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So my local VZW store sent me an upgrade postcard for both my lines. My primary will is actually up in July and the secondary is up now. However he listed as both being upgradeable, is this a typo or can this be done? I dont quite understand VZW new upgrade policy

I don't quite get it either, I think if you've been with them long enough they are allowing you your early upgrade. However after this year you are not allowed to do anymore early upgrades. Also they did away with mandatory data plans on feature phones. Only phones that require data plans are 3G/4G and Palm and iPhone phones. So basically don't lock yourself into a two year plan cause you won't be able to upgrade unless you plan on buying the phone outright from this point on.
 
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I don't quite get it either, I think if you've been with them long enough they are allowing you your early upgrade. However after this year you are not allowed to do anymore early upgrades. Also they did away with mandatory data plans on feature phones. Only phones that require data plans are 3G/4G and Palm and iPhone phones. So basically don't lock yourself into a two year plan cause you won't be able to upgrade unless you plan on buying the phone outright from this point on.

Exactly hence my desire to get a 1 year plan on an annual upgrade. The $50.00 they give you on an ne2 is not woth being locked into a 2 year ball and chain.
 
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Exactly hence my desire to get a 1 year plan on an annual upgrade. The $50.00 they give you on an ne2 is not woth being locked into a 2 year ball and chain.
My friend who is on Sprint tried to tell me the other day that her Evo (the first one) was brand new out on the market and that it wasn't obsolete. I was like my phone was the answer to your phone and my phone has been out for like a year. Your phone and my phone will be done when the Thunderbolt comes out. LOL She also wanted to know why I was throwing away my money by switching phones so soon. I was like so soon? It's been a year. She was like that's a short amount of time to own a phone and I was like no it's not that like 15 years for a dog......

Obviously she knows nothing. This is the same friend who tried to tell me that she had a droid branded phone. She owns an HTC Evo. I tried to explain to her there is a difference in having a droid branded phone and having the software alone. She told me I was being stupid and picky. Why am I friends with people like this?

:rolleyes:

I only ever get NE1s. I will never get NE2s, it's not worth it. The turn over is too quick.
 
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My friend who is on Sprint tried to tell me the other day that her Evo (the first one) was brand new out on the market and that it wasn't obsolete. I was like my phone was the answer to your phone and my phone has been out for like a year. Your phone and my phone will be done when the Thunderbolt comes out. LOL She also wanted to know why I was throwing away my money by switching phones so soon. I was like so soon? It's been a year. She was like that's a short amount of time to own a phone and I was like no it's not that like 15 years for a dog......

Obviously she knows nothing. This is the same friend who tried to tell me that she had a droid branded phone. She owns an HTC Evo. I tried to explain to her there is a difference in having a droid branded phone and having the software alone. She told me I was being stupid and picky. Why am I friends with people like this?

:rolleyes:

I only ever get NE1s. I will never get NE2s, it's not worth it. The turn over is too quick.

I would get an NE1, but I'm signing a two year, but getting buy back from best buy (free until the 26th) that way in a year, I can get 40% of what I paid for my phone.
 
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They did away with early upgrades because they thought millions of people that were locked in a contract would go out And buy the iPhone at full retail. They were painfully wrong! We are still in a recession, and vzw fails to realize that. at&t did the same thing, but they just changed they're price on it, instead of doing away with it altogether. I believe at&t raised it from $75 to an anytime $200 fee to upgrade. Which would have came to $249 + $200 if vzw had something similar. But they don't, and it really makes no sense IMO. So if someone is locked in, they're pretty much screwed! And with a new phone coming out every couple of months, these sort of prices will push people away....I don't care How Fast 4G is, etc, I'll cancel my vzw line and move to another provider, because in the end these are price structures meant to rip off the customer! And that just ain't Cool....
 
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so realistically whats the best way to buy the tb? wirefly, bb, vzw? my mom wants to get it through vzw just because she can put it on her bill, i kind of want to buy from wirefly just because it'll prob be a lot cheaper, but i also kind of want to buy from bb because of the free buyback deal

i guess i'll have to get a 2year deal any way i go about this so what'd be the best option? i guess if i buy from bb i could always get the $350 or whatever it is from bb in 6months, but then i'd still have to shell out another like $200-300 for another phone which is kinda crazy. how much do you think it'll be on wirefly on release day? if its the same as vzw/bb i won't even bother

thanks!
 
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I dont know much cheaper its going to be on Wirefly...BB has that new future proof program but they dont do one year deals. In the end you have to decide what's in the best interest of you and how you want to spend your money. Me personally im going to vzw and get the one yr and trade my phone to them for watever its worth.
 
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