AppleInsider is reporting that customers who want their iPhone service pre-paid may be paying more than $600 for the device.
A report from Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster, estimates that 53 percent of the new iPhone 3G’s market is made up of customers who forgo service agreements and go the pre-paid route. But, if they want the new iPhone 3G they’ll be paying a hefty price.
As Apple charges an average of $425 per handset, the estimate assumes that carriers will tack on another $175 or so to make a profit.
With a price more than three-times the subsidized price, it is estimated that only 10-15% of iPhone 2.0 users, mostly international customers, will go with a pre-paid plan.
AT&T has yet to announce an unsubsidized price for the iPhone 3G in the United States.
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[1] http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/23/pre_paid_iphone_3g_customers_may_pay_600_for_handset_report.html
[2] http://www.maclife.com/article/at_t_paying_apple_325_for_each_iphone_3g
[3] http://www.maclife.com/article/at_t_to_subsidize_iphone_2_0