Any iPhone discounts?

SalandJeff

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Does anyone know of any way to get any discount on an iPhone? I have been checking for refurbs on the apple & att websites with no luck. Ebay prices are ridiculous (more than at the store...i don't get it :confused3 )

I would be okay with a refurb or the 1st gen phone. How about buying at Best Buy....any incentives there?


Thanks.
 
The price is set by Apple. You will never find a discount or a "free with purchase" or ANYTHING! Same thing at Best Buy as at your local Apple / AT&T store. Ebay is more expensive because you don't have to sign a contract if you buy it there, so people take them & do what they want with them. If you really want one, they are cheapest in the stores. $199/$299. The only thing I could suggest is trying to get a waived start of service fee if you are switching carriers. You can usually pull that off at your local AT&T if you play hardball and it's worth $36.
 
I remember hearing once that Apple does not really discount their products. The only one I know of is the education discount.
 

Education discount doesn't apply to the iphone. But, for computers, there is a discount for college kids, staff, things like that
 
What is the education discount?
If you go to the Apple site and type in Education Discount in the search it should show you a link to the education store where you get 10% off computers, iPods and other accessories. No iPhone discounts though.
 
If you buy an iphone in the store, how do you get it to work with another carrier other than att? Ive heard it can be done, but I have no idea how it works.
 
If you buy an iphone in the store, how do you get it to work with another carrier other than att? Ive heard it can be done, but I have no idea how it works.

The new 3G iPhones are very difficult to jail break to be used with another carrier. The original 2G/EDGE network phones were hacked almost immediately. This is why you will see 2G phones on Ebay for such high prices. With the new iPhone, the $199/$299 price is the discounted price: discounted BY AT&T. The are subsidising the phone. They (Apple OR AT&T) will not let you leave the store without activating the 3G with AT&T on the spot.
 


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