iPhone Upgrade Program [MERGED]

[kybldmstr]

Okay all we need to discuss this!! If the details are appealing I am changing my mind about upgrading this year. What do you all think of the new program?

 

[OriolesMagic]

Okay all we need to discuss this!! If the details are appealing I am changing my mind about upgrading this year. What do you all think of the new program?

Need more info. I'm assuming you have to turn old phone in before buying new one? Definitely intrigued though.

 

[CodeSpyder]

I wonder if one can pay it off early and own the phone or does one have to trade it in.

 

[iFanaddic]

Is the end of 24 months agreements with carriers!

Can't wait for this to come to Canada!

Bring your own device revolution

 

[DeftwillP]

It looks like you can basically just pay $31/month for eternity and get a 16 gb "big" iphone every year. Obviously that includes trading in.

 

[mattopotamus]

$31 a month for a phone and applecare+. I see a lot of people going prepaid. You end of breaking pretty close to even if you sell your phone and buy a new one out right every year.

 

[0007776]

It looks interesting, and might not be too bad of a deal, I'd have to figure out how much you lose versus selling each year.

 

[Dominican]

I think selling phone better because high resale value but we have to wait.

 

[slippery-pete]

$31 a month for a phone and applecare+. I see a lot of people going prepaid. You end of breaking pretty close to even if you sell your phone and buy a new one out right every year.

Since it is unlocked couldn't you just go to your carrier, get a new SIM card and be ready to go?

 

[Che Castro]

Yea I was thinking of upgrading another line to at&t next for $27
But this seems like a better deal $31 and you get Apple care + plus is unlocked

Do you get to keep the phone if you want after its paid or do you have to return it next year ?

 

[kybldmstr]

I was going to hold off on iPhone this year but I'm thinking of selling my 6 and starting to pay this monthly fee to Apple

 

[Gix1k]

Does this mean I go to Tmobile, buy iPhone and then go to Apple and buy this plan? If so, what type of plan do you buy from carrier? I'm confused

 

[redboxcar]

I'm also intrigued by this. Hoping for more info very soon. I have gotten every single new iPhone since the beginning by switching off upgrades between mine and my mom's line. If this makes it easier than me meeting someone at a local Starbucks to sell my "old" phone and upgrading contracts and blah blah, then it may be worth it. Wonder what the price would be for a 64 GB or 128 GB.

 

[Juansito]

Need more info but i think I'm going with the apple upgrade plan.

 

[kybldmstr]

No you already have

Does this mean I go to Tmobile, buy iPhone and then go to Apple and buy this plan? If so, what type of plan do you buy from carrier? I'm confused

a carrier plan and just buy the phones from Apple directly

 

[nostresshere]

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Do you get to keep the phone if you want after its paid or do you have to return it next year ?

If you have only paid 12 months, you surely do not get to keep it. That is the "upgrade" program. They get the phone back and you get a NEW phone. The open question is - can you pay it off and keep it.

 

[Muscle Master]

Curious as to how tmobile is going to respond... back when prepay was big in the US a Tmobile was the superor prouduct. just crappy service... that was back then though

 

[Che Castro]

I got the impression this is an apple thing not a carrier thing cause the phone is unlocked

So you get the phone at Apple not a carrier

 

[Magaman]

Does this mean I go to Tmobile, buy iPhone and then go to Apple and buy this plan? If so, what type of plan do you buy from carrier? I'm confused

You pay Apple for the phone and it's unlocked, then you pay the carrier for the service, now you are paying the carrier for the hardware and service.

 

[dcgore]

If one gets the option to pay the phone off and own it out right, i am going with this instead of the carrier.

 

[engelke2010]

So, what does this mean for someone like me who was on the Next program with AT&T? I paid my 12th month and can upgrade.

 

[Smileyboy]

This sounds awesome! I hate calling Verizon and upgrading!

 

[Stlcheer]

Considering this. Hopefully we'll get more information soon

 

[dcgore]

If one gets the option to pay the phone off and own it out right, i am going with this instead of the carrier.

 

[Noble Actual]

How will preordering iPhones work now?

Does this mean you get higher priority?