Best Buy shows membership has its benefits, offers up to $100 off new iPhones
By Tim Stevens 
posted Feb 23rd 2009 11:58AM
posted Feb 23rd 2009 11:58AM
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posted Feb 23rd 2009 11:58AM
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Ya, I got the email and was disappointed that they didn't have this when I bought my iPhone from best buy. $100 and $50 rewardzone money... $50 iPhone :(
Yeah you have to spend like $2500 was it, to get the silver...
I guess that's easy to do at Best Buy.
Two Monster Cables will probably get you to $2500, easily.
Not hard to do with the bestbuy mastercard. Purchases made outside of bestbuy count towards the $2500.
I'm a Premier Silver Reward Zone member and this week I'll be getting an even bigger reward and saving even more money by NOT buying an iPhone and instead continuing to use my HTC Touch Diamond on the Sprint network.
Very happy to hear it Dave. You're doing great.
I just bent some old hangers and used that $2500 to play golf at the Monster Mini Golf Course...
So can I use the non-silver ($50) discount if I am extending my AT&T contract with an iphone? Or is it only for a brand new contract?
as long as you're up for an upgrade
I'm a silver member :)
I'm no fan of the iPhone though.. but I'll see if my sis wants one. I heart my Fuze.
MS zombie
Far from it... I just wanted a real smartphone for work and school. The iPhone is geared toward the casual user, not the business user. If the new iteration reverses this then I might consider switching.
Until then, I'll continue to use my phone that has many of the same features, a larger selection of applications, and a physical keyboard to better facilitate note-taking.
Yes, he's obviously a MS zombie because he enjoys his fuze, an excellent phone, more than he does an iPhone.
This is news to me! I didn't know people still shop at Best Buy.
What a rewards program- spend $2500 and get 4% back but only if you buy this one item.
Amazon FTW!
I have a silver account (buy a TV and a few other things and it adds up) but I am not eligible for an upgrade (read subsidized) on my phone until june.
If you're not afraid of refurbs you can get $100 off straight from AT&T. http://bit.ly/C1gpW
I've had nothing but good luck with AT&T refurbs. I bought one (worked well for a year until I went ahead and sold it to get something else...I assume it's still going), and two friends bought them as well, both still working great.
The amount you *overpay* at Best Buy to meet the minimum of $2,500 - you should get the iPhone for FREE.
You can not spend $2,500 at Best Buy and pay full price for an iPhone and STILL save more money than taking that deal.
Finally, someone with sense. Right, you overpay on everything else, we will give you a small discount on a half ass phone.
Like I said eariler, bestbuy maatercard FTW. I use it to shop online and for other everyday needs be still get the rewards for being a silver member.
I must have been lucky when I bought my Samsung 52" from Best Buy. Was the same price as Amazon and Newegg.
Maybe it was on sale but I was VERY impressed by Best Buys prices.
problem with this is that same as the apple store you have to get to their store to sign the darn contract, unlike at ATT online store which you dont? which means i have to get my fat ass up the lazyboy 2000.
They can give me a free iPhone if they want; I still can't justify paying the monthly service rate.
I got upgraded to silver level w/o spending much at all. I bought a fridge for less than a grand and enrolled in the reward program then. A few weeks later I was 'upgraded' to silver level.
im goin after class to best buy... my renew date isnt up til 3/1/09.. i hope their let me upgrade!
Oh good! Too bad I'd also have to pay $700 over the course of two years in order to use it (data plan).
This screams "unload all the old 3gs before the new model comes out in June". the same thing happened with the 2g. Tons of refurbs on ATT website, discounts at Best Buy...
Best Buy didn't sell iPhone's before the 3G came out, so I don't know what you mean by that.
Also, for all of you saying that Best Buy is overpriced, that is your fault. They will price match almost everything! I never pay more at Best Buy than I would pay anywhere else. Of course, I don't find them to be priced any higher than anywhere else around here.
Finally, those of you bashing the iPhone as "half- assed", nor good enough for business use, you've either not used the phone, or are talking out of your asses.
For anyone who thinks it's expensive because of the data plan, try looking at other smart phones' data plans. If you don't want to pay for a data plan at all, then of course it's going to be too expensive. Compared to other smart phoe data plans, though, the 2g iPhone plan was the CHEAPEST, and the 3g plan is comparable.
I think while I had the AT&T Tilt for a while, I was paying $35/mo for unlimited data and 200 messages. So seriously, just don't buy one, or stop saying it's too expensive, because it's no more expensive than if you were to buy any other comparable phone with a comparable plan.
/rant
It sux to be in the Tampa Bay area because all the stores are saying that AT&T is down and they cant sell the damn phone until it comes back up. I hate BB sometimes, but since I am a silver member I guess I dont hate them too much..
Hmm, if it didn't require a 2-year AT&T contract, I would totally buy one of these phones and sell it on eBay, since I have a RW Premier Silver account. Anyone interested in me whoring out my account for a part of the discount saved?
i`m premier silver member and just saved a buch of money by swithcing to GEICO and i`m a PC