I left Verizon for this reason. ATT rep agreed to waive it, if I buy the phone from ATT, which means *locked*. Looks like I will have to leave ATT too. Shame on Apple for not offering a carrier-free version.
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I left Verizon for this reason. ATT rep agreed to waive it, if I buy the phone from ATT, which means *locked*. Looks like I will have to leave ATT too. Shame on Apple for not offering a carrier-free version.
I guess you're totally ignoring what I showed you. Choose 'activate with carrier later' when you order. When the phone arrives, put the SIM from your current phone into the new phone. Easy and no upgrade/activation or whatever you want to call it fee.
I am not ignoring it. I just don't trust it. To me "later" means you will do the activation later, so the carrier will charge you that fee later. Unless I see it written down that there is no activation or no fee, it's difficult to believe it. Been bitten one too many times by the ****ing carriers.
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VZW use to allow you to choose to use your current sim card when you bought through them, thus you didn't get nailed with that activation fee. Once they realized they could get everyone to pay $30, they removed that online ordering option.
It's no different than buying a SIM-free model. Just swap the SIM card into the new phone. There is no new SIM card being activated so there is no fee.
It's been the norm for years now but this time I'm going to ask them to waive it after the phone comes in.
I chose later and still se e a $30 fee for activation with AT&T fortunately my fan discount says no activation fees so I can get AT&T to cancel the fee.
When I switched back to T-Mobile 5 years ago, I paid to get a SIM which I think was $25. Every year excerpt this year, I upgraded my iPhone and just kept inserting the same sim and never paid a upgrade fee. Even when the SIM got messed up and I needed a new one, I never paid for the new SIM, or I just saved the SIMs that came with the upgraded phones and switched to those online down the road.
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You can still buy any Xr at full price pop out the existing sim and put in your old sim
That’s a myth. See replies from other people that tried this and failed.
Incorrect. You will most likely see an activation charge 30-45 days later.
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Att and Verizon should not charge you.
If you use any financing option it goes thru the carrier.
2 iPhone X bought in August and have yet to see an activation fee.
Well, even so. One, it’s a gamble. Verizon refuses to waive them for me and ended up me leaving them. Two, you still need to waste your time and call them. Theee, even if they ageee to waive them, they act as if the do you a favor, when it’s really as good as “protection money”.
So, let me get this straight. You're willing to pay a thousand bucks or more for this phone. That's what it costs by the time you add tax and AppleCare+ into it. And then a case. And that's for the base config, the others are more.
And you're worrying about 30 bucks? Sure, there's the principle involved. It sucks being taken advantage of. But, really, does it make that much of a difference?
I don’t follow your logic. Because I pay $1.000 phone I have to give $30 to whoever asks for it? How about you pay me $30 every time you buy something for more than $700?
In my experience with ATT when you get the phone as long as you DO NOT power on the phone and swap your sim the 30 fee will not be charged. ATT system doesn’t charge the fee until the new sim turns on. The minute it does it is active, old sim deactivated and fee charged.
I would try popping sim out (keeping it with your box just Incase you do need it) put old sim in power on set up and see. Like I said I paid fee a few years but have gotten around the ATT fee on every phone since my 6s I believe.
Of course YMMV but worth the try.
I would try popping sim out (keeping it with your box just Incase you do need it) put old sim in power on set up and see. Like I said I paid fee a few years but have gotten around the ATT fee on every phone since my 6s I believe.
Of course YMMV but worth the try.
I'm with Fido in Canada and I have to pay a $40 "reservation" fee but I'll get reimbursed for it once my phone is shipped.
Yes that is exactly my experience. However, stafil believes otherwise, I think it’s hilarious that someone makes such a big freaking deal over $30. Which I have never paid because I just swap sims. I say live in your belief if you so choose. LOL
Dude you don’t read the posts and make assumptions. I didn’t say I believe otherwise. I say I am not convinced that swapping the sim will work.
Also if $30 is not a big deal, I will give you my bank a account # to send me $30 every time you upgrade.
You are paying for the activation of the new sim card in the phone. Always use your old sim. I bought a used S8 a few years ago. Put my Verizon sim in it, and it worked. Never got charged $30 for activating that phone.