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AT&T quietly moving 2011 upgrades already?

i lucked out. I added a 3rd line to my account last summer for my sister in law. So i got the new IP4, she already had a phone she liked, and my account has been elegiable for an upgrade since Aug of 2010. So i'm ready again! I upgraded my wifes BB to a IP4 last Sept and it already shows her elegiable for an upgrade in Sept.

So yep..they sure are!!
 
Just checked and sometime in January AT&T moved my upgrade from April 2012 to August 2011, so they gave me 8 months. We ported our numbers from Verizon just to get iPhones, maybe they are afraid we'll go back?
 
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Interesting turn of events. I originally ported my number from Verizon to get the 3g when it launched and got the iPhone 4 thru preorder when it launched. My upgrade date is 6/18/11 now. That is weird. I pay around 150 a month with 2 iphones on a family plan. Here is my question:

Say apple releases the iPhone 5 instead of some speed bumped iPhone 4gs this year. Could I purchase it at a non discounted rate so I could use my upgrade in the event that the iPhone 6 is a complete redesign or gamechanger (4G possibly)?
 
I purchased my iPhone 4 around the end of August 2010 from AT&T. Currently, I am eligible to upgrade if I sign another 2-year contract with the $18 upgrade fee.
 
I am truly curious what the "magic" is in calculating this number. This thread seems to have a wide array of conditions and purchase dates.
 
Got my iphone 4 on launch day (well a day or two early since I pre-ordered with shipping and they delivered a day or two before).

I show 6/16/2011 for upgrade.
 
lsvtecjohn3 said:
Got my iP4 the day before they came out and I'm eligible for an upgrade 6/19/011
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I got my i4 on the day before launch and I am eligible 6/18/2011. I have a family plan and we pay 250+ a month. We have 4 iPhones and 1 android so AT&T loves us.
 
From *639#:
You may select equipment at our full retail pricing. An upgrade may be available on 07/01/2011.
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May be available. Interesting choice of words.
 
11/18/11 for me. Got it on launch day and bill is $135 a month for two lines. Oh well... can't expect to get what I didn't plan on getting anyways (full discount for iPhone 5). Maybe if I threaten to go to Verizon...
 
I spend $86 per month, had the 3G and pre-ordered iPhone 4 so I got it on launch day and it says 11/16/2011 for me.
 
I bought mine prior to launch date and this is the message I got:

"iPhone Upgrade
As a valued AT&T customer, we can offer you a discounted iPhone upgrade at a higher price, along with a 2-year commitment and an $18 upgrade fee. Please proceed with the online upgrade process for pricing details. You may qualify for a full discount on a standard iPhone upgrade on 06/19/2011"

I wonder what the last sentence means. I "may" qualify for a full discount?
 
11/25/2011 for me on the i4, and I got it on launch day as well. Kind of wierd that some people have earlier times than others. I'm not paying $100+ on my plan, are you guys with earlier dates paying > $100? (edit: scrolling back through the posts, it looks like they all are and I am not).
 
fender57 said:
I wonder what the last sentence means. I "may" qualify for a full discount?
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You may if AT&T's feeling a lot of pressure from Verizon. Otherwise you have to provide your own KY Jelly. :)

More seriously, I imagine it's just legal mumbojumbo CYA language in case there's any issues that crop up (so they're not bound to it).
 
Orion126 said:
I spend $86 per month, had the 3G and pre-ordered iPhone 4 so I got it on launch day and it says 11/16/2011 for me.
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Same I've had all 4 and got the iphone 4 launch day pay the same and im 11/25/2011.
 
Mine says:

You may select equipment at our full retail pricing. An upgrade may be available on 03/11/2012.

I early upgraded on 7/6/2010 the day I got out of the hospital. I used to pay $100, but now much less because of a FAN discount.

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6 Phones with AT&T. 3 are iPhones 4's. All have 2years since the date of purchase for the renewal. :( Is there any way to get it moved up? 6 phones and have been with them since they were pac bell lol.

I got mine on launch day and #639* says I may qualify on 2/25/2012.
 
wfj5444 said:
Got mine on release day 02/25/2012 for upgrade :(
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Ditto this. I'm not the primary on my family account, which didn't appear to matter for the launches of the 3GS and 4, as I got full subsidized pricing on both when they were both early upgrades (upgraded to the 3GS on launch day from a BB Bold that I'd gotten in Novemberish 2008, and upgraded from the 3GS to the iP4 on launch day as well). Oh well. It'd be nice to get it again, but I guess they kinda already gave me a bit of a gift in subsidizing my iP4. Hoping they might decide to bump dates again as it gets closer to launch anyway, of course. :)
 
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I'm on a family plan and my father and I both got the iPhone 4 on launch day and he is eligible for an upgrade on 6/25/11, however, I can't get one till 2/25/12. So it obviously depends who is the primary line.
 
bigtallguy said:
I'm on a family plan and my father and I both got the iPhone 4 on launch day and he is eligible for an upgrade on 6/25/11, however, I can't get one till 2/25/12. So it obviously depends who is the primary line.
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THIS.

Mine is a year from when we got service with AT&T to get the iPhone 4 and my wife's is 20 months after that date.
 
Family plan with FAN, got iPhone 4 on launch day:

A full discount on a standard headset or iPhone upgrade is not available at this time but you may qualify on 06/24/2011.
 
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