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Carrier T-Mobile iPhone X/8 Pre-Order and Dispatch Thread
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For JOD, the pros (in my personal opinion) include: Allowed to upgrade every thirty days, comparable monthly device costs, and zero down payment for base storage models (though this is changing in 2018 supposedly). The cons include: You are expected to keep the phone in great condition to negate excessive damage fees, phone selection is more limited, and device upgrades are slightly more regulated; e.g. you have to conduct orders/preorders through other means than internet. T-mobile is also in the process of changing up JOD. There are now affordable, low-tier phones included in the program, and again, the $0 down payment will be changing.
Overall, I highly recommend it. I have two lines; one with and one without. More often than not the JOD line is cheaper than the other and I am constantly upgrading when I want.
Just a fair warning. If you are currently on jump and want to change, you have to pay the remaining balance of your EIP (minus device trade-in).
Hopefully. That was hell last year. Then again, there were people who got the 256 jet black I believe who waited months
I remember all that, it was a mess. Some people had really late shipping dates too, for even the regular Plus models. Here's to hoping this time goes smoother.
The biggest and only pro (for me) is that you don’t have to worry about selling your old device and getting scammed on eBay.
As time has gone on, JoD folks seem to have been forgotten when it comes to iPhone releases. I got roped into it with a great promo 2 years ago and haven’t really seen any perks besides what I mentioned earlier. Then again, it was on me to enroll in a program that emphasizes jumping from device to device when I upgrade once a year w/ the iPhone.
Personally I’d rather just do EIP. Same gist without the hassles of having to have a balloon payment, having to order phones via a telephone call and having to worry about your phone condition. Yeah, I’m not a fan of having to sell my old device, but Swappa has been good to me in the past.
And you get the email after you preorder? Or after release
[doublepost=1505455254][/doublepost]One hour everybody! Is everyone ready/excited yet?!
I'm checking my emails from last year. Ordered 9/9, received shipment estimation on 9/10 (Delivers 06 Oct, 2016 - 13 Oct, 2016 by 2-3 Business Days) and received tracking number on 09/20, delivered on 09/26
What did you order? I wonder if they will take as long this year too. Does it make a difference if you preorder at 12am compared to 3pm? Or is it all the same since it's the same day
7+ 128GB Jet Black lol production was really low for jet black in the initial months. yeah it makes a difference because orders are filled on first come first serve, so you'd be looking at hundreds of thousands of orders in front of you if you order tomorrow at 3 PM
Gold is probably going to be just as slow as the blacks from last year. Hopefully not since it isn't something as new as jet black Haha. I guess all we can do is call on time and wait for the email
All orders being shipped will most likely require signature, it's almost a given on items of this cost. You can pre sign with most
Yea it seems gold is the "jet black" of this year. Curious of what the demand for the 8+ is in general though, doesnt seem like too many people are buying
I spoke to a rep and they said if you are JOD there is no $20 device upgrade fee. But for the others I'm not sure if there is a fee
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I know quite a few people are holding back for the X, but yeah I don't think the plus is as popular this year
I'm doing it over the phone to avoid website errors and I'm doing the iPhone trade in as well
Yikes, I don't know which color to order... anyone having the same problem?
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I wouldn't even risk trying to do it in the app. The app itself crashes all the time without thousands of people trying to access it
I'm on JOD so I'll be calling. It's better to do it online if you can to avoid the $20 fee for regular EIPs.