Screwed outta my last upgrade

[Snowest]

Been a customer for 4 years now. 2 years ago I broke my original iphone. It was 1 month before I was legible for an upgrade and I had to pay full price for a 3GS. This somehow reset my upgradability and just now I'm finally able to get signup pricing on a new phone. I don't want to upgrade to a 4GS and then not be legible for the iphone 5, but my phone is developing issues... Is AT&T able to bump up my next upgrade date or should I just get my new phone through a different carrier for the same price and better coverage?

[wingrider01 ACE - Geek]

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Snowest wrote:
Been a customer for 4 years now. 2 years ago I broke my original iphone. It was 1 month before I was legible for an upgrade and I had to pay full price for a 3GS. This somehow reset my upgradability and just now I'm finally able to get signup pricing on a new phone. I don't want to upgrade to a 4GS and then not be legible for the iphone 5, but my phone is developing issues... Is AT&T able to bump up my next upgrade date or should I just get my new phone through a different carrier for the same price and better coverage?

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20 / 24 months is the upgrade policy, if you use it now you will not be able to get the as of yet unannouced iphone 5 if it comes out this year or in the next two years.

 Unless you paid around 650.00 (Seem to recall the 8GB 3GS was that)  for the iphone 3GS I suspect that at 1 month to upgrade you paid the surcharge + the upgrade cost (discounted price of 199.00 for 8GB + early upgrade surcharge - 249.00 prior to 4/4/11, 299.00 after)

Not sure what you think you will get if you go to another carriers, Sprint and Verizon have the same 2 year upgrade policy, you get a new phone on startup, you get to wait 2 years before you get the discounted price, T-Mobile still does not have the iphone

[harryspar]

If I were you I'd by a used phone on Ebay, this way your upgrade date will not change. You did get screwed 2 yrs ago - if you pay full price for a phone you should not lose your upgrade. AT$T's own website calls it NO COMMITMENT PRICING…

[wingrider01 ACE - Geek]

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harryspar wrote:
If I were you I'd by a used phone on Ebay, this way your upgrade date will not change. You did get screwed 2 yrs ago - if you pay full price for a phone you should not lose your upgrade. AT$T's own website calls it NO COMMITMENT PRICING…

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1 month before they probably payed the discounted upgrade price + the surcharge and not the full retail price, the op never reponded so you have no idea what happened. If they paid the discounted + surcharge it does trigger a two year commitment.

[jamileh]

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Snowest wrote:
Been a customer for 4 years now. 2 years ago I broke my original iphone. It was 1 month before I was legible for an upgrade and I had to pay full price for a 3GS. This somehow reset my upgradability and just now I'm finally able to get signup pricing on a new phone. I don't want to upgrade to a 4GS and then not be legible for the iphone 5, but my phone is developing issues... Is AT&T able to bump up my next upgrade date or should I just get my new phone through a different carrier for the same price and better coverage?

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If you paid full price (not subsized for a new phone, your eligibility date should not have changed. If however, you paid a lower price; you would have started a new two year contract. 

If you'd like me to have someone give you a call to review your account, I'd be happy to set that up. Please make sure that you have your receipt for the 3GS you purchased handy and send me a private message with your name, account number, phone number and the best time to contact you.




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