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iPhone Users Angry Over AT&T Upgrade Policy
All is not sweetness and light in the wake of the Apple WWDC kickoff announcements, especially concerning the evolution of the iPhone. Reader Hugh Pickens writes: "AT&T will offer the new iPhone 3G S when it debuts later this month at a cost of $199 and $299 for the 16GB and 32GB models, but only to new customers and those who qualify for the discounted price. AT&T subscribers with an iPhone 3G who are not eligible for an upgrade — those not near the end of their two-year contracts — will have to pay $200 more — $399 for the 16GB model and $499 for the 32GB model. 'This is ridiculous and slap in the face to long-time loyal iPhone customers like me who switched from T-Mobile and the only reason was the iPhone,' writes one unhappy iPhone customer. 'We have to mount a vigorous campaign to change this policy. Call your local AT&T and ask for the manager and complain. Send e-mails and post in forums everywhere.' The issue is spurring heavy debate on support discussion forums, with some customers supporting AT&T. 'The option you have is to honor the contract you freely committed yourself to,' says one forum member. 'If you want to upgrade early then you will have to pay full price with no subsidy discount. You can't blame anyone but yourself for your predicament.'"
drink my frosty piss, fag!
Can't even install usb wifi without going through a bunch of command line bullshit that doesn't even work
Fuck this shit. Going back to Windows.
You missed the part where Apple said they would NOT give the discount to existing people EVEN when their contract expired.
I.E. You have a current Iphone your contract is expiring tomorrow and you still don't get the new one at a discount. You have to pay the full price. The only way to get the discount is if you did NOT already have an AT&T account. They basically are taking their existing customers and saying screw you. It's kind of like if Chrysler said "Hey, we are going to give people that trade in a Toyota a car for 50% off, but if you trade it a Chrysler, we are giving you book value only).
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I think the real news here is that Apple fans are all whiny little twerps... except, that's not really news to those who already think so.
Me? Just playing devil's advocate. I'm not an apple fan, by any means; but, to each, his own.
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
Bunch of crybabies.
No, its a bunch of rabid apple fanboys who want to piss away more money to apple, but can't stand the idea of paying AT&T a little extra cash for the contract they willingly accepted.
I'd be upset too, if I didn't know that apple released new products yearly with their masterplan of planned obsolescence.
"Hurr Durr Apple Fanboys suck lol." seems to be the fastest way to +5 insightful other than "Hurr Durr Linux rools GPLol."
The only thing more annoying on the internet than /b/tards and apple fanboys are the wannabe /b/tards and anti-apple zealots.
No argument from me.
Then why the fuck are you posting here, eh?? With your reasonable, easy-going, smugness we're getting no-where, pussy-boy.
I'm visiting this site EVERYDAY to drown myself in the raging verbal rapefest between the utterly beyond nerds here and YOU just state "no argument from me"?? Fuck you, you arrogant bastard! You deprive me of my daily dose of liquid rage with your laissez-faire attitude, you hippie motherfucker, and I would like to stick in your face that I DON'T LIKES IT! ktnxbai
(just joking, just joking...)
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lol I am laughing so hard at this whining from the usual bunch of self-absorbed entitled babies.
Suck it up and pay the frigging $200 if you must have the latest and greatest, or wait till next year
and get the iphone 4G.
Ridiculous