upgrade 3g to 3gs

It's nice to hear someone on here explain things they way they really are in the business world. It's mind-boggling to me how people think that companies should change they way they do business because they want something and don't want to face the repercussions of signing a contract.

If the money issue is what's concerning you, then wouldn't you have done your due diligence and researched the contract with AT&T and the coinciding terms as they relate to hardware? If you were buying a home, leasing a car, etc. and had to enter a contract, I'm sure you would have. BTW, whoever mentioned trying to get out of a car lease early is spot-on - I actually thought about doing this and decided it wasn't worth it.

My girlfriend just purchased an iPhone 3G 8GB almost exactly a month ago as her upgrade ability came up. I have a 16GB 3G that I got on the release date, and even mentioned to her that there may be a new iPhone coming out soon but wasn't sure when. When the WWDC announced the 3G-S, she got ticked off and went to AT&T. They're letting her get the new one after she nicely spoke with them and explained her (and tons of others) situation. However, she also accepted the fact that if they wouldn't let her upgrade she would deal with it because that's how businesses work.

I didn't throw a fit, because being someone that loves electronics and innovative gadgets it's common knowledge that something new comes out every day. I'll gladly keep my 3G until next summer and then weigh the option of upgrading to a new iPhone that comes out, or doing my research and see if it's worth it to wait until the following summer based on new cell technologies, agreements with carriers, etc. Hopefully this will be a good lesson learned by those who want to blame others for their lack of due diligence and sense of entitlement.

It's nice to hear someone on here explain things they way they really are in >the business world. It's mind-boggling to me how people think that companies >should change they way they do business because they want something and don't >want to face the repercussions of signing a contract.

mind-boggling? hehe, I guess you haven't been following the news about all the bailouts on wall street? The forcing of payback of bonuses (written under contract)? The new ethos that we have to do away with the prescribed notion that Corporations know how to most effectively run their own businesses? The Chapter 11 bankruptcies, due to failed policies? The home loans (written under contract) that brought the housing market to its knees?

Hey, although I'm surprised this thread hasn't been deleted by now, it's good to hear a dissenting opinion about how major corporations run their business. Maybe if they listen, they won't have to be bailed out in the next 10 years. What do you think?

I emaild AT&T in the most polite and friendly way I could write an email asked if they would remove the upgrade date off my record. Oddly enough I haven't heard back from them yet... 🙂

You make some valid points! However, I think AT&T's charges and other practices should be scrutinized more than the price of the iPhone. I agree that companies should always look at their policies and re-work them as necessary. However, I don't agree with some of the bailouts because it's a free market and you should accept responsibility for your actions, and the government shouldn't always have their hand in business...but that's a WHOLE other argument! 🙂
I think the fact that AT&T is allowing people to come back a month after and change out their phones to be quite nice. What we should all be complaining about is their lack of services offered compared to Europe & the rest of the world, and the ridiculous notion that they're going to most likely charge extra for the tethering capability!

While you are advocating that "someone" should scrutinize AT&T for the "ridiculous" charging an additional fee for tethering, are you also going to have them look into Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc., since they all do the same thing?

So instead of just keeping the phone you already had and was perfectly content with until the 3Gs was announced, you paid 130 dollars for nothing. Smart move.