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AT&T Contract Question

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Bardipod

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Hey guys, I had a quick question.
I bought an iPhone 5 back in 2012, but I couldn't find one the first few days of release (nor did I plan on getting one at the time), so my contract ends on September 27th. Rumors say that the iPhone 6 will release on or around September 26th. If this is the case, is it likely that AT&T will allow me to pre-order the phone at subsidized price, or will I have to wait months for it to be in stock and then buy it?
 
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Rayfire

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Bardipod said:
Hey guys, I had a quick question.
I bought an iPhone 5 back in 2012, but I couldn't find one the first few days of release (nor did I plan on getting one at the time), so my contract ends on September 27th. Rumors say that the iPhone 6 will release on or around September 26th. If this is the case, is it likely that AT&T will allow me to pre-order the phone at subsidized price, or will I have to wait months for it to be in stock and then buy it?
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They'll let you upgrade on the first day of the month you're eligible. You can check this by doing *NEW# on your phone keypad and hit Call. The actual date I believe will also show online under your AT&T MyAccount profile.
 
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goofy1958

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Oct 7, 2011
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You should be able to upgrade as part of their Next plan as well. One of my phones isn't out of contract until November, but I can select an upgrade using Next right now.
 
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pure-rockstar

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Jul 24, 2014
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With the Next, the plan is that you can upgrade after 12/18 months on a 20 month plan.

So my question is once you decide to upgrade your phone, what happens to the remainder of those 20 months? Do you just pay it like normal?
 
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aneftp

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goofy1958 said:
You should be able to upgrade as part of their Next plan as well. One of my phones isn't out of contract until November, but I can select an upgrade using Next right now.
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OP would only want to do NEXT if it saves them money.

Or else better just to get subsidized upgrade for $199/299 and continue using traditional voice minutes.
 
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rui no onna

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pure-rockstar said:
With the Next, the plan is that you can upgrade after 12/18 months on a 20/24 month plan.

So my question is once you decide to upgrade your phone, what happens to the remainder of those 20 months? Do you just pay it like normal?
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If you trade-in your old Next phone, then the remaining payments are waived. Of course, you do have to pay the installment on your new Next phone.
 
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