If I go in to a store for new service
jackwhite68 said:
Not sure about the activation fee, but the prices you see online that include "online discounts" will be mail-in-rebates in the store (ie: buy it online save instantly, but it at a store, pay the regular amount, send the rebate in and wait to recieve it).
I've seen a $35 activation fee listed on the website for 1 year contracts, and they went back to not charging an activation fee on 2 year contracts. I don't know if that applies in the stores though. I was lucky back in March 2002 when I signed for service, I didn't have to pay an activation fee, but if I would have had the extra money, I would have only gone with the 1 year contract instead of the 2 year contract.