iPhone 6 fever? Top 10 places to score the best deals.
You've decided to upgrade to the iPhone 6, and of course you want to get the best price possible. Well, you're in luck: the iPhone 6 is garnering deals like no iPhone before.
The iPhone 6 plus, left, and iPhone 6 are displayed on Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif. Unlike with previous iPhones, iPhone 6 deals are popping up quickly upon release.
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You've weighed the pros and cons, and decided you want to听. Of course you want to get the best price possible, as soon as possible. You're in luck! The听, and we've rounded them all up for your perusal. Read on, Apple aficionados: your deal awaits!
FYI: Most sites will begin taking preorders at around 3 am ET on September 12, but you may want to head in-store to get the full details on the offers below. Unfortunately, the new iPhones won'tactually听be available until September 19.
The Best Places to Score an iPhone 6 Deal
听With the purchase of a new 2-year contract, you'll get the iPhone 6 16GB smartphone for AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon for听$179, or the iPhone 6 Plus 16GB smartphone for$279. Preorder customers will also bag a听$15 Walmart gift card听(which brings the total savings up to $35), but Walmart's not taking preorders for the iPhone 6 Plus.听, the prices will get even lower at Walmart subsidiary听, where the new iPhones will be $177 and $277, respectively 鈥� even without gift card savings, that's still $22 off.
听Trade in your previous-generation iPhone (in good working condition) and you'll听get up to a $300 credit,听. Because the iPhone 6 starts at $199 and the iPhone 6 Plus starts at $299 (with a new 2-year contract), the credit makes either of these iPhones听free. That's similar to听听iPhone 6/6 Plus deal, which offers a$200 gift card听when you trade in your old iPhone 4, 4s, 5, or 5c, or a听$300 gift card听when you trade in an iPhone 5s. Either way, it's likely that the only way to get a "free" on-contract iPhone 6 Plus with either carrier is to trade in an iPhone 5s.
听Through September 27, new iPhone purchasers will receive a听$50 iTunes credit,. What's more, you can score听up to a $300 credit听if you've got a previous-gen iPhone to trade in. Assuming you'll use the iTunes credit, RadioShack's offer handily beats both听听补苍诲听. Best Buy will give you听up to a $300 gift card听for your old iPhone, but Target's only offering听up to $200,听.
听If you've got an older iPhone to trade, then T-Mobile may be the way to go., the self-proclaimed "un-carrier" has said it will听match听any rival's trade-in offer and stack a听$50 credit听on top. You'll need that extra 50 bucks, because you can't get a subsidized phone from T-Mo at all: prices will likely听start at $649听for the iPhone 6 and听$749听for the iPhone 6 Plus.
听This wireless carrier is offering what basically amounts to an iPhone 6 leasing agreement, in the form of its new "iPhone for Life" plan. For an iPhone 6, you'll pay听$0 down, and then sign up for a听$70 per month听Unlimited plan for individuals or a听$100 per monthFamily Share Pack plan. (The iPhone 6 Plus plans will likely cost more, but we couldn't confirm the exact amount.) Furthermore, if you're switching over from a competitor, you'll get听up to $350 per line听to pay off your contract or existing device. The only caveat here is that you'll never really "own" your iPhone, and have to trade it in for a new one in two years. (Everyone knows Apple fans听hate听new iPhones.)
听If you really want to pay full price because ... reasons, you can always go to the Apple Store. If you're a fan of the Apple unboxing experience, retail locations will be open at 8 am local time on September 19 to begin handing out iPhones. However, be aware that听, so you may be in for a long wait. Even if you skip all that and preorder, you'll pay听at least $199听on-contract for the iPhone 6 and听at least $299听for the iPhone 6 Plus. Unsubsidized prices听start at $649听补苍诲听$749听谤别蝉辫别肠迟颈惫别濒测.
Marcy Bonebright is a feature writer for Dealnews.com, where this article first appeared:听