AT&T to sell no-contract iPhones
Let the unlocking begin!
Posted in Mobile, 20th March 2009 01:31 GMT
Free whitepaper – Managing operating systems and applications with the new Dell Management Console
AT&T will begin selling no-contract iPhones next week in the US, but they'll still be locked into AT&T service.
The Associated Press reported today that an AT&T spokesperson has confirmed that the company will being selling the 8GB iPhone 3G for $599 and the 16GB model for $699 - $400 above their contract prices - beginning next Thursday.
The phones, however, will only work with AT&T's service, which will be at its standard iPhone rates. No prepaid plans will be offered.
So what's the point? Plenty - just unlock the little fella, pop in an appropriate SIM card, and you're a free man. Or woman.
Who's four-hundred bucks in the hole. ®

The Register Agile Data Center Summit
Comparison Guide: IP Phones
Service Level Monitoring and management
SMB phone systems product requirements worksheet

Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide
Top 500 supers - rise of the Linux quad-cores
Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala
Sign up, sign up for The Register IT security newsletter