<p>pizzagirl and jrpar – where did you get the notice about the upgrade offer? Was it part of your bill or something on the AT&T website? I have a 3GS and don’t remember seeing an offer like that. But I think I’ll wait on the 5, too…</p>
<p>Generally speaking, Apple drops the price of the current top end model to make it the low end model when they introduce a new phone. That is - the 4G is the current high end - usually $199 with a contract. The 3GS - the old high end model - is now the low end - usually something like $59. </p>
<p>AT&T offering the 4G for $18 bucks says to me that the new one (the “5G” or “4GS”) will be out shortly - and that the 4G will be the new low end. </p>
<p>I’m waiting…</p>
<p>It was part of my bill. I pay for 3 phones on this account, my kids’ and another family member’s. I called and they confirmed could upgrade for $18 (plus of course the 2 year contract). But there’s no harm in waiting, right? They said the upgrade doesn’t expire. BTW their phones are 3GS, not 3G, my mistake.</p>
<p>You do realize you wont get the newest model for the upgrade price of $18, right? Only the model they are discontinuing is offered at those low rates. The new model will probably start at $199, as always.</p>
<p>patsmom, I received a letter in the mail. It looked like junk mail but for some reason I opened it.</p>
<p>Rumor now is that Best Buy will be putting the iPhone 3GS phone on sale soon - price $0</p>
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<p>I have a 32gb iPhone and was thinking about same size for d but considering that she lets others hook it up to their sound systems to play her music files ( on her iPod) ,& one was stolen , one damaged I’m rethinking that plan.</p>
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My 3G iPhone seems to be dying, so I asked my Apple guru for advice. She told me the 5 vs. 4 improvement will be more significant than the 4 vs. 3 was, and that the 5 will probably be out in October. I predict that when the 5 comes out the 4 will be nearly free and the 5 will be $199 or $299.</p>
<p>The timeline is always unknown until the actual release date, but an $18 promotion is a pretty good indication that the new model isn’t far off.</p>
<p>My 3G is also limping along; I am hoping the 5 release is soon before the 3G actually bite the dust! I have quit looking at the rumored release date as it just keeps changing. The last I heard the preorder dates was going to be Rosh Hashanah and the actual release date was Yom Kippur; I guess no one at Apple is Jewish ;)</p>
<p>nothing about verizon iPhone
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