AT&T Increases Price of iPhone 3GS to $0.99 With Contract

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Posted November 19, 2011 at 3:45am by iClarified

In a strange move, AT&T has increased the price of the iPhone 3GS to $0.99, reports MacRumors. The device was previous offered for free and is still free if purchased through Apple.

It's unclear why AT&T has started charging such as small amount for the device; however, one MacRumors forum member suggests that it may be a fraud prevention technique.

"I work at AT&T, this is being done to help prevent fraud as the 99 cents cannot be billed to your bill. It must be charged to a credit or bank issued debt card. Fraudsters are using stolen identities to steal these handsets ... been an issue since they went free."

AT&T Increases Price of iPhone 3GS to $0.99 With Contract

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anthony - November 19, 2011 at 5:26am

at&t worst service on nyc never service.......

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erv - November 19, 2011 at 4:59am

I work in Vegas. It's easy to get a fake ID here. Fraudsters get fake ID's that have SSN tied to them. The identity theft part is easy to pull off, but fraudsters don't want their bank account info traced.

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spliff - November 20, 2011 at 1:02am

help me out here. I'm trying to figure out wtf you were trying to say in your post. can you say that again, using different words? (seriously. Yes, I'm busting your balls a lil, but also curious what you were trying to say.) maybe?

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spliff - November 20, 2011 at 1:04am

@bob my previous comment was directed at you. sorry for omitting that in my original post

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bob - November 20, 2011 at 1:19pm

since you obviously exhibit comprehensive reading problem let me give you an example. AT&T overcharges customer because of their negligence or incompetence. Customer goes into dispute. AT&T instead of correcting their mistake confirms charges as valid. Customer refuses to pay for services he did not use. AT&T begins to charge interest on unpaid balance and terminates customer agrmt or even bans him. At this moment AT&T comitted fraud. For customer to be able use phone he needs to obtain so called "fake id"

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Che - November 19, 2011 at 3:58am

F$&@ At&t.

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Che - November 19, 2011 at 7:50pm

Its because in Puerto Rico we have the iPhone 3GS for free and the iPhone 4 8G for $50.00 USD and the iPhone 4S starting in $99.00 16g. Thats way F$&@ At&t.

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