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"AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32G

by pjhyett 17y ago

"AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32GB)." http://www.apple.com/iphone/buy http://www.apple.com/iphone/buy

dschobel 17y ago
AT&T is building up so much ill-will for their terrible network, god help them should they ever lose iphone exclusivity.
gojomo 17y ago
Wow. The fee to early-cancel is (at least for my iPhone 3G) only $125. So it's cheaper to cancel-and-rebuy ($125 + new-with-contract-cost) than upgrade ($400 + new-with-contract-cost). There does not appear to be a waiting period for rebuying, at least according to the rep I just spoke with. In fact, while I did not specifically ask about the 3gs, she seemed to imply the optimal path might be (1) add a new line (qualifies for new pricing); (2) cancel old line (paying the early-cancel fee).
- Xichekolas 17y ago
  I assume if you take that path, you'd end up with a new number, which is kind of annoying.
  - gojomo 17y ago
    If the juggle is possible at all, there should be a way to keep the number, too. The local number portability rules and processes are now fairly well-established; you could even park your number at a landline or pay-as-you-go account for a short while if a direct swap was disallowed.
  - weaksauce 17y ago
    If you add the line then transfer the number to the new phone and cancel the original line it might work.
- smokey_the_bear 17y ago
  Do you know if you'd lose access to the apps you'd purchased if you did that?
  - gojomo 17y ago
    Not sure, and the path remains a untested hypothetical. If they're really trying to charge other 3G->3GS upgrades $400, there might be additional roadblocks thrown up. I thought all purchased apps were linked to the ITunes account, rather than carrier account... so I would again expect there's a way to carry them forward, but I may be overly optimistic.
    - kylec 17y ago
      You are correct - apps are linked with your iTunes account, not your AT&T account. I was able to transfer paid apps from my iPod touch to my iPhone when I upgraded without a problem.

by pjhyett 17y ago

dschobel 17y ago

AT&T is building up so much ill-will for their terrible network, god help them should they ever lose iphone exclusivity.

gojomo 17y ago

Wow. The fee to early-cancel is (at least for my iPhone 3G) only $125. So it's cheaper to cancel-and-rebuy ($125 + new-with-contract-cost) than upgrade ($400 + new-with-contract-cost). There does not appear to be a waiting period for rebuying, at least according to the rep I just spoke with. In fact, while I did not specifically ask about the 3gs, she seemed to imply the optimal path might be (1) add a new line (qualifies for new pricing); (2) cancel old line (paying the early-cancel fee).

Xichekolas 17y ago
I assume if you take that path, you'd end up with a new number, which is kind of annoying.
- gojomo 17y ago
  If the juggle is possible at all, there should be a way to keep the number, too. The local number portability rules and processes are now fairly well-established; you could even park your number at a landline or pay-as-you-go account for a short while if a direct swap was disallowed.
- weaksauce 17y ago
  If you add the line then transfer the number to the new phone and cancel the original line it might work.
smokey_the_bear 17y ago
Do you know if you'd lose access to the apps you'd purchased if you did that?
- gojomo 17y ago
  Not sure, and the path remains a untested hypothetical. If they're really trying to charge other 3G->3GS upgrades $400, there might be additional roadblocks thrown up. I thought all purchased apps were linked to the ITunes account, rather than carrier account... so I would again expect there's a way to carry them forward, but I may be overly optimistic.
  - kylec 17y ago
    You are correct - apps are linked with your iTunes account, not your AT&T account. I was able to transfer paid apps from my iPod touch to my iPhone when I upgraded without a problem.