[New post] Samsung reported to be planning a financing program for Galaxy smartphones

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Samsung is working on a U.S. financing program for its Galaxy smartphones, which is expected to allow buyers to pay for them over 1-2 years on a monthly instalment plan, reports Forbes. The move comes shortly after Apple launched its own plan, called " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Samsung reported to be planning a financing program for Galaxy smartphones by Ben Lovejoy Samsung is working on a U.S. financing program for its Galaxy smartphones, which is expected to allow buyers to pay for them over 1-2 years on a monthly instalment plan, reports Forbes. The move comes shortly after Apple launched its own plan, called the iPhone Upgrade Program. Samsung may be launching this leasing program in the next several months, although that timeline may accelerate, the executive said. Carriers have been moving away from so-called subsidized contracts, where the cost of a new smartphone is hidden in the monthly service plan fee and the cost of a new device appeared to be anything from free to $200. With true purchase costs now much more visible, manufacturers have a strong incentive to offer attractive financing in order to encourage regular upgrades ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | September 21, 2015 at 4:35 am | Categories: Google Corporate | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-v8E Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/09/21/samsung-financing-plan/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com