Want a new BB but watching the budget? If you are with ATT then this may be for you

[Mister Xiado]

Unless announced upfront, activation and upgrade fees are not to be waived.

[audiodude]

Yeah, I realize that. My question results from the fact that the press release that started this thread stated "free shipping and waived activation is included."

[lowriderb]

online the "upgrade fee's" were not waived, there were no activation fee and the shipping was over night and free.

ordering online i had to choose a new data plan and after calling customer service to confirm that i was wanting to keep my current plan it was changed back to the unlimited plan i had.

[rrrebo]

Any consumer product that has been transferred from the seller to a customer is immediately considered "used" and cannot, by law, be re-sold as "new" by the retailer. If someone returns a phone simply because they didn't like it, but there was nothing wrong with the actual device itself, it still MUST be marked as "Refurbished". It cannot be sold as a new product. It can be used for warranty replacements or sold as a refurbished unit at a discount. This is the reason for "restocking fees". It helps the retailer recoup their loss from not being able to resell the product at the original price.

I ordered online, added a line to my family plan and got a 9860 for $0.01. No activation fee, new device, free shipping.

[RoseBud68]

Sure hope AT&T come up with another sale like this one for Christmas. Looking to get another BB 9860 for myself.