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View Full Version : AT&T Ups the "Upgrade" Fee Across the Smartphone Board


Jeff Campbell
04-06-2011, 12:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/att-jacks-up-early-smartphone-upgrade-costs/' target='_blank'>http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile...-upgrade-costs/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"AT&amp;T has increased the price existing wireless customers must pay if they want to upgrade to a newer-model smartphone before their existing service contract comes to an end."</em></p><p><img height="285" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1299211621.usr105634.jpg" width="600" /></p><p>Pretty much across the board you now have to pay $50.00 USD more to upgrade your smartphone, regardless of brand or operating system (ie Android and Windows 7). AT&amp;T attributes this to "increased costs" for the devices as reason for the increase.&nbsp;</p>