This makes the following assumptions:
So let's look at your options, and I will not be calculating taxes for the sake of simplicity.
Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service (6 months)
Assume you are going to pay $300 for the Gear S and decide to add phone and data to the Gear S. This will run you $10 a month. Now let's also say you are going to do this for 6 months (maybe the novelty wears off). So here are your costs
$300 Gear S
$ 40 Activation Fee
$ 60 6 months of service @ $10/month
$400 Total Cost with 6 months of service
Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service (1 Year)
Assume you are going to pay $300 for the Gear S and decide to add phone and data to the Gear S. This will run you $10 a month. Now let's also say you are going to do this for 1 year. Here are your costs
$300 Gear S
$ 40 Activation Fee
$120 12 months of service @ $10/month
$460 Total Cost with 12 months of service
Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service with a 2 Year Contract
And here is the deal with a 2 Year Agreement, AT&T will discount the Gear S by $100
$200 Gear S with $100 Discount for 2 Year Contract
$ 40 Activation Fee
$240 24 months of service @ $10/month
$480 Total Cost with 24 months of service
Now compared to keeping it active for 12 months, you are getting an additional year for $20. This is a no brainer.
Buy a New Phone + Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service with a 2 Year Contract
$100 Moto X Second Gen with 2 Year Contract Add a Line to Existing Family Plan
$ 40 Activation Fee
$300 Gear S
$240 24 months of service @ $10/month
$680 Total Cost with 24 months of service
So looking at this, if you are interested in 2 years of phone/data on the Gear S, you are looking at $480 total, but in my example above you can add a Moto X Second Generation for $200 more (which can easily be sold for $450.
It doesn't matter what phone you get, here is how it works.
I was looking to pay $405 ($325 ETF + $40 Activation + $40 First Month) to terminate the line
What the CSR told me is that I can keep the new line and as long as any device is kept on for 2 years, even a tablet, even a Gear S, then that fulfills my Service Agreement. So Instead of paying $405, I am paying $280 ($10 a month for 2 years + $40 Activation)
They even waived the Activation Fee for me, so $240 and using 2 years of Gear S Service was much cheaper than just cancelling the line.
Keep in mind getting a 2 Year Commitment makes a phone $40 a month, instead of $15 for out of contract phones. This allows you to upgrade your primary phone without getting your phone in a 2 Year Contract since you use the Gear S for the 2 Year (@$10 a month)
Do this with any phone you want, you get the full subsidy, and keep the phone, or sell it. Assuming I got my Activation Fee waived, I spent $640 out of pocket. Then I sell the Moto X Second Gen for $450, I am out $190 for a Gear S + 2 Years of Data.
Enjoy,
David
- You currenly have a Mobile Share plan where you can add a line
- You want a new phone
- You want the Gear S for Phone and Data
So let's look at your options, and I will not be calculating taxes for the sake of simplicity.
Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service (6 months)
Assume you are going to pay $300 for the Gear S and decide to add phone and data to the Gear S. This will run you $10 a month. Now let's also say you are going to do this for 6 months (maybe the novelty wears off). So here are your costs
$300 Gear S
$ 40 Activation Fee
$ 60 6 months of service @ $10/month
$400 Total Cost with 6 months of service
Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service (1 Year)
Assume you are going to pay $300 for the Gear S and decide to add phone and data to the Gear S. This will run you $10 a month. Now let's also say you are going to do this for 1 year. Here are your costs
$300 Gear S
$ 40 Activation Fee
$120 12 months of service @ $10/month
$460 Total Cost with 12 months of service
Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service with a 2 Year Contract
And here is the deal with a 2 Year Agreement, AT&T will discount the Gear S by $100
$200 Gear S with $100 Discount for 2 Year Contract
$ 40 Activation Fee
$240 24 months of service @ $10/month
$480 Total Cost with 24 months of service
Now compared to keeping it active for 12 months, you are getting an additional year for $20. This is a no brainer.
Buy a New Phone + Buy the Gear S + Phone & Data Service with a 2 Year Contract
$100 Moto X Second Gen with 2 Year Contract Add a Line to Existing Family Plan
$ 40 Activation Fee
$300 Gear S
$240 24 months of service @ $10/month
$680 Total Cost with 24 months of service
So looking at this, if you are interested in 2 years of phone/data on the Gear S, you are looking at $480 total, but in my example above you can add a Moto X Second Generation for $200 more (which can easily be sold for $450.
It doesn't matter what phone you get, here is how it works.
- Add a Line to your Mobile Share with a 2 Year Contract
- Buy whatever phone you want and enjoy the discount you get for a new activation
- Buy the Gear S Unactivated
- Wait a few hours and call AT&T and have them transfer the new line from the Phone you activated to the Gear S (you may have to wait 14 days to do this)
I was looking to pay $405 ($325 ETF + $40 Activation + $40 First Month) to terminate the line
What the CSR told me is that I can keep the new line and as long as any device is kept on for 2 years, even a tablet, even a Gear S, then that fulfills my Service Agreement. So Instead of paying $405, I am paying $280 ($10 a month for 2 years + $40 Activation)
They even waived the Activation Fee for me, so $240 and using 2 years of Gear S Service was much cheaper than just cancelling the line.
Keep in mind getting a 2 Year Commitment makes a phone $40 a month, instead of $15 for out of contract phones. This allows you to upgrade your primary phone without getting your phone in a 2 Year Contract since you use the Gear S for the 2 Year (@$10 a month)
Do this with any phone you want, you get the full subsidy, and keep the phone, or sell it. Assuming I got my Activation Fee waived, I spent $640 out of pocket. Then I sell the Moto X Second Gen for $450, I am out $190 for a Gear S + 2 Years of Data.
Enjoy,
David