Total Cost of Ownership of an iPhone 3GS

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iPhoneiPhone 3GiPhone 3G S
Unlimited Data$20$30$30
200 Text Messages0$5$5
AT&T 450 (monthly) $40$40$40
AT&T 450 (2 years) $960$960$960
Data Plan and 200 Messages (2 years)$480$840$840
Original Price$499/$599$199/$299$199/$299
Total Cost of Ownership$1939/$2039$1999/$2099$1999/$2099
In upgrading from an iPhone 3G to a iPhone 3G S, customers outside the upgrade period will incur an additional $200 fee (in addition to extending their contract another 2 years). Existing AT&T Customers also need to pay $36 for an Activation and Upgrade fee. Having no text message plan would reduce the total cost of ownership of the 3G and 3G S iPhones by $120.

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