Didn't want to start a new thread and this was one of the top search results:
So I thought I had fixed my problem with AT&T and my upgrade eligibility. Called them back on the 12th to see why it was showing that my upgrade eligibility wasn't until Oct 2013 when the last phone I purchased on contract was the iPhone 4 back in October 2010. I canceled that service while I was over seas and started a new line in March 2012 when I got back home and moved states. I brought my iPhone 4s (that I bought off contract) onto the line, which I just sold on the 12th to pay for the upgrade.
Anyway, they give me a case number, pre-order day rolls around, I still haven't heard a resolution from AT&T and when I try to pre-order from AT&T the site says that they are currently not upgrading non-iphone lines (I'm using an old motorola razr flip phone right now) and the site keeps messing up whenever I try to go the "add a line" route. So I pre-order from apple and it tells me I'm going to be paying the early upgrade price of $549 for a 32GB. I decide to go ahead and do and see if AT&T can maybe credit my account later for the amount that I overpaid.
I call today to check in on this and they said they can't credit my account, but that my case had been resolved and I would be eligible for the full upgrade now, so I'd have to go in and cancel my last order (which I can't do I just realized) and place a new one to get the price fixed. I decided to say screw it, I'll just pay the extra and know that my phone will be here friday instead of trying to cancel and then realizing possibly the issue still wasn't fixed and I have to wait even longer to order the phone.
So that's my mindset. I see this as partially my fault for being in a hurry and not double checking before I ordered or maybe calling into AT&T to order. Should I be more persistent and keep pressing for credit onto my account or am I right in just leaving this alone.