Can I buy 3G Iphone for $99 and cancel contract?

[krayzeez]

Is that option still available now? Now that the 3g 8gb has been lowered to $99. Can I still buy it and cancel it right after?

How much would it cost to do that?

thanks!

 

[shollingsw3]

You can, but you will have to wait at least 30 days to cancel it, or you would have to return it. You would also have to pay the Early Termination Fee of $175.

 

[dukebound85]

so total cost is

99 +tax
90 for first month plan or so
175 etf

~365 total contract free iphone

 

[jackiecanev2]

Wirelessly posted (BB 8900: BlackBerry8900/4.6.1.101 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/301)

Refurb 8gbs are 79, which knocks the total down to a little under 350

 

[MacLover4491]

you can get a new one on ebay for cheap. why bothers?

 

[fireshot91]

so total cost is

99 +tax
90 for first month plan or so
175 etf

~365 total contract free iphone

Why would the first month be $90.

Is it not $40 for the minutes, and then $30 for data.

That's $70.

 

[slpdLoad]

Activation fees make the first bill considerably higher.

 

[dukebound85]

Why would the first month be $90.

Is it not $40 for the minutes, and then $30 for data.

That's $70.

Activation fees make the first bill considerably higher.

and most people get a text plan as well

 

[TRAG]

Is that option still available now? Now that the 3g 8gb has been lowered to $99. Can I still buy it and cancel it right after?

How much would it cost to do that?

thanks!

This is pretty tricky. You could, as other people have said. But IMHO, I feel that an iPhone is extremely crippled without the use of the unlimited data plan. That's assuming you're doing this to get out of the data plan. If you're just doing this to get an iPhone, it's good. I'm not sure if it messes with your credit though. You should check into that. You might do better looking to buy one straight out or from ebay or something.

 

[geoffreak]

Ebay is better IMO. Unlocked iPhones for under $150.

 

[dvin]

Why would the first month be $90.

Is it not $40 for the minutes, and then $30 for data.

That's $70.

activation fee is around $35
monthly taxes and "other fee's" are around $15-$20
so yea $40 + $30 + $35 +$20 = $125 for the first month

$125 + $99 + $175 = $399

 

[kinkster]

Ebay is better IMO. Unlocked iPhones for under $150.

What? Not 3Gs. I just checked today and the cheapest used 3Gs are going for around $300 for 8GB and $350 for 16GB.

 

[alphaod]

Why would the first month be $90.

Is it not $40 for the minutes, and then $30 for data.

That's $70.

The taxes and fees are the silent killers.

 

[old-wiz]

The taxes and fees are the silent killers.

And the fees keep going up, and some of them are merely price increases disguised as govt mandated fees. It's a racket.

 

[panzer06]

As soon as my 3GS is in my hand, my current 3G is going out the door @ $200. Still locked to AT&T but couldn't anyone on AT&T just use it as a phone if they wanted to? Just no visual VM and no Internet except via WIFI.

Or are there other limitations I'm not thinking of?

Cheers,

 

[Consultant]

Ebay is better IMO. Unlocked iPhones for under $150.

Those are for the imaginary phones from scammers.