just got back from an att store

[Seacrest]

[quote spearmint]I do not have a contract and have not for years. My eight year old phone I do not have a chip I think. I am going to shop all the companies and think there is one that does not require a contract. Alltell?
All the carriers require a "contract." Or don't.
Most, if not all, the carriers offer "prepaid" service, which generally does not require a contract.
However, virtually none of the carriers offer "FREE PHONES" without a contract.
The "free phones" are the carrot to get you to agree to the contract stick.