Sentences with phrase «subsidized phone plans»

The carriers didn't make a profit on the old, subsidized phone plans, so they've benefitted from shifting the expense onto customers directly.

Over the life of the phone, though, you can save money over a subsidized phone plan.

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In the wake of Verizon's newly announced decision to finally scrap subsidized phones and two - year contracts, AT&T follows suit with a new set of Mobile Share Value plans that cuts down the price of most plans while offering more data for some.

For years, we've been hearing whispers that Google was planning to launch phones or tablets fully subsidized by advertising.

that was only dependent on carriers picking it up in the thousands and thousands and being able to subsidize it with the purchase of a phone / plan.

If you want a subsidized phone, get a classic plan.

I really cant wait till there is another Android phone with a decent keyboard or a notable touchscreen with subsidized pricing without me having to change my plan.

Perhaps T - Mobile will figure out how to do something crazy like 100 % subsidizing on any phone on a completely unlimited plan.

Maybe some of the US carriers will subsidize the phone under their contractual plans.

Again, I was guaranteed that I could get a phone for the subsidized price and continue my current contract even after all of the new plans have taken effect.

As a consumer you are losing out if you are trying to leave T - Mobile before your contract end date but if you stay with them you are saving money over any other carrier plan with a subsidized phone.

It's an irony that costs consumers hundreds of dollars as more people decide to buy a less expensive, subsidized phone with higher monthly fees on a two - year contract, instead of a prepaid phone plan that requires paying the full price for the cellphone but has lower monthly rates and no contract.

(The 4 is available for the subsidized price of $ 0.99 at mobile phone stores and Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, recently mentioned the plan to continue this practice in China's growing cell phone market.)

In the past, upgrading has been easy, and pretty cheap: sell the old phone to Gazelle and get $ 170 - $ 200 for it, then pay AT&T $ 200 for the new phone, because the rest of it was subsidized by the grandfathered unlimited plan (and thus, since the plan price is the same whether the phone is paid off or not, it didn't make sense to * not * upgrade every two years).

T - Mobile doesn't sell subsidized devices like a traditional carrier — they'll sell you a new smartphone on an installment plan if you like, effectively decoupling the price of the phone from the price of the monthly service.

Though most will provide subsidized plans, the Note Edge is priced at least $ 100 higher than other phones in its peer group.

The deals available when you're not wanting a subsidized device are generally significantly better, and so those willing to piece together a phone and plan separately are at an advantage.