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After your lease ends, a charge will appear on your bill for the remaining purchase-option price of your device, plus taxes.

Leasing a smartphone offers the benefit of being able to upgrade to the latest models regularly without incurring contract fees. Keeping a smartphone at the end of a lease term may require paying a buyout fee to purchase it.

Prepaid cell phone plans don't require a credit check. That's because you pay in advance for your service, usually on a monthly basis, so there's no risk for the cell phone provider. The three major carriers ? Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T ? offer prepaid plans, often for less than their traditional plans.

Leasing a phone is similar in concept to monthly installments, as you pay a specified amount per month?the main difference between the two is that you won't keep the phone at the end of a lease, whereas the phone is yours when paid for through monthly installments.

There's no minimum credit score to get a phone contract. Every network operator scores you differently?so even if one network won't give you a contract, you might have more luck elsewhere. Having bad credit doesn't stop you from getting a phone contract, but it might make it harder.

Go with a prepaid plan or carrier There's also a growing crop of budget carriers that offer only prepaid service, including Mint Mobile, Visible and Boost Mobile. Their plans are often cheaper, more straightforward and don't require a credit check since you pay upfront.

If your budget is tight, a payment plan can be a great option, but if you don't want to manage another monthly payment, paying for the phone outright will better fit your needs.

Leasing company owns the phone On the other hand, when you purchase a smartphone, it's yours. That means that you can decide what to do with it, including whether to keep it or sell it to someone else. You don't have that option with leasing, unless you decide to buy the phone later.

If you can be content using the same phone for two years or longer, your better off just buying your phones outright. Overtime, lease payments could add up to far more than you would pay for the phone upfront assuming you don't trade your phone in every year or two.

To apply for SmartPay, you must: Be at least 18 years old. Have a monthly income of $1000 (before taxes and deductions) Have a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Have a credit card or debit card associated with a standard US checking account.