So my contract is up. I am currently with Sprint. I was looking forward to getting an LTE phone, since I lost my old S2 and I am currently using my older S1. Looks like they are doing the dumb Tmobil thing where there are no more contracts and you pay the phone up front or installments.
A top tier phone used to cost 199.99 on contract + 80.00 service. on a 2 year cycle that would be 2120 + taxes and fees. Now they want to pay upfront or installments on a new phone (600+) +75/month for service. That comes out to 2400.00(+ taxes& fees) in a 2 year cycle! The 5.00 discount is only 120 bucks total.
Why are trying to lease/trade in things every 6mo/1yr like cars and take a huge hit. Am I the only one who keeps their phone until its totally broken? Two years it not bad of a waiting period unless your the clumsy type who breaks a phone every month. You still have to pay somebody for service, might as well be sprint because of my discount. It seems like carriers don't want to eat the cost of the subsidized phone, but still want to charge you a premium for service because they know you have no where to go. Leave sprint, pay 90 bucks for att, leave att pay 100 for verizon. They only way I would pay full price for phone would be if they charged like 40 bucks for service. Then I know they aren't double dipping on phone purchase and service. AIO wireless is looking real good right now.
A top tier phone used to cost 199.99 on contract + 80.00 service. on a 2 year cycle that would be 2120 + taxes and fees. Now they want to pay upfront or installments on a new phone (600+) +75/month for service. That comes out to 2400.00(+ taxes& fees) in a 2 year cycle! The 5.00 discount is only 120 bucks total.
Why are trying to lease/trade in things every 6mo/1yr like cars and take a huge hit. Am I the only one who keeps their phone until its totally broken? Two years it not bad of a waiting period unless your the clumsy type who breaks a phone every month. You still have to pay somebody for service, might as well be sprint because of my discount. It seems like carriers don't want to eat the cost of the subsidized phone, but still want to charge you a premium for service because they know you have no where to go. Leave sprint, pay 90 bucks for att, leave att pay 100 for verizon. They only way I would pay full price for phone would be if they charged like 40 bucks for service. Then I know they aren't double dipping on phone purchase and service. AIO wireless is looking real good right now.
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