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lambo172

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I talked to a Verizon rep on the phone, and he said that i would be able to purchase an iphone 4 now, then pay just 30 dollars to upgrade to the iphone 5 whenever it comes out... does anyone know if this is true? i really hope it is!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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Lioncrazz said:
Unfortunately, you cannot buy a 4 now and upgrade to a 5 when it comes out without paying full retail for the phone.
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That's what I was thinking... I'll have to call them a few more times and see what happens.
 
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vincenz said:
No, it's not true at all. Does that even sound right to you, OP?
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Sort of. iPhones do hold their value pretty well compared to other phones. Verizon does do a lot of deals for customers (they did give me a droid Eris for free).
 
Simple solution. Get it in writing from the store manager. Quickest way to determine if it is legitimate.
 
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...:(
 
lambo172 said:
I talked to a Verizon rep on the phone, and he said that i would be able to purchase an iphone 4 now, then pay just 30 dollars to upgrade to the iphone 5 whenever it comes out... does anyone know if this is true? i really hope it is!
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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.
 
lambo172 said:
Sort of. iPhones do hold their value pretty well compared to other phones. Verizon does do a lot of deals for customers (they did give me a droid Eris for free).
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Apparently, you aren't very aware of the way Apple does business yet ;)
 
Well, apparently this isn't true :mad: doesn't at&t offer something that when you get an iphone around launch, you can get the next iphone for an upgrade price :confused:
 
Frankydan100 said:
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.
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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.
 
lambo172 said:
I talked to a Verizon rep on the phone, and he said that i would be able to purchase an iphone 4 now, then pay just 30 dollars to upgrade to the iphone 5 whenever it comes out... does anyone know if this is true? i really hope it is!
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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!

lambo172 said:
Well, apparently this isn't true :mad: doesn't at&t offer something that when you get an iphone around launch, you can get the next iphone for an upgrade price :confused:
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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.
 
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