Apple iPhone 3G means AT&T is no longer sharing revenues with Apple!

Apple iPhone 3G means AT&T is no longer sharing revenues with Apple!

The lower price point for the new Apple iPhone 3G means that the company is not going to share monthly revenues with AT&T.

AT&T has said that they will no longer share monthly revenue from iPhone customers with Apple.

This is because the new pricing is offered through subsidies. AT&T would be purchasing the iPhone from Apple and resell them to their customers with the subsidies.

This is going to cost a lot to AT&T but they aim to gain in the longer run as a lot of new customers are expected to leave their existing contracts to get the iPhone 3G.

AT&T is now offering the new iPhone for USD 199 and USD 299 for the 8GB and 16GB model respectively.

One thing is not clear. If AT&T is now subsidizing the Apple iPhone for sale at this new lower price… This could mean that Apple Stores would not be selling the iPhone just as they have been selling now.

They might force the customer to sign the contract before they are given the device at the new prices.

This could mean bad news for people who want to unlock the device to run on other mobile networks.