The last thing you might think AT&T branded handset customers would have to contend with is having to fork over for yet another new mobile phone. Those policy board room meetings walls must really be growing small.
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The next phone I get will be on a different carrier. The bad thing is that I'm not unhappy with the service. I just don't like the company.
That's another problem. I don't want to go back to them either. I'm hoping to find an acceptable alternative to both of them.
I have had good luck with Google Fi. They use US Cellular, Sprint and T-Moble and it's less expensive than either of them.
5G isn't officially supported yet. Even Apple will support it only with new iPhone 12. But I suspect backward compatibility with older phones will continue for several years.