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AT&T Announced New Upgrade Eligibility Terms!
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There were many customers that are "Upgrade Eligible" as of July 11, 2009. So this 3 month window is to address the "High Value" Early Adopters.
Dave
I'm calling ATT now, i purchased my 3g the same day as a friend of mine, and we pay the same bill, and his date is Aug, and mine is December...WTF!!!
Did you own a 2G prior to getting the 3G? If not, there's your reason!
AT&T truly went above and beyond here. This wasn't needed but I sure am glad because my upgrade date is 7-12-2009! I fear they may be setting a dangerous precedent because a lot of iPhone users act like entitled brats, and other people should expect the same deal from AT&T no matter what phone they have now.
How much you wanna bet there's now going to be an outcry over "but I bought my iPhone 3g on launch day last year too but my upgrade date isn't until....."? You can't please people who have no concept of discipline and fulfilling one's contract, nor recognize that AT&T is of course going to be lenient with persons whos bill is higher.
How much you wanna bet there's now going to be an outcry over "but I bought my iPhone 3g on launch day last year too but my upgrade date isn't until....."? You can't please people who have no concept of discipline and fulfilling one's contract, nor recognize that AT&T is of course going to be lenient with persons whos bill is higher.
What's really weird (and cool) is that I was a new AT&T customer last year and got the 3g iphone on 7/12/08....now I just hit *639# and it says im eligible for the full upgrade on 7/12/09....I pay $115 a month including the 900 min plan and unlimited texts....Im not complaining because now I may actually get this new iphone but how would I be eligible in only 1 yr?
AT&T truly went above and beyond here. This wasn't needed but I sure am glad because my upgrade date is 7-12-2009! I fear they may be setting a dangerous precedent because a lot of iPhone users act like entitled brats, and other people should expect the same deal from AT&T no matter what phone they have now.
How much you wanna bet there's now going to be an outcry over "but I bought my iPhone 3g on launch day last year too but my upgrade date isn't until....."? You can't please people who have no concept of discipline and fulfilling one's contract, nor recognize that AT&T is of course going to be lenient with persons whos bill is higher.
Self-fulfilling prophesy. People ought to be glad I'm not AT&T. I'd never have subsidized it in the first place. You want it, you buy it outright. That way I have no need for 2-year contracts.
Is it too much to ask to read the press release where it explains exactly "why" you would be eligible? Short answer is your recurring monthly bill is >$100.
It says "iPhone 3G customers who are eligible..." - that means people who already have the 3G and want to upgrade.
Yea I went on ATT and also went through the Apple store to check eligibility and it says I "may" be eligible for an upgrade on 7/28/09 ... So this only applies to people with bills over $100? because I think I'm fairly close, but if they don't give me the discount when I go pick up the 3GS on Friday I'm gonna raise hell.
Just to clarify, if your eligible under the new announcement, you would get them at $199/$299 instead of the early upgrade price you mentioned.
yes, thats correct, you still dont get the 199/299 deal. Thats only for the two year or eligible customers.
I'm eligible after 1 year as well, and I'm guess it's because my total phone bill averages a little over $300/month with 2 iPhones and a non"smart"phone that racks up the downloads....
From the press release where they say "between 12 and 18 months", that's the wiggle room that AT&T uses to determine different eligibility dates for people.
Wow.
This sets a dangerous new precendent for the future of AT&T. I feel blackberry and other smartphone users will rise up and also demand yearly upgrades.
I have to say though, I was in the "read the contract, stupid" or "your a crybaby" camp. But I have to hand it to everyone involved, for such a small minority of vocal users things sure did get tightened up pretty quickly.
This is quite the accomplishment.
Congrats. enjoy your new iPhone 3G's
This sets a dangerous new precendent for the future of AT&T. I feel blackberry and other smartphone users will rise up and also demand yearly upgrades.
I have to say though, I was in the "read the contract, stupid" or "your a crybaby" camp. But I have to hand it to everyone involved, for such a small minority of vocal users things sure did get tightened up pretty quickly.
This is quite the accomplishment.
Congrats. enjoy your new iPhone 3G