The disclaimer on the AT&T site states that you get the $25 credit through 12/31/08. So it is not a permanent discount.
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AT&T Launches Business Plans for iPhone
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The disclaimer on the AT&T site states that you get the $25 credit through 12/31/08. So it is not a permanent discount.
So the crack shot business accounts team at AT&T introduced pointless plans if you factor in a 2-year contract.
I will reiterate the statement I had made earlier... seems like the whole point of this "sham of a deal" is that employees of firms that are refused reimbursement for their mobile phone bills without the "business discount" can finally get their phone bills (for the iPhone) reimbursed... going forward... but only until 12/31/08... which is less than a year... after signing a new 2-year contract... for a phone you already own... maybe even for the last 7 months.
Theoretically, this should push more sales of iPhones for business users.
They charge more because they provide more service access options to deal with issues and problems. Businesses also typically have three persons interacting on an account. The user, the manager and accounting. That costs the vendor more to deal with. Let's not forget Apple is getting a chunk to.
What is interesting to me is the fact you can get unlimited data and unlimited SMS at all. That is where people are saving money over other vendors and older plans.
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Explain this to me so I can understand. If I get an iPhone and activate on my business account I have at my company, does the 2 year commitment extend the commitment of 2 years I have already made with my current plan?
Abso friggin lootly. That's the dig... Any change to your current 2 year plan pushes that plan out to another full two years. They have you by the you know what
Abso friggin lootly. That's the dig... Any change to your current 2 year plan pushes that plan out to another full two years. They have you by the you know what
That sux! I guess I am going to look at other phones then.
Just to add clarification... it doesn't ADD two years to your current contract... it's starts a NEW 2 year contract in place of your old one. You old contract is terminated.
I'm brand new here, as I was finally able got get the iPhone on my business account!!! (Boy do I love this thing already ) AT&T reps were most confused on Monday, the first day, but activating the phone on a business account was pretty easy. Here is what you have to do if you are an existing AT&T business customer:
1. Call AT&T business services (800-331-0500) to add the iPhone data plan of your choice to your line (you must be authorized to do this on your business account of course)
2. Purchase the iPhone
3. Swap the SIM card out of your current phone with the one that shipped in the iPhone (this is critical as iTunes will not let you go forward as a business account with the new SIM card shipped in the iPhone)
4. Connect to your computer and follow the prompts in iTunes, selecting the business customer option
Within a few minutes you should be good to go. The only hang ups I had was waiting for visual voice mail to kick in which took about 30 minutes and required a call to AT&T.
The data plan rates are as stated in this thread, but there is the $25 monthly discount through the end of 2008.
) AT&T reps were most confused on Monday, the first day, but activating the phone on a business account was pretty easy. Here is what you have to do if you are an existing AT&T business customer:1. Call AT&T business services (800-331-0500) to add the iPhone data plan of your choice to your line (you must be authorized to do this on your business account of course)
2. Purchase the iPhone
3. Swap the SIM card out of your current phone with the one that shipped in the iPhone (this is critical as iTunes will not let you go forward as a business account with the new SIM card shipped in the iPhone)
4. Connect to your computer and follow the prompts in iTunes, selecting the business customer option
Within a few minutes you should be good to go. The only hang ups I had was waiting for visual voice mail to kick in which took about 30 minutes and required a call to AT&T.
The data plan rates are as stated in this thread, but there is the $25 monthly discount through the end of 2008.
AT&T discount
I went to the AT&T store yesterday and the rep there told me that there is NOT a corporate discount for iPhone users currently....when i asked her why, she said that it was due to Apple - meaning Apple didn't want to allow a discount....if this is true then it seems to me that Apple is turning into Microsoft -greedy pr*cks!
I went to the AT&T store yesterday and the rep there told me that there is NOT a corporate discount for iPhone users currently....when i asked her why, she said that it was due to Apple - meaning Apple didn't want to allow a discount....if this is true then it seems to me that Apple is turning into Microsoft -greedy pr*cks!