Comments on: The AT&T Dilemma http://www.midnightcheese.com/2008/07/the-att-dilemma/ Design & Technology Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:46:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Cale http://www.midnightcheese.com/2008/07/the-att-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-250322 Cale Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:56:08 +0000 http://www.midnightcheese.com/?p=554#comment-250322 Ouch, sorry to hear that. One thing I learned from Sprint was not to try and do them any favors. Three weeks before my contract was up a couple years ago, I tried to re-up for a new phone and a new contract. I figured they'd be happy to re-sign me before I was clear and free to sign with another carrier. But they wouldn't let me renew with the full credit toward a new phone until my contract was completely up. So they turned me away from their store. I should have switched to someone else the day that contract ran out. Ouch, sorry to hear that.

One thing I learned from Sprint was not to try and do them any favors.

Three weeks before my contract was up a couple years ago, I tried to re-up for a new phone and a new contract. I figured they’d be happy to re-sign me before I was clear and free to sign with another carrier. But they wouldn’t let me renew with the full credit toward a new phone until my contract was completely up. So they turned me away from their store.

I should have switched to someone else the day that contract ran out.

]]> By: Megan http://www.midnightcheese.com/2008/07/the-att-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-249508 Megan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:40:57 +0000 http://www.midnightcheese.com/?p=554#comment-249508 Re: Your friend's dilemma... AT&T customers who are eligible for an upgrade are able to purchase the iPhone 3G at the $199/$299 pricepoint. So I don't know why the AT&T reps would be telling your friend differently. It's the folks like me that are getting screwed the hardest: I signed up for AT&T in May in anticipation of the iPhone. So now because I've only been a customer for two months (and of course am not eligible for an upgrade), I had to pay the $200 premium for my iPhone. Making my pricepoints $399/$499. And like the Apple freak I am, I paid it. :/ Re: Your friend’s dilemma… AT&T customers who are eligible for an upgrade are able to purchase the iPhone 3G at the $199/$299 pricepoint. So I don’t know why the AT&T reps would be telling your friend differently. It’s the folks like me that are getting screwed the hardest: I signed up for AT&T in May in anticipation of the iPhone. So now because I’ve only been a customer for two months (and of course am not eligible for an upgrade), I had to pay the $200 premium for my iPhone. Making my pricepoints $399/$499. And like the Apple freak I am, I paid it. :/

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