Kevin Bostic
Those looking to pick up one of Apple's two new iPhones can save some money if they go to Walmart, as the retail giant is offering both devices at a discount from the time they launch.
Walmart will be offering 16GB models of both the iPhone 5c and the ">iPhone 5s
The iPhone 5c will be available at the listed price beginning Friday, September 13, when preorders for the device begin. Customers must preorder at a physical Walmart location, though. Those orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and they must be picked up by September 25.
As there will be no preorder period for the iPhone 5s, customers will have to pick up that device in stores when it launches on September 20.
Pricing on both phones is contingent upon a customer signing up for a new, two-year contract with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint. Customers waiting until Saturday, September 21, will also be able to take advantage of Walmart's new trade-in program. Depending on the condition of the device traded in, customers can receive up to $300 in store credit toward the purchase of a new smartphone. Those new phones will have to be activated in-store for Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, or Walmart's pre-paid wireless service.
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Apple has really dropped the ball with this no-preorder business for the 5S. They had better at least come out with a "Reserve for in-store pickup" option for launch day. If I'm forced to go to a store that day, I'm not fighting a crowd of walk-ups.
Apple has really dropped the ball with this no-preorder business for the 5S.
They had better at least come out with a "Reserve for in-store pickup" option for launch day. If I'm forced to go to a store that day, I'm not fighting a crowd of walk-ups.
You could always wait a day or two...
AT lease the Chinese illegals and their cousins won't be in line here in NYC (I hope) now that China is to release on day one.
$79 sounds a lot better than $99.
I think that $20 could make all the difference for the 5C.
$79 sounds a lot better than $99.
I think that $20 could make all the difference for the 5C.
What it signals to me is that -- for the first time since the iPhone was introduced -- demand could be slightly soft.
I really, really hope I am wrong. We'll have an early sense tomorrow.