http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Apple and AT&T bring back iPhone home activation http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/
The big questions are:

Is it better to cancel within 3 days or within 30 days?
Do they still make you return the phone?

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@Jekkel If you cancel within 30 days or even if you don't activate it within 30 days, AT&T will make you return the phone or they will charge you the unsubsidized price for the phone. Cancel after 30 days and you can pay the $175 ETF and keep your phone.]]>Dec 11th 2008 3:23PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/
1. Buy a new 3g iphone and say someone stole your iphone 3G at full retail price.
2. Then cancel your service over the phone or in the store.
3. Return the 2nd iphone 3G you purchased at full retail price to avoid the ETF fees. Only loss you probably would have is the 10% restocking fee and the prorated charges from at&t.]]>Dec 11th 2008 6:36PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/Dec 16th 2008 5:14AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/
Amazing how the company famous for "just works" could completely, and unnecessarily, balls-up the "just works" way of switching handsets GSM uses. I really hope they got rid of the custom SIMs and that this announcement doesn't reintroduce it.]]>Dec 12th 2008 10:44AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/Dec 12th 2008 12:10PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/Dec 12th 2008 12:11PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/
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By the way, this will work with any phone.]]>Dec 15th 2008 1:51AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/Dec 12th 2008 3:00PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/
I was asking if the iPhone 3G has it. I wasn't asking if the iPhone 2G had it: I already knew it had. I don't know why you believe otherwise, it was a significant problem with the unlocking communities, and was well documented.]]>Dec 15th 2008 8:46AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/11/apple-and-atandt-bring-back-iphone-home-activation/
Like I said I only do it for friends and not your regular stranger who walks in my store. . ]]>Dec 15th 2008 1:58AM