Replacing a dead 2G iPhone at the Apple Store... how?

[timothevs]

Hi, I woke up a few mornings back to the most dreadful of discoveries... my iPhone had been left overnight, face down in a puddle of water in the bath tub. I had placed it on the edge while picking up magazines on the floor and forgot it there, must've slipped down in the night. Blah, I tried it all, rice, blow dryers, and what not. It's dead. From what I gather on the forum, Apple will not replace the phone or offer any repairs sans costs.

I wonder whether I can go to the Apple store and purchase a new iPhone and continue on my current AT&T plan (Family plan with just I as the iPhone owner), without committing to renew the contract 2 more years from the current date. Any thoughts on this issue? Mine is a 4GB iPhone from the days of Yore, though the contract was renewed just a few months back.

 

[aristobrat]

I wonder whether I can go to the Apple store and purchase a new iPhone and continue on my current AT&T plan (Family plan with just I as the iPhone owner), without committing to renew the contract 2 more years from the current date.

Sorry about your iPhone.

AFAIK, Apple and AT&T currently only sell the iPhone 3G for the subsidized price, and that discount requires a new 2-year contract. There was talk of an unsubsidized price of $599 or something like that, but I haven't seen it offered yet.

If you're totally against re-upping your contract (and going with the new, more expensive data plan), you might try buying a used original iPhone. eBay and craigslist are good places to look.

 

[timothevs]

Ah thanks... Unfortunately am paying the max I can pay for the plan, per month. I had purchased the 4GB phone from Ebay, and had ported my half of the existing family plan to the iPhone (much to the chagrin of the missus ).

Anyone know what is involved if I go to the Apple store to get a single iPhone, and renew an existing family plan... is it possible to keep what we pay per month - or must we change over to the iPhone family plan?

 

[Darth Cow]

If you get an iPhone 3G, you'll have to pay an extra $10/month for internet, plus charges for SMS. The "iPhone family plan" is for a family plan with all iPhones.

 

[sparkyms]

If you go to the Apple Store you should be able to get a replacement first gen for $299, and not renew or take out a new contract.

 

[ucfgrad93]

If you go to the Apple Store you should be able to get a replacement first gen for $299, and not renew or take out a new contract.

Actually, it is only $199. My daughter just had her first gen iPhone replaced and it only cost $199.

 

[sparkyms]

Cheap as chips then..