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Not being released until the 11th means you can't buy it before the 11th. The only places you'll be able to buy it on the 11th (and for some time after) are AT&T stores and Apple Stores. You will not be able to buy it online. Buying it from an Apple Store will probably be more pleasant but will also have longer lines, probably.

As far as service plans, the iPhone no longer is special. It will have the same service plans as every other phone. That means the data plan is going up by $10 a month. The voice plan remains the same. Text messages will now cost extra ($5 for 200 messages). A leaked memo says that the discounts (IRU, CRU) will now work with the iPhone contracts though. So depending on your discount (from your employer) the plan may actually cost less than the current iPhone plan. AT&T has yet to actually announce this change, as they think they're cute or something.

The specifics of the pricing of the plan are also not released. The subsidized price of the 8gb phone is $199 and the 16gb is $299. AT&T said they'll formally announce the pricing closer to launch.

You will be able to keep your current number. Porting the number over is relatively painless (although it may take a bit longer to activate the phone). As long as your Verizon contract is up it should be easy to swtich.

NAG wrote:

A leaked memo says that the discounts (IRU, CRU) will now work with the iPhone contracts though. So depending on your discount (from your employer) the plan may actually cost less than the current iPhone plan. AT&T has yet to actually announce this change, as they think they're cute or something.

Do you remember where you saw this? And if not, do you know where I can find the link for employer discounts? The reason I'm asking is that I know this option is available through my employer because I got the emails from AT&T last year offering them to me. At the time I still had a year left on my Sprint contract and I think I just deleted them.

Frank