In all, AT&T’s wireless subscriber base grew by 2 million during the third quarter to 81.6 million, including 3.2 million new activations of the Apple iPhone. This figure benefited from a price cut of the older versions of the iPhone and the June release of the upgraded iPhone 3G S, which boasts faster speed and more features than its counterparts.

AT&T’s grip on the smart phone market has allowed it to increase its average monthly bill for customers by 3.8 percent to $61.23 at a time when competitors have had to lower their monthly bills to stay even. According to AT&T, this quarter marks a record-high level of customers seeking data plans and spending on wireless data services.

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Perhaps even more impressive, Apple says that approximately six million people have downloaded new software for the iPhone 3.0. Considering that has been on the market for only five days, that’s more than one million downloads per day.

Apple claims that this version of the iPhone is the most powerful and the fastest iPhone to date. Included in the improvements are a 3 megapixel camera, more battery life, no-hands voice control and simple video recording.

The iPhone 3GS sells for $199. If you want to upgrade from 16GB to 32GB, the cost increases another $100.

Once you have your iPhone, you can gain access to the over 50,000 applications available in the App Store. To date, Apple says that more than one billion applications have been downloaded.

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