[Advice] Will AT&T take back my iPhone if i want to buy the new one ?

[Kiros76]

Will AT&T take a 6month old iphone in for a trade in for a new 3g iphone for discount? or am I gonna be stuck with 2 iphones?

[Former Bender]

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[harry.mchugh]

probably not. they have no reason to. its not within 30 days so you cant return it. I would say u should try to sell it now while most people are unaware of the new iphone(if there are any of those people left).

[)law(]

cxould try and brick for a warrenty, then se if they will let you upgrade.....

[Former Bender]

This is unlikely to happen, i'm pretty sure they have enough refurbished iPhones to not being forced to give you a 2nd Gen one. :)

Just imagine a second if they replace defective 1st Gen phones by 2nd Gen.
Everybody who have signed a plan will ask here how to kill their phones to get them replaced (you know what software i'm thinking about). :rolleyes: :D

[HomeGrown]

hehe... good one :P

[59doʇʇɐlɟ]

apple definetly won't but att might

[vandy1997]

Has any company ever done this? I have never heard of it. Maybe they will take your old phone and dispose of it in an appropriate manner. Maybe they will give you a $10 discount. Come on, people, these are for-profit businesses; they're not charitable organizations. Possible AT&T could accept a trade-in option if a 3G data plan will cost more. I can't see any other reason why these companies would do something like that.

[vandy1997]

There may be an iPhone swap program, at least in some markets, after all!! Read here: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/27/orange_reportedly_offering_upgrade_deals_for_next_ iphone.html . I would swap my 8GB for a 3G 16GB + $100!! :D I also have a refurbed 16GB that I would keep for non AppStore apps until firmware 2.0 on the 3G phone can be jailbroken and unlocked.

[)law(]

yes a swap would be nice but the question is can it be hacked? I mean we are talking about going from a comfotable setup up to the virtual unknown, would you drop all your apps and stuff for a plain 3g iPhone that can't be hacked.....

[vandy1997]

Definitely not! I will hold onto my 16GB 1st Gen for as long as possible and get the 16GB 2nd Gen (or 32GB if it becomes available and is not overly expensive). But I would trade in my 8GB 1st Gen (purchased 2 days after the initial release) plus $100 for the 16GB 2nd Gen. And if the 2nd Gen comes with GPS and video calling out of the box, it will be really difficult to resist. The other features that the iPhone is missing (voice dialing, voice recording, MMS messaging, VoIP) will likely be addressed through App Store apps - or let's hope so. I don't like the glossy plastic idea - polycarbonate or carbon fiber (maybe hemp?) would be much more unique for the iPhone, but the metal casing may interfere too much with the antennas, so I can undestand that the rear may have to be made of a non-metallic surface.


yes a swap would be nice but the question is can it be hacked? I mean we are talking about going from a comfotable setup up to the virtual unknown, would you drop all your apps and stuff for a plain 3g iPhone that can't be hacked.....