iPhone

My mother was fond of saying some people had more money than they had sense. I don't know if this applies to that, but . . .

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans joined the national wait for Friday’s launch of the iPhone, the Apple Inc. gadget combining the functions of a cell phone, iPod media player and wireless Web browser. ...

Apple and AT&T Inc. stores nationwide were offering the product at that hour in each time zone, with customers limited to two iPhones per purchase on a first come, first served basis.

Apple has not disclosed how many will available at launch. But, despite prices starting at $499 and a minimum $59.99-a-month, two-year service plan with AT&T, analysts expect it will sell out by early next week.

People lined up to get in stores at 6 a.m. to buy a $500 cell phone that carries a $60-a-month service plan.

Makes me glad I always skip the first wave of any tech gadget, just as I try to skip the first wave of a new car model.

Anyway, when I remember to, I carry a cheap cell phone on a pre-pay plan. My wife has a regular phone on a regular plan, but it doesn't cost us $60 a month.

If I didn't need a land line for my blazing-fast dial-up Internet service (sarcasm alert), I could dump my land line.

When I hear people with iPhones and such talk about the high cost of living, I tune them out.