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mikeydeezy

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Jun 15, 2010
617
71
MN, USA
I was managing my AT&T account online when I decided to check my upgrade eligibility (I've been debating ditching my iPhone 5 for a Galaxy Note II) and I, kind of as a har-har, checked the eligibility on the iPad.

And I qualify for a full upgrade!

What the hell? Is this normal my fellow AT&T users?


I would capitalize on this but:

1. I worry about them catching on and manually adjusting the price.
2. Be obligating my iPad to some higher-than-$10-a-month plan.
 

jonfarr

macrumors 6502a
Jun 29, 2012
716
136
Portland
any device with a cellular connection gets assigned a phone #. That number can be used for an upgrade to get something like a new iPhone subsidized. Wont affect the iPad at all.
 

anvikapur

macrumors member
Nov 11, 2012
54
0
I was managing my AT&T account online when I decided to check my upgrade eligibility (I've been debating ditching my iPhone 5 for a Galaxy Note II) and I, kind of as a har-har, checked the eligibility on the iPad.

And I qualify for a full upgrade!

What the hell? Is this normal my fellow AT&T users?


I would capitalize on this but:

1. I worry about them catching on and manually adjusting the price.
2. Be obligating my iPad to some higher-than-$10-a-month plan.

why to worry as its not gonna affect your iPad at all
 

DodgeV83

macrumors 6502a
Feb 8, 2012
879
6
I was managing my AT&T account online when I decided to check my upgrade eligibility (I've been debating ditching my iPhone 5 for a Galaxy Note II) and I, kind of as a har-har, checked the eligibility on the iPad.

And I qualify for a full upgrade!

What the hell? Is this normal my fellow AT&T users?


I would capitalize on this but:

1. I worry about them catching on and manually adjusting the price.
2. Be obligating my iPad to some higher-than-$10-a-month plan.

You can use your iPad eligibility to upgrade your phone at the fully subsidized price. It's called a Cross Upgrade.
 

mikeydeezy

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Jun 15, 2010
617
71
MN, USA
My only concern is: Will I be effectively be signing another 2 yr contract?


As in I'll have to pay the $10 on my Mobile Share plan for tablets for two years?

Or is this just AT&T saying "Hey come get a subsidized phone bro!"?
 

HDJulie

macrumors demi-goddess
Jun 13, 2008
894
411
Little Rock, AR
My only concern is: Will I be effectively be signing another 2 yr contract?


As in I'll have to pay the $10 on my Mobile Share plan for tablets for two years?

Or is this just AT&T saying "Hey come get a subsidized phone bro!"?

Yes, you will be signing a two year contract for the number associated with the iPad line that used the upgrade.
 

outie2k

macrumors regular
Jun 20, 2010
209
53
Say you use the iPad line to upgrade to an iPhone 5 for another line (upgrade swap), do you still get to keep the iPad line data only + 2yr contract?
 
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