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Does At&T sell phones without contracts?
- Thread starter darklide
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nyydynasty
Android Expert
all providers sell the phone without a contract for more money, as far as I know.
Baldilocks
Android Expert
Or you can just buy an AT&T phone on eBay........
darklide
Android Enthusiast
So if I were to cancel before the 30 days would I have to give back the phone?
Yeah just waiting for the Atrix and don't want to pay $1000.
Baldilocks
Android Expert
Yes, you would have to give back the phone or be charged a bloated price for it.
If you cancel the contract you'd have to pay $350 early termination fee. (That would put you close to the $1000 dollar mark.)
If you cancel the contract you'd have to pay $350 early termination fee. (That would put you close to the $1000 dollar mark.)
nb_mitch
Android Enthusiast
As people have said, all carriers sell phones with a contract or "off contract" price. Most Smart phones that At&t sells right now can be FREE from resellers like Wal-Mart, Wirefly, Amazon with contract and then around $500 without a contract. The Dell Streak is sold from Dell Direct for $399 w/o contract now and you may get some of the older phones cheaper.
The At&t Smart Phone ETF is currently $325 if you cancel prior to 2 years with a deduction in fee of $10 for every month you keep it.
They have a 30 day return policy. I kept my Sony X10 for 29 days before I returned it to Amazon and got my Dell Streak for $99 from Best Buy 3 days later. I have had the Streak now for 21 days and plan to keep it. When you return it, it has to be in original packaging, no damage, etc. Some resellers also have additional limits on how many minutes you used it etc.
At&t also has an early Upgrade fee, which they don't advertise at all, it was $75 after 6 months, not sure what it is now.
The At&t Smart Phone ETF is currently $325 if you cancel prior to 2 years with a deduction in fee of $10 for every month you keep it.
They have a 30 day return policy. I kept my Sony X10 for 29 days before I returned it to Amazon and got my Dell Streak for $99 from Best Buy 3 days later. I have had the Streak now for 21 days and plan to keep it. When you return it, it has to be in original packaging, no damage, etc. Some resellers also have additional limits on how many minutes you used it etc.
At&t also has an early Upgrade fee, which they don't advertise at all, it was $75 after 6 months, not sure what it is now.
MarcMaiden
Android Enthusiast
Hey guys, I work for AT&T (and tried to buy phones outright from other AT&T stores) and this is my experience with buying phones out of contract:
AT&T will NOT sell a phone out of contract when it is first released (especially for big released) This is the case at my store, and this was the case of the store i tried to buy one of the new windows phone 7 phones from a week after launch.
that being said, the following stores do sell the phones out of contract:
Walmart
Best buy mobile *note* best buy usually charges $50 more for off contract phones than others
Radioshack
Return policy for out of contract purchases:
Walmart - 14 days
BBM - 30 days
RS - 30 days
one more note: BBM now has a plan you can buy with the phone. This plan allows you to trade in your phone for a certain % of the purchase price which is good for us people who trade/buy phones quite a bit. Link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/Buy-Back-Program/pcmcat230000050010.c?id=pcmcat230000050010
hope that helps!
AT&T will NOT sell a phone out of contract when it is first released (especially for big released) This is the case at my store, and this was the case of the store i tried to buy one of the new windows phone 7 phones from a week after launch.
that being said, the following stores do sell the phones out of contract:
Walmart
Best buy mobile *note* best buy usually charges $50 more for off contract phones than others
Radioshack
Return policy for out of contract purchases:
Walmart - 14 days
BBM - 30 days
RS - 30 days
one more note: BBM now has a plan you can buy with the phone. This plan allows you to trade in your phone for a certain % of the purchase price which is good for us people who trade/buy phones quite a bit. Link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/Buy-Back-Program/pcmcat230000050010.c?id=pcmcat230000050010
hope that helps!
fireonhigh
Well-Known Member
usa cell phone industry,is pure sheeeet
PGB1213
Well-Known Member
Late to the thread, but incase someone looks later:
AT&T gave me a 4G phone when I inquired. I have no contract with them. (Using 10 cents a minute plan.) They did the same for my wife.
Mine isn't the greatest phone- ZTE Maven, but something. My wife got a "MAven 2" So it does not hurt to ask.
UPDATE- Below my post is a reply from Tube517. That is good advice! By going to an outside vendor, you might be able get a "rooted' phone & skip all the useless or poorly functional pre-loaded apps. (Most of which can't be removed from the device.) There are lots of these space hogging apps on my phone and most of the ZTE ones don't even work!.
AT&T gave me a 4G phone when I inquired. I have no contract with them. (Using 10 cents a minute plan.) They did the same for my wife.
Mine isn't the greatest phone- ZTE Maven, but something. My wife got a "MAven 2" So it does not hurt to ask.
UPDATE- Below my post is a reply from Tube517. That is good advice! By going to an outside vendor, you might be able get a "rooted' phone & skip all the useless or poorly functional pre-loaded apps. (Most of which can't be removed from the device.) There are lots of these space hogging apps on my phone and most of the ZTE ones don't even work!.
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