Tired of waiting two years to upgrade your phone with a new service contract? Starting July 26, AT&T is launching AT&T Next, a service option that lets you upgrade your smartphone every 12 months. The new option will let you pay for your phone every month, rather than make a one time payment when you sign a new contract or purchase the phone outright. AT&T says the monthly payments will range between $15 and $50 per month depending on the phone model. If you choose to keep the phone after a year, you’ll be able to continue to make payments on it for 8 months until it’s paid in full. For those of you who want a new phone every year, this is a great way to keep up with the latest models without having to pay up front.
The new AT&T plan is similar to T-Mobile’s recently announced JUMP upgrade program, which lets customers get two device upgrades per year for an extra $10 per month.
There are unconfirmed reports Verizon Wireless may launch its own upgrade option, called VZ Edge, which would let customers upgrade their phones once 50% of the device is paid off. That service is rumored to launch Aug. 25.
About the author: Jeff Chabot writes about technology, broadcasting, and digital entertainment. You can also find him on Gameverse and Google+.
Jeff has a background in photography, video and television production. He writes about technology, broadcasting, home theater, and digital entertainment.
Marvel Studio's much-anticipated series WandaVision has premiered on Disney Plus with the first two 29 and 36-minute episodes presented in 4k, HDR (HDR10 or...
Marvel Studio's much-anticipated series WandaVision has premiered on Disney Plus with the first two 29 and 36-minute episodes presented in 4k, HDR (HDR10 or...
The NHL season opener for the Boston Bruins versus the New Jersey Devils won't be available to YouTube TV subscribers as the "cord-cutting" streaming...