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Who preordered for $599/$699?
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I probably would have!
But I was all ready to pay my $499 price, when my Att store manager said... oh why don't you use your upgrade on the other line?
I was like oh... ok
sure...
So I got it for 299, but if I couldn't And I didn't and AT&T said I had to pay the full price, I would have!
But I was all ready to pay my $499 price, when my Att store manager said... oh why don't you use your upgrade on the other line?
I was like oh... ok
sure...So I got it for 299, but if I couldn't And I didn't and AT&T said I had to pay the full price, I would have!
I thought the price was $399 16gb & $499 32gb, if you are not eligible for the early upgrade price?
$199/$299 = "Upgrade" Price (Full Subsidy)
399/499 = Early Upgrade Price
599/699 = No Commitment Pricing
Nope! I'm not even eligible for early upgrade because I have to wait until Nov to get 399/499, not sure how Att calculate these dates but my monthly bill is pretty low that must be the main reason.
I think I'm confused in the pricing so I'll ask...
I just upgraded in January 2010 to the 32gb 3GS, I was under the impression that as long as I sign another 2 year agreement, I can get the 32gb iPhone 4 for $499 correct? And if I did not want to sign another contract I would have to pay $699 for the 32gb phone?
I just upgraded in January 2010 to the 32gb 3GS, I was under the impression that as long as I sign another 2 year agreement, I can get the 32gb iPhone 4 for $499 correct? And if I did not want to sign another contract I would have to pay $699 for the 32gb phone?
Call *NEW# (*639#) on your iPhone. It will send you a text back telling you what pricing you are eligible for.
Me. I'm buying no commitment. Either that or I'm taking a Road trip from NYC to Canada and buying an unlocked iPhone in Canada.
I am buying at the no commitment price because I don't want to renew my AT&T contract for another two years. AT&T will lose exclusivity soon and we are very likely to see the next iPhone released on other carriers.
I just graduated college and will move out-of-state by this time next year, so I'd like the freedom to move to another carrier. I had to drop a $500 deposit when I got the original back in 2007. I never pursued getting it back until now, and since it's money already spent in my mind, I'll only have to come up with $200 today just like an upgrade.
I just graduated college and will move out-of-state by this time next year, so I'd like the freedom to move to another carrier. I had to drop a $500 deposit when I got the original back in 2007. I never pursued getting it back until now, and since it's money already spent in my mind, I'll only have to come up with $200 today just like an upgrade.
I was told last week I'd get the early upgrade price. Low and behold today when I went to pre-order at Apple.com. Nope. The only option offered was no-commit pricing. I was pissed to say the least. I called the 800 number for ATT and she confirmed my upgrade date was 2/20/11. She also told me that my EARLY upgrade date was 11/20/10. I was more pissed. I asked about the press release that said current iphone users would get the early upgrade price. She told me to keep checking my upgrade status as things could possibly change.
On the way home I stopped at the corp ATT store who told me that info last week. I immediately asked to see the manager. The CSR asked if he could help. I said nope, I need to see the manager now. A few minutes later she came out from the back and I explained my problem. She checked my account and repeated those dates I heard earlier. I asked her what about the media pdf that said upgrade dates were moved up and for those who did not qualify for best pricing; those current iPhone customers would be eligible for early upgrade pricing.
After a few minutes she told me that I was eligible for early upgrade pricing however they had to place my order in the store. I could not order from Apple like I wanted to. I told her last year I was able to do an early upgrade on Apple.com and everything went very well. Oh well. Their system was down so they hand wrote my order, gave me a receipt and would enter my order later. The manager said these early upgrade overrides had to be performed in the store. So be it. I wont have my phone on launch day, but who cares about that part of it. ATT needs to make sure all their people know how these things work. Poor, poor service!
I'm sorry, but I just can't fathom how anyone could be willing to pay $700 for a cellphone. It makes no sense to me. You can buy a Mac Mini for that kind of money. If you want to spend $700 on a phone, go ahead by all means, but I think that kind of money could be used for much more useful things. $300 doesn't bother me though.
-Don
-Don
I am with you on that. but again everyone has his/her own plans. It's all about hype!
Protip: The phone will still cost 600/700 dollars whether you pay for it up front or you get locked into a two year contract where you pay the cost over time and 200/300 up front.
I thought I should be eligible as well.
An At&t rep told me I was not eligible because I had used an early upgrade to get my 3GS. They said you were only eligible for ONE Early upgrade every 18 months.
Out of curiosity, did you use an early upgrade in the past 18 months on that line?
Wish I could have pre ordered for that much. That's what I want to pay. Gonna try my luck waiting in line now. 3-4am FTW.
One thing;s for damn sure, Steve Jobs has a gift. And that gift is to make everyone want something that they don't need. Even if it costs a car payment of two.
Don
I am hearing the same thing too. It seems to conflict somewhat with their iPhone 4 pricing fact sheet:
http://www.att.com/Common/about_us/files/iphone/pricing_fact_sheet_ip4.pdf
They don't seem to be budging on the one early upgrade per 18 months rule though.
I can see it argued both ways. If you are the hardware company you want a loyal customer base that upgrades often. If you are the carrier you want the exact opposite: as few upgrades as possible because each upgrade is costing you money (subsidies). You'd prefer a new customer that keeps their phone indefinitely and keeps paying the monthly subscription fee. The more your 'loyal' customers upgrade their phones, the worse it is for you.
It's kinda ironic, that.
hey, I paid 599 for the first iPhone, and one could argue that thing was pretty useless compared to the current generation. I mean, it couldn't even run apps without hacking!
So, this is how I talked myself into paying 699 for the 32GB black today. I wasn't eligible for the early upgrade, so I decided screw it, I'll just go the no contract price.
It does kind of suck that I could have gotten a Mac Mini for the same cost
So, this is how I talked myself into paying 699 for the 32GB black today. I wasn't eligible for the early upgrade, so I decided screw it, I'll just go the no contract price.
It does kind of suck that I could have gotten a Mac Mini for the same cost