Buying Away From Home

[bpepperman]

I generally buy my cellphones online. This Sunday I will be in Washington DC. Then I will be leaving and going to Florida for three weeks, so during the June 29th release I will be away from my home in Los Angeles. To be safe I could order the phone online, however, if I wanted instant gratification, could I purchase in a Apple or Att store there in Florida? I am worried about the activation, I do not want to end up with a Florida area code as opposed to the one here in Los Angeles, as it could mean roaming and other complications. Can they set up a Los Angeles area code and account in far away stores in locales like Florida, or would I have to buy an iPhone here in LA? Thanks

[ColsTiger]

I generally buy my cellphones online. This Sunday I will be in Washington DC. Then I will be leaving and going to Florida for three weeks, so during the June 29th release I will be away from my home in Los Angeles. To be safe I could order the phone online, however, if I wanted instant gratification, could I purchase in a Apple or Att store there in Florida? I am worried about the activation, I do not want to end up with a Florida area code as opposed to the one here in Los Angeles, as it could mean roaming and other complications. Can they set up a Los Angeles area code and account in far away stores in locales like Florida, or would I have to buy an iPhone here in LA? Thanks

They might be able to give you a different area code now, but they couldn't back in '02.