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AT&T is a joke
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:32 pm
So the upgrade now is the "privilege" of paying full price for a new phone on a payment plan. The sales chick trying to pitch me on how this was such a great deal lmao.
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:33 pm to Strannix
You were always paying full price...
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:35 pm to PhiTiger1764
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You were always paying full price...
If you got a free phone with a two year contact and now your contract is more expensive and you're paying a monthly premium for the phone, how exactly is that the same thing?
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:35 pm to PhiTiger1764
Explain, sounds like you don't know what you're talking about, on the two year upgrade you got a new model phone at a heavy discount.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:40 pm to Strannix
I was not happy when I was told it would cost ~800 for an iPhone that's with an upgrade..
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:41 pm to Strannix
When I went to next, my bill went down.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:41 pm to Strannix
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AT&T is a Joke
Yeah, but Lily is smoking hot.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:42 pm to Breesus
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If you got a free phone with a two year contact and now your contract is more expensive and you're paying a monthly premium for the phone, how exactly is that the same thing?
Because the bolded part is not true. Your contract is now cheaper.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:43 pm to Strannix
You should be getting a 20 dollar or so credit in your monthly plan.
You were always paying for the phone. It was just disguised and hidden in the fees.
How do you think AT&T can just shell out free phones.
You were always paying for the phone. It was just disguised and hidden in the fees.
How do you think AT&T can just shell out free phones.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:43 pm to PhiTiger1764
But can I keep my unlimited plan?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:43 pm to fr33manator
Only if you have DirecTV
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:45 pm to Strannix
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Explain, sounds like you don't know what you're talking about, on the two year upgrade you got a new model phone at a heavy discount.
Yea but now the charge per line on your plan is much cheaper. Instead of like $40/month it is now $15. So now you're paying $15/month for service and $25/month financing your new phone. It's the same.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:45 pm to Strannix
I just talked to retention with AT&T, got a Note 5 and Galaxy S6 to renew my 2 year contract for $100.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:48 pm to hendersonshands
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Only if you have DirecTV
I do have dirctv.
No more unlimited data. But we have 5 phones, 5 iPads, lap tops, and 2 TV's constantly streaming video and rarily go over.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:50 pm to PhiTiger1764
She said nothing about my bill going down, just that I would be paying installments on a new phone for a few years
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:51 pm to Breesus
You didn't get a free phone. You usually paid 200 for it. They also give you 25/month off for the 24 months
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:54 pm to hendersonshands
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DirecTV
frick that. I cut the cable over a decade ago.
How do I keep my unlimited plan and still get a new phone?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:55 pm to fr33manator
Pay for it. Buddy of mine had to do it that way.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:56 pm to Strannix
Cornering the market while allowing your only 2 legit opponents to die painfully, but quietly is quite an art.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:56 pm to Strannix
First, read these two threads:
Thread 1
Thread 2
Now, you really want to get into the math? It winds up being fairly close in the end
Thread 1
Thread 2
Now, you really want to get into the math? It winds up being fairly close in the end
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Here's the math. Note this excludes taxes and fees (usually about $5/line on both plans, so that's a wash):
Old plan: $100 for talk and text
Lines 1-4: $10 (line charge) + $30 (3GB data) = $40/month. Pay $200 for phone + $40 upgrade fee = $240 upfront cost to upgrade each line.
Total cost/month = $100 + (40*4) = $260/month.
New plan: $100 for 15GB mobile share data. 4 lines sharing 15GB of data = 3.75 GB per line--so you get more data than previous plan.
Lines 1-4: $15/month per line.
Total cost = $100 + (15*4) = $160/month = savings of $100/month compared to old plan while nobody has upgraded.
Now for the ease of calculation, let's say 1 line upgrades to the iPhone 6 on the ATT Next 18 plan (can trade-in after 18 payments/months or you own it outright after 24 payments/months).
Upgraded line: $15 + 27.08 (cost of iPhone per month) = $42.08/month
So old plan was $40/month, new plan with upgrade is $42.08/month = difference of $2.08/month. Now that $2.08/month over the 24 months = $49.92. But you don't have to pay the $240 for phone outright + upgrade fee as before, so you're saving $190 ($240 - $49.92) over the 24 months. Plus at the end of 24 months, you can request to unlock it from the carrier and sell however you wish (trade-in, eBay, Swappa, Gazelle, etc.) just the way you have always done. And if you want to compare apples to apples, you still get the same resale value.
How is this paying more money????
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 6:59 pm
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