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honestly, this sort of makes sense. New customer acquisition is probaly close to 250-350$, so if they do this, they pretty much lock you in for the 2 yrs (although you can always cancel and pay off the phone) but they expect you to stay. It's probably to stop churn and guarantee a substantial number of user STAY with ATT as opposed to moving to t-mobile randomly in the next two years.
 
honestly, this sort of makes sense. New customer acquisition is probaly close to 250-350$, so if they do this, they pretty much lock you in for the 2 yrs (although you can always cancel and pay off the phone) but they expect you to stay. It's probably to stop churn and guarantee a substantial number of user STAY with ATT as opposed to moving to t-mobile randomly in the next two years.
They did it because TMobile offered the phone for free yesterday afternoon. Then Verizon matched the TMobile offer last night. Then ATT matched both offers today at lunch time. They are all just trying to keep their current customers from jumping ship now in order to get the free phone. (And probably require use of next for the discount to continue keeping those customers for two years like you said). :)
 
I'm reading the posts here and it does seem this is only a good deal if you keep the phone for 2 years --- normally that's not a problem for me but next year's phone seems to be the one to have.

Next confuses me so please correct my math with this deal.

If I were to keep the iPhone 7 for 12 months:

Unlocked iPhone 6 128GB real world sell value is $350. I take that $350 and buy a $749 iPhone 7 Plus. Next I sell it for $400. Total out of pocket is effectively $0.

I trade in phone for $649/2 $325 in credits. Buy iPhone 7 Plus at $9/mo x 12 after credits. Total out of pocket is $108.

Of course there is the not having to deal with selling and that might be worth $108. But it's still not really a deal, more like a convenience.

Or is that not how Next works -- trade in your old phone instead of paying the balance due?

OTOH if you keep the phone for the full two years you make $216 in payments and probably will be able to sell the phone for $300, making a few bucks.
 
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Now that the subsidized devises with 2 years agreements are a thing of the past, next is really the only option if you want to upgrade on a fairly regular basis. All I know is I was already paying ~ $30 a month for one devise under next for my daughter, and I would have continued to pay that for her new 7 under a renewed plan, and in addition would have started monthly payments under next for my new 7+. So I was expecting it to cost me around $30 more per month--instead, I'm saving $30 with the credits and two new phones to boot.

So, you have two pif 6's to trade in for each line? You would get at least $27 credit per month. If so, great deal
 
I am going through AT&T online and am not seeing any option to actually execute this deal.

I was on AT&T Next 24 with an iPhone 6, though that was paid off in June. So maybe I am just not eligible?
 
honestly, this sort of makes sense. New customer acquisition is probaly close to 250-350$, so if they do this, they pretty much lock you in for the 2 yrs (although you can always cancel and pay off the phone) but they expect you to stay. It's probably to stop churn and guarantee a substantial number of user STAY with ATT as opposed to moving to t-mobile randomly in the next two years.
Yup. Honestly, thank goodness for T-Mobile and competition in general. Before, carriers (mainly AT&T and Verizon) were pretty complacent and didn't really bother to offer deals once you're already a customer. You'd have to call retentions and pretend to cancel just to be given similar deals to new customers. Now, they're getting more aggressive trying to keep customers and preventing churn.

If I want to upgrade next year, I always have the option of paying full price anyway.
 
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They did it because TMobile offered the phone for free yesterday afternoon. Then Verizon matched the TMobile offer last night. Then ATT matched both offers today at lunch time. They are all just trying to keep their current customers from jumping ship now in order to get the free phone. (And probably require use of next for the discount to continue keeping those customers for two years like you said). :)

I was reading a post about the T-Mobile deal and the rep was telling them that they would get the trade in value UP to $650. So if their 6 value was $168 they would only get that much of a credit. IDK if it's true or not or the rep was confused about trade in values vs the 7 free promotion. Will have to read some more to find out.
 
So, you have two pif 6's to trade in for each line? You would get at least $27 credit per month. If so, great deal
Exactly! I have 2 iPhone 6 (64GB) to trade in. I'll get the credit on the line that I was already used to paying for under the old next plan, and since my new next plan is almost free with the trade in promotional credits, this is a great deal.
 
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I'm reading the posts here and it does seem this is only a good deal if you keep the phone for 2 years --- normally that's not a problem for me but next year's phone seems to be the one to have.

Next confuses me so please correct my math with this deal.

If I were to keep the iPhone 7 for 12 months:

Unlocked iPhone 6 128GB real world sell value is $350. I take that $350 and buy a $749 iPhone 7 Plus. Next I sell it for $400. Total out of pocket is effectively $0.

I trade in phone for $649/2 $325 in credits. Buy iPhone 7 Plus at $9/mo x 12 after credits. Total out of pocket is $108.

Of course there is the not having to deal with selling and that might be worth $108. But it's still not really a deal, more like a convenience.

Or is that not how Next works -- trade in your old phone instead of paying the balance due?

OTOH if you keep the phone for the full two years you make $216 in payments and probably will be able to sell the phone for $300, making a few bucks.
Not sure on your math. If you're buying a $750 phone on the trade in deal, you will be out of pocket $50 after one year or $100 after two years. Seems like half your math was for a 128 ip7 regular at $750 and the other half for a 128gb ip7+ at $870?

ETA this trade in offer is obviously best for those with the 32gb ip6 regular because it's worth the least today. Someone trading in a 128gb ip6s+ is getting a far lesser value here.
 
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In your case I would contact ATT with these questions. What if you have to be on a qualified plan and you lose your Unlimited plan. You should definitely confirm that with ATT

The terms state: "Monthly postpaid voice & data req’d (existing customers can add to elig. current plans)." So what is the definition of a "elig. current plan?" Would a grandfathered unlimited data plan qualify? I understand that Next is separate from the service, and does not affect your ability to upgrade. But unlimited data on an non-current plan might affect the eligibility to claim the $650 credit. Thoughts?
 
I'm reading the posts here and it does seem this is only a good deal if you keep the phone for 2 years --- normally that's not a problem for me but next year's phone seems to be the one to have.

Next confuses me so please correct my math with this deal.

If I were to keep the iPhone 7 for 12 months:

Unlocked iPhone 6 128GB real world sell value is $350. I take that $350 and buy a $749 iPhone 7 Plus. Next I sell it for $400. Total out of pocket is effectively $0.

I trade in phone for $649/2 $325 in credits. Buy iPhone 7 Plus at $9/mo x 12 after credits. Total out of pocket is $108.

Of course there is the not having to deal with selling and that might be worth $108. But it's still not really a deal, more like a convenience.

Or is that not how Next works -- trade in your old phone instead of paying the balance due?

OTOH if you keep the phone for the full two years you make $216 in payments and probably will be able to sell the phone for $300, making a few bucks.
iPhone 7+ is $769. Also, the effective monthly payment is $4.96 (($769 - $650) / 24) so your out of pocket after a year is more like $60. Sales tax, you have to pay either way.
 
Maybe Apple is doing a buyback deal from the carriers to get used phones to refurb and sell in 3rd world countries.

Weren't they just approved to sell refurbs in India recently??


Edit:

Ok.... just realized maybe that sounds bad..

1) Is India still considered 3rd world?
2) Is "3rd world" an offensive term?

Being totally serious... trying to be sensitive and not offend in general.
 
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I am going through AT&T online and am not seeing any option to actually execute this deal.

I was on AT&T Next 24 with an iPhone 6, though that was paid off in June. So maybe I am just not eligible?
There is nothing in the purchase to confirm this deal. We are all just trusting AT&T to follow through once the iPhone 7 starts shipping. Makes me nervous but I have chat logs to prove they approved me for this deal. Might be worth chatting yourself for peace of mind.
 
The text "Up to 3 mos. due before credits start" makes me wonder if they issue the credits three months in arrears; that would potentially affect the numbers if you trade or pay off early.
 
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The terms state: "Monthly postpaid voice & data req’d (existing customers can add to elig. current plans)." So what is the definition of a "elig. current plan?" Would a grandfathered unlimited data plan qualify? I understand that Next is separate from the service, and does not affect your ability to upgrade. But unlimited data on an non-current plan might affect the eligibility to claim the $650 credit. Thoughts?
I'm on grandfathered unlimited plan and they said I was good for the promo. I think that wording means that you have to have a postpaid plan so if you currently use a prepaid plan, you can switch to postpaid under the same account and become eligible.
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The text "Up to 3 mos. due before credits start" makes me wonder if they issue the credits three months in arrears; that would potentially affect the numbers if you trade or pay off early.
The terms they gave me via chat (posted by me earlier as screenshots) say that at the time credits start, they will issue multiple months' worth to bring the credits current. I think they are just warning you that you might have to shell out money for a higher bill for a few months so that there are no surprises.
 
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The text "Up to 3 mos. due before credits start" makes me wonder if they issue the credits three months in arrears; that would potentially affect the numbers if you trade or pay off early.
Yes, this is a good point. Since they give you a full 30 days to trade the phone in, and then you have the option of mailing it, or turning it into a store, I'm inclined to take in into a store the day I receive my new phone, let them handle the application of the credit process is in the store, and hope it catches up in one or two billing cycles.
 
The terms they gave me via chat (posted by me earlier as screenshots) say that at the time credits start, they will issue multiple months' worth to bring the credits current. I think they are just warning you that you might have to shell out money for a higher bill for a few months so that there are no surprises.
Translation: they had to scramble to come up with this offer and the billing systems aren't set up for it yet; they figure it may take up to three months for those teams to code the changes and put them in production. :D
 
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iPhone 7+ is $769. Also, the effective monthly payment is $4.96 (($769 - $650) / 24) so your out of pocket after a year is more like $60. Sales tax, you have to pay either way.

Right. I had the wrong $#s in my first post. I'm looking at the 128GB model which is $36.25 on the 24 month/annual upgrade plan. But seems my math above is somehow oddly almost correct with the end sum. 36.25 - $27.04 month credit = 9.21.mo x 12 =110.52 total cost.
 
right, as they're just giving you a 32gb phone's worth of value.

better deal for those who can do a 32gb phone than for those who need more storage.
 
FYI Amazon trade-in on a 64gb iphone6 unlocked is $265. I'm sure more can be had selling on eBay or craigslist, but also more time and effort and risk involved in those. Best option depends on the individual.
 
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Not sure on your math. If you're buying a $750 phone on the trade in deal, you will be out of pocket $50 after one year or $100 after two years. Seems like half your math was for a 128 ip7 regular at $750 and the other half for a 128gb ip7+ at $870?

ETA this trade in offer is obviously best for those with the 32gb ip6 regular because it's worth the least today. Someone trading in a 128gb ip6s+ is getting a far lesser value here.

true but also convenient, seamless, without a craigslist meet up, no downtime without the phone (even though I also have SE) -- will be trading in 6s+ 64gb,

..deal wise - wish it was a 16gb 6, but then that'd mean i'd have been on a 16gb 6 for two years :D i always do ok with buy/sell/trades anyways
 
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For anyone taking advantage of this offer for the 7, what is your plan for upgrading again in 2017?
 
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