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S4GRU Member Level: LTE Advanced

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Well i have had my upgrade avaipable since 5/1/2014 but just now used my upgrade. Strange thing is my next upgrade shows 5/1/2016 instead of 9/10/2016 since i started a new 2 year contract with this phone.

 

 

Is this normal or a glitch?

Sprint contract is for 24 months, but upgrade eligibility is 20 months if you renew.

 

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Well i have had my upgrade avaipable since 5/1/2014 but just now used my upgrade. Strange thing is my next upgrade shows 5/1/2016 instead of 9/10/2016 since i started a new 2 year contract with this phone.

 

 

Is this normal or a glitch?

No your signing an agreement in September so it's not a glitch.

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It seems to be "normal", at least from my end. My contract expires next month, but I've been eligible for an upgrade since June. I know this cause Sprint constantly likes to remind me of this. ;)

 

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My family and I have Nexus 5's on AT&T. We have no contracts. So every time I deal with AT&T I get harassed about being upgrade eligible. When I sign into my account, when I pay the bill, when I call, when I check how much of my data bucket I have left. It's obnoxious.

 

Dear AT&T. I don't have a contract with you. And I never will. Leave me alone! I don't want your upgrade trap!!!! YEeeAaRRRggGGHhh!!!

 

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My family and I have Nexus 5's on AT&T. We have no contracts. So every time I deal with AT&T I get harassed about being upgrade eligible. When I sign into my account, when I pay the bill, when I call, when I check how much of my data bucket I have left. It's obnoxious.

Dear AT&T. I don't have a contract with you. And I never will. Leave me alone! I don't want your upgrade trap!!!! YEeeAaRRRggGGHhh!!!

Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

My family and I have Nexus 5's on AT&T. We have no contracts. So every time I deal with AT&T I get harassed about being upgrade eligible. When I sign into my account, when I pay the bill, when I call, when I check how much of my data bucket I have left. It's obnoxious.

Dear AT&T. I don't have a contract with you. And I never will. Leave me alone! I don't want your upgrade trap!!!! YEeeAaRRRggGGHhh!!!

Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Lol jeeZ.

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I can confirm this but dont have a pic. It was announced/went into effect 9/12 for 2 year contracts signed after 9/12. If you signed before 9/12 you still have a 20 month upgrade until you sign another contract.

 

MAN!!!!! CMON Sprint why you gotta do this to meh!!!!!

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I doubt they would do this but I hope they'll let me pay the $5 a month to be able to upgrade early on sero.

As long as you do financing or lease you can do the $5. Financing or iphone for life can be done on any plan. The $5 does not get you yearly subsidised pricing.
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I can confirm this but dont have a pic. It was announced/went into effect 9/12 for 2 year contracts signed after 9/12. If you signed before 9/12 you still have a 20 month upgrade until you sign another contract.

 

I hope this is not true, it would be an idiotic move.

 

The entire reason upgrades are 20 months for a 2 year contract is to hook you in again before the competition has a chance to steal you away.

 

If the upgrade and contract end date are the same, you're free to get your new phone on any other network.

 

Upgrading 4 months early is a huge incentive to stay where you are.

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I hope this is not true, it would be an idiotic move.

 

The entire reason upgrades are 20 months for a 2 year contract is to hook you in again before the competition has a chance to steal you away.

 

If the upgrade and contract end date are the same, you're free to get your new phone on any other network.

 

Upgrading 4 months early is a huge incentive to stay where you are.

 

Completely agree!!!  Would be a dumb move on Sprint's part if they got rid of the 20 month upgrades.

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I can confirm this but dont have a pic. It was announced/went into effect 9/12 for 2 year contracts signed after 9/12. If you signed before 9/12 you still have a 20 month upgrade until you sign another contract.

Did they decide not to switch to the 24-month cycle? I used my upgrade on a Note 4 yesterday and now my upgrade date is showing 6/1/16 in my account. I think sticking with the 20-month cycle makes sense for Sprint since it's one of the few perks they still offer that AT&T and Verizon don't.

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Did they decide not to switch to the 24-month cycle? I used my upgrade on a Note 4 yesterday and now my upgrade date is showing 6/1/16 in my account. I think sticking with the 20-month cycle makes sense for Sprint since it's one of the few perks they still offer that AT&T and Verizon don't.

 

Go here:  http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop_landing.jsp?state=phoneoptions&ECID=vanity:upgrade

 

Then click on "Check eligibility" under the "Upgrade Program" section.  There it confirms what xjr2amt said.  The upgrade time is 24 months now.

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Funny, my account is upgrade eligible next October 1st, and I just upgraded last week.

 

 

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so you get your next upgrade in a year. lucky duck.

 

food for thought. if you get a phone with subsidy why not just make your upgrade however long it takes to pay off the phone.

 

So if you get a cheaper phone you could upgrade sooner? that would be cool.

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so you get your next upgrade in a year. lucky duck.

 

food for thought. if you get a phone with subsidy why not just make your upgrade however long it takes to pay off the phone.

 

So if you get a cheaper phone you could upgrade sooner? that would be cool.

As long as I pay off my phone off before 24 months, I can upgrade.

 

Oh wait! I know why I have a 1 yr upgrade, I put my phone on unlimited data. That explains that. Now I just have to pay off my iPhone before next October so I can get my next iPhone, but this time, I'll wait for a month after launch to order.

 

 

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