The recent launch of the 3G iPhone has excited the masses with its speedy data connection and the so called, “cheeper price” (which when you look at what AT&T are charging for the new phone plan isn’t much different).

Reasons why AT&T have been so exited to go 3G may not be due to their 1 million iPhone sales only 3 days after its launch but because it can charge for a phone plan and a data plan and only incur the costs of a data plan. Why? Because all calls with the new iPhone are made with the 3G connection using VoIP. So if the data plan is only $30 a month extra, the rest is money in the bag.

Vonage have the land line version of this, where you pay a set monthly fee and you can call all you want. Take another peek at the 3g iPhone plan and you will see that you will be charged up to an extra $.45 per minute if you go over your minutes. Again, AT&T really do not incur a cent more if you go over your minutes, its just more money in the bag for AT&T.