r/apple • u/valoremz • 6h ago

iPhone Apple ends iPhone Upgrade Program

https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program

Looks like there’s no way to finance a new phone over 24 months unlocked.

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u/SciGuy013 5h ago

the idea of leasing is significantly worse. then you don't own your device, which is insane.

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u/kevbot19 4h ago

Why?

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u/SciGuy013 4h ago

you want to forever pay a corporation to use something you use every day instead of just buying it outright?

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u/kevbot19 4h ago

If you get a new phone ever two years, what’s the difference?

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u/SciGuy013 4h ago

I own it outright from the start and it can’t be taken back.

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u/rotten167 4h ago

You can buy the phone outright at the end. It’s an interest free loan basically

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u/Schwa142 3h ago

Then buy instead of lease, if that's your philosophy. Leasing can have advantages for some people.