Early Upgrade Going to Be Offered for 3G'rs

[Eragon]

From Apple Insider:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/27/att_stores_now_offering_early_upgrade_pricing_on_i phone_3g.html

I saw this hinted earlier on Twitter. If you check your account, you will see that an additional upgrade option has been added. Before, it was not clear that iPhone owners would be eligible for a subsidized update.

Crystal clear now: yes, at the one year anniversary of activation of the old 3G phone.

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

From Apple Insider:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/27/att_stores_now_offering_early_upgrade_pricing_on_i phone_3g.html

I saw this hinted earlier on Twitter. If you check your account, you will see that an additional upgrade option has been added. Before, it was not clear that iPhone owners would be eligible for a subsidized update.

Crystal clear now: yes, at the one year anniversary of activation of the old 3G phone.

The way I read it, the upgrade offer is for v1 iPhone owners to upgrade to the 3G...

[patrickj]

The way I read it, the upgrade offer is for v1 iPhone owners to upgrade to the 3G...

That's how it reads to me as well ...

[Youngbinks]

But v1 owners never got the phone for a subsidized price, so they were always eligible for the upgrade discount.

[acosmichippo]

this is what i got in a nutshell: they're offloading 3g's like crazy.


the article says nothing about future upgrades; it's ONLY for those people wanting to purchase a 3G and are not eligible for a subsidized upgrade yet.

[Eragon]

Check your accounts, guys: It shows up as a valid upgrade option:


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[acosmichippo]

nice, but that seems to be unrelated to the article you posted. At least how i understand it...

[shutter13]

It also has the same date as your other upgrade options, where is the "early"?

I don't think they are going to allow for an early upgrade for the 4G (for lack of a better name), they are going to take trade ins.

[Eragon]

I don't understand the confusion. My contract expires July 2010, two years from the date of my purchase of the 3G. Previously, AT&T was requiring that the full 2 years be completed before allowing an upgrade at a subsidized price. The second option is consistent with the article for letting existing iPhone customers get to upgrade in July 2009, 1 year before the contract expiration date.

Why should AT&T require a trade-in program to offset the unsubsidized price when I'll be eligible for the reduced price upgrade?

Is no one else seeing the second upgrade option on their accounts?

[Eragon]

nice, but that seems to be unrelated to the article you posted. At least how i understand it...

The article is unrelated to my point about the upgrade option appearing on the My Account section of the account. In fact, the article is no longer relevant since AT&T looks like they will be offering upgrades at the 12 month mark for iPhone owners.

[FlwrPwer]

I checked my upgrade options. I'm not eligible for an upgrade until 12/12/2009 which is 18 months after I got my iphone, not a year.

[connie]

Mine says 12/14/09 :(

[Saverino]

I don't understand the confusion. My contract expires July 2010, two years from the date of my purchase of the 3G. Previously, AT&T was requiring that the full 2 years be completed before allowing an upgrade at a subsidized price. The second option is consistent with the article for letting existing iPhone customers get to upgrade in July 2009, 1 year before the contract expiration date.

Why should AT&T require a trade-in program to offset the unsubsidized price when I'll be eligible for the reduced price upgrade?

Is no one else seeing the second upgrade option on their accounts?

I have this: You can take advantage of our full retail pricing option, with the exception of iPhone which requires a 2-year commitment. Additional discounts may be available on 07/12/2009... Which is the normal upgrade thing, and then I have this: This line is eligible for an early iPhone upgrade with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year commitment. Click the 'How to Upgrade' link to view your upgrade options. This line may be eligible for an equipment discount for Early Upgrade to an iPhone on 07/12/2009.

[psylichon]

AT&T calls it "early eligibility" to get you excited enough to spend more money and sign a new 2-year contract before yours is up. It is standard to offer it 3/4 of the way through your contract, or at the 18-month mark.

Why you're seeing eligibility at 12 months is certainly beyond me, Larry, but I would be quiet about it if I were you. http://dancetech.com/forums/images/ok.gif

[Saverino]

AT&T calls it "early eligibility" to get you excited enough to spend more money and sign a new 2-year contract before yours is up. It is standard to offer it 3/4 of the way through your contract, or at the 18-month mark.

Why you're seeing eligibility at 12 months is certainly beyond me, Larry, but I would be quiet about it if I were you. http://dancetech.com/forums/images/ok.gif

AT&T has told me I receive it (and others) because my lines are over $100 each. I'm assuming it's the same case with Larry..

[acosmichippo]

ATT told me they love me.

those bastards.

[Woofus]

Just in case I'm not the ONLY one that is confused by "Early Upgrade" versus "Upgrade" pricing...

I went to Best Buy today on the way to work to pick up a 3G. (Yay!)

I got the last "refreshed" 8gig iPhone 3g that they had in the place.

The girl pulled up my account, got everything swapped and activated and handed me my new phone. While she had the account up on the screen I asked "So this will be $149 today, right?" She assured me "Yes, $149 plus tax and all, of course"

So with the new 3G in my pocket, I busted out the debit card to pay her.

"Ok, that will be $399 for the phone, plus the 60 bucks for case and stand"

It was then, that I found out that "Early Upgrade" pricing = $200 off.

Shortly thereafter, I handed her back the 3G, got my old phone out of the box, put the SIM card back in and said "No thanks!"

So on to plan "B" tomorrow. :)

[acosmichippo]

that doesn't make much sense...

[Indy]

The girl pulled up my account, got everything swapped and activated and handed me my new phone. While she had the account up on the screen I asked "So this will be $149 today, right?" She assured me "Yes, $149 plus tax and all, of course"

So with the new 3G in my pocket, I busted out the debit card to pay her.

"Ok, that will be $399 for the phone, plus the 60 bucks for case and stand" :)

Say what? Did you atleast thank her for wasting your time? :tounge:

[Woofus]

I thanked her EVER so much for her help and professionalism! ;)

I also dropped the dime on her to the manager on the way out the door. Of course that will probably do no good, but it made me feel a bit better! :)

[kokogirl]

Here is mine (for my line only)

LISA A ARNOTT, xxxxxxxxxxxx
You can take advantage of our full retail pricing option, with the exception of iPhone which requires a 2-year commitment. Additional discounts may be available on 04/16/2010
More Details
Select
This line is eligible for an early iPhone upgrade with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year commitment. Click the 'How to Upgrade' link to view your upgrade options. This line may be eligible for an equipment discount for Early Upgrade to an iPhone on 04/16/2010
How to Upgrade

What is new is the paragraph about early upgrade pricing, but the date is the same as it was since I originally bought my 3G. So I am not sure what the purpose of the 2nd paragraph is. 4/16/10 is not 12 months from when I bought 3G.

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

Here is mine (for my line only)

LISA A ARNOTT, xxxxxxxxxxxx
You can take advantage of our full retail pricing option, with the exception of iPhone which requires a 2-year commitment. Additional discounts may be available on 04/16/2010
More Details
Select
This line is eligible for an early iPhone upgrade with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year commitment. Click the 'How to Upgrade' link to view your upgrade options. This line may be eligible for an equipment discount for Early Upgrade to an iPhone on 04/16/2010
How to Upgrade

What is new is the paragraph about early upgrade pricing, but the date is the same as it was since I originally bought my 3G. So I am not sure what the purpose of the 2nd paragraph is. 4/16/10 is not 12 months from when I bought 3G.

I have basically the same message. I think it's just telling me that I'm eligible, but only on 12/12/09 (in my case) and after.

[psylichon]

LISA A ARNOTT, xxxxxxxxxxxx
You can take advantage of our full retail pricing option, with the exception of iPhone which requires a 2-year commitment. Additional discounts may be available on 04/16/2010
More Details
Select
This line is eligible for an early iPhone upgrade with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year commitment. Click the 'How to Upgrade' link to view your upgrade options. This line may be eligible for an equipment discount for Early Upgrade to an iPhone on 04/16/2010
How to Upgrade

What is new is the paragraph about early upgrade pricing, but the date is the same as it was since I originally bought my 3G. So I am not sure what the purpose of the 2nd paragraph is. 4/16/10 is not 12 months from when I bought 3G.


That's 18 months from purchase date. I think that is the standard "early upgrade eligibility" that AT&T offers. Apparently for some it's only 12 months if they spend enough money? I don't know about that. But you're right in line with their 18-month standard offer.

[ZipZap]

Its the susidized price plus the early termination fee.

So jailbreak, unlock and sell your iphone, pay the early term and then get a new phone. You should be able to get at least 299 for your current phone...

Total for new phone: Cost of early termination.

[rcoley]

Wow, u guys in the USA have a different structure to the UK. We only have 18month contracts on the iPhone. People with the original iPhone were allowed to upgrade early to the 3G iPhone - what it meant was that the original contract was terminated and they were given a new 18month contract. I imagine it will be the same format once the new iPhone is unveiled.

[adnurahs]

I have a new paragraph on my AT&T page now. My date is the day after I purchased my phone this past July. So it has been only a year not 18 months. So I guess different rules apply to different accounts. I don't know. I had a different paragraph before that said nothing about this. I'm happy with it though. I'll take it!

Dxxxxxx Jxxxx, xxx-xxx-xxx
You can take advantage of our full retail pricing option, with the exception of iPhone which requires a 2-year commitment. Additional discounts may be available on 07/16/2009
More Details (https://www.wireless.att.com/olam/ugPhoneAction.olamexecute?event=upgradePhone&reportActionEvent=A_PHON_UG_PHONE_RETR#)
Select
This line is eligible for an early iPhone upgrade with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year commitment. Click the 'How to Upgrade' link to view your upgrade options. This line may be eligible for an equipment discount for Early Upgrade to an iPhone on 07/16/2009

How to Upgrade (https://www.wireless.att.com/olam/ugPhoneAction.olamexecute?event=upgradePhone&reportActionEvent=A_PHON_UG_PHONE_RETR#)

[mlass]

You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price on 07/11/2009

You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade to an iPhone at a discounted price on 07/11/2009

Line 1 had V1 from original iDay, replaced with 3G on 3G iDay. Upgrade eligible 7/11/09.

but can't upgrade second line till 3/11/2010 for a iPhone 3G from 3G iDay; I guess because I'm using V1 after washing the 3G.

You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price on 03/11/2010

You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade to an iPhone at a discounted price on 03/11/2010

My Third line with V1 from iDay can be upgraded today, just haven't done it. Was waiting for a Red one, now I don't know what I'm waiting for now.

[Europa]

You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price on 03/11/2010.

You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade to an iPhone at a discounted price on 03/11/2010

I just checked my upgrade status. It's weird though, the first sentence of the second paragraph contradicts the rest of the statement. The date is 20 months from the purchase of my 3G. Does it mean that I'm eligible for a partial discount?

[adnurahs]

You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price on 03/11/2010.

You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade to an iPhone at a discounted price on 03/11/2010

I just checked my upgrade status. It's weird though, the first sentence of the second paragraph contradicts the rest of the statement. The date is 20 months from the purchase of my 3G. Does it mean that I'm eligible for a partial discount?




I think as the time for the new phone release gets near AT&T will be making changes on these statements. From the different posts about this last year I think something like this happend last year too.

[kevlar08]

"Early Upgrade": is 399 8GB 499 16GB

"Regular Upgrade": is 199 8GB 299 16GB

"Full Price of iPhone": 599 8GB 699 16GB

the early upgrade is offered to "preferred" AT&T customers who pay a certain minimum monthly payment. the early upgrade is used more for replacing a lost or stolen phone. the regular upgrade you guys are hoping for is what we all got last year when we upgraded from V1 to 3G's. The early upgrade dates that you all are seeing are referring to the 399 and 499 price points, not 199 and 299 that a regular upgrade would give you. Trust me i know this system well :wink::wink:

[gsxr370]

I have a 3g that i got at launch. My wife has a v1 that shes has since september 07. In my account it says that her phone is available for upgrade and on mine it says that I am eligible again on 7/20/2009. Hopefully I can get one. Otherwise I will upgrade her phone and trade sim cards.

[ADDam]

WTF:

ADAM GERWECK, XXX-XXX-XXXX
As a valued AT&T customer, you may be eligible for an upgrade on this line, with no-commit equipment pricing and without signing a 2-year commitment. Click 'Upgrade Today' to view your upgrade options.

Then I click 'Upgrade Today' and find this:

You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price on 09/29/2009

It is because I bought it in September and not on iDay?

[Quake97]

Correct.

Joe

[unnecessary]

"Early Upgrade": is 399 8GB 499 16GB

"Regular Upgrade": is 199 8GB 299 16GB

"Full Price of iPhone": 599 8GB 699 16GB

the early upgrade is offered to "preferred" AT&T customers who pay a certain minimum monthly payment. the early upgrade is used more for replacing a lost or stolen phone. the regular upgrade you guys are hoping for is what we all got last year when we upgraded from V1 to 3G's. The early upgrade dates that you all are seeing are referring to the 399 and 499 price points, not 199 and 299 that a regular upgrade would give you. Trust me i know this system well :wink::wink:

you are 100% correct :)

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

I'm a "valued" customer, and it sounds as if I'll be eligible to upgrade early at the second tier price - $499.

"As a valued AT&T customer, you may upgrade today at a higher price than what we can offer you on the date listed below, along with a 2-year commitment and an $18 upgrade fee. See a participating iPhone sales location for pricing details and to purchase. You may qualify for a full discount on a standard iPhone upgrade on 12/12/2009"

[Europa]

I'm ready and willing to stand in line and pay $499 for the new iPhone, but I don't know if they will be selling them on iDay 3.0 to customers that aren't eligible for regular upgrade. The AT&T store I went to in Vegas on iDay 2.0 was turning people away (once they made it to the counter) that wern't eligible. Although they said they would sell them to them the next day (when they were sold out, lol) So my back up plan is to open a new line and port my other cell phone number from Sprint.

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

I'll probably be hitting the Apple store.

[adnurahs]

I'll probably be hitting the Apple store.

I'm eligable for an Early Upgrade and I'm planning to buy my phone at the Apple store like last year. They're not going to turn Early upgraders away are they?

I'm not going on iDay anyway. I'll go a few days later like on the 16th, the exact day I am eligable for my Early Upgrade.

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

I don't think the Apple store will turn anyone away; I can hear the b!tching now if that happened after waiting in line for two or three hours...

[LuvKeane]

Im seriously debating between the 2 but since starting Grad school, I have magically turned into a poor college student (again!) so I would honestly not be able to afford $500 for a new phone anyways!

From what you can remember, did AT&T offer a price drop to get rid of the 2Gs when the 3Gs were released? And did they (3gs) cost $200 8g and $300 16g or did that price drop too over time? Naturally, if I'm gonna wait this long for the new ones to be that price, then it will me May 12, 2010 wit rumors of a 5G leaking everywhere! :wink:

I am eligible for an upgrade but some of these new phones are not cheap, including the upgrades!

Plus, a video recorder would be nice for those spur of the moment issues. But my, even $30 flip phones offer video recording! (not the best quality but they still offer it!)

[daddyd302]

I'm a "valued" customer, and it sounds as if I'll be eligible to upgrade early at the second tier price - $499.

"As a valued AT&T customer, you may upgrade today at a higher price than what we can offer you on the date listed below, along with a 2-year commitment and an $18 upgrade fee. See a participating iPhone sales location for pricing details and to purchase. You may qualify for a full discount on a standard iPhone upgrade on 12/12/2009"


Same here... I'm not sure what I'll do if do offer a new iphone this year. Does AT&T have a pro-rate early termination? I bought mine on 7-11-08, and I left Sprint to get the iphone. Sprint charged me $275 to terminate my contract, which I was 8 months into. You guys think I can bluff AT&T into giving me a full discount if I threaten to leave and go with Verizon or T-Mobile?

[iphun]

Same here... I'm not sure what I'll do if do offer a new iphone this year. Does AT&T have a pro-rate early termination? I bought mine on 7-11-08, and I left Sprint to get the iphone. Sprint charged me $275 to terminate my contract, which I was 8 months into. You guys think I can bluff AT&T into giving me a full discount if I threaten to leave and go with Verizon or T-Mobile?

They might give a full discount for any other phone, but when it comes to the iphone they will say they are the only network that has it and cannot discount it just because you are threatening to leave. The iphone has a different set of rules that are non negotiable, trust me I tried it all when I got my 3g. AT&T will tell you it is apple who won't let you upgrade early and apple will tell you it's AT&T, so there's no way you can win, unfortunately.

[hasanahmad]

unless you tell them you are moving to sprint for the palm pre

[iphun]

unless you tell them you are moving to sprint for the palm pre

That may not make a difference, unless the pre has an excellent start out and apple worries about losing people because they are going to switch to the pre. They typically are very stuck up about the iphone though whether it's at at&t or apple, they will not give into threats like that, but like I said you never know they might be more lenient this time around.

[amendolaro]

upgrade is still 400 there outta they minds

[amendolaro]

but some peeps will pay it so good for apple lol

[barbie]

As a valued AT&T customer, you may be eligible for an upgrade on this line, with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year contract. Click ‘Upgrade Today’ to view your upgrade options.

that's all I'm getting. When I click upgrade today it just takes me to the store part. I have a FAN account. Can anybody help me understand what this means

nevermind I clicked like I wanted to buy a new iphone and I got
You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price on 12/11/2009
You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade to an iPhone at a discounted price on 12/11/2009
:( this sucks especially since I've been an ATT customer forever and have never used subsidized pricing can't I get credit for all those times I was eligible but declined to upgrade

[iphun]

As a valued AT&T customer, you may be eligible for an upgrade on this line, with reduced equipment pricing when signing a 2-year contract. Click ‘Upgrade Today’ to view your upgrade options.

that's all I'm getting. When I click upgrade today it just takes me to the store part. I have a FAN account. Can anybody help me understand what this means

nevermind I clicked like I wanted to buy a new iphone and I got
You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price on 12/11/2009
You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade to an iPhone at a discounted price on 12/11/2009
:( this sucks especially since I've been an ATT customer forever and have never used subsidized pricing can't I get credit for all those times I was eligible but declined to upgrade

Unfortunately if that is what it says on your account then that is when you will be eligible. If it were any other phone they can, if they want to, let you upgrade early. But when it comes to the iphone they will never let you bypass that date. By "You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service" makes me think they are punishing you for not upgrading your phone in a certain period of time. So maybe if you complain about it they'll adjust the date, just don't say you plan on buying the new iphone cause that's when they might not help you out.

[timothy]

You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount. Our records indicate that you will be eligible for an upgrade to an iPhone at a discounted price on 12/26/2009.

Well nuts.

[dturner]

To anyone that wants the new phone but is not "eligible", I would call or stop by an ATT store. You might get a different answer then what the web page states.

[iphun]

To anyone that wants the new phone but is not "eligible", I would call or stop by an ATT store. You might get a different answer then what the web page states.

Did you and did they give you a different answer? Or did you hear this from someone? That would be great!!!

[dturner]

Did you and did they give you a different answer? Or did you hear this from someone? That would be great!!!
A few people here on the forum claim to have done this and gotten good results.
You might want to go here (http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/iPhoneUpgradePricing/) and sign the petition to get ATT to let us have the phone at the subsidized price. Can't hurt.

[iphun]

A few people here on the forum claim to have done this and gotten good results.
You might want to go here (http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/iPhoneUpgradePricing/) and sign the petition to get ATT to let us have the phone at the subsidized price. Can't hurt.

Can you post any links to people saying this(don't worry if you don't have them or don't remember where)? Although how do we know they will act the same for the 3GS :frown: I will be sure to sign it :smile:

[dturner]

Can you post any links to people saying this(don't worry if you don't have them or don't remember where)? Although how do we know they will act the same for the 3GS :frown: I will be sure to sign it :smile:
Here is one (http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/at-and-t/current-3g-owners-will-we-qualify-for-the-3gs-48067-2.html#post454961) from a trusted old timer on the forum. :smile:

[iphun]

Here is one (http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/at-and-t/current-3g-owners-will-we-qualify-for-the-3gs-48067-2.html#post454961) from a trusted old timer on the forum. :smile:

Thanks, I had a feeling after I asked where it was that it would have been under the at&t forum :laugh2:

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

Here is one (http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/at-and-t/current-3g-owners-will-we-qualify-for-the-3gs-48067-2.html#post454961) from a trusted old timer on the forum. :smile:

I wouldn't take that as gospel, however.

[dcom]

I just did a check on AT&T's website to see if I could upgrade and I got the following 2 messages on the same page:

You are not eligible to upgrade at a discounted price due to your length of service. However, you may still purchase a phone/device at the full price.

You are eligible for an early upgrade to an iPhone at a reduced discount.

I have 2 iPhone 3Gs on my account that were purchased on 6/27/08. If I upgrade (and I probably will if I can get them at the $299 price), I think I'll need to do it at an AT&T store because I have a company discount and am on the family plan. They'll be able to tell me for sure if I can get the upgrade price.

[iphun]

I wouldn't take that as gospel, however.

Yeah he bought it in July I might be out of luck since I bought it in November :frown:

[dturner]

I wouldn't take that as gospel, however.
I think anything we read here at this time should be taken as rumor and/or speculation.:smile:

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

I think anything we read here at this time should be taken as rumor and/or speculation.:smile:

Heheh - whatever happened to, "June 8th - when the rumors stop and the complaining begins!" ?

[daddyd302]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong here. This is for the people that can't get the cheap upgrade price. Wouldn't it be cheaper to just pay the ETF and then buy the iphone at the $199/$299 versus paying $399/499??? I mean if it's just $175 to get out of the contract, why the hell would anyone in their right mind pay $200 for the upgrade, plus redo their contract for another 2 years? Does this ruin your credit or something?

[psylichon]

^^^ good question.

[Europa]

Because you get to keep your phone number and it is more convenient. My digits are worth $200 to me ;)

But if you don't mind a new #, it's a very good point. And to rub it in even more, the ETF is prorated, so after 12 months in, we're down to a $100 fee (I really just pulled that number out of the air, I didn't feel like looking it up). They may not let you get out of your contracts on an annual basis anyway. They'll probably catch on to what you're doing.

However, if you pay the unsubsidized cost now, at least you'll be eligible for the subsidized pricing next year.

[louveres]

I have a 3g that i got at launch. My wife has a v1 that shes has since september 07. In my account it says that her phone is available for upgrade and on mine it says that I am eligible again on 7/20/2009. Hopefully I can get one. Otherwise I will upgrade her phone and trade sim cards.

I have the exact same situation going on. I think our best solution is to upgrade the wife's V1 and switch the sim cards. That should work, I don't see whay it wouldn't. And my wife agreed to do it already. Can you still sell the V1? or is it paper weight?

[daddyd302]

According to Fudzilla, if you use ETF, AT&T will force you to wait 3 months before they let you back on....

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/14181/1/

The only actual possible loophole in this deal is to cancel your current AT&T contract and pay the $175 early termination fee and then wait three months. After the three months have lapsed, you can return to AT&T and then get new customer pricing, which would save you $225, but you have to endure a three-month wait.

[kevlar08]

I have the exact same situation going on. I think our best solution is to upgrade the wife's V1 and switch the sim cards. That should work, I don't see whay it wouldn't. And my wife agreed to do it already. Can you still sell the V1? or is it paper weight?

i will be trying this exact same plan after i here of it being successful, so if it works for you when the 3GS comes please be sure to report back

[daddyd302]

Can someone who knows about this please answer me. I want to sell my iphone to a co-worker and let that person take over my plan. I was planning on getting $100 for it and she takes over my iphone, and the last remaining year of my contract. Can I just take the sim out and will I be able to purchase the 3GS as a new customer?

[kevlar08]

Can someone who knows about this please answer me. I want to sell my iphone to a co-worker and let that person take over my plan. I was planning on getting $100 for it and she takes over my iphone, and the last remaining year of my contract. Can I just take the sim out and will I be able to purchase the 3GS as a new customer?


no you plan is attached to that sim card, when you get your new 3gs you will be given a new sim card. so let your co worker keep the sim card in your current iphone

[cdc515]

According to Fudzilla, if you use ETF, AT&T will force you to wait 3 months before they let you back on....

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/14181/1/

The only actual possible loophole in this deal is to cancel your current AT&T contract and pay the $175 early termination fee and then wait three months. After the three months have lapsed, you can return to AT&T and then get new customer pricing, which would save you $225, but you have to endure a three-month wait.


Why not just signup for an new contract first then cancel they wouldnt be able to make you wait then

[Sloan Gretchen]

The USA have a different structure to the UK. We only have 18month contracts on the iPhone. People with the original iPhone were allowed to upgrade early to the 3G iPhone - what it meant was that the original contract was terminated and they were given a new 18month contract.

[ct2k7]

The USA have a different structure to the UK. We only have 18month contracts on the iPhone. People with the original iPhone were allowed to upgrade early to the 3G iPhone - what it meant was that the original contract was terminated and they were given a new 18month contract.

And we know that 2G owners can't upgrade to the 3G S such as the 3G.