Hi Elizabeth, You say "Radioshack had a special on upgrading to the iPhone 4S for $149 for the 8-gig model and $199 for the 16-gig phone."
I just checked on the Apple website to make sure I didn't have this wrong, but I didn't. There is no 8 Gig iPhone 4S, so you are lucky you didn't say "OK, I'll take the 8 Gig, you would have ended up with an iPhone 4 and not a 4S and if Radio Shack sells them for $149 on contract they are charging too much, the price with contract on the Apple website is $99 for an 8 Gig iPhone 4. When the 4S came out Apple sold off all existing stock of 16 and 32 Gig models of the iPhone 4 and now one can get an iPhone 4 8 Gig only and it is for people who want an iPhone, but do not want to pay $199 for the smallest 4S which is the 16 Gig. For most people trying to save $100 here for something they will own and use a lot for at least 2 years is of course silly considering that that $100 gets you double the storage, a much improved camera and of course SIRI not to mention that faster processor. I had heard that some places offered the iPhone 4 8 Gig for as low as $49 on contract at times, but the $99 is standard as is the $199 fo the 16 Gig, the $299 for the 32 Gig and the $399 for the 64 Gig. When I upgraded t the 4S I had a black iPhone 4 32 Gig, it was only about 6 months old since I had problems with the original one and had received a new replacement just last summer so it was truely in perfect condition including the battery. I sold it locally in our free Bargain Finder for $475 Canadian (it was also unlocked which made it easier). However, you can now officially request to have your iPhone 3GS and soon your iPhone 4 unlocked by your provider if your contract has expired and you have upgraded to a new phone. All you have to do is call AT&T and they will send you an email with instructions. Once that is done it is of course easy to sell an old phone. It would be interesting if as a blind person you could walk into an AT&T store with your old off-contract phone and ask fi they would unlock it for you. I am in Canada and don't know what these instructions contain and how involved the process is, but from cllers who called in with their feedback on the "Today in iOS" podcast is seems pretty straight forward. Today in iOS, by the way, is an excellent Podcast for anybody who is interested in iOS and iDevices, they review apps, ask technical questions and, of course, participate in the rumour mill about new features of the next phone although Rob who does the Podcast will not indiscriminately repeat any junk if it appears completely out there and his predictions a couple of months before the 4S was released mostly were quite accurate. Take care, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
