I can respect Apple for this. I assume AT&T is going to let people walk away from the contracts?
Never! Apple has it’s issues, but AT&T is truly evil.
I asked several times if there was any penalty if I cancelled in the first 30 days. I was assured each time there was none.
Hasn’t been a problem, 6 months in now. Looking forward to the iPhone upgrade. The rest of the family is excited about moving over when their deal with Verizon is up next year.
AT&T doesn’t have a choice; Federal law requires that a wireless carrier let a customer out of the contract within the first 30 days.
Apple, on the other hand, was pretty slimy for charging 10% restocking fees on a phone they knew was defective... They’re in full damage-control mode now, as problem after problem manifests itself with the iPhone.
I suspect the next version of the iPhone will be out by the end of the year, so that Apple can put this Vista-like fiasco behind them as quickly as possible.
I”m not sure if it is a national regulation, or a state-by-state, but Every time I have bought a cell phone, the contract has had the stipulation that the consumer has 30 days to cancel the contract with no penalties...
And I am an AT&T customer.