Options if still in contract

[powelgs]

Hello. As a current AT&T customer, I am wanting to make the leap into the Android world, and am very interested in the Captivate. Unfortunately I am still in a 2-year contract b/c my previous flip phone died and I had to get a new phone 16 months ago. Is there any option beyond paying the $499 con-contract price at the corporate store to get a Captivate?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Lyanheart]

If you have been an ATT customer for a few years, they should offer you an "early upgrade" price of $199+$75 early-upgrade fee. I got this but I had to fight with them on the phone for a while because they couldn't find the Captivate in their system.

 

[scorpiodsu]

If you can't get an early upgrade out of them. Add a new line and get it for 99.99 from wirefly and swap the lines. The extra 10 bucks a month is cheaper than paying 500 for it. Other than that, not sure what you can do if they don't give you the discount.

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[gspeed]

if you add a line wouldn't you also have to sign up for a 2yr contract on a dataplan?

 

[scorpiodsu]

if you add a line wouldn't you also have to sign up for a 2yr contract on a dataplan?

Not if you but it through AT&T. Those 3rd party sites try to say you have to keep data on it for 6 months or whatever. But through AT&T they don't care as long as you signed up for 2 year years. For instance, I used my brother's upgrade to get the captivate and immediately swapped it to my line. He doesn't have a smartphone so they took off the data and left it on mine. I would advise just go to the store and tell them what you want to do. Tell them you want to activate a new line and swap the device to your other line. They will not care at all.

 

[rlb]

Not if you but it through AT&T. Those 3rd party sites try to say you have to keep data on it for 6 months or whatever. But through AT&T they don't care as long as you signed up for 2 year years. For instance, I used my brother's upgrade to get the captivate and immediately swapped it to my line. He doesn't have a smartphone so they took off the data and left it on mine. I would advise just go to the store and tell them what you want to do. Tell them you want to activate a new line and swap the device to your other line. They will not care at all.

If you go through ATT it will cost you $440($200 for the phone and $240 for the 2 yrs on the new line).

 

[l1ghtn1ng]

yea early upgrade is $199+ $75. It's funny because I'm actually going to save a lot of money from returning my iPhone 4. iPhone 4 was $399 Captivate $274

 

[powelgs]

Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions. I'll try to see what the AT&T folks say first about the early termination. One thing I have is my wife's Blackberry is up for renewal. I don't think I can upgrade hers and swap Sims b/c they probably wouldn't allow her to keep the Blackberry enterprise if her number is the one that is upgraded. I see wirefly is $50 for the phone for add'l line + $10/mo for the number. So worst case it would cost $290 for the 24 months. Or I can just swap phone numbers and cancle my current line in March when my contract is up?!?!

 

[MarkPharaoh]

Not if you but it through AT&T. Those 3rd party sites try to say you have to keep data on it for 6 months or whatever. But through AT&T they don't care as long as you signed up for 2 year years. For instance, I used my brother's upgrade to get the captivate and immediately swapped it to my line. He doesn't have a smartphone so they took off the data and left it on mine. I would advise just go to the store and tell them what you want to do. Tell them you want to activate a new line and swap the device to your other line. They will not care at all.

Wow, anyone else done this? I thought the line had to have the data plan for two years, otherwise I wouldn't of forked over $500 for this device. I have a hunch you just have a really cool store near you, I can't see this being the norm, they lose money allowing this.

yea early upgrade is $199+ $75. It's funny because I'm actually going to save a lot of money from returning my iPhone 4. iPhone 4 was $399 Captivate $274

Why not just sell the iPhone on eBay? Even after eBay+PP fee's you're probably making more.