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Nope. You still have to pay the early termination fee. I've still got a little over a year for my contract so I'm not going to upgrade.
 
No deals, you can't expect Apple to sell it to the carrier for less than the contracted price. Therefore the carriers not going to further discount it below the upgrade price. The phone is clearly a value at the subsidized amount. Be happy it's not more than it is. It just business. You get what you pay for. Personally I think it's a very good deal. I buy a new one each year.
 
Nope. You still have to pay the early termination fee. I've still got a little over a year for my contract so I'm not going to upgrade.

You don't have to pay an ETF if you're just upgrading (a 2 year contract is required when upgrading).

Currently:

Upgrade - $199/$299
Early Upgrade - $399/$499
No Commitment - $599/$699
Unlocked - $650/$750
 
You don't have to pay an ETF if you're just upgrading (a 2 year contract is required when upgrading).

Currently:

Upgrade - $199/$299
Early Upgrade - $399/$499
No Commitment - $599/$699
Unlocked - $650/$750

seriously, the early upgrade fee is a hundred dollars more? Even though you're renewing your 2 year contract? Goddammit.
 
seriously, the early upgrade fee is a hundred dollars more? Even though you're renewing your 2 year contract? Goddammit.

$200 more.

The full price of the iPhone is $600/$700 (16gb/32gb) but it is subsidized for $200/$300 if you're eligible for a full upgrade.

AT&T figures that if they sell you an iPhone at a subsidized price, they will make back their money ($400) within your 2 year commitment. You are allowed an early upgrade after just 6 months of your 24 month contract, but AT&T figures that after 6 months they haven't made back enough money to cover the subsidize price you received 6 months earlier, so that is why an early upgrade price is $200 more (because now they feel you are even).
 
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