I just got into AT&T and iPhone 3g 2 weeks ago, how should I proceed

[hasanahmad]

Originally Posted by iphun

Yeah you can renew it, but they might charge you some renewing fee. When a new one comes out you will probably not get that early upgrade because the newest ones rewrite the rules to make you pay the full price. They probably offered you the 3g so cheap because they want rid of them for the new release.

that might be true but remember ATT pretty much confirmed today that the new Iphone will come with a new data plan of 20$ instead of 30$.

[iphun]

Originally Posted by hasanahmad

that might be true but remember ATT pretty much confirmed today that the new Iphone will come with a new data plan of 20$ instead of 30$.

Yeah but if they compromise there they won't in any other way, but the price of the phone is chosen by apple and at&t subsidizes it so to let you get a new iphone with the subsidized price a few months after your iphone purchase and contract signing just will not happen. That is something that they will never let go of because they know you will end up paying it. I sat on the phone with the business people for hours as I have one of those accounts too and the guy told me that with any other phone they are allowed to give you it early(but not as early as you would be into your contract) but apple and at&t set rules together that prohibit giving it subsidized when you aren't eligible. I was two months away from my date, and they just would not help me out. They will not do it for you especially since you barely have had the phone you have now.

I have also heard of that price drop and I thought there was a plan behind that, but I am hearing now that the $20 one might be for limited data as the $30 would remain unlimited data.

[hasanahmad]

Originally Posted by iphun

Yeah but if they compromise there they won't in any other way, but the price of the phone is chosen by apple and at&t subsidizes it so to let you get a new iphone with the subsidized price a few months after your iphone purchase and contract signing just will not happen. That is something that they will never let go of because they know you will end up paying it. I sat on the phone with the business people for hours as I have one of those accounts too and the guy told me that with any other phone they are allowed to give you it early(but not as early as you would be into your contract) but apple and at&t set rules together that prohibit giving it subsidized when you aren't eligible. I was two months away from my date, and they just would not help me out. They will not do it for you especially since you barely have had the phone you have now.

I have also heard of that price drop and I thought there was a plan behind that, but I am hearing now that the $20 one might be for limited data as the $30 would remain unlimited data.

i just heard from ATT that my early upgrade option starts on June 5th 2009, thats in a month, i can get the iphone 3.0 for 399(16gb) and 499(32gb) if they are the same price .

that means if i can sell my iphone 3g 16 gb for over 350 unlocked on ebay or craigslist, i can cover the price

[iphun]

Originally Posted by hasanahmad

i just heard from ATT that my early upgrade option starts on June 5th 2009, thats in a month, i can get the iphone 3.0 for 399(16gb) and 499(32gb) if they are the same price .

that means if i can sell my iphone 3g 16 gb for over 350 unlocked on ebay or craigslist, i can cover the price

Yeah that's the unsubsidized price, but as long as people are still willing to buy the old 3g's and it's in good condition then that will work perfect.

[hasanahmad]

Originally Posted by iphun

Yeah that's the unsubsidized price, but as long as people are still willing to buy the old 3g's and it's in good condition then that will work perfect.

its in perfect condition, i got it only 2 weeks ago. screen is protected with screen protected and back with a case

and no the unsubsized price is 599 for 8 gb and 699 for 16 gb. the early upgrade brings it 200$ off

[iphun]

Originally Posted by hasanahmad

its in perfect condition, i got it only 2 weeks ago. screen is protected with screen protected and back with a case

Duh, I forgot you only got it two weeks ago, lol. Yeah I don't think you'll get as much as you want because demand will go down for the old version, but that doesn't mean you won't get a decent amount.

[hasanahmad]

Originally Posted by iphun

Duh, I forgot you only got it two weeks ago, lol. Yeah I don't think you'll get as much as you want because demand will go down for the old version, but that doesn't mean you won't get a decent amount.

iphone 2g 8gb still sells for 200-250 a year after it was updated with the 3g. so i think i can fetch a price over 300 for the iphone 3g.

[iphun]

Originally Posted by hasanahmad

iphone 2g 8gb still sells for 200-250 a year after it was updated with the 3g. so i think i can fetch a price over 300 for the iphone 3g.

Oh wow I just remember that right after the 3g came out the 2g was hard to sell at a higher price, but that obviously has changed. Yeah you'll probably be fine selling it.

[hasanahmad]

Originally Posted by iphun

Oh wow I just remember that right after the 3g came out the 2g was hard to sell at a higher price, but that obviously has changed. Yeah you'll probably be fine selling it.

thats because 2g wasnt subsidized, 3g is

[iphun]

Originally Posted by hasanahmad

thats because 2g wasnt subsidized, 3g is

Yeah that's what I figured, people took big losses on the 2g's because they weren't subsidized