Here are all the carriers that'll give you an iPhone 14 for "free"

www.androidauthority.com ^ | March 25, 2024 | By Zak Khan

[BipolarBob]

I might mention when my last phone conked out, I went to AT&T to buy a new one and guess what??? They don’t sell them. A storeroom full of phones and not ONE for sale. I had to renew my plan, which I did. It’s legal . . . i guess.

[Red Badger]

I went to a certain phone company store to ‘buy’ a cellphone outright, without a ‘plan’ and they would not sell me one.

The clerk told me that even if he did sell me one it would not work except on their system, not on any others...............

[bobcat62]

I only buy my replacement iPhones from Apple in their stores. If you pay full price, the phone is unlocked when they hand it to you.

[bobcat62]

If you want a Samsung, they’ll sell you an unlocked phone directly. I think OnePlus & Google do the same.

[FLNittany]

I had Iphones for years. Sold my biz, ditched the phone and all the contacts. Now have some samsung phone I barely use and $14/month service through Tello.

So glad I’m free of a lot of this.

[joesbucks]

Great information. Thanks!

[Red Badger]

Apple is smart.

They don’t sell ‘plans’, they sell phones.............

[sarge83]

Verizon offered the I13 for free a couple of yrs ago and I took them up on the offer. I replaced the Iphone XR, wish I hadn’t, the 13 is just not as good a phone as the XR was.

[Red Badger]

Every company makes an ‘Edsel’ every now and then...................

[Rummyfan]

Marking. I currently use pure Talk, but a new phone might lure me back to Verizon.

[Dogbert41]

I have the Iphone 12 Pro Max. It’s bean dropped on concrete and tile so many times it’s a wonder it still functions.

Need a new one soon.

[telescope115]

I’m still using my iPhone 11 Pro, and it’s doing just fine. The iPhone 14 deal does sound interesting. I have to check it out.

[Red Badger]

“FREE” Apple iPhone Ping!...................

[Dalberg-Acton]

I’ve never owned or used an Apple product.
I paid cash for my last phone, an unlocked A52 bought direct from Samsung. It works like a champ.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Lol, for “free.”

[Bob434]

what does the $14 month include?

[BigFreakinToad]

not even for free.

[SunkenCiv]

Gosh, it's almost as if the same marketing strategy is used by higher-quality android phone makers and carriers because it works out well.

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[zeestephen]

I scanned the entire article.

Not one of the carriers quotes a monthly plan price.

My sense is that no matter what they tell you, you never know the full price of your plan until the first bill arrives.