That’s at today’s keynote mark 01:10:08
Must be a mistake, right? I was lurking around in r/iPhone but nobody seems to be talking about it.
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2025
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some carriers do have deals like that but usually you have to commit to a higher tier service plan for X years where they make up the cost. it’s just a new form of carrier-subsidized phones from the 00s and early 10s.
for example, this is from verizon last year:
https://www.verizon.com/about/news/apple-iphone-16-pro-verizon-deals
so they give you a bigger discount if you go with the more expensive plans, and you have to commit to 3 years. if you want to opt out you have to pay back what you saved.
Yep, I was expecting some sort of catch, that sounded too good to be true
No one needs those plans at what they cost. Source: traded in an iPhone 7 with a non-functioning home button and a replacement display I got on eBay for an iPhone 16 Pro, and paid for one of these plans from Verizon. They don’t give two shits about the trade-in. They want to get you to commit to getting financially ass-fucked by these plan costs for 3 years, and come away thinking you got some amazing deal, and thanking them for the fucking.