“Reduce the overall price..” Only if the cost of my plan is reduced. Is that really going to happen? I seriously doubt it. The only reason we’ve stuck with AT&T was the nice phone we get every two years.
According to the AT&T rep I talked to the rate plan price will be reduced for those who are out of contract and who are on AT&Ts mobile share plans, but maybe not for those on legacy plans - he didn't know about that
“Reduce the overall price..†Only if the cost of my plan is reduced. Is that really going to happen? I seriously doubt it. The only reason we’ve stuck with AT&T was the nice phone we get every two years.”
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This already happened in our area when I accidentally killed my iPhone 5. I was skeptical but it did actually lower our monthly rate by about $10. The wife’s phone will have to be pried out of her hand before she’ll ever change but it’s going to have to happen sooner or later.
You can still do that with the NEXT plan. You buy the phone on time, regardless or which phone you buy, iPhone, Android, etc. The advantage of the NEXT plan is you can trade in the phone you have in a year, resetting the plan, and just get the NEXT phone without waiting for the two year contract to expire.