AT&T Installment Plan with Next Up℠ You pay 30 monthly device payments, plus $5 per month for the Next Up option to trade in and upgrade early. After you pay 50% of your smartphone's retail price, along with the Next Up feature, you can trade it in and upgrade to something new.

With AT&T Next Up feature (additional $6/mo.), get the option to upgrade early by turning in your current phone for a new one after paying off 50% of the device cost. Restrictions apply. See att.com/next for details. 0% APR 36-month agreement.

$6 per month AT&T Installment Plan with Next Up (The $6 per month Next Up charge doesn't apply toward the installment plan balance you owe on your phone.) You don't have to wait to pay installments equal to 50% of the price of the smartphone.

AT&T first launched Next as an alternative to two-year contracts back in 2013 with a single plan to pay for new hardware over 20 months with an option to upgrade after 12 months, then later added other options including Next 18 and Next 24 with lower monthly payments and longer upgrade cycles.

You pay 30 monthly device payments, plus $5 per month for the Next Up option to trade in and upgrade early.

You can't. You can upgrade a different line and then switch SIM cards, but next up cannot be added back once it's removed. It also cannot be added after the initial purchase.

AT&T Installment Plan with Next Up℠ You pay 30 monthly device payments, plus $5 per month for the Next Up option to trade in and upgrade early. After you pay 50% of your smartphone's retail price, along with the Next Up feature, you can trade it in and upgrade to something new.

Upgrade programs enable you to always have an up-to-date device. You'll usually trade in your old one (and often pay a bit on top) to get a shiny new one.

AT&T Installment Plan with Next Up℠ You pay 30 monthly device payments, plus $5 per month for the Next Up option to trade in and upgrade early. After you pay 50% of your smartphone's retail price, along with the Next Up feature, you can trade it in and upgrade to something new.

The nationwide average phone bill totals around $166 per month, so you probably shouldn't be spending more than that. If your phone bill is too high, evaluate all of your options to make sure you're getting the best deal.

AT&T Installment Plan with Next Up℠ You pay 30 monthly device payments, plus $5 per month for the Next Up option to trade in and upgrade early. After you pay 50% of your smartphone's retail price, along with the Next Up feature, you can trade it in and upgrade to something new.

In general, upgrading to the newest model would cost you: An extra $25 a month, the typical price for financing or leasing a phone; or. $199, the typical price for subsidizing a phone with a contract; or. $650 or more to buy your phone outright.

If you add a new device to your wireless service, we'll add a one-time upgrade fee to your next bill.

Pros and Cons of AT&T Next Up

• Early upgrade when device is paid down by 50%
• Pay off your new device in 30 months.
• Get a new phone every 1.5 years.
• Canceling early upgrade ($5/mo) won't impact your installment plan.
• Must pay an additional $5/mo "membership fee"
• Membership fee is not applied to the price of your device.

You can't. You can upgrade a different line and then switch SIM cards, but next up cannot be added back once it's removed. It also cannot be added after the initial purchase.

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