If you're eligible for discount on monthly AT&T bill, you have to...

[FSUSem1noles]

buy the iPhone from an AT&T store???

An Apple store insider has leaked to us what they say will be some limitations and barriers on buying the iPhone Apple and AT&T stores will apply to the new iPhone 3g that goes on sale this Friday:

* Buyers will be 'pre-qualified' via a series of questions.
* Customers with corporate/business plans will have to go to AT&T to purchase their phones, only phone for personal use can be purchased at the store.
* You will be required to present valid US government ID to purchase the phone
* You will be required to provide your social security number to a store employee in order to do a credit check.
* You will be required to pick a plan and pay the activation fee at time of purchase.
* Phones will be activated in the store.

The last two have already been disclosed to the press but I think the rest is new information. If true, it looks like they're really trying to cut down on iPhones being unlocked and getting resold overseas. Be sure to bring your driver's license and memorize your social security number before camping out on Thursday night.

Well that sucks.. so much for going to the Apple store..

 

[Pointbreakd]

uhh where does it say that? Seems like people with student discounts can still go to the apple store...

 

[FSUSem1noles]

uhh where does it say that? Seems like people with student discounts can still go to the apple store...

Customers with corporate/business plans will have to go to AT&T to purchase their phones, only phone for personal use can be purchased at the store.

I doubt it applies to student discounts, just corporate/business..

 

[shyrock]

I doubt it applies to student discounts, just corporate/business..

this wording appears to be in reference to those who have a corporate/business "plan" not the use of corporate "discounts" on the service

 

[elbirth]

yeah it sounds like if you're using a business plan you'd need to go to the AT&T store since maybe it's more complex or something...

since you can enter your company/student email and phone number online to apply the discount, I would think just the people with a discount would be fine

 

[WPB2]

Thanks for the new information dude. I was already going to ATT store cause the closest 1 is 80 miles away.