AT&T Confirms Early Upgrade Price Increase to $200
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Att is continuing thier policy of introducing things through the Iphone, then trickling down to their other smart phones. First the required a $30 data package on the Iphone, then the company changed the policy on their other smart phones requiring the data package.
For the past couple of years, you could do an early (or exception) upgrade on the Iphone for $200 more than the regular 2-year price. That was still $200 less than the retail price of the phone. Now they are doing the same on their other smart phones now. Don't let anyone tell you different, the Iphone runs ATT.
For the past couple of years, you could do an early (or exception) upgrade on the Iphone for $200 more than the regular 2-year price. That was still $200 less than the retail price of the phone. Now they are doing the same on their other smart phones now. Don't let anyone tell you different, the Iphone runs ATT.
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your allowed to complete a early upgrade to the iphone every 18 months but pay a higher cost which is ironically 200.00 more but that is not the same as a exception upgrade. The iphone was always exempt from exception upgrade and smartphones had aways been part of the exception upgrade process but was 75.00 more than 2 year pricing. Now it is 200.00, that is the difference.
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You say potatooo, I say potatah. You're right, the Iphone does not have the "Exception" upgrade. It is considered an early upgrade. However, I have found that when checking for an upgrade for a customer and it says that they can get an "early upgrade" for the Iphone, I can call activations and get approval for the Exception upgrade on any other phone. The one difference is that you cannot do 2 Exception upgrades in a row. For the most part, it turns out the same, just a different name. The only real difference is the name.
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I feel the need to point out that the $200 fee only applies to purchases in the ATT store....if you call customer service and are NICE about it, and if you have a good reason for wanting an upgrade, and you aren't covered by insurance or warranty, customer service will usually process an early upgrade for you (with 2 year contract) and there is NO FEE for early upgrades done through customer service.
The reason for the early upgrade fee is to prevent people from constantly demanding a new phone at a discount price for no reason other than 'I want a new phone'
Some people are obsessed with phones, especially smartphones, they want to get a new every other month, they can do that, but barring extreme circumstances they don't get the disc...
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The reason for the early upgrade fee is to prevent people from constantly demanding a new phone at a discount price for no reason other than 'I want a new phone'
Some people are obsessed with phones, especially smartphones, they want to get a new every other month, they can do that, but barring extreme circumstances they don't get the disc...
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And I forgot to add, the reason for the iPhone policies isn't At&T, it's Apple. If you doubt this consider.....the iPhone policies are consistent with the policies Apple has with all its products, and completely inconsistent with the policies that AT&T has for all its phones....
But, if the iPhone is the reason for smartphone data plan requirement, why did Verizon pass the smartphone data plan requirement FIRST before AT&T?
For the record, the reason why the iPhone has a data plan requirement is because Apple insisted upon it. As part of its agreement with AT&T, Apple gets a percentage of the monthly recurring charges of every iPhone user. Therefore, Apple insisted on the data plan requirement in order to increase the cost of iPho...
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But, if the iPhone is the reason for smartphone data plan requirement, why did Verizon pass the smartphone data plan requirement FIRST before AT&T?
For the record, the reason why the iPhone has a data plan requirement is because Apple insisted upon it. As part of its agreement with AT&T, Apple gets a percentage of the monthly recurring charges of every iPhone user. Therefore, Apple insisted on the data plan requirement in order to increase the cost of iPho...
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