Apple has completely ignored the prepaid phone market to date, but one analyst says that's about to change.
Jefferies analyst Peter Misek wrote in a research note Sunday that he has heard Apple signed "with a major global distributor" to work on making the iPhone 3GS available in prepaid markets globally, according to Forbes.
As part of this move, Misek predicts that Apple may slash the wholesale price of the phone to as little as $200. At the moment, the 8 GB iPhone 3GS is free with a wireless contract, but for those who don't want to sign a two-year agreement, the iPhone costs $375 wholesale.
Watch Tracfone fly with this news. It's what we've all been waiting for; iphone on one of the most affordable unlimited plans around ($45). I realize their recent addition of the BYOD plan opened up iphone as an option, but only for those who either already had one, or could afford the higher prices. At $200, it becomes far more attainable for those of us that choose prepaid to save money.
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