A lot of what I'm saying is stuff we already know but it may be useful to some and kind of puts a cap on it all.
This morning I contacted a local AT&T store about the new plans and they claimed to know nothing about it. I called another store and got a very nice lady on the phone who said she knew nothing but was very nice and open with me. I basically said that I know she didn't know anything about the new iPhone or at least wasn't allowed to say anything about it but told her that it was not a rumor that AT&T actually confirmed new data plans... she went and checked something and said she received no information today about it. She let me take her through MacRumors (this was over the phone by the way) and followed through to the official AT&T link. She told me she was very thankful for showing her this and asked for my name and number so she could contact me later... she wanted to "contact some people". We discussed the possibility of me coming in to purchase a 3G now so I could get grandfathered in before iPhone 4 came out all before we got off the phone the first time. About 4 hours later she called me back and confirmed the following.
- I CAN get a 3G or 3GS now, return it, and get grandfathered in (so long as there was no damage to the phone)
- Phone CAN be returned ON launch so I can get the new phone
- There will be NO form of unlimited data
- The only way to keep your unlimited plan is to buy the phone OUTRIGHT every time, NO upgrades ***EDIT: (ATT says now that you CAN upgrade)
- She said she was told by some higher ups that pricing remains the same with the new phone
She was completely aware that in 5 days she would know everything and recognized the fact that a new iPhone would be showcased by that time. The ONLY thing she said that she was told by a higher up that didn't quite make since because of all the rumors on here is that the phone would be released in July. I'm not saying she is lying but there has been quite a few rumors to lead me to believe it will be out this month. I was lucky to talk to her, she was very nice and went more than out of her way to get me as much info as possible. The guy at the first store was a jerk.
Thoughts?
This morning I contacted a local AT&T store about the new plans and they claimed to know nothing about it. I called another store and got a very nice lady on the phone who said she knew nothing but was very nice and open with me. I basically said that I know she didn't know anything about the new iPhone or at least wasn't allowed to say anything about it but told her that it was not a rumor that AT&T actually confirmed new data plans... she went and checked something and said she received no information today about it. She let me take her through MacRumors (this was over the phone by the way) and followed through to the official AT&T link. She told me she was very thankful for showing her this and asked for my name and number so she could contact me later... she wanted to "contact some people". We discussed the possibility of me coming in to purchase a 3G now so I could get grandfathered in before iPhone 4 came out all before we got off the phone the first time. About 4 hours later she called me back and confirmed the following.
- I CAN get a 3G or 3GS now, return it, and get grandfathered in (so long as there was no damage to the phone)
- Phone CAN be returned ON launch so I can get the new phone
- There will be NO form of unlimited data
- The only way to keep your unlimited plan is to buy the phone OUTRIGHT every time, NO upgrades ***EDIT: (ATT says now that you CAN upgrade)
- She said she was told by some higher ups that pricing remains the same with the new phone
She was completely aware that in 5 days she would know everything and recognized the fact that a new iPhone would be showcased by that time. The ONLY thing she said that she was told by a higher up that didn't quite make since because of all the rumors on here is that the phone would be released in July. I'm not saying she is lying but there has been quite a few rumors to lead me to believe it will be out this month. I was lucky to talk to her, she was very nice and went more than out of her way to get me as much info as possible. The guy at the first store was a jerk.
Thoughts?
