C Spire Wireless became the first regional carrier in the US to offer the iPhone, launching at $199.99 last November, but its website now has the devices at the $50 discounted price. The move to more carriers must have Sprint wondering why it was forced to take a multi-billion dollar gamble on Apple's handset, if regionals with much smaller budgets are seemingly able to sell the phones at lower prices. The carrier reported a $1.3 billion loss last quarter, with part of the blame placed on the huge cost of stocking the iPhone. Quite where the move leaves iPhone-less T-Mobile remains to be seen, but the words 'creek' and 'paddle' come to mind.