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by orangecat 5760 days ago
I say this because the service from the carriers still costs the same regardless of how you obtained the handset

T-Mobile's non-contract plans are $20 less per month, so over 2 years you save $480.

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Are all the features accessible in non-contract plans?

I've got a few contract-only perks here in Canada on Rogers, such as the 6GB data plan add-on for $30/mo, and an "Employee Purchase Program" discounted voice service at $17/mo.

I don't think you can get non-contract data plans for under $30, and that only buys you 250MB/month, and voice plans start at around $25-30/month.

I may be able to set up a similarly-priced plan up here, but I would lose out on many of the important features (tethering, visual voice mail, larger data caps, free evening/weekend calling, etc.)