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Walmart offering 16GB iPhone 3GS for $97
Walmart has announced that it is now offering the 16GB iPhone 3GS for $97. Like all past iPhones, these discounted iPhone 3GS units are new and require a two-year contract with AT&T. With Apple CEO Steve Jobs expected to unveil the next-generation iPhone during his June 7 WWDC keynote address, it is possible that the price drops are a precursor to Apple discontinuing the 8GB iPhone 3G, which is currently sold for roughly $100, and replacing it with the 16GB iPhone 3GS, while the new models fill in the traditional $199 and $299 price points. Notably, neither Apple nor AT&T has yet to drop their prices on 16GB iPhone 3GS models.
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I work for Wal-Mart and the iPhone has been selling very well here. Now that we have dropped the price it’s become a frenzy here at my store. We should be sold out of our in stock by noon today. =8-)
Posted by Wally World on May 25, 2010 at 11:13 AM (PDT)
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While it’s interesting to see Wal-Mart do this, I wonder if each store is keeping the iPhone display tidy. In my local Wal-Mart this isn’t the case. The town itself has really good EDGE and 3G coverage so in my mind, there’s no excuse for this.
Posted by hoshieBIOTpod in Havelock, NC USA on May 25, 2010 at 7:14 PM (PDT)