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Apple extends iPhone Upgrade Program to online Apple Store
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Apr 25, 2016, 11:00 PM
 
Apple is updating its iPhone Upgrade Program in the United States, expanding it to cover purchases made online. Previously limited to just iPhone sales within Apple Stores, Apple is now allowing those paying for a new iPhone through the online Apple Store to take part in the scheme, which provides participants with the ability to upgrade their iPhone on an annual basis, instead of on a two-year cycle offered by many carriers.

Initially available from physical Apple Stores at launch, the iPhone Upgrade Program involves customers paying towards the cost of an iPhone via an installment program, which in return gets them a new and unlocked device protected with AppleCare+. After 12 months, customers can upgrade to the latest model of iPhone at no fee, by trading in their current device.



Currently, only the flagship iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are available under the iPhone Upgrade Program. The iPhone 6s starts from $32.41 per month for the lowest 16GB capacity option, rising to $40.75 with the 128GB handset, while the iPhone 6s Plus ranges from $36.58 to $44.91 per month, depending on capacity. Customers can also trade in other devices in order to bring their monthly fees down.
     
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Apr 25, 2016, 11:20 PM
 
It's about time. This will be a whole lot easier than having to come to an Apple Store, which is more than an hour away from my house. As long as the installment plan procedure works properly and they let me upgrade the current four phones I have on the upgrade program, I'll be happy.
     
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Apr 26, 2016, 07:49 AM
 
MacNN should look into what Apple does with these exchanged phones. If it wholesales them so they can be sold used to those who can't afford new, then well and good. If it shreds them for mere raw materials, then it should be condemned for wasting resources. The materials form only a small part of the ecological impact of iPhone manufacturing.
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Apr 26, 2016, 08:38 AM
 
We already know. The vast majority of them are refurbished and sent back into the channel.
     
   
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