| Thinking about changing phones again... |
[May. 15th, 2008|07:41 am] |
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I absolutely love my BlackBerry 8830, no question. It is without a doubt the very best phone I have ever had so far.
However, it doesn't have a camera, and I wouldn't mind ditching the bulky Canon A520 I've had to wear on my belt since I heaved my Palm Treo 700p out the window sold my Palm Treo 700p on eBay. Unfortunately, for about six months, Satan's cellular network AT&T Wireless carried the BlackBerry Curve exclusively. It didn't bother me too much; I was just so thrilled to have a smartphone that actually worked.
But now the Curve, with its 2-megapixel built-in camera, 8gb MicroSD capacity, and 3.5mm headphone jack, is finally being offered by the Verizon Wireless Bridge and Iron works.
And the price is reasonable (at $150). I'm seriously considering switching. I don't care if I have to re-up my contract for another two years. I love Verizon and would never switch anyway.
It wouldn't cost me anything--in fact, I'd probably make money on the deal; I'll have to sell my 8830 on eBay, and because a black Verizon 8830 is a very, very rare beast indeed (they're silver, unless you change the case, like I did), I'll probably get a bit more than $150 for it. |
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have you been with vzw for at least two years? if not, you'll either have to wait, or pay retail price for the phone (~$450).
Verizon does not do those "well if you add two years to your contract we'll give you the discount price now", even if you offer to give head to the store manager under any circumstances.
Go into a store and talk to them, you might be luckier than I was. Don't call; they'll say anything to get you in the door.
Depends how close you are to renewal. They implemented some new rules recently, allowing you to get a new phone before your contract is up, and charging you on a sliding scale, I think, for the new phone, depending upon how much longer you have on your two years. I got quite a discount on my new phone, (which I needed--the old Samsung was breathing its last) but it would have been less if I'd waited the three more months.
I wonder if it could possibly depend upon the store? I know some of their *deals* are regional. But from franchise to franchise? Who knows? I did not have to offer...anything, or even haggle at all. Got my phone at the kiosk at Town Center Mall.
Actually, I went into the Verizon store at The Mall at Wellington Green, across the way from my house. They said they'd be happy to let me get the Curve at the contract price on June 18th. I will have had my 8830 for a year by then, and I've always been a good customer--always on time, and in January, I added a bunch of lines to my account. In other words, I already spend a ton of money with them, so they don't mind showing me a little love. | |
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