The logical solution to all of this BS is that AT&T and Apple need to get the subsidy amount to more closely correspond to the interval between phone releases. Why should we have a two-year contract (who made up that number, anyway?) and a two-year subsidy when the release schedule for the phones is expected to be ONE year? This same situation is going to happen EVERY SINGLE YEAR until they get the two items in sync with each other.
There are a lot of us out here (raises hand) who will pretty much buy every single new, improved model of iPhone as soon as they are released, as long as the pricing is reasonable. I've owned the original 8 GB iPhone, the upgraded 16 GB iPhone, and the 16 GB iPhone 3G, and I've bought them all on THE DAY THAT THEY WERE RELEASED -- there is no more loyal iPhone customer than me. But given AT&T/Apple's unreasonable demand that I fork over $699 for the new 32 GB iPhone 3GS, that streak is going to come to an end muy pronto... and in the process, they have turned my previous good will toward AT&T into loathing. They can't even explain WHY I'm being told I'm not upgrade-eligible until April 2010.![]()
When did your contract start? I have been reading somewhere that they have a 18 month clause...for me, I started July 2008 and my eligibility is shown as March 2010....