Reader Steve has been chatting with Apple.com CSRs today - he’s already talked to two - and they’ve both confirmed my worst fears: you will not be able to order the iPhone 3G online and it will only be available in stores and it will be activated in-store, provided you wish to purchase it at contract prices $199.It means getting an unlocked iPhone will be incrementally harder and considerably more expensive,the phone will cost around $500.
The transcript follows, CSR replies in bold.
Hi, my name is Chris. Welcome to Apple!
Good morning.
Welcome back!
Good morning. I have a question about the iPhone
and the Activation process
Sure.
Will activation be the same as the previous version? Simply by using iTunes?
As previous agents had mentioned, activation will be done in store.
[via techcrunch]
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