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Old 09-12-2014, 12:50 PM  
seeric
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Originally Posted by candyflip View Post
They are pushing these programs, but you are not forced into them. The major US carriers are still offering subsidized phones with two year contracts.

The sky is not falling.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/11/61...ilers-carriers
Sorry, I spoke directly to ATT.

The 64 Gig iPhone 6 Plus is 649.00 if you agree to a new 2 year extension up front.
Finance it and it's 849.00 over the course of the new contract.
Bottom line is going forward if you want the best phones on the market its going to cost you up front cash, or 45.00 per month on top of what you are paying now. At least on ATT.

Now, I can leave ATT and pay Verizon 399.00 for the same phone, sign a two year contract, and get less of a plan than I have now for more money, because they are going to get the money they lost on giving me the phone cheaper some way.

You can lease it through Sprint, but no thanks on that shitty service.

Your post does show how much folks don't understand about how it's going to work going forward though (FYI, not bagging on you of course). People have yet to digest how much more expensive cellular is going to be in a few more releases and upgrades as the phone companies "train" people to pay more for telecom services and premium devices.

Wait till people get in the stores next week and start to interact with their carriers. Gonna be a mess.


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