AT&T Next Up Anytime lets you get three phone upgrades per year, but it’s not cheap

AT&T announced Next Up Anytime, a new early upgrade program for customers on an AT&T installment plan, which will be available starting July 16th. At $10 per month, it’s more expensive than AT&T’s existing $6 per month Next Up add-on but gives subscribers the option of upgrading their smartphone as soon as just one installment payment has been made, up to three times per year.

After the new program launches, the cheaper Next Up will no longer be offered to new customers...