Here are 5 AT&T deals I recommend checking out this month

AT&T handles its promotions differently from Verizon or T-Mobile. Instead of flooding the market with free-phone offers that require no trade-in, AT&T focuses on consistent discounts that usually extend to both new and existing customers. That makes the deals less flashy, but often more fair.

There are a few catches, of course. Many upgrade offers require you to be on one of AT&T’s pricier unlimited plans as an existing customer, while new customers may qualify with…