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Fees, Missing Features Sour iPhone 3G S Love?

By Michelle Megna
June 12, 2009

Is the love for the new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 3G S being soured by AT&T's inadequate support for key features at launch and by pricey service fees?

That's the buzz today after the new smartphone made its debut with a host of new features and an upgraded operating system to support them.

Apple's iPhone 3G S, announced yesterday at the Worldwide Developer Conference, boasts an upgraded operating system, faster data down-link speeds, a better camera that can upload video, a digital compass, MMS service, the long-awaited "cut and paste" feature, tethering, double the storage of the last model and voice command.

At issue, though, is the cost for consumers who will be locked into a two-year service plan with the exclusive carrier, AT&T (NYSE: T), to take advantage of all the new features, as well as the carrier's misstep in not supporting MMS or tethering at launch.

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