AT&T to Offer Rebates on the iPhone?

Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:36PM EDT

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Ever since the iPhone was introduced back in January, Apple has held firm on the phone's sky-high price tag ($499 for the 4GB model, and a whopping $599 for the 8GB variety). Now comes word that AT&T may prevail on Cupertino to allow some rebates on the hotly anticipated handset.

Mac site AppleInsider found a research note from an analyst claiming that AT&T may dole out rebates between $50 and $150 for iPhone buyers who sign two-year service agreements. "We are heading rebates of $50-150 that will be offered by AT&T to lower the price points for iPhone...and to entice customers to sign longer term voice and data contracts," wrote American Technology analyst Shaw Wu.

Of course, even if AT&T were to go ahead and offer iPhone rebates up to $150, that would leave a $450 price tag for the 8GB model and $350 for the 4GB version-tough pills to swallow, considering the two-year contract you'd have to sign. Personally, I keep going back and forth on the iPhone; yes, amazing interface (or at least, so it looks from the demos) plus music and videos, but no 3G, relatively low memory, and way pricey. What about you? Would a $150 (or even $50) rebate be enough to make you sign on the dotted line?

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Apple seriously considering iPhone rebate, subsidy - report [AppleInsider]

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  • 1 Posted by kennernow on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:49PM EDT Report Abuse

    This generation iPhone will be outdated by the end of the year. No amount of rebate will get me to buy.

  • 2 Posted by mykuh_gsn on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:31PM EDT Report Abuse

    I'll stick with my LG Chocolate thank-you. (At a reasonable $29 after rebates.) I just don't see the iPhone as being all that great and magnificent, really.

  • 3 Posted by pinklalahamid on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:12PM EDT Report Abuse

    no i will wait until a while and see if the price goes down til than i have my LG Chocolate phone

  • 4 Posted by neatolee on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:35PM EDT Report Abuse

    I was going to get an iPhone even if the price went to $1,000. So to have it be $450 would be a bargain in my book.

  • 5 Posted by dmorrison10 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    I am sold and will probably buy the first upgraded version, too.

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