Depends. If ur don't preorder right away they can be back ordered and you won't get your phone for weeks laterSo I just got off the phone with my nearest ATT.
Dude was trying to tell me that if I preorder through them on Friday I won't get the phone for 2-3 weeks. Only way to get it on the 19th is to show up and wait in line. Does this sound right? What's the point of preordering if I don't get the phone until two weeks after release.
And that is precisely why I don't fool with any of these early upgrade programs. You're paying for the convenience of hassle free upgrading. I'd rather do a little work and sell my old phone on my own and pocket some $$.the point of the pre-order is you get the phone and you don't have to wait in line. I am not sure though why the delay with ATT. Personally its way easier to pre-order for me then anything else. When i get the phone isn't the worry its ifSo I just got off the phone with my nearest ATT.
Dude was trying to tell me that if I preorder through them on Friday I won't get the phone for 2-3 weeks. Only way to get it on the 19th is to show up and wait in line. Does this sound right? What's the point of preordering if I don't get the phone until two weeks after release.
Guys the subsidized fee is still buried in your bill.But you're also paying $10/month just to have that option.Good thing I have this Jump feature on T Mobile
don't have to worry about trade ins/selling my 5S
This is proof marketing works lol.
But you're still paying the same price for the phone in the end. And that is what counts: the bottom line.you are paying every single month for a phone and its never ending especially if you upgrade everytimeDon't see how it could be bad. You pay for the phone over time (which you'd pay anyway). You aren't being charges extra plus get a yearly upgrade.
Where's the down side?
id say thats the bad side
I've always paid mine off early by selling my old phone, and I've always come out ahead when dealing with iPhones. My Nexus 4? Not so much.
The example in the article was:
your friends suck at preordering. I get my phone on release day every time lol,
So I just got off the phone with my nearest ATT.
Dude was trying to tell me that if I preorder through them on Friday I won't get the phone for 2-3 weeks. Only way to get it on the 19th is to show up and wait in line. Does this sound right? What's the point of preordering if I don't get the phone until two weeks after release.
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/apple-devices.htm
But you also need to have at least half of the full cost of the phone paid off. And if not, you're coming out of pocket to cover the difference, right?I also have a corporate discount with each cell phone provider. Paying $60 a month for unlimited everything, a phone, and a option to upgrade whenever? Having a career definitely proves marketing worksBut you're also paying $10/month just to have that option.Good thing I have this Jump feature on T Mobile
don't have to worry about trade ins/selling my 5S
This is proof marketing works lol.
But you're still paying the same price for the phone in the end. And that is what counts: the bottom line.
Don't see how it could be bad. You pay for the phone over time (which you'd pay anyway). You aren't being charges extra plus get a yearly upgrade.
Where's the down side?
you are paying every single month for a phone and its never ending especially if you upgrade everytime
id say thats the bad side
I've always paid mine off early by selling my old phone, and I've always come out ahead when dealing with iPhones. My Nexus 4? Not so much.
This is what I figured would happen with the hybrid caseI had this very spigen series on my 4, would not recommend it. Paid $25 + Shipping. Yes, it will work as intended for a couple of months, but the first thing to go like what quise2024 said the rubber/silicone starts stretching out until it's just too loose. Afterwards when you struggle to keep the rubber in check, the frame part which is cheap *** plastic will break and it's always the bottom area which will crack first. Crazy glue can solve the crack temporarily, but it will not last and another area will just crack again on the bottom. So I learned my lesson with these hybrid or soft rubber/silicone cases.Sticking with leather or thin hard shell.
is this for upgrades or new customers? I know I have A1 credit, if this is the case I`m gonna do the 128gb, if the 6s plus is legit pay off balance in full with my 5S money and flip the 6plus.
Not necessarily dumb, but preordering doesn't guarantee the phone at your door on RD which is why most people do it in the first place. When the 5 dropped, I remember a good amount of orders made after 9am going to backorder and a bunch of pissed off people were on here salty that they couldn't cancel and pickup from the store. Apple seems to do better than carriers, they tend to go to backorder quicker. Either way, if you must have it, tell you boss you'll be in late and go get it in person.
Same prices for everyone. But depending on your credit, you may not be eligible for these up front prices. You say you have good credit though, so you should be good.
yes I pay $60 instead of $50 to have the privilege of paying $400 instead of $800 and getting a new phone without paying ETF or early upgrade fee.But you also need to have at least half of the full cost of the phone paid off. And if not, you're coming out of pocket to cover the difference, right?
So you're paying $10 extra per month to have the privilege of paying at least half of the full price cost of a device whenever you want to upgrade.
But hey, you can upgrade whenever, right?
Fact remains that these early upgrade programs are pure moneymakers for carriers, regardless of your corporate discount (which a lot of folks have, myself included).
People don't realize that insurance is included in those $10.....which is huge
i`m eligible for up to 8 lines (have two now) and 5 internet devices so I assume I have good credit by their standards, I mean I have a car and house in my name so it cant be that bad lolol.
exactly and I was paying $8 for PHP since 2006 so really I'm paying $2 more to upgrade my phone
I'm not trying to own a $800 phone that they giving away for free next year tho ..
