The Contract Game
I read that you could buy your phone outright and get no commitment with most cell companies in Consumer Reports, the Jan or Dec issue. At least, that's what I read.
Further studies conducted by me calling customer support for each carrier gave me THIS information:
Sprint: will make you sign a two year commit if you bring in your own sprint phone. (Jerks.) So if you plan on signing up, at least get a free phone with your two year contract, then switch out the phone and sell it on ebay.
Alltel: will let you on a current price plan with no commitment. (This company has some things going well for them.)
T-Mobile: They will make you sign a one year agreement if you bring in your own phone. OR you can do "Flexpay", where you just pay ...
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Further studies conducted by me calling customer support for each carrier gave me THIS information:
Sprint: will make you sign a two year commit if you bring in your own sprint phone. (Jerks.) So if you plan on signing up, at least get a free phone with your two year contract, then switch out the phone and sell it on ebay.
Alltel: will let you on a current price plan with no commitment. (This company has some things going well for them.)
T-Mobile: They will make you sign a one year agreement if you bring in your own phone. OR you can do "Flexpay", where you just pay ...
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AT&T offers all their standard plans without a contract. You just don't get mobile to mobile calling for free. The plans you mentioned are for Go Phone.
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That's not what the lady on the phone told me. I'm just stating facts, not opinions.
So, you're telling me that AT&T offers all their plans, without M2M, on any GSM phone?
So, you're telling me that AT&T offers all their plans, without M2M, on any GSM phone?
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With the exception of the Unity plans any one can be obtained without a contract and no M2M.
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Hm. Well, I'm pissed at whoever I called. I clearly stated what I wanted to do, and she told me otherwise.
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