Sam Oliver
In pictures sent to The Boy Genius Report,, it appears that the new 8GB iPhone 3GS will be sold in place of the existing iPhone 3G model. The alleged document says that Rogers has "launched" the new model, and is "aiming to reduce" inventory of the existing stock.
"It seems that Rogers in Canada is in the process of shipping iPhone 3GS 8GB flavor handsets to stores," the report states. "Again, unconfirmed, no idea on pricing (we have no clue where to start on that) but we felt it was newsworthy to at least let you guys know what we’re hearing."
It is possible that Apple priced the 8GB iPhone 3G at $99 only to sell the remaining inventory, with the intention of replacing it with a speedier iPhone 3GS model.
At WWDC in June, when Apple unveiled the new iPhone 3GS, the handset maker dropped the price of the iPhone 3G to $99. The 16GB iPhone 3GS sells for $199 while the 32GB model retails for $299.
The announcement of a $99 iPhone was met positively on Wall Street, though Apple has not revealed its sales numbers. However, the successful launch of the iPhone 3GS suggests the less expensive model has not detracted from overall sales.
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8GB? Sorry, I don't get out of bed for less than a terabyte.
8GB? Sorry, I don't get out of bed for less than a terabyte.
All joking aside, it is amazing that in such a short time the norm for smartphone included storage has gone from being measured in the low hundreds or even dozens of MB, to being measured in GB due to the iPhone. Most people felt the initial 4GB offering was too low so that model was quickly dropped (with some suing Apple for feeling forced to buy the 4GB when the 8GB was out of stock. Asshats!). Now we have 16 and 32GB yet 8GB still seems to be plenty for many folks. I think they will nix the 3G in favour of an 8GB 3GS as the cost of producing the 3G will rise while the 3GS will fall, though the price may still not be $99 as I don?t think the RAM cost is nearly worth $99 for 8 additional GB.
WHAT?? So Rogers denies 3G owners the ability to upgrade to the 3GS after having the 3G for a year, and now they are offering the 3GS for $99??
This has got to be a mistake. Either that or Rogers is incredibly stupid for denying all those people who wanted to upgrade unless they paid a huge upgrade fee.
I was sold a 3yrs fido contract approx two months before the first iphone came out with fido ... imagine my frustration ... and I am allowed to upgrade in 2011 or so ... I blame myself for not spending a few hours online researching before signing with fido
Current tech at $99? With AT&T monthly down to $69 incl data? Sure. Finally. Where do I sign? Toronto you say? Ooooh...