With the iPhone 15 now available for preorder, carriers have already begun touting their latest offers. All three of the major carriers are offering up to $1,000 off, so long as you meet certain requirements and are willing to commit to financing the new phone through the carrier.
That isn’t new. Carrier promotions have long focused on locking people in for periods of time, dating back to the days of two-year contracts that predate even the early years of the iPhone. Offering different discounts depending on the plan you’re on and the phone you would be trading in isn’t novel either.
What is new for the iPhone 15, at least for T-Mobile and Verizon, is how the iPhone 15 is the first real opportunity for both carriers to try to get people to switch to their respective newer, pricier plans that have been introduced over the past few months.
Here’s what you need to know as you head into new iPhone season about the carrier deals the three big US providers: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.
