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AT&T & Verizon join in on 'free' iPhone 7 deals offering up to $650 in credit [u]

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Not content to let Sprint and T-Mobile steal their thunder, U.S. carriers AT&T and Verizon have launched their own promotions in which customers can potentially get a free iPhone 7 after trading in an older device. [Updated with second AT&T option]

The AT&T deal, ending Sept. 15, requires that people be porting a number to AT&T for the first time, and also be a DirecTV subscriber. There are also other limitations, among them that trading in an eligible iPhone will only net up to $650 in credit spread over the course of an AT&T Next plan.

While that amount is enough to cover a 32-gigabyte iPhone 7, people wanting a more expensive device — such as a 7 Plus — will have to pay the difference. The deal is unavailable in Connecticut, Rhode Island, or Florida's Miami-Dade county.

Verizon's offer spreads up to $650 credit across a 24-month period, during which people have to stay with the carrier to keep the savings. People must trade in an iPhone 6 or 6s in good condition to get full credit.

Preorders for the iPhone 7 began earlier on Friday. U.S. shipping times have already stretched out to 2 to 3 weeks in many cases.

Update: An AT&T spokesperson reached out to AppleInsider to note the existence of a second deal, similar to to the first but which doesn't require a DirecTV subscription or porting a phone number. Customers must simply trade in an iPhone 6 or 6s in "good working condition," and buy an iPhone 7 through AT&T Next. The older hardware must be owned outright.

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sirlance99 12 Years · 1304 comments

I did this for my 6 Plus 64GB to get the Jet Black Plus 256GB. It was a no brainer. 

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lmagoo 10 Years · 49 comments

Can someone please verify that all iPhones now come "unlocked"....So that you can change carriers at a moments notice without being tied to any one carrier...It shows all the phones on Apple's site as being Unlocked. Seems this gives a edge to the Customer for a change ...

ycoidi2000 9 Years · 1 comment

I did this for my 6 Plus 64GB to get the Jet Black Plus 256GB. It was a no brainer. 

Were you porting from another carrier or currently with AT&T?

jfc1138 13 Years · 3090 comments

lmagoo said:
Can someone please verify that all iPhones now come "unlocked"....So that you can change carriers at a moments notice without being tied to any one carrier...It shows all the phones on Apple's site as being Unlocked. Seems this gives a edge to the Customer for a change ...

One caveat, noted on Apple's pages, is the phones now come in two variants. 

Look under "cellular and wireless": http://www.apple.com/iphone-7/specs/

retrogusto 17 Years · 1155 comments


Preorders for the iPhone 7 began earlier on Friday. U.S. shipping times have already stretched out to 2 to 3 weeks in many cases.

As of now, U.S. shipping times have already stretched out to November in many cases.