Thank God for Student Discounts!!!

[TheFam]

With the release of AT&T's plans today, my monthly bill is gonna be something like this:

$69.99 (450 anytime, 5,000 night and weekend)
$20 (unlimited text)
$6-$10 (tax. For the sake of calculation, lets say $10)

=$99

99-15% student discount($14.85)

= a reasonable $84.15 a month.


The $10 spike in the data plans and voice plans hurt, but the student discount nearly makes up for it. I'm still a go for Iphone 3G

Anybody else?

[edtorious]

With the release of AT&T's plans today, my monthly bill is gonna be something like this:

$69.99 (450 anytime, 5,000 night and weekend)
$20 (unlimited text)
$6-$10 (tax. For the sake of calculation, lets say $10)

=$99

99-15% student discount($14.85)

= a reasonable $84.15 a month.


The $10 spike in the data plans and voice plans hurt, but the student discount nearly makes up for it. I'm still a go for Iphone 3G

Anybody else?

what proof do u show to them to get student discount?:confused:

[waterskier2007]

With the release of AT&T's plans today, my monthly bill is gonna be something like this:

$69.99 (450 anytime, 5,000 night and weekend)
$20 (unlimited text)
$6-$10 (tax. For the sake of calculation, lets say $10)

=$99

99-15% student discount($14.85)

= a reasonable $84.15 a month.


The $10 spike in the data plans and voice plans hurt, but the student discount nearly makes up for it. I'm still a go for Iphone 3G

Anybody else?

i want to do this but for me to get the corporate discount i get for being a summer intern (its a nice 22% discount), then i have to be an account holder. my parents pay for my phone, and they could still do this with me as the account holder but they have to run a credit check on me and since i havent established credit then i would have to pay roughly 300 bucks for the deposit which is refundable, but my parents dont want to do that

[cynr4eva]

check eligibility here: https://www.wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/

If eligible, you'll get an email bringing you to the premiere site, which has a FAN account number on it. I've heard that's all you need, but I'll find out for myself on the 11th.

And yes, Thank God for the discount, I'm actually looking at the exact same plan as you. So clutch.

[izibo]

TIME OUT!

Since when has at&t announced that school / corporate discounts were going to be available for the iPhone? I have a 15% discount that went bye-bye when I got the first iPhone (and quickly reappeared a month ago when I sold it). What makes you think that things have changed?

[PcEhAoCsE]

I'm pretty sure that the $69.99 includes the UNLIMITED DATA....

[ViViDboarder]

TIME OUT!

Since when has at&t announced that school / corporate discounts were going to be available for the iPhone? I have a 15% discount that went bye-bye when I got the first iPhone (and quickly reappeared a month ago when I sold it). What makes you think that things have changed?

Yea that's got me a little worried. A woman at AT&T said my discount only counts with VOICE plans. Since the iPhone plan has both lumped together I may have a problem. If they are billed as a voice plan + the iPhone data plan, there shouldn't be any problem getting it applied to at least one portion of the plan.

[izibo]

Yea that's got me a little worried. A woman at AT&T said my discount only counts with VOICE plans. Since the iPhone plan has both lumped together I may have a problem. If they are billed as a voice plan + the iPhone data plan, there shouldn't be any problem getting it applied to at least one portion of the plan.

You'd think that, but we had no service discount for the first iPhone (not even on part of the bill). Why would anything have changed?

[TheFam]

Crap. I forgot to add the data plan.


Ok so 69.99+20.00+30.00+10.00= 129.99-!5%=

110.

Crap.

[wako]

LOL....


I cant believe nobody picked this up before, but there is no discount on tax. ;)

[Nykwil]

Crap. I forgot to add the data plan.


Ok so 69.99+20.00+30.00+10.00= 129.99-!5%=

110.

Crap.


69.99 already inculdes the data plan.

[bubbagumpshrimp]

You'd think that, but we had no service discount for the first iPhone (not even on part of the bill). Why would anything have changed?

Well according to the last 5 reps i've talked to at ATT the discounts will apply to the iphone 3g (not phone but monthly bill) because it is now being treated like any other data phone.

[Nykwil]

how the heck are you guys getting such high student/company discounts? (on your plans)

Damn my company only gives me a 10% discount :(

[elbirth]

check eligibility here: https://www.wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/

If eligible, you'll get an email bringing you to the premiere site, which has a FAN account number on it. I've heard that's all you need, but I'll find out for myself on the 11th.

And yes, Thank God for the discount, I'm actually looking at the exact same plan as you. So clutch.

This link says it's web only discounts. does the number you mention somehow apply in-store, or can you go online to apply the discount after you've purchased the phone in-store? And do we actually have any actual confirmation that the iPhone 3G will be eligible for student discounts?

[nojokews6]

the 69.99 includs the data package. your first post was correct. but that is very low for tax. isint tax like 24%?

[brandonzar]

You'd think that, but we had no service discount for the first iPhone (not even on part of the bill). Why would anything have changed?

I just got off the phone with AT&T and I asked them about adding a iPhone 3G to my family FAN account and the lady said that it would cost me $30 a month to add the data plan (or $45 if I want the corporate plan), so it looks like the discount only applies to the regular rate plan. :( Unless the lady had no idea what she was talking about...but it sounded pretty legitimate. Still the rate plan is pretty reasonable for how many minutes I get (and never use), at least we won't be paying full price for everything.

[MojoWill]

surely if your a pennyless tudent you shouldnt be having extravagant phones like this?

[ayale99]

Crap. I forgot to add the data plan.


Ok so 69.99+20.00+30.00+10.00= 129.99-!5%=

110.

Crap.


Unlimited data is included in the 69.99.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/specials/iphone-info.jsp

[izibo]

I just got off the phone with AT&T and I asked them about adding a iPhone 3G to my family FAN account and the lady said that it would cost me $30 a month to add the data plan (or $45 if I want the corporate plan), so it looks like the discount only applies to the regular rate plan. :( Unless the lady had no idea what she was talking about...but it sounded pretty legitimate. Still the rate plan is pretty reasonable for how many minutes I get (and never use), at least we won't be paying full price for everything.

Hmmm... that is interesting, because I remember last year I was told the discount would apply to my existing voice plan but not the iPhone data plan. But sure enough, even though I only added the $20/mo data plan in addition to the Nationwide 900 minutes plan I lost my voice discount.

I hope things are different this time around, but I would caution people against planning on the discount being there when figuring out their budgets.

[waterskier2007]

yeah but the 15 percent off only applies to teh voice part. so the 69.99 is voice and data. 39.99 is the voice part and the 30 extra is data. apply the discount to the voice, which brings voice to 33.99. then add on the 30 for data. which bring the plan to $63.99. then you can add texting and everything from there. this is just speculative and im not even sure if at&t will take discounts on the iphone plan but i would be stoked if they did

[TheFam]

Unlimited data is included in the 69.99.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/specials/iphone-info.jsp


Thank goodness. I was getting worried.

[brandonzar]

surely if your a pennyless student you shouldn't be having extravagant phones like this?

Are you kidding, I'm a graduate student in chemistry, we get paid a stipend and can live in student housing so if you play your cards right you can be a pretty well off student.

Hmmm... that is interesting, because I remember last year I was told the discount would apply to my existing voice plan but not the iPhone data plan. But sure enough, even though I only added the $20/mo data plan in addition to the Nationwide 900 minutes plan I lost my voice discount.

I hope things are different this time around, but I would caution people against planning on the discount being there when figuring out their budgets.

That is bad news, I hope that lady knew what she was talking about. :confused: Who told you that you would still get the discount?

[christf10]

yeah but the 15 percent off only applies to teh voice part. so the 69.99 is voice and data. 39.99 is the voice part and the 30 extra is data. apply the discount to the voice, which brings voice to 33.99. then add on the 30 for data. which bring the plan to $63.99. then you can add texting and everything from there. this is just speculative and im not even sure if at&t will take discounts on the iphone plan but i would be stoked if they did

I believe it applies to all services. I was browsing the plans and there were discounts attached to the data plans as well.

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=121866&stc=1&d=1214933819

[cynr4eva]

This link says it's web only discounts. does the number you mention somehow apply in-store, or can you go online to apply the discount after you've purchased the phone in-store? And do we actually have any actual confirmation that the iPhone 3G will be eligible for student discounts?

I'm pretty sure you can bring the FAN number to the AT&T store and they will be able to implement it. Or you can apply it afterwards, either way.

And I'm not sure that the discount is only on voice, if you go the the premiere site it will show you prices after your discount. Everything is discounted, including data.

[elbirth]

I'm pretty sure you can bring the FAN number to the AT&T store and they will be able to implement it. Or you can apply it afterwards, either way.

And I'm not sure that the discount is only on voice, if you go the the premiere site it will show you prices after your discount. Everything is discounted, including data.

Thanks... I'll write it down just in case and see what they say when I go to pick up the iPhone, but may apply it myself later if it may cause too much fuss in-store so I can be sure to keep things moving, as I'm sure the store will be hectic enough already. If I do end up having to do it later, I hope I can easily do it online instead of having to call AT&T support and discuss it with someone.

[waterskier2007]

I believe it applies to all services. I was browsing the plans and there were discounts attached to the data plans as well.

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=121866&stc=1&d=1214933819

depending on your company/school deal with at&t it can apply to any number of things, but most only apply to voice

[Freedomflyer]

So just to summarize: what are we going to need to do to actually get this discount and where can we find our FAN number? Because I qualify!!!!!

[Nykwil]

hmmm all this time i thought i was getting a monthly employee discount it looks like i havent been at all...I'm going to have to give them a call after i get my new phone.

[brandonzar]

Okay I called AT&T again and got everything figured out. The 15% student discount only applies to the monthly voice plan, in my case I have a family plan and it doesn't even apply to the $9.99 for the second line, it does not apply to a data plan for any phone.

The iPhone has certain contractual restrictions that void any business/education discount on the voice or data plan. :( However there is a way to get around this if you have a family plan, if the primary account number is not an iPhone then you still get the discount off of the voice plan, but still nothing for the data plan.

Fortunately for me my wife is the primary and she won't be getting an iPhone. :D The woman I spoke with this time was very familiar with the iPhone plans and I really believe her, but as always this is a forum so take this for what it is worth. She also told me that since I already had an account with AT&T that I could just buy the iPhone and set it up at home. :)

[waterskier2007]

Okay I called AT&T again and got everything figured out. The 15% student discount only applies to the monthly voice plan...

does that mean everyones only applies to voice, or just certain ones?

[brandonzar]

does that mean everyones only applies to voice, or just certain ones?

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, but my University has a certain discount program set up for students with AT&T which gets us 15% off the voice plan, I think this is a pretty standard deal, but some universities/businesses may have different deals worked out. I believe the iPhone discount nullification applies universally, although I did not ask this explicitly.

[waterskier2007]

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, but my University has a certain discount program set up for students with AT&T which gets us 15% off the voice plan, I think this is a pretty standard deal, but some universities/businesses may have different deals worked out. I believe the iPhone discount nullification applies universally, although I did not ask this explicitly.

yeah i know my university has a similar thing but im just trying to figure out if maybe it will apply to all aspects of the phone plan including data. i have a school discount of 15 percent and work discount of 22 percent but if the school one applies to all aspects but the work only applies to the voice then i may choose to go with the 15 percent

[Chase R]

However many iPhones Apple has projected to sell in the next year, cut it in half and that's about how many will actually sell thanks to AT&T. Whoever came up with these prices needs to go drink some bleach... nuff said.

[brandonzar]

yeah i know my university has a similar thing but im just trying to figure out if maybe it will apply to all aspects of the phone plan including data. i have a school discount of 15 percent and work discount of 22 percent but if the school one applies to all aspects but the work only applies to the voice then i may choose to go with the 15 percent

If I understand your question right I think my previous post should anser the question:
Okay I called AT&T again and got everything figured out. The 15% student discount only applies to the monthly voice plan, in my case I have a family plan and it doesn't even apply to the $9.99 for the second line, it does not apply to a data plan for any phone.



In addition to this having the iPhone as the primary number on the account will void any discount, whether it is from your university or work.

[MAClover143]

does that mean everyones only applies to voice, or just certain ones?

My university discount is 20% and applies to the data plan too:p I don't know about other lines though.

[waterskier2007]

My university discount is 20% and applies to the data plan too:p I don't know about other lines though.

where do u go to school

[brandonzar]

However many iPhones Apple has projected to sell in the next year, cut it in half and that's about how many will actually sell thanks to AT&T. Whoever came up with these prices needs to go drink some bleach... nuff said.

I really don't think it is that bad, but it really depends on what features you use, for me all I care about is the data, I rarely use my phone to call anyone but my wife and I never send text messages (I have them blocked on my line), so I'm glad they didn't increase the data plan cost to include text messages that I wouldn't use. The $30 data plan is pretty standard among smartphones, but it does suck in comparison with the old iPhone plan, the only way it really sucks though is if you live in an area without 3G coverage. Either way I'm happy I have good 3G coverage in my city and if other people don't like what is being offered there will be fewer people in line on the 11th.

Also, don't forget about the poor Canadians (and Australians?) they are getting hosed by their wireless providers too. I bet the carriers know that data usage is going to skyrocket and they know they need to charge more to maintain/upgrade their infrastructure. People in places where 3G is already common will probably get the best deal (Hong Kong) because their providers already have their infrastructure set up. We are just paying the price of being early adopters of technology new to the US that has been available in other countries for awhile.

[JosephEsquivel]

just got off the phone with ATT, no corporate discount on the phone OR the plan

[thor79]

Damn...I got on the site and entered my email only to find out my school (Devry) only gets us 20% off on equipment, nothing on service charges. I bet that won't even apply to the 3G. Worth a try though. 20% off $499 is is pretty decent...basically getting the 16GB version for the 8GB price. Not bad.

edit: ah damn...no discount at all on the 3G?

[thechidz]

my student discount is %20:cool:

[christf10]

depending on your company/school deal with at&t it can apply to any number of things, but most only apply to voice

I just hope what I see remains the same come 7/11. There is no mention of the iphone on the premier page, but regardless any discount is better than nothing. :D

[thechidz]

where do u go to school

its %20 for columbia university, probably because taxes are so high here. luckily my billing address goes to my parents house in a state with much lower taxes...:cool:

[schmoopy.design]

Until I witness it not work or view an actual memo saying there is no service discount for education then I don't believe it. My schools discount on ATT's site clearly says 15% off service and lists exclusions (none of which are the iphone or its plans).

[JosephEsquivel]

i work for disney, and were supposed to get an 18% discount on voice plans, ATT ust told me no discounts at all on iphone

[christf10]

i work for disney, and were supposed to get an 18% discount on voice plans, ATT ust told me no discounts at all on iphone

All I think they mean by that is no discount on the actual hardware. A voice plan is a voice plan and is the same no matter the phone. I can see them blocking the data though, although the website currently has no mention of it.

[JosephEsquivel]

All I think they mean by that is no discount on the actual hardware. A voice plan is a voice plan and is the same no matter the phone. I can see them blocking the data though, although the website currently has no mention of it.

i specifically asked about the voice plan, so either the rep is an idiot, which i hope, or no doscount on any part of the plan

[Chase R]

I really don't think it is that bad, but it really depends on what features you use, for me all I care about is the data, I rarely use my phone to call anyone but my wife and I never send text messages (I have them blocked on my line), so I'm glad they didn't increase the data plan cost to include text messages that I wouldn't use. The $30 data plan is pretty standard among smartphones, but it does suck in comparison with the old iPhone plan, the only way it really sucks though is if you live in an area without 3G coverage. Either way I'm happy I have good 3G coverage in my city and if other people don't like what is being offered there will be fewer people in line on the 11th.

Also, don't forget about the poor Canadians (and Australians?) they are getting hosed by their wireless providers too. I bet the carriers know that data usage is going to skyrocket and they know they need to charge more to maintain/upgrade their infrastructure. People in places where 3G is already common will probably get the best deal (Hong Kong) because their providers already have their infrastructure set up. We are just paying the price of being early adopters of technology new to the US that has been available in other countries for awhile.

I know it's not that bad but, I don't think there's going to be as many people with iPhones as Apple thought there was going to be...

Apple should just start their own wireless company hahaha

[christf10]

i specifically asked about the voice plan, so either the rep is an idiot, which i hope, or no doscount on any part of the plan

I think we all share the same hope. It would be pretty weak of them no to allow the discount on the voice plan.

[Rojo]

check eligibility here: https://www.wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/

Wow, thanks for that! I'm not a student, so probably ignored this before -- but I just noticed it's for some businesses too. Turns out my company (which is owned by Time Warner) qualifies for the discount! Woo hoo! :D

[Awaken]

I went to att today to get "pre-approved" for a new contract. I asked about a corporate discount while I was there, and the rep said that he does not know yet about the discount but thinks there will be a discount. From the mixed signals in the posts it seems to me that att reps have no idea about what is going on with the discount.

However, if the IPhone is to have no "special treatment" like all other smart phones then the discount should apply. That is if att holds true to their word about no "special treatment."


:apple:

[elbirth]

I went to att today to get "pre-approved" for a new contract. I asked about a corporate discount while I was there, and the rep said that he does not know yet about the discount but thinks there will be a discount. From the mixed signals in the posts it seems to me that att reps have no idea about what is going on with the discount.

However, if the IPhone is to have no "special treatment" like all other smart phones then the discount should apply. That is if att holds true to their word about no "special treatment."


:apple:

I'm holding off at least a few days before I go get pre-approved for this reason... Although it may be unlikely, my hope is that over the next couple days as people go in to do the credit check, they'll ask these questions, the reps will realize they don't know the answer, and will find out so when I go in and ask, they'll have already done the leg work. That's probably a fantasy, but at least it's not like I'm losing a place in line by waiting a few days to do this.

[mbaran]

If you look at my screen shot, I logged into my IRU account from my school (company looks the same) and was able to get a discount on the voice plan, and the PDA Unlimited + Unlimited SMS...

There will be discounts on both parts of the line.

[elbirth]

If you look at my screen shot, I logged into my IRU account from my school (company looks the same) and was able to get a discount on the voice plan, and the PDA Unlimited + Unlimited SMS...

There will be discounts on both parts of the line.

yes, but that's not an iPhone you tried it on. We're concerned with whether or not the iPhone will be eligible for discounts since the original one was not.

[saxamoophone]

You'll be able to use your FAN discounts on your 3G-iPhone. The reason you couldn't on the 1st iPhone was because apple was because of the special deal they had with apple.

Now that the iphone is using a NORMAL smartphone pda plan, all discounts apply.

You get a lower percent off on data as you do for voice, but you still get a percent off.

The at&t memo that was leaked a month ago specifically said FAN's will work now.

I'm sure most at&t people you talk to are just reading from an old script that is no longer valid :p

[saxamoophone]

yes, but that's not an iPhone you tried it on. We're concerned with whether or not the iPhone will be eligible for discounts since the original one was not.

But the old iPhone was not using at&t traditional plans. Now we're using the exact same plans and rates every other phone uses.

I suppose there's a remote chance they still won't apply....but it makes sense why they didn't the first time (you paid 399 for the phone and then another 200-ish to apple over the length of the 2 year contract), and why they should now (you pay 199 for the phone, but apple gets the 599 upfront from at&t....you pay at&t back over 2 years, but at a higher rate).

[mbaran]

thats pretty much what it is.. old scripts.

The new plan is just a standard voice/standard data.. the memo from june9 said that FAN's would apply across the board.

[brandonzar]

Okay I called AT&T again and got everything figured out. The 15% student discount only applies to the monthly voice plan, in my case I have a family plan and it doesn't even apply to the $9.99 for the second line, it does not apply to a data plan for any phone.

The iPhone has certain contractual restrictions that void any business/education discount on the voice or data plan. :( However there is a way to get around this if you have a family plan, if the primary account number is not an iPhone then you still get the discount off of the voice plan, but still nothing for the data plan.

Fortunately for me my wife is the primary and she won't be getting an iPhone. :D The woman I spoke with this time was very familiar with the iPhone plans and I really believe her, but as always this is a forum so take this for what it is worth. She also told me that since I already had an account with AT&T that I could just buy the iPhone and set it up at home. :)

Update: I e-mailed the guy in charge of my university's discount plan and he said that the the new iPhone is under a new pricing structure so it will be eligible for the FAN discount and I am assuming this applies to the data plan as well, but this maybe different for everyone because it depends on the specific deal that your University/Company has worked out with AT&T. Sorry for any confusion my previous post caused, I blame AT&T.

[skik210]

how do you know what your FAN number is?? I cant find mine

nevermind. found it

bottom right hand corner of the premier page for anyone that has the same question

[abooch1]

when it says put your email address in i did and it says i qualify..but part of a orginazation i never heard of..im a student in nj and it says im a member of riverside county personnell wtf?

[elbirth]

But the old iPhone was not using at&t traditional plans. Now we're using the exact same plans and rates every other phone uses.

I suppose there's a remote chance they still won't apply....but it makes sense why they didn't the first time (you paid 399 for the phone and then another 200-ish to apple over the length of the 2 year contract), and why they should now (you pay 199 for the phone, but apple gets the 599 upfront from at&t....you pay at&t back over 2 years, but at a higher rate).

yeah, but with it being the iPhone, it's still questionable.

I agree that since it's now using a standard plan that it should apply... and people above are saying the memo from a while back specifically said the FAN discounts would work, so hopefully we won't run into any issues on launch day. I'll certainly be writing down my number to bring with me.

[brandonzar]

when it says put your email address in i did and it says i qualify..but part of a orginazation i never heard of..im a student in nj and it says im a member of riverside county personnell wtf?

It depends on the last part of your e-mail address, the @'school name'.edu part. Make sure you use your official school e-mail address. But either way if they give you the discount who cares. :p That could also be the organization your school is set up under.

[Awaken]

I'm holding off at least a few days before I go get pre-approved for this reason... Although it may be unlikely, my hope is that over the next couple days as people go in to do the credit check, they'll ask these questions, the reps will realize they don't know the answer, and will find out so when I go in and ask, they'll have already done the leg work. That's probably a fantasy, but at least it's not like I'm losing a place in line by waiting a few days to do this.

Well glad a could help considering I was waiting there to ask about two or three questions for almost two hours because the reps were super slow "helping people", which seems to be a trend with most att stores I go to. I never knew adding a phone to an account and upgrading a phone, which was being taken care of by two of the reps could take so long.


:apple:

[Cobra2001]

There are lots of questions regarding the corporate/student discount in this thread as well... http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=508893

We probably just need one thread to keep track of this issue until this is finally straightened out (hopefully before the 11th), so I vote for this thread. Maybe change the title to Student/Corporate discounts :D

[luckygyrl83]

just got off the phone with ATT, no corporate discount on the phone OR the plan

Oh no. Im gonna cry.

[brandonzar]

Oh no. Im gonna cry.

Read the rest of the thread, that you make you feel better.

[heyp]

depending on your company/school deal with at&t it can apply to any number of things, but most only apply to voice


i just chatted with an at&t rep... they said the same thing... i have a service discount of 22% and it does not apply to data plan and text messaging... so who knows? maybe it varies depending on what kind of discount your company or organization has negotiated... but monthly service discount means voice, data, text to me

[abooch1]

how can i find out what my discount is?

[thor79]

But the old iPhone was not using at&t traditional plans. Now we're using the exact same plans and rates every other phone uses.

I suppose there's a remote chance they still won't apply....but it makes sense why they didn't the first time (you paid 399 for the phone and then another 200-ish to apple over the length of the 2 year contract), and why they should now (you pay 199 for the phone, but apple gets the 599 upfront from at&t....you pay at&t back over 2 years, but at a higher rate).

The new plans are still only for the iPhone unless they are introducing the new plans along with the iPhone. I checked...AT&T doesn't currently offer any combined voice+data plans for regular phones. Considering today I blocked text messages and asked to have my plan switched to data only with no text I would think they would have offered me the same plan as what I'll be getting on my iPhone 3G. They left my voice plan the same and switched me from a smartphone data+text plan to their MediaNet Unlimited plan which saves me $15 per month. The 450 minute iPhone plan announced today would be perfect for me since I don't need text messages. I'll be keeping the block on text messages for the iPhone too as I don't use them and email is just about as easy. I know it doesn't make much sense to switch now since in less than 2 weeks I'll be switching phones and plans anyway...but I wanted to switch and turn off text messages (in order to do that I had to switch) so I would stop getting spam text messages. Been getting a lot of those lately. Plus I'm all set for next month if anything delays or stops me from getting the iPhone 3G.

Funny...when I talked to the sales rep to get all this done they told me I would have to talk with a store rep about a student discount on the iPhone since that's the only place they are selling them at. So they just didn't have the information I guess and said that to cover up the fact that they had no information.

[mntentman]

Discounts are different for all organizations, so just because one person gets a certain discount doesn't mean someone else will. I live chatted with a rep today about my specific situation and this is what she said:

Susannah M: Your monthly service discount will still apply to your rate plan. However, it will not apply to the required 3G iPhone Data Plans.

YMMV.

[mntentman]

... that said, even AT&T's premier page is inconsistent. I look under family plans and it calculates my 15% discount based on the minutes and two lines on the plan (so, foer example, for 1400 minutes the discount is based on the two-line rate of $89.99). But when I put the plan in the cart it calculates the discount on $80 -- subtracting out the cost of the second line.

[Slayerboym88]

All of this crap is SOOO much more complicated than it needs to be! I say that because I feel like my head's going to explode since an AT&T service rep had just been to my father's work and was saying all this stuff that didn't make any sense to me (of course that was being heard second hand. Now this new pricing information comes out?! Ah. I was hoping to buy this thing while on vacation, but now I'm thinking that that is a bad idea. Hmm. I'm thinking I'll have to have mon pere give Mr. ATT-dude another call to find out if this changes anything. If I can get anything back under his companies discount, than it's worth it! Maybe I should have just bought the iPhone last year and then not had to worry about "upgrade eligibility" ********!

[kterzino]

sorry to tell you, but you will not get any student or corporate discount for the iphone. after fighting with att for 5 months straight [it wasn't appearing as a discount on my bill and they "couldn't figure out why"] i finally talked to someone who knew what the deal was...NO student or corporate discounts. sorry.

[UWSpindoctor]

That was true for the original iPhone which had a revenue sharing plan with Apple in place. The 3G iPhone does not have this revenue sharing and is being priced the same as any other smartphone. Therefore, there is a good chance the discounts will apply.

[elbirth]

sorry to tell you, but you will not get any student or corporate discount for the iphone. after fighting with att for 5 months straight [it wasn't appearing as a discount on my bill and they "couldn't figure out why"] i finally talked to someone who knew what the deal was...NO student or corporate discounts. sorry.

again, the reason the original iPhone was not eligible is a combination of what UWSpindoctor said, as well as the fact that the original iPhone was using, for lack of a better term, a special pricing scheme that was not standard for other smart phones. Now that it's using a standard smart phone plan, and people have stated that the memo that was leaked a while back specifically said that the iPhone 3G would be eligible for discounts... your past 5 months experience is actually irrelevant to the situation.

[Pooshka]

can both school and work discounts be used?

[thechidz]

can both school and work discounts be used?

is this a serious question? what would you guess? lol:p

[korki696]

im on a family plan currently and i cant get a student discount because im still in highschool but my sister can get it and she is not getting the new iphone is there a way for me to use the discount?
thanks

[bacaramac]

how the heck are you guys getting such high student/company discounts? (on your plans)

Damn my company only gives me a 10% discount :(

That's okay, my brother has a friend that works for AT&T and he put that I work for HP and I get a 25% discount now. Pretty sweet, but through my work I get 18% if I didn't have the HP discount.

[jmpvir]

With the release of AT&T's plans today, my monthly bill is gonna be something like this:

$69.99 (450 anytime, 5,000 night and weekend)
$20 (unlimited text)
$6-$10 (tax. For the sake of calculation, lets say $10)

=$99

99-15% student discount($14.85)

= a reasonable $84.15 a month.


The $10 spike in the data plans and voice plans hurt, but the student discount nearly makes up for it. I'm still a go for Iphone 3G

Anybody else?

how do u know that att is giving 15% student discount?

[thechidz]

well, just talked to a very helpful att rep and she said that the discount will not be applied to my 2g iphone but I will get it on my 3g phone so I will definitely be upgrading...

EDIT:

btw, the discount WILL apply to both data and voice
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[Awaken]

how do u know that att is giving 15% student discount?

It all depends on your university you attend. There is a section of att's website that has a section that you enter your university or work email and they send you an email to take you the discount website with the discount prices.

[bubbagumpshrimp]

well, just talked to a very helpful att rep and she said that the discount will not be applied to my 2g iphone but I will get it on my 3g phone so I will definitely be upgrading...

EDIT:

btw, the discount WILL apply to both data and voice
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Yeah, why don't you call again and see what they tell you this time.;)
This part is still not clear to me because Im being told a different thing everytime i talk an ATT rep.

[Awaken]

Yeah, why don't you call again and see what they tell you this time.;)
This part is still not clear to me because Im being told a different thing everytime i talk an ATT rep.

Doesn't that pretty much show that they have no idea what is going on. Sounds like ATT to me.

[thechidz]

Yeah, why don't you call again and see what they tell you this time.;)
This part is still not clear to me because Im being told a different thing everytime i talk an ATT rep.

well, she said they just had comprehensive training today for the very first time, she really seemed to know what she was talking about and mentioned how much confusion there was. she said she was reading directly from the memos released so I believe her. she gave me her first and last name, put a note in my account about it and sent it to my email in case I have any problems. she did say that I have to upgrade at a brick and morter att store... I believe her for what its worth

[cheapa55]

Do we have to mention the student/corporate discount when we buy the phone or can we add it later?

[thechidz]

Do we have to mention the student/corporate discount when we buy the phone or can we add it later?

the woman I spoke with said to make sure you mention it in store so they can add it straight away... you might not be able to add it online or over phone...

[Awaken]

the woman I spoke with said to make sure you mention it in store so they can add it straight away... you might not be able to add it online or over phone...

That is pretty much true because you have to present proof that you are either employed by the company you say you are or attend the school you say you do.

[thechidz]

That is pretty much true because you have to present proof that you are either employed by the company you say you are or attend the school you say you do.

its strange though because for mine she said "so they can reapply your discount" I took it to mean that I have the discount on my account because I signed up online with my school email address and they verify with that. Although its just not in effect for me until I go 3G because of the clause with the special contract apple had with at&t on the 2G phone

[cheapa55]

That is pretty much true because you have to present proof that you are either employed by the company you say you are or attend the school you say you do.

Very interesting. I was under the impression it could be added at any time. But if you want the discount right away, it sounds like you should do it at the store. can anyone confirm that if it's not done when you buy it, it won't work?

[bubbagumpshrimp]

Question, according to the email I received im eligible for a discount but the att premier site doesn't say anywhere what my discount percentage is for my monthly bill. anybody?

[Awaken]

Very interesting. I was under the impression it could be added at any time. But if you want the discount right away, it sounds like you should do it at the store. can anyone confirm that if it's not done when you buy it, it won't work?

No no not what i meant. You can add it at any time, I just wanted to make the point that you had to have proof when it is added to your account.

[MacGeek7]

piss...they couldn't find my school email in their records =/

[cheapa55]

No no not what i meant. You can add it at any time, I just wanted to make the point that you had to have proof when it is added to your account.
Ahhhh!, my bad. Cool. So I'll guess I can wait to add later since my wife won't be with me when buying the iphones. Thanks!

[winninganthem]

check eligibility here: https://www.wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/

If eligible, you'll get an email bringing you to the premiere site, which has a FAN account number on it. I've heard that's all you need, but I'll find out for myself on the 11th.

And yes, Thank God for the discount, I'm actually looking at the exact same plan as you. So clutch.

Thanks very much for the link, very very helpful.

Anyone know how long has this discount been going on for?

I feel kind of cheated not being told by the AT&T rep that sold me my phone about this offer.

[bubbagumpshrimp]

Wait so do I have to already be a ATT customer to see what my discount would be? Im on the site that the email liked me to but nothing about discount on calling plan.

[lostfan916]

Very interesting. I was under the impression it could be added at any time. But if you want the discount right away, it sounds like you should do it at the store. can anyone confirm that if it's not done when you buy it, it won't work?
I've read that it usually takes one to two billing cycles for the discount to take in place. I don't know if this applies to when you do it online or also if you do it in store.

I'm going to have to do it online because I don't have an ID for my school yet, so I couldn't "prove" it to AT&T. Also the phone wont be in my name, and I don't know if AT&T would apply a discount for me even though I'm not the account holder. Obviously they wouldn't be able to determine this online.

Question, according to the email I received im eligible for a discount but the att premier site doesn't say anywhere what my discount percentage is for my monthly bill. anybody?
Once you're logged into Premiere, click on Current Offers which is located on the top right and it should show the discount.

[Cnasty]

I went into my ATT store today and realized I was elgible for a discount through my employer. A 25% discount which I was blown away by.

They said I cant use it on my iPhone line when I get it on the 11th, but on my other line which will is not an iPhone. Looking forward to that!!

[zmit]

surely if your a pennyless tudent you shouldnt be having extravagant phones like this?

you're telling a student not to get an Apple product?

... what the hell is wrong with you?! :p

[3kids]

My son's school offers a discount. I am adding a second iphone to the account for him. If he has some sort of email or number from the ATT website, can we get the discount on the plan? He isn't 18 so the account will not be in his name.

[luckygyrl83]

I went into my ATT store today and realized I was elgible for a discount through my employer. A 25% discount which I was blown away by.

They said I cant use it on my iPhone line when I get it on the 11th, but on my other line which will is not an iPhone. Looking forward to that!!

This is kinda the same thing some ATT told me. He said I can only get the discount if there is another phone on my account, and the iphone cant be the primary phone. I hate this No, then Yes bull***t. Im just gonna plan without it, and if can be applied, then great.

[thechidz]

This is kinda the same thing some ATT told me. He said I can only get the discount if there is another phone on my account, and the iphone cant be the primary phone. I hate this No, then Yes bull***t. Im just gonna plan without it, and if can be applied, then great.
you WILL get the discount with the new iPhone. It is now the same as any other att smart phone. the reason we cant on the 2G iPhone is because of the special contract between at&t and apple. apparently that contract has changed with the release of the 3G iPhone

[luckygyrl83]

you WILL get the discount with the new iPhone. It is now the same as any other att smart phone. the reason we cant on the 2G iPhone is because of the special contract between at&t and apple. apparently that contract has changed with the release of the 3G iPhone

I sure hope so. I get 19% with one of my jobs. And we have to set up the discount thru ATT, and not Apple? That'll just be 2 pitstops I have to make on Friday.

[WilliamG]

I just called AT&T and was told no plan discounts on the new 3G iPhone. How true this is, I don't really know...

[Badandy]

Sorry, I'm a bit confused by all of this.


I'm on my parents' family plan, and only I will be upgrading to the iPhone 3G on July 11th. I attend college at a U.S. 4-year university. Am I eligible for any type of discount on anything, and if so, how do I go about getting it?

[thechidz]

I just called AT&T and was told no plan discounts on the new 3G iPhone. How true this is, I don't really know...
well thats so strange, perhaps that is just for your particular discount? because I spoke with a woman about it for an hour last night and she assured me I would be eligible and went as far as sending me an email with the details

[Badandy]

Sorry, I'm a bit confused by all of this.


I'm on my parents' family plan, and only I will be upgrading to the iPhone 3G on July 11th. I attend college at a U.S. 4-year university. Am I eligible for any type of discount on anything, and if so, how do I go about getting it?


Any info on my question? What would the percentage savings be and which part of the plan would it be applied to?

[mcnieman]

Any info on my question? What would the percentage savings be and which part of the plan would it be applied to?
it varies by school, you'd have to find out from your university

[gcmexico]

is there an education discount for buying the 3g iphone?? 20% would be nice for teachers!!

[elbirth]

Any info on my question? What would the percentage savings be and which part of the plan would it be applied to?

calm down, your post was barely an hour old, you have to give it time to get answered. or, better yet, actually read the first few posts in the thread and find this link, which will help you find out your eligibility https://www.wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/

[Awaken]

is there an education discount for buying the 3g iphone?? 20% would be nice for teachers!!

Their is no discount on the phone. It seems that ATT doesn't have its act together on what they are telling their reps about the plan discounts either because everyone seems to be getting mixed responses.

[Badandy]

calm down, your post was barely an hour old, you have to give it time to get answered. or, better yet, actually read the first few posts in the thread and find this link, which will help you find out your eligibility https://www.wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/

I've been here since 2003, I know the way posting works, I had to add another question...

Thanks for the link.

[brandonzar]

I just stopped by my university bookstore and found something interesting. We have an AT&T kiosk and while no one was there staffing it, there was an iPhone 3G flier which had the following message printed at the bottom.

The Bookstore will be staffed and stocked on Launch Day. Stop by and activate your new iPhone 3G.
Employee and Student Discounts offered with picture ID.

I would assume that it is just talking about a discount on the service not the equipment. It may be worth while to check out your school bookstore.

[thechidz]

I just stopped by my university bookstore and found something interesting. We have an AT&T kiosk and while no one was there staffing it, there was an iPhone 3G flier which had the following message printed at the bottom.

The Bookstore will be staffed and stocked on Launch Day. Stop by and activate your new iPhone 3G.
Employee and Student Discounts offered with picture ID.

I would assume that it is just talking about a discount on the service not the equipment. It may be worth while to check out your school bookstore.
where was this?

[sealab2021]

I got a link here from our AT&T Boeing Rep with the details.

They will be giving Boeing customers the standard 25% discount on the iPhone 3G. This is for the service plan. The standard equipment pricing (ie. the iPhone) will remain at the $199 level for the 8GB iPhone 3G.

[brandonzar]

where was this?

It was sitting on the counter of the AT&T kiosk at my university's bookstore. I'm home now and I posted a copy of the flier over in the thread about the leaked iPhone employee information.

[thechidz]

It was sitting on the counter of the AT&T kiosk at my university's bookstore. I'm home now and I posted a copy of the flier over in the thread about the leaked iPhone employee information.

I mean what school?

[Awaken]

I just called AT&T and was told no plan discounts on the new 3G iPhone. How true this is, I don't really know...

Like ive said i really don't think ATT reps have any idea what is going on because most of them are incompetent. However lets examine that in an ATT press release said something along the lines that the IPhone will have no special treatment, ie the $20 unlimited data plan. That being said, if no special treatment really means no special treatment, then all just like a normal smart-phone university and corporate discounts should apply, in theory. However if this may make sense to us, ATT most of the time doesn't make much sense.