"Verizon today announced that as of April 22 it will initiate a $30 upgrade fee for current customers moving to new devices." Does this mean even in the middle of your contract you can pay 30 dollars and buy a new phone for the discounted price?
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can anyone explain to me exactly what this means?
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"Verizon today announced that as of April 22 it will initiate a $30 upgrade fee for current customers moving to new devices." Does this mean even in the middle of your contract you can pay 30 dollars and buy a new phone for the discounted price?
No, it means that, at the end of your contract, when you buy a new phone at a discounted price, they'll be happy to charge you an additional $30.
But on the bright side, if you want to buy a phone in the middle of your contract, you can pay full, unsubsidized price for the phone and they won't tack on an additional $30.
How nice of Verizon to assess this $30.00 fee? They really do care about their customers. I was worried there for a while.
It means that everytime you upgrade and renew your contract, they will charge you $30 to upgrade. I'm pretty sure you can get it waived if you call Verizon customer rep?
Honestly I can't speak for Verizon but for AT&T, you can call AT&T customer service and get the upgrade fee waived. I do not know about Verizon because I have never been with Verizon.
Honestly I can't speak for Verizon but for AT&T, you can call AT&T customer service and get the upgrade fee waived. I do not know about Verizon because I have never been with Verizon.
If you EVER pay an upgrade fee you're a sucker. I spend $170 a month for my 2 iPhones and I believe that's enough. I know, I know, some will say if you buy subsidised you're a sucker but I'm going to be with ATT any way so why not drop $600 for 2 new iPhones instead of $1500.
ALWAYS call your carrier and demand they take the silly upgrade fee off of your account. You're doing them a favor by using their service, not the other way around.
ALWAYS call your carrier and demand they take the silly upgrade fee off of your account. You're doing them a favor by using their service, not the other way around.
I agree with you whole heartedly, I think carriers do forget that without us, they would not be making the buckets of money that they do. At best they owe US for customer loyalty.
That being said if you are threatening to switch carriers (not the person who I quoted here) ensure you do research for plans with other carriers so when it does come to negotiating you have all of your ducks lined up and can clearly tell your existing carrier what it can give you to stay with them.