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AT&T Moves Up iPhone Upgrade Eligibility On Eve of WWDC Keynote
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IIRC, dial #639* (#NEW*) from your phone, and you should get something back from them.
BL.
sounds live verizon or sprint is just around the corner and at$t is ******** their pants and wants to lock in as many current customers a possible.
i'm predicting steve announces a big FU to at$t tomorrow for all their rate plan BS in the last week. one can only hope.
i'm predicting steve announces a big FU to at$t tomorrow for all their rate plan BS in the last week. one can only hope.
Do people who bought a fully subsidized 3GS a year or less ago really expect a fully subsidized upgrade already?
I think that's a reasonable supposition especially in light of the recently increased early termination fee. ATT wants to secure its ranks against the possible incursion of iPhone on Verizon.
Maybe. But I'm betting that, tomorrow (Monday), Steve will announce iPad on Verizon is coming by the end of June and iPhone on Verizon is coming by the end of the year.
We'll see tomorrow.
Mark
I should be eligilble because I didn't sign a new contract when upgrading to the 3GS. I paid the unsubsidized price. But when I checked it said:
As a valued AT&T customer, you may be eligible for a standard upgrade on this line, with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year commitment. Click 'Upgrade Eligibility' to view your upgrade options.
Which sounds much less certain than what MR posted in the article.
As a valued AT&T customer, you may be eligible for a standard upgrade on this line, with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year commitment. Click 'Upgrade Eligibility' to view your upgrade options.
Which sounds much less certain than what MR posted in the article.
I got this, but I'm still curious as to why the price of the 3GS refurb for me went from $99 to $149.
This is weird. A few months ago ATT told me I would not be eligible for an upgrade at standard upgrade pricing till November. A few minutes ago I checked my account and got a message telling me to call ATT and speak to a rep about my upgrade eligibility.
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When I check my eligibility it has an error for both lines:
We're sorry, but we are experiencing a temporary system error that prevents us from retrieving your account information. Please wait a few moments and try again. If this issue persists please contact Customer Care at 1-800-331-0500.
One of my lines has been eligible since May. The other would be eligible in September and I'm hoping it gets bumped up.
Anyone else getting this error?
When I check my eligibility it has an error for both lines:
We're sorry, but we are experiencing a temporary system error that prevents us from retrieving your account information. Please wait a few moments and try again. If this issue persists please contact Customer Care at 1-800-331-0500.
One of my lines has been eligible since May. The other would be eligible in September and I'm hoping it gets bumped up.
Anyone else getting this error?
I got a 3GS day 1 and I am fine with upgrading and keeping AT&T i have not had really any problems with the service and probably will stay with them for a long time. But im still waiting to see if i can upgrade if i cant this is crap
I don't feel any way about it, because that's not what will happen.
I signed a two-year contract in 2008 for the fully subsidized 3G, got a half discount for the 3GS, resetting my two-year contract to begin again on June 2009, and now I'll be getting a fully subsidized phone and resetting my contract again.
I'll sign yet another two-year contract, which supersedes last year's contract. No biggie. I did the same thing every 16 months for 11 years when I was with Verizon.
I believe the contract resets to two years actually, it doesn't add an additional two years to your remaining time.
Your contract is reset to two years from the date you upgrade.. you don't add two years to the previous contract. 
wow maybe they just havent gotton to my account yet. Do you think it matters if I am on a family plan with 2 iphones?
4.0 should be preloaded right out of the gate with the new iPhone. I wouldn't worry.