Apple: iPhone News and Discussion Thread
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The X isn't replacing the 8, so I wouldn't expect Apple to drop their retail price on the 8. That's not to say that you won't see deals on the 8 from the carriers, Best Buy, Target, etc especially with Black Friday/Christmas around the corner.
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...so, I work part time at an electric store (mainly for discounts on camera gear 
) where we also activate phones, as far as I know, we haven't activated any iPhone 8/8+, I'm 100% sure this is because people are holding out for the X. There are also tons of articles about the low sales of the 8/8+, if this continues, there's only one thing that'll happen, there'll be deals on them to move stock.
) where we also activate phones, as far as I know, we haven't activated any iPhone 8/8+, I'm 100% sure this is because people are holding out for the X. There are also tons of articles about the low sales of the 8/8+, if this continues, there's only one thing that'll happen, there'll be deals on them to move stock.
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that I missed it..
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Wonder if it would be better to sell my Black iPhone 7 Plus 256GB, pay off he remaining balance on my iPhone upgrade program and then get the X
or
turn back in my iPhone and upgrade to the X under the iPhone upgrade program
or
turn back in my iPhone and upgrade to the X under the iPhone upgrade program
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but wouldn’t knowing the used market of the iPhone 7 allow you to make that decision best ? How much they selling for used ?
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no interest payments.
after 12 months payment, they allow you to upgrade to the newer iPhone and AppleCare+, but you'll need to turn in your current iPhone.
Right now I see black 256gb iPhone 7 Plus' are selling around 500.
so I'd still have to shell out at least another $848+tax to get a 256GB X.
i think I'll do the upgrade.
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Apple's iPhone upgrade program basically splits the cost of the iPhone plus AppleCare+ over 24 months.
no interest payments.
after 12 months payment, they allow you to upgrade to the newer iPhone and AppleCare+, but you'll need to turn in your current iPhone.
Right now I see black 256gb iPhone 7 Plus' are selling around 500.
so I'd still have to shell out at least another $848+tax to get a 256GB X.
i think I'll do the upgrade.
no interest payments.
after 12 months payment, they allow you to upgrade to the newer iPhone and AppleCare+, but you'll need to turn in your current iPhone.
Right now I see black 256gb iPhone 7 Plus' are selling around 500.
so I'd still have to shell out at least another $848+tax to get a 256GB X.
i think I'll do the upgrade.
Not likely, they priced it knowing the X would be in market. You may see better carrier subsidies but I doubt it. I have the 8 FWIW it's a great phone. (probably still going to order an X, but I broke my 6 two months too early).
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It'll be up to the retailers (Best Buy, Costco, Target, etc) to come up with the deals. Best deal I've seen so far on an iPhone 8 was from Costco where you got a $225 Costco cash card with new line of service or $125 Costco cash card for upgrade (Verizon). But that offer expired last month.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-ex...one-1505414696
Don’t Expect Your Carrier to Help Pay for Your $1,000 iPhone
Rising cost is prompting wireless companies to look for other ways to lure customers to their service
Sept. 14, 2017
Discounts on Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone models haven’t kept up with their climbing prices.
Wireless carriers are offering less generous deals on new iPhones than in years past as executives bristle at the handsets’ cost. Apple on Tuesday unveiled two iPhone 8 models starting at $699 alongside a premium device, the iPhone X, for $999. That is up from a base price of $649 last year for the iPhone 7.
The rising cost is prompting wireless companies to look for other ways to lure customers to their service. Buying a new handset is often the easiest way for the carriers to steal subscribers from rivals, but the cost of the devices, which customers usually pay back over time at zero interest, cuts into their profitability.
Mr. Claure said Sprint isn’t planning to let customers have a $999 iPhone X without at least making a down payment or paying interest, though it hasn’t made a final decision about how it will be sold.
“The model is not sustainable where we are buying devices at high prices and then were just basically providing interest-free financing to customers,” he said.
Last year, shortly after Apple unveiled the iPhone 7, the four major U.S. carriers were quick to offer free iPhone 7s to customers who traded in the previous model. This time, executives say they don’t want the newest iPhones to spark another promotional brawl.
“I’m encouraged, frankly, by the discipline there appears to be around promotions for the iPhone,” Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said Thursday, adding that the discipline will help the company boost revenue following price cuts and its return to unlimited data plans earlier this year.
Mr. Claure, who echoed Mr. McAdam’s pleasure with the soft promotions, said Sprint would respond aggressively to any rival offers, but doesn’t want to take the first swing. “In the case that somebody becomes aggressive, we are going to be the one with the most enticing offer,” he said. “But so far things seem to be very responsible, which is good.”
Jefferies analyst Mike McCormack said most companies’ promotions focused on trade-in offers for old devices, “a much more measured approach than the free-iPhone deals we saw last year.”
AT&T Inc. said it would broaden an existing buy-one-get-one offer to include a $699 credit for iPhone buyers adding a second phone line. But the deal only applies to the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, not the iPhone X, and subscribers also need DirecTV or U-verse to qualify.
Verizon and T-Mobile US Inc. are both offering trade-in customers up to $300 off the newest models instead of the $650 credits on tap last year, which covered the cost of a basic iPhone 7. The major carriers also let customers finance the latest devices over 24 months, in some cases upgrade again next year. Apple has an installment program, which costs $50 a month, that includes its AppleCare insurance and free upgrades each year.
Mike Sievert, T-Mobile’s chief operating officer, said last year’s deep discounts weren’t as effective as the company had hoped. “Within a few days, everybody had copied it,” he said on Thursday. “What exactly does this accomplish?”
Rising cost is prompting wireless companies to look for other ways to lure customers to their service
Sept. 14, 2017
Discounts on Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone models haven’t kept up with their climbing prices.
Wireless carriers are offering less generous deals on new iPhones than in years past as executives bristle at the handsets’ cost. Apple on Tuesday unveiled two iPhone 8 models starting at $699 alongside a premium device, the iPhone X, for $999. That is up from a base price of $649 last year for the iPhone 7.
The rising cost is prompting wireless companies to look for other ways to lure customers to their service. Buying a new handset is often the easiest way for the carriers to steal subscribers from rivals, but the cost of the devices, which customers usually pay back over time at zero interest, cuts into their profitability.
Mr. Claure said Sprint isn’t planning to let customers have a $999 iPhone X without at least making a down payment or paying interest, though it hasn’t made a final decision about how it will be sold.
“The model is not sustainable where we are buying devices at high prices and then were just basically providing interest-free financing to customers,” he said.
Last year, shortly after Apple unveiled the iPhone 7, the four major U.S. carriers were quick to offer free iPhone 7s to customers who traded in the previous model. This time, executives say they don’t want the newest iPhones to spark another promotional brawl.
“I’m encouraged, frankly, by the discipline there appears to be around promotions for the iPhone,” Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said Thursday, adding that the discipline will help the company boost revenue following price cuts and its return to unlimited data plans earlier this year.
Mr. Claure, who echoed Mr. McAdam’s pleasure with the soft promotions, said Sprint would respond aggressively to any rival offers, but doesn’t want to take the first swing. “In the case that somebody becomes aggressive, we are going to be the one with the most enticing offer,” he said. “But so far things seem to be very responsible, which is good.”
Jefferies analyst Mike McCormack said most companies’ promotions focused on trade-in offers for old devices, “a much more measured approach than the free-iPhone deals we saw last year.”
AT&T Inc. said it would broaden an existing buy-one-get-one offer to include a $699 credit for iPhone buyers adding a second phone line. But the deal only applies to the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, not the iPhone X, and subscribers also need DirecTV or U-verse to qualify.
Verizon and T-Mobile US Inc. are both offering trade-in customers up to $300 off the newest models instead of the $650 credits on tap last year, which covered the cost of a basic iPhone 7. The major carriers also let customers finance the latest devices over 24 months, in some cases upgrade again next year. Apple has an installment program, which costs $50 a month, that includes its AppleCare insurance and free upgrades each year.
Mike Sievert, T-Mobile’s chief operating officer, said last year’s deep discounts weren’t as effective as the company had hoped. “Within a few days, everybody had copied it,” he said on Thursday. “What exactly does this accomplish?”
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This sounds incredibly nitpicky, but if they had a setting to somehow black out the parts of the screen flanking the notch, I'd probably jump on the X.
That way the screen is a rectangle with the time, reception, etc not taking up screen real estate.
The notch still looks retarded to me, and I doubt seeing it in person will alleviate this
That way the screen is a rectangle with the time, reception, etc not taking up screen real estate.
The notch still looks retarded to me, and I doubt seeing it in person will alleviate this
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Originally Posted by 1StGenCL
Anyone know if I can pre-order the X on ATT, pay in full via Apple without extending the contract?
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11.0.3 is out
– Fixes an issue where audio and haptic feedback would not work on some iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices – Addresses an issue where touch input was unresponsive on some iPhone 6s displays because they were not serviced with genuine Apple parts
