Very tempting offer. Still, I'm assuming if I want the 64GB models I have to shell out $100 now and $100 when the 6S comes out. Still might be worth it though.
They make you pay $100 instead of financing it into the plan, so it's not like you are out the money so to speak, just not increasing your monthly payment. Plus if we get lucky and Apple increases storage sizes you might be able to go with a 32GB for no money down.
so its free for 15 bucks a month sounds like ATT to me or am i misunderstanding
$15/month is the device lease cost. Apple Music and the other services don't count against data. These are two separate offerings. You cannot get an iPhone 6 for $15/month on AT&T Next, can you?
So how does that price carrying over will work? For example if I still have $300 left on my installment plan will that mean I will only have $300 left over for the 6s? If yes that would be a sweet deal. I hope they can do that with the 6+ because that is what I have.
Your plan restarts every time you upgrade.
I was planning on a switching to T-mobile a week ago. There's always a catch. In this case, T-mobile will happily pay off the installment plan on my ATT NEXT 64GB 6 Plus. However, I'd have to restart paying $850 AGAIN on a new 6 Plus after I trade in my old one. They really aren't doing you any favors. I'm already down to $500 on my current 6 Plus, meaning they get my prestine iPhone 6 Plus for $500 while I will have to give them another $850 for a new Phone.
After figuring out the catch, I decided to wait to until the 6S to switch. If I have to start paying $850 from scratch again, I'm getting a totally new 6S plus and not year-old hardware.
You are not paying $850 again. You are leasing the iPhone for $15 or $19 per month and can upgrade 3 times per year. You never end up paying $850 unless you buy the phone at the end. If you are looking to buy the phone at the end, then leasing (just like with cars) is not the best option for you. I don't think it is fair to call this a catch.
I switched from AT&T at the beginning of this month. I traded in an old iPhone 5, got the iPhone 6+ 64GB, am paying $19 a month or so for it. They paid my ETF. I could have traded in my existing iPhone 6+, but decided to sell that on CL instead for more money. I am going to upgrade to the 6s+ in a couple months, at which point I will trade in this iPhone (only 2-3 months old) and start over. They are doing you favors.
I wonder if this offer will be available in conjunction with any of the offers to switch from another carrier? My wife and I have 128GB Verizon iPhone 6 Pluses on a two year contract with just over a year remaining. Verizon service quality in my area has taken a shocking nosedive and I was already thinking of moving to T-Mobile when the 6S and 6S Plus become available. Will T-Mobile still pay off ETFs?
Yes, I switched from AT&T and they paid my ETF and joined on demand. You can do it now, no reason to wait.
I called just because I didn't want to make assumptions, stick to them, and feel like a fool when I tried to trade-in. The representative I spoke with said device trade-ins are equivalent. So if you have a 128 GB Plus, you get the next model's 128 GB Plus. My only question is for those on JUMP!, can we upgrade to JUMP! On Demand and take advantage of this with our iPhone 6's that were bought with JUMP!?
When I got mine earlier this month, I was told that if the pricing tiers remain the same 16GB/64GB/128GB, then I will have to pay $100 down again if I want the 64GB in September.
I don't understand this deal at all. What's being offered? If the iPhone 6 is $15 a month, why wouldn't the new one be $15 a month? The phones are probably going to be at the same price points as usual.
The $15 a month was a promo. The fine print is that you have to trade in an existing smartphone to join on demand. When you do so, the money from that trade is going toward the device payment plan. They guarantee you will pay no more than $15 a month (if you trade in a crappy one) or you can end up paying less if you trade in something nice like an iPhone 6.
It sounds like they are extending this pricing for customers upgrading in a few months.
The $15/month promotion only applies to the 16GB iPhone 6. Should you wish to upgrade to a larger capacity and/or the larger iPhone 6 Plus, the monthly does increase, but there is still no deposit or tax due at signing because it's a lease (I guess you can't pay tax on an item you don't own).
What some people don't realize is that if you choose JUMP! on Demand and go with the $15/month promotion, for example with the 16GB iPhone 6, the remaining balance due at the end of the lease is $164 plus tax. $15 x 18 months = $270 is what you've paid over the course of the lease, and adding the remaining $164 totals only $434, a big discount over paying $649 from Apple. Granted, the value of the iPhone drops over the course of the 18 months, and the device itself is almost a year old (10.25 months to be more exact).
If you're on the original JUMP! plans, you're paying $10 per month for that service (granted, it includes the Total Handset Protection), so you have to see what suits your needs best. If you upgrade annually, that's an additional $120 you're paying over the total financing of the iPhone.
Not entirely true. If you choose a larger capacity device, your monthly payment does not increase, but rather you have to pay the difference down. I got the iPhone 6+ 64GB and had to put $100 down, instead of my $19 payment being increased to accommodate it.
Also, if people intend to buy the phone after the lease, then this is not the best program for them. It is just like with cars. Do not buy it at the end of the lease. This program is for people that want up to 3 new phones per year with no ownership.
