Times are changing indeed. As in, it's December, stores are trying to push holiday sales.Top three macrumors stories.
Buy one get one free
Apple Watch at Walmart
Apple pushing upgrades for their phones.
The times appear to be changing.
Times are changing indeed. As in, it's December, stores are trying to push holiday sales.Top three macrumors stories.
Buy one get one free
Apple Watch at Walmart
Apple pushing upgrades for their phones.
The times appear to be changing.
He never would have. NEVER!!!Oh the horror Apple doings BOGO deals...cue the "Steve would have never done that"...![]()
This is not APPLE doing this -- so the Steve Jobs "thing" doesn't apply. This is ATT doing this -- taking the "hit" to add another customer line or possibly adding two new customer lines.He never would have. NEVER!!!
Top three macrumors stories.
Buy one get one free
Apple Watch at Walmart
Apple pushing upgrades for their phones.
The times appear to be changing.
He also said they wouldn't do the subsidies either. Or offer phones free with a contract.He never would have. NEVER!!!
Never understand these American deals!!!
Americans are always tricked into the word "Free".
Read the article.holy wow. Can you do 2 year contract I wonder.
Edit: Actually you're right. MR left that fact off from the original source.Way too much hassle considering you have to activate a new line.
Oh the horror Apple doings BOGO deals...cue the "Steve would have never done that"...![]()
Exactly...iPhone ASP have not change in 7 years - the same $650 and that's not going to change now with folks happily upgrading every year.This is not APPLE doing this -- so the Steve Jobs "thing" doesn't apply. This is ATT doing this -- taking the "hit" to add another customer line or possibly adding two new customer lines.
It's an incredible deal.
Yes a free phone worth $650 is laughable.16GB that is almost laughable, guess they have an overstock of 16GB model, like a lot lol
Never understand these American deals!!!
Yes a free phone worth $650 is laughable.
Well this tells you how overprice their voice/data plans are that they can afford to do this and still make billions in profit.Ok so pay for one phone in 30 months and get the other one absolutely free?
Think it's too good a deal to be true.
True, but it is not unheard of for OEMs to have stipulations on minimum costs and sale prices to keep retailers from devaluing their brand with overly exuberant sales. I don't know what ATT and Apple's agreements are, but if this BOGO is as it appears on the surface, ATT at least has Apple's tacit approval. If Apple really dislikes seeing their premium product reduced (in perception) to BOGO sales, then ATT could expect some backlash down the road. How? I dunno, but Apple is already running their own upgrade program. They are not too far away from not needing ATT or Verizon store fronts at all to move products. And it is my guess than the iPhone is a big leader to get people into those store to sell phone services too. OTOH, maybe ATT is tired of putting up with Apple's restrictive crap and doesn't care one way or the other? Or maybe Apple is happy to move units to keep their numbers up for Wall Street. Who knows.If you simply read the headline and article, AT&T is doing this deal -- not Apple.
The deal doesn't really apply to the iPhone 6s Plus, Macrumors.AT&T on Friday launched a new "Buy One Get One Free" promotion for the Galaxy S6, Galaxy Note 5 and select other Samsung smartphones, and MacRumors has learned the deal also applies to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.
Beginning today until December 31, 2015, AT&T customers who activate or upgrade to an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus on AT&T Next are eligible to receive a second 16GB iPhone 6s for free, or a $650 bill credit towards the purchase of another iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus model.
The $650 bill credit is spread out into 28 or 30 monthly payments. AT&T Next 24 customers will receive $21.67 over 30 months, while AT&T Next customers with a down payment will receive $23.22 over 28 months, both totaling $650.
There is no "free". Here's what the actual deal entails:
Open a second line and they will give you a $28/month discount on that line.
States in the article it's a 16GB 6S only.The deal doesn't really apply to the iPhone 6s Plus, Macrumors.
They give you a $650 credit on your bill.
The iPhone 6s Plus is $749.
Therefore, the second iPhone 6s Plus is not truly "Buy One Get One Free."
Highly discounted yes, but not free.
States in the article it's a 16GB 6S only.