Sprint has just announced that like T-Mobile and Verizon, they will stop offering two year contracts and subsidized phones by the end of this year.

After the dust has settled that will leave AT&T as the only major carrier to offer those traditional types of deals, but I expect them to follow suit and drop long-term plans and subsidized phones as well before too long.

In place of the two year contracts Sprint will be offering shorter-term “pay as you go” plans. As far as acquiring new phones is concerned, customers will have at least two options:  [Read more…]