If I buy at an AT&T Store?

[albinoAZN]

If I buy the 3G iPhone at an AT&T store, do I HAVE to sign up for the contract right away, there in the store? Or am I allowed to snag just the phone?
I'm wondering if I should go to the local AT&T store, or order it off the  website and wait for shipping. I don't have an  store within a 1 hour drive.

 

[Tallest Skil]

You are allowed to just take the iPhone.

 

[albinoAZN]

Oh! Looks like I'll be getting in line monday after the keynote! (if it goes on sale)

Can anybody else confirm this?

 

[thaevster]

well assuming nothing changes of course....the standard procedure for the first gen was that the phone was activated through iTunes.

 

[albinoAZN]

Good! I will have to wait for a proper unlock after I buy the phone, though.

 

[albinoAZN]

Ok, I have a new question and I figured it would be better to just keep one topic open, rather than open a new one.

This question is about the subsidies. This is more of a question about subsidies in general and not just the iPhone subsidy. I am already on an AT&T plan, and my contract doesn't expire until December. I don't have an iPhone. Is there any way I can get the subsidy on the iPhone by just tacking on another two years to the end of my contract? Or would I have to start a fresh contract?