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   From: candid@dontbother.invalid   
      
   Seth wrote:   
   > "jill"  wrote in message   
   > news:o5GdncHpNdzVKnXXnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   >> In article ,   
   >> Frank Frank   wrote:   
   >>> jill wrote:   
   >>>> In article ,   
   >>>> Frank Frank   wrote:   
   >>>>> You're joking. The price I've seen advertised is $600 WITH a long   
   >>>>> locked-in contract with AT&T.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'm in the US and have AT&T. About two/three weeks ago I looked at   
   >>>> the iphone and it would have cost me $150 after rebates and deals and   
   >>>> the like.   
   >>>   
   >>> The key phrase here being "after rebates and deals and the like", and   
   >>> rebates can be trusted about as much as lawyers, politicians, and   
   >>> ex-wives can.   
   >>   
   >> Fair enough. It was about $250-$300 _before_ all the deals were added   
   >> on. I've done this sort of thing with AT&T before and they have always   
   >> come through with the rebates, eventually. Of course they aren't   
   >> 'cash in your pocket' rebates but a reduction in my cell bill.   
   >>   
   >> Are there different levels of iphone? Could the one I looked at have   
   >> been a cheaper version?   
   >   
   > Currently in the US, you can have an iPhone for $99 out the door, no   
   > rebates, but requires contract.   
      
   That can't be. The price I definitely saw quoted was six times that.   
      
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