AT&T offering price protection (or iPhone 4 swap) to recent 3GS buyers
By Chris Ziegler 
posted June 10th 2010 3:01PM
posted June 10th 2010 3:01PM
On a related note, modmyi.com is also reporting that AT&T corporate stores are set to open at 7AM on the 24th, iPhone 4 launch day, though we're not able to confirm this one. Word on the street is that new customers will only be able to activate one line and existing customers will be able to buy one iPhone 4 per line of service, clearly an attempt to stretch inventory as far as it'll go. With the way Apple's setting up for preorders and launch-day delivery, it seems like a lot of this chaos and bedlam is going to be avoided -- but hey, it's Apple. You never know.
Too bad I'm not eligible for an upgrade until 2/20/11 on my 3GS that I got on the first day it was available.
@The Advanced Kind
Come one, come all... get tied up to our $325 ETF.
@The Advanced Kind
So did I but it told me I can upgrade for $18, you sure?
@The Advanced Kind You didnt see this coming?
@The Advanced Kind
i'd hate to be an iphone user. it would kill me to get tied in to a two year contract knowing that one year later an updated version will show up. that, plus the ETF and shoddy service...not thanks. not for me.
@Sepirioth
You missed the part that said "for a higher price" PLUS the $18 upgrade fee.
@iroq d mullet
Yeah, i'd much rather have an android device where the carrier and manufacturer stop supporting updates after 6-12 months. Totally better.
/s
@Sepirioth
$18 plus a cut-down ETF
@iroq d mullet Being an iPhone user isn't all that different from being any other kind of phone user that signs a contract at the beginning. If I decide to cancel my service tomorrow, I'm paying an ETF, and I'm on Verizon with a Pre.
The only difference, really, is that you know there will be a new phone every June.
@TomSawyer Even if that were the case for every provider (which it isn't) you're free to upgrade the software on the phone yourself.
@pohatu771
no, it is not the same. true, verizon also has the ETF, however their service is worlds better and will give less of a reason to have to pay to get out of contract. with at&t, you're committing to two years of less than stellar service, and if you want out of that service, you must pay. there is a difference.
@iroq d mullet
My phone service isn't good? That's news to me. AT&T seems to have stellar service in most places I make phone calls.
Im sorry I love my iPhones 3g8 then 16 then 3gs 32 but the call side of the service is utter bullshit....whenever I speak to another iPhone user.... Call failed!!! Almost every time. For some reason it's much worse when it's. iPhone to phone. People that use tmobile on iPhone don't have this problem. So I'm sure it's AT&Ts problem. Sad thing is that I always have 5 bars
@zangetsu2
consider yourself lucky.
@The Advanced Kind My wife who is on my account can't get her upgrade til the same date...yet I can get mine on the 25th of this month....a year to the date we both got the 3Gs......AT&T is strange
Am I the only one who thinks Apple and AT&T are running a little scared here? Sounds like the honeymoon is over and a lot of normal folks are being tempted to move on past Apple and AT&T.
@TomSawyer
Yes but I can upgrade my phone every year at full subsidy w/ unlimited data!
@The Advanced Kind
OMG. This is EXACTLY for me. I bought my 3gs on the 11th, so the one week extention benefits me WELL. The only problem is that I bought it (3gs 16gb) Refurbished! I hope I'm still eligible.
I don't mind paying the $50 difference.
Sorry at&t, I'm too busy with my Incredible to buy an iPhone. I don't need the shoddy coverage or Apple's lack of openness.
@E30 Kid
you're very obviously NOT busy if you have the time to read this post and then type up a reply to AT&T just to tell them you're too busy...
@toptekjon
I never said that I was too busy to post. I said that I was too busy to buy an iPhone. I had the opportunity to switch, but family plans make AT&T much more expensive than VZW for me.
@E30 Kid
k, enjoy waiting six months to get Android 2.2.
@Leindurstit So in six months his Android phone will get a major os update while your iPhone will have to wait 12 months to get one. Great logic.
@4u2nv Uhhhhh major update? Yeah a year....but there will be miniscule ones....and it's only 6 months more than he has to wait....what's the big deal? I mean I doubt it will be that long of a wait for 2.2 but it's not that serious either way
@Leindurstit
The incredible got rooted yesterday. Froyo should be hitting within a month or two.
Or...
*click*
There, pre-order done. No need to stand in line like a prole.
@MarkAnderson thats wat im doing =p everyone is like im gonna go wait online for like 6 days!!!! im like ummmmm im gonna pre order it on june 15 lol
@technerd2345 So Apple will presale starting the 15th but AT&T won't until the 21st? That's what it looks like above...
@renn27 Nevermind, I just read it funny. It says preorder BY the 21st, not on the 21st
@MarkAnderson
how much would we gave to put down for pre order? Full amount of part of the total package?
@Eggie197 talked to AT&T corporate today. The deal: swipe credit card. (Not debit. Cards due to banks last year.) Puts a hold on credit card until 24th funds are charged. Phone ships to your doorstep. :-)
people that dumb dont deserve nice things lol
mighty nice of them
how unexpected
but I'm an EVO man now
@biddybalboa
Ah so you drive an overpriced Mitsubishi sedan? Thanks for sharing.
@Christopher02
Nice attempt at being witty. At any rate, whether he is referring to the phone or the vehicle, I'm willing to bet that either would destroy what you currently have in your pocket or your driveway (or your mom's driveway).
@whySoSerious
EVO beating my BMW? Maybe. My GSXR750? LOL
hey has anyone here pre-ordered before? does it arrive the day the product launches? or is it better to head to the store to get it?
@dimithra apple pre-orders are always on time. AFAIK
@dimithra last time i preordered something from apple before i got it delivered the day of release. i think you can also reserve it to be picked up at an apple store as well, im not sure.
@dimithra
My 3GS came the day it was released, so expect yours to come june 24th if you pre-order.
@dimithra
I preordered the 3GS and it came at about 12:30 on that Friday (the day it was released), several of my friends preordered as well and got it on time so you should be fine with preorder
@dimithra
If I'm an AT&T customer upgrading from a Blackberry, do I need to preorder from AT&T, or can I preorder from Apple and replace my existing line with the new iPhone online?
@dimithra
Yes, Apple works with UPS to ensure your preorder arrives on the correct day.
O2 offer looks silly compared to this
Only 5 more days!
I've had my 3gs since using an early upgrade to get it last august.
I want the 4, but I'm not eligble for early upgrade pricing or a full subsidy until Jan 2011.
I find this unfair when people who were new o AT&T and bought the 3gs at launch are already eligible for a FULL subsidy.
I know I signed and contract and I'm not trying to be cheap. I just think AT&T is screwing peope who used an early upgrade to get the 3gs. If it matters, my bill is about $95 a month.
@Apple Fan
I don't get it. How is it unfair that someone who bought the 3GS before you gets to upgrade sooner? You seriously think AT&T should account for the fact that you were an AT&T/iPhone customer before you got the 3GS and give you a full upgrade less than a year after you bought your phone?
@enigmaaron
If they bought it the day it came out and are eligible 1 year later, I'd like to be eligible 1 year later (august) as well. I'd even be happy with the early upgrade cost, NOT the full subsidy. But I'm not eligible for anything until next january.
@Apple Fan
with iPhones you are always eligible for an early upgrade
@businessman25
Are you certain?
Because when I check my eligibility it tells me I can take advantage of no commitment pricing.
For others, it either tells them you are eligible for a upgrade (aka full subsidy) or it tells them they are eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price. ( early upgrade 399 or 499)