If you go to letstalk.com, you can get the same W810 phone for free with instant rebates ($140 + $100). In addition, you get a $100 mail-in rebate from AT&T. Therefore, in the end, you get the phone, plus $100. The phone sells for at least about $200. With this, you go and buy your iPhone. Transfer your existing number and you're good to go. It should cost you $200 and a month or two of waiting for $100 from AT&T.

Agreed with simdude -- you're nuts if you think $60/mo. for all that stuff (SMS, unlimited data, etc.) is pricey. I have Cingular (now AT&T) currently, and with my Treo, I'm paying more than that for a data plan plus basic minutes already.

I was going to wait till next year to get an iPhone, but that data plan's so reasonably priced, I'm toying with the idea of doing it sooner!

You price complainers must think this is a toy, weeee! p*** on the go!!

It's a business tool, c*** man, if $60/month is bothering you, how in the world would you ever be able to afford the phone to start with?

It's a business tool, c*** man, if $60/month is bothering you, how in the world would you ever be able to afford the phone to start with?

Will everyone make up their mind if this is for business people or consumers. It seems people's opinions change every week (depending on whose criticizing whatever feature in some article). But last I read on here, it wasn't geared towards businesses.

BTW, is the data plan a requirement? What if you have no need for a data plan or SMS messaging? Maybe that's the plan 'for the rest of us' bobolicious is complaining about?

“What if you have no need for a data plan or SMS messaging? Maybe that's the plan 'for the rest of us' bobolicious is complaining about.”

If you do not need a Data plan then why buy a $500 phone that is built around DATA? That’s plain daft...

CVB

Not really. Maybe you want the GUI goodness primarily for the pure GUI goodness of the phone interface, and seamless calendar/contacts/music/document syncing.

Maybe battery life is too precious, for those sources and functions purposed, to consider surfing the net or checking email too.

It's not really daft. It's completely understandable. Data, on this phone doesn't mean internet is required, does it? Data can, in some weird way out way, be considered the things you sync the phone to your computer for, right? I may be totally wrong about what data is, but that's my guess. ;P

"If you do not need a Data plan then why buy a $500 phone that is built around DATA? That’s plain daft... "

I believe we have lost site of the original progress model for the iPhone. Remember that in the beginning it was announced that the future would hold more variety than just the two fully loaded models. Apple is trying to enter the market & then once they've proven the financial benefit they will start to think about those of us that actually still aren't ready to take the all in one leap & wish to separate our business from pleasure. I'm actually hoping the iPhone simply joins the iPod line & they make models that include features like the e-mail & chat but don't function as a phone. In the end I guess it will all depend on how many people want the same phoneless device as me & I'm willing to accept that there may not be enough of us to justify Apple making such a product.

I do have to admit, if there ever was a device to make me fork over the bucks it would probably be the iPhone. :)

There is no market for those willing to pay $500 for a phone that is WITHOUT messaging, WITHOUT internet and WITHOUT e-mail.

CVB