AT&T QUESTIONS
Kyle
its $200 dollars and u make 80k a year .... save yourself the hassle and pay the deposit ....
its not like its gonna hurt u much and u will get it back after a year of good payment history ....
now if u are reluctant to get the deposit waived then u will have to jump through a ton of hoops like fax in last 3 months of banking info and proof of identity and that doesn't neccessarily mean u will get a $0 deposit...
like i said safe yourself the hassle pay it enjoy the iphone and make your payments on time
good luck 🙂
KMart03 said:
hmm ok I guess im too much of a cheap ass to just let a company hold on to money of mine for no reason. but thank you for the heads up on the hoops i would need to jump through 😁
Deposits are common with in the cell phone industry. Get use to it and just pay the 200 bucks. Besides there are better phones out there then the iPhone. If you have 0 deposit with VZW go and get your self a BB Bold.
Nadesico81 said:
Deposits are common with in the cell phone industry. Get use to it and just pay the 200 bucks. Besides there are better phones out there then the iPhone. If you have 0 deposit with VZW go and get your self a BB Bold.
I believe u mean he storn since the bold is an att product and I would say the bold is pretty damn good since I am replyig to this from one on a plane headed to arizona
Nadesico81 said:
Deposits are common with in the cell phone industry. Get use to it and just pay the 200 bucks. Besides there are better phones out there then the iPhone. If you have 0 deposit with VZW go and get your self a BB Bold.
The only thing deterring me from verizon is that I dont like that fact that I have to pay for features most other companies make free to you. AT least and I dont know if it is still the same but when I used to have verizon I didnt like how I had to pay for ringtones or not be able to use google maps. I also believe I wasnt able to surf the net or download things through verizon. The other thing I didnt like was I couldnt transfer files or anything like that through my...
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You may want to look up what you can do with the iphone's bluetooth abilities too... afaict it's limited to headset only, not even contact list syncing if you have more than one phone... (although it appears the storm has these same restrictions too...)
About downloading things, etc. someone else would have to answer...
They carry the name AT&T which has been around for a very long time. You would think they would be a little more up then the other networks, but there 3G service is not worth the iPhone.
I like Verizon alot. There bluetooth is unlocked. You can make you can download 3rd Party apps to your Storm if you get one. The data is 29.99, but you will need a data plan with the iPhone. GPS is unlocked on many phones on Verizon now. The iPhone doesnt even have a real GPS unit in it.. no turn by turn stuff.
I transfer stuff all the time with Bluetooth.
Every network make you pay for ringtone, unless you make them you self, which you can on Verizon.
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When i had iPhone 3G i know i was not allowed to have it.
This may have changed tho, but i know for a fact i was not allowed to get Unlimited Calling.
Plus, Verizons unlimited Calling is better, lol.
Just because you can auctually use it as much as you want, while AT&T and T-Mobile and Sprint have that "Unreasonable Calling" thing where if you use it too much, they will cut it off.
And when I have iPhone, you could only make Ringtone from Apple which means you must buy the song, then buy the ringtone.
some songs are now 2.99 and then.99 to make the tone.
its those little things that can get you.
but, i love my Storm.
MMS, better cam, Video makeing.
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And there is a SIM card in Verizon Storm, but its for when you travle over seas.
BUT, it you unlock the Storm, you can put a T-Mobile SIM in it, use it on T-Mobile, then switch it over to CDMA and use it on Verizon.
I think you can use both services, but as for not unlocking it, and Roaming with GSM in the US in not able to be done.
Sorry.
But LTE is comming up very soon, and this can be done when LTE phones become more popular.
I know an unlocked verison would work.
I just prefer Verizon over AT&T.. I did have AT&T from when it was AT&T Wireless, then Cingular, now AT&T.
And I have travled and still do travle alot.
Verizon has a lock on it so you can not Roam off US GSM network.
because in the network settings, you can shut off CDMA, but the GSM wont work here in the US unless its unlcoked.
I personally wouldnt worrya bout it.
there are many hard cases out there for the Storm so it will be protected.
If you call them, they will tell you that it can't be done because the GSM is locked for US GSM networks, but prob wont tell you that it can work if unlocked.
Also, only once every 10 months unless you had it replaced via warranty, etc. Getting the replacement unlocked does not reset the 10 month counter, so if a replacement phone comes at 9.5 months, two weeks later you could still get another phone besides the replacement unlocked.
You upload you song, and pick the part you like and send it to your phone.
But, the BlackBerry storm has a app from CrackBerry (like 6.99) you take songs from your phone, and from your phone make the ringtone and save it to your phone, and its free, and sounds amazing!
I use that now.
I LOVE IT!
guess im too much of a cheap ass to just let a company hold on to money of mine for no reason.
There is a reason.
I am trying to get the iphone and dont have the best credit
AT&T's deposit requirements are steeper than some smaller carriers, but the risk increases as your subscriber base increases.
People with no credit history have a $500 deposit. People with seriously awful credit have $750. Your credit is not that bad, but not risk free.
Think of it as an early bill payment or two. It will come back to your account after a year (as long as you keep a good payment history of course).
Sent from my iphone.. Eat your heart out.. Bet you pay your "300 dollar" deposit now!!!
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taoareyou said:
There is a reason.
AT&T's deposit requirements are steeper than some smaller carriers, but the risk increases as your subscriber base increases.
People with no credit history have a $500 deposit. People with seriously awful credit have $750. Your credit is not that bad, but not risk free.
Think of it as an early bill payment or two. It will come back to your account after a year (as long as you keep a good payment history of course).
Thats not a bad way to look at it thanks for the heads up 🙂