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• AT&T on Saturday began offering refurbished iPhones for the lowest prices in the country. Just how cheap are they? $99 for a black 8GB iPhone 3G and $199 for a black 16GB iPhone 3G.
• We have been talking about a $99 iPhone for quite some time now, first citing that Walmart may be the one scoring such a deal. Those rumors turned out not to be true, as Walmart begins selling the iPhone tomorrow for just shy of retail prices: $197 for an 8GB iPhone 3G.
• Here is how AT&T is defining refurbished:

Refurbished phones are previously owned devices that have been unused or lightly used and returned during the 30-day trial period. Each refurbished phone is independently quality tested and loaded with the latest software to meet current factory standards. Some refurbished iPhone 3G devices will have minor scratches.

Refurbished iPhone 3G devices carry a warranty of 90 days or more. For details about the warranty on your refurbished iPhone 3G go towww.apple.com/support/oss/.

• The offer to grab a refurbished phone is limited. Fortune cites the sale ends Dec. 31 or when AT&T runs out of stock, whichever comes first. Keep in mind that Warranty on refurbished phones only last for 90 days, which is always a risk. If you are still looking to buy a new iPhone, BestBuy is offering the lowest prices in the country still.

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