Comments on: iPhone 3G + Cancellation Cheaper than Un-Contracted iPhone 3G

By: jarvis

jarvis — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:06:37 +0000

I bought two 3g iphones from Bestbuy on September 13th, I signed a two-year family plan contract with the deposit of $150 per line. Unfortunately, I lost them a few days ago. My question is that can I cancel the contract with AT&T after 30 days without returning the equipments and get the deposit of $300? Of course, I will pay the ETF. Any information are appreciated.

By: rohit

rohit — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:51:51 +0000

is there no other place or way to buy one without any contract

By: 6nuaw

6nuaw — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:03:31 +0000

what's the point? there's no software unlock available yet.

By: Ned

Ned — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:53:09 +0000

Check the prices here http://iphone-unlocked.com

By: Walfredo

Walfredo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:06:02 +0000

So, the guy at AT&T tells me that if you cancel the contract before 6 monthes, you need to pay the phone full price (ex. the $400 left for the 8GB model) besides the cancelation fee.

By: Aji

Aji — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:53:16 +0000

People say we can only be allowed to buy two iPhone per credit card, is it true? Because I want to buy 3 iphones using one card Can I do the cancelation online? Or do I have to go to AT&T for it?

By: Daniel7211

Daniel7211 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:58:42 +0000

What information does AT&T need for you to purchase an iphone ? I dont live in the US, im only here for vacation, can I buy one ?

By: sanity

sanity — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:10:28 +0000

You probably shouldn't count the voice/data cost in your assessment if you would be using that service otherwise and paying for it. ie- i pay 40/month in voice from AT&T anyway, so in fact for me, it's just an extra 30, not 70, so the cost of the iphone is that much less.

You should also realize, at least for iphone 1, you can unlock it, but it's on a diff platform than verizon, so you cant use it with them. ONLY Tmobile and AT&T in the states, im not sure if this logic extends to 3g iphone

By: CovaC8

CovaC8 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:49:39 +0000

So, let's say you get the iPhone 3G using this method and somehow jailbreak & unlock it. Now which carrier will you use and how much will the monthly charge be?

By: Aloke

Aloke — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:54:03 +0000

Will the iPhone obtained by terminating the contract (and paying the fee) be unlocked by ATT so that it can accept SIM cards from other companies?

Will ATT unlock the iPhone for regular folks who fulfill their 2 year contract?

No one seems to be discussing (or asking ATT) about their unlocking policies ...

By: Octavio

Octavio — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:18:37 +0000

yeah I am going to do that but actually is 299+tax it's 323.67 plus the ETF 175 +activation 36 + 75.76 of the month that is all total up with taxes and everything so it's about

all of it it's $610.43 if you cancel after 30 days.....and if you buy the iPhone 3G without contract you are paying $648.41 So it's even cheaper than buying an iPHone without contract and more memory and if you want different color too

what I am not quite sure is about the deposit the credit check

the credit check is ok with me but I don't know if they are going to return to me the deposit ..........

here is my email

orteginho@gmail.com

By: carsly

carsly — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:43:58 +0000

There is also the tax on the service charges. Also, you may be able to drop the data piece as you can with the current generation ipods saving a few bucks if you buy the voice-only plan.

By: caveat

caveat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:29:54 +0000

you need to have the phone for at least 30 days or you will be required to return it. So for those people like me without iphones being available in their countries, this is still bad. Lots of phone sales will not happen because of this anti-unlocking tactics.