. Include a $36 activation fee to that.

AT&T iPhone plan rates are as follows:

450 minutes for $59.99 ($64.19 after taxes)*
900 minutes for $79.99 ($85.59 after taxes)*
1,350 minutes for $99.99 ($106.99 after taxes)*
*(All plans require a “minimum new 2-year wireless service plan and activation fee required to activate iPhone features, including iPod.”)

So how much would you end up spending in the first month?

A 4GB iPhone with 450 mins: $634.12; with 900 mins: $655.52; with 1,350 mins: $676.92.
An 8GB iPhone with 450 mins: $741.12; with 900 mins: $762.52; with 1,350 mins: $783.92.

The iPhone will go on sale at 6pm this Friday in Apple Stores across the US... Apparently there’s already a waiting line in NYC.