iPhone dropping to $97 tomorrow

[rdiddy_25]

If only there was a way to bypass the activation/sign up for the fee.

Don't highjack threads, ur question was answered ur own thread.

 

[psychokiid]

Great Price I was looking to get an iPhone n get at&t I'm sick of t-mobile n there crappy phone lineup and this POS android phone please dont get caught in all the hype...

 

[9ki]

Seems that one important calculation is to compare the unsubsidized price of the phone to the sum of the contract price plus the early termination fee,

I was thinking more along the lines of how long I'm going to have left on my contract by the time the new model comes out and how much it will cost em to upgrade unless I want to wait until my contract is up.

 

[big9erfan]

$325- is the cost of the subsidy to the subscriber if not the value to AT&T. The effective penalty goes up with the age of one's contract. If one opts our after one month, one avoids 23 months of contract for 325-. if one opts out after 23 months, one gets one month of contract forgiveness for 325-.

Pretty sure that ETF is prorated over the course of a contracts life. There was some legal issues that forced carriers to change their stance on ETF ( here in the states ). For AT&T's previous $175 ETF, it would go down $5 / month of completed service, so were you to cancel on your last month, you'd have a fee of $55 instead of $175. I found a reference that claims AT&T will reduce the $325 ETF by $10 / month of completed service, but that still leaves you with an $85 ETF if you cancel in your last month.

 

[whmurray]

I was thinking more along the lines of how long I'm going to have left on my contract by the time the new model comes out and how much it will cost em to upgrade unless I want to wait until my contract is up.

Last year I paid $499- but my contract period reset. So, I am only a year in. Do not expect much help this year and the contract will reset again. Welcome to AT&T.

 

[whmurray]

Pretty sure that ETF is prorated over the course of a contracts life. There was some legal issues that forced carriers to change their stance on ETF ( here in the states ). For AT&T's previous $175 ETF, it would go down $5 / month of completed service, so were you to cancel on your last month, you'd have a fee of $55 instead of $175. I found a reference that claims AT&T will reduce the $325 ETF by $10 / month of completed service, but that still leaves you with an $85 ETF if you cancel in your last month.

So the average across all contracts will be about $175-, or about the amount of the subsidy.

 

[cjvitek]

Last year I paid $499- but my contract period reset. So, I am only a year in. Do not expect much help this year and the contract will reset again. Welcome to AT&T.

This happened to my brother in law. He paid the unsubsidized price...but his contract reset, so he would still have to wait two years (or so) till he could upgrade.