Any iUP subscribers thinking of holding off?

[CAWjr]

My wife & I are both currently in the iUP with the iP7 126GB. The original idea was that we would just upgrade each year. After explaining to her what the iP8 & iPX add (or moreso, what they don't add) she said "I don't need a new phone and a new 2 year lease, and in a year, I'll just own this one outright."

I had already decided to skip the iPX, but I'm trying to decide if I want to step up to the bigger iP8+, but I'd only have half the memory space with the 64GB. If I decide to not go with the bigger iP8+, I'll probably join my wife, hold off until 2018 and we will both own our phones outright.

Is anyone else in the iUP thinking of just skipping the upgrade & keeping their current iP7 to the end of the 2 year term?

 

[todd.kilby.7]

I'm thinking about keeping my 7 plus as well. The only thing I like about the 8 plus is the new speakers. Battery life seems the same so I don't see the point of upgrading. The X is too damn expensive. Plus I like the thumb scanner. It works great.
I keep looking for a reason to upgrade to the 8 plus but so far I haven't found one.

 

[Wags]

Same here.
Depends on the value you place on your ip7 next year.

Probably will not be worth much for trade in. Would be nice to have back up.

I have the 256GB so is the exact same monthly amount. Would be like getting 7s. If I don't get ipx seems okay thing to do.

 

[gSOLO]

I'm going for the 8 Plus. I've got the 7 Plus 256 so the monthly payment is the same. I don't see a reason not to upgrade, but I've got a few reservations with regards to the X (mostly to do with Face ID).

 

[Wags]

I'm going for the 8 Plus. I've got the 7 Plus 256 so the monthly payment is the same. I don't see a reason not to upgrade, but I've got a few reservations with regards to the X (mostly to do with Face ID).

Reservations too.
I have upgraded every year since ip3. Feel like I need to draw a line the sand this year.

 

[Nik]

What is iUP?

 

[Kahsheh]

I want the x for the newness but not totally sold on it yet. I am going with the 8 plus.

 

[Wags]

What is iUP?

iPhone upgrade program.

 

[rui no onna]

Keeping mine. Already paid for half the cost so that means effective trade in value right now is just $425. That first year is the biggest drop. Depreciation for this coming year is probably just another $100-200. If I upgrade now, that's gonna be $400-500 depreciation and the new phones aren't quite compelling enough for me to take that depreciation hit.

 

[dwd3885]

I buy new iPhones every year. I have the 7 Plus and this year I don’t know about upgrading. I don’t feel like the 8 is worth the extra year paying for a phone however the monthly payment is the same. So trading in the 7 Plus now for same payments until the next version of the X come out next year seem like an option.