iPhone 8 upgrade program AT&T

[NYRob94]

I am on the every year uparade program for AT&T. I know we are still 6 days away from getting all the info on the rumored iPhone 8. I was just wondering if anyone knows how the upgrade program works? Do I have to purchase the new phone directly from AT&T? Is there a charge to do so? Etc.

Thanks
Rob

 

[Mabus51]

Yes you need to purchase from your carrier's site unless you plan to pay full price.

 

[ericg301]

Seems like the last couple years, the carriers have ripped up their upgrade programs anyway....mainly to match whatever crazy promotion T-Mobile rolls out.

I posted this on another thread but does anyone remember AT&T's initial trade in promotion last year? "Get a free iPhone 7 when you trade in AND sign up for DIRECTV?" Then T-Mobile announced theirs, and within 36 hours all the other carriers scrambled to catch up.

So sit tight. Whatever upgrade program you're on now will probably change next week.

 

[danipersing]

Yes you need to purchase from your carrier's site unless you plan to pay full price.

That's not true. Last year I bought my 7S on the Apple app and signed up with the AT&T next plan for the first time. You can do it through Apple.
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I am on the every year uparade program for AT&T. I know we are still 6 days away from getting all the info on the rumored iPhone 8. I was just wondering if anyone knows how the upgrade program works? Do I have to purchase the new phone directly from AT&T? Is there a charge to do so? Etc.

Thanks
Rob

Last year, when I bought my 7S, I signed up for the upgrade program with AT&T for the first time. I did it on the Apple app, because I've had the most luck getting through on the app at midnight when pre-orders start. I think all I had to pay was sales tax. I've never bought a phone through the AT&T website, because (a) it always seems to be down when pre-orders go live and (b) their shipping times seem to quickly fall to 2-3 weeks or longer, depending on what configuration you want.

 

[NYRob94]

Thanks for the fast reply’s. We just have to wait and see what happens.

 

[izzle22]

That's not true. Last year I bought my 7S on the Apple app and signed up with the AT&T next plan for the first time. You can do it through Apple.
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Last year, when I bought my 7S, I signed up for the upgrade program with AT&T for the first time. I did it on the Apple app, because I've had the most luck getting through on the app at midnight when pre-orders start. I think all I had to pay was sales tax. I've never bought a phone through the AT&T website, because (a) it always seems to be down when pre-orders go live and (b) their shipping times seem to quickly fall to 2-3 weeks or longer, depending on what configuration you want.

Yes this is all true and the way I've purchased all of my past 5 phones. Never have I purchased them through AT&T always through Apple and entered my AT&T info on Apples site.

 

[Complex757]

You can purchase from app store, apple website or a apple store.

You would just trade in(send in) your phone and they would continue the plan split in to the payment schedule according to the phones price.

 

[Megabusta]

You can absolutely use AT&T Next and upgrade in store / online / the app when preorders open it's how I got my 6/ and 7+ when they launched. Just make sure you make sure you're eligible for the upgrade or pay whatever is left of the 12 months. Good Luck.

 

[NYRob94]

You can absolutely use AT&T Next and upgrade in store / online / the app when preorders open it's how I got my 6/ and 7+ when they launched. Just make sure you make sure you're eligible for the upgrade or pay whatever is left of the 12 months. Good Luck.

That’s good to hear because I have the AT&T next plan and I chatted with an AT&T rep online earlier today and they told me I have to do it at an AT&T store or on AT&T’s website which in the past I’ve had bad experience with.