Refurbished iPhones going for $49 until Jan. 1st [u]
updated 01:50 pm EST, Mon December 29, 2008
$49 refurb iPhones
(Updated for accuracy)AT&T is now selling refurbished 8GB iPhones for $99. The phones are a full $100 less than their newer counterparts, though they are still attached to a customary two-year contract. AT&T is similarly offering refurbished 16GB models for $199, in both black and white colors.
Buyers of the 8 or 16GB models should additionally get free, two-day priority shipping, though this does not apply during holidays. This helps make the refurbished phones the cheapest legal way of buying an iPhone, as even Walmart is charging a minimum of $197.
Update: Through December 31st, AT&T is offering an additional $50 discount, bringing iPhone prices to as low as $49 and $149.
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Joined: Aug 2002
ugh
Considering that my wife would need an iPhone as well, it will cost me an additional $80/month from my existing plan.
I just can't justify that cost. I would love to be able to buy an iPhone sans data plan and be restricted to using it on the wifi network for anything other than a phone/text messaging station.