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Originally Posted by CBR  marcelinosar: Si matusa ta ramane cu abonamentul pe 2 ani, right? Deci nu e 200USD. |
I called 1.800.MY.APPLE and was told we would be able to buy the iPhone 3G direct from Apple for $199 w/o penalties.
I specifically asked what if I don't plan on signing up with AT&T and was told ...$199.
I was reading this thread and decided to call my local Apple Store. When I asked they said that you could buy the G3 iPhone without signing a contract but you would have to activate it using iTunes (just like the first generation iPhone)
So I hope that clears up any questions you guys had.
I used to work at an AT&T authorized retail store, and let me tell you, it's a whole bunch of bs and time consumption to sign up a person for a contract, let alone activate the phone. You have to run their credit, explain them how the whole thing works if they don't know, help them choose their plan, etc... takes about 10-15 minutes to sign up a person for a contract in the best case, and about 30-45 to activate the phones... now imagine 1000's of people sieging apple store on july 11th,
each one wanting to buy iphones, think how much time it will take and if that will be even possible with all those people waiting. Employees will have to get special training, which means more resources, and sure enough people will be coming back in case they have problems and apple will have to deal with at&t problems.