AT&T Confirms New $36 Upgrade Fee, Begins February 12th
Beginning this Sunday, the 11th, AT&T will increase the upgrade fee by 50% for customers who want to get a new device on contract. AT&T’s idea of a proposed increase has been said to have already landed in readers’ in box over the past month, but the recently leaked memo sets the stage like this: ”Because the overall costs associated with upgrading to a new device have increased, effective Sunday, February 12, 2012, AT&T will change its upgrade fee from $18 to $36.”
If you have any doubts on whether or not this is true, BGR was able to reach out to AT&T for comment and Ma Bell’s reply all but set the upgrade in stone. “Wireless devices today are more sophisticated than ever before. And because of that, the costs associated with upgrading to a new device have increased and is reflected in our new upgrade fee,” AT&T explained to BGR via email.”This fee isn’t unique to AT&T and this is the first time we’re changing it in nearly 10 years.”
So if you are an AT&T customer looking to upgrade in the near future and the thought of paying an extra $18 is just killing you right now, maybe you should hit up your local AT&T store tomorrow before the change goes into effect.
source: BGR
