i got mine for free. so basically i just had to fork over the extra $20 for my bill, which i'm alright with. i never had a smart phone, nor did i intend on ever having one... so... receiving the iphone was quite a surprise to begin with.
while its far from useless, i would say there are somethings even a 'normal phone' user such as myself would like to see. but they're still useful, solid, and insanely intuitive phones. plus it definitely is a status object when doing parties/bars.