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AugustVance I don't know why they would getting less lenient on it. In the email you get after you reserve your phone in the FAQ section it says you can change your payment method to carrier installments or pay out right.
One of my colleagues did the pre order right after midnight when it was first available so that she could get it right away. UPS wound up losing the phone. Apple had to reorder it for her and she was placed at the back of the line. She then wound up speaking to a supervisor to mover herself up a little from the back of the line.
While all this was going on, I asked her what her contract was and she signed up for the AT&T Next for the 30 months not knowing that it was a bad deal. I did the math for her on all 3 options and showed her that the Annual Upgrade by Apple was the way to go. She finally got her phone yesterday and this week tried to change over from the AT&T to the Apple program. She has not activated her phone yet. Apple is telling her to return the phone back to the store and they will have to place a new order. AT&T is also telling her that if she wants to get on the better plan with AT&T(her second option), she will have to return the phone and place a new order, placing her to the back of the line there as well.