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July 8, 2008 12:00 AM PDT
Credit card, social security number required for iPhone 3G purchase
Apple will require customers purchasing iPhone 3Gs from its retail stores to present a credit card, social security number and a valid, government-issued photo ID, quashing speculation that the company would sell iPhone 3Gs to individuals without AT&T contracts for later activation. A disclaimer states: "New two-year contract required. Qualified customers only; credit check required."
The iPhone 3G will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, and sales at Apple retail locations will start at 8:00 a.m on July 11.
Apple also says: "Current and new iPhone users who now receive or will receive service under a corporate account and wish to purchase iPhone 3G need to contact AT&T directly."
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She maybe 12 but you are acting like a idiot. Let us go to the apple website. Oh look,
* Credit card
* Social security number
* Valid government-issued photo ID
* Current wireless account number and password or PIN (if you?re new to AT&T)
So, you do not need the credit card number, social security number, and valid government-issued id only to get the service, but YOU NEED THEM TO JUST BUY THE PHONE. Which means the if you are going to just walk in and just want to buy the phone, with out the service, then you still need a CC, SSN, and ID.
This is to stop the resale and exploiting we saw in the first release. People where buying the phone with cash and then saling them online for 4 or 5 times the price. This is not only stupid but just asking for a data hack.
please, by the time you purchase your phone, it's yesterday's news. When i purchased my AT&T (then cingular) i do recall being asked for all that info, and yes verizon and sprint did as well. There is still nothing from stopping you from selling it. If you want another carrier, please, by all means, by another phone. THis big brother stuff is retarded.
- by chashulme_dotmac July 9, 2008 2:41 PM PDT
- From the Social Security Administration:
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(11 Comments)"If a business or other enterprise asks you for your number, you can refuse to give it. However, that may mean doing without the purchase or service for which your number was requested."
Anyone who doesn't wish to divulge their SSN to purchase a 3G iPhone should ask Apple (or AT&T) if an alternate method can be used. But if you *do* plan to comply, you may wish to have your number written on a piece of paper, which you can then take back and destroy. Because of the importance of your SSN, and because it's your tax id, the last thing you may wish to do is to say it aloud in a crowded line of strangers (with big ears).
Oh, and two points to shurup1... I assume your message is that it's not a good idea to lie on an application. And also, spell-checker and a careful proofread may well be the prescription for you... ;-)