Pros/cons of purchasing my next iPhone off contract

[hooplvr]

Thinking about purchasing my next iPhone off contract and paying full price for the phone. I know this will give me the freedom of not being on a contract, but other than that is anyone aware of other advantages, or disadvantages, to purchasing the phone outright upfront?

Thx!

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[Beyond Fire]

Only negative I see would be paying more out of pocket for no contract. However if you're like me, selling your old phone can cover a good 60-70% of the cost of a new phone. After selling your old phone, your out of pocket cost will probably be close to the subsidized price of the phone you get on contract. So really I think buying the phone outright is better.

 

[kataran]

Most carriers are starting to lean towards eliminating subsidized phones. Sprint is next

 

[jleis985]

If you have AT&T and are on a Family Shared Data plan then you wouldn't get your bill increased $25 per line. The fine print for AT&T's shared data is sneaky, they give you a great deal on the plan and then if you use a 2 year upgrade to get a discounted price on a new phone, they raise each line $25 more...it happened to me.

That'd be a big benefit of buying off-contract in my mind.

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

The benefit with AT&T is that you have a smaller bill. I like paying for my devices outright because I don't like having a contract. I would love to have unlocked phones so I can go to other gsm carriers if I want.


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[nikkisharif]

The benefit with AT&T is that you have a smaller bill. I like paying for my devices outright because I don't like having a contract. I would love to have unlocked phones so I can go to other gsm carriers if I want.


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Same with Verizon. I always buy off contract & as much as I use my phone it pays for itself.

 

[xderiwx]

If you have AT&T and are on a Family Shared Data plan then you wouldn't get your bill increased $25 per line. The fine print for AT&T's shared data is sneaky, they give you a great deal on the plan and then if you use a 2 year upgrade to get a discounted price on a new phone, they raise each line $25 more...it happened to me.

That'd be a big benefit of buying off-contract in my mind.

Wow, I've never heard this before. That definitely is sneaky. So if one line uses an upgrade then all lines get increased? For how long?

I'm actually on a VZW family plan, I wonder if it's the same? Definitely need to look into this now.

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