This AT&T Next plan is a joke, right?

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That's it, no other options.

So T-Mobile, Sprint? Who's at least giving kisses before they get to screwing?

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There's undeniable implied or explicit collusion between the big carriers. They are all fricking us now.

You should get a reduction in your monthly service fee.

Bottom line is the carriers don't want to subsidize handsets anymore. Offerings like straight talk are being copied by the carriers.

This will create pricing pressure on the manufacturers which is a good thing down the road.

Buy a used phone on gazelle.com. If you don't constantly swap phones, it's probably cheaper in the long run.

I threw my phone last night and busted it like a dumbfrick, but was able to use my ipad eligibility for a new upgrade today.

Yeah its dumb, I think i'm paying like $35 extra a month now, BUT apparently my actual bill is going to be reduced by $15-20.

Per the apple store, they are shifting to where they lower your bill, but you essentially pay full price for your phone. Basically shifting the price structure.

Amazing how people go full retard not understanding the next plan.

We have had numerous threads showing why it essentially comes out the same and it allows people that like to upgrade to do so much more often.

I think Verizon is doing the same thing, but honestly it ends up being cheaper than a 2 year contract for myself.

Have my wife and I on the edge up shite, but we also have her sister on her 2 year contract. She got a deal with a free phone with 2 gigs of data for like $75. We switched her off that, we have like 12 gigs of data to share and with edge up for iPhones, we save like $20 a month had we all been on the 2 year contract with only 2 gigs. It's not a lot but more data and new phones sooner and save a little in the process is a win for me.

If you use the next plan it is $40 for unlimited talk and text per month. If have mobile share then it is $25 per phone (save $15 per month for each phone). It was $30 for the data package I chose.

If compare the Next vs contract the price is about the same per month. Here is the rub.....

Let's say you get a new phone that will cost you $25 per month and your total bill is $100. On the next plan when you pay off your phone that cost disappears so your bill goes down to $75.

On a contract when you pay off your phone your bill remains the same because it is built into the price. So it will remain $100 forever if you don't change it.

it is cheaper for a contract short term (money up front) but more expensive if you forget to check up on your account when the contract is over.

buy a used Galaxy S5 OR S6 on Craigslist, go to Walmart and buy Straight Talk BYOP for $60 and that includes sim cards and a month of service.

Pay under $50 a month for 5 gigs of 4g data and unlimited everything else.

Set up autopay online and you'll regret not doing it sooner.
BTW,Straight talk uses AT&T towers.

Go to Swappa.com or one of those sites, get a mint condition used phone for half the price, and stick your SIM card in it.

I know it sounds like it sucks, but I used to do marketing consulting for Alltel (before they were bought by Verizon). Internally, this is how the carriers have always looked at pricing.

You will probably end up being about the same if you calculate it out.