The "Special Carrier Offer" from Apple's website says they will give up to $800 in bill credits with a trade in of an iPhone 8 or newer... I'm not just seeing things here, right? Is this common practice to get such high trade in value at launch dates?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Carrier AT&T Trade In... $800 bucks?
- Thread starter ripsaw650
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
EDIT: Anyone reading this, the above-stricken statement is not true.
It’s $800 in bill credits for any of the phones listed here:
Last edited:
I'm trying to see how this works also. The ATT web page is very unclear. Like - I have an iphone x. What would I get? seems vague.
Ahhh.... Yes... the old "UP TO". Can't believe I didn't notice that.
They say the trade-in is $350 for devices 6s through 7. Would the first-gen SE qualify as a 6s-7 device?
Nope i just saw this as well, its 800 for iPhone 8 or newer which is insane. I was going to resell my iPhone X for 300-400, so AT&T is throwing in 500 for "free" to either stay with them or move to them.
Thats one hell of a deal especially for iPhone 8 owners. This reminds me of the old days where carriers would subsidize costs of iPhones every two years.
There is almost zero reason for anyone with an 11 or below not to upgrade, since 800 credit is worth more than what the phones are currently worth...wonder if this will cause secondary markets for these phones to go way up in value.
Thats one hell of a deal especially for iPhone 8 owners. This reminds me of the old days where carriers would subsidize costs of iPhones every two years.
There is almost zero reason for anyone with an 11 or below not to upgrade, since 800 credit is worth more than what the phones are currently worth...wonder if this will cause secondary markets for these phones to go way up in value.
what is the catch? Do you have to sign a contract or something?
So if you're shopping for a new phone but for example you're an Android user so not eligible for the trade-in, you can buy an iPhone SE for $400 and then trade it in for a $800 discount on the 12 series?
would this work with a $5 Next Up, or would you lose all the credits if you trade in before 30 months? I’d love to get this deal but don’t want to be force locked into 30 months of ownership
Seems too good to be true. I just called ATT and they zero info.
It's a very good deal, and it's available to existing customers as well as new users, which is great (AT&T user here). But, a couple of caveats: 1) it's over 30 months, not 24 (Verizon's deals are over 24 months). So the per-month isn't as high as it seems. 2) it's only available on certain AT&T plans. I haven't called to find out which ones yet… but I'm sure it's going to be unlimited, and maybe only certain unlimited plans. I'm currently on an older family share plan with plenty of data and would have to go to a more expensive unlimited plan to get this.
'up too $800' means if you have an 11 Pro Max 512GB new in box, you will get $800 credits and its a variable sliding scale.
I wouldn't get ones hopes up.
This phone is going to sell like hotcakes, they dont need to take it on the chin like that even in the interest of retaining existing and gaining new customers.
edit - im very wrong.
I wouldn't get ones hopes up.
This phone is going to sell like hotcakes, they dont need to take it on the chin like that even in the interest of retaining existing and gaining new customers.
edit - im very wrong.
Last edited:
I am an AT&T user and usually just buy my phones outright. But I am interested in hearing about this deal. I have an 11 Pro Max that is still in very good condition. If I could just walk in and trade it in for the 12 Pro max and get 700- 800 off the price that would be SWEET.
Last edited:
its really not a bad option for people who have been rocking the 11 PM for a full year for convenience. If you got the base model.
Yeah, I think you're 100% correct here... I am in the same situation, but they are now offering a teacher discount (25%?) that we could use and probably come out even from what we are now paying. I just need to look into it a little more.
I'm curious about this too. I usually do the 24 month or "Next Up" and this offer seems to only apply to the 30 month option.
Not sure if an SE counts, it says iPhone 8 or newer. I mean you could probably find a banged up working iPhone 8 for 150 on eBay lol.
I read the fine print, and you are correct. You have to switch to one of their unlimited plans, which I just did last month. Hope I didn’t jump the gun and have them tell me I have to add another unlimited plan.
I think it applies to existing customers, no new line required. if you're on an unlimited plan, you should be good to go.
You should check out the new plans...I was on the 9GB plan and paid bare minimum 50 bucks a month and was fine with that data limit. I was paying 15 a month for HBO Max with apple, the new unlimited is 75 with discounts, includes HBO Max so im paying 10 bucks extra for unlimited data which was worth it too me. Plus HD streaming etc which i did not have before.
That with this 800 bucks is way worth it.
Pretty sure that it would have to be paid off. That’s how it’s always been AFAIK. Otherwise, you just trade that one in if you have made the required number of payments, or their equivalent, and the remaining balance is ignored. You would not get a trade-in credit.
I miss the days when every two years users could get the newest iphones at a discount (they just had to stay with their cell provider for another two years). The days when the iPhone 4/5 were only like 200-300 dollars lol. They should have just keep that plan instead of the stuff we have now.
You and me both, lol. The good ole days where Black Friday deals would be $99 for the iPhone 6.