iPhone Rate Plans - Kicking Blackberry's A$$

Well, the major question we've all been waiting for has finally been answered. Just how much is this contraption going to cost me a month? The answer came this morning, and it couldn't have been better. Well maybe, if they had offered it for free, but meh. Rate plans for the iPhone start at $59.99 a month for 450 minutes. "Yikes!", yells the Crackberry fanatics! But oh ho, look deeper and see what's included. 200 text messages, 5,000 night and weekend minutes, rollover minutes, unlimited mobile to mobile, oh yea, and UNLIMITED DATA. Umm... Pwn'd? My plan will be exactly this $59.99 one, as I can't see breaking those numbers to easily especially with rollover. The plans do go up to $99.99, as detailed in the image below.

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The other great news is after waiting on line for hours to get an iPhone, you get to go in the store, walk up to the counter.. say, "One iPhone please" they ring you up, and you walk out. Ack! What about activation!? "Hahaha", laughs Steve Jobs! "Puny mortals! I have thought of everything! Go home, connect your new iPhone to your computer, and sync it through the activation process from the comfort of your own home! Bwaaahahaha" (some dialog may not accurately depict the official press release and is instead used for emphasis.")

Needless to say, the news with this product just keeps getting better and better. The Blackberry's on the other hand, while amazing, cost about $99 for a plan somewhat similar to this, but with less weekend and night minutes and no texts; I believe they are a separate $5 or $10 dollar charge. The rate of that of course comes from buying separate phone and unlimited data plans.

Anyway, I will now officially start pulling my hair out until the 29th at 6PM. Yes, the next time you see me I will be bald. But at least I won't be as sweaty as this guy...

Gizmodo - Man waiting in line for iPhone for 100 hours