In this Sept. 22, 2017, file photo, a customer inspects the new Apple iPhone 8 at an Apple Store on in San Francisco. The new Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, as well as the updated Apple Watch and Apple TV, went on sale last month.

When the iPhone first launched, the only way to get Apple’s latest smartphone was through a two-year contract through AT&T. Things have changed, NBC News reported. Consumers now have the option to finance the…

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