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AT&T Next Up Anytime lets you get three phone upgrades per year, but it’s not cheap

If you just have to have the latest and greatest.

This plan’s flat rate makes things easier, but it’s still going to be a pricey way to live for people who want to swap out their on-contract phones regularly. An AT&T customer unhappy with the lack of a telephoto lens on the Google Pixel 8A they bought in May could upgrade in August to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 that we expect Samsung will announce next month. At that point, they could switch to AT&T’s new Next Up Anytime add-on, which would allow them to upgrade to the Google Pixel 9(assuming an earlier release date this year), followed by the iPhone 16 in September and then Samsung Galaxy S25 in February — if anyone actually does this, please contact us.

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