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buying an iphone 3g for at&t then canceling service?
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Remember, that Tmobile has cruddy 3g and it's not even rolled out in all areas.
Best of luck and all, but you should double check ATT's plan to make sure that staying with tmobile is worth it.
I switch from tmobile when I got the iphone and ended up paying less.
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why bother? The iPhone 3G will not work with T Mobile's 3G (even when unlocked). All you will get is EDGE.
why bother? The iPhone 3G will not work with T Mobile's 3G (even when unlocked). All you will get is EDGE.
yep best thing to do is buy a used 2g iPhone and use it on T-Mobile it will cost you less
Since no one has answered the OPs ?
Phone $299/$399 depending on model(8/16gig)
Lowest plan possible + Data = $79.95 + taxes/fee etc etc
$18 activation fee (should be able to get it waived)
Here is the trick, you must wait 31 days to cancel the contract or AT&T can reclaim the phone.
You will suffer a $175 ETF + any billed charges.
So at the least $575+ for the 8gig $675+ for 16 gig
Phone $299/$399 depending on model(8/16gig)
Lowest plan possible + Data = $79.95 + taxes/fee etc etc
$18 activation fee (should be able to get it waived)
Here is the trick, you must wait 31 days to cancel the contract or AT&T can reclaim the phone.
You will suffer a $175 ETF + any billed charges.
So at the least $575+ for the 8gig $675+ for 16 gig
you can try buying the phone and then start complaining that their 3g network and service sucks and you want them to get rid of you without paying the etf. You'll have to call them twice everyday and email them until they can't deal with you anymore and they drop you and if they don't you can have the bbb send them a mail and if they still don't get rid of you then to to your state attorney office and file a complaint with the FTC and FCC
No, you can't. And it's going to be at least a couple of weeks more
GO DEV TEAM!
And AT&T still has the right to ask for the phone back. So nothing really comes of this route.
And as mentioned already its pretty fraudulent to go this route in most cases. AT&T can check your area for issues and IF they don't see anything they could file suit against you. Not likely but still something about Karma
It was all just a joke. No one would really go to that extreme. It was just a lady that did that in an article I read.
But I really think you should just switch to AT&T if you want an iPhone to get everything including 3G and 1 year warranty
and they'll take back your phone or charge you for the price of the phone itself plus the rest of the fees