Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I work for VZW but the plans are exactly the same. Carriers are getting rid of the 2 year "contracts". Basically you ended up paying full price for the phone anyway because you couldn't upgrade for two years. This is still the same because unless you pay the phone off early, it will take you two years to pay off the phone using "device payment" (VZW's term for it). I'm not sure what ATT offers as far as discounts but we drop down your line access when you move to device payment so in most cases the bill only goes up $7-$10 depending on the phone you choose. I decided to keep my two year contract but that was before the iPhone forever program was launched. I would definitely do device payment now. The only downside is that you are essentially forever leasing a phone and in most cases the phone CANNOT have any physical damage when you trade in it every year. Just keep that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm on that same boat. I am for sure never letting go of that plan. It's pricey every month but with the amount of shit I do on the phone and data usage...nothing else would even come close to that plan. I may go to Best Buy tomorrow and explore my options with them. As I said...I just want to upgrade the damn phone. I don't recommend going to BB. Your carrier can offer you more discounts. Plus I've seen them fuck up accounts too many times man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Personally I hate these monthly plans. I plan on getting off this when the 7 comes out. I'm hoping to pay out right for a phone every year and then sell my old one to someone through eBay/Craigslist etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The new plans aren't terrible, people just have to accept that carriers aren't subsidizing the cost of any phone hardware anymore (I.e. They aren't going to give you an iPhone that Apple charges $800 for less because you sign a two year contract). All they are doing is charging you full price for the phone, letting you pay it off over time and discounting your data so your bill won't change all too much( depending of course on what plan you wanted.) I personally accepted this fact, signed up for the payment plan on a new 6s plus and paid off the phone in full a month later so my bill is actually $35 less than it was when I was in a two year contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Starting to sound like I'm better off going to AT&T store direct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 AT&T was very forceful trying to get my wife off of unlimited data. Best Buy didn't give a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 AT&T was very forceful trying to get my wife off of unlimited data. Best Buy didn't give a shit. That's a shitty salesperson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 What are my wife's options if she can't do anything with her 8 gb 5c, but is still under contract? The phone works, just that she can't watch long videos or use Instagram. I don't have any problems with mine, but I don't use Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 That's a shitty salesperson I'm in a shitty state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Does the announcement of the new iPhone SE coming out on March 31st mean that the 6S and 6S Plus will go down in price then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Does the announcement of the new iPhone SE coming out on March 31st mean that the 6S and 6S Plus will go down in price then? Don't think so. The SE is the cheaper iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I could only hope. Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 What are my wife's options if she can't do anything with her 8 gb 5c, but is still under contract? The phone works, just that she can't watch long videos or use Instagram. I don't have any problems with mine, but I don't use Facebook. Oooh how much longer does she have on that contract. The 8 GB phones are really struggling to keep up with the new stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I could only hope. Ha! Haha. The 6s/6s+ likely won't drop until the 7 comes out in September Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Oooh how much longer does she have on that contract. The 8 GB phones are really struggling to keep up with the new stuff I went to Best Buy today and we're both eligible for Next and they'll give us 60 each for our phones. She doesn't get the $15 credit though since she has unlimited data. So $21.67 extra per month for her and 6.67 for me and we both get 6s's. After 30 months, we stop paying and I think I still get the $15 credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I went to Best Buy today and we're both eligible for Next and they'll give us 60 each for our phones. She doesn't get the $15 credit though since she has unlimited data. So $21.67 extra per month for her and 6.67 for me and we both get 6s's. After 30 months, we stop paying and I think I still get the $15 credit. That sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Slick method to quietly bump the cost of the unlimited plan by $15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 What are my wife's options if she can't do anything with her 8 gb 5c, but is still under contract? The phone works, just that she can't watch long videos or use Instagram. I don't have any problems with mine, but I don't use Facebook. Why don't you try wiping it and starting over ? Looking forward to the SE. I don't use my iPhone for much more than texting, email, Instagram, and checking the boards. I still have a 5S and once it's dead I would consider a SE as I still dig the 5S. I've dropped it 16ft onto mahogany floors and it didn't break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo 2 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 got my 6s today and I can't believe how much I prefer it to my 6. this thing is lovely perfect timing considering the new update just dropped haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Slick method to quietly bump the cost of the unlimited plan by $15. Not really slick. VZW announced it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Why don't you try wiping it and starting over ? That doesn't get me a new phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 That doesn't get me a new phone. It does help in the short term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 It does help in the short termYeah and saves some cash.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Loving the Night Shift feature in 9.3. I can already tell it's gonna help at bedtime. Halo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokimedo Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Loving the Night Shift feature in 9.3. I can already tell it's gonna help at bedtime. yeah! helps when im trying to sleep, or riding in a car at night, or about to sit down in a theatre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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