ick... but it'll cost a lot more to get the stink of Sam's club off ya.

all this aggressive pricing including for radio shack tells me NOT to buy now
the better deals like the monthly plan will be even better after january,
no doubt other carriers are coming on board let ALL of them
compete with my next 2 year contract.
who cares if you can save 50 dollars on a phone if the plan is still over priced.
you can get an unlimited data, text , voice from walmart for $45/m
the cost isn't the phone, people its the plan.
if verizon through walmart can offer a fee free simple payment of $45 then we shouldn't have to pay much more even with a subsidized iPhone and all those ATT fees ....whew


buying an iPhone now is just a waste of money

i'll just wait.

Looks like Apple is trying to learn more about the price-elasticity of demand for the iPhone.

Also, this is another sign that Apple is totally committed to winning the mobile platform "war".

I am all for lower prices, but won't this hurt Apple just a bit. Like it or not, Apple is a status symbol...they also make amazing products. If you start offering their products for cheap, it's no longer something you have to save up for. You'll be able to go to Costco or Sam's Club and get it for $.01 (of course not now, but they were selling some high end smartphones for that much). Apple is expensive, but mandating their prices make them worth something...

Do you guys think this is a smart move on the value of Apple? Even if it is to win the Mobile OS war, you don't want to turn yourself into Android...

Apple is still getting full price regardless of what price retailers sell the iPhones. iPhones are already free in several countries by signing a contract at a high monthly bill. It's no different than US retailers slashing prices for the iPhone. It's about attracting and getting more people in to their stores and hoping consumers will walk out of there with more than just an iPhone.

I feel for Chinese people. There're still long waiting lists there.

I may be wrong but I think that all these low priced promotions are something Apple has allowed in good faith to help At&t pull in a few more boat loads of customers before the Verizon iPhone comes out.