IPhone Upgrade Eligibility

My brother bought his first iPhone for the first time this time last year, the 3G one. Now he wants to buy the 3G S, and it's only going to cost him an extra $100, I think.
My best friend bought the 1st generation iPhone and the 3G phone pretty much the same time I did. He just bought the 3G S for the normal price, but they are asking me $599 for the 16Gb and $699 for the 32GB.
Why is that? Why is my plan different? not fair. Help please!

Check this link.
http://www.att.com/Common/merger/files/pdf/iPhone/PricingUpgradingFAQs.pdf
When the iPhone 3GS was released, AT&T's fully subsidized price for the 3G 8GB dropped to $99.
AT&T's fully subsidized price for the 3GS is $199 for the 16GB, and $299 for the 32GB.
AT&T's new fully subsidized price for the 3G 8GB, and for the new 3GS is for new AT&T subscribers and for existing subscribers who qualify for AT&T's upgrade or fully subsidized price with a new phone.
AT&T's partially subsidized price for the 3GS is $399 for the 16GB and $499 for the 32GB. This is an early upgrade price for existing subscribers who don't qualify for AT&T's fully subsidized price with a new phone.
AT&T's no-commitment or no-contract price for the 3GS is $599 for the 16GB, and $699 for the 32GB. This is for those who don't want to sign a two year contract for the iPhone.
Unless you are not wanting to sign a two year contract, you should qualify for AT&T's early upgrade price/partially subsidized price, or their fully subsidized price depending on when you are eligible for AT&T's fully subsidized price with a new phone.

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I was very painless to do Monday. Call VZ customer support give them the number you ordered under and the one you want it switched to..they will have you hook the phone to iTunes and accept the terms and conditions..after you do that they will have you unplug the phone and dial 228 or whatever it was and you will see the phone programming..then you plug it back into iTunes and it activates under the desired number.."Sherry" stayed on the line and walked me thru each step called the iPhone after activation and then called the original # to make sure it still worked.

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This is the link to AT&T official update release:
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=1574
I went to my local AT&T store and informed them about this, and the person that took care of me didn't know about it, she was like "No, you gotta wait till 7/13/09 (My case) so that you will be eligible to upgrade to the iPhone 3G S, or you can do the Early Upgrade which is $200 more for both models(16 and 32 GBs)", but than I said that AT&T release this to those that will be eligible in the next three upcoming months so they can pay $199 for 16GBs and $299 for 32GBs, the guy that was next to her that was there was the only one aware of this update, so I kind of understand why is it that Apple doesn't know anything about this (since I called 2 retail stores and they didn't know anything neither main Headquarters) but I would like for someone in Apple to take a look at this and see what's going on, because where I live iPhones 3G S are in back order in the AT&T stores and since I gotta upgrade, my best bet it's going to AT&T, but I could purchase it at the Apple store because they do have in stock here, but than I checked in Apple's website, whenever I'm going to buy it it says that I gotta pay $399 for the 16GBs because I'm not eligible till 7/13/09 and again Apple does NOT know anything about this Upgrade Eligibility Update so they will charge me more, at the end I'm gonna have to wait till AT&T gets some iPhones 3G S and buy it there, but what ****** me off is that they have it in the retail store here
Please any info on this!!!

Yes, and I said that I was eligible in 7/13/09 and yes I'm part of the family plan, I do spend more than $99 and I already went to the AT&T store and the lady that took care of me in AT&T didn't know this, just one guy in there that was an employee like her knew about it, so even AT&T employees do not know this(Must of them) now, in the AT&T stores near me the Phone 3G S is not available since they ran out, but the Apple stores near me they do have it so I checked with Apple and they do not know anything about this, even the main Headquarters, and when I go buy it they are going to charge me $399 for the 16GBs iPhone 3Gs so I guess I'm gonna have to wait for AT&T to have it in the store near me, which *****, because I'm gonna have to wait, when in the Apple store they have it.

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Okay..here is my situation. Sorry if this was answered on another thread. My wife and I have a family plan. Her line is the primary line (the first listed on our account). Both of us have upgrade eligibility on 2/13. When I check eligibility on both Verizon and Apple, her number is eligible to purchase the 16gb phone at 199. Mine, however is not. She doesn't want the Iphone. What is the best way for me to get the upgrade and pre-order on the 3rd.? Should I do the "Buddy Swap" or should I order through her eligible upgrade and switch the number? Regardless of which is the best, how do I do each? Thanks in advance for anyone's help.

instore would be the easiest way.
if you order online then this would work
1. order
2. activate on her line, it will add a data plan to her line
3. re-activate her old phone on her line via account manager, remove data plan if not needed
4. activate on your line, choose data plan
this is what been suggested in the past for other phones, and should work with the i-phone or any phone.
or when you recive it call customer service and have them do it

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Tom

Great questions, Tom! It is can certainly be done. I recommend to first upgrade the line that wants the iPhone 5S and then add a new line. The iPhone 4S can be activated on the new line which will not require a contract as you are providing the equipment. To port the number in. visit: vzw.com/lnp . Go to vzw.com/iphone to upgrade line. To add a new line of service without a contract as you are using existing equipment, call our Telesales team at 800-256-4646. Let me know if you have further questions or concerns.
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iOS: Transferring information from your current iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109
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