[jyl]

ATT will discontinue offering two year contracts with subsidized phones, on Jan 8.

These were clearly the best deal for consumers who wanted a new high end phone every two years. Say an iphone costs $700, amortizing that over two years is about $35/mo. ATT's no contract/no subsidy plans are not $35/mo cheaper than the two year contracts.

Part of me thinks I should get the family new two year contracts and new phones before Jan 8.

Part of me thinks that, in the coming year, the coverage of cheaper carriers like T Mobile will improve and I'll want to be out of contract to leave ATT.

What do you think?