Down payment on a brand new iPhone 5s, with no credit?

Okay so I'm planning on getting the iPhone 5s and its $199 with a 2-year contract for the 16GB phone, which is the one I want. And I'm trying to go with AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint. My question is, are they gonna make me pay a $500-$700 down payment since I have no credit? Cause if they are I might as well just go ahead and buy the phone itself, right? I really don't know much about these things cause I'm currently with Cricket and they don't have contracts, so any and all information would help, thanks.

If you can't pay cash up front, you can't have it. Never credit, never borrow, never debt.

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