iPhone Owners, You Are Screwed

Yes, you heard that right. Current iPhone owners got the shaft!

My wife and I was one of the fortunate individuals to be able to buy a iPhone last year when they came out. I had worked out a great deal with my wife and aunt to sell her my current iPhone so I could go by the 16BG - 3G iPhone. Yes! No!

I learned today on AT&T's website that I was not going to be eligible for the advertised price at WWDC. That's right, if you are a current owner and you want to upgrade, you have to pay $400 for the 8GB and $500 for the 16GB models.

When did Apple agree with AT&T to do the special pricing they do on every other phone.   Apparently when they had to find a way to meet their 10 Million units mark by the end of the year.  

And the saddest part is, Apple and AT&T knows that the early adopters will probably opt and pay the additional $200-$300 to have the latest and greatest.

So, I am now left with a challenge, my 1 year old iPhone battery is croaking.  My phone (with wi-fi off) could go up to 3 days without a charge and heavy usage.  It now struggles to make it 1 1/2 days.  I am left with a decision...pay $80 for a battery and phoneless (in the middle of campaign season) for several weeks or suck it up and by the 3G.