Spectrum Mobile offers an Anytime Upgrade feature that allows users to swap out their phone, even if they are on a payment plan and have had the new device for only a few months.
Some users are exploiting a loophole by trading expensive phones for cheap models, paying them off upfront, although this workaround may not be a long-term option.
Last year, Spectrum Mobile ran a promotion offering a full year of free service to customers who used Spectrum for home internet, which is still available as a way to test the service.
If unsatisfied with Spectrum's phone service, users with payment plans for devices can potentially exit early using Spectrum's Anytime Upgrade feature, avoiding paying off the entire phone.