FAQ: What an iPhone 3G S will cost you

19.06.2009
Okay, the iPhone 3G S is out. than last year, with public enthusiasm dampened due to a host of factors, ranging from a this time around to the return of online ordering and at-home activation.

Or maybe it's the price.

Although new AT&T customers can buy the iPhone 3G S at the lowest prices, many existing iPhone owners cannot. And that has turned some of them into a . More than 14,000 have signed a petition on Twitter demanding satisfaction.

Just as important is that the whole mobile phone pricing structure is a Rube Goldberg-like construction that's right up there with new car and airline ticket pricing on the Confusion Meter.

Who can figure it out? Not even the .

We're not sure if we understand it all, but we have answers to some questions on pricing. We think.