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Can Someone who works for ATT please explain?

getnthe411

Jun 26, 2007, 5:37 PM
Taken from the ATT website:

Existing Customers

Minimum new 2-year wireless service plan and activation fee required to activate iPhone features, including iPod; plans are subject to AT&T credit approval.


What does this mean? As an exisiting customer I will have to pay an additional activation fee when buying the iPhone?

That price being $36.00 per line / per iPhone?

Is the pricing on the device so cheap because you only offer an EDGE network, instead of a faster HSDPA/HSUPA connection?

Now I see why Verizon told Steve Jobs to shove it.
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bojmir

Jun 26, 2007, 5:39 PM
No, you will instead pay the normal upgrade fee of $18
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elgee02

Jun 26, 2007, 5:54 PM
Holy ****, AT&T makes their customers pay an upgrade?!?!

That effing sucks!
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pennyless10

Jun 26, 2007, 6:05 PM
🙄
it beats paying activation fee for a new company and not have the iphone!!!

and their are exceptions to getting the upgrade fee waved and the biggest one is your LTV

life time value= how much money you MADE at&t and how long you were tenured compared to how much you called in and complained, how late your payments were, how much free stuff you've already received.
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AshDizzle

Jun 26, 2007, 9:27 PM
What company does not charge a standard upgrade fee?
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jarcher2828

Jun 26, 2007, 9:31 PM
Everyone except AT&T...They are the only company that does.
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spazebar

Jun 26, 2007, 11:19 PM
sprint charges an upgrade fee i getcomplaints about it all day
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krum303

Jun 27, 2007, 4:30 AM
As far as I know, Verizon doesn't and I definitely know T-Mobile doesn't. I was actually shocked when I found out AT&T did this, LTV or not, that's pretty lame. Also saw on AT&T's site that there's a 10% restocking fee if you return the iPhone with the box open within the 14 day buyer's remorse. So a $50.00 fee just to try it out. This phone better come with three wishes too! 😁
Any word on AT&T providing WiFi plans for their WiFi phone?
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cellphoneslinger

Jun 27, 2007, 9:56 AM
OK EVERYBODY charges an upgrade fee Sprint=$18.00, ATT=$36.00, TMobile=$35.00.
As for the iPhone 500 bucks for a NON 3G phone, NO THANKS! ATT razr is faster, and iphone is definately not as fast as my upstage or and there are no plans right now on changing that for att. as for wifi tmob has it and its unlimited calling on the wifi side!!
Att is not getting it until they see how tmob sells their stuff.
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xedoutdaorda

Jun 27, 2007, 12:49 PM
ok first off i work for at&t and there is a $36 ACTIVATION FEE for new lines and an $18 UPGRADE FEE. Second off i used to work for t-mobile and there is a $35 ACTIVATION FEE for new lines and NO UPGRADE FEE. So to clear everything up NOT everyone charges an upgrade fee!
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regine44

Jun 27, 2007, 1:15 PM
I heard phone scoop was is charging $35 posting fee for each post. 😁
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paddyoc

Jun 27, 2007, 6:36 PM
Only for stupid posts.....like that one.
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JestaMcMerv

Jun 28, 2007, 7:46 PM
as far as i know i think tmobile and alltel are the only who dont charge upgrade fees.

the thing about atts new upgrade fee is if you upgrade and are paying over 70 dollars a month your upgrade fee is waved. people on 39.99 plans with no features will pay upgrade fees of 18 bucks, if you spend a lot of money each month for your phone, you wont have too, plus you might even get 50 to 100 dollars off the 2 year pricing of the phone you upgrade to
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elgee02

Jun 28, 2007, 11:08 PM
VZW also has no upgrade fee.
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bigshaun

Jun 29, 2007, 8:27 AM
BS. T-Mobile does charge an Upgrade fee, So does Sprint too.
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dublea

Jun 27, 2007, 8:56 AM
EVERYONE charges an upgrade fee. I've worked for them ALL and I've seen it first hand.
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elgee02

Jun 27, 2007, 2:10 PM
No, EVERYONE does not.

With VZW, when you are 20 months into a 2 yr contract you are eligible to upgrade and get a $50 or $100 credit off a new phone, NOT ONE STINKING PENNY CHARGED FOR UPGRADING EITHER

You are 100% wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.
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getnthe411

Jun 26, 2007, 9:36 PM
AshDizzle said:
What company does not charge a standard upgrade fee?


I just called a friend that works for VZW to answer that question.

VZW does not charge their customers an upgrade fee if they have met their upgrade date. If you have reached your two yr. contract upgrade date, you will get either a $50.00 or $100.00 off a new device.

IF a customer qualifies to upgrade early, then they will have to pay a $20.00 Fee.

So, again, WHY the Fee? 😳
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urnamehere

Jun 26, 2007, 9:57 PM
and to add to that, if the customer is MERITS, meaning on a plan $79.99 or more they have that $20 fee waived anyway.

yea, I don't get the upgrade fee. At least make it look like some sort of service charge, like the customer is getting something for their money.
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AshDizzle

Jun 28, 2007, 4:21 AM
I waive the damn thing half the time anyway.
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elgee02

Jun 26, 2007, 9:49 PM
VZW sure as hell doesn't. 😕
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AshDizzle

Jun 26, 2007, 9:32 PM
You must be eligible for upgrade right now if you are an existing customer. The only difference is you must get a corresponding plan and be eligible for upgrade... basically no retail price on the phone right now.

Verizon told Steve Jobs no because they wanted their communist UI on the phone, which would completely destroy the idea of the device in the first place.

It takes an all-american company like AT&T with the knowledge of what freedom is to handle to iPhone.
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getnthe411

Jun 26, 2007, 9:40 PM
AshDizzle said:
You must be eligible for upgrade right now if you are an existing customer. The only difference is you must get a corresponding plan and be eligible for upgrade... basically no retail price on the phone right now.

Verizon told Steve Jobs no because they wanted their communist UI on the phone, which would completely destroy the idea of the device in the first place.

It takes an all-american company like AT&T with the knowledge of what freedom is to handle to iPhone.


WOW! Communist....All American. You have some serious issues!
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cellphoneslinger

Jun 27, 2007, 9:57 AM
Verizon is Communist. Down with Communisim, Down with Verizon!!
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elgee02

Jun 27, 2007, 1:11 PM
What an intelligent mature post 🙄
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cellphoneslinger

Jun 28, 2007, 11:49 AM
Hey if it was about maturity 98% of the posts and people on here would be gone. Just have fun and dont be a jerk and respect everybody! I dont like verizon cause they screwed over half the people i know by overcharging and i dont sell it so it could go away and i wouldnt care!!
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elgee02

Jun 28, 2007, 11:54 AM
Riiight...

I'm not even gonna bother bringing up the quarterly reports of ATT vs Verizon 🤣
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pennyless10

Jun 28, 2007, 2:08 PM
your mom does quarterly reports 🤣
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bigshaun

Jun 29, 2007, 8:29 AM
🤣
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elgee02

Jun 26, 2007, 9:51 PM
Verizon told Steve Jobs no because they wanted their communist UI on the phone, which would completely destroy the idea of the device in the first place.

That has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with it, that's a pretty weak attempt to knock at VZW 🙄
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staiano

Jun 27, 2007, 8:13 AM
How can you say that has nothing to do with it? He may have said it with a clear pro-AT&T slant but verizon would never allow a phone with free maps [when now they charge for it], free weather [when now they charge for it], free stock quotes [when now they charge for it], etc., etc., etc.
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urnamehere

Jun 27, 2007, 10:20 AM
Its not free, its an extra $20 a month on top of a regular voice plan.

Navigator is $10 a month for unlimited use and its an actual GPS service, not mobile mapquest

Mobile web is $5 a month and you can get stock quotes and weather on it.

by my count cingular is $5 more expensive.

Not to mention I can buy a $20 phone and get the features with verizon. Not $500+

oh I forgot, the iphone is sexy
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Zanarkin

Jun 28, 2007, 8:26 AM
For $600 i should be able to make love to the sexy iphone
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urnamehere

Jun 26, 2007, 10:06 PM
if the iphone is to be considered a smartphone (which is arguable) then it wouldn't have been altered at all. Verizon passed on it because Apple wanted influence over the service of the phone (access to the network) and the price of the plans (and a cut off the top from what I hear). Verizon is in the business of making money, and although the iphone will no doubt make money, it would compromise verizon's ability to have control over its network and its service plans.

honestly if you think about it, what other phone on any network has direct influence over the price plans available for it. Palm doesn't set the prices of data on anyones network. The most blackberry does is say you have to have a data plan, but not what the data plan cost...
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squirrellydw

Jun 27, 2007, 6:57 AM
Dude, how can you say visual voicemail is ridiculous?? This is one of the best features out there and I know eveyone will be trying to copy it. I think you just are an Aplle hater, learn to open your eyes and try new things. The iphone may not be perfact but it will change the way we use our phones for the better
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urnamehere

Jun 27, 2007, 10:11 AM
The only way visual voicemail would be revolutionary is if it automatically converted the message into a text message. When I get a voicemail (which I hate by the way) I listen to it and then hit 7 to delete. I don't need a visual representation.
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staiano

Jun 27, 2007, 8:00 AM
urnamehere said:
it would compromise verizon's ability to have control over its network and its service plans.
I love this. I am so happy verizon and Apple didn't get together. Verizon is the George Bush of mobile carriers 'my way or the highway.' Who wants a super 'locked' phone from a feature perspective? Not me...
urnamehere said:
honestly if you think about it, what other phone on any network has direct influence over the price plans available for it.
Another great line! More phones should have influence. I as customer should also be able to influence things. I know what I want, the carrier knows what they want to give me...who should answer that question?
The mobil...
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urnamehere

Jun 27, 2007, 10:07 AM
oh i'm not happy verizon didn't get the phone. I think it would be a lot better phone, especially if they put EVDO in it. I just gave reasons why they didn't get it. Doesn't mean I'm happy about it.

Verizon, despite 'commie UI' and 'crippling bluetooth' is still doing pretty well for themselves (and me). I have to believe that their reasons for not picking the phone are legit business decisions. The pros didn't outweigh the cons
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nerdslashpimp

Jun 28, 2007, 5:32 PM
"Who wants a super 'locked' phone from a feature perspective? Not me..."

yes, please, enjoy your un-locked features, including:

-mms.
-ability to get in-store, same-day battery replacement and service.
-phonebook searchable via name and/or letter.
-a2dp / stereo bluetooth.
-mp3 / itunes ringtones.

sarcasm off. 🙂
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Celling_it

Jun 28, 2007, 9:20 AM
AshDizzle said:
You must be eligible for upgrade right now if you are an existing customer. The only difference is you must get a corresponding plan and be eligible for upgrade... basically no retail price on the phone right now.

Verizon told Steve Jobs no because they wanted their communist UI on the phone, which would completely destroy the idea of the device in the first place.

It takes an all-american company like AT&T with the knowledge of what freedom is to handle to iPhone.



Freedom??? It appears to me as if ATT has no freedom when it comes to the iPhone. It looks like Apple is running the show here. Special rates plans, shorter return period, re-stocking fee, no subsidation, 90 day warra...
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bigshaun

Jun 29, 2007, 8:35 AM
Tell me this then, which company wouldn't let Apple run the Show. ATT posts a rev of 7.3 billion compared to Apple INC 19.3. Apple is known worldwide. Yes they have ATT by the balls, but the same would happen if it was Verizon, T-Mobile, or Sprint. Shut-up
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Celling_it

Jun 30, 2007, 6:14 AM
VZw would not let Apple run the show. That is why when Apple pitched the iPhone to VZW they were told to pound sand.

What does Apple know about cellular phones and service? If the iPhone is so good why is the trial period shorter, why is there a restocking fee and why is the warranty 1/4 the length of any other phone? If the phne is o great I would expect Apple to make warranties and trial periods longer,not shorter. I would also not expect them to charge a re-stocking fee. So much for a free trial. Just more ways that VZW is superior to att.
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jskrenes

Jun 28, 2007, 3:12 PM
Verizon turned down the iPhone because Apple wanted the phone to be sold only at Apple Stores and corporate cell phone stores. Verizon wants a phone that can be sold at their indirect locations as well.

Verizon doesn't put their UI on smartphones.
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nerdslashpimp

Jun 28, 2007, 5:34 PM
In addition, an agreement was not reached due to restrictions required on in-store service and support.
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Webb

Jun 29, 2007, 12:15 AM
As I understand it, existing customers won't have to pay an upgrade fee or an activation fee unless activating a new line for the iPhone. The upgrade fee only applies to buying a phone at a subsidized price. The activation fee only applies to starting a new line. And I seem to recall seeing 'Upgrade fee does not apply' on a briefing for existing customers.

And I'm sure that if Verizon told Steve Jobs to shove it (or vice versa) the irreconcilable issues would've been over which features VZW wanted to cripple... things like wi-fi, for instance.
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elgee02

Jun 29, 2007, 12:20 AM
And I'm sure that if Verizon told Steve Jobs to shove it (or vice versa) the irreconcilable issues would've been over which features VZW wanted to cripple... things like wi-fi, for instance.

🙄

Sigh... this has already been covered and explained so so many times, I hate ignorant people.

The reason VZW said no to the iPhone was 100% because Apple want more control over the support and marketing of the iPhone than VZW wanted to allow... PERIOD.
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Webb

Jun 29, 2007, 12:27 AM
I can see how that would be a deal killer too. The level of control/responsibility that Apple is insisting upon taking is downright weird for a cell phone manufacturer... refreshing in a way, but weird. And VZW seems to be kind of big on control, hardwarewise.

So, did you just call me ignorant?
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dizz303

Jun 29, 2007, 10:43 AM
about the upgrade pricing....everyone is eligible to purchase and activate the iphone, as long as they sign a 2 year agreement. existing customers, signing this 2 year contract does not affect your eligibility for upgrades....just an fyi.
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