iPhone 6 upgrade fee?

Thanks!!! I'll probably head over to at&t first to see if I can pay full price there, if not I'll go down to best buy. 🙂

You can buy direct from Apple. They have a no interest program for Apple purchases. And you can buy the unlocked version which will be worth more for resale.

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@pollymweeks wrote:

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Either way it would still be cheaper to pay that 749 upfront because 40*24months= 960 dollars.

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As everyone else has already stated, if you purchase using NEXT, or if you purchase outright, you get to keep your discount.  If you purchase on a contract subsidy plan, then you lose your discount.

I jsut wanted to point out a minor flaw in your logic.  If you purchase the phone under contract, you would pay $299 up front, plus the $40 activation fee, then you would pay $15*24 more than what you are paying now, so you would really only be paying $299 (subsidized phone price) + $40 (activation fee) + $360 (service increase of $15 for all 24 months), not $40 * 24 months.  Do if I can still do the math, buying the phone on a 2 year contract would coust you roughly $699 out of pocket for the phone, and purchasing it outright will cost you $749.  You would still be paying the other $25/month for your service without the contract, so your increase only be the $15/month not the full $40/month.  In reality, if you plan on keepiong the phone for 2 years, then getting the contract subsidy would be a little cheaper for you, but only by about $50 over the 2 years (or about $2.08/month averaged over the 24 months). Also, depending upon your state, you may save teh sales tax on the $450 price of the phone which is subsidized by AT&T.  Some states charge you the sales tax on the full retail price, others charge you on the price you pay (since you will be "taxed" on your monthly bill).  This might save you another $30 if your sales tax is about 7% for buying under contract.

Sales tax where I live is 9.5% 😕

Thanks for the correction! I am just going to buy the phone out of pocket because I have the money now to do so, and rather not pay monthly, one less worry for me.

If I traveled more than I would definitely purchace through apple and get an unlocked version. Thank you!!!! Cannot wait to get my new phone on Friday, have had this 8GB iPhone 4 for two years, it's time for  a change!

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@GeekBoy wrote:

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@pollymweeks wrote:

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Either way it would still be cheaper to pay that 749 upfront because 40*24months= 960 dollars.

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As everyone else has already stated, if you purchase using NEXT, or if you purchase outright, you get to keep your discount.  If you purchase on a contract subsidy plan, then you lose your discount.

 

I jsut wanted to point out a minor flaw in your logic.  If you purchase the phone under contract, you would pay $299 up front, plus the $40 activation fee, then you would pay $15*24 more than what you are paying now, so you would really only be paying $299 (subsidized phone price) + $40 (activation fee) + $360 (service increase of $15 for all 24 months), not $40 * 24 months.  Do if I can still do the math, buying the phone on a 2 year contract would coust you roughly $699 out of pocket for the phone, and purchasing it outright will cost you $749.  You would still be paying the other $25/month for your service without the contract, so your increase only be the $15/month not the full $40/month.  In reality, if you plan on keepiong the phone for 2 years, then getting the contract subsidy would be a little cheaper for you, but only by about $50 over the 2 years (or about $2.08/month averaged over the 24 months). Also, depending upon your state, you may save teh sales tax on the $450 price of the phone which is subsidized by AT&T.  Some states charge you the sales tax on the full retail price, others charge you on the price you pay (since you will be "taxed" on your monthly bill).  This might save you another $30 if your sales tax is about 7% for buying under contract.

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One correction. The OP said they have a 10GB plan so they are getting a $25 discount, not $15. So the service increase for a subsidized phone is 24x$25=$600.

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@sandblaster wrote:

One correction. The OP said they have a 10GB plan so they are getting a $25 discount, not $15. So the service increase for a subsidized phone is 24x$25=$600.

I see that now.  They stated they had the 10GB plan, then in their math, the used the $15 discount from the "less than 10GB" data plan.    I was quoting their numbers, and not noticing their error of the discount.