Sorry but I agree about the partial upgrade but they are no longer doing "early" full upgrades as they did a year or two before.
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iPhone 5S AT&T Upgrade Eligibility
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Sorry but I agree about the partial upgrade but they are no longer doing "early" full upgrades as they did a year or two before.
Sorry but I agree about the partial upgrade but they are no longer doing "early" full upgrades as they did a year or two before.
Early upgrades were what, every 18-20 months? That never applied to me anyways, buying a new iPhone every 12 months.
Not that it matters, I'm just going to wait and get a much cheaper iPhone 6.
Will our modfied upgrade overrides be visible in the check availability apps (apple/att) or will we have to place phone orders at ATT for it to be honored? My apps are still showing 2014 : /
FYI - I called AT&T back after they told me they could "override" it and let me upgrade on 6/22 because I forgot to ask if this meant I needed to go to an AT&T store or if I could go to an apple store.
The agent I spoke with said there were no notes on my account about an early upgrade and they could not override it for me. I had to wait till 2014.
Very frustrated! Thank god I called and did not drive to an AT&T store or the Apple store next week.
Not sure what to do next...
The agent I spoke with said there were no notes on my account about an early upgrade and they could not override it for me. I had to wait till 2014.
Very frustrated! Thank god I called and did not drive to an AT&T store or the Apple store next week.
Not sure what to do next...
Mine actually said that I am eligible thru the Next program & when I called to confirm, the clueless AT&T rep said the same. So after some digging, I found out that the Next program start for those whose contracts expire from March 2014 onward. My 18-24 month upgrade started in Aug. 2013. So I'll have my mitts on a new 5s next week. http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7790084
http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7790084
Same here. I would expect that if you weren't a good customer; they might not be so willing. By good customer, I mean somebody who pays their bill on time each month......
Mine is an "early upgrade" so it's the 449, 549, 649 price point. I just got off the phone with ATT 611 number to see if they would do a fully subsidized early upgrade and they didn't budge. Maybe I'll try next week but I doubt it will work.
This is what I got:
"You are eligible for an AT&T NEXT installment plan upgrade. Or, get a standard upgrade today with a 2-year service agreement and a $36 upgrade fee."
I used another lines upgrade last year so that's probably why I'm eligible for a regular upgrade.
"You are eligible for an AT&T NEXT installment plan upgrade. Or, get a standard upgrade today with a 2-year service agreement and a $36 upgrade fee."
I used another lines upgrade last year so that's probably why I'm eligible for a regular upgrade.
THIS. Hopefully the iPhone 6 comes out in October 2014 but AT&T will probably let me upgrade at 22 months. I do a 'cross upgrade' every other year so i can upgrade yearly since they discontinued yearly upgrades and that seems to work ok.
Checked my upgrade on the 3rd and got this
"You are eligible for an AT&T NEXT installment plan upgrade. Or, get a standard upgrade today with a 2-year service agreement and a $36 upgrade fee."
Just checked a minute ago and got this
"Congratulations! You are upgrade eligible. Check out AT&T Next which lets you upgrade to a new device every year with no upgrade fees."
Guess AT&T is changing the wording on upgrades now. I was eligible in May but always like to check just in case. I also hate how they are trying to push NEXT down our throats. I already upgrade yearly and keep my phone, which I sell for a nice profit. IMO NEXT is a rip off.
"You are eligible for an AT&T NEXT installment plan upgrade. Or, get a standard upgrade today with a 2-year service agreement and a $36 upgrade fee."
Just checked a minute ago and got this
"Congratulations! You are upgrade eligible. Check out AT&T Next which lets you upgrade to a new device every year with no upgrade fees."
Guess AT&T is changing the wording on upgrades now. I was eligible in May but always like to check just in case. I also hate how they are trying to push NEXT down our throats. I already upgrade yearly and keep my phone, which I sell for a nice profit. IMO NEXT is a rip off.
There was an earlier thread on the forum that said he got a different eligibility date from the Apple Store app than ATT's site ... I got the same thing ... The App store says my date is 9/22 ... ATT says its 10/22 for the early upgrade pricing ... anyone else see that?
I upgraded mine last year on 9/15. ATT is saying I am eligible for the early upgrade price of 449.
To the OP and anyone else who asked. If your eligibility date has changed at all it may be due to a change you made in your account. I had that problem a few years ago. I removed the roadside assistance and they added 3 months to my upgrade date. I then asked for a rate discount because of my job and they added another 6 months.
To the OP and anyone else who asked. If your eligibility date has changed at all it may be due to a change you made in your account. I had that problem a few years ago. I removed the roadside assistance and they added 3 months to my upgrade date. I then asked for a rate discount because of my job and they added another 6 months.
Wow... that is indeed very disappointing. I did this through an online chat, so maybe my representative was more competent- either way, I'll be travelling to an at&t store this week to see if they see the note (and if not, see if they'll add it by asking nicely). I'm sincerely hoping I do not run into the same trouble as you.
If I were you, I'd try the online chat system- see if they see any notes- if not, ask nicely and see if there's anyway you can get a confirmation (I felt like I should've asked for a confirmation).
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Interesting. I had already planned on visiting the at&t store... and after your advice, I definitely will early this week. I'll see if it's already there- if not, I'll kindly ask for it to be put on there. I'll also see if there's any way they can allow me to go to the Apple store instead, but I highly doubt that.
I would certainly hate to camp only to be told I can't get that pricing...
I can not blame you for waiting for the 6 but it will not be cheaper.
You misunderstand me. It will be cheaper, because AT&T will pay for most of it. $400 instead of $650 or $850.