Sorry to burst your bubble but no carrier will offer you a deal on a new phone unless you are eligable to upgrade. Be it MVNO or a "real" carrier as you put it. Now dont get me wrong, I am not an employee of Helio, nor do I have their service, I am tired of people who think they are entitled to something more than anyone else. The multiple billing thing sucks, I'll agree with you on that one, but it happens many places, I have worked for verizon, and have friends that work at sprint and cingular, and this has happened at all three of these carriers.