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Carrier For those with Grandfathered Data (at&t)
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I decided to go with Apple's upgrade program. I read that AT&T is going to charge those of us on the 2 year contracts an additional $15 or $20 a month just for having the plan. I am sick of AT&T trying to screw me. No one knows what they are talking about. You get different stories depending on who you talk too. Apple said that joining the program does not change my phone plan or my unlimited data. I like that Apple's plan include applecare. I would just rather deal with Apple then AT&T.
I think the extra $15 a month is the fact that on the next program, they will give you a $15 discount per month on your place. This is versus a 18.75 month savings with the amortization of the subsidy.
There is no extra $15 or $20 fee to use an upgrade if you are on the unlimited plan. Don't listen to posters here they don't always know what they are talking about. Same with the AT&T representatives. But there is no extra fee. If you'd rather pay the extra fee to Apple and not have a contract that's certainly your choice. Will help you if you'd like to switch carriers later.
I still don't know why people don't understand this. Pretty straight forward.
Yea there does seem to be some confusion. It seems like many people only understand the most recent plans and have forgotten all the years that they were on subsidized plans themselves. Many of us are still on these old plans that get subsidized upgrades that don't affect the plan's monthly cost.
How soon they forget. Not everyone is on the new plan system but most online articles talk about it because you can no longer get the old plans. I plan on staying on my old plan as long as they let me. It's by far cheaper, no confusion on discounts, etc than any of the new options and I still keep my Unlimited.
I use 7- 10gbs a month and the only time I've been throttled occurred in July when I was at a retreat with 1,200 other people and ATTs towers were getting hammered.
I purchased a Silver 6s+ at full price. Both Apple & AT&T have assured me that my unlimited data plan will continue in force.
I don't see why the Apple upgrade plan would be any different.
I don't see why the Apple upgrade plan would be any different.
I will never order from AT &T again and didn't this year. The past 2 years I have done it and it's been a horrible experience. This year I ordered through the Apple Store app and it was much better. They way I used to order my iPhone's. You may have a perfect experience with AT&T but there are many of us out there that haven't. I have unlimited data and it works perfectly for me going through Apple to order my AT&T phone.
That's your choice.
For me it's a no brainier to order from att and take advantage of my $450 subsidy.
I have it and I'm definitely being throttled right now. I consistently have passed 5GB at least the last three months and each time I get notification I will be throttled and they keep their word every time.
I get the text messages from att. However I am never throttled. I am still on LTE
I haven't got throttled for months since the lawsuit went down. I get the text notification but still on full speed
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Perfect, but you were attacking that person for not wanting to use AT&T and acting like it was the worst decision. To each their own
I haven't got throttled for months since the lawsuit went down. I get the text notification but still on full speed
Not to stray off topic here but those speeds leave me in the dust, check this out. I just ran this test. I know 16% battery.
Not to stray off topic here but those speeds leave me in the dust, check this out. I just ran this test. I know 16% battery.
Various places, times and individual experience will vary by location obviously.
I'm glad I'm in a very good coverage area.
I was attacking the decision of paying full price with Apple and getting possibly a better ordering process. Or pay $199 for the same phone and have to order via att's website.
I've done the craigslist and eBay route before, and I don't find it to be worth the time, hassle and risk. I hope that everyone gets their At&t orders quickly, but last year was such a mess that I didn't want to risk it.
The text message said that you "will be throttled"? Are you still getting the 5GB hard throttle text?
I've been getting the new 3.5GB warning message every month saying that if I exceed 5GB before my next cycle, my speeds may be reduced at times and in areas with network congestion. I usually get this message the 2nd day after starting a new cycle. I blow through 3.5GB in a day.
The key words are "may be reduced". In SoCal, I've never experienced hard throttle speeds since the policy change. I don't get the speeds that Applejuiced gets... but it's not extremely slow (+-25Mbps).
I agree. I like the extra value of craigslist but there's a diminish return for it versus the time commitment. I usually end up selling to Amazon.