{"id":3194,"date":"2011-10-10T13:21:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2011-10-10T13:21:25","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T17:21:25","slug":"its-cheaper-to-change-carriers-for-att-iphone-4-users-than-upgrade-to-the-iphone-4s-on-att","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/10\/10\/its-cheaper-to-change-carriers-for-att-iphone-4-users-than-upgrade-to-the-iphone-4s-on-att\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 &#8220;It\u2019s Cheaper to Change Carriers for AT&#038;T iPhone 4 Users, Than Upgrade to the iPhone 4S on AT&#038;T&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksreview.net\/2011\/10\/att-upgrade-lunacy\/\">BrooksReview:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Let\u2019s just state this again: for many others and for me, it is $50 cheaper to break the AT&amp;T contract and switch to another carrier.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, I&#8217;m seeing the same thing and a lot of friends are doing just that. Luckily, I have other means of getting iPhones for $199 after only 1 month on the contract. 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