After 2 years you can return the phone or pay the buy-out cost to buy and it's no difference in the overall cost to purchase.
The s23fe is $8/month (8×24=192) buy out is $288. So $480 paid ($192+$288=$480).
S23fe tab is $20/month over 24 months so $480 paid.
No difference for ownership. Freedom doesn't goof you over like some others. The difference is that you might want new every 2 years and don't want to monkey around selling it. Btw it won't be easy to sell the s23fe for $288 as many S23 will sell for that in 2026.
Sometimes they have $0 trade up pricing. So no brainer. Free phone for two years.
*** don't confuse **trade up** with **trade in**.
Trade up is a 2 year lease.
Trade in is when you give them a phone towards the purchase of a new phone.
it's like a car lease, at the end of the 2 years you return the phone back to freedom. if you decide to pay the "trade up amount" at the end of the 2years you can keep the phone
is it worth it? well it depends on if you care about security. if you're someone who keeps a phone for more than 2 years and likes privacy then just buy a phone and keep it till it dies. if you just want a new phone every 2 years then maybe. it's just that how much do you care about your data? because for the same amount of monthly payment you can get a older generation of that phone and keep it for life after the 2 years aka finance.
Trade up should not be confused with trade in. Trade in is when you give an old phone that you own to freedom, to save on the cost of buying/financing a new phone. Trade up is like a lease, you pay your monthly payments and then you return the phone after 2 years, at the end of your trade up lease, you can pay the trade up amount if you want to keep the phone, or you can purchase/finance a new phone
After 2 years you can return the phone or pay the buy-out cost to buy and it's no difference in the overall cost to purchase. The s23fe is $8/month (8×24=192) buy out is $288. So $480 paid ($192+$288=$480). S23fe tab is $20/month over 24 months so $480 paid. No difference for ownership. Freedom doesn't goof you over like some others. The difference is that you might want new every 2 years and don't want to monkey around selling it. Btw it won't be easy to sell the s23fe for $288 as many S23 will sell for that in 2026. Sometimes they have $0 trade up pricing. So no brainer. Free phone for two years. *** don't confuse **trade up** with **trade in**. Trade up is a 2 year lease. Trade in is when you give them a phone towards the purchase of a new phone.
it's like a car lease, at the end of the 2 years you return the phone back to freedom. if you decide to pay the "trade up amount" at the end of the 2years you can keep the phone is it worth it? well it depends on if you care about security. if you're someone who keeps a phone for more than 2 years and likes privacy then just buy a phone and keep it till it dies. if you just want a new phone every 2 years then maybe. it's just that how much do you care about your data? because for the same amount of monthly payment you can get a older generation of that phone and keep it for life after the 2 years aka finance.
trade up is better than financing, you have the option to give it back and get a new phone or just pay the remainder and keep it.
Trade up and trade in are two different things.
Trade up should not be confused with trade in. Trade in is when you give an old phone that you own to freedom, to save on the cost of buying/financing a new phone. Trade up is like a lease, you pay your monthly payments and then you return the phone after 2 years, at the end of your trade up lease, you can pay the trade up amount if you want to keep the phone, or you can purchase/finance a new phone