They make all the money off the cell service. If you’re paying for a phone you’re less likely to leave the service. They don’t just hand you cash they give a bill credit. It’s convoluted and not super ideal.
Edit to clarify: a monthly bill credit, usually over 24 months.
Yeah I figured that out by pretending to buy one on the at&t site. They eat the cost of the phone because in the US the network fees are mental from what I could tell.
They make all the money off the cell service. If you’re paying for a phone you’re less likely to leave the service. They don’t just hand you cash they give a bill credit. It’s convoluted and not super ideal.
Edit to clarify: a monthly bill credit, usually over 24 months.
Yeah I figured that out by pretending to buy one on the at&t site. They eat the cost of the phone because in the US the network fees are mental from what I could tell.
They sure get their money back don’t they?