Price for phone upgrade without new contract
alberk
Newbie

If I am eligible for a new phone upgrade, but not signing a new contract what price would I be paying for the new device?

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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
SuzyQ
Community Leader
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alberk wrote:

If I am eligible for a new phone upgrade, but not signing a new contract what price would I be paying for the new device?

You'll pay the full retail price.  The only way to get the discounted pricing is by agreeing to a new contract, and keeping the line of service to two years.  Buying it outright, or using EDGE to pay over time both result in paying full price.

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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
shmoozy
Newbie

I just spent over a hour on the phone with Verizon after they told my wife that I could upgrade my phone on 12/17/2014 now they are saying that I can't upgrade till the 20th and a supervisor was not able to come to the phone because she was in a meeting.... Honesty I kinda figured a customer is more important that a meeting....so I was not able to upgrade my phone and I waited over a hour on the phone just to be told no not for another 3 days...3 days!? That is not right

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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
SuzyQ
Community Leader
Community Leader

alberk wrote:

If I am eligible for a new phone upgrade, but not signing a new contract what price would I be paying for the new device?

You'll pay the full retail price.  The only way to get the discounted pricing is by agreeing to a new contract, and keeping the line of service to two years.  Buying it outright, or using EDGE to pay over time both result in paying full price.

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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
Not applicable

You can upgrade at full price at ANY time even if you're still under contract. If you want a discounted phone that requires a 2 year contract. If you don't want a contract you pay full price. Simple.

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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
tbo27
Master - Level 2

If it's  an iconic device such as i6 you have to wait for upgrade date yeah. Nothing  they could do there

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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
alberk
Newbie

So when we spent 2 hours in-store moving my line and my fiance's from our respective family plans and signing a new contract I could have just paid the $30 early upgrade fee and gotten the discount, but because I played by the rules and waited until my (now seemingly arbitrary) upgrade date I will pay $300-500 more for my phone?

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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
elliew
Specialist - Level 1

Alberk - not real sure what you are saying. 

  • If you pay the $30 UPGRADE fee, it is because you have purchased a new device at a discount price on a new 2 year contract.
  • If you pay FULL RETAIL price, you can purchase ANY phone at ANY time - no contract required, no waiting for upgrade dates.    

  • The EDGE plan is another way to pay for phone, with payments spread over 24 months, plus get an additional monthly discount
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Re: Price for phone upgrade without new contract
Weth
Legend

it is whether you want a contract or not:

no contract, full price phone, but get $15 or $25 month2month discount every month

2 yr contract, subsidized phone, no monthly discount. 


even though you pay more up front, no contract with monthly discount is cheaper over 2 years the buying the reduced price phone under contract If you have 10GB of data or more.  Calculate the full 2 year costs before making a decision. 

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