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Poll: How Often Do You Upgrade Phones?

Kellen January 3, 2019

Apple didn't have a great day yesterday. They lowered guidance for Q1 results because they sold far fewer iPhones than anticipated. The tech world, all of which just want Apple to pet them once, is trying to figure out why the rough holiday quarter. I've seen...

FYI: Verizon’s $20 Unlimited Data Increase and Device Payment Upgrades Arrive in Your Next Billing Cycle

Kellen November 16, 2015 133

In case you had not looked at a calendar recently, you may not have realized that November 15 has come and gone and Verizon has indeed begun increasing legacy unlimited data plans by $20 to $49.99 per month. With that unfortunate change, customers hanging onto...

Early Upgrades at Verizon are Now a Thing of the Past

Kellen May 27, 2015 162

Yesterday, Verizon told us that they were simplifying the Edge upgrade and payment experience by getting rid of the plan's requirements that ask you to wait 30 days and pay off 75% of the phone in order to pick up a new phone. The new version of Edge, which...

Changes Reportedly Coming to T-Mobile’s JUMP! – Upgrade at Any Time, No Limits, and Tablets Added (Updated)

Kellen February 13, 2014 89

According to an internal memo received by Tmonews, changes are coming to T-Mobile's JUMP! early upgrade program on February 23. The monthly payment plan, which seemed to ignite a new trend in the wireless space, will no longer have any time constraints or...

AT&T Will Let You Out of Your Contract After 6 Months, as Long as You Switch to Next and a Mobile Share Value Plan

Kellen January 20, 2014 43

Still aren't convinced that T-Mobile has shaken up the wireless industry here in the U.S.? AT&T announced a new early smartphone upgrade program today that will actually help you get out of your AT&T contract and onto a month-to-month wireless package....

Verizon Lets You Upgrade Every 30 Days Now With Edge

Kellen January 20, 2014 53

Remember Verizon Edge, Big Red's device monthly payment plan that allows for early upgrades? It's OK if you forgot about it, since it's not exactly the best deal in tech. Either way, it's still around and asking people to essentially pay for a phone twice...

For a Limited Time, Sprint Lets Customers Upgrade Phones at Any Time With Sprint Easy Pay

Kellen January 16, 2014 52

This morning, Sprint announced that will allow all eligible customers to upgrade their phones today as long as they sign-up for a program called Easy Pay. Easy Pay sounds like your typical early upgrade plan that the industry has fallen in love with over the...

Chart: Verizon Edge vs. AT&T Next vs. T-Mobile JUMP vs. Sprint One Up

Kellen September 20, 2013 133

Now that Sprint has joined the other three major U.S. carriers by making their early upgrade plan official, we felt as if a simple chart was in store to help display most of the fine print from each. And while we wouldn't necessarily recommend that you...