"4phun" <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> AT&T Now Offers SIM Card Sans Phone
> posted Sunday, 11:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman
>
> AT&T has made SIM cards available on its web site that can be
> purchased without a handset. The price of the SIM card is $5 after a
> rebate, but still requires a two-year contract unless you choose a pre-
> paid option. It can be used with an existing or other unlocked
> handset.
>
> --
>
> Do you think this is a good idea or just plain Verizon like greed when
> AT&T snaps you into another two year contract for buying a mere SIM? I
> thought AT&T promised to stop stuff like that?
>
> One person noted ...
> You SHOULD NOT sign a two year contract unless 1 of 2 reasons pop up:
>
> 1: Free Phone, or cheaper phone.
> 2: Promotional Plan
>
> Don't you agree?
Being there is no discount on the iPhone, then this means don't buy an
iPhone till,
(See above)
1. Free iphone or when apple lowers the price. (The already lower price does
not count)
2. There is no iPhone Promo price.
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:05:35 GMT, "Kevin Weaver"
<kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>"4phun" <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:a5303cf0-dbe4-42ef-a818-d09a7de01817@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> AT&T Now Offers SIM Card Sans Phone
>> posted Sunday, 11:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman
>>
>> AT&T has made SIM cards available on its web site that can be
>> purchased without a handset. The price of the SIM card is $5 after a
>> rebate, but still requires a two-year contract unless you choose a pre-
>> paid option. It can be used with an existing or other unlocked
>> handset.
Go to the website and look at the charges.:
List price is $10.00, with 2-year contract it is $5.00 after rebate.
If you want the 2-year contract, pay the $5.00; if you want no
contract, pay the $10.00.
On 2008-01-22, Anon E Muss <anonymous@example.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:05:35 GMT, "Kevin Weaver"
><kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>"4phun" <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:a5303cf0-dbe4-42ef-a818-d09a7de01817@q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>> AT&T Now Offers SIM Card Sans Phone
>>> posted Sunday, 11:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman
>>>
>>> AT&T has made SIM cards available on its web site that can be
>>> purchased without a handset. The price of the SIM card is $5 after a
>>> rebate, but still requires a two-year contract unless you choose a pre-
>>> paid option. It can be used with an existing or other unlocked
>>> handset.
>
> Go to the website and look at the charges.:
>
> List price is $10.00, with 2-year contract it is $5.00 after rebate.
> If you want the 2-year contract, pay the $5.00; if you want no
> contract, pay the $10.00.
Try to buy it like that. After you select the SIM you'll next be asked
to choose a plan for the SIM. All the plans have 2 year contract terms.
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:09:23 GMT, Dennis Ferguson
<dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:
>On 2008-01-22, Anon E Muss <anonymous@example.org> wrote:
[snip]
>> List price is $10.00, with 2-year contract it is $5.00 after rebate.
>> If you want the 2-year contract, pay the $5.00; if you want no
>> contract, pay the $10.00.
>
>Try to buy it like that. After you select the SIM you'll next be asked
>to choose a plan for the SIM. All the plans have 2 year contract terms.
Anon E. Muss wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:09:23 GMT, Dennis Ferguson
> <dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>> On 2008-01-22, Anon E Muss <anonymous@example.org> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>> List price is $10.00, with 2-year contract it is $5.00 after rebate.
>>> If you want the 2-year contract, pay the $5.00; if you want no
>>> contract, pay the $10.00.
>> Try to buy it like that. After you select the SIM you'll next be asked
>> to choose a plan for the SIM. All the plans have 2 year contract terms.
>
> Nope.
>
> See < http://tinyurl.com/24g5cc>.
Well that's good news! Was this a response to the outcry, or was it just
a mistake on their web site?
On 2008-01-22, Anon E Muss <anonymous@example.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:09:23 GMT, Dennis Ferguson
><dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>>On 2008-01-22, Anon E Muss <anonymous@example.org> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>> List price is $10.00, with 2-year contract it is $5.00 after rebate.
>>> If you want the 2-year contract, pay the $5.00; if you want no
>>> contract, pay the $10.00.
>>
>>Try to buy it like that. After you select the SIM you'll next be asked
>>to choose a plan for the SIM. All the plans have 2 year contract terms.
>
> Nope.
>
> See < http://tinyurl.com/24g5cc>.
Got it. I see they fixed their web site by removing the SIM-only option
from the list (or at least it isn't where it was last time I tried).
Maybe they'll also get around to fixing their stores, or at least the
one I pass on the way home. I dropped in today and asked about getting
a new postpaid line of service, SIM-only without the phone, and they
said there was still a minimum 1 year contract. That's different than
it used to be, but still not what they're saying above.
They were quite pleasant in the store, though, much nicer than I remember
them being 3 years ago when I was last there, and very sorry they couldn't
help.
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