I wish to take value of the Radio Shack trade-in sale this week. Â I have a 3GS and plant to get an iPhone 4. Â Is ATT starting to con me? Â Extend my contract? Â
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Dec 082010
I went to Radio Shack currently anticipating to ascent my iPhone 3G to a 4. Everything was starting fine, until assistant pronounced I’ve never seen this summary – says we can’t ascent due to extreme out of network useage. No a single there accepted it, so I called AT&T.  They told me it was correct, I was inelgible for an upgrade. They claimed I had too many calls which were off network. I explained which I used my cell phone essentially as a commercial operation phone from my home – I’m self employed. Plus my phone regularly says “AT&T” on the shade and I’d never had any information exchnage from AT&T revelation me my operate settlement was starting to stroke my ascent elegibility. I asked 2 seperate patron operate reps if this process could be waived, given which I had been an AT&T Wirelelss patron given Sept 2006 and my stream devise was good past the 2 year cut off. No dice. They told me no a single at AT&T could sanction me for an upgrade!  I forked out which I was profitable AT&T scarcely $1,000/year in fees for my iPhone voice and interpretation skeleton and asked if they were peaceful to remove me as a customer. Didn’t proviso them. Their only suggest was to put an focus on my phone which would discuss it me privately when I was regulating out of network service. I explained this isn’t starting to assistance me given many of my mobile operate is from my home – I’m not starting to pierce only to meet some AT&T policy. Plus I forked out their online coverage map still shows my home as being inside of their coverage area. But they were not starting to concede with me, no make a difference what I said.  So, AT&T, this is interjection I get for steady with you. Well, I theory we leave me no choice. I’ll be selling for a phone on an additional network. Too bad – I was rebuilt to pointer an additional 2 year stipulate with we today, though we blew it.  One Very Unhappy Customer
Dec 072010
Hi all, I’ve review the following couple on upgrading swapping, though I have somewhat opposite circumstances:  http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/articles-resources/iphone4upgradesupport.jsp  Me and my mother have been partial of a 4 chairman family plan. I’m not authorised for an upgrade, though she is. I was anticipating to operate her ascent to get the iPhone 4 at Radio Shack this week since it’s $50 off. Now as I assimilate it, Radio Shack activates the phone during the purchase, so the SIM will get sealed to her number.  What have been my options in this case? Can I take the phone to an AT&T store and get a deputy microsim with my number?Another thing to discuss is which I live divided from my mom, though both of us have been certified to have changes on the family plan.  As shortly as the iPhone is activated, I pretence she will remove use on her aged RAZR? What’s the step for removing which phone operative again? Will the sim reactivate once I get a latest microsim, or will she have to get a latest sim as well?  Also, have been deputy sims free? I’ve listened incompatible answers, a little contend we can only go in and ask for a deputy sim for any reason and they’ll give it to you, whilst I’ve listened others inform charges trimming from $15 to $30.
So far, no a single I’ve oral to at AT&T has any thought WHY phones have been authorised for upgrades. There is a little algorithm that everybody accepts as viable.  But….  We have 2 iphones. A 3GS, that was purchased on 8/11/2009, and a 4 that was purchased 6/2010.  The line that is authorised for the ascent is the Iphone 4 purchased on 6/2010.  We were seeking at you do the $25-ish Radio Shack 3GS-> 4 upgrade, though no a single can figure out how this could happen.Â
Dec 032010
Apparently, Radio Shack is giving a $50 bonus on iPhones tomorrow. Â (The day at&t forced me to wait for for and would not let me ascent even twenty-four hours early.) Â I similar to the thought of a $50 present rebate, though is there any risk which my stream total interpretation devise could get messed up regulating Radio Shack? Â http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/radio-shack-to-offer-50-iphone-discount-dec-4-11/
at&t is receiving over the former alltel area in January, though the internal Radio Shack store has not been told if any iphones or the ipad will be available. Â Because I have been told smartphones do not have the most appropriate phone quality, I was meditative of starting with a simple phone though removing the 3G ipad. Â Does any one know if which would be probable and when it competence be entrance to the area (zipcode 51239). Â Would this be a great thought or not. I consider I wish it to check radar, keep in hit with my email, poke the web for engaging things to do when traveling. Â I do not text, twitter or operate amicable media.
Jun 252010
I’ve been conference which AT&T and Apple stores have been removing latest shipments of the iPhone 4 in daily. Does anybody know if places similar to Walmart, Radio Shack and Best Buy embrace every day shipments as well?
As a long-time ATT family devise patron w/”business” standing around my former employer, I was happy to sense 2 weeks ago which Radio Shack was an certified iPhone 4 tradesman and would streamline my “upgrade” to sequence the iPhone 4.  Local RS guys called me Jun eleven and fourteen to endorse which I was on lane and, early AM of Jun 15, told me I need not even come in to formalize my pre-order which day, which night prior to Apple/ATT had voiced a newer, made easy pre-order process, so we were great to go.  Quickly we all schooled Jun fifteen which Apple and ATT were swamped (600,000 callers) perplexing to pre-order the iPhone 4. I’m feeling flattering smug, patting self on behind for starting forward w/RS guys and didn’t have to persperate the grouping hassle. Fool which I was…  Called same RS guys yesterday to ask what’s the routine for tomorrow, to come in get the latest phone etc. But whoooaaaa!  These guys have been apologetic as heck, embarassed which RS assumingly got screwed by the large boys at Apple/ATT. In their multi-store segment in my neighborhood, they’d taken order/pre-orders Jun fifteen for 54 phones (dunno how most were, similar to me, existent ATT wireless customers), though Apple/ATT finished up only validating or confirming reduction than a third of those orders.  I’m feeling as bad for these internal RS guys as I am POed which something — nobody seems to know what — happened, solely which Apple/ATT assumingly reneged on their understanding to let RS take sell pre-orders for the iPhone.  Later yesterday I listen to on Rush Limbaugh which a little iPhone commercial operation perceived their latest phones yesterday, assumingly to undercut a little latest competing phone/service (Droid? Verizon?) rising today.  Then I review currently which Apple is out for the large commercial operation market, routing may be half of all the latest iPhones to large corporate customers, assumingly perplexing to fist out Blackberry from their large corporate accounts. Which assumingly explains what happened to the latest phone I was ostensible to get tomorrow.  At this indicate RS can’t discuss it me when my phone will arrive and I’m sitting here POed which a little corporate sort has it right right away since his/her purchasing bozos cut a little kind of last-minute understanding with Apple/ATT.  At this indicate I’m POed sufficient to discuss it Apple and ATT to take a hike, and to take my commercial operation elsewhere — not which they’ll caring most since I’m a single of the “little people.”  Is any one else in the same boat? Had your order/pre-order placed final week by Radio Shack (or even BB or WM?) and afterwards sense this week which — whoops, sumpin’ happened — and they do not know when you’ll get your phone?  I’m indeed feeling bad for RS — at final the large boys let them in to the diversion — as only the third eccentric tradesman authorised to sell iPhones.  Then, when they go forward and by all accounts do a flattering decent job, the A-team cuts their —s off and says, in effect, “tough — screw we and screw your customers, cuz we do not unequivocally need you.”
I systematic my iphone 4 by the Apple site Jun 15th at similar to eleven PM EST. Lately, I keep conference which everybody who preordered which day will get theirs on the 24th, though my sequence still has a boat date of Jul 2nd. Think there is any possibility it will boat earlier? I additionally called my internal Radio Shack Jun 16th and they pronounced they would put me at the tip of their list to call if they have any phones in unchanging stock.
is at&t,bestbuy, air wave shed only recieving the iphone 4 for the people who preordered? Â and if approbation when will they sell the iphone 4 for people who didn’t preorder?
