Walmart Offers Discounted iPhone 3G

After several weeks of leaks and rumors, it has been confirmed that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart. According to this CNN article the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart for $197 with a $30/month data plan. This makes the the iPhone 3G offered at Walmart cheaper by two bucks than AT&T's offering.

Now that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart, Apple has gained another direct avenue to sell its prized touchscreen handset. Apple will also be a able to reach new mobile phone markets now that iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart.

The iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart's more than 2,500 locations along with 69 Sam’s Club locations. This is certainly a win for Appple because it will have access to a direct avenue into a host of new markets. Some experts also see this deal as good for Walmart because, a cheaper iPhone 3G offered at Walmart will be popular.

The development of the iPhone 3G being offered at Walmart also practically ends the exclusivity that came along with owning Apple's touchscreen handset. The iPhone is already very popular and more people will be able to get their hands on it now that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart.

Various locations around the country started setting up new displays to herald the fact that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart. I'm sure that thousands of iPhone fans will flock 2,500 Wal-Marts and 69 Sam’s Clubs around the country to claim their discounted device. The fact that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart will surely increase the popularity of the device.

However, the fact that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart also caused some problems for AT&T. Apparently, numerous subscribers complained of network outages during the first day that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart. AT&T will no doubt be able to remedy this problem but this indicates that a dynamic response to the development that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart.

That conlcudes this post on the news that the iPhone 3G will be offered at Walmart. Tune in to this blog for more of the latest news and cell phone updates.