OP, I am in the exact same spot. My S7 Edge, while a good device, is feeling a bit long in the tooth, and now that it's finally paid off, I am looking at the S9+ hard. And yes, Samsung seems to be offering the best deal on this phone right now. With my Edge trade in, I'm looking at about $20/mo. for 2 yrs. for the phone on my current plan with Verizon. That's less than I was paying for my Edge per month. Running a close second was the Pixel 3, but it not taking an SD card is the deal breaker for me, and a shame too, as I would like to avoid all the cruft that both Samsung and Verizon put on the device. So, with discounts and all, the phone comes to $489. I doubt it will get much cheaper than that, even with the S10 looming. Taking the leap!