Comments on: UPDATED: AT&T to Allow Early iPhone 3G to iPhone 3G S Upgrades?

By: clee

clee — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:08:09 +0000

Even with the hassles and costly fees associated with the upgrade, was it worth it for most people to switch from their old 3G to the 3G S iPhone? Or would merely adopting the 3.0 OS update been sufficient? Were the new features truly worthy of the fanfare surrounding the upgrade, or does Apple risk harming its brand by putting out a new iPhone that doesn’t offer a substantial difference from its predecessor model?

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By: KCwarthog

KCwarthog — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:34:22 +0000

So it has to be $99 per line to get the upgrade? I have 4 lines on my account and I’m the main account holder. Shouldn’t it just be for the iPhone line? Which is my line. I pay $60 plus $30 data and then $30 unlimited family. But it still says on the site that I can upgrade on 7/13/09.When I went to the Apple Store last night they said it looks like I cannot upgrade. But they agreed with me and said that it must be wrong because I meet all the steps. Anybody else have any suggestions?? Thanks

By: RV

RV — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:52:32 +0000

I spoke with AT&T today and I purchased my iPhone 3G last August 2008. According to them, as long as you purchased your iPhone 3G in July, August or September 2008 and you pay over $99.99 monthly per line then you can get the early upgrade. Between the 2 iPhones in my bill, I spend $140 monthly but they wouldn't upgrade any of my lines because my first line bill calculates at $95 ($60 family plan + $30 data plan + $5 text plan) and my second iPhone 3G line is only $45 ($10 additional family plan + $30 data plan + $5 text plan). I pled my case all the way up to the area manager and director but they wouldn't budge since I was about $4.99 short of their requirement and they cared less even if I've been an AT&T customer for 8 years.

I highly suggest you speak to a manager so you can get your upgrade if you purchased your phone in July, August, or September 2008 and pay over $99.99 per line monthly because many of the customer service reps are unaware of the new early upgrade announcement.

By: Bosco

Bosco — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:46:55 +0000

I can tell you exactly what this is. AT&T and Apple didn’t get the amount of pre-orders that they thought they would. Sales of the iPhone 3GS will not exceed the iPhone 3G, but will more closely resemble the original iPhone.

By: Inspector Fox

Inspector Fox — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:33:02 +0000

I was able to get an early upgrade to 32GB Black 3GS for $499 + tax yesterday through AT&T. It took a lot of convincing the CSR as I had purchased my 16GB Black 3G in Nov 2008. I was shot down several times but got lucky once. I plan to list my old phone on ebay when AT&T deliver my new phone.

By: Thor79

Thor79 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:40:32 +0000

So…will those of us who stood in line to get the iPhone 3G last year…but don’t need all the minutes in the world (I pay $80 per month and don’t need texting and never use more than half of my minutes) be able to get the special pricing 2-3 months ahead of our elibility dates? No of course not. This is a desperate move to keep customers….nothing more…they DO NOT care about those of you eligibile for this…they only care about your money. They know a huge number of people will jump at this and get roped into another 2 year contract when they might not have done so.

By: Dionte

Dionte — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:55:50 +0000

Maybe it would be better to just add another line, cancel this one and pay the 115, I kinda want a new number anyway, I think its cheaper too, will I be able to transfer my apps to a new phone?

By: Iphonemilk

Iphonemilk — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:42:47 +0000

I paid the full 499$...... -_- through apple.com

if they are reimbursing us.... When?

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:09:59 +0000

I got the rebate. I bought the 3GS for a non-upgrade price, predicting it would be worth the price. AT&T has gone beyond the call of duty here, IMHO, and I appreciate it.

By: StopDaBizNitchin

StopDaBizNitchin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:54:56 +0000

ummm… what’s the deal with all the cry babies?? You signed a contract – deal with it. I think if it was ANY phone but the iphone, no one would complain… I am eligible under their terms to get the early upgrade after these new developments, I got my 3G last summer (but I guess since I had the first iPhone as well and have 5 phones under my contract i guess i fell through a loop hole, but i’m still not in a hot rush to get one, to be honest – the only thing i’m looking forward to is the upgraded memory and the anti fingerprint screen… I already have the 3.o update and there isn’t much the “s” does different. Stop all the Bitchin and relax – it’s a phone. And At&t, like ANY wireless company makes their money on contract re-ups – they have guidelines to follow, not just to please iPhone users. This “early upgrade” thing is going to do one thing – make them money, and it’s freakin brilliant if u ask me.