Concillian

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http://technologizer.com/2010/02/25/...ess-customers/

I hope this catches on with other carriers too.

Superglue WRX

Sounds like a good idea to me. I'd much rather pay more up front and less monthly. At least this way I don't get robbed paying tax on the "full price" of the phone.

JelloChex

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Sounds like a good idea, but exactly how much less per month are we talking about?

Irrational X

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probly $10 or so. figure that ATT subsidizes $200 of each iphone setup with a new 2yr agreement. $200/24mo=$8.33 per month

pho_shizzle

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man i just buy another phone but dont tell them about it lol. i dont use data plans like internet anyways.....so it doesnt matter much to me. ill just get charged per usage

XkrazyAsianX

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it also depends on your phone buying habits. Some people go through phones like crazy, gotta get the newest gadgets on the block.

pho_shizzle

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blinga blingin YO!!! them text *****es out there

Concillian

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The breakthrough here, is that if you do this under the new T-mobile plan, you pay less for usage than someone who bought with subsidy + 2 year contract would pay.

I have owned 2 cell phones ever in my life. I don't really use it much, but I carry it with me and use it when I need to. So if I can buy a phone that doesn't have all the bling features I don't use, and pay $10 less a month, it's a lot of savings over the 4-5 years I'll end up keeping that phone.