Has anyone heard any info on how the upgrade program will work this year? If we have to wait several months passed Sept for the 8 that will end up costing us $$$$
I’m assuming it will work the same way as last year but we won’t know anything until a product announcement is made.
How will waiting cost us money? Sure, we might be paying on our current devices for a little while longer but we’re also getting more use out of them. If anything we’d be saving money because the new iPhone will likely have a higher monthly payment.
My main concern here is a late release this year followed by a September release next year. iUP requires 12 monthly payments (or the dollar equivalent to 12 months of payments) before being eligible for an upgrade. I’m a die hard iPhone fan that has gotten my last several iPhones on launch day. If I end up having to wait past launch in 2018 I won’t be thrilled. I refuse to give them extra money just to get out of my iUP obligation before the 12 months.
Hopefully after the phone is announced Apple will email or contact each AUP member and allow you to reserve a phone via a special web site or something like that. Then you can pick up on launch day.
That would work for me
If you pay off AT&T.Is it possible to switch from ATT Next to AUP when getting a new phone?
With Verizon, I can upgrade my phone when I pay off half of the cost of the phone without having to pay extra for the iPhone upgrade program.
So you can switch from Verizon to the Apple Program then?
No. You’d have to stick with Verizon. They’re not going to let you turn in a phone a year early if they’re not getting anything out of it.
So you would have to pay off your phone then sell it in order to get your money back to switch to the Apple program?
So you would have to pay off your phone then sell it in order to get your money back to switch to the Apple program?
You'd only have to sell off half of your phone and return it to Verizon to upgrade. And then you can switch to the Apple program.
I think @DianaAW is trying to figure out how to get out of her Verizon agreement without it costing anything to her. In this case she would have to pay off her agreement so that she has the ability to sell the device and reimburse herself. You can’t sell half of an iPhone.
That's almost correct. I'm with ATT and on their Next program where I can upgrade every year. I just wanted to switch to the Apple Upgrade program this year.