Thanks Cgriffis753 for finding that out. took the words right out of my mouth. I hope this isn't indicative of how the launch is going to go
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Apple Allowing iPhone Upgrade Program Customers to Get a 'Head Start' on iPhone X Upgrade
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Thanks Cgriffis753 for finding that out. took the words right out of my mouth. I hope this isn't indicative of how the launch is going to go
$1000 for iPhone X plus $200 for AppleCare. $1200 spread over 24 months is $600 per year. You trade in your phone after 12 months and the value of that trade is $500 (half the cost of the remaining payments, not including AppleCare).
$1200 for phone and AppleCare up front, which means it’s still $600 per year. But iPhones used for a year can’t be sold for $500. If you want to upgrade every year, you’re losing money.
But let’s say you decide to keep your phone for two years. Ok, so how much to 2 year old used iPhone go for? About 1/5th new, or about $200 for your old iPhone X that you bought outright. Would you pay $200 for a new iPhone Xs or whatever after a year? If yes, you should use IUP. If no, go ahead and buy your phone outright and keep it as long as you can stand.
Buying your phone outright doesn’t make you good with money, it just means you plan to keep it long enough that it will save you a few hundred in the long term. Or, I guess you could just be bad with math I suppose...
$1200 for phone and AppleCare up front, which means it’s still $600 per year. But iPhones used for a year can’t be sold for $500. If you want to upgrade every year, you’re losing money.
But let’s say you decide to keep your phone for two years. Ok, so how much to 2 year old used iPhone go for? About 1/5th new, or about $200 for your old iPhone X that you bought outright. Would you pay $200 for a new iPhone Xs or whatever after a year? If yes, you should use IUP. If no, go ahead and buy your phone outright and keep it as long as you can stand.
Buying your phone outright doesn’t make you good with money, it just means you plan to keep it long enough that it will save you a few hundred in the long term. Or, I guess you could just be bad with math I suppose...
Sure they can. Depends on model, storage and condition. 7 pluses are selling for over 500.
You overestimate the number of people who even know about this pre-upgrade thing, let alone crashing any servers.
Even if a lot of people did know i don't see how it would have any real bearing on anything. This has nothing to do with stock of the phone. it's just checking eligibility and getting the credit check done for faster checkout on launch day. really anyone who tries to do this should have zero problems.
Still down for me on the West coast...tried at 12:01 AM PST, 9:00 AM PST, 10:00 AM PST...
I really wish just one of these rollouts would be smooth...I'm having flashbacks to when I went through this with the iPhone 7 Plus, I thought it was just me, at least I'm not alone. I just want to pre-register...
I really wish just one of these rollouts would be smooth...I'm having flashbacks to when I went through this with the iPhone 7 Plus, I thought it was just me, at least I'm not alone. I just want to pre-register...
Just wait til another day, theres no difference in doing it today versus later in the week. you still have to get up at midnight on Thursday to do the actual order. It's just a pre-approval. Getting pre-approved Monday has no bearing on your preorder versus getting pre-approved on Thursday morning.
Saw the update is live in the app store but not showing up in my update list yet.
The iPhone 7+ was such a joke. Being limited to only what was in stock the very first day, having apple tell us to reach out to a specialty group to help us get the phone we want, only to be eventually ignored by said specialty group.
But if you were on any of the carrier's upgrade programs, you could order what ever phone you wanted and then wait for that model to come in when ever that was. I don't mind the wait. I do mind being forced to what is being delivered day one only.
It went live after the keynote for the 8 orders, so maybe 3 pm EDT. Just hoping with that, but we know sometime today.
Did you... read my post?
I didn’t factor in interest, thus 0%. I didn’t factor in the time value of money because I was already saying buying outright is worse for people who don’t hold onto their phones for 2+ years.
Probably do I was more trying to just be funny. They had this working for the 8-8Plus people a month ago I am just amazed that now they cannot do same for those one the x bandwagon LOL. Trying to be funny as the hundred (less never counted) here who are waiting to do this are waiting just like we do for the server to open on this Friday LOL
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Yes sometime today on Cupertino time (aka Apple time ) ;-)
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I was thinking that noon Apple time might be the other option, good to know that for the 8 preapprovals although the comments that they were having "small problems" seemed less canned than earlier ones. I guess we shall see.
Dre180 said: "I know, i didn't mean anything by it. Just saying that we should all be fine, regardless. whether it's today, tmrw. doesn't really matter"
No problem just adding levity to all us who are stressing out over the preapproval process we have not even gotten to preorder time yet when it its real fun LOL
No problem just adding levity to all us who are stressing out over the preapproval process we have not even gotten to preorder time yet when it its real fun LOL
