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If that were true, an unlocked phone should cost less per month in subscription fees since it is not being subsidized by the carrier. No US carrier does this.
by chopsueyar 15y ago
If that were true, an unlocked phone should cost less per month in subscription fees since it is not being subsidized by the carrier. No US carrier does this.
- orangecat 15y agoT-Mobile does, with their "Even More Plus" plans. Of course that's unlikely to survive the AT&T merger.
- retroafroman 15y agoThis is the plan I have, but I couldn't find it on their website yesterday. I didn't look too hard, but I'm pretty sure it's going as well.
- orangecat 15y agoIt hasn't been on their website for a while, you have to either go to a store or call and specifically request it.
- jsight 15y agoOr just search harder: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/flexpayplans.aspx?direct=yes&type=1&wt.mc_ http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/flexpayplans.aspx?direct=... (Yes, I know that these are FlexPay as well, but the prices are the same)
- retroafroman 15y agoWow, still there. Good find.
- henrikschroder 15y agoPlenty of european carriers do this. If I want to buy a new phone I can either pay full price for an unlocked one, get a small subsidy to lock myself to a carrier for 12 or 24 months, or I can get an even bigger subsidy by paying an increased subscription price for 12 or 24 months.
- sliverstorm 15y agoAs an owner of an unlocked phone, that would be awesome. It's probably still very uncommon to buy an unlocked phone though, and the carriers don't want to give up money. As it grows more common, maybe I will get to see that day.