I bought Moto X

[louiswill]

Because the AT&T guy says I only need to pay 92$ total to get a motoX.

Btw, they proposed me a wierd deal,
as a Mafia Player, I'm extremely skeptical of claims.

The detail is as below, Someone please tell me where is the profit loophole:

My monthly bill is 340$ for 6 people.

If one person out of the 6 purchased a new phone (for example, samsung Galaxy NotIII)

with 0 downpayment (he didn't tell me, that is my guess)

then the promotion gives me the credit for 15$ off per user and 20$ off for the phone

The promotion will make My monthly bill will drop to

234$ per month (for service) + 28$ per month (for the GalaxyNoteIII)

which is 262$ per month.

He claim this deal saves me 340-262 ~ roughly 80$ per month AND a brand new GalaxyNoteIII, plus I get to keep the older Galaxy Note II.

He claims the phone would be totally FREE, plus those money I have saved.






















Ok, where did the profit go? I thinks as below, but I really do not know for sure.

1. First: Debt
It is obviously trying to make me get in a debt for a new phone, instead of purchase a phone with 100% down.

For anything of a debt, it involves in a interest.

He never told me how long this 28$ will last.


2. Promotion for ever

From my last experience, AT&T service deal will expire after certain time. Say, 12 months.

3. Extension of Phone Plan

It is kind a general public knowledge that you got to extend your plan.

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After all,

A samsung GalaxyNoteIII retail price is 700$

If I had to paid this 28$ for at least 25 months to clear the retail price.

The promotion gives me 80 dollars credit every months, it has to be 9 months to clear 700$ to make the phone free.

Considering being bound to a plan will severely damage negotiation power of a consumer, I tell my mother do not buy anything. What if in future AT&T tell us our plan is going to be more expensive?





I wonder if I'm aware the correct problem?
What is the business Secret Behind this promotion?
Is it really saving money? Long term?
Please tell me and Comment Below!

[Aldaris]

Just a note to consider. Whenever you get a non tmobile plan you pay for the phone you get even after you finished paying for. Say for example the phone is 20 per month or 400 now. Well your contract it 24 months so you end up paying 4 months extra.

[louiswill]

Just a note to consider. Whenever you get a non tmobile plan you pay for the phone you get even after you finished paying for. Say for example the phone is 20 per month or 400 now. Well your contract it 24 months so you end up paying 4 months extra.

That s what I suspected. I want to jump to Tmoblie.

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