AT&T Announces 'AT&T Next' Smartphone or Tablet Upgrade Program
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Posted July 16, 2013 at 4:24pm by iClarified
AT&T has announced 'AT&T Next', a new program beginning July 26th that lets customers get a new smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment, no activation fee, no upgrade fee, and no financing fees.
With AT&T Next, customers purchase a smartphone or tablet with no down payment and agree to pay monthly installments for the device. After 12 payments, they can trade it in and upgrade to a brand new device — again with no down payment — or they can keep using their device and have no more payments after 20 months. AT&T Next is available for new AT&T customers or existing customers who are upgrade eligible.
“With AT&T Next, customers can get the newest smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment. That’s hard to beat, and it’s an incredible value for customers who want the latest and greatest every year,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility.
AT&T Next is available for any current smartphone or tablet in AT&T’s selection of devices. The interest-free monthly device installments range from $15 to $50, depending on the device selected. For example, a customer purchasing a Samsung Galaxy S 4 would have no down payment and pay $32 per month, in addition to the monthly wireless service plan they choose, with the option to trade in their device and upgrade after 12 payments or to keep using the device and pay off the installment plan in full after 20 months. There’s no penalty for paying off the installment plan early.
I can understand why AT&T would make this move. With the competition they have, more people will be subjected to making the payments because folks now-a-days don't want to fork out $200 on a phone even at discounted prices.
Omg att thats retarded. Pay 360 to rent a s4 for 12 months... haha. Id rather pay 200 up front and in 12 months sell it and use one of my other 5 lines to upgrade to the next newest phone.. goid thing galaxy phones n iphones have high resale value...
mmmm...but that means you will ALWAYS be paying for a phone, how much would that have costs you once you stop!! not to mention paying 600-700 bucks for a phone (should you keep it for the 20 months) is silly...for one if you have a upgrade you would be paying waaaaay more than just buying the phone..not to mention you can ALWAYS find phones cheaper thru other avenues