I bought my 4S the morning they went on presale. I'm hoping I qualify for the normal upgrade price.
Same here but really how long has it been into our agreed 2-year contract? Not much
I bought my 4S the morning they went on presale. I'm hoping I qualify for the normal upgrade price.
I bought my 4S the morning they went on presale. I'm hoping I qualify for the normal upgrade price.
will we be able to get out of our contract early like what seems year after year and get the iPhone at a discounted price via AT&T.....if we agree to a new contract?
Nope! $199 plus $250 for early upgrade. If I were I would rather buy the phone without contract for $599. You pay $150 more but then you can get iPhone 5s for normal upgrade price next year.
Nope! $199 plus $250 for early upgrade. If I were I would rather buy the phone without contract for $599. You pay $150 more but then you can get iPhone 5s for normal upgrade price next year.
I believe it is actually $649 and would only save you $100ish dollars doing full retail today and then real upgrade next year. What is more important to you....saving $100 in 1 year, or saving $100 today?
$649 full retail today + $199 next year = $848
($199 (phone) + $250 (upgrade) + $36 (activation fee) ) x 2 = $970
will we be able to get out of our contract early like what seems year after year and get the iPhone at a discounted price via AT&T.....if we agree to a new contract?
Just buy all phones outright and enjoy the savings from having cheaper phone plans!
Also the security that you can drop the plan and sell the phone at any given moment if you go pre-paid.
oh... wait... This is the 'merica... We need our lay-o-way!
You might want to read some of the many threads over the past few days. (topic gets asked every 3.2 hours I think)
Bottom line?
VZ and ATT are no longer being so open with upgrades. Makes good business sense not to. You got the 4S at a discount and agreed to 2 year contract. It costs them too much money to discount another phone already.
Ok Number 1 the phone plans are not cheaper if you buy the phone outright and number 2 you can still sell the phone anytime you want to even if its under contract. In other countries buying the phone outright might be a good deal but here in " 'merica" the smart money is on the contract plans.
I can't believe my eyes. Please do some research on TCO (total cost of ownership).
$649 + $30*12 = $1,009
$199 + $80*12 = $1,159
It gets even worse if you bring this out to the 20 month contract duration.
$649 + $30*20 = $1,249
$199 + $80*20 = $1,799
Of course, this is a very rudimentary TCO equation as it does not factor in taxes, fees, etc...
I even gave the benefit of the doubt assuming that you could feasibly get an $80 month plan on contract with one of these carriers.
You must also consider the risk involved with being on-contract. If you come into hard times, you have to pay an ETF of $250+ or your will ruin your credit. Prepaid does not have that risk. (even more value for pre-paid)
Ok I am not sure what prepaid plan you are talking about that would be $30 a month for voice, texting and data for the iphone although I know virgin just came out with so maybe its them. Personally I pay $57 a month for my contract iphone with at&T( i do have a Fan discount and a grandfathered in $5 a month texting plan) so $199 + $57*12= $883 a year so why would I want to go on pre pay. Not only that but assuming your calculation are correct it would only cost an extra $150 extra on contract over twelve months and save me $450 up front money. I can eaisly turn that $450 I did not have to pay up front into double that $150 just by selling a few things on ebay. I really see no advantage to paying the money up front. I'll keep the money in my pocket and make it work for me during the year. But that's just me.
T-mobile $30 for 100 minutes, unlimited texting/web (5gb before throttle)
The switch to enable the 1900mhz refarm will be tripped within the next week.
Straight talk $45 for unlimited everything and it runs on AT&T native networks so there isn't any need to unlock an AT&T iPhone to utilize it.
You may have a special case; however, if you upgrade to the next iPhone you lose your grandfathered plan regardless. So your point is moot.
The vast majority of consumers that don't have 8+ year old plans will see great advantages in prepaid if they could work some simple math.
I can't believe my eyes. Please do some research on TCO (total cost of ownership).
$649 + $30*12 = $1,009
$199 + $80*12 = $1,159
It gets even worse if you bring this out to the 20 month contract duration.
$649 + $30*20 = $1,249
$199 + $80*20 = $1,799
Of course, this is a very rudimentary TCO equation as it does not factor in taxes, fees, etc...
I even gave the benefit of the doubt assuming that you could feasibly get an $80 month plan on contract with one of these carriers.
You must also consider the risk involved with being on-contract. If you come into hard times, you have to pay an ETF of $250+ or your will ruin your credit. Prepaid does not have that risk. (even more value for pre-paid)
Ok so now you have me confused so your saying if i buy the phone outright, that $80 plan is now $30?
Ok Number 1 the phone plans are not cheaper if you buy the phone outright