Not everybody wants to be locked into a contract where you are obligated to pay a monthly fee even in times where your income may have been reduced. You don’t get the option to just cancel your service without still paying a very large cut off fee that can cost up to $300. That’s equivalent to about 3 months of service paid just because you want to quit that provider.


Contract Phones relay on your credit. If you don’t have good credit then you may pay up to $400 down payment ...