Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

iPhone Upgrade Program Pre-Approvals Now Available Ahead of iPhone X Launch

J.Dillinger said:
Anyone else see this as you start the process?

"You can get preapproved for iPhone X until 4:00 pm MDT on 10.26"

...then in the email confirmation

"This preapproval will last for three days after pre-order begins."
Click to expand...

Yeah, what they are saying is, you can go ahead and get pre-approved if you are an IUP member, up until 4pm on the 26th. After that, you won't be able to be pre-approved.
If you do go ahead and do it and you are pre-approved, and if you decided not to pre-order it, your pre-approval will remain valid until 3 days after the pre-order begins, so 3 days after 10/27. After those 3 days, you will need to get pre-approved again.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Elyphant
ricktat said:
Hurry and get pre-approved.... that way when you see Delivery on 3/1/2018.... you will still order because you had a hard pull on your credit.
Click to expand...
This is what I was worried about as well....if you pre-approve...you have a hard pull on your credit....and if delivery is way off, and you decide to cancel and get something else, then you impacted your credit for no reason. Feels like you really have to be committed to a buy even without knowing the delivery date. Hmmmm
 
jiholl said:
This is what I was worried about as well....if you pre-approve...you have a hard pull on your credit....and if delivery is way off, and you decide to cancel and get something else, then you impacted your credit for no reason. Feels like you really have to be committed to a buy even without knowing the delivery date. Hmmmm
Click to expand...

False, it is a soft pull IF you are already a member of the IUP.
If you are applying to the IUP for the first time, it is a hard pull.
 
  • Like
Reactions: HopefulHumanist, iapplelove, Elyphant and 2 others
  • Like
Reactions: chunology and mariusignorello
vtboyarc said:
Yeah, what they are saying is, you can go ahead and get pre-approved if you are an IUP member, up until 4pm on the 26th. After that, you won't be able to be pre-approved.
If you do go ahead and do it and you are pre-approved, and if you decided not to pre-order it, your pre-approval will remain valid until 3 days after the pre-order begins, so 3 days after 10/27. After those 3 days, you will need to get pre-approved again.
Click to expand...

Yikes...I totally misread that. I thought it was saying my pre-approval was good until the 26th (three days after the pre-approval and missed it stated "pre-order". heh. Thanks for clarifying that.
 
  • Like
Reactions: vtboyarc
Brett1203 said:
I keep trying and when it goes to validate my carrier verification it says the PIN does not match, WTF? Its only has lines for my number, billing zip and last 4 of my social.
Click to expand...
Hmmm is it for Verizon? They require an account PIN as of ~1 year ago. Same for me, but once I made the PIN and put it in I was sent through.
 
mariusignorello said:
Hmmm is it for Verizon? They require an account PIN as of ~1 year ago. Same for me, but once I made the PIN and put it in I was sent through.
Click to expand...

On AT&T we do not have to use a PIN yet I did not have one so was not needed but for some folks who had AT&T pin they had similar problems.
 
ricktat said:
Hurry and get pre-approved.... that way when you see Delivery on 3/1/2018.... you will still order because you had a hard pull on your credit.
Click to expand...

jiholl said:
This is what I was worried about as well....if you pre-approve...you have a hard pull on your credit....and if delivery is way off, and you decide to cancel and get something else, then you impacted your credit for no reason. Feels like you really have to be committed to a buy even without knowing the delivery date. Hmmmm
Click to expand...

I have not had a hard pull from iUP since first enrollment and I have 2 phones through the program ( mine and my wife's). I've combed over my credit report to ensure this is not happening. I can't speak for other people but the assertion that you automatically get a hard pull after every upgrade has been false in my case.
 
And if you just paid off your 6S on the Upgrade Program (because you wanted to wait until the new hotness), you get SOL because the system no longer sees you as a Upgrade Program member. :mad:

I'll just wait until early 2018 if the supply rumors are correct.
 
Phish311 said:
Can this be done without adding Apple Care?
Click to expand...
AppleCare is automatically added into the life of the loan and paid for month by month. I personally prefer this because of my personal preferences with mobile device insurances from AT&T for example. You still need to pay like $200 to fix a cracked screen but Apple charges I believe $25 for a cracked screen. And, it's cheaper than the insurance plans your carrier offers...granted it doesn't cover theft or loss though. There is no way to remove the AppleCare..but it only adds like an extra $5 I believe.
 
anomalousOne said:
I have not had a hard pull from iUP since first enrollment and I have 2 phones through the program ( mine and my wife's). I've combed over my credit report to ensure this is not happening. I can't speak for other people but the assertion that you automatically get a hard pull after every upgrade has been false in my case.
Click to expand...
Very very good to hear...thank you!
 
Brett1203 said:
I keep trying and when it goes to validate my carrier verification it says the PIN does not match, WTF? Its only has lines for my number, billing zip and last 4 of my social.
Click to expand...

Maybe check with your carrier account and make sure the billing zip is matches. That was my problem as my shipping/billing addresses are different. ;)
 
rjjacobson said:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthon...-start-on-pre-ordering-iphone-8/#3d813c616dc7

the above article summarizes well the process for the 8 and 8 plus preapproval. This is for existing IUP people from last year, new members will have to enroll on the 27th when chances for server snafus as your credit, carrier and such need confirming and often do not all resolve til later morning.
Click to expand...

Except that skips over the part everyone is curious about...how does it work to complete the order on the night. Is there going to be a simple icon that will lead you to it or do you have to go to a specific place?

I noticed there is a link in the calendar invite it created. Maybe clicking on that is the fastest way to complete the order?
 
  • Like
Reactions: quinneverett, appleguy123, andjew94 and 1 other person
It must be overloaded? I can’t even start the process... says please try again later.
 
I have a question somewhat related to the IUP (but not so much the preapproval)... last year I enrolled in the IUP. Now, this year, I was preapproved without issue...

I've looked on Citizen One and I owe about $350 on my old iPhone 7 that I *intend* on turning back into them. However, I see that they are trending upwards of $575 on eBay. Never mind for a moment the argument of it being worth it to sell or not, but, for those who did it last year... what if I don't want to send my phone back? Or, rather, what if I "lost" or "broke" my iPhone 7 between pre-ordering and receiving my new one and actually had nothing to send back?

Can I still get my new iPhoneX? Worst case they just charge me the remainder of the loan ($350)? I'm just wondering what the options were say I didn't have a phone to return?
 
  • Like
Reactions: quinneverett and TheSuperE
anomalousOne said:
I have not had a hard pull from iUP since first enrollment and I have 2 phones through the program ( mine and my wife's). I've combed over my credit report to ensure this is not happening. I can't speak for other people but the assertion that you automatically get a hard pull after every upgrade has been false in my case.
Click to expand...

Exact same situation for me - 2 phones under my name since iUP started, only one hard pull.

I know that people on this forum love to post nonsense without actually knowing the facts, but wow.
 
  • Like
Reactions: slippery-pete and TexasErin
Preapproval done. Now to game plan for 3 am on Friday. I’m going to place one order for the phone then after that one is complete order the case with cover. Hopefully case won’t be in much of demand as the phone. Unless the cases come available early.
 
  • Like
Reactions: TexasErin and nickyD410
odditie said:
Except that skips over the part everyone is curious about...how does it work to complete the order on the night. Is there going to be a simple icon that will lead you to it or do you have to go to a specific place?

I noticed there is a link in the calendar invite it created. Maybe clicking on that is the fastest way to complete the order?
Click to expand...


Yes that’s all I could find doesn’t show what final step(s) are needed
 
All done here. If the Apple Store app doesn't crash on me at 3am on Friday, I'm hoping I'll be getting my 256gb Silver close to launch day.
 
jmp51483 said:
Every time I try to confirm my pin with Verizon, I receive an error about connecting to the server. Frustrating.

Is anyone else having an issue confirming their Verizon pin?
Click to expand...

Yes, I’m having this issue too.

(There is no “next page…”)
 

Attachments

  • 0BBB2FCE-0430-405C-95A7-8A3958692FE5.png
    0BBB2FCE-0430-405C-95A7-8A3958692FE5.png
    329.9 KB · Views: 200
Hope we get this, along with the mail-in option in the UK next year. We were a year later getting the IUP iirc, so here’s hoping.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back