I was wondering about this myself since I did buy the SGS III their was an early upgrade fee which said it was $36 on my next bill with some weird other stuff like prorated costs that equaled to $190 some dollars.I'm hoping my bill isn't that much cause usually I upgrade each year and get an billing for $106 when my usual bill is $86.The only thing I saw on my purchase at the store was the extra $250 which the sales rep said that that would go to whatever accessories I wanted included with the phone as an early upgrade option plus the cost of the phone too.