
Charter Communications on Tuesday announced two important new product features for its Spectrum Mobile customers, letting subscribers to its premium "Unlimited Plus" tier upgrade devices at any time during their contract, while also touting a new super-cheap $5-a-month device protection plan.
Anytime Upgrade lets customers trade in their existing mobile device at any time, sans penalty fees, and no matter how far along the subscriber is in terms of paying off the gadget, provided it's working and not water-damaged.