AT&T is rolling out a new promotion for its AT&T Next service, and it has to make you wonder if the carrier is prepping for the
iPhone 6. With Apple holding its big event on September 9th and rampant speculation that the
iPhone 6 will be making its debut there, it seems to be the perfect time to unveil a $100 credit for a mobile service that is aimed at people who want to have the latest smartphones. New and existing users can snag this deal – so long as you activate a new line.

AT&T Next is designed for people who want to upgrade their phones frequently. Image credit:
AT&T
AT&T Next is an alternative to the typical two-year contract for phone buyers. The idea is that the cost of the phone is broken into monthly payments and all activation fees, upgrade fees, and standard service contracts are taken off the table. You choose between the Next 12 or Next 18 plans, which let you upgrade your phone after 12 or 18 months, respectively.
The $100 credit, which is available for consumers and small businesses, is only available until September 30th. That should be enough time to snag yourself an iPhone 6, though, assuming that the iPhone is announced on the 9th and becomes available in the next week or so, as iPhones often do. Of course, that’s a lot of assuming – if you have your heart set on an iPhone 6 and want the credit, you’ll need to wait and see, keeping that small window in mind.
Joshua Gulick
Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to
Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote
CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for
Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for
HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.