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Carrier $30 Carrier Upgrade fee with iPhone Upgrade Program?
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If you were to be charged would it appear on your service bill or checkout on apple?
Thank you! Another person who knows how it works. That’s what I’ve been saying, I don’t know why people don’t understand.. sim free paid outright is the only way the carriers don’t know you purchased a new phone.
Actually I activated it using my old sim. No matter what sim was in the phone I immediately got the activation screen. I still have my old 6S sim in my X now. The new phone must have some sort of software in it that recognizes it hasn’t been activated is all I can come up with..
I tried exactly that. It spun and spun for an hour and failed. Contacted AT&T, said everything was fine. Contacted Apple, said AT&T is requiring it to be activated with the SIM that it came with. Something is definitely going on on the backend. Ultimately, I put in the original sim and it activated in under 30 seconds. Then I could use whatever SIM I wanted.
I worked them over for awhile and they finally split it with me so $15 which I was ok with.
New inactive sim, one that has never been used. A SIM that VZW knows it belongs to them but have no account to tie it to.
Funny thing , after I realized it didn’t matter what sim was in the new phone as it always asked to be activated, I threw the new unused sim in my 6S and it worked perfectly. It didn’t ask to be activated or anything(I’m talking about the activation screens you got when your setting up the new phone). I was actually kind of bent because I thought it had a chance of skirting the upgrade fee but I guess the carriers are smarter than that
I paid my AT&T version in full, chose the "activate later" option and I don't see it on the apple website order page or confirmation email.
That has not been my experience -- in fact my last 2 AT&T phones were activated on prepay. But that was about 2 yrs ago and maybe things have changed.
This started last year. iPhone 8/Plus/X. Had zero issues with iPhone 7 and previous.
They offered me the same thing.Would drop it to $15.Used the sad face emoji and asked if the was the best they could do.Said let them check.Come back and said they would credit me $30 when the fee shows up on my bill.Not sure how much it’s worth to you,but I would try to get the rest.
When I got my 6S late 2015 it worked like a charm. Verizon had no idea that I swapped my 5S sim into my 6S and I wasn’t charged for an upgrade. That’s why when I got my X, I told the guy at the Apple store I didn’t want to activate the phone in store because it was a Christmas present(white lie) and I could swap sims before turning on the phone. I was surprised it actually didn’t work anymore. Now I’m just sharpening my debating skills so I can talk my way out of the fee
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It was last year when I got my X so it’s too late now. I’ve honed my skills since my last attempt and this year maybe I can get the whole fee removed.
pay over $1K for a phone an additional $30 is peanuts, although that money can be used for a new case.
Its not the money, its the principle of the matter that AT&T its stealing $30 for nothing.
This is exactly why I cancelled my midnight order and ordered unlocked version of iPhone Xs around 3pm today. Still ships next Friday.
I paid for it with Apple Barclaycard credit card with no interest for 18 months on Apple product purchases. It’s not 24 months and phone is mine, but I also bought Apple Watch and apple care with that offer.
Around $90 a month for 18 months.
I paid for it with Apple Barclaycard credit card with no interest for 18 months on Apple product purchases. It’s not 24 months and phone is mine, but I also bought Apple Watch and apple care with that offer.
Around $90 a month for 18 months.
The argument of being charged $30 is absurd. When someone spends almost 1k phone and does indeed upgrade, $30 is not a big deal (3%). Too much energy has been spent on this immaterial amount, why not is it spent on more meaningful thing, such as maturity, productivity?
?The argument of being charged $30 is absurd. When someone spends almost 1k phone and does indeed upgrade, $30 is not a big deal (3%). Too much energy has been spent on this immaterial amount, why not is it spent on more meaningful thing, such as maturity, productivity??
It has nothing to do with the amount. It’s the fact that we’re being charged at all. The carrier has nothing to do with this upgrade. It’s all done through Apple. Why should we be paying the carrier an upgrade fee? If this was placed through AT&T, then sure, the fee is expected.
Wait for it to be charged. For those saying about buying $$$ phone but crying about a fee. It's about the greed, not the 30.00. It is a BS charge. They did not do it for a while. Even the CSR's will tell you they don't agree with it. I have no problem paying what I need too pay.
I pay for my plan and never complain, never ask for anything. This is one of those things, thats all.
Get a new SIM and don't say anything about the upgrade fee ... and see what happens: You have nothing to lose and those sims are super cheap in eBay
I contacted Verizon via the app chat. At first, I was offered $15 credit. I asked nicely if I could get the full $30 being that I have been a loyal customer for a long time. Sure enough, I got the $30. It's actually appearing in my account now as a credit towards my next bill