Comments on: The iPhone to cost $1349 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: randy http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-187329 randy Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:51:10 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-187329 well even if the deposit is 750 you can get it back and if u have good payment history it will also improve your credit..right? well even if the deposit is 750 you can get it back and if u have good payment history it will also improve your credit..right?

]]> By: Lulz http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-185723 Lulz Sun, 31 May 2009 16:45:09 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-185723 8gig iPhone: $599 Largest deposit: $750 Grand total: $1349 + tax Oh don’t forget the price of getting out of your current phone contract. That is more then most MacBooks!!!! English! Do you speak it?! 8gig iPhone: $599
Largest deposit: $750
Grand total: $1349 + tax

Oh don’t forget the price of getting out of your current phone contract.

That is more then most MacBooks!!!!

English! Do you speak it?!

]]> By: ...::::::... http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-160562 ...::::::... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:13:26 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-160562 I just went and they also ask'd for a $750 deposit from me. The problem is I DO NOT HAVE ANY CREDIT?!?!? :evil: I just went and they also ask’d for a $750 deposit from me. The problem is I DO NOT HAVE ANY CREDIT?!?!? :evil:

]]> By: Bad Credit Means Paying More For iPhones and Cellphones | Credit Karma http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-159579 Bad Credit Means Paying More For iPhones and Cellphones | Credit Karma Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:09:50 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-159579 [...] that they are having to pay a premium price in order to get their hands on one. According to Nick Starr, those with bad credit may have to pay up to an additional $750 just for the privilege of owning [...] [...] that they are having to pay a premium price in order to get their hands on one. According to Nick Starr, those with bad credit may have to pay up to an additional $750 just for the privilege of owning [...]

]]> By: Spoontwisted.com » Blog Archive » AT&T and the iPhone http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-159093 Spoontwisted.com » Blog Archive » AT&T and the iPhone Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:17:13 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-159093 [...] some other examples of people unable to get the iPhone because of AT&T’s deposit policy: http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/ [...] [...] some other examples of people unable to get the iPhone because of AT&T’s deposit policy: http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/ [...]

]]> By: alr http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-154150 alr Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:16:24 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-154150 I was told that I had to leave a deposit of $750 to add aline to my existing ATT account and I already have an iPhone, I wanted another for the misses. In my case after 7 years of perfect credit, I took the leap of bootstrapping a business 4Q of last year and it took months before business was going great by Jan of 08. My credit went from being above 700 to being uber low in those months as I focused on building the business and using every dime I had to do so. Now I am doing great and will be caught up by Aug of this year with a generous surplus of reserve to boot. BTW - I still purchased the phone for my wife on V Day. ALR I was told that I had to leave a deposit of $750 to add aline to my existing ATT account and I already have an iPhone, I wanted another for the misses. In my case after 7 years of perfect credit, I took the leap of bootstrapping a business 4Q of last year and it took months before business was going great by Jan of 08. My credit went from being above 700 to being uber low in those months as I focused on building the business and using every dime I had to do so. Now I am doing great and will be caught up by Aug of this year with a generous surplus of reserve to boot. BTW – I still purchased the phone for my wife on V Day.

ALR

]]> By: lindsay http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-149970 lindsay Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:27:09 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-149970 for those of you saying that the deposit is only for people with really bad credit and you'd have to pay a deposit anywhere, let me say you are wrong. last night i went onto the cingular site to set up service (not for an iphone though!) and was told i would have to pay a $500 deposit. i went to t-mobile and guess what, no deposit! i agree w/ the above poster, bob, i believe, who explained that the deposit requirement is silly and absurd. they are the ones locking you into a two year contract and getting guaranteed business out of you, and they can report you to credit bureaus and debt collectors if you don't pay... in the end, they get theirs no matter what. but the individuals have no protection at all. a few years ago when i had cell phone service i moved to a new apt. and the phone didn't work there, but i still had to pay a huge early termination fee, for example. please, don't stick up for the cell phone companies, they are EVIL! i wouldn't be getting one if it weren't for my job... for those of you saying that the deposit is only for people with really bad credit and you’d have to pay a deposit anywhere, let me say you are wrong. last night i went onto the cingular site to set up service (not for an iphone though!) and was told i would have to pay a $500 deposit. i went to t-mobile and guess what, no deposit!

i agree w/ the above poster, bob, i believe, who explained that the deposit requirement is silly and absurd. they are the ones locking you into a two year contract and getting guaranteed business out of you, and they can report you to credit bureaus and debt collectors if you don’t pay… in the end, they get theirs no matter what. but the individuals have no protection at all. a few years ago when i had cell phone service i moved to a new apt. and the phone didn’t work there, but i still had to pay a huge early termination fee, for example.

please, don’t stick up for the cell phone companies, they are EVIL! i wouldn’t be getting one if it weren’t for my job…

]]> By: alexxx http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-143364 alexxx Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:09:07 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-143364 i think th 750 dolla deposit 4 bad credit doesnt rly mean u have bad credit. it just means that since you dont have an accout you automatically have no credit therefore making you pay the 750 bucks. and1340 bucks is insane. just sayin i think th 750 dolla deposit 4 bad credit doesnt rly mean u have bad credit. it just means that since you dont have an accout you automatically have no credit therefore making you pay the 750 bucks. and1340 bucks is insane. just sayin

]]> By: Bob http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-139354 Bob Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:14:24 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-139354 The deposit issue is silly. People don't understand. There should never be a deposit that high required. I have freinds that work for VZW, ATT and Sprint and they all know ATT's deposit is the worst in the industry. You pay less of a deposit for an appartment than a phone?! So what if your credit is bad, you won't run up $750 worth of charges in 1 month, if you don't pay they will cut you off. So how can this deposit be ok? The deposit should be at most 2 months of cell phone bill total! The deposit issue is silly. People don’t understand. There should never be a deposit that high required. I have freinds that work for VZW, ATT and Sprint and they all know ATT’s deposit is the worst in the industry.
You pay less of a deposit for an appartment than a phone?! So what if your credit is bad, you won’t run up $750 worth of charges in 1 month, if you don’t pay they will cut you off. So how can this deposit be ok? The deposit should be at most 2 months of cell phone bill total!

]]> By: MrJeers http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-139129 MrJeers Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:05:41 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-139129 People with bad credit shouldn't be buying an iPhone? All this talk about deposits is stupid? Just because something might not be applicable to you, doesn't make it less of a reality. Believe me, it's a real issue for many people. Wake up, and realize there are issues outside your realm of self-obsession. Seems to me it's more of an issue than folks whining about having to sign a two-year contract with AT&T. I'm wondering how long these crybabies are planning on keeping their iPhone. Is your attention span too short, or your gear lust so powerful that you're likely to dump the phone you just paid $600 for in less than two years? Now THAT would be stupid in my humble opinion. People with bad credit shouldn’t be buying an iPhone?
All this talk about deposits is stupid?
Just because something might not be applicable to you, doesn’t make it less of a reality. Believe me, it’s a real issue for many people. Wake up, and realize there are issues outside your realm of self-obsession.
Seems to me it’s more of an issue than folks whining about having to sign a two-year contract with AT&T. I’m wondering how long these crybabies are planning on keeping their iPhone. Is your attention span too short, or your gear lust so powerful that you’re likely to dump the phone you just paid $600 for in less than two years?
Now THAT would be stupid in my humble opinion.

]]> By: Nick Starr.com : Nick Starr dot com » Switching to AT&T http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-133766 Nick Starr.com : Nick Starr dot com » Switching to AT&T Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:37:41 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-133766 [...] the AT&T (former Cingular) store, they said I would need a $750 deposit to activate service. I formerly wrote how the iPhone would end up costing me $1349 ($750 deposit + $599 [...] [...] the AT&T (former Cingular) store, they said I would need a $750 deposit to activate service. I formerly wrote how the iPhone would end up costing me $1349 ($750 deposit + $599 [...]

]]> By: Flavio http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-131933 Flavio Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:03:03 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-131933 Holla I'm Brazilian and I need to know what do I do to get on iPhone and how can I do to deposit in your account. I u could answer mw by e-mail I'll be thankfull Holla I’m Brazilian and I need to know what do I do to get on iPhone and how can I do to deposit in your account. I u could answer mw by e-mail I’ll be thankfull

]]> By: Luis R. http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-107851 Luis R. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:46:19 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-107851 Hi, I'm Mexican and I want to buy the iphone, but I want it to use down here (in Mexico)... someone of you guys know if I buy this new toy in June when is coming out for sale, can I buy the mobile with out Cingular's contract and just use this one with my SIM card down here ???... I know I'll not have all the amazing services but still I want the iphone.... can someone help me to made my decision Thanks for your comments…those will be highly appreciate sorry for my english Luis R. Hi, I’m Mexican and I want to buy the iphone, but I want it to use down here (in Mexico)… someone of you guys know if I buy this new toy in June when is coming out for sale, can I buy the mobile with out Cingular’s contract and just use this one with my SIM card down here ???… I know I’ll not have all the amazing services but still I want the iphone…. can someone help me to made my decision

Thanks for your comments…those will be highly appreciate
sorry for my english

Luis R.

]]> By: Nick http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-93969 Nick Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:08:32 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-93969 So, let me get this straight. If I pay $600.00 bucks for a phone, it better work with just about every service in the entire world; I better be able to use it any where in the world; I better be able to track my kids, my wife, and my darn dog for that matter. If any of these qualifications are not met, then the frekkin thing isn't worth my $600.00. Call me cheap, call me stingy; I say I know better things to do with $600.00. Furthermore; I think we're getting a little too caught up in this whole cell phone/music/internet game, and companies like Apple, Cingular, Verizon ect ect, are laughing while we squander trying to buy the next new toy. Puppets I say. We're all just puppets. So, let me get this straight. If I pay $600.00 bucks for a phone, it better work with just about every service in the entire world; I better be able to use it any where in the world; I better be able to track my kids, my wife, and my darn dog for that matter. If any of these qualifications are not met, then the frekkin thing isn’t worth my $600.00. Call me cheap, call me stingy; I say I know better things to do with $600.00.

Furthermore; I think we’re getting a little too caught up in this whole cell phone/music/internet game, and companies like Apple, Cingular, Verizon ect ect, are laughing while we squander trying to buy the next new toy. Puppets I say. We’re all just puppets.

]]> By: troy http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/comment-page-1/#comment-88656 troy Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:20:34 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/01/10/the-iphone-to-cost-1349/#comment-88656 Oh darn! Just would thought of buying this Iphone until I saw Headlines about ridiculous contract from Cingular. I prefered different phone service becasue Cingular do not work in my local area. I hope Apple sees through its selfish greed and opens wider to audience. Oh darn!
Just would thought of buying this Iphone until I saw Headlines about ridiculous contract from Cingular. I prefered different phone service becasue Cingular do not work in my local area. I hope Apple sees through its selfish greed and opens wider to audience.

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