Free Runner price vs iphone 3G price

[ian douglas]

Shawn wrote:
> say I buy a freerunner, but decide to switch to AT&T as my provider (as 
> I plan to do in the near future), will they not hit me with a contract 
> agreement anyway?

It varies, depending on who you talk to.

They typically need to lock you into a 2-year contract if they're 
subsidizing a phone.

Since the Freerunner isn't subsidized by them, they should give you the 
same rate, but not lock you into a two-year agreement.

-id