No-Commitment iPhone 3G Pricing Coming, But at a High Cost

According to internal documents obtained by BGR, AT&T is set to offer no-commitment pricing for the iPhone 3G (meaning no activation, no contact) starting March 26th. While this further gives credence to the "new iPhone" rumors, it's also true those new offerings will be quite pricey.

The new no-commit pricing will be $599 for the 8GB model and $699 for the 16GB model. Only existing customers can buy, and only one device per line, though the documents say there's really no way to tell if a customer has already purchased one.

Don't think you will get away cheap; if you activate on AT&T's network you will have to add a data plan.

While that gives you the opportunity to get a device with no contract, it's not unlocked, so I don't see much of an attraction. Personally, if I were in the market, I would just hang tight until the announcement of the new phone.

Will they sell? We'll see.