Refurbished iphone and price drop

Hi there,
I purchased a refurbished iPhone about 7 days ago. Since the new Phone price dropped $200 I am hoping that the price of the refurbished phone dropped $200 as well.
Does anybody know what the story is?
Cheers,
Noah

Phone wrote:
Steve Jobs open letter states:
we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit
I believe by purchasing your product at the lower refurbished price you are receiving the "other consideration" and therefore are not entitiled to the $100 rebate. The technique you are attempting to exploit is known as double dipping!
That depends on what the meaning of the word is is.
The letter states that anyone who IS not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, which I would assume to mean a credit card consideration or AT&T credit. It doesn't say anyone who HAD received a rebate or consideration.
I would contact Apple because they should refund the difference between the old and the new refurb price, esp. since the purchase was made within the past 14 days. At least, I hope they would.

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The only way to buy an iPhone officially refurbished by Apple is to buy it from an Apple store or via Apple's website.
Refurbished iPhones sold via other retailers are not refurbished by Apple.
Sounds like Wireless Wave did all they could... they refunded your money.
Your only issue is with them. Stop getting all worked up over it.

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I bought my iPhone for $600 knowing that by next year they would probably drop to about $300 or $400. I didn't think there would be a mid-year drop, but so what. I knew the trajectory of technology progress would mean that a better phone will be available in 6 to 9 months at probably a lower price -- more apps, faster, more features, more memory. It's a given. You buy something this month. Next month it will be obsolete. That's just the way it is. Perhaps Apple should put a disclaimer on their website stating: "Warning: Our products will increasingly become faster, cooler, more innovative, and offer greater value for the dollar as time goes on. Get used to it."
Apple is progressing so quickly now, beyond any other technology innovation company, that this kind of thing is likely to happen again in the future with some other product of theirs. Are people going to complain each time? Must the company give out rebates each time? This all seems so silly. It’s no longer possible to compare Apple to other companies with regard to their ability to implement product improvements. It’s like dog years versus human years. Two months in Apple’s world of product development is equal to about 6 to 9 months for most manufacturers. I know it is difficult, but people need to get used to that.
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