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There has to be a lot of people who like the latest and greatest in technology who upgrade their phones every chance they get. I am not one to do this but I need an 'organizer' and thought of getting a smart phone. However, if I 'upgrade' the phone, will I have to pay the 'full retail price'?
How long do you have until you are eligible for an upgrade? The "new contract" date isn't always the same date as upgrade eligibility, and they will typically work with a long term customer.
How long do you have until you are eligible for an upgrade? The "new contract" date isn't always the same date as upgrade eligibility, and they will typically work with a long term customer.
May 2009. there are no provisions for 'long term customers'. Big disadvantage of Verizon.
May 2009. there are no provisions for 'long term customers'. Big disadvantage of Verizon.
Sure there are... but you're barely a year in. In total, the CSR's took great care of me, taking 3 extra months off (November contract, which means september renewal, just got my new phone last week). I've been with Verizon for around 4 or 5 years now.
What about ebaying for a smartphone, trying it out on the cheap for a while, learning the likes and dislikes, and then around the end of the year ask for an early upgrade?
I upgrade my phone when ever I feel the urge to do so; I have yet to wait until my contract expires and when I would be eligible for free phones by renewing my contract. I have T-Mobile, so I just pay the reduced price that they offer to new costumers by agreeing to a new two-year contract. So, I never pay full price for a phone. Occasionally I will buy a used phone or get one off a friend or coworker when they upgrade. The thing with T-Mobile is that everything is based on the SIM card and as long as my SIM card is in a phone that I purchased second hand or what ever, it will work as my own.
Verizon doesn't let you upgrade like T mobile. Oh, well.
I had Verizon for awhile, and I got spare phones from ebay. They all worked fine, until I moved to an area where Verizon didn't have the coverage they'd promised. Then I switched to AT&T and got a new phone free, then got another spare from ebay for .01, plus shipping, which meant it cost me a grand total of 10.01. Just be careful you don't end up paying more than the carrier would charge, if they are having on-line specials. I've seen some used AT&T phones go on ebay for considerably more than the same one would have cost new, on sale.
I got my storm on ebay. Thought I would test it out before the storm 2 comes out.
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