Best Buy Offering Free Skins to iPhone 4 Buyers

[Marcus Yam]

Another solution to antenna woes.

Best Buy Offering Free Skins to iPhone 4 Buyers : Read more

 

[dstln]

That's kinda nice and a good idea from a PR perspective. Especially since they're essentially free to manufacture.

 

[renniz]

I like this approach better than the bumper which hides the aluminum.

 

[porschedream]

[citation][nom]renniz[/nom]I like this approach better than the bumper which hides the aluminum.[/citation]
tthe bumper is more of a homebrew solution IMO, something a normal person would come up with, i cannot imagine a multinational company giving out pieces of plastic to cover up their mess, but apple has done just that

 

[eddieroolz]

Great PR for them at very little cost. I guess it helps those that actually bought this phone.

 

[drutort]

i wonder if majority of iphone 4 users even knew you could get a phone from other places then apple direct or att 😛 maybe now they will know LOL

 

[theuerkorn]

Good PR and certainly welcome to have a 20% discount.

 

[willgart]

is the "Blue screen" version is available???

 

[Guest]

@porschedream

the bumpers were available with the iphone 4 at launch
they werent a fix to the problem
unless it was apple's conspiracy!

 

[rubix_1011]

This program will be available free of charge, including installation, to anyone who purchased or will purchase an iPhone 4 from Best Buy and will be extended to all existing Reward Zone customers, whether or not they bought their iPhone 4 from the retailer. The solution will also be available to the general public for the retail price $9.99

Sooo, let me get this straight. Whether or not you bought your iphone at Best Buy, you get a free 'shield', but you could also buy one for $9.99...? I wonder which pricing option people will choose...?

 

[snowgoer1998]

Free installation? Do I understand that correctly? There are people out there that can't put a rubberband (or some type of sticker) around this phone?

 

[dextermat]

gimmicks : all I want is a phone that WORKS: MAKE PHONE CALLS WITH...
Damn idiots.

 

[beayn]

[citation][nom]rubix_1011[/nom]Sooo, let me get this straight. Whether or not you bought your iphone at Best Buy, you get a free 'shield', but you could also buy one for $9.99...? I wonder which pricing option people will choose...?[/citation]

No, only if you bought the phone at Best Buy OR you are a Reward Zone customer at Best Buy. Only then can you get it for free. Everyone else must buy the protector.

 

[rubix_1011]

Right, I left it somewhat vague to show that regardless of whether or not you purchased the actual phone at BB, you may or may not get it free...

 

[kingnoobe]

Are you serious ysuhaas? Have you not been paying any type of attentiont to this at all.

1-People complain about attena issues.
2-Job says you're holding it wrong.
3-Job says you're not getting free bumpers.
4-People say that's unacceptable.
5-Apple makes a fix for the attena issue that supposly was one of the root causes. Except basically what it ment.. Is you're still dropping to 0 bars except now at least it won't still show 2 lol.
6-Apple gives away free bumpers to everybody with an iphone 4 out of the goodness of their heart.

 

[Guest]

There is an ilogicbomb article about how crappy this iPhone 4 is. If your device can't perform it's primary function then I don't care how metrosexual it is, it has failed...

 

[dtemple]

It's worth mentioning that Reward Zone is a free program. It's a points system, every dollar spent before tax, rounded down on each purchase, counts as a point. When you accumulate 250 points, they email you a $5.00 gift certificate. There are never any fees, so if you weren't a Reward Zone member, and you have an iPhone 4, then sign up at their customer service desk. Then you can get it for free no matter what.