March 18, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!
Been eying an iPhone? It’s not exactly a cheap item, but if you’ve been considering switching to AT&T wireless so that you can have one (pretty! shiny!) you might be interested to know that right now you can order a refurbished 8G iPhone for just $249.
And I’m not suggesting you do anything other than activate it with AT&T, of course, but you can order just the phone without activation (read the fine print). Just sayin’.
Also just saying that I just bought an iPhone. *squee*
Posted by Mir @ 7:21 am
March 18th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Congrats on the Iphone! We bought one like that and took it to the AT&T store, where we were told there would be a $750 deposit due on “the line,” since our credit is bad. So the Iphone went back to the store
March 18th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Ooof. I already have at&t, but can barely afford my plan as is, much less add cash to it for texting and data! But this is very, very tempting…
March 18th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Ooooo so tempting. But my DH is convinced we can wait until their 3G wireless capable. I’m not sure I can wait… Are you going to activate yours?
March 18th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Everyone I know who has one LOVES it in a way they should not love electronics. Congrats!
March 18th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Kristine: Yes, I’m going to activate mine. I’d actually been seriously considering a Crackberry for work, figuring I couldn’t afford the iPhone… but truth be told, I’ll much prefer this and the price was comparable.
And it’s all deductible business expenses for me, too. Woo!
March 18th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Wait, Wait…Wait…
I thought Otto hated AT&T, so are you two on different plans now? Will you have two cell phones? Didn’t you just get a cell phone plan when you got married? I KNOW you aren’t payin fees (because, HELLO, who would you be then) so what’s the deal.
And for the record, I bought my iPhone when the 4G’s went down in price and I love, love, love it — from the bottom of my cold, dead heart. (And yes, I might have slept with it when I brought it home (for like a week maybe). What? Stop looking at me with that tone of voice.
March 18th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Welcome to the iphone! I’m so in love with mine, it’s a good thing it came out after I got married.
March 18th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Oh, Patricia, you know me too well….
AT&T’s coverage has apparently improved a LOT in the last year. And we are currently on Verizon but in a “low coverage area,” which means that our reception at home is positively rotten. We had Verizon look into it back when we got new phones (you’re right, it was just last summer), and they told us they couldn’t improve the signal and we could get our of contracts for free at any time.
This morning at 6:00 I called Verizon to verify that we could break our contracts without penalty, and by 6:30 two iPhones were on their way. Heh.
March 18th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I soooo want an iPhone! Our contract with Verizon isn’t up until next year, though, so I’m stuck for now. But, I have to ask, why wouldn’t you activate it?
March 18th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Karly: The iPhone basically has all the same functionality as an iTouch, but it’s cheaper. Some people are buying them and unlocking them to use like iTouches.
March 18th, 2008 at 10:43 am
What a coinkidink, we ordered ours last night! First the hubby ordered two refurbs from Apple for $349 each, then logged onto to AT&T and saw their price. I promptly killed him. Then, much to my amazement, he was able to easily cancel the Apple order online. (Customer service does exist!) Back to AT&T and ours are coming. Whee!
March 18th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Oooo! I’ve had mine since last June… you’re gonna love it Mir…
March 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Ack…the jealousy…it spilleth over.
Congrats on the cool new toys!
March 18th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I wonder how long they will be at this price…I know you will probably flog me for this, Mir, but I am thinking that hubby would love to spend a wee bit of the tax return to upgrade his phone to this…
March 18th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I can’t believe I just bought an Apple product. Doh!
The price is too good to pass up and I can’t wait for the
new openmoko phone. Thanks for the kind deals.
March 18th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Love, Love, LOVE my IPhone and all things Mac and Apple!!! I highly recommend the mac.com store for all sorts of refurbished mac items!..and lots of free shipping if spending $50 (which is WAY to easy to do!)
March 18th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
This probably goes without saying BUT be sure to check the coverage where you are planning to use the iPhone. AT&T has crappy coverage out where I live, sadly.
So I just bought the ipod Touch and a Blackberry Pearl. Hey, don’t look at me that way…. LOL
March 19th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Man, I SO want a iPhone! But, we really can’t afford the monthly plan, so I’ll just sit here and pout and eye everybody’s iPhones longingly. Congrats to those of you who got one!
March 19th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Just thought I’d mention the article I briefly saw mentioned on About.com, something about iPhone shortcuts. It’s one of the Easter Eggs that About.com has on their main page, I think.
http://video.about.com/cellphones/Beginner-iPhone-Tips-and-Trick.htm
Ooops, sorry, looks like it’s a video.
March 20th, 2008 at 10:58 am
ohhhhh… this will teach me not to look at wantnot EVERY FREAKIN’ DAY.
the iphones … they are gone.
and i am in mourning.
March 25th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Ok, Mir, we need a big fat review of your iPhone. What do you love? What do you hate? What do you wish it did better? Is it worth waiting for the next release?? Can’t wait to hear!!
March 26th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
[...] So after the big deal on iPhones from the other day, alert reader Kristine came back this week and said: Ok, Mir, we need a big fat review of your iPhone. What do you love? What do you hate? What do you wish it did better? Is it worth waiting for the next release?? Can’t wait to hear!! [...]