Legal Commentary

AT&T To Loosen Some Upgrade Restrictions for New iPhones

By Jeralyn

AT&T is giving an inch in the new iPhone upgrade wars. Now, if you spend $99 a month or more (pdf), you should "generally" be eligible to upgrade after 12 to 18 months.

One big problem: They've sold out of the new phones. But they say starting tomorrow, they may have a few more. You can check your upgrade status starting tomorrow here.

If you qualify for the best upgrade pricing, you will pay $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model--these are the same prices AT&T will charge new customers signing up for a two-year contract. If you don't fall into either of those categories, you may be eligible for what AT&T calls its "early upgrade pricing": $399 and $499 for the 16GB and 32GB models, respectively.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on June 17, 2009 (boomark / email).