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by drdexebtjl 6 hours ago
It’s not the same. With a mobile carrier, you could just continue to make monthly payments as normal, and at the end of your contract, the payments stop.

With this program, you can either pay a lump sum to cancel the lease early, or you can continue making monthly payments, but at the 24-month mark, since you can’t return the phone, you’ll still owe them $430.