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Refurbished iPhones Available from AT&T
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I would appreciate that as well... I logged in to my account and attempted to upgrade my phone, but am not given any of the iPhones as an option. I'm not currently eligible for any of the upgrade discounts, but it does allow me to select either line on my family plan for upgrades, so I have to think it's just because the restrictions are so tight with the iPhone.
If you could post back and let us know how you were able to purchase the $99 refurb without a new line, I'd really appreciate it.
If you could post back and let us know how you were able to purchase the $99 refurb without a new line, I'd really appreciate it.
They should offer a one year warranty as well, or else who would want to buy someones used iPhone?
Who needs that much velcro?
Why would anyone need that much velcro? These guys sell it by the roll http://www.liangdianup.com/miscellaneous_1.htm and is
hook and look and velcro the same thing?
Why would anyone need that much velcro? These guys sell it by the roll http://www.liangdianup.com/miscellaneous_1.htm and is
hook and look and velcro the same thing?
Picked mine up the day after Christmas for $99. Per the Apple site my warranty will expire 10/29/09, so I essentially lost 2 months of warranty time. The phone was in perfect condition except for one *very* minor (about 1cm) smudge on the back. I haven't found a better deal in a while.
I see they're back up to $150 now.
I see they're back up to $150 now.
I got RIPPED off on my new Iphone
I have been waiting to get my Iphone for ever now. I decided the wait must end especially now that I can get an Iphone for $99.00 or so I thought. That rule only applies to new at&t customers. I did not even qualify for the $199.00 for the brand new Ipone 3g 8gig. If your already an at&t customer and expect a deal on any Iphone, keep dreaming because if your in a contract your going to pay full price for that long awaited Iphone.
Mine cost me $399.00. The sales person felt so bad for me, he threw in a free hard shell case, a free car charger and three free replaceable lens covers.
I even went to a few at&t stores to make sure no one was trying to pocket some money on me because I know the at&t people work on commissions or at least I think they make some commission.
In the long run I am happy I got brand new, not happy I got burned hard core but my first MacBook was refurbished and that thing has gone back 6 times for repairs.
I don't know if you can take Apple Care out on the refurbished phone either, at least I have two years of extended service.
I have been waiting to get my Iphone for ever now. I decided the wait must end especially now that I can get an Iphone for $99.00 or so I thought. That rule only applies to new at&t customers. I did not even qualify for the $199.00 for the brand new Ipone 3g 8gig. If your already an at&t customer and expect a deal on any Iphone, keep dreaming because if your in a contract your going to pay full price for that long awaited Iphone.
Mine cost me $399.00. The sales person felt so bad for me, he threw in a free hard shell case, a free car charger and three free replaceable lens covers.
I even went to a few at&t stores to make sure no one was trying to pocket some money on me because I know the at&t people work on commissions or at least I think they make some commission.
In the long run I am happy I got brand new, not happy I got burned hard core but my first MacBook was refurbished and that thing has gone back 6 times for repairs.
I don't know if you can take Apple Care out on the refurbished phone either, at least I have two years of extended service.
Heeeee, refurbished AT&T iPhone 3G now is available on Best Buy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat172100050002&type=category
acutally, refurbished iPhone is not a bad idea, we know, some phones are still 99.99% fresh on store.
Not sure if this is just a Premier thing or not, but this is my experience.
What I noticed was before I got my iPhone, if I wanted to upgrade a phone, even at full price, the iPhone was not listed. Once I got an iPhone (Thanks to my mother upgrading her 6 month old 16GB 1st Gen to a 16GB 3G) and activated it to my account, if I choose now to upgrade any of the other lines on my account (3 total, me, wife, and my nanny), I can now see the IPhone as an upgrade option. I just upgraded my wife to the Refurbished 8GB 3G phone, Now, I had to pay the Full $199 (Seems us Premier people do not get some discounts) but I was able to upgrade her phone even though she was not eligible for a phone at a discounted price.
I think some here said it before, it seems if there is no iPhone on the account then a person can not upgrade to an iPhone till they are eligible. Once you have one on your account, then it seems you can upgrade to other iPhones at any time. You just have to sign a new contract each time.
What I noticed was before I got my iPhone, if I wanted to upgrade a phone, even at full price, the iPhone was not listed. Once I got an iPhone (Thanks to my mother upgrading her 6 month old 16GB 1st Gen to a 16GB 3G) and activated it to my account, if I choose now to upgrade any of the other lines on my account (3 total, me, wife, and my nanny), I can now see the IPhone as an upgrade option. I just upgraded my wife to the Refurbished 8GB 3G phone, Now, I had to pay the Full $199 (Seems us Premier people do not get some discounts) but I was able to upgrade her phone even though she was not eligible for a phone at a discounted price.
I think some here said it before, it seems if there is no iPhone on the account then a person can not upgrade to an iPhone till they are eligible. Once you have one on your account, then it seems you can upgrade to other iPhones at any time. You just have to sign a new contract each time.
I got a refurb last Tuesday
I don't know if they're still available, but I was offered a refurbished unit last Tuesday when I went into the Apple Store. Since I put 2 year AppleCare on it (yes, it was offered) I didn't see why I shouldn't save the extra $50.
I'm loving my new iPhone, and honestly it looked like a new unit. I immediately put it in an enclosed case, so even if it did have any slight scratches on it (couldn't see any) they won't show.
This is the best gadget I've ever owned. Even better was telling Verizon after ten years that they'd been kicked to the kerb.
I don't know if they're still available, but I was offered a refurbished unit last Tuesday when I went into the Apple Store. Since I put 2 year AppleCare on it (yes, it was offered) I didn't see why I shouldn't save the extra $50.
I'm loving my new iPhone, and honestly it looked like a new unit. I immediately put it in an enclosed case, so even if it did have any slight scratches on it (couldn't see any) they won't show.
This is the best gadget I've ever owned. Even better was telling Verizon after ten years that they'd been kicked to the kerb.
I bought a refurb in May, warranty ran out in July and now I have a touch screen that doesn't work. It has dead spots. I am looking at getting a 16 gig white iphone, brand new.
It will cost 199.00 to swap out, I can get the screen fixed for 197.00 or buy a new one for 199.00 (upgrade, capable of doing that now) or 299 (according to att website) for a 16. It is 299.00 right? AT&T also told me that they are not making anymore white ones. Is the cracking real bad on the casing?
I am going to get the 16 gig, the company that I contacted here in Charleston to fix it is offering me 48.00 bucks for my broken iphone so they can use it for parts, so essentially I will be paying around 250.00 for the 16.
Sweet deal.