Under the "new and improved" plan - TM allows you to pay off most of the purchase price of the phone over 24 months. The total of the down payment plus the 24 payments exactly equals the total I would pay if I paid in full at time of purchase.
Am I missing something? Is there any reason to pay cash up front for a phone?
IF I can buy a TM branded phone at a discount from a 3rd party (Costco, BBuy etc.) do I get the same support I would get if I had purchased from TM directly? IOW, why should I buy the TM branded phone from TM?
The above assumes I am a current, long time customer who recently switched over to the "new and improved" plan.