iPhone 3G Pricing and Comparison to original iPhone- July 6, 2008 This page and its linked pages from AT&T provide the greatest details so far about features and pricing, including absolutely crystal-clear comparisons.Towards the bottom of the page, there's a chart that compares the original iPhone to the iPhone 3G. It's a one-page chart (in PDF), and the differences are shown in red. (For some reason, we usually have to work backward to find out what vendors are trying to tell or not tell us, but this is as clear as can be.)To me, big news is iPhone 2.0...http://www.northcountryconsulting.com/2008/07/iphone-3g-pricing-and-comparison-to.html AT&T New iPhone Pricing & Availability- July 2, 2008 The press release provides the definitive AT&T pricing and a link to further info. For a $400 additional fee, you can get the new iPhone without a contract (that is, no long-term commitment, but you still are tied to AT&T--this is not an unlocked phone).For customers who have bought an iPhone before the launch date of July 11, you can upgrade to the new iPhone for the same $199(8GB)$299(16GB) you would get with a new contract. Thus, it seems as if the upgrade is preferable to a new contract...http://www.northcountryconsulting.com/2008/07/at-new-iphone-pricing-availability.html One Small Step at a Time to iPhone Service in Vermont and the North Country (NY)- July 1, 2008 Yesterday, Verizon and the FCC met to discuss divestiture issues. As devotees of this soap opera may recall, the Department of Justice required Verizon to divest itself of certain cell licenses in order to complete its purchase of Rural CellularUnicel. (From the 611 letter: "Verizon Wireless has agreed to divest certain cellular licenses and related network assets and subscribers in six markets: Burlington, VT MSA; New York RSA 2 Franklin; Vermont RSA 1- Franklin; Vermont RSA 2 Addison;...http://www.northcountryconsulting.com/2008/07/one-small-step-at-time-to-iphone.html Disclosure and Data: Are the Media Up to It- July 1, 2008 The new data to be reported and disclosed via the 990 can usher in a new era of transparency for non-profits, but this grand scheme relies in part on the media actually using that data. So far, the track record is not so hot, particularly for traditional media.For example, here we are at the end of another quarter, and fund-raising numbers will be released through the Federal Election Commission. What will local media report Will they pick up a wire service story on the top 1050100 contributors.http://www.northcountryconsulting.com/2008/07/disclosure-and-data-are-media-up-to-it.html |