i got a couple of those yesterday when i was doing the same thing... playing around looking at pricing, etc....
"funny" thing is... when i finally did order.... didn't get an email confirmation for either phone!?!
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iPhone 3GS Launch Day Details and AT&T Pricing
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i got a couple of those yesterday when i was doing the same thing... playing around looking at pricing, etc....
"funny" thing is... when i finally did order.... didn't get an email confirmation for either phone!?!
Please go back and read my post where I said "I love the iPhone" my post was not meant to spark any negative remarks. AT&T being the only carrier just makes me think they have bit of a monoploy on pricing.
Wow!$83 per month for a cell phone! yes I love the iPhone and I agree that is probably one of the worlds greatest little inventions to ever come along but there will never be one in my hand at $83 per month.
Where do you people get the money to pay these companies almost $100 per month for a gadget? I have worked hard all my life day in and day out but just can’t find the justification or the disposable income to throw this kind of money at a cell phone.
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I don't have an iphone. Can't justify the monthly price. We use VOIP at home for our landline for $15/month. Let's us use standard phones in all our wall jacks.
Our cell phones are on pre pay as we just don't use them that much. If i'm out and need to ask the wife if she needs something from the store. Stuff like that. We don't tend to "chit chat" on the phone.
And the cell reception at our house is horrible. Any carrier. We are in almost a little bowl in this neighborhood so it affects that. But even so I couldn't justify $130/month to have phones we'd rarely use as phones.
I do wish the touch had all the features of the iphone 3GS, minus the phone, i'd buy one in a heartbeat. That I could use.
Do not know one of my friends that has a single landline in their house or apartment. My one friend had to place it back in for his alarm and that is it.
I hate when people give financial advice when their own decisions are outdated. Landlines are not needed in a majority of homes and are way overpriced.
has nothing to do with apple.... i actually remember b!tching about the same thing years ago when i got my very first phone.... it's just another BS way california gets us.... however.... i do recall only paying the tax on the actual price i paid for my phone two years ago!
but i bought it at the walmart cell center.... so maybe they were set up differently?
Resign ATT Contract?
I have a question. I checked my upgrade availability through Apple.com. They said I could get iPhone 3Gs in December 09.
Now, will I have to sign another 2 year contract?
AT&T is not great in my area but then again no one is, but no 3G at all.
Also Tom Tom app will it work while in an area without service?
I know its been said, but boooo AT&T no tethering no MMS.
I have a question. I checked my upgrade availability through Apple.com. They said I could get iPhone 3Gs in December 09.
Now, will I have to sign another 2 year contract?
AT&T is not great in my area but then again no one is, but no 3G at all.
Also Tom Tom app will it work while in an area without service?
I know its been said, but boooo AT&T no tethering no MMS.
Monthly pricing on other smartphones -- the Pre, the Blackberry Storm and Pearl, etc. -- is in the same ballpark, both on AT&T and other carriers.
The purchase price is higher for the iPhone, for sure. But monthly costs are not out of line compared to other similar (but I would say inferior) devices.
This is a strawman. Most of us are not complaining about the fact that it is subsidized. We're complaining that their formula deciding who gets to upgrade and who doesn't is completely borked. Some people have two iphones, bought at the same time, on the same plan, yet one can upgrade at launch and the other has to wait until December.
There is no logic to the upgrade timing. It is AT&T relying on a broken algorithm.
This thread compiled fast so forgive me if this was stated.
On launch day ATT should consider 3 lines....
One for customers who had pre-ordered
Another for customers who wish to purchase that day
And a final for those that have completed either of the first two lines and can't activate their accounts.
On launch day ATT should consider 3 lines....
One for customers who had pre-ordered
Another for customers who wish to purchase that day
And a final for those that have completed either of the first two lines and can't activate their accounts.
It all depends on which direction the AT&T representative's head is tilted when you talk to them. If a "right-leaner" says 'no', seek out a "left-leaner" and ask the same question.
The problem is, AT&T requires a 2 year contract on a phone, and Apple releases a new iPhone every year.
A few things about this:
- The 3GS is nearly the same phone as the 3G, but a relatively minor performance boost. If you got a 3G & don't upgrade til the next model, you'll have gotten two years of pretty much the same service. You're not going to be missing out on much.
- If AT&T didn't suck so much, you'd have an account, not your phone. And then your 2 year contract would cover two years with any phone, and no BS. ...and then you'd be paying the $700 cost up front, like all us 2G owners did.
A few things about this:
- The 3GS is nearly the same phone as the 3G, but a relatively minor performance boost. If you got a 3G & don't upgrade til the next model, you'll have gotten two years of pretty much the same service. You're not going to be missing out on much.
- If AT&T didn't suck so much, you'd have an account, not your phone. And then your 2 year contract would cover two years with any phone, and no BS. ...and then you'd be paying the $700 cost up front, like all us 2G owners did.
i'm beginning to wonder if i just oughta cancel my preorder and go with the cheaper "old" 3G version..... that way if they do come out with a brand spankin' super cool new version this year... i can better justify getting it (if i buy the 3GS, no way will i pay to get a new one next year!?
i mean i can live without video... i can continue to carry my camera around with me for that! i want the iphone mainly for the online and apps!
i mean i can live without video... i can continue to carry my camera around with me for that! i want the iphone mainly for the online and apps!
Some states require that sales tax on cell phones be computed off of the actual price of the phone ($599/$699 or whatever it is) instead of the subsidized price of the phone ($199/$299).
My Story
Since everyone is sharing their stories of ATT traumas i thought i would too. I'm a ATT "premier" customer. Last July I bought an iphone 3g for 499. I called this year and was informed that I was not eligible for an early upgrade price of 399/499 until Dec 2010. I was told i could buy an iphone at full price (599/699), but that I would have to sign a new two year contract if I did that. This seems entirely unfair... I can't wait for some other carrier to get the iphone, so that ATT will have to be competitive!
Since everyone is sharing their stories of ATT traumas i thought i would too. I'm a ATT "premier" customer. Last July I bought an iphone 3g for 499. I called this year and was informed that I was not eligible for an early upgrade price of 399/499 until Dec 2010. I was told i could buy an iphone at full price (599/699), but that I would have to sign a new two year contract if I did that. This seems entirely unfair... I can't wait for some other carrier to get the iphone, so that ATT will have to be competitive!
If you buy the $99 iPhone model you're still on a 2 year contract. If you have a 3G already just stick with that and wait for the next model.
And just a note, the faster network speed that the iPhone 3G
Easily answer. INCONSISTENCY!!!!!! If AT&T gave the rules out with FULL TRANSPARENCY and then stuck to them, I wouldn't have an issue (I would grumble, but say it is what it is.) They did that last year when the 3G came out.
I am given a March 2010 date. I am a high paying customer; I have been with AT&T for 12 years; I am even a former employee who left on good standing. Why is it that a friend of mine has a 7/09 date?
If I am given 3/10 date, theoretically EVERYONE should have a 3/10 date. When I questioned the inconsistency, I am told that I signed a two year contract. When I said that friends who own 3G phones are getting 7/09 dates, I was told that was when their two years were up.
I said that was impossible, but I got the employee to ignorantly state that my friend probably got the 3G phone in the fall of 07.
This thread is riddled with examples of inconsistency.
AT&T should specifically state SOMETHING when it comes to the assigning of these dates.
When I used to work for AT&T, and they would announce something absurd without giving a transparent explanation, I used to tell my boss that it went against logic. Her response was "Don't you DARE bring logic into this building."
again, I pay $150/month, had the original iPhone, bought the 3G in July last year, yet I'm screwed and don't become eligible for a new iphone until march?
That's standard. Same across all carriers. If you want a new phone before your contract is up you always pay full price.
