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Prepaid Question
- Thread starter zixx_92
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Unfortunately, no.
Contracts are how wireless companies amoritize the price of the phone. You get a greater discount when signing a 2 year contract because the carrier knows that you will be paying your bill for 2 years and they will recoup the cost of the discount.
Since prepaid is sans-contract its full price to get a new phone.
However, you can put your sim card into any tmo phone and it will work. So if you have an upgrade for your "all the time" phone you could use it to "upgrade" the prepaid phone.
Contracts are how wireless companies amoritize the price of the phone. You get a greater discount when signing a 2 year contract because the carrier knows that you will be paying your bill for 2 years and they will recoup the cost of the discount.
Since prepaid is sans-contract its full price to get a new phone.
However, you can put your sim card into any tmo phone and it will work. So if you have an upgrade for your "all the time" phone you could use it to "upgrade" the prepaid phone.
That being said natesax7, they may have a promotion where the pricing on a specific model through a prepaid activation is discounted from retail, simply to promote their prepaid options.
I know that's how it works in Canada, not sure about the states, although it would only make sense for it to work the same way.
I know that's how it works in Canada, not sure about the states, although it would only make sense for it to work the same way.
Chika-la-la
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That's a good point krikor222. Nice catch!
If you can find a tmo authorized dealer that does prepaid, the may have some kind of promotion.
If you can find a tmo authorized dealer that does prepaid, the may have some kind of promotion.