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The full $100 discount is offered to Premier Silver members, making the price of an 8GB iPhone 3G just $99.99, or $199.99 for the 16GB model. Meanwhile, customers who have enrolled in the standard Reward Zone program can save $50 off either model.
Best Buy requires a Reward Zone membership that started on or before February 21 to be eligible for the deal with a limit of one per customer. The special pricing is only available in stores and the promotion ends Saturday.
A Best Buy Reward Zone membership is free to join while Premier Silver status is only available to Reward Zone members who spend at least $2,500 at Best Buy in a single calendar year, according to a list of frequently asked questions at the program's website.
Meanwhile, AT&T's recent round of online refurbished iPhone discounts is nearing an end, as the only model with some supply remaining is the 8GB iPhone 3G.
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Clearing out stock before a big refresh? Maybe a big refresh that includes Verizon CDMA phones?
I don't think that Apple every confirmed the "5 year exclusive to AT&T" rumor, maybe it was only a two year exclusive, and now Verizon can come on line in June...
Clearing out stock before a big refresh? Maybe a big refresh that includes Verizon CDMA phones?
I don't think that Apple every confirmed the "5 year exclusive to AT&T" rumor, maybe it was only a two year exclusive, and now Verizon can come on line in June...
Verizon's not capable of the same level of discretion that Apple is. It's my feeling that if this were the case, it would have been leaked in a big way by now. Also, Verizon's network runs phones hotter and requires more juice for connection. A CDMA iPhone would be tough to make in the same quality, and would undermine the solid business model the iPhone is based on: A single device for a global market.
Hmmm... what is the effect on Verizon phone battery life? If it was significant, you would think that people would be complaining a lot, and all I hear from Verizon customers is positive stuff.
A CDMA iPhone would be tough to make in the same quality, and would undermine the solid business model the iPhone is based on: A single device for a global market.
With the most crappy carrier- AT&T.
With the most crappy carrier- AT&T.
In my experience Verizon and Sprint are neck and neck for the worst. AT&T is so far ahead of them simply because they don't cripple the sh!t out of their phones...