Carriers Disclose Galaxy S 6, Edge Pricing Plans for April 10 Release
Carriers disclosed pre-order and pricing plans Thursday for the Samsung Galaxy S 6 and S 6 edge smartphones that launched at Mobile World Congress earlier this month. Sprint said the 32 GB S 6 will be available free as part…
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of an $80 monthly lease plan over 24 months that includes unlimited talk, text and data on the Sprint network; international value roaming in Telefonica countries; and annual upgrades. Sprint will continue its promotion offering to pay all of customers' costs to switch to Sprint from another carrier, including the contract and whatever is owed on the device. Price for the Galaxy S 6 edge with a 24-month lease is $5 monthly after a $20 per month lease credit, Sprint said, and the monthly charge paired with the Sprint Unlimited Plus Plan is $85 per month. Sprint's Boost Mobile unit will offer the S 6 (32 GB) in black for $649 as a no-contract purchase option, the carrier said. Preregistration began Thursday at the website. Boost Mobile's Data Boost Up plan with automatic payments is $35 per month for unlimited talk and text and 2.5 GB of high-speed data, it said. Availability for the S 6 and S 6 edge on Sprint and Boost Mobile is April 10. U.S. Cellular announced its presale Thursday for the Samsung Galaxy S 6 and S 6 edge beginning Friday in stores and online. U.S. Cellular has pricing options including $0 down using installment pricing over 20 months, it said.