Verizon Will Drop Phone Contracts, End Discounted Phones

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:damn:I'm eligible for an upgrade on Aug 15th and they pull this shyt.

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:damn:I'm eligible for an upgrade on Aug 15th and they pull this shyt.

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I'm sorry bro! I have to figure out how to sell this bs. These prices just came out of nowhere and it goes into effect in less than a week :dwillhuh:. I have new customers coming in that are waiting for the new iPhone to drop based on my recommendation :martin:. There has to be more to this.... We have 2 year contract promotions that just started that run into September. Business accounts are not even set up to do the device payments yet. I'm going in early tomorrow to get more info.... right now it looks like customers stuck on free phones and flip phones are about to take that L. Higher priced phones like the Note and the 6+ ain't going to move like they used to.... but I'm going to wait and see though.




I still got my unlimited with a 50% discount though :blessed:
 

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I'm sorry bro! I have to figure out how to sell this bs. These prices just came out of nowhere and it goes into effect in less than a week :dwillhuh:. I have new customers coming in that are waiting for the new iPhone to drop based on my recommendation :martin:. There has to be more to this.... We have 2 year contract promotions that just started that run into September. Business accounts are not even set up to do the device payments yet. I'm going in early tomorrow to get more info.... right now it looks like customers stuck on free phones and flip phones are about to take that L. Higher priced phones like the Note and the 6+ ain't going to move like they used to.... but I'm going to wait and see though.




I still got my unlimited with a 50% discount though :blessed:
I swear next Saturday I was going in to grab a 6+ but this fukks everything up. I have a S4 now but this thing is dying fast. I do have a 5S though and might just have to roll with this for a while and just buy a space pack.
 

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Wait what so this might means that the only way to get a new phone is to add $20 to your bill or pay full price???

Yup...don't know about verizon but it was like that already on att unless you had one of those old minute sharing plan..they lowered the plans by giving you a discount for being out of contract, so if you bought a subsidized phone you lost the discount ($25) and your bill went up anyway. ..2 year contracts ended up being more expensive than the installment. ..for example on a iphone 6 you ended up paying $200 up front plus $600 ($25 × 24mnths) in increased service for a 650 phone
 

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I swear next Saturday I was going in to grab a 6+ but this fukks everything up. I have a S4 now but this thing is dying fast. I do have a 5S though and might just have to roll with this for a while and just buy a space pack.

Yeah, I'm telling my fam right now to get your phone now. I got some 3 old blackberries We going to trade in for $600 plus the regular trade in for their sprint iPhones then they are going to get $100 for porting their lines over. Don't panic just stay calm and figure out how to work the system to work for you.

Learn how to do things online if you don't know somebody in the store you trust. We tend to be about our commission.
 

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I was on the phone with Vz (I always call and request to cancel service, no matter WHY i am really calling), while I was on the phone, I noticed an email about $200 off the TWO YEAR price of a new phone. I mentioned it and they sent me the phone for $99 and then I called back and got the activation and shipping waived ($60), again, cancellation.
 

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Also ATT and VZW can go to hell charging LINE ACESS, DATA , AND FINANCING OF PHONE.

People will pay more for ATT and VZW but they can go to hell showing price of data like its cheap and then mention all the extra fees at the end.

IMO VZW would be competitive with a 20gb plan for 110-120 for first two lines and additional 20-30 each additional line.
 

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you will have paid full price for the phone throughout the duration of your 2 year contract.
$60/month unlimited talk, text 2gb data for 24 months + $99 phone = $1539
OR
$60/month unlimited talk, text 2gb data for 24 months + $749 FULL PRICE for phone = $2189

Over 2 years I will remain on $60 plan and pay a total of $1539 plus taxes

$1539/$24= $64 per month for the PHONE and service. No way I am paying full price for that phone with the Vz network and ability to roam. Which is the ONLY reason I switched to VZ postpaid.

Meanwhile people upgrading AFTER this date are going to get screwed. Because they're paying more for the phone AND the service.
 

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$60/month unlimited talk, text 2gb data for 24 months + $99 phone = $1539
OR
$60/month unlimited talk, text 2gb data for 24 months + $749 FULL PRICE for phone = $2189

Over 2 years I will remain on $60 plan and pay a total of $1539 plus taxes

$1539/$24= $64 per month for the PHONE and service. No way I am paying full price for that phone with the Vz network and ability to roam. Which is the ONLY reason I switched to VZ postpaid.

Meanwhile people upgrading AFTER this date are going to get screwed. Because they're paying more for the phone AND the service.


These greedy ass cellular companies have no shame. smh
 

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Well, happy in eating. Got that vzw 40 gig promo last year and havent looked back. Got my fam some nice phones using edge... cant believe we the new grandfathered contracts now.

Ive never had a drop call or slow data with these guys and once im done paying off these phones its just data and line access, i aint got no worries.

Now if only these cell phone vendors can stop charging laptop money for phones.
 
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