iPhone 5S full retail price for AT&T premier accounts

It could be specific to your FAN organization. AT&T have specific deals with different organization.

 

I think this is sortof an error resulting from the early iPhone 5 upgrade option.

I opened an account in June using my employer's FAN, and even though I'd purchased a 5 for my wife, in late August she got the "hey if you want to upgrade early you can buy a discounted iPhone".

Obviously there was no need to do so, but now when I check upgrade eligibility I can purchase her a discounted 5S with no contract renewal (or any other device) and somehow she is upgrade eligible in April 2014 despite that being about 10 months into her 24 month contract.

I added 2 other lines recently - one for my mother in late August for a 5 and myself last week for a 5S, and when I try to purchase a 5S with no contract through my FAN website the price for those lines is full MSRP.

 

Interesting. Will have to see if others can repeat this

 

I have you feeling what you got was Early Upgrade pricing, not No Commitment Pricing. Definitely call and get this checked out.

On one hand, you paid less for your phone, but on the other hand, you probably got your contract renewed.

 

It has nothing to do with being a premier account.. The rep did not know what he was doing or he did not care and sold it out to you at the next retail price.. How do I know this? I am a rep.

 

interesting, can you elaborate? Next retail price is lower? So if you pay for the phone ahead of time you save money and you don't pay the monthly device fee?

 

By default the phones ring out at the Next retail price (The price you would pay over 20 months). We are supposed to mark it up to full retail if someone buys it w/o contract.

 

Sounds like the rep sold you the device at the retail price of the phone on AT&T Next.. not sure how he managed to do that. Next retail is lower to keep the device monthly payment lower