So the iPhone X launched in October of last year, which means that anyone who bought at launch has only made 10 of the required 12 payments. My account shows $95 to upgrade. Do you prepay that amount now and save the hassle on Friday night, or do you wait and do it one full transaction? Ironically, my next bill comes out on the 14th.
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Ok so now I am confused... Pay now and have to wait 14 days?
I think most of the X users are in the same boat. So would I pay the 95 now and smooth sailing Friday?
Im in the same boat along with allot of others Im sure! Im pretty sure they will just ask for the upgrade diff that we owe and go from there! May have to call ATT and see what they say
I would pay the $95.00 off right now so it clears and there is no problem come pre-order night.
I just had to pay $143 in order to upgrade on Friday. Rather do it now then scramble then.
Bogus they aren't allowing us to upgrade early considering the timing
Bogus they aren't allowing us to upgrade early considering the timing
I just talked to AT&T and they said that if I paid right now, it would put my account in limbo, and I would have to upgrade now. They said I had to do it all when I upgrade on Friday.
My mistake that is 14 days from when you upgrade to the new phone. That’s what I get for multitasking.
Oh no I just paid my balance off today. I hope I am able to upgrade Friday. I will be very upset if I am not able to.
ATT doesn't even know---jeez every call to them and you get a different answer!!
Pay the balance now- you will have no issues on Friday. It goes when your phone is shipped. Just like past years
I would think there would be less issues if you waited till checkout. When you check out, it will be remaining cost, plus sales tax on the new phone. For most people, about $200. At least, that's what the Apple website implies for AT&T Next.
Otherwise, I can see them AT&T it up - like the payoff didn't process fully over the next two days, or something similarly stupid.
Otherwise, I can see them AT&T it up - like the payoff didn't process fully over the next two days, or something similarly stupid.
This is why I paid my balance a few weeks back to avoid preorder issues and give the account time to clear.
I agree with this. I did it year before last as ATT started billing me one month late. Pay it off today- I am in the same boat- and it will ensure that your payment is processed tomorrow and you show ready to upgrade in Apple systems.
I always pre-order thru Apple so I like to have all taken care of on the ATT side.
Don’t know what happens if you pre-order thru ATT.
I second this.
Yesterday I went to the AT&T store to ask about upgrading. I'm on the Next 1 year (12 payments) plan; however, I was out of town last year for the release and got my 8+ in October so I have a small balance left. I was told that I should NOT pay it off until I am going to upgrade on release day/night.
Yesterday I went to the AT&T store to ask about upgrading. I'm on the Next 1 year (12 payments) plan; however, I was out of town last year for the release and got my 8+ in October so I have a small balance left. I was told that I should NOT pay it off until I am going to upgrade on release day/night.
I paid mine off earlier today and all you have to agree to is send your phone back within 14 days of your phone shipping. I’ve done this before. Once your phone ships, ATT emails you a return label that you can use in store or ship phone back. If you are pre ordering thru ATT, that extra step to pay off balance may mean not getting the size/ color you want.
Just somebody who has done it before. I never trust ATT CSR’s.
Correct- just as last year. You can even go to other carrier threads here and see that people are paying their remaining balances as well so they can upgrade on Friday too. You can check your ATT account and it should just ask you to trade in your current phone if the payment has "processed" through ATT.
I was at payments 10 of 12 on both lines. Paid the two payments on both lines to be able to upgrade on Friday. Two years ago I left the payment until preorder and tried to do it at preorder time. That was a nightmare. Servers having issues, not recognizing the payment for the upgrade, etc. Last year I made sure the payments were good to go prior to upgrade day/night. Made my final payment a few days before launch and I was good to go.
Just checked my AT&T account - at least on AT&T's side it is already showing I'm good to go to upgrade. And my billing cycle doesn't end until the 18th so I'm in the clear by a few days with it trying to kick another charge through on the payment plan. The new phones will be ordered by then.
Just checked my AT&T account - at least on AT&T's side it is already showing I'm good to go to upgrade. And my billing cycle doesn't end until the 18th so I'm in the clear by a few days with it trying to kick another charge through on the payment plan. The new phones will be ordered by then.
