Hey dude, you shouldn't be giving a thumbs up to your insane network plans!
Just had a quick looksy on at&t -
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/pla...id=0dVBlcF6qxu
For unlimited minutes call and 3GB data, you're paying $100/mo according to that site....add another $20/mo for unlimited texting.
Compare that to any of these (translated to english for you)
http://translate.google.com/translat...e.free.fr% 2F
http://translate.google.com/translat...rfaits-mobiles
(for that site, fill in the missing boxes with the
original site )
Crazy price differences (and 2-year contracts) for the exact same thing.
But yeah, if you're already having to pay $100/mo for 24 months, I can see why you would only get the iphone on contract and not direct from Apple....