Carrier confused about ATT next loophole?

[ET iPhone Home]

If I bring an unlock 5S to ATT, can I use this phone with their GO PHONE PLANS? Or do I need to buy a special phone from them directly?

EDIT.

I found the answer on their website. Yes, I can bring my own phone.

 

[xcrunner]

NO, your ACCOUNT will still have a 2 year agreement in effect. When you pick a NEXT device your ACCOUNT will automatically renew for 2 years, YOUR ACCOUNT not the phone line. When you purchase the next device and if you pay it off in a month your free to do with it as you please, BUT your account will still have a contract in effect for two years, so you would still have to be on a plan, meaning you will be charge a ETF if you close out your account.

If you buy a iphone 5s for $199 today and do a 2 year contract the contract applies to the account not the phone, your just getting special pricing because you signed a SERVICE CONTRACT on your account. When you upgrade to a next device your contract will reset to another 2 years, keep in mind this applies to the account, not the phone.

read the fine print, you will see this in there.

i actually went through this and thats how i found out.

When you switch to the new plans, you only have the length of your existing contract to fulfill. After that, there's no contract with the new plans with NEXT. Just an obligation to pay off the device you got via the installment plan.