AT&T gets sentimental, revisits one-iPhone-per-customer days

As stock dwindles ahead of the all-but-certain 3G model launch, AT&T's now going back to a policy first instituted in the early days of the iPhone's market availability: one per customer. Both AT&T and Apple stores have instituted various iPhone purchase limits ever since the June '07 launch, but historically, it's been presumed to be a measure designed to clamp down on unlocked resales; nowadays, though, we can say with some confidence that it's because they're just aren't many more to go around. Furthermore, AT&T is no longer accepting cash or checks for that one iPhone you're allowed to buy, so don't go swaggering into your local store with a thick-ass roll of Lincolns, alright?

Update: The limit's already back up to 3, so feel free to stock up!

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2008 2:17AM]

This is actually old, Corporate just posed an article in CSP that increased it back to three about two days later.

Still credit card only though.

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2008 1:38PM]

isn't it illegal to not accept currency?

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2008 6:12PM]

this lasted for only a day, next day was back to 3

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2008 8:21AM]

Not only has this changed, but being an AT&T employee I can tell you that this is illegally posted intellectual property of AT&T.

[Robbie Hottie Posted May 19th 2008 8:14PM]

first of all... Shut Up!
that's so lame. whose ass are you trying to kiss? att doesnt care about you and you are not going to get a raise or promotion by trying to be a hero. i hate employees like you who think they are the corporate hero.

second... its not like EM is giving away any kind of "inside information" that you wouldn't just find out by going to a store anyway.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2008 10:33AM]

So can I sue someone for my credit card debit??

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2008 11:26AM]

isn't it required by federal law to accept cash?

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2008 5:18PM]

No, businesses can set their own requirements for payment. It's similar to when certain places of business won't except a bill lager then $20 or $50.