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Beyond the new iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 5 by analysts and Apple watchers, Golvin expects Sprint and Verizon to sell the existing iPhone 4 at a discount when the new model arrives. "The iPhone 4 could be $49, and in the future, as low as $29," he predicts.
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That's meaningless if people still have to pay $15 to $30 per month for a data plan. Over a two year contract, that amounts to an additional $360 to $720 dollars tacked onto the price of the phone. So the $49 AT&T iPh4 is really $409 and the $49 Verizon iPh4 is really $769. Some bargain