I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to the iPhone

Re:I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to... by jonursenbach on Friday July 31, 2009 @01:14AM (#733809)

I upgraded from a 2G to 3G this past weekend before all this nonsense started. Never owned the 2G, was property of my current job that I'm leaving tomorrow, so I _had_ to get a new phone ASAP.

I've been looking forward to the official Google Voice app since they release the Android/Blackberry so imagine my surprise and anger that less than 2 days after I sign my 2 year contract, GV apps gets completely banned.

[Yes I looked into switching to T-Mobile yesterday to get a G1 and not have to deal with this bullshit. It would be cheaper in the long run to make the switch (avg. savings of $20/month), but I don't have the money to buy another new phone right now. Shucks.]

I've grown more and more angry with the App Store since more and more horror stories have leaked out about the blackboxed approval process, so I jailbroke my 3G this morning and immediately installed GV Mobile on it and gave the largest middle finger ever to Apple and AT&T.

Fuck that noise.

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Re:I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to... by andreyf on Friday July 31, 2009 @01:39AM (#733834)

So tell us: are you a terrorist or a drug dealer?

(reference: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/jailbreak/)

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Re:I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to... by jrockway on Friday July 31, 2009 @01:32AM (#733826)

When I signed up with AT&T a few years ago, they would refund everything within 30 days. Make sure you say, "I don't get service at home" rather than "I hate you guys", though.

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Re:I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to... by jonursenbach on Friday July 31, 2009 @03:16AM (#733950)

Yeah I have 30 days to refund everything without having to pay any fees, less the iPhone restocking fee, but as much I would love to, I still don't have enough money overall after that to afford to switch carriers.

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Re:I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to... by jrockway on Friday July 31, 2009 @05:16AM (#734075)

Googling around suggests that the restocking fee is $20. Considering the myTouch 3G is cheaper than the iPhone, and the service will also be less expensive, I am confused as to how cost could be an issue.

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Re:I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to... by jonursenbach on Friday July 31, 2009 @04:46PM (#735340)

I'm on one of their family plans with my girlfriend, so us switching to T-Mobile would require me to purchase two phones.

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Re:I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to... by dkokelley on Friday July 31, 2009 @03:33AM (#733969)

Thanks for the GV Mobile heads up. Just installed it. It's still not perfect, but it's better than the Safari version.

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