1. In addition, the company lined up 28 new Windows Phone carrier billing partners, for a total of 46.

2. The phone can be from any carrier and it must be in good working condition.

3. This means being able to take any device to any carrier network.

4. Now every carrier offers financing plans that let customers pay for their iPhone in installments.

5. You can then check with your carrier to see if the phone is on the list.

6. The reality is that no carrier can afford to give devices away for free.

7. Some of those models were still being sold by Apple and its carrier partners.

8. This is another way of saying the right carrier for you depends on where you use the phone.

9. Why should two of its customers have to pay a carrier to send message to each other?

10. Being able to switch to a local carrier will be a game-changer.

11. The carrier pays the rest of the cost of the phone.

12. The carrier also notes that this policy will not impact the vast majority of its users.

13. In addition, both devices are available unlocked for use on any carrier network.

14. AT T is not the only wireless carrier that operates its business this way.

15. Look at carrier coverage maps and talk to people who already use that service.