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Carrier Verizon (Apple.com/Verizon.com) Pre-Order thread
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Yes.... And I jumped on it. Should i not have? Is it cheaper somewhere else?
Probably. Because I'm sure they can only add AC online with the device in the same order. But it wouldn't hurt to ask or try.
Nope it's not supposed to be offered for $99 anywhere since they raised the price to $129 for just the new models.
I tried to order online and kept getting an error message. I didn't know what else to do because I wasn't sure if it was the backlog or an account issue (since others were getting through fine). So I got on with chat. They said they were pacing the order. It was a little suspect because she said I could bill the tax to the account, which I had heard is not possible. Then said I had to talk to billing in order to confirm the bill to account. So I called them and they found no history of the order that was in progress. So I had to start all over and got an October 7 estimated arrival.
Hoping that it ends up earlier. I have extremely bad luck so I knew I figured it wouldn't go well but that's still a pretty astronomically bad performance by VZW.
Ehh I'm not gonna risk it. The model I ordered is already back ordered through VZW until 10/7.
I'll just fork over the additional $30 in a month or two. Makes me wonder, would Apple honor those?
I didn't speak to a chat rep until after I had ordered through Apple. The chat rep told me that they were having problems with two-year upgrades on their website, though I suspect they are hiding it on purpose to push people to device payment plans or buying outright.
Verizon grandfathered unlimited data customer - just ordered through Apple.com for a full price 64GB Space Gray phone; Delivers on 9/25.
So easy. Glad that I could order from Apple directly instead of Verizon and keep my unlimited data.
So easy. Glad that I could order from Apple directly instead of Verizon and keep my unlimited data.
I work at an apple specialist and the amount of asurion (sp?) phones we see with aftermarket parts was enough to turn me off of insurance through carriers. But AC doesn't cover theft/loss. Pretty sure the deductible is cheaper than the claims are.
My chat experience was awful but the phone people are there and they got the order placed.
i imagine you are spot on. what bush league move by verizon. i can't imagine why else they would do that.
That's why I was cautious. Apple is pretty good about bending rules like that for customers though.
did you also get charged a $40 upgrade fee? I did even though i paid full price
I've only had to use them a few times...my fault of course. I'll see if I can opt out. Sign me up for some AC+
Yeah I'm one to know. Currently going through a return for my Apple Watch and all the bands. Broke out in a rash and engineers said all models would cause the same issue. I'm gonna try a stainless model regardless, but I'm still sad at the thought I might not be able to wear an Apple Watch again.
Hopefully this new phone will make me slightly less sad.
Did your unlimited plan show up as "Unlimited iPhone"? I am assuming that refers to my grandfathered unlimited data plan. The rest of the plan info matches my current 700 talk minutes, etc.
Yes, it shows as unlimited iPhone. Honestly, I'll be watching this like a hawk, but I don't think it modified our plans in any way. It was just listing values that came back from Verizon's database as to the present features on our plan. I'll be popping the SIM in my 6 into the 6S when it arrives.