Our Canadian friend, Chris24, points us to the the fine print on the AT&T/ iPhone service agreement which states that "Charges for international messages sent from the U.S. are 20¢ for Text Messages and 50¢ for Picture/Video Messages.".
Oh REALLY? We didn't know the iPhone had picture and video text messages. Heck, legit (unhacked) iPhones can't even do video as far as anyone outside of Cupertino knows.
This might be a typo on AT&T's part - some sloppy cutting and pasting perhaps. Check out the full screen here.
However, Boingboing has more. This could also be an AT&T blanket coverage thing that iPhones are unwittingly getting. We haven't gotten any such texts.
Oh, and $.50? That is kinda pricey if you ask us - especially when email is free and it is using the same network. Kinda like charging you to make a ringtone out of a song you already own. And, as many people have pointed out, this isn't new technology - other phones have had this capability for years.
Props: Chris24
Update: Apple has removed said statement. Maybe it was just a typo ;-)
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Hey, Thanks for promoting
Hey,
Thanks for promoting the story :) Just as an FYI, the terms were only on the store.apple.com iPhone page, and not on apple.com/iphone, and appear to still be there. Also, the terms are still on the AT&T iPhone Terms page :)
no worries, great find!
no worries, great find!
I just clicked on the link
I just clicked on the link at 9:42PM Sunday Night on Apples page and it read the following:
"Minimum new 2-year wireless service plan and activation fee required to activate iPhone features, including iPod; plans are subject to AT&T credit approval. AT&T also imposes monthly a Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge of up to $1.25 to help defray costs incurred in complying with State and Federal telecom regulations; State and Federal Universal Services Charges; and surcharges for customer-based and revenue-based state and local assessments on AT&T. These are not taxes or government-required charges. International messages not included. Charges for international messages sent from the U.S. are 20¢ for Text Messages and 50¢ for Picture/Video Messages. Additional charges for premium messages and content apply. Messages over 300KBs billed at additional 50¢ per message."
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID...
It's probably just legal
It's probably just legal verbage. Don't think it necessarily means a feature is coming specifically to the iPhone...
I don't think we really need
I don't think we really need to look in to the fine print here to support the idea that the iphone will be able to send picture and video messages. Of course the iphone will eventually by able to send picture and video messages. Does anyone really think that this device will not be updated to do such a simple task? Its all a matter of spacing features out and keeping people interested.
How is this news? SMS and
How is this news? SMS and MMS messaging have been part of the GSM phone standard for years! Anybody with a GSM phone that has a built-in camera has the ability to send text and picture/video messages to any other GSM phone worldwide. The tariffs are also not news, as most carriers charge a bit extra if the recipient is overseas. (Glad to hear that the iPhone has a feature my last three phones have had.)
Dude, Anonymous (not
Dude, Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 01:39
You don't get the point. for iphone users the fact that you will be able to send and recieve picture and video messages is quite exciting, due to the fact that it is not an available option as of yet. We're not Retards! We know what an MMS is you asshole!
yeah.. this has been there
yeah.. this has been there since before the iPhone was released.
haha, nice try
Citibank did not find out
Citibank did not find out about the problem until the American customers noticed discrepancies with their accounts and notified the bank.
iphones
I'm glad I have a Blackberry.