Data plan Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Drop your iPhone data plan, keep voice

by Erica Sadun (Nov 16th, 2007)

Sick of paying $20 a month for EDGE? Want to save $240/year? TUAW reader Josh tipped us off to his iPhone News post that reveals that you can now remove it from your plan. If you rarely use EDGE and live around ubiquitous WiFi (like I do), this is a great way to save some money. I gave this a try ...

Rumors: iPhones without contracts? Probably not

by Erica Sadun (Jun 6th, 2007)

Over at iPhone Matters, Tanner Godarzi asks whether you'll be able to buy an iPhone without a new contract, speculating that stores with extra inventory may allow just that. I think that's pretty unlikely. The commercials clearly state "Use requires a minimum new 2-year activation plan". Godarzi ...