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Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 9:20 PM

Switching to Next from 2 Year

Hi,

 

I am thinking of switching to Next in order to get an iPhone 6+.  I have an iPhone 5s I got through AT&T one year ago on a 24 month contract (non Next).  

 

Will I have to surrender my old phone to AT&T when I get the new phone?  I was thinking the early trade-in would be part of my Next monthly amount..

 

Thanks 

Tutor

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8 years ago


@Unappreciated wrote:
So, it is still an option. AT&T has elected to not honor my loyalty.



Bingo!

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8 years ago


@gbshuler1 wrote:

 

 

I figure I can get my iPhone 5s 64GB unlocked and then sell it to pay for the first 12 months of Next payments.  The 24.95 (?) monthly discount doesn't hurt either.


@gbshuler1

 

You can't get the phone unlocked, as it is still under contract even if you are using a different phone on the line of service. Non the less, it is certainly worth more than $45 as another poster wants you to believe.

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8 years ago

i can and did get my iPhone 5s unlocked by AT&T.  The second you commit to a new phone you are eligible to unlock the old one. Unlocking raised its value significantly.  I sold it to a lady in NYC for $450 on eBay.  I think that's more than $45 or whatever.

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