At the end of the year, when the demand for mobile phone replacement is increasing, mobile carriers are stepping up to increase the number of subscribers by raising public announcement subsidies. For consumers who need to change their cell phones soon, now is an opportunity to buy them cheaply.
According to the mobile communication industry on the 25th, KT recently raised the publicly announced subsidies for the Galaxy S20 Ultra from the previous maximum of 600,000 won to a maximum of 700,000 won.
When buying a mobile phone, consumers can choose either a public subsidy or an optional contract (25% rate discount). When the disclosure subsidy is small, it is advantageous to choose an optional agreement, but when the public subsidy is large, it is more advantageous to receive the disclosure subsidy and additional discounts.
Disclosure subsidies and optional contract amounts vary depending on the plan you plan to use, so you need to consider them carefully.
For example, if you look at the Galaxy S20 Ultra, the shipping price of this model has dropped from 1595,000 won in February this year to 1298,000 won.If KT subscribes to the 80,000 won per month rate plan and receives 700,000 won in public support and receives an additional discount (up to 15% of the publicly available support), 805,000 won is discounted and the actual purchase price drops to 493,000 won.
If you sign up for an optional contract with the same plan, the monthly communication fee discount is 20,000 won, and the discount for 24 months is only 480,000 won, so it is much more advantageous to receive the public support fund.
Other Galaxy smartphones and LG Electronics [066570] smartphones are also receiving public announcement subsidies one after another.
LG Uplus [032640] raised the public subsidy for the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra to a maximum of 650,000 won.LG U+ and KT have raised the public support for the Galaxy S20 Plus BTS Edition to a maximum of 600,000 won.
SK Telecom [017670] raised the public subsidy for the Galaxy S20 Ultra to a maximum of 580,000 won.
LG U+ raised the public subsidy for the Galaxy A51, Samsung Electronics’ first 5G mid-range phone, to a maximum of 450,000 won.
On the 24th, LG Uplus raised the public announcement support for the LG Wing from the previous maximum of 500,000 won to 600,000 won. On the 18th, the public subsidy for LG Velvet was raised to a maximum of 783,000 won. The iPhone 12 series has an exceptionally large amount of public announcement subsidies.
The three telecom companies raised the public subsidy for the Apple iPhone 12 mini to a maximum of 400,000 won targeting candidates who completed the SAT at the beginning of this month.
However, in the case of the iPhone, it is advantageous to choose the optional contract discount for most plans because the publicly disclosed subsidies are small compared to the terminal price.
If you are a price-conscious consumer, it is more economical to buy a self-contained iPhone and use it with an affordable phone plan.
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