Why more expensive than the 32GB3G direct from apple?

http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare-iphones/

out go the lights...
so if I have Sprint I can't use this. So I need to work with a carrier to get this crappity scaffolding on their network, without a contract. Sounds like I need a contract anyways.

Just get a new one with contract for $99 and cancel the contract immediately for $200

Save $80 and no refurb

Only $120 more for a NEW iPad with twice the memory and in hilarious novelty size.

badboypolar wrote:That's alot of mooolah for an old refurb phone. Aren't the new ones cheaper then that?

These exact phone are $99 at AT&T, but require 2 years of your life.

Well... technically this phone is actually cheaper than new, because the $99 price is only possible due to the absurbly large subsidy that AT&T pays Apple for each phone sold.

AT&T then turns around and builds that subsidy cost into your monthly bill. You actually would wind up paying more than the phone's actual value over the course of a subsidized 2 year contract.

Sacha Segan at PCMag can explain the subsidy thing better than I can: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356098,00.asp

The thing I'm not sure about is what would happen when you took this phone to AT&T and tried to get a plan for it. They didn't have to pay the subsidy, so they *SHOULD* charge you less every month... but somehow I have a feeling they would just charge you the same as if you got the "$99" new one and just gorge themselves on the extra profit.

Does this work with Windows 95?

droon wrote:no your not, your new, it took me a while to figure it out too, there are two things you can do to find out, you can reply to a post with the funny phrases in them and look at what it says in the text input field, or google the words woot word filter

Thank you!

Someone from Woot Purchasing must have been drinking when he approved this purchase.

At this price we are going to be stuck on this for a few weeks.

Unless they only bought 5 ;)

This will go well with the 3 SOG knives I bought.

they should have placed these in the bag of random scaffolding

Wait...These are Apple products AND refurbished?...I thought Apple devices never had any problems...but why would they need to be refurbished?....hmmmm...

This makes no sense - more expensive than new.

nunyadamnbizness wrote:Yes, but you can only use it with AT&T service.

Unless your jailbreak it/unlock it. Which isn't very hard. Then you can use it on any network that uses SIM cards. My Iphone is on T-Mobile.

ycatstacy wrote:This is silly. Yes, the price thru AT&T requires a contract, but um.. so what? Don't you need a carrier to use the bloody thing?

this really is epic fail.

yeah, but if you sign their contract you are locked into two years, this way you can go month to month or even use it with other carriers if youd like. if your in the market for an iphone this isnt a horrible deal, jut not a terrific one

jmurden wrote:Just get a new one with contract for $99 and cancel the contract immediately for $200

Save $80 and no refurb

You have to turn the phone back in if you cancel before a certain date. I think it might be 90 days?

droon wrote:that would be WITH THE CONTRACT!! this comes without said contract and as such can be used on other carriers sheesh, do you homework people

It cannot be used on other carriers. The iphone is exclusive to AT&T. You might be able to use the phone part on another carrier, but nothing else will work.

coondogg97 wrote:You have to turn the phone back in if you cancel before a certain date. I think it might be 90 days?

You keep it, you just pay the cancellation charges. I've already checked since AT&T leaps into the vacuum.

srees wrote:I love mine! The price seems high though.
Mine is currently in iPod mode as I can't afford the data plan on the phone. ATT requires the data plan if you use the phone, so I pulled my SIM and stuck it in a cheapo Go-phone.

o0.. obviously you did not realize that by calling at&t after signing up for the data plan that you can simply keep cell service for $30 a month and cancel just data.. I did it with no issues so don't say you can't.

nunyadamnbizness wrote:AT&T is the ONLY carrier allowed to use the Iphone on!!!

I have mine hooked up to T-Mobile.

Laureenmt wrote:Any chance of another Boggy Old Creature before this Woot Off is history?????

Nope, won't happen. It usually only happens once every 45 days or so, usually in a woot off. But once in awhile on a special day. IE Christmas, Woots anniversary..etc.

Its an iPad mini!

danegerhansen wrote:they are only $99 through the Apple store

(2) Requires new two-year AT&T wireless service contract, sold separately to qualified customers; credit check required; must be 18 or older.

If I could only buy four, I'd have myself an ipad!

srees wrote:I love mine! The price seems high though.
Mine is currently in iPod mode as I can't afford the data plan on the phone. ATT requires the data plan if you use the phone, so I pulled my SIM and stuck it in a cheapo Go-phone.

How do you get a SIM card in here?

monkeys please! and some woot-off lights would be acceptable too.

droon wrote:yeah, but if you sign their contract you are locked into two years, this way you can go month to month or even use it with other carriers if youd like. if your in the market for an iphone this isnt a horrible deal, jut not a terrific one

No, you can use it just like an iPod Touch. Except you will have a camera and much better speakers.

one just sold on ebay for $306 including shipping and it was unlocked!

ANYONE SEE THE B-A-G-0F-C-R-A-P VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE? THEY TRULY DO GET scaffolding. I KNOW I KNOW SOMEONE'S GONNA SAY "I GOTTA TV THOUGH" ON MY
"7TH B-A-G-0F-C-R-A-P" FIRST OFF MOST PEOPLE ARE LIARS, 2ND OFF I AM OK WITH THE FACT I NEVER GOT ONE. THEY TRULY DO GET JUNK!

C'mon all you rich bastards...help us out. There's only 13 of them by my analysis. Right woot?

I took one for the team. I can actually use it in the classroom.

Da hell? I got my iphone, same exact thing, 8 gig and everything referb for $100 through AT&T and this was like a year ago...This is a total ripoff.....fail woot fail..

coondogg97 wrote:You have to turn the phone back in if you cancel before a certain date. I think it might be 90 days?

Of you cancel within 30 days you do have to return the phone Apple charges a 10% restocking fee on opened boxes. However you do not have to pay a termination fee.

If you cancel after 30 days you get to keep the phone but have to pay the termination fee.

glitchbit wrote:o0.. obviously you did not realize that by calling at&t after signing up for the data plan that you can simply keep cell service for $30 a month and cancel just data.. I did it with no issues so don't say you can't.

AT&T new policy is to require a data plan on any smart phone. so if they know you have an Iphone, they won't let you cancel the data portion. My wife got the iphone, and I was going to stick my sim into her old blackjack. but they wouldn't allow it without activating a data plan for it.

nunyadamnbizness wrote:It cannot be used on other carriers. The iphone is exclusive to AT&T. You might be able to use the phone part on another carrier, but nothing else will work.

there are ways around this
see: http://www.quickpwn.com/2009/08/jailbreak-iphone-301.html

i really cant believe the number of people who don't realize that this phone is without a contract...

THAT is why you paid much less for yours at AT&T people!

Does it come with a data plan?

This price + refurbished + no data plan + locked == Soultaker (1990).

Should have left these in the next BOCs.

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I read Apple's refurbed Iphones and Touch's are actually new but in different packaging without all the accessories.

I swapped out a Touch once under warranty at a Apple store. The guy pulls the drawer open and it was stuffed full of new Touch's but in generic packaging. Those are considered Apple's refurb's. If you buy a refurb off apples website you get the same stuff they swap out at the apple store.

The price does seem high but if you under contract and you need a new iphone then I guess this would fit the bill.

glitchbit wrote:o0.. obviously you did not realize that by calling at&t after signing up for the data plan that you can simply keep cell service for $30 a month and cancel just data.. I did it with no issues so don't say you can't.

Most likely the person that did this for you has since been fired. It is against AT&T policy to disable Data on an iPhone.

And yes, I used to work in Business Sales for AT&T.