Originally Posted by
Rob Phillips 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.
Well you end up paying an extra payment on your current phone and still have to pay 12 months (or 24) on your new phone before you move to next phone. So if nothing else you end up committed for an additional month.
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
