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What's Your New Upgrade Date after Upgrading to 4S?
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My upgrade date with Verizon is gonna be sometime in July 2013 (depending on when my 4S arrives). However, I used my dad's upgrade, and I'm not sure if he's getting a new phone, so I may be able to upgrade again on November 19th (I obviously wouldn't since I just ordered a 4S, but for when the 5 comes out I can).
Not until 6/13. Going to be a loooong wait. Hopefully I won't be regretting committing to the 4S for two years with LTE exploding.
I have been with AT&T for 5 years now and always paid on time. I will be a little frustrated with them if they decide that I can't upgrade after 12 months. I will be calling a manager and see if they won't at least waive it this one time for the iPhone5 when it comes out.
i see a mass carrier switching when the 5 comes out 
i already plan to switch to verizon if the 5 is LTE (unless at&t has LTE in my area and somehow lets me upgrade cause ill miss my unlimited data but that's about it)
i'll sell my 4s for the price of a subsidized 5 and just eat the ETF (half by that point) works out the same financially cause if i wait for the "5s" I won't have an ETF but the 4s value will be down. and i miss out on the 5 in the meantime
i already plan to switch to verizon if the 5 is LTE (unless at&t has LTE in my area and somehow lets me upgrade cause ill miss my unlimited data but that's about it)
i'll sell my 4s for the price of a subsidized 5 and just eat the ETF (half by that point) works out the same financially cause if i wait for the "5s" I won't have an ETF but the 4s value will be down. and i miss out on the 5 in the meantime
I keep on posting that AT&T did away with the 12 month upgrade.
I even provide links to show AT&T changed the process. There is also an official link of the AT&T website that shows 20 months.
It's like people are in denial. (about the removal of the 12 month upgrade).
Sprint, Verizon also got rid of 12 month upgrades.
It's like all three bug carriers had a big huddle together and decided to follow one another by eliminating these 12 month upgrades.
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i see a mass carrier switching when the 5 comes out
i already plan to switch to verizon if the 5 is LTE (unless at&t has LTE in my area and somehow lets me upgrade cause ill miss my unlimited data but that's about it)
i'll sell my 4s for the price of a subsidized 5 and just eat the ETF (half by that point) works out the same financially cause if i wait for the "5s" I won't have an ETF but the 4s value will be down. and i miss out on the 5 in the meantime
There won't be a mass carrier switch.
Many people have family lines all in different stages of contracts.
For single lines it's easier to switch but family lines will be not cost effective to switch.
Verizon Had to build up their LTE network cause they don't have hspa 42mbs speed to fall back on like AT&T can do with a software switch on their hspa towers.
Mine says May 2013. However, I've upgraded from the iPhone 2->3g->3gs->4 and was able to upgrade every year no problem. this is the first time it's put my eligibility upgrade date that far away. Kinda sucks. Probably gonna just sell the iPhone 4S and pay the difference to buy the iPhone 5/6 whatever they call it when it comes out.
