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Sprint Stops Offering Two-Year Phone Contracts

Sprint will stop offering two-year phone contracts to customers who are activating a new account starting today, according to an internal document procured by AndroidCentral. While phones will not be available with subsidies on a two-year contract, tablets will.

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As outlined by the document, two-year contracts will still be offered to select customers on a "reactive basis". The move makes Sprint the final carrier of the four major American carriers to end two-year contracts. New Sprint customers will be able to purchase their phones through Sprint programs like Easy Pay and iPhone Forever.

In 2013, T-Mobile began the trend by announcing its Un-carrier payment plans. Verizon followed suit in August 2015 and last month AT&T announced that they would drop two-year contracts. While AT&T's implementation takes away the ability for existing customers to sign up for two-year contracts, Verizon's does not, allowing existing Verizon customers to renew their two-year contracts.

Sprint has been planning to move away from two-year contracts for a while, first announcing the move in August 2015. However, the carrier had not announced when its implementation would take effect at the time.

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Top Rated Comments

cocky jeremy Avatar
139 months ago
This is bad news for all 12 Sprint customers.
Score: 45 Votes (Like | Disagree)
139 months ago
Should be interesting when Apple announces pricing for the next iPhone.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
maxsix Avatar
139 months ago
Good! Apple can still say 199 etc as long as someone can get an agreement, even if only reactive
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People know and love it anyway
Actually you'd be surprised how many people not only don't know, but actually believe that the iPhone in their hands only cost $199. I've had people argue that very issue with me. It's amazing but true.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
risercn Avatar
139 months ago
I'm glad carriers in the US finally caught up with the rest of the world.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
maxsix Avatar
139 months ago
One more carrier about to expose the true premium prices that Apple charges. No more concealing the truth.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
AustinIllini Avatar
139 months ago
Apparently you enjoy leaving out Android phones that don't fit your Apple crapping narrative. The current "Top Flight" Android would be the S6 Edge+, which you're correct has a slightly bigger screen than the 6s Plus. Not sure who or where you're looking at, but for a comparable 64GB phone, it is the same exact price as the 6s Plus. You can argue the 32GB model is slightly better priced since Apple does not make a 32GB 6s Plus....but other than that, you're flat-out wrong.
With all due respect, you're out of your league on this. The Nexus 6P is THE premium Android device with a larger screen than the iPhone 6S+ that is also $200 cheaper.

Perhaps you didn't read the part of my statement where I said "Soon, the only manufacturers that will dare make their base models so expensive will be Apple and Samsung."
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)