Does anyone know, will it be possible to buy an iPhone for my dad and one for me? Can I buy an iPhone on behalf of someone else?
True, but that shouldn't be a factor when considering an unlocked iPhone 3G.Not quite true. T Mobile is unraveling 3G as we speak. I wouldn't be unlocking for T Mobile, though.
I'm not sure why people keep talking about free data on an O2 PAYG phone. Is it true?
Surely you'd have to pay. Only free wifi hot spots would be free?
That scuppers my unlocking + reselling plans.
I think that's the point...![]()
So you can't buy Macs on financing at the Apple Store like you can the website? That would require a credit check right there.MobileToday notes that Apple's retail staff is unfamiliar with the process of signing up customers onto subscription contracts and also have no means to run credit checks.
If you want to use the Juniper VISA at the store, the Apple store employees have you fill out the online Juniper application. If approved, it will generate a bar code that the Apple employees can use to ring up your purchase.So you can't buy Macs on financing at the Apple Store like you can the website? That would require a credit check right there.
What if someone bought the phone (with contract), but lost the phone. Can he buy a replacement one at the subsidized cost?
Can someone explain to me why Apple/AT&T can't just sell them in their stores but give you the option that if you are already with AT&T you can just start up a new two-year agreement (like the first iPhone) Why do we all of a sudden have to meet the normal requirements. Clearly the iPhone is beyond any other phone, so why should it be treated like one?
Can someone explain to me why Apple/AT&T can't just sell them in their stores but give you the option that if you are already with AT&T you can just start up a new two-year agreement (like the first iPhone) Why do we all of a sudden have to meet the normal requirements. Clearly the iPhone is beyond any other phone, so why should it be treated like one?
Okay, here's what I understand from past cellphone practice.
There are good credit plans typically for 2 years with a subsidy
There are no credit required GO plans with a higher month to month rate
There are unsubsidized phones you can do a variety of things with.
There are BAD credit CONTRACTS where you pay a deposit in addition to all fees and discounts which you get back at the end if you honor the contract.
Why is there no, NO DEPOSIT, FULL DISCOUNT, 2 YEAR CONTRACT, SUBSIDIZED plan, where you simply pay the entire 24 months in advance in full with no credit check or deposit? Even if it was offered ONLY on the unlimited voice, unlimited data plan that would help.
About $1800, less than a Mac+.
Rocketman
July 11, 2008 is gonna be a sad day for Apple Retail, especially for the employees. They're moving away from what made the stores special & into a generic Radio Shack-like territory. Ah well. Steve's gotta sell those iPhones I suppose.I predict that this in-store signup will turn into a fiasco. This is completely the opposite experience people have come to expect with Apple Stores (short lines / no lines / easy check out). This is going to be hours of waiting, angry people when their credit is denied, system overruns with too many credit checks.
You're looking at the makings of a real meltdown here. But, it will still be a success, and they'll sell 10's of millions of them, because people will just suffer through it, and Apple (and AT&T) knows it. Mark my words through, opening day, and the following days, you may want to hang back till the fires and rioting cease.
I predict that this in-store signup will turn into a fiasco. This is completely the opposite experience people have come to expect with Apple Stores (short lines / no lines / easy check out). This is going to be hours of waiting, angry people when their credit is denied, system overruns with too many credit checks.
You're looking at the makings of a real meltdown here. But, it will still be a success, and they'll sell 10's of millions of them, because people will just suffer through it, and Apple (and AT&T) knows it. Mark my words through, opening day, and the following days, you may want to hang back till the fires and rioting cease.
I predict that this in-store signup will turn into a fiasco. This is completely the opposite experience people have come to expect with Apple Stores (short lines / no lines / easy check out). This is going to be hours of waiting, angry people when their credit is denied, system overruns with too many credit checks.
You're looking at the makings of a real meltdown here. But, it will still be a success, and they'll sell 10's of millions of them, because people will just suffer through it, and Apple (and AT&T) knows it. Mark my words through, opening day, and the following days, you may want to hang back till the fires and rioting cease.
But there was previously rumblings that The UK was retaining its "activate at home" system, so its still bad news. Oh yeah, i made a cup of tea and realised the milk had turned this evening, so that completes my trilogy of error.
For £350 I expect the phone to be unlocked - wishful thinking I know BUT at that price it's the least they can do. In the UK when you the buy the phone unsubsidized it usually comes unlocked.
Unlocked because I don't want a contract and I don't want to pay roaming charges of $2 per minute!!
Time will tell - roll on July 11th.![]()