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iPhone 5 Reservation at Apple Store
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with my luck they wont allow device only purchases.
I doubt device only purchases are going to be allowed with the reservations system for probably at least 3 months.
Yea, spoke to someone at my local apple store, they said this is the case
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sorry, newbie... what do you guys mean by this? that in order to purchase you need to upgrade as well? or need to purchase another item?
with my luck they wont allow device only purchases.
It wasn't allowed for the 4S when they started doing it. I just selected reserve then went in to pay.
same here, actually. but if everyone is correct about it being a pay full upfront situation... this new system may actually delay my full price purchase.
Are you saying that you reserved, did not pay online...then 24 hours later walked into the store and said "i want to pay full price device only" and it worked? That may be a good way. Right now to buy online though it's making you add a contract; however this may not be the reservations system.
Assuming the information that has been posted saying that device-only purchases will not be allowed for reservations, would this scenario work? Keep in mind I have Verizon and am already on a Share Everything plan:
Add a new line and purchase an iPhone: $200
Required to pay a month on this phone: $40
Cancel and pay Early Termination Fee (ETF): $375
Grand Total: $615+taxes, activation fee, etc.
Would this be a good alternative to paying $650 as device-only? Do you see anything in that scenario that would cause any issues?
Add a new line and purchase an iPhone: $200
Required to pay a month on this phone: $40
Cancel and pay Early Termination Fee (ETF): $375
Grand Total: $615+taxes, activation fee, etc.
Would this be a good alternative to paying $650 as device-only? Do you see anything in that scenario that would cause any issues?
I think that the first month with taxes may be more than that. The cheapest calling plan with data is almost twice that price. I would verify just to be on the safe side.
I would swap the phone on my primary line (Droid Charge) with the new iPhone, then would cancel the line I added, resulting in the same lines I had before this mess. The lines I currently have on my account would have no changes and I would continue using Verizon.
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This is all assuming the reservation process does not allow full-price purchases. If it allows device-only reservations, I will skip this mess.
Any ideas on how to deal with an existing apple.com store order? If I manage to get a reservation for two phones, I would want to cancel the two phones I have on order with an October delivery date. I don't know whether it would be better to cancel that myself, or let someone at the brick & mortar store do it for me. I have AT&T and both of my current lines are upgrade-eligible.
I'm confused. I just did an online chat with an Apple Rep and they told me that the online reservation/in-store pickup is not [going to be] available for the iPhone 5 at this time. I'm in US by the way.
edit2: The rep told me they know nothing of the program being applied to the iPhone 5. Period. Apple has not released an official statement to CS reps on whether this is true. Regardless of what time it is... Yes I know its not 10pm.
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edit2: The rep told me they know nothing of the program being applied to the iPhone 5. Period. Apple has not released an official statement to CS reps on whether this is true. Regardless of what time it is... Yes I know its not 10pm.
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No, as in the rep literally told me that they knew of no such program for the iPhone 5 even being planned on being offered
I don't see that
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone
I don't see that
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone
its under "select an Iphone"
Damn...it's there, but still no unlocked phones
I was hoping this meant they would start selling unlocked ones in store and I could drive to Syracuse and get one...I guess not.