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SUPERTRAVEL
The last time I checked it is possible for a Basic passenger to pick and pay for a seat assignment 7 days prior to departure, without having to upgrade first to main cabin.
Now whether that is cheaper than upgrading to main cabin first and then picking a seat for free, I don't know.
But if upgrading to main cabin first, one could do that now and not have to wait for T-7 days.
Now it's 30 days, and it seemed like a new policy, but now in the fare condition, they said "seats will be autoassigned and cannot be changed" (like United). It was $44 for me DFW-SEA, but I decided to bite the bullet, pay for it, and seat myself just a row behind the last row of Delta Comfort; there were around 13 window seats left.
Maybe a bit too early since I know the price can drop, but 14E has 1" extra legroom and I'm willing to trade my recline (since I rarely do anyway) and slightly bending forward to see the window for a 1" extra legroom and an empty middle next to me, as of now. That was the only window at the front of the plane; the rest were on rows 19 and back.