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Carrier T-Mobile iPhone X/8 Pre-Order and Dispatch Thread
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Lady told me over the phone they won’t be releasing any pricing info until the day before pre-order. Which sucks because I to would like to know. What am I looking down payment wise, taxes and activation? I mean I need to know how much so I can put enough money aside to get one. Not to mention trading in my iPhone.
What I keep seeing is this pic which I think has been posted on this forum and I think a few others. If you do the math, seems accurate. Even though it’s EIP, it’s about $30 a month with $429 down. Like I said before I hope to be able to go back to AT&T. Never had to have a down payment on any iPhone through AT&T. That’s the downfall of coming to T-Mobile. I’ll give it some more time though before thinking about going back. T-Mobile isn’t all that bad. I just hate the down payments when I have excellent phone credit!
-Shawn
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The only way it could be different on JOD vs EIP is if the payoff at end of lease is larger, I guess. It would be nice to know the pricing a bit in advance to budget, etc.
I had received a call from executive relations at TMO in regards to this and was informed that while the pricing was not finalized for JOD, they were working on JOD pricing for the X 64GB model to be $0 down and around $42/month..
JOD cap cost is typically around 75% of the full retail on any phone. Base model is at $0/down and payments are around 75% of full retail divided by 18. (I believe the $0 down on base models is going to change next year). Upgraded memory models are around 75% of full retail, minus the down payment, and resulting amount divided by 18.
Thats all I got was for the 64GB version. No mention from exec relations about what the down payment would be for JOD on the 256GB model -- but if you estimate it to be say $249.99 down, you'd be looking at around $34/month on top of that for 18 months.
JOD cap cost is typically around 75% of the full retail on any phone. Base model is at $0/down and payments are around 75% of full retail divided by 18. (I believe the $0 down on base models is going to change next year). Upgraded memory models are around 75% of full retail, minus the down payment, and resulting amount divided by 18.
Thats all I got was for the 64GB version. No mention from exec relations about what the down payment would be for JOD on the 256GB model -- but if you estimate it to be say $249.99 down, you'd be looking at around $34/month on top of that for 18 months.
$249 Wouldn’t be so bad. Come to think of the pic I posted they wanted me to have $217 down for the Apple Watch and the pic I posted said $0 Maybe I’m confusing myself. T-Mobile told me my credit type falls in the C category which usually means no money down. That my credit is really good! But yet it looks like for me to get the iPhone 8 plus they want $229 down. Yet the 8 they want zero. I’m more focused on the X anyway but I’m really lost as to why the down payment given my credit type. That being said I to would like JOD info if anyone gets it first. I’m jump eligible at the moment and obviously the iPhone X is what I want to jump to.
-Shawn
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Slightly off topic guys but I'm visiting LA in early December. I'm going to be pre-ordering the iPhoneX from the UK on the Apple US website. (T-Mobile version)
Anyone know if I can use my UK mastercard and have it shipped to my friend in Los Angeles until I get there to pick it up?.
Apple livechat said I can't buy iPhone's online using an International card but their 'payment options' part of the website states I can....
Anyone know if I can use my UK mastercard and have it shipped to my friend in Los Angeles until I get there to pick it up?.
Apple livechat said I can't buy iPhone's online using an International card but their 'payment options' part of the website states I can....
Just got back from tmobile to see our options. Was told that the X isn't JOD eligible, meaning you need to buy on JUMP and pay the $15/mo device insurance on it. Lol ridiculous. That's most definitely not happening.
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I was told today it wasn't JOD eligible.
Maybe not. They claimed it was an employee memo and that it was due to the high msrp. I honestly don’t know. I’ve never had great luck with tmobile reps.
Also called today and the lady told me that she had no information. I brought up the graphic that you have in your post, which has been floating around for awhile but she hit me with the runaround “down payment varies from account to account.”
I also read on here that the down payment is high so that tmobile can keep bills from going up to stupid amounts for a new phone.
I’m sure we’ll have more information next week. I’m not expecting a good JoD preorder experience with T-Mobile this year, last year was a hot mess and I’m sure the process hasn’t improved. . especially if we’re 2 weeks out with no information.. On a device that was revealed a month ago.
When I called all they told me was they can base my down payment off the price of the highest priced phone they have at the moment. And that's the Note 8. And I'd be looking at about $229 down. I to have been told down payment varies from account to account. Based off of the 'credit rating' they give you depends on how much money you would need down, if anything at all. The lady told me I'm a type "C" on T-Mobile's standards which means I should have zero down on damn near everything. Obviously that isn't the case, so I'm not sure what the truth is.
They also told me over the phone it would be about 1-2 weeks before they have any information on the iPhone X, trade in's and what not.
As for the down payment pricing, yes, I was also told they keep the down payments high because not only are the phones getting more expensive, but they want to keep your EIP at $30 or less. I told them to put in a recommendation. Which is let the customers choose. Either a bigger down payment and a lower EIP, or a lower down payment, and a higher EIP. I feel it should be up to the customer, but, I guess maybe some people jump ship after getting the phone or whatever. So I'm not sure what the deal is with T-Mobile. Makes me wonder if Verizon and or Sprint does the same thing. As I stated previously AT&T NEVER charged me a down payment. I just had a high monthly payment. In which I was OK with! That being said, she said she'd turn in the recommendation. But, I'm just one person, so, I doubt T-Mobile will listen to me.
I really do hope we get pricing info soon, because I'd like to see what I'm really looking at down, taxes and activation, and a SIM, and shipping, I mean, the OVERALL total so I know how much to put aside. I got $500 put aside right now, but doesn't seem it's enough based off of the graph. Seems taxes, activation, shipping, and SIM, I'd probably be looking at close to $550-$600 which is insane! But this is my first year with T-Mobile, and I'd be willing to give it a shot. A birthday gift to myself if you will since I'll be 37 on Nov 7th. Anyway, I guess we will see! If anyone in here has any information I'm sure it will be shared soon enough. We need some T-Mobile insiders so we can get the inside scoop on this phone!
-Shawn
I want to preorder a Verizon model iPhone X so bad. But unfortunately I have to actually own an Verizon account to do so. For those who are in the same boat do u think we got cheated cuz we would settle with a gsm only phone while VZ customer gets cdma and gsm compatible phones for the same price.
Are the Verizon data plan month by month if I sign up now bring over my own phone?
Are the Verizon data plan month by month if I sign up now bring over my own phone?
Would any of you know how long it takes to get a tmobile account going?
i have the apple upgrade program, but it wont let me update with my current carier so im looking to join t-mobile.
Trying to join the latest i can so that my i dont pay two phone bills
i have the apple upgrade program, but it wont let me update with my current carier so im looking to join t-mobile.
Trying to join the latest i can so that my i dont pay two phone bills
Why having cdma and gsm Verizon is so important for you that make you so bad wanting it? Are you going to leave T-Mobile to Verizon or Sprint in the future or near future? If you leave TMobile for AT&T, you still can use TMobile phone as they have same modem type.
To answer you question, yes, if you bring your own device, Verizon had data plan by month.
Exactly what I told tmobile on Twitter that people like to budget before October not at the end of the month.
Freedom of choosing your carrier knowing you have the latest iPhone that works on both networks. Also resale values for Verizon model iPhones are higher than gsm models.
Your numbers are way too high. Based on the EIP model we’d pay 30/mo and 279 down for the 64gb model. Plus the taxes on the loan amount of 728 which for IL is about 75. Activation shipping and sim is typically waved. (Least for me) so I expect 279 + 75 so $354.
That might be for the 64 GB model. Here in TX state tax is 8.25 percent. If EIP is anything to go buy then I’d be looking at a total of 1244.86 I’d imagine that if the EIP is right then I would have to pay $94 more dollars on top of $429 That’s $523 dollars. And that’s not including activation yet alone anything else. I’d imagine I’d be in ballpark range if the EIP is correct. If activation and sim and shipping would be waived that would be nice. Though that might vary by customer no?!
Never pre ordered before. Is it best to select store pick up or shipping while ordering online. I just hate that there are no options for JOD on apples website. I will most
You can only do JOD through 611, the T-Mobile app, or T-force on Twitter and Facebook
Yes, Verizon’s plans are month to month. I recently switched to Verizon because AT&T had become more expensive for just one line of service, and I wanted the iPhone with the Qualcomm modem. I’m on the month to month postpaid plan. I don’t use a lot of data. My bill is $60 for 5gb. You can bring your own device to Verizon and have a month to month plan. T-Mobile was never an option because of the poor indoor reception.
T-Mobile really needs to figure out their JOD pricing. All the other carriers have released the pricing schemes. All the other carriers look like zero down, too, for their plans comparable to EIP on T-Mobile. It’s only 11 days till pre-order, and I imagine most of us need to budget for these things. Just my 2 cents.
We’re still waiting on official JOD pricing for the X... when we get it, we’ll start advertising it (you’ll probably see it everywhere there are TMO-focused threads). As far as EIP, you can pretty much guesstimate that yourself: whatever it takes to get the monthly down to $30/mo, that’s what the down payment will be for well-qualified buyers (A, B, and now C credit); $930 Note 8 down payment comes to $330.50 out here in AL, after taxes and SIM, for comparison.
It’s just surprising how long, in a relative sense, it is taking to release JOD pricing.