AT T's service plans for the Apple iPhone will cost $59.99 to $99.99 a month, the companies said Tuesday.
The monthly fee is on top of the phone's price - $499 for a model with 4 gigabytes of storage and $599 for one with 8 gigabytes. The phone is slated to go on sale at 6 p.m.
local time Friday at Apple and AT T stores as well as Apple's Web site. Apple claims the iPhone - which combines the functions of a cell phone, iPod media player and Web-surfing device - will be easier to use than other smart phones because of its unique touch-screen display and intuitive software that allows for easy access to voice mail messages, the Internet, and video and music libraries. AT T is the gadget's exclusive carrier.
The $59.99 monthly plan includes 450 minutes of voice time; a $79.99 plan includes 900 minutes; and a $99.
99 plan includes 1,350 minutes. AT T's service plans for the Apple iPhone will cost $59.99 to $99.
99 a month, the companies said Tuesday.
