Quote Originally Posted by bigred
Oh, and from a purchasing standpoint, trading up iphones from first gen to second gen (3g) was relatively painless. There were large discounts on the tradein value and plans were reset avoiding any contract fees. Something to keep in mind if you buy the 3g version and then the next iphone iteration comes out in 6 months (5 years canada time).
The reason it was so easy to go from the iphone 2g to the iphone 3g was because you paid full retail price for the 2g which meant you could upgrade your phone to the iphone (or any phone for that matter) at any point in your contract. With the 3g its different because ATT is subsidizing $400 of the cost of the iphone which means you can only get a full upgrade after 12-21 months depending on your rate plan. Not sure how upgrading the the iphone 4g or whatever it will be called will be because of this. It is possible theyll still let you right when it comes out even if youre not eligible for an upgrade but its not a sure thing.

As far as a new iphone, theres only been rumors, although im sure it will happen just a date is still unknown.