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Re: Several AT&T Stores Forced Customers to Buy Accessories With iPhone - Gizmodo
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:53:38 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Bob Frankston <bob37-2 () bobf frankston com> Date: June 30, 2007 11:45:26 PM EDT To: dave () farber net, ip () v2 listbox comSubject: RE: [IP] Several AT&T Stores Forced Customers to Buy Accessories With iPhone - Gizmodo
Given that the rational for a two-year agreement is to cover the cost of subsidizing the purchase of the phone – is $600 really represent the same kind of discount that prices a MotoQ at $100? Or often a Razr at $0? Or has the just-so story about subsidizing the phone done its job and we now just accept it as a normal part of paying for the ability to communicate? Best to think of it as an $775 phone with a refund if you manage to last out two years at $*’s per month.
Of course they also have the chutzpah to charge for the cost of complying with telecom laws – why not break out the cost of complying with other laws?
From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 23:25 To: ip () v2 listbox comSubject: [IP] Several AT&T Stores Forced Customers to Buy Accessories With iPhone - Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ripoff/breaking-several-att-stores-forced- customers-to-buy-accessories-with-iphone-273992.php
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