Wal-Mart Cuts iPhone 3GS Price In HALF To $97

SEATTLE � Wal-Mart says it's cutting the price of the most up-to-date iPhone in half. That's another sign Apple is getting ready to unveil a new model.

Wal-Mart says that starting Tuesday the iPhone 3GS with 16 gigabytes of storage space will cost $97 with a two-year contract with AT&T. It currently costs $197.

Leaked prototypes for an updated iPhone surfaced on blogs recently. The price cut could signal retailers are clearing the shelves to make room for a new Apple smart phone.

Apple declined to comment on whether it's planning to release a new iPhone soon, or whether it will also sell the iPhone 3GS for less.

The company's annual developer conference kicks off June 7. Apple unveiled the iPhone 3GS at the same event last year.

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Comments

[steve11407]

01:35 PM on 07/01/2010

Predatory pricing. I have not set foot in one of these, made in a subsistence wage country, stores in years

[Shanamc]

09:22 PM on 05/29/2010

Well I wanted one of the phones, and our local wal-mart here in NC said that the ATT reps had come into the store and taken every one of their iPhone3Gs' after being on sale for 2 days. They said they weren't selling well as their excuse. My brother checked the wal-mart in his town and they didn't have any either. I don't think it has anything to do with being sold out. ATT reps don't want to lose money...

[fredamae]

11:29 AM on 05/29/2010

Honestly, I don't and wouldn't care if WM was giving them away, I will NOT Shop there! They Part of the Problem!

[robodweeb]

08:46 PM on 05/26/2010

Learned on a Radio Shack TRS-80 (work owned)
Had a Commodore 64, Osborne, AT&T 6400 running Window 1

Never had a "Lisa".

[Cheesedog]

12:12 AM on 05/31/2010

Nobody had a Lisa

[cruzinkatz]

02:40 PM on 05/26/2010

Someone needs to proofread the headline for this story on the front page under the "Most Popular on Huffpost" banner. It reads "Walmart slahes iPhone" instead of "slashes."

[robodweeb]

08:47 PM on 05/26/2010

And the Salahis crashed Letterman's monologue last night.

[Bababooey33]

12:42 PM on 05/26/2010

Please Read!

This Walmart Deal is complete BS. I just called every Walmart in the Philadelphia area & surrounding suburbs and EVERY SINGLE ONE IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT of the 16GB 3GS, and told me that they will NOT be getting any more in stock.

Additionally, many of the Walmarts I called informed me that they actually stopped receiving any new 16GB 3GS in stock MONTHS ago.

This is just yet another big BS marketing ploy by Walmart to get people in the stores.

If you don't believe me, call around...

[BostonBambina]

01:56 PM on 05/28/2010

I had the same problem here in New York. No one has them in stock and you can't buy online. Frustrated!

[javajava]

09:56 AM on 05/26/2010

Uber Apple in the discount bin at WalMart.

[Cheesedog]

12:14 AM on 05/31/2010

Naw, the old ones are at Wal*Mart, 'cuz the new ones are nigh.

[mrcontinental]

06:45 AM on 05/26/2010

My AT&T contract is up in October and it looks like I'm booting the Iphone in favor of the HTC Hero. I'm tired of Apple dictating to me as to what I can add to my phone. I've had it with jailbreaks and unlocks and just want a phone that will work for me and not against me.

[Cheesedog]

12:15 AM on 05/31/2010

You don't have an iPhone, and you never have.

[bunnyrabbitt]

12:59 AM on 05/26/2010

I gave my smartphones the much needed rest and started using the good ol' nokia with sturdy keypad !
Reverse revolution....

[freeforall1]

08:05 PM on 05/25/2010

How did we ever survive before cell phones?

[Dr. Alchemy]

08:18 PM on 05/25/2010

The same way I survive now...you couldn't GIVE me a cell phone.

[GoDogGo]

02:22 AM on 05/26/2010

Reception no good in the rest home?

[wakeup804]

08:20 PM on 05/25/2010

quite well actually. the electronic leash is getting to be a bit much.

[Morgantheaxe]

10:34 PM on 05/25/2010

Off topic but ya get an AMEN anyways. I have started turning mine off more and more. It's amazing how liberating it is.

[Ron1951]

07:43 PM on 05/25/2010

Got to give credit to Steve Jobs. He could sell deep freezers to those living in igloos. Burned by price reductions and terrible ATT service, people will undoubtedly line up for whatever Jobs offers next. I can't even use my ATT cell phone in my house--no reception unless I go outside for a powerful 2 bars.

[jazzman]

07:41 PM on 05/25/2010

Wal Mart is selling a soon to be outdated and obsolete phone for half price. What a deal!!!!

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

11:05 PM on 05/25/2010

It depends on your needs.

[GoDogGo]

02:26 AM on 05/26/2010

Sad how you use "obsolete" and "outdated" in terms of the fashion of technology, rather than it's functionality.

An iPhone 3GS works very well and should continue to for years. If it suits one's needs, $97 is good value.

[Cheesedog]

12:19 AM on 05/31/2010

Agreed. I still use the 3G, and for an "obsolete" phone, it's pretty awesome.

[SwingingFromCenter]

07:04 PM on 05/25/2010

They could reduce it to 0 and it's still got 3 problems:

1) It's still an Apple product (and thus, restricted and lacking functionality)
2) It's still tied to AT&T's coverage and
3) It's still inferior to ANY Android.

[bobdylansdream]

08:10 PM on 05/25/2010

I 100% agree! I ditched AT&T and my iPhone in favor of a Sprint Android. AT&T dropped every single call I ever made, and they charged a fortune for use of the iPhone. I absolutely adore my Samsung Moment and have been much more satisfied with the performance and ease of its use. I would recommend my Android over an iPhone to anyone, any time.

[wakeup804]

08:21 PM on 05/25/2010

And while alot of my friends complain about sprint, in the 10 years I have been with them, I can count the number of dropped calls I have had and still have 5 fingers left. I have never had a problem with sprint.

[MrVee]

11:47 PM on 05/25/2010

It is a great piece of technology bobdylansdream. Only to get better over time.

[bobdob]

06:55 PM on 05/25/2010

So much for the iPhone being the preferred phone of the black turtlenecked hipeoisie.

[vintagefunk]

06:19 PM on 05/25/2010

Yay! That means the new iphone 4G / HD is about to debut! My new phone is on its way!