"The exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone in the United States said customers using the smartphone today are automatically eligible for an upgrade to the new iPhone at the subsidized price of $199 for the 8-GB model and $299 for 16-GB version, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel told InformationWeek. As in all upgrades at the subsidized price, customers have to sign a new two-year contract no matter where they are in their current contract.

For AT&T customers using something other than an iPhone, the upgrade process is trickier. In order to be eligible for the subsidized price, customers have to first meet AT&T's credit criteria. Siegel declined to give details, saying that people are judged on an individual basis. "It really varies from person to person," Siegel said. "There's a whole lot of variables, and I would hate to give specific criteria." Via InformationWeek .

I've had my iPhone on AT&T's GoPhone plan since day 1 (June 29th, 2007). Last week I posted that I was told by AT&T GoPhone support that AT&T would offer the iPhone 3G as a GoPhone . That turned out to be a mistake. I was then told that in order to get the iPhone 3G for the subsidized price of $199 or $299 I would have to go to an AT&T store, pass their strict credit check, agree to a 2 year contract, and activate my current iPhone under that plan. I jumped through all of AT&T's hoops and was told that I now qualified for the subsidized price of $199 or $299 since I am now considered a current AT&T iPhone customer (being an AT&T GoPhone customer for almost a year means nothing to AT&T).

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/20/2008 01:30:00 AM