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Carrier AT&T iPhone 15/iPhone 15 Pro Pre-order & Delivery Thread
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You're telling them your device is free of cracks, which it isn't.
Show me the questions you answered, and I'll show you where you lied.
AT&T is marking up some phones by $30, which Apple is discounting back to their retail price. It is not the $35 upgrade fee. Apple calls it a connectivity fee. It’s a shell game.I have an iPhone 12 Pro, looking to upgrade to an iPhone 15 Pro 128 GB.
I have always bought my phones outright, but Apple is only offering me $360 trade-in credit. AT&T is offering $830 on their website in credit, if I do installments with the typical 36 months @ 0% APR. The extra $470 in credit from AT&T is very tempting here.
However, on the Apple website, it only shows $800 in AT&T credits. The net result is Apple shows $5.53 per month, while AT&T shows $4.73 per month. Where is the $800 vs $830 difference coming from? Is AT&T including a $30 upgrade fee?
And which is the better deal?
Probably won't affect many but if you are ordering thru apple.com and doing the ATT installments, they ship to the billing address on file with your carrier (ATT). I live in a rural area and a have 2-line address (one for USPS and other for physical address for FDX/UPS). My ATT acct only had the line for the USPS. It won't accept another line nor recognize my physical address. When phone ships FDX or UPS won't know how to deliver. PIA. Called ATT and they overrode it for my physical address. Hopefully that'll work or I'll have to pick up at a store.
Not sure I follow. The number mentioned was the trade-in credit. The phone is listed at $999 on both sites.
Unless I’m missing something, AT&T gives you more trade-in credit. $830 vs $800
With AT&T I’ve always gotten in 10 to 20 min early. Never an issue getting launch day delivery. And I order two iPhones. I complete one order completely before I start the second.
That’s because AT&T is marking up the phone by $30 and then giving it back as a credit if you trade in another phone. By the way, that $30 is spread over 36 months.
AT&T is only marking up the non Pro model by $30. The trade in difference is also only at the middle tier which is kind of strange. Apple is $350/$800/$1000 and AT&T is $350/$830/$1000.
They aren't marking it up though. The phone is clearly listed for $999 on the AT&T website, and shows monthly payments of $4.73.
The Apple website shows $999, but $800 in AT&T credit, and $5.53 per month.
4.73 x 36 = $170.28
5.53 x 36 = $199.08
You will pay more with AT&T installments going through Apple. AT&T installments through the AT&T website is the cheaper option.
Something fishy about these prices. They should be aligned with Apple. There must be some fine print or it’s an error. Let’s see if it changes tomorrow 🥅
There's nothing fishy about it. AT&T is simply offering more credits by going directly to them.
I'm trying to purchase a 15 pro max 512gb via Apple but I'm having some issues. I'm trading in my 11 Pro Max 256gb with ATT but there is no option to select the NextUp Plan. It's only allowing the NextUp option WITHOUT a trade-in. Is anyone else having this issue?
Also, would it make more sense to do the Apple iPhone Payment plan (0% for 24 months for $56.99 monthly including AppleCare w/Theft) vs ATT w/NextUp($21.84 monthly without AppleCare-with AC $33.84)
Also, would it make more sense to do the Apple iPhone Payment plan (0% for 24 months for $56.99 monthly including AppleCare w/Theft) vs ATT w/NextUp($21.84 monthly without AppleCare-with AC $33.84)
Yeah, I notice it wouldn’t let me do the next upgrade as well.l
It makes sense to go with att next. Save your self 240 over the course of the year… especially if you are upgrading every year
You can change the address on Apple during the preparing to ship phase after you place your order.
I typically don't upgrade every year. I just didn't wanna get locked-in for 36 months.
OK ATT upgrade portal is finally down to countdown. Hopefully we'll be able to get in before 8amEST.
Completed 8 minutes before 8am last year.
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Same. So painless this year.
