Free is always great and with people still living in a tough economy, consumers are always happy to be getting anything, tech related, at no cost at all. On that note, AT&T one of the top carriers in the U.S., is trying to make strides in just that way.

This latest promotional ploy seems to be a win-win situation. AT&T is offering one of the season's hottest phones, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, for free with 2-year contract plans.

What does this mean for consumers? You can take advantage of this great deal and pay $0 down and get one of the hottest phones. Evidently, free is a price most of us can afford.

Some of the design features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 is its sleek and slick futuristic design with a white outer casing.Here is the information that will get techies excited.

The operating system is Android 4.4 Kitkat and it has a 8-inch display screen with a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. Along with this comes pretty good storage with 1.5GB RAM and 16GB ROM.

The phone has both a rear camera and a front facing camera. The rear camera is 3.0 megapixels with up to 4x digital zoom while the front cam is 1.3 megapixels.

The 3.8 volt battery holds a good charge, giving users to 141 hours music play time, 10 hours of video play time or up to 12 hours surfing the web on a single charge. That is a pretty solid battery because that's not even hours of talk time!

The downside? Unfortunately there is a little bit of fine print in order to take advantage of this promotion.

The $0 down offer applies to applicants who attach a 2-year contract and meet some eligibility requirements.

There is no word yet on how long this offer will last. To find out more about grabbing this freebie phone, head to a nearby AT&T store or check it out online.