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AT&T quietly moving 2011 upgrades already?
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Just looked, I bought the iPhone 4 on launch day and it says I may be eligible for an upgrade 6/25/2011.
Originally pre ordered iPhone 4 and just checked and am eligible on 6/19/2011. For those who are not eligible these early discounts are based on your account status plus how much you spend a month with them.
Got my iPhone as soon as I realized waiting for white wasn't worth it. No more than a month after launch for sure. I get 12/24/2011 for upgrade date.
I am not too worried though last year it was the same deal, but when it got a couple days until launch it had changed.
I am not too worried though last year it was the same deal, but when it got a couple days until launch it had changed.
Pre-ordered mine and got it 06/26/2010, and my new upgrade is due on 06/26/11, which is exactly one year after. Hurray new iPhone!
3/4/2012 here--but my bill's well under $100 monthly due to a hefty FAN discount and minimal minutes, so I didn't figure on a really early upgrade. Current phone was picked up about a month after launch.
I have a nice fat FAN discount on my account... lol
No upgrade for me until 2/2012 still - one month before the iPhone 5 comes out Im going to max out my phone bill with all options.
No upgrade for me until 2/2012 still - one month before the iPhone 5 comes out Im going to max out my phone bill with all options.
This is what I got as well. I think what that means is for about $400, you can upgrade (+ the $18 upgrade fee).
I bought my iPhone 4 on 11/13/2010 and I'll be eligible for an upgrade on 07/14/2012.
Back in December 2010 (since 1 month after my new 2 year contract started), I was eligible for a discounted iPhone upgrade at a higher price ($399 plus tax plus $18.00 upgrade fee) with a two year commitment but now I am ineligible for the discounted iPhone upgrade at a higher price!?
Back in December 2010 (since 1 month after my new 2 year contract started), I was eligible for a discounted iPhone upgrade at a higher price ($399 plus tax plus $18.00 upgrade fee) with a two year commitment but now I am ineligible for the discounted iPhone upgrade at a higher price!?
I have a nice fat FAN discount on my account... lol
No upgrade for me until 2/2012 still - one month before the iPhone 5 comes out Im going to max out my phone bill with all options.
I could be wrong, but I believe you have to have all of those additional options for at least 3 months in order for them to count that toward your early-upgrade eligibility.
I have no idea how AT&T is coming up with these dates. I pre-ordered my iPhone 4 on 6/15/10. The date I "may" be eligible for an upgrade is 11/20/2011. That is about 17 months after getting my iPhone 4. I'm not going to worry though. Common sense says this date will change (be moved up) as June comes near.
Basically, AT&T doesn't know what they are doing?
My date got moved up 364 days from the last time I checked. Very odd.
Ditching AT&T anyway.
My date got moved up 364 days from the last time I checked. Very odd.
Ditching AT&T anyway.
I received mine on 7/25/11, may be eligible on 7/25/11. My iPhone 4 replaced my iPhone 3G, which was purchased in September of 2008. AT&T allowed me to "upgrade early" on both times.
I agree with you. AT&T will allow early upgrades on the next iPhone.
2/19/2012
I pre-ordered my iPhone 4 and got it on launch day, after having a 3G since launch, and am on a family plans with 3 lines totaling ~$150 a month. These dates all seem really random...seriously AT&T, what the hell?
I pre-ordered my iPhone 4 and got it on launch day, after having a 3G since launch, and am on a family plans with 3 lines totaling ~$150 a month. These dates all seem really random...seriously AT&T, what the hell?
Rec'd mine 2 days prior to launch, upgrade eligible 11/17/2011. Have a fam. plan w/2 iP4s. Her's isn't upgradeable until 7/2012, but I figured that since I bought it before Christmas.
Grrrr . . .
I betcha this will change the closer we get to the iP5! *Thinking positive*
Posted a while back, but I checked today and I moved up to 6/17/2011. *It's my positive thinking.*
Slightly off topic but one thing that has been lost in all of this AT&T vs. Verizon talk is that AT&T has generally been pretty generous in allowing a lot of us to upgrade early each time a new iphone comes out. I spent many years with Verizon and I was not able to upgrade my phone nearly as often as I have been with AT&T (yearly upgrades since I got my 3G). I'm not saying that I would stay with AT&T just because of their upgrade policy but it's certainly a factor in my decision since I'm one of those people who likes to have the latest and greatest. I wouldn't switch to Verizon right now anyway since there's no simultaneous voice and data but I would think AT&T would continue to offer us incentives to stay now that they have some iphone competition.