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Help $100 off coupon work?

was anybody able to use their promotional $100 off coupon for a 4g phone? I wasn't able to make it work at the vzw store, (although I'm in the CA bay area) I was wondering if y'all got it to work outside the midwest? I'm going to call CSR tomrrrow to see if I can still get it credited on my account. It was written as a note on my account, but wasn't able to convince the guy at the vzw store to give it to me.

your story and/or recommendations?
 
How would one go about obtaining said coupon?

Call *611, press 0, say "sales" to contact a CSR, and ask him about the midwest 3g to 4g phone upgrade promo. Code is CH4GE

I DID get mine to work, over telesales only though. The key is, have them set up the entire order, then what I did was say something along the lines of, "If I can't get this promo, I will probably just go to the store..." They want their commission, so I got my $100 rebate :D

The only down side is that you have to send your old 3g phone back for the rebate. Jokes on them though, my droid barely works! :p
 
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Call *611, press 0, say "sales" to contact a CSR, and ask him about the midwest 3g to 4g phone upgrade promo. Code is CH4GE

I DID get mine to work, over telesales only though. The key is, have them set up the entire order, then what I did was say something along the lines of, "If I can't get this promo, I will probably just go to the store..." They want their commission, so I got my $100 rebate :D

The only down side is that you have to send your old 3g phone back for the rebate. Jokes on them though, my droid barely works! :p

shiz...so should i return my phone and order it via phone? I would definitely do that to save $100. My OG droid doesn't work (it turns on, but the touch screen goes CRAZY) and would love to send it back to them.
 
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I had success in store earlier today. I called CSR earlier in the week and they made a note on my account. When I brought up the code at purchase time the salesman said no problem let me get the manager. When the manager saw it she panicked, literally ran around like a chicken with her head cut off. Others in the store caught wind and overheard the hoopla and started saying I am upgrading from 3G to 4g, I want that promo. Everyone started pulling out their phones and started googling reading it was region specific to Chicago. Eventually the manager came to her senses and realized it was written on my account and honored the credit.

Sorry for the long post, quick answer YES.
 
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I got it to work and I'm in NY. It's funny cause the telesales guy was like I believe it's only for the midwest. I said I got a mailer. He started asking for proof. So I emailed him all of the pictures from this post:

Galaxy Nexus Family Upgrade through VZW for $199 after $100 Discount Midwest YMMV - Slickdeals.net

I thought for sure I was going to get denied because the screen shot of the order clearly says Illinois tax, but he said it was good enough for him. Then I applied my living social voucher to my accessories. Plus 25% off.

My phone came out to $216.25 shipped

Accessories Extra battery, and touch screen gloves game to $2.16

I'm glad because those letstalk reps are morons.
 
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I called on the 13th to find about the promo and talked to CSR and had them note in the account that I was eligible and that I could use it with my last $50 NE2.

On launch day I went to the local store and they said that they couldn't honor it and I would probably have to go through telesales.

I called up telesales and the lady told me, even though she saw it noted that she couldn't pull it up. Said it was for business customers only. I was pretty bummed and said I wouldn't be ordering it then. She asks if I want her to email the rep who ok'd it and see if her and her supervisor will okay the $100 off. I said sure, go ahead and then call me back.

I try calling telesales again, to get another rep, and she tells me it is Chicago only and that she too will get back to me after talking to the rep who ok'd it a couple days ago.

10 minutes pass and the first CSR calls me back. Asks me some geographical questions which were a bit odd and then says, ok, I can do this for $149.99, does that work for you?

Ordered on the spot.
 
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I'm currently on the phone with them, and they asked me to email the coupon from my friend who asked me to call in. does anybody have the mailer they could email me, so i can send that in?

Just to be honest, this is not shady business and i am in no way tricking them.

I told them I don't have a physical coupon because my friend told me to call in to see if I was eligible, which I called...and had a note put on my account saying I was. but I called in today seeing if they could put the discount on my account, they said they needed the mailer, I said I didn't have one, they said to get my friends coupon and email that to them. Which is why I'm asking here if anybody can send me the mailer.
 
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Call *611, press 0, say "sales" to contact a CSR, and ask him about the midwest 3g to 4g phone upgrade promo. Code is CH4GE

I DID get mine to work, over telesales only though. The key is, have them set up the entire order, then what I did was say something along the lines of, "If I can't get this promo, I will probably just go to the store..." They want their commission, so I got my $100 rebate :D

The only down side is that you have to send your old 3g phone back for the rebate. Jokes on them though, my droid barely works! :p


why not just use the trade in program on the verizon website? :thinking:
 
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