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About That Un-Carrier Thing: Technically, T-Mobile Still Might Make You Sign A Contract

About That Un-Carrier Thing: Technically, T-Mobile Still Might Make You Sign A Contract

T-Mobile CEO John Legere told reporters at a big media event recently, “If you come to T-Mobile, you’ve signed your last [mobile phone] contract.” Only this is not, strictly speaking, true. If you lay out cash or bring your own device, then no, you will not have to sign a contract. when switching to Big Pink. However, customers who buy a new device on an installment plan do need to sign a contract binding them to T-Mobile for as long as they’re still making payments on the phone. [More]