How to upgrade without paying full retail?

I have a contract with AT&T and I had an iPhone 5 that was stolen a couple of months ago. I'm only about 11 months into my contract so I'm still paying for it. I want to upgrade to the new iPhone coming out later this month. Can I just pay my ETF and then buy the iPhone on a new contract? There are two other lines on my plan that I would not cancel. And would I be able to get my same number back?

There's a big fee for cancelling contract early. You have to pay full price for new iphone since it is not time to upgrade yet.

You should contact them and see what you can do since phone was stolen.

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