<prompt> Human: I split off my familys Verizon plan in an attempt to be more independent but also to avoid the annoying data usage texts that both my father and Verizon would send me.After three months of paying the overage fee I told them I was breaking off and signing up with T-Mobile.I tried the flagship Samsung Galaxy S7, but found the phone not all that impressive for the price tag and returned it. I found that I was missing many of the features I thought were commonplace on all flagship phones iMessage, long battery life, smooth performance, etc..---T-Mobile is 70mo for the plan, xmo for the financing of the phone.The iPhone 7 is 27mo for the 32GB.Google is announcing their own phone in October which will be around 650 total with the option to finance unlocked through Google, if rumors are true.For the next day or so T-Mobile is doing a 100 trade-in deal, where I can finance a 7 for 2 years for 100 total. That seems like a great deal, but I worry about locking myself in for 2 years. If I decide to leave at any point, it will cost me the price of the full phone 650.So what should I do? Finance full-price for 27mo so I can upgrade after 50 is paid off, or finance for 100 for 24 months and be stuck with the 7 for 2 years?---Going back to Verizon will not be possible, for humiliation reasons and because I would be spending more there.My father was against me doing this but I was tired of him controlling what I did with my phone, tracking my location, and monitoring my data usage.I want to go with the cheapest, but also most sensible route.---TL;DR Need help deciding how to finance my phone. I want the new iPhone, after trying Android and being disappointed with the performance and lack of iMessage.  <response>: So first of all, iMessage is an Apple product. Apple is very unlikely to ever let Android users have it. Apple hates Android with a passion. In fact I believe Steve Jobs once said something like I will spend every dime we have to crush Android. So if that is an important app for you, forget about anything other than iPhone. Okay so if you are fretting over 27 dollars a month or whatever, maybe you need to reconsider your need for the latest and greatest. I dont know if they have yet, but every time a new iPhone launches there are usually great deals on the older models. Meaning youll likely soon be able to get a 6S for half or even less of what the 7 will cost. Also who gives a fuck about Verzion for humiliation, just go to a different store. They have 10s of millions of customers, you are just a number, so if they have a better deal, just take it. 