[jgerman]

It depends on if you have to switch to the tiered plan on upgrade.

It's a foolish purchase if you do, or if this is your first iPhone. 2Gb is nothing, particularly when they're pushing ads at you, and don't forget the game network is coming.

I'm installing an in dash GPS receive this week that will let me stream Pandora in my car, that's next to useless without unlimited.

Hell a poorly written app could blow through wads of data while you're at the doctor's office and you wouldn't know until too late.

The iPhone (and realistically all phones of this nature) need unlimited plans. AT&T is really screwing the customer here, and Apple as well.

At the very least they should have offered a $50 a month unlimited (or practically unlimited) plan.

They really need to open up the market and get some competition going.

[neilc]

It depends on if you have to switch to the tiered plan on upgrade.

ATT has been pretty clear that you don't (i.e. you can upgrade and retain the unlimited data plan).