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Breaking: Apple left out?  AT&T brings back iPhone online and at-home activation
Breaking: Apple left out?  AT&T brings back iPhone online and at-home activation
iphone back online at att Yes! AT&T is now offering the iPhone online with home activation. I found this by looking for info on another phone, but found this advert when landing on their site. At first, I figured I was reading it wrong, so I chatted up an AT&T rep and sure enough, we are back in ...
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   AT&T now offers iPhone 3G home activation, for real this time
AT&T now offers iPhone 3G home activation, for real this time
boygeniusreport.com — iphone 3g home activation All you potential iPhone 3G buyers who loathe the thought of having to... go into an AT&T store to activate your newly purchased phone can rejoice today as AT&T has finally enabled home activation for the iPhone 3G. This time it ... (more) AT&T now offers iPhone 3G home activation, for ...
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For The First Time, Buy and Activate an iPhone 3G At Home Without Pants [IPhone]
Gizmodo — ... and Gadgetell, AT&T; is now finally offering home activation for the iPhone 3G. Before, it was necessary to go into an Apple or AT&T; store for activation, but now more. ...

AT&T now offering iPhone 3G online with at-home activation
Infinite Loop — ... of an iPhone 3G for the holidays. Clicking though leads to a page to select an iPhone 3G model, and even offers free overnight shipping. It appears as though the offer only applies to new customers, however. Those with existing AT&T accounts are still directed to "purchase it at a store near you." Though Gadgetell broke the news early this morning, the blog later posted an update that AT&T representatives were giving conflicting information about the offer. We verified with AT&T that this is the real deal, however. "The device ships activated," AT&T spokesperson Brad Mays ...

AT&T Home activation returns
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — AT&T now does home activation again. It feels like 2007 again doesn't it? Good news is that you could theoretically pretty much pick up an iPhone anywhere (*cough Walmart*) and activate that thing.  As of now AT&T only, not even the Apple Store. via Gadgetell ...

AT&T Offering Home iPhone Activation--Wal-Mart Sales Immanent?
Gearlog — ... AT&T; is advertising the activation through its site. Apple, on the other hand, seems to still require users to come into one of its retail storefronts to activate the handset. ...

Apple brings back at home activation
iPhone Buzz — ... It appears Apple and AT&T are bringing back the home activation for the iPhone. Going to their site you will find an advert telling all about purchasing the iPhone online and being able to activate it from home. It appears that this was brought fourth just for the holidays. ...

AT&T's Xmas Present: Online & At-Home Activation Returns!
iSmashPhone — ... Disregarding the whole "placing the battery into the phone" line (yeah, like YOU don't have any user-support horror stories, right?), this dovetails nicely with the upcoming buy-your-iPhone-at-WalMart news stories. [Via gadgetell] ...

Apple iPhone activation finally opens by AT&T
Phones Review — ... in an AT&T store, but that is about to change. Yes those people who are averse to activating the Apple iPhone 3G in store can now smile as AT&T has finally enabled Apple iPhone home activation and this time it’s the real deal. Simply purchase the Apple iPhone 3G online, have it delivered to your place of work or home and then activate via iTunes from you computer, one thing though, those looking to upgrade still have to visit the store. Source – gadgetell ...

True In-Home Activation for iPhone Coming Soon on AT&T!
Planet iPhones — [image] Photo provided by BoyGeniusReport      BoyGeniusReport reports via Gadgetell that AT&T is now finally offering the  iPhone online with in-home activation ! This is a great piece of news for all those waiting for a software unlock to be released before they buy the iPhone. Gadgettell quotes:      “I found this by looking for info on another phone, but found this advert when landing on their site.  At first, I figured I was reading it wrong, so I chatted up an AT&T rep and sure enough, we are back in 2007: buy it online and ...

Apple brings back at home activation
Top iPhone News — ... It appears Apple and AT&T are bringing back the home activation for the iPhone. Going to their site you will find an advert telling all about purchasing the iPhone online and being able to activate it from home. It appears that this was brought fourth just for the holidays. ...

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