We got (2) iPhone 11 128gb ($750 usd x 2) plus $400 gift cards plus $700 credits (over 30 months) since we added a new line
so average cost was $200 per phone. Plus att knocked $30 off my bill each month (4 lines $150 unlimited data and hotspot and hbo)
than my wife didn’t want the iPhone 11 said it was too small. So I sold one iPhone 11 128gb to my friend unlocked (paid off the upgraded line) for $600 so he saved $200
I called att. And they (retentions) gave me $450 off any iPhone I wanted on 2 year contract. So I got 256gb iPhone 11 pro Max.
it’s hard for me to pay “full price” for any phones these days.
Post paid carriers (sprint/verizon/att/T-Mobile in the USA) need ur business. So u should usually get some type of gift cards discount.
family plans are great for post paid in the USA if u have more than 3-4 lines. The average cost per line goes down with more lines. Unlike Europe where all the lines are the same price usually. Just weird how the USA post paid carriers screw 1 line users by ripping them off. Than they have to go to prepaid service which is cheaper. But prepaid service often do not get the same perks or priority as post paid.
