Just the way ATT likes it.… Good do get something if going to be with att anyway but more preceived value than actual.
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Carrier AT&T iPhone 15/iPhone 15 Pro Pre-order & Delivery Thread
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I tried that and it only gave me the option to pay in full. I'm hoping they can help me out at the store.
Are you paying the $6 for early upgrade option? That's the only thing I can think off.
$830 on a 12 Pro isn't bad considering that it is now three generations old.
Even if you pay off the 15 Pro after 24 months, you will still get at least $553 in credits, which is better than Apple's trade-in offer of $360.
If you are a new AT&T customer then you might have to wait until Friday when the pre-ordering officially begins.
I'm not. I mentioned I've been an AT&T customer for over 10 years. How would Apple or AT&T know anything about it because I simply selected the option AT&T payment option but there wasn't anything allowing me to enter my phone number for Apple to lookiup my AT&T account;. This is HARD to explain.
1) I have excellent credit
2) never been late with at&t payment in 10+ years
3) how would Apple know this as there isn't any step where they arer looking up my account at at&t.
4) so confusing.
ETA: Just chatted with Apple. She says I will enter at&t phone number and my pin at checkout on 9/15 and that's when it will lookup my account. She assures me it will take seconds to go through.
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So I spoke to AT&T and my iPhone 12 256GB will get me a $830 credit and so my bill will go up $2.56 per month over 36 months to trade it towards an iPhone 15 256GB.
I want to use Apple to place my order as in-store is much faster and it'll shave several days off of getting my phone from ATT via the mail.
I want to keep my AT&T Unlimited Data Plan from 2020 which also included unlimited hotspot as we use it all the time.
I will be there mashing the keyboard on preorder morning so I can be the first on my block with iPhone 15.
Two questions:
1. Will Apple match this deal? Are ATT and Apple in sync with promotions for ATT customers who choose to execute the upgrade and trade-in via an Apple Store?
2. Will Apple somehow mess up my grandfathered unlimited data plan? Is there an option in the Apple Store for the associate to tap that makes 100% certain that I don't lose my 2020 UDP?
I want to use Apple to place my order as in-store is much faster and it'll shave several days off of getting my phone from ATT via the mail.
I want to keep my AT&T Unlimited Data Plan from 2020 which also included unlimited hotspot as we use it all the time.
I will be there mashing the keyboard on preorder morning so I can be the first on my block with iPhone 15.
Two questions:
1. Will Apple match this deal? Are ATT and Apple in sync with promotions for ATT customers who choose to execute the upgrade and trade-in via an Apple Store?
2. Will Apple somehow mess up my grandfathered unlimited data plan? Is there an option in the Apple Store for the associate to tap that makes 100% certain that I don't lose my 2020 UDP?
Yes I'm paying the extra $6. I'm sure I'll get it taken care of at the store. They're usually pretty helpful.
Yes they are in sync and Apple will honor the AT&T promotion.
No they will not mess up your grandfathered plan but they will not let you go through with the purchase if your plan does not qualify for the promotion. If you need to upgrade your plan to become eligible, in my experience the current plans are equivalent to, if not better than, the older unlimited plans and might even be a little cheaper if not the same price, so I would not worry about losing a grandfathered plan that you cannot still get with a new plan at or below the current prices. But you should check with AT&T for your situation.
EDIT: FWIW, I also have a grandfathered unlimited plan and I was able to buy a new phone through Apple earlier this year with no issues.
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Going through Apple is not any faster than going through AT&T. Either way you go the phone will be delivered on launch day, barring any logistical shipping mishaps.
I have the Unlimited Elite plan that includes HBO Max…I don’t want that to get messed up. I contacted ATT & Apple & both say it shouldn’t…but sometimes the chat folks don’t have all the details….so I’m still on the fence.
That's what I have too, it should be fine as I went through this process earlier this year with no issues. (Although I am not holding my breath that HBO Max stays around, but that is a different story.)
For about $2.50/month/line less, the new plan is essentially the same, with more hotspot data but no HBO.
I have the same plan and have upgraded w Apple every year since the iPhone 4. Better experience and no AT&T plan issues. i was even able to get the $350 early upgrade credit last year.
I’m in the same situation as you. I was told by apple that I won’t be able to select the ATT installment option until Friday morning.
Just FYI... if it's locked to AT&T, you can't use the second sim with another carrier in the us or overseas. If you want to use a local carrier on vacation in a foreign country, you can't. You have to use AT&T foreign service plans. You can check your current AT&T iPhone settings>general>about>scroll down until you see Carrier Lock. If it says No SIM restrictions, its unlocked.
I learned the hard way to do the ATT Trade in only in a store. The last time I did it online I sent the trade in back the same day I got the new phone and box. I monitored the tracking and it sat 10 miles away from the final destination in a Fed Ex werehouse for 25 days before being delivered. Once they got it they sent it back with a note telling me I took too long to get it back to them. No amount of screaming on the phone and getting them to look at the tracking would get them to budge. I eneded up selling it online for less because they store could not do anything. I stick with them just because I get a big corporate discount on the monthly cost.
I’m looking at the terms and it looks like the $1000 credit deal is only good if you buy on September 15th. I’m not 100% positive of that, but it says it’s a limited time offer and mentions “buy on September 15th”.
Anyone know how long AT&T usually runs these promos?
Anyone know how long AT&T usually runs these promos?
For the iPhone 14 line the promo ran continuously at $1,000 max trade in except for a brief period in December and January where it dropped to $800. I suspect demand for the iPhone 15 will be the same as iPhone 14 so the promo will probably run more or less continuously but we can’t know for certain. It will likely run for at least a month though.
Edit to add when they say limited time that means no end date has been set. When the promo ends they typically put a countdown clock on their website.