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Internal AT&T Memo Details Contract Free Rate Plans, Handset Must be Paid for in Full

One of our sources at AT&T has leaked to us an internal document; the memo details the process for obtaining a contract bundle without the obligatory 1 or 2-year commitment term. The basis for the non-commitment bundles is the customer must pay for the handset in full, losing the subsidized rate that is offered with fixed contract terms. The memo pins the start date of the non-commitment bundles as November 2007, but we have heard no word on any such contractual freedom previously. UPDATE: This entire document, another source tells us, is meant to inform ill informed employees of an existing thing. AT&T has done this for years.
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7:35 AM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Haroon Malik
7,256 views, 24 comments

Latest by Niskyspy: Yes, it you could of done that for years. But here is a catch. After your spend 2 years under no contract, customers that has signed a contract will get an special upgrade price. While after you spend the same ammount of money during the two years non contract subsription more »

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AT&T's SIM-Only Option Loosens the Shackles

AT&T has begun to offer a new SIM-only service via their online store. For $25$5 ($10, minus a $5 online discount), new customers are able purchase a SIM card on the AT&T network, without receiving a new handset. It appears you are then free to use the SIM card with unlocked handsets and AT&T locked cellphones. Unfortunately, the two year contract still stands, with the exception of the pre-paid options. UPDATE: Two year contract does not stand and there is no early termination fee. AT&T has told us the price is $25 or less, according to promotions. And this has been around for years, so this is not news.
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9:15 PM on Sun Jan 20 2008
By Haroon Malik
12,762 views, 41 comments

Latest by rinwin: Just the way it goes in this country...Market it enough as *something* and enough people will believe they're getting a deal. more »