3GS Upgrade Fees

[tzhourdeka]

When do the upgrade fees for the 3GS not apply?

[shutter13]

When you don't buy one. You can call AT&T and maybe get it removed, but if you upgrade there is an upgrade fee.

[styfle]

Upgrade before or after your contract is served?

[hitnrun]

When I upgraded, there weren't any fees associated with my line.

However, when I upgraded on a buddies account for him, there was on $18 activation fee.

I am not sure what the pattern is, but that's been my experience.

[trnsilver]

I've been trying to get an answer about this on here for two days.

There is an $18 activation fee & an $18 iPhone upgrade fee.

BUT, I thought the upgrade fee was only if you were going from 3G to 3GS and paying $299 or $399 for the phone.

I am going from the original iPhone (non-subsidy, paid full price) to this one, so why am I being charged for an upgrade AND activation?

[LuvKeane]

trnsilver, this has been mentioned quite a lot... even if you were going from an 3GS to some cheap flip-phone, AT&T would still charge you an $18 upgrade fee. The phone does not mean it's better, more expensive yadda yadda... they "claim" work has to be done on their end to change PHONES, not "upgrade". This is also NOT an early upgrade fee so for me, who was eligible for an upgrade in May, will still pay the $199 for the 16gb PLUS $18.


The $18 activation fee is for NEW CUSTOMERS. So if you have an AT&T account, then no worries for the activation fee.

The fee(s) will appear in your AT&T bill and NOT with Apple/Best Buy/Walmart etc.

[trnsilver]

Luv, thank you for explaining. So it is the *activation* fee that I have to make sure I don't get charged. That is fine...I just didn't want to pay BOTH!

[Hondamaker]

I won't have to pay the upgrade fee 17 months after I bought my 3G, which will be this december. BUt I'm not gonna wait that long just to save 18 bucks!

[trnsilver]

AT&T http://wireless.att.com is now letting you pre-order (choose your plan, text messaging, etc.) and pick your phone up in their store on 6/19 as early as 7 a.m. in some locations.

As per the $18 charge, it confirms that moving from a v1 to 3GS is only 1 $18 charge not two.

This is what I am going to do probably tonight or tomorrow. Will wake up early, get the phone, come home and load it, etc. and then go to work. Perfect scenario.

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

I don't trust AT&T to have a pre-ordered iPhone in the store on the 19th. In the past, AT&T stores usually only have about forty or so in stock on launch day.