Free iPhone 3G!

While AT&T doesn't exactly offer the best iPhone 3G plans on the planet, it seems they come up with a free iPhone 3G! Yes, you read that right, but probably you also got it wrong, so let me explain. I am talking about "free" like in "freedom," and not "without having to pay a single dollar." For now, I have no idea on how to get the iPhone 3G without money, maybe only from those carriers offering them for free, but tied with extremely expensive service plans, or if you win some contest having one as prize. Since I have no idea about contests awarding iPhone 3G mobiles for now, let's see what can be said about AT&T's free iPhone 3G, shall we?

First of all, I must tell you about the funny advice from AT&T regarding your old iPhone. Once you upgrade, they say you could deactivate it and use it as a WiFi iPod. Come oon! A $600 iPod? No, thank you! Well, there's always the other solution, better for your family or friends, and also better for AT&T. If you want to know more about that course of action, feel free to check AppleInsider's article on how to hand down your old iPhone.

OK, so as we were able to see so far, in some cases, the cost of the iPhone 3G can go up to over $2000 during a 24-months contract, so let's see how expensive can be the free iPhone 3G offered by AT&T...

In a recent news release, AT&T disclosed terms and monthly rates for the iPhone 3G service plans, but also hinted that the 8GB free iPhone 3G will come for $599, and the 16GB one, for $699. I know it may sound painfully expensive, but if you're not that much of a talker, this may be cheaper in the long run.

The problem is that you'll probably still remain tied with AT&T, but you'll have the freedom of choosing a pay-as-you-go plan for voice service, because there is no prepaid data plan from AT&T available yet...so in the end, most iPhone users will choose "slavery." If you know some secrets regarding this whole deal, feel free to drop your comments below, I'm anxious to get to know your point of view!