switch from 2 year contract to apple upgrade program

[bammargera3176]

hey so i started a 2 year contract this past october. i messed up and got the 2 year contract instead of ATT next. i know i can't switch out of my 2 year contract to ATT next until my ATT contract ends. Is there any way to switch from 2 year contract to apple upgrade program? I pretty much am trying to find any way that I can upgrade next fall to the iPhone 7 from my current iPhone 6S plus. Any ideas on how to do it besides just buying a straight up new unlocked iPhone?



Oh yeah, a family member has the ATT next 12. Can i use their upgrade after they pay off 12 months, or is that now allowed?

 

[Givmeabrek]

They should let you do an early upgrade on your contract next fall. You could also upgrade your family member's phone and just switch the sim card so that you get the new phone.

 

[bammargera3176]

They should let us do an early upgrade on the contract? Where have you seen that done before? I was told u can't get out of a 2 year contract to switch to ATT next in the middle of it.

How can I upgrade the family members phone and switch the sim? We have ATT and I never put a sim in the phone. Do you just mean switch the sim that already comes inside the phone when i bought it?

 

[aneftp]

No way out of ur 2 year contract.

Only options are ETF and transfer another phone carrier.

Att did offer at one time a get out of contract and switch to next circa Feb 2014. That was a one time promo. So people who were under contract at that time could opt out and switch to next. That was a one time promo

 

[Applejuiced]

hey so i started a 2 year contract this past october. i messed up and got the 2 year contract instead of ATT next. i know i can't switch out of my 2 year contract to ATT next until my ATT contract ends. Is there any way to switch from 2 year contract to apple upgrade program? I pretty much am trying to find any way that I can upgrade next fall to the iPhone 7 from my current iPhone 6S plus. Any ideas on how to do it besides just buying a straight up new unlocked iPhone?



Oh yeah, a family member has the ATT next 12. Can i use their upgrade after they pay off 12 months, or is that now allowed?

Yes, you can use the Apple upgrade program. All it is just a finance plan to buy the phone with monthly installments.
Your 2 year contract with AT&T does not interfere with that.

 

[VertPin]

No way to get out of your two year contract unless you terminate it early and pay off the remaining portion plus some. Don't be an ass by taking your family members upgrade. I can't believe people who do that without asking, it's so low.

 

[tl01]

Sell your phone and pay off your etf. That's the best way out of your 2 year contract once you are a year in.

 

[bammargera3176]

Yes, you can use the Apple upgrade program. All it is just a finance plan to buy the phone with monthly installments.
Your 2 year contract with AT&T does not interfere with that.

Does anyone know any more details on this? Say I trade in my iPhone 6s Plus in September to apple and then get the iPhone 7 Plus....how much would i have to pay? If all stays the same, could i assume that I would pay the same per month that an iPhone 6s Plus is per month?

 

[C DM]

Does anyone know any more details on this? Say I trade in my iPhone 6s Plus in September to apple and then get the iPhone 7 Plus....how much would i have to pay? If all stays the same, could i assume that I would pay the same per month that an iPhone 6s Plus is per month?

The difference would be that you wouldn't get a discount for having an owned or a financed phone until your 2 year contract is up. You'd be paying what you are paying now plus whatever the monthly finincing would be for the new phone from Apple.

 

[bammargera3176]

does anything change now with the new upgrade program that apple just announced? trading in an old phone for a new one to lower your monthly payments...I would still be paying a premium compared to if i just did ATT next right

 

[maflynn]

I would still be paying a premium compared to if i just did ATT next right

Yes, they're both the same, in that you trade in your old phone, for a credit and pay a monthly fee for the new one. The fee for ATT I think is lower then Apple's. Its easy to check for yourself however. Just see what each one is offering on their sites.