Ok I just got back from my Verizon store. I told the rep about the price on Amazon and asked if they could match it, she said no. I then asked how long is the window for me to cancel my contract with them if I wanted to take advantage of the Amazon deal. She said I had 14 days from the time of purchase. Then she told me that I should be aware that signing with Amazon isn't exactly the same and just signing with them. You actually end up with two agreements and you have severe penalties that can come from it. For example if you get the minimum minutes plan and then see you will need more minutes. If you make any changes to the plan you signed you can get those changes but you are subject to a fee that can range from $50 up to $400. Also if you have any overage what so ever you not only have to pay the overage fee amount to Verizon but you have to pay it to the company you signed with as well like say Wirefly or whoever Amazon is using. So you get double fees. There was some other stuff she said like being able to just exchange the phone in store if there is a problem versus mailing it off and etc. There was more but I honestly can't remember at the moment. I am curious if anyone here can confirm this type of thing to be true?
Basically the only good news I came away from the store with was she asked me about my employer and apparently I work for a company that gets a discount. 25% and they can also can waive my activation fee if I bring them a pay stub showing I work for that company. If what she told me is true I think I am just gonna stay put. Dealing with the whole headache of canceling, waiting with no back up phone, reordering, reinstalling my stuff on the new phone, possibly losing the number I transferred to Verizon, plus opening a door where I might be unlucky enough to get a dud phone with problems...sigh. Just looking to confirm what she said at this point.
