Comments on: iPhones available at Best Buy… without contract?

By: Chase

Chase — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:32:38 +0000

If you read the fine print in the ad it clearly states, ‘In store activation required’.

Sorry

By: Kian

Kian — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:19:46 +0000

Here in the UK at 14:19 the firmware 2.1 has JUST been released. I’m downloadind as we speak

By: Demetri

Demetri — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:34:38 +0000

There not selling it unlocked or without a contract…that $599/$699 price is like a MSRP that no one will pay because AT&T won’t let them be sold unlocked in the US!

By: nerio

nerio — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:02:06 +0000

yeah I think it’s just a gimmick… since you can’t really buy the phone at that price… although, I saw something interesting when I was at there… when you walk in you could “reserve” a phone and then wait in line to go through the activation process or you could schedule an appointment to come in later so you don’t have to wait in line… I think that’s a good idea… but knowing best buy they’ll somehow mess up and people with appointments will end up waiting longer

By: dizzy

dizzy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:54:41 +0000

This was the first public display of “regular” price which has been forecast to be the $599 / $699, but there has yet to be anything available for no contract at that price. So I’m thinking since the Best Buy Guy told you that you have to get a contract, this might just be a Best Buy advertising gimmick to be like look how much you are saving to trick to the suckers that don’t know what’s going on.

By: nerio

nerio — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:31:07 +0000

so they are selling them without a contract? I went to a Best Buy today and the guy at the iPhone line told me that a contract is required… but you never know with people working in retail…

By: dizzy

dizzy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:35:37 +0000

I joined a discussion on best buy and iPhones on macrumors and it seems like there is 3 different set of prices for the iPhones.

1) Contract price new customer / upgrade eligible customer: $199 / $299
2) Replacement phone / non upgrade eligible customer: $399 / $499
3) No commitment phone: $599 / $699

I wonder in the case of number 2 if you break a replacement phone if you still get that price for a third one or if you then have to go to the #3 price.