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Carrier AT&T also offering free iPhone 7 with trade.
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you'd be better off paying the balance, selling on CL, and paying again
maybe..
i dunno depends on situation I'm sure
mine will be $200 price difference over 2 years, or $8ish a month, with $650 credit for 6s plus 64
maybe..
i dunno depends on situation I'm sure
mine will be $200 price difference over 2 years, or $8ish a month, with $650 credit for 6s plus 64
Right so your 'not doing this promo' numbers are off. If you got 350 for your current phone and 400 for your eventual iphone 7 someday, you would be out of pocket $119. With the deal, it's about the same. It all depends on the unknown of what the 7 will be worth next year. With Next (and this deal) you hedge your bets because if the 7 is suddenly a rare artifact and worth a million bucks, you could still choose to continue the payments and own the phone to sell yourself. On the other hand if the 7 turns out to only be worth $100 next year, you can turn it in to att and walk away. Plus the benefit of not having to deal with resale issues like you said.
I am not even seeing an option to trade-in during the selection/check out phase. Is the trade in option something completely different from the order process?
Well, the 7+ 128GB costs $869 so if you can only sell it for $400 next year and you're only getting $350 for your iPhone 6 this year, you would have paid $120 out of pocket. You can probably resell for more than $400 though, particularly if you have a pristine Jet Black model.
I have a 64GB 6... ebay value tops out at $400 if the buyer doesn't read the description and thinks its an s. Best Buy gives $200.
So if I pull the rip cord early at 12 months I only technically lose $75 max.
Completely different. Supposedly they will be sending everyone who bought a ip7 with Next an email after your 7 ships with details on how to send in your ip6 and start the credits
Family plan with 4 lines. I have the option of paying for the new phone in full or just using the upgrade on one of the other lines. I plan on getting the full $650 credit.
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I think your math is mostly correct. One part missing is the aftermath.
For the first scenario, you will end up with no phone and no obligation with AT&T after one year. It can be interpreted as that you exchanged your old iPhone 6 with a year free lease on iPhone 7 plus.
For the second scenario, after you only make 12 payments on iPhone 7 plus, you have to choose either pay off early (making your total out-of-pocket $108 + remaining payment - resell value and no more obligation) or start a new Next plan (even more complicated).
That seems kind of strange. How would they know you want to trade it in to even send you the info?
They're sending it to everyone who orders a 7 using Next. "Hey Bob, congrats on your new iPhone 7. If you'd like to take advantage of the trade in promo that was offered when you ordered, please complete the following steps. Otherwise disregard this email"
it does seem odd... will they re-neg on the deal after a while? what if the volume is absolutely insane? or stop offering it to new next subscribers moving forward, and grandfather in those from a certain date..
Right now the deal runs from sept 9-30. So if you order an ip7 between those dates and use Next, you qualify. I suppose they could end the promo early but they could only end it from the time of announcing it forward. I.e. They could on sept 23 announce that they are ending it effective immidiately but they cannot say they were ending it effective a date that is in the past.
That being said, I don't like it either but with all of the people counting on the deal and all of the publicity it has received, I trust them to follow through.
yeah true!
well I'm glad i could make it happen,
didnt need to upgrade 6s plus, but i am curious of DCI-P3 screen, better dual camera, double storage, a10 fusion battery life, haptic home button, etc.
SE shall stay around
well I'm glad i could make it happen,
didnt need to upgrade 6s plus, but i am curious of DCI-P3 screen, better dual camera, double storage, a10 fusion battery life, haptic home button, etc.
SE shall stay around
Going back to this, your numbers are wrong but your original point is correct. It's only a REALLY good deal if you go the full 24 months. If I trade in my $869 iphone 7+ next year after 12 months, I'm out of pocket $110 with no tangible good. If I live out the 24 months of payments and credits, I'm out of pocket $219 but I would own an item hopefully worth at least $300 or more in 2018. Sounds like I will probably live out the 24 months and get the new phone next year (assuming it's a big redesign) via the Apple Upgrade Plan or buying outright.
I'm concerned with their stating "may apply max credit...."
If there's a max then there's also a less than max.
What if only the 128gb 6S+ gets the $650 credit and all other iPhones get less than that?
If there's a max then there's also a less than max.
What if only the 128gb 6S+ gets the $650 credit and all other iPhones get less than that?
Yes, it will go to $180 but, when you return your owned phone, the credits will start, so you may have to pay $180 for a few billing cycles, but once the credits apply it will come down to $150 again
It clearly states that if you trade in any 6, 6+, 6s, or 6s+ you get a free 32gb iPhone 7. The line you are referring to is saying that even though it's a "free iPhone 7" the max credit is $650 but can be applied to higher priced iPhone 7 purchases. I.e. 'The max credit you can receive is $650, regardless of which iPhone 7 you purchase.'
This is "generous" period but especially if a 6/6plus user
Still gladly will trade my 64 6s plus for 650 to streamline it that's more than market value
Still gladly will trade my 64 6s plus for 650 to streamline it that's more than market value
I was just thinking that. If you own a 6 or 6+, that is the best value for this deal
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Yup, particularly if one only has the 6 16GB. I've got a 6 64GB which was supposed to go to my dad to replace his current 5 32GB. Think I'll trade in the 6 and give him a 7 32GB instead.
I did it with that plan and never touched any screens concerning service plans. Make sure you are upgrading a line on your account rather than adding a line.