Wyatt
2012-07-29, 10:23
As you may already know, Radio Shack just announced that they're going to start carrying refurbished iPhones in store. For AT&T people, you can get an iPhone 4 (in pretty much any capacity) for free on a 2-year contract or upgrade.
My 3GS is starting to die on me. The lock screen button and proximity sensor don't work, and the mute switch is starting to flake out. I'd like to upgrade now, but I'm not eligible for full upgrade pricing until November.
I think they should let me do it, though. I have four smart phones (3 iPhones and one Android) on my contract, so my monthly bill is pretty damn big. Plus, when my line was set up, it was with a dumb phone, so the subsidy wasn't as big as it was for my wife's iPhone bought the same day. I got my 3GS off-contract by bartering with a friend, and I'm certain they've paid off whatever subsidy I was given on my shitty Pantech Laser.
I called them to test the waters last night, but I didn't want to get into a drawn out negotiation, since I was holding a sleeping baby. They offered to let me do "early upgrade" pricing, which is basically $250 + the regular (upgrade) price of the device. Obviously, I don't want to spend $250 on a "free" phone.
One of my other lines (my father in-law) is eligible for full upgrade pricing now, but I'm pretty sure that if I told him he could go get a free iPhone 4, he'd do it right now. So, I don't really want to use his eligibility.
Do you think I have any chance of persuading them to let me do a full upgrade right now?
My 3GS is starting to die on me. The lock screen button and proximity sensor don't work, and the mute switch is starting to flake out. I'd like to upgrade now, but I'm not eligible for full upgrade pricing until November.
I think they should let me do it, though. I have four smart phones (3 iPhones and one Android) on my contract, so my monthly bill is pretty damn big. Plus, when my line was set up, it was with a dumb phone, so the subsidy wasn't as big as it was for my wife's iPhone bought the same day. I got my 3GS off-contract by bartering with a friend, and I'm certain they've paid off whatever subsidy I was given on my shitty Pantech Laser.
I called them to test the waters last night, but I didn't want to get into a drawn out negotiation, since I was holding a sleeping baby. They offered to let me do "early upgrade" pricing, which is basically $250 + the regular (upgrade) price of the device. Obviously, I don't want to spend $250 on a "free" phone.
One of my other lines (my father in-law) is eligible for full upgrade pricing now, but I'm pretty sure that if I told him he could go get a free iPhone 4, he'd do it right now. So, I don't really want to use his eligibility.
Do you think I have any chance of persuading them to let me do a full upgrade right now?