Here's something you already knew about the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ before today's announcement—both devices are expensive. Samsung charged a ton for its massive phones before, and nothing about introducing more premium materials into this year's iterations says cheap. So you're looking at parting with uncomfortably close to a grand by the time taxes are factored into the equation.

AT&T, for example, wants around 0 for the Galaxy Note 5 and 5 for the S6 Edge+. You can divide those up into however many payments you want using AT&T Next plans, but it still amounts to a lot of money. The price only goes up if you opt for the 64GB models.

Galaxy Note 5

So here's what AT&T is going to do. If you buy a Note 5 or S6 Edge+ from them, you can get up to $300 in bill credit. That amounts to a couple months of free service.

There are two ways to get this amount of money. One is to switch to AT&T from another carrier and purchase either device on AT&T Next. That will net you $100. You will get another $200 if you trade-in a qualifying smartphone.

Galaxy S6 Edge+

Another option is to switch a line to AT&T while being a DIRECTV or U-Verse TV customer. That will get you $300 for each line you port in with a new device. You can then get an additional $200 with a trade-in.

Current customers are only eligible for the $200 trade-in deal, which they can take as instant credit or as a promotion card.

AT&T Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ Promotions

  • TV Bundle Offers: For a limited time DIRECTV and AT&T U-Verse TV customers who switch their wireless lines to AT&T will receive a $300 bill credit for each line they port in when they buy a Galaxy S6 edge+ or Note5 on AT&T Next for that line. Customers who also trade-in an eligible smartphone will get an additional credit or promotion card for $200.11
  • AT&T Samsung Buyback Offer: Current customers who upgrade to or buy a Galaxy S6 edge+ or Note5 on AT&T Next are eligible for a minimum $200 trade-in value as an instant credit or promotion card on an eligible smartphone trade-in.12
  • Switcher Offer: New customers that switch to AT&T from another carrier and purchase the Galaxy S6 edge+ or Note5 on AT&T Next will receive a $100 bill credit and $200 buyback credit when they trade-in a smartphone.

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Source: AT&T - Galaxy Note 5, AT&T - Galaxy S6 Edge+