AT&T two year contract rumored to be history

T-Mobile’s uncarrier movement may have begun to sprout legs. For a lot of AT&T customers, the two-year contract has been the bane of consumers desire to jump into a better deal offered by the carrier.

We’ve all been there.. time after time, current and former customers who saw a commercial for a better smartphone, or data plan, would walk into AT&T, along with places such as Verizon or Sprint, wanting to get the deal they had seen on TV, radio, or even through their own email.. Only to find out that due to the fine print on the contract, they can’t get it. In Verizon’s case, it might be because you have a subsidized contract, and you have to be a customer for a year or more before you can get on EDGE.

Well, if the rumors about AT&T are to be believed, as of the next few months, the contract as we know it might just become a part of history. Although nothing has been confirmed, a recent report has hinted at PROJECT ALICE a plan to eliminate the two-year contract and the carriers current NEXT plan, that is similar to Verizon’s EDGE, will be the only type of service contract that the smartphone network will offer. Given the fact that it’s difficult to get on with the service behemoth, it could have the opposite effect the carrier might be looking for.

Currently, any potential customers who start with AT&T,  the carrier representative tries to get a customer on to a NEXT plan, however if credit reports don’t qualify, the soon to be customer has no choice, other than go elsewhere, but the normal two-year contract. However, since NEXT plans are very difficult for customers to be qualified for, the details of any alternative credit checks would be crucial to any such sales plan. Remember, currently this is only a rumor, but a solid one. If we hear anything else, we’ll be sure to pass it along.

Source: Android Authority

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