AT&T has already made some news today, with the announcement of LG G Flex pre-orders kicking off on January 24th. Now, they are helping those customers who want t upgrade their devices early. If you are an existing AT&T customer on a 2-year contract, you can now upgrade to AT&T Next six months into your contract. This means you will be switching over to a next plan and paying the monthly installments. To make this upgrade, you have been in a 2-year contract as of January 18th, 2014. AT&T wants to make sure their customers can have the latest and greatest smartphones, on a network that is just as good. It also seems that competition between AT&T and T-Mobile is heating up. For more information, please see the press release below.
Press Release
EARLY SMARTPHONE UPGRADES NOW AVAILABLE
FOR AT&T CUSTOMERS
Upgrade to a New Smartphone for $0 Down with AT&T Next;
Lower Monthly Bill with New Mobile Share Value Plans
DALLAS, JAN. 20, 2014 – Loyalty pays with AT&T.* Available now, existing customers on 2-year service agreements** can upgrade to the hottest new smartphone for $0 down with AT&T Next. At the same time, they can move to our new Mobile Share Value plans and start realizing significant monthly rate plan savings, featuring unlimited voice and text, and the ability to add smartphone lines for $25 per line per month, all while enjoying the nation’s most reliable 4G LTE network.
AT&T customers on a two-year agreement as of January 18, 2014 are eligible to upgrade to AT&T Next six months into their contract. To check their eligibility, customers can dial *NEW# and begin to take advantage of this early upgrade opportunity in AT&T retail stores, and online at www.att.com.
“We want our customers to have the best smartphones, on a high quality, blazing fast and reliable network, all at a great value,” said David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility. “It’s a win-win – customers get the latest devices with $0 down on the nation’s most reliable 4G LTE network with significant savings on their monthly bill when they sign-up for our Mobile Share Value plans.”
