Dun, Dun, Dunnn.. New 3G activation details emerge...

mtfield said:
wish i could have seen that memo! damn just a bit late... anyway this makes a lot of sense.. that's why there is that fee they are talking about for people who don't activate within a month! if you are an at&t member then that would be nice to be able to activate in itunes! but if you dont then at&t knows and finds you which is fine by me really... don't care to much about the health of the unlocking industry...(sorry guys!;)) so maybe we'll see two lines on launch day! a quick one for at&t customers and a long one for those who are just seeing the light for the first time!
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Yeah, it's not like AT&T is a HORRIBLE service...
 
FSUSem1noles said:
I just got a call from our Apple Rep. He gave me a heads up, when buying from an Apple store, if you already have an account with AT&T, you'll be able to upgrade your account to the new data plan/activate the phone through ITunes at home.. again, no additional credit check will be required for current AT&T customers..

HOWEVER, if you do not have an account, you can still purchase an IPhone through an Apple Store, but you will either need to go to an AT&T store or call AT&T to activate the IPhone..
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Let me see if I understand - your Apple rep is saying that if John Doe, who is not an AT&T customer, walks into an Apple store with $299+tax in hand, he can purchase a new 3G iPhone and walk out without having to sign up with AT&T? The only catch being that to activate it sometime later, he has to call/contact AT&T?
 
elistan said:
Let me see if I understand - your Apple rep is saying that if John Doe, who is not an AT&T customer, walks into an Apple store with $299+tax in hand, he can purchase a new 3G iPhone and walk out without having to sign up with AT&T? The only catch being that to activate it sometime later, he has to call/contact AT&T?
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No. Now, I read that both Apple and AT&T stores were activating in store.
 
djransom said:
Sometimes I wonder if info such as that gets leaked from the top.
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No doubt... but this one seems to be from a bunch of people. I have a copy at work yet I am not going to post it on the Internet for everyone to see... I can refer back to it... I think that some people are just lazy... I mean the memo was meant for employees to read, digest, then give educated information to customers that we deal with on a regular basis.
 
saDeRmac said:
No doubt... but this one seems to be from a bunch of people. I have a copy at work yet I am not going to post it on the Internet for everyone to see... I can refer back to it... I think that some people are just lazy... I mean the memo was meant for employees to read, digest, then give educated information to customers that we deal with on a regular basis.
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Since you broke it down like that then more likely it's not comin from the top. I guess employees are actually thinking they are doing a good deed by informing the consumer, but in actuality they may be doing more harm than good.
 
thechidz said:
if true, this would be great news and I hope they can be unlocked very soon...
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I have no doubt that the hacking community will get that sucker unlocked within a weeks time, I don't think that's at&t's real focus... they are just going to make it super difficult for anyone to get an iphone that isn't on at&t
 
saDeRmac said:
No doubt... but this one seems to be from a bunch of people. I have a copy at work yet I am not going to post it on the Internet for everyone to see... I can refer back to it... I think that some people are just lazy... I mean the memo was meant for employees to read, digest, then give educated information to customers that we deal with on a regular basis.
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So what's the definite answer for today? Buy and activate at home if you're an existing AT&T customer, and activate in store if you're not? I missed the memo.
 
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