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Originally Posted by Drybonz
I think your experience with AT&T was an exception... I used to have AT&T as well and I had to go thru the normal upgrade routes to get a new phone at upgrade prices. It's standard for the industry. Hopefully, someday the whole contract thing will be in the past, and there are people that are taking legal steps to work toward that... but for now, this is pretty much universal for all carriers.
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Once the contract days go away we will be paying full unsubsidized prices like they do in Europe. Be careful what you wish for people. I like it today, you have the option to get a contract and get a subsidized price, or buy a phone outright with no contract.