Correct! They are separate, but of course if you are still on the hook for an existing phone then you would need to pay up!
Meanwhile, I'll be selling my 6+ that I purchased subsidized 1 year ago and go with the Apple Plan
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Meanwhile, I'll be selling my 6+ that I purchased subsidized 1 year ago and go with the Apple Plan
Of course you would have to a sap to trade in your phone anyway as you would getting far less for it than if you sold it yourself.
so my question is if i get a new line from AT&T that is mobile share plan $45/month 300mb internet. do they check credit for that? and if i want to cancel it how much time do i have to cancel it in order to get full refund?
I have a question that might be unanswerable, but I'll give it a shot. For my in store reservation appointment I plan to go for the iPhone Upgrade Program to get my 6s+. However, if for some reason I don't pass credit check muster my fall back plan is to use the available upgrade on one of my lines, which will require a $299.60 payoff of the installment agreement. If I fail credit check can I immediately go to my AT&T account online, payoff the installment agreement and switch to using my AT&T upgrade during my reservation appointment? Thanks for any thoughts on this!
I thought Apple wasn't doing AT&T subsidized upgrades anymore. Don't you have to do those directly with AT&T?
Oh ok then yes it can be done instead of the upgrade program. Whether they will wait for you while you pay off the agreement is another story.
This is on the confirm email FAQ:
Can I change the iPhone Upgrade Program to a different purchase option?
You can also purchase your iPhone through carrier financing or at full price. Ask a Specialist in store for more information.
Yeah I'm sure they will work with you if its that quick.
In my case it wouldn't be a new account, but an available upgrade on a current Next plan.
no its not relevant to your account. i am asking about a new one there and then! can i get one and cancel it afterwards?
Yes, but if you cancel you have to pay off the phone completely. Why cancel?
you didnt understand my question. what i am asking is that can i just set up a line with at&t in apple store and get the phone? and afterwards cancel the line and keep on paying for the phone and use some other sim in it!
No, because the phone will be locked to AT&T until you pay the full balance of the phone.
Agreed, but he seemed to be asking about Next. Or, I could have misunderstood.
I'm checking with AT&T now to determine if Next payoffs are instantaneous for making a new upgrade available.
I am still a little confused on this and wonder if I have to wait until next year to jump on this Apple Upgrade program.
I pre-ordered a 6s+ on pre-order night through ATT NEXT 24 month program. It is set to ship on 9/25.
Once I get the phone, am I too late to join this upgrade program to be able to upgrade every year?
I pre-ordered a 6s+ on pre-order night through ATT NEXT 24 month program. It is set to ship on 9/25.
Once I get the phone, am I too late to join this upgrade program to be able to upgrade every year?
You may have to return the phone and get one from Apple. By doing it through next, you committed to att and not Apple. There should be a return policy but you may have to wait depending on the model you got
I pre-ordered through Apple.
I guess the problem would be the delay in getting an Apple Upgrade phone versus my ATT phone?
You're not essentially too late, but my guess (emphasis on guess) is that you'd have to return the AT&T Next phone and re-order. And, in previous years Apple Stores didn't take returns from online sales for the iPhone.
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Why would there be a delay? Once it's delivered to you just go to apple. I'd try contacting them now to find out if it's possible.