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So AT&T 7 VERIZON don't have brign your own phone?

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Omacc

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"So AT&T & VERIZON don't have brign your own phone?


as the title states, Only tmobile and that straight talk company only have bring your own phone? Ive looked around and have not found accurate info on at&t or verizon having the same. Can someone please confirm if they do or don;t have the same type of plan?
 
Omacc said:
"So AT&T & VERIZON don't have brign your own phone?


as the title states, Only tmobile and that straight talk company only have bring your own phone? Ive looked around and have not found accurate info on at&t or verizon having the same. Can someone please confirm if they do or don;t have the same type of plan?
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Uhhh, Verizon and AT&T offer the iPhone on contract.

T-Mobile doesn't.
 
gmanist1000 said:
Uhhh, Verizon and AT&T offer the iPhone on contract.

T-Mobile doesn't.
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I understand, but what i am referring to is CAN i buy an unlocked contract free Iphone and then just buy the sim with contract from AT&T/VERIZON and not pay 40$ a month for "smartphone" fee? While only paying $70 or so a month for the plan thus saving some money instead of paying $40 x 2 plus $70 a month
 
You can buy an iPhone unlocked and/or off-contract, and not have to sign a 2-year agreement when signing up for service because you already have the phone.

But you cannot buy an unlocked iPhone and use it on Verizon. The unlocked models are GSM only. Nor can you purchase a Verizon iPhone off-contract and use it on AT&T/T-Mobile or even Sprint.
 
Omacc said:
I understand, but what i am referring to is CAN i buy an unlocked contract free Iphone and then just buy the sim with contract from AT&T/VERIZON and not pay 40$ a month for "smartphone" fee? While only paying $70 or so a month for the plan thus saving some money instead of paying $40 x 2 plus $70 a month
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With AT&T, yes you can bring your own phone and not have a contract. No, you cannot get around the "smartphone fee". You're still going to pay that plus data.
 
brianbunge said:
With AT&T, yes you can bring your own phone and not have a contract. No, you cannot get around the "smartphone fee". You're still going to pay that plus data.
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OHH i see, thank you. Much appreciated
 
Omacc said:
"So AT&T & VERIZON don't have brign your own phone?


as the title states, Only tmobile and that straight talk company only have bring your own phone? Ive looked around and have not found accurate info on at&t or verizon having the same. Can someone please confirm if they do or don;t have the same type of plan?
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To answer your question directly you are correct. AT&T and Verizon do not have any plans that are cheaper if you bring your own phone.
 
You can try straighttalk which is an att prepaid mvno. You don't even need an unlocked phone......att locked phone works. They have a 45$ plan with unlimited data.
 
indyzzzz said:
You can try straighttalk which is an att prepaid mvno. You don't even need an unlocked phone......att locked phone works. They have a 45$ plan with unlimited data.
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That's somewhat my "argument", straighttalk/tmobile do not have as great a service in my area as verzion/at&t . im fed up with tmobile and a million dropped/unreceived phone calls. That "BRING YOUR OWN PHONE" is a great idea, but since at&t nor verizon have it, im going to have to bite the bullet on this and upgrade to one of the two better services.
 
Omacc said:
That's somewhat my "argument", straighttalk/tmobile do not have as great a service in my area as verzion/at&t . im fed up with tmobile and a million dropped/unreceived phone calls. That "BRING YOUR OWN PHONE" is a great idea, but since at&t nor verizon have it, im going to have to bite the bullet on this and upgrade to one of the two better services.
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Straight Talk on iPhone is AT&T service (that's why it works on locked phones) - it should be the same apart from any throttling they do on data.
 
If you are going to sign a contract with AT&T or Verizon, you may as well get a subsidized iphone since you are paying for the subsidy whether you bring your own phone or not. You can always sell the subsidized phone for a nice profit if you would rather use your own phone anyway.

Bring your own phone only saves you money (in the US) if you go with Tmo or Straighttalk or one of the myriad MVNOs that will accept your phone or charge you full price for a phone because their plans are cheap/no-contract. If you are outside the US, there are much better options.
 
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