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RadioShack Offering iPhone 4 for $150, $25 With 3GS Trade-In

I like the deal but it's not without it's extra costs:

-Two year re-commitment to At&t.
-Repurchasing a new Applecare or Squaretrade warranty since you can't transfer Applecare for upgraded devices.

Also, is there an early upgrade fee from AT&T if you do it through Radioshack (shouldn't be since it's a 3rd party?)
 
All the Radio Shacks in Houston are out of iPhones. How is that even possible. I even checked the surrounding cities and they to were out.
 
RadioShack Offer

Just did this today, cost me $25 after my trade in of my 32G 3GS. You however need to sign up for another 2yr contract. Great deal except for the contract extension.
 
i've been calling a few stores for the past week since i saw this sale,
they haven't been in stock. they haven't gotten shipments of iP4's.
seems like a ploy to get people into their stores.
 
nsbe1 said:
i've been calling a few stores for the past week since i saw this sale,
they haven't been in stock. they haven't gotten shipments of iP4's.
seems like a ploy to get people into their stores.
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For what? "Mm, since they don't have the iPhone I want, I think I'm going to buy a fuse while I'm here!"

Have you considered that perhaps other people (people who prefer $150 over $300, but still, people) have heard about and used this offer as well? Or perhaps Radio Shack's distribution center is having a shortage?
 
Wow! I would see this when the sale is almost over! This would have been great since my contract won't allow me to get a new iphone via ATT.
 
There seems to be some confusion here...

So let me clarify with my story. First of all, if ones contract isn't up yet, you will pay the higher price for the new phone, but my contract expired on January 14th so I went down after going on line to the Radio Shack site that showed me that my pristine 16GB 3Gs was worth 160.94 as a trade in towards the Iphone4. http://radioshack.cexchange.com/online/Home/ManufacturerSelected.rails?pcat=2&man=40

I was obviously flabbergasted so I called my local Radio Shack and challenged the guy to confirm this for me which he did assuming my phone was in the condition I said it was. I immediately went down there and did the deal.

The way it worked was I had to wait for the 32GB 4 to be shipped overnight to my home. But by turning in my phone that night, I received the 160.00 gift card which I applied toward the sale, paid the difference and completed the deal for an out of pocket 140.00 for the 32 GB Iphone 4 which sells for 299.00. I also purchased a throw away phone for 19.99 which Radio Shack took back the next day when I returned it to them.

Now, regarding the new customer care which isn't transferable to the new phone; this is true, but Apple rebated me the prorated value of my 3Gs customer care package which had 206 days left on it. So the actual cost of my new customer care package was offset.

What blew my mind at the time was the 16GB 3Gs was advertised on Apple and AT&Ts web sites for only 99.00. I still can't figure out how RS can do this deal and make a profit but hey, if your contract is up and you're staying with AT&T, get down there before this deal ends.

I also kept my "GRANDFATHERED IN" unlimited data plan as promised, and have read that Verizon is going to limit the data feed speed to the top 5% of iPhone4 data users which I think is a reprehensible betrayal by a company that claims to be able to serve all of its customers data transfer needs.
 
Applephile said:
What blew my mind at the time was the 16GB 3Gs was advertised on Apple and AT&Ts web sites for only 99.00.
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As a refurb perhaps. But the $99 you see as a new unit on Apple and ATT is an 8gb not a 16

have read that Verizon is going to limit the data feed speed to the top 5% of iPhone4 data users which I think is a reprehensible betrayal by a company that claims to be able to serve all of its customers data transfer needs.
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No you read that Verizon announced that they might have to down throttle speeds for very heavy users, which would be perhaps the top 5% of users. In order to ensure that ALL users are able to use data services. They have actually done their users a service because those that are light users won't be blocked by traffic causes by folks tethering to pull down BR rips off bit torrent and those that might pull such moves will know that they are better off doing it on wifi where their speeds won't be messed with
 
charlituna said:
As a refurb perhaps. But the $99 you see as a new unit on Apple and ATT is an 8gb not a 16
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Read my post again, I was dealing with pricing from January 14th when I did my deal. Today the 8GB 3Gs is only 49.00, the 16GB is also 49.00 and the 32GB is 99.00. But that isn't how it was on January 14th when I bought my 4.
 
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