Is this true?

Gosh, I hope so!

Wait... I'm not on Verizon. Never mind.

 

I think the rep was probably referring to the upgrade fee (eg AT&T charges $18 for an upgrade even when fully eligible).

Unless there's some trade-in program, like the ones Best Buy and Radioshack had last summer for the 3GS--->4 upgrade.

 

sounds kinda funny, id look into that a little further and make sure you understood them correctly

 

This isn't true at all. Poorly trained rep is all. No conspiracy theories please.

 

I doubt it sounds like he's trying to get you into a contract so he can make some $$$ off of you.

 

Unfortunately, you cannot buy a 4 now and upgrade to a 5 when it comes out without paying full retail for the phone.

 

I doubt you can upgrade for $30. Unless Verizon is into losing loads of money.

 

No, it's not true at all. Does that even sound right to you, OP?

 

Simple solution. Get it in writing from the store manager. Quickest way to determine if it is legitimate.

 

Each time you call you can get a different answer!

Let us know

 

Trolololo

 

Sounds like what they used to do when you could upgrade your two year contract after a year only. Pay an extra $20 and you could upgrade early. However, they dont offer that anymore...

 

I can't imagine that this is true.

 

the $30 is an upgrade fee it is possible verizon will do what at&t does if you buy an iphone around launch time you will get the next model for the upgrade price i do this every year with my iphone on at&t. am i certain? no thats not possible to tell but it is a possibility.

so it is possible to buy an iphone 4 now then when the 5 comes out you will pay the upgrade price +$30 but again just a possibility.

 

I could maybe see this happening in the UK.

I remember when the iphone 3g came out, they gave people who had an original iphone free upgrades to it before there contact was up.

 

aint that the truth!

 

probably $30 early upgrade fee + price of early upgrade price of iPhone.

 

Apparently, you aren't very aware of the way Apple does business yet

 

No they didn't, people who had the original iPhone had bought it outright(it was the only way to do it then). What O2 did was allow people to move contracts from original iPhone to iPhone 3G for "free". It didn't cost O2 anything, in fact it made money for them as the subsidised contract for the 3G was a two year one which you had to buy into. When the 3GS came out many people mistakenly thought they could do a free upgrade because thats what they thought they had done when the 3G came out. This was quickly pointed out to them by O2.

 

No. There isn't even an iphone 5 being BUILT yet, much less does anyone know how much it'll cost and what it will take to upgrade from an iPhone 4.

That rep just wanted to make a sale and was willing to tell you anything you wanted to hear if it would make you buy something then and there from him. He's got a commission (and probably a sales quota) to make!

They've done it the past three times. But, for the past three launches, the iPhone was exclusive to them, and particularly this last time, letting people upgrade on the cheap meant they were locked into a fresh contract.


They MIGHT do it again, but there's no guarantee. We just won't know until the iPhone 5 comes out.