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iPhone 7 | OT | Pre-order Sept 9, Available Sept 16
- Thread starter wachie
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Yeah, this is the second time in which I got screwed over.
I got my 4S at launch even though I per-ordered online at 4:30 A.M.
S cycles tend to always go a little smoother for whatever reason
i3allistic
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are ordered begin shipped out earlier than the eta? I'm on T-mobile site and debating if i should upgrade to iphone from my S6E, say the eta is 11/2
It used to be because everyone used their 2 year upgrades on the non S models. Now with the trade in programs, everything is screwed.
mercenar1e
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they told me the estimated shipping window is when the device would ship.. the rep wasn't sure if it would be any sooner.
0ptimusPayne
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The fact that the website even mentions scratches on the Jet black case turned me off instantly. Team Matte Black here!
Community Forum
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Jet Black can't scratch THAT easily can it? I mean why would they even make it then? I hope the reviews on Wed or whatever have something to say or more examples than the couple of pics we've seen already of scratches.
Maybe I'm just cynical, but I get the feeling a big part of why Jet Black exists is because it makes the 7 look more different than the 6 than the matte finishes do.
The white-front 7s in particular look identical to the 6 from the front and very similar on the back.
Their more microabrasions than full scratches. Hard to see unless you stare closely at it. Older iPhones had a backing similar to JetBlack and they also had the same micro-scratches.
Uno Venova
Banned
HEY! Lmao that's what i got
I can't help but feel this way as well
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
How good is the waterproofing?
Will it be good enough so that the iPhone can be eligible for warranties or trade ins if it fell in a swimming pool?
Will it be good enough so that the iPhone can be eligible for warranties or trade ins if it fell in a swimming pool?
I'm picturing this all over again
I can't wait for the verge article about jet black iPhones looking like shit a week after launch
I think you can Lil Wayne it but not sure
Battousi05
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I cant figure out this AT&T Next bullcrap. I've been on 2-yr plans my whole life and now they're not available anymore. SO only option is Next program. Wanna do the Next Every Year Plan...
Ok great BUT what happens when I get my iP7, use it for a year and then wanna get an iPhone 8 or something?
What happens to my iP7? Do i have to hand it back to AT&T? Can I sell it since I'm getting another new phone? Do I get credit for handing it in?
And probably my biggest question is since the AT&T Next Every Year program is still broken up over a 24-month financing plan...will i have to pay the last 12 months still with my next iphone on top of my newer iPhone next year???
edit: somewhat related, if i'm putting a down payment on the phone of $400+ through Apple.com for this iP7, do I get charged right away or when the phone ships??
.......my head hurts
Ok great BUT what happens when I get my iP7, use it for a year and then wanna get an iPhone 8 or something?
What happens to my iP7? Do i have to hand it back to AT&T? Can I sell it since I'm getting another new phone? Do I get credit for handing it in?
And probably my biggest question is since the AT&T Next Every Year program is still broken up over a 24-month financing plan...will i have to pay the last 12 months still with my next iphone on top of my newer iPhone next year???
edit: somewhat related, if i'm putting a down payment on the phone of $400+ through Apple.com for this iP7, do I get charged right away or when the phone ships??
.......my head hurts
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
Yes you trade the phone in. And if you do 12 months, you just have to have half of the device payed off.
-d0hv
They don't cover water damage.
Battousi05
Member
thank you! so theoretically AT&T is losing money on every phone if we all do the Every Year Next program?
Mammoth Jones
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I put 150 down for my 24 month ATT Next contract. Able to upgrade after 10 payments with the obvious caveat that I turn my iPhone 7 in when I do. Payments are 35/month.
Poot Poot Splash
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So anyway I can get this on launch besides sleeping over?
Go to a carrier store a few hours before it opens and you'll get one.
I had sworn off the large phone, but the camera is compelling, I'm going blind and native 1080p display have me second guessing my choice.
I'm going to call about the iUP shenanigans, if they replace my 7 order with a 7 Plus, it would have been fate. Otherwise I'm riding it out with the regular human sized one until next year's.
I'm going to call about the iUP shenanigans, if they replace my 7 order with a 7 Plus, it would have been fate. Otherwise I'm riding it out with the regular human sized one until next year's.
My wife and I both did it for the 7 plus
Derp: You got answered already. We did it online and it added the promo trade-in amount during checkout
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Makes sense.
I'm still bitter I cannot preorder because I want to do iUP.
Maybe somebody should sue T-Mobile too?
It's not a 58mm lens. It's only a 58mm equivalent lens. The equivalent is referring to field of view when on that small sensor, but doesn't refer to other aspects like DOF etc.
I'm picturing this all over again
Their talk of the anodizing for the jet black immediately made me think of the anodized chamfer on the 5, which was very prone to scratches. I imagined the entire back winding up like the edges on so many 5's, so I opted for the regular black.
The Last Wizard
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Someone said Tuesday or Wednesday.
I'm more than happy with my 6S but I can upgrade just now and looked at the prices on vodafone out of curiosity on a similar plan I'm on just now and it was around £62 per month for the 128GB 7 Plus which is insane.
I did find out I could pay £3.50 less per month on my current SIM-only plan and increase my monthly data from 6GB to 20GB with unlimited texts and minutes for £20, which I did.
I did find out I could pay £3.50 less per month on my current SIM-only plan and increase my monthly data from 6GB to 20GB with unlimited texts and minutes for £20, which I did.
Battousi05
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I ended up not putting anything on the AT&T Next Every Year plan. Figure It would have only saved me about $18 a month if I put like $450 down. And I'll be handing it in every year to AT&T so I'm only paying for like half the phone anyway?
Apple gave an advice to put a case on the jet black.
BFIB
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If they are already recommending this, it's gonna get scratched in no time.
Sir Abacus
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Their point is that the surface is hard as hell because it's still anodized but not invulnerable. It won't be nearly as bad as the iPod polished steel back.
TheZink
Member
I did this also. Mine says it's coming from Nashville but my delivery date on apples site says the 27th. Doesn't say on UPS. A friend of mines delivery date way the 27th also and his just shipped.
mercenar1e
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hey guys quick question. under the t-mobile iphone 7 on us program you get a free 32GB version ($650) but i just got off the phone with a rep and he said getting the larger 128GB version requires $99 down + tax ($750) which is understandable but on top of that i will end up paying $6.24 over 24 months which comes out to $149.76 and i just cant wrap my head around that. why am i paying extra on top of a trade in and with $99 upfront.
jet black gets its own special packaging:
So sexy. Want 😍
Double Donut
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Did I fuck up ordering through Verizon's site rather than Apple's? October 5th estimated ship date 
Ordered late in the day on the 9th.
Ordered late in the day on the 9th.
Did I fuck up ordering through Verizon's site rather than Apple's? October 5th estimated ship date
Ordered late in the day on the 9th.
No anyone who didn't order within a few hours of launch got a 2-3 week delivery date even on Apple's site.
The battery on my 6 has gone to absolute shite over the past couple months. It will drop from 100% to 60% within an hour, it will randomly shut off of a dead battery at at 20%, etc.
I was bummed about having to wait until November for my 7 Plus to ship, but I can't deal with this for the next two months. I have to charge it at least five times a day.
I was bummed about having to wait until November for my 7 Plus to ship, but I can't deal with this for the next two months. I have to charge it at least five times a day.
NYR
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For a phone Apple apparently doesn't want you to buy, they sure are doing one hell of a job making me want to buy it.jet black gets its own special packaging:
I take the Jet Black warning as legal-ese after scuff gate. Lining up to try to grab jet black, in a clear case day 1 until next year.
EightBitNate
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SmackCrackleNPop
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That looks like a matte black iPhone 7 to me.
The left image is iPhone 7 in jet black. The middle and right picture is the iPhone 7 plus in black. Only Jet black has a black box.
TheZink
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Me too
DOWN
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They know it looks sexy and different from the 6/6S in photos, so of course they gonna use it in marketing. BUT, anyone who cares about it looking like that and does their research and sees Apple has to put a disclaimer on that color knows it's gonna have tons of microscratches that will be obvious as hell in daylight or bright lights. It's just like glossy consoles. Pretty, but it won't keep that pristine mirror black finish because it just isn't invincible.