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AT&T Announces “AT&T Next” as a Plan to Get Customers a New Smartphone or Tablet Every Year With No Down Payment

Kellen July 15, 2013 141

AT&T didn't wait until July 16 to announce (unless you are on east coast time) "what's next in wireless," which they teased us all about last week. "What's next" is their new upgrade plan called "AT&T Next" that allows customers to purchase a...

Verizon to Introduce “VZ Edge” Upgrade Plan, Upgrade to New Phones Once 50% of Previous is Paid Off

Kellen July 15, 2013 226

Back in April, after extending upgrade periods to a full 24 months, Verizon introduced a new device payment that would allow customers to upgrade phones by purchasing them at full prices with the payments spread out over a 12-month period. According to sources...

AT&T Follows Verizon’s Lead, Changes Upgrade Cycle to 24 Months

Kellen June 9, 2013 92

This beautiful Sunday afternoon, AT&T announced that they are joining Verizon by tweaking their upgrade policy to match the length of contract periods. Back in early April, we broke news on Verizon's change from 20-month upgrade cycles to 24-month cycles -...

Verizon’s Device Payment Plan Can be Used as a Way to Keep Unlimited Data and Upgrade Phones

Kellen April 22, 2013 165

This morning, we wrote up a recap of Verizon's new Device Payment Plan since it went live today for smartphones and could be an option for those looking to upgrade phones earlier than the new 24-month upgrade cycle. Specifics on keeping unlimited data or how...

Everything There is to Know About Verizon’s Device Payment Plan (Updated)

Kellen April 22, 2013 273

Last week, we broke news on a new device payment plan that Verizon was planning to introduce on April 21. Since today is April 22, naturally that new plan is now live, so we figured a recap of the dirty details was in store. With upgrade cycles moving to 24...

Reminder: Verizon Upgrade Dates Move to 24 Months as of Today to “Align With Contract Terms”

Kellen April 22, 2013 121

Today is April 22, so that means many of you may find adjusted upgrade dates included in your Verizon Wireless accounts. In fact, you may have found them to be up to four months later than you had previously penciled in on your calendars, thanks to a new...

Training Materials Suggest Verizon Will Introduce a Device Payment Plan in the Near Future (Updated)

Kellen April 12, 2013 110

On the heels of this morning's report that Verizon is changing up device upgrade periods from 20 months to 24 months, we have a follow-up report that may lift your spirits a bit. According to the document we received that appears to be a part of a training...

Verizon Confirms Our Report: Upgrade Eligibility Changes to 24-month Cycle, NE2 Credits Gone as of April 15

Kellen April 12, 2013 310

And just like that, Verizon has confirmed our report from earlier this morning that changes are coming to upgrade cycles. The full statement is below. The business has evolved and the extensive Verizon Wireless device portfolio gives customers more options...