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Purchase iPhone 5 for friend from Apple Store?

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petteri

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Aug 4, 2006
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Hey,

I'm planning on waiting in line Thursday night/Friday AM to pick up an iPhone for a friend who missed out on the online order window and won't be able to get to a store. I'm getting conflicting answers from the staff at the local Apple Store. Can I pick up the phone for her and then have her activate it later or even have them activate it right then if she isn't there? I'd have all of her account information. At the very least can I pick up an un-subsidized phone if they won't allow me to get the phone for her? :confused:
 
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Jman14

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Apr 17, 2008
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You can do this as long as you are an Authorized User that appears under the EasyPay and AT&T account.. This being if the account is AT&T
 
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SlyMac

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petteri said:
Hey,

I'm planning on waiting in line Thursday night/Friday AM to pick up an iPhone for a friend who missed out on the online order window and won't be able to get to a store. I'm getting conflicting answers from the staff at the local Apple Store. Can I pick up the phone for her and then have her activate it later or even have them activate it right then if she isn't there? I'd have all of her account information. At the very least can I pick up an un-subsidized phone if they won't allow me to get the phone for her? :confused:
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I dont think theyre selling unlocked (full price) phones at launch. They will need the info from the account holder for a subsidized phone.
 
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nostresshere

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Dec 30, 2010
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you need the account info
you need to be authorized on the account (do this in advance)
the line that is being upgraded needs to be eligible (did you check)
somebody needs some money, cash?
 
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leenak

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Mar 10, 2011
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And you should also know, they probably won't let you buy more than 1 iPhone. Unless you are just such a good friend that you'll stand in line for someone :)
 
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vmk9783

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Oct 7, 2011
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Funny I'm doing the same thing, but she has already made me an authorized user on her account. Will this be enough? Also does anyone know how much the actual phone will cost with tax? She is giving me cash and wants to make sure she gives me enough. She will be getting the 16 gb.
 
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Jman14

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Apr 17, 2008
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vmk9783 said:
Funny I'm doing the same thing, but she has already made me an authorized user on her account. Will this be enough? Also does anyone know how much the actual phone will cost with tax? She is giving me cash and wants to make sure she gives me enough. She will be getting the 16 gb.
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You'll just take your local tax rate, multiplied by $199.
 
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petteri

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Original poster
Aug 4, 2006
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Thanks for the help! I'm going to the Apple store this AM and see if I can get a more solid answer from them. On the AT&T site it says that the authorized user can only do the upgrades at an actual AT&T store and that at an Apple Store the actual account holder needs to be there.
 
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saccento

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Jun 30, 2008
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petteri said:
Hey,

I'm planning on waiting in line Thursday night/Friday AM to pick up an iPhone for a friend who missed out on the online order window and won't be able to get to a store. I'm getting conflicting answers from the staff at the local Apple Store. Can I pick up the phone for her and then have her activate it later or even have them activate it right then if she isn't there? I'd have all of her account information. At the very least can I pick up an un-subsidized phone if they won't allow me to get the phone for her? :confused:
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She must be a good lay
 
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Shadowbech

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Oct 18, 2011
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petteri said:
Thanks for the help! I'm going to the Apple store this AM and see if I can get a more solid answer from them. On the AT&T site it says that the authorized user can only do the upgrades at an actual AT&T store and that at an Apple Store the actual account holder needs to be there.
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That is incorrect, an actual account holder does not need to be there when you purchase an iphone at the Apple store. I'm an authorized user as well and I purchased the 4S without any issue with out my account holder being there.

As long as you are put as an authorized user, you can still purchase an iphone at the Apple store without the account holder being present. You just need to know the last 4 social security # and your ID. Apple can check if you are authorized user or not.
 
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fisha20

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Mar 15, 2011
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Went to an Apple store to buy one for my MIL. Husband and I have same last name as her. They wouldn't let us buy it for her because we aren't on her AT&T account. She had to go and show her driver's license.
 
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nostresshere

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Dec 30, 2010
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fisha20 said:
Went to an Apple store to buy one for my MIL. Husband and I have same last name as her. They wouldn't let us buy it for her because we aren't on her AT&T account. She had to go and show her driver's license.
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And that is what it should be. She could have called in to ATT and and added you as an authorized user.
 
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