Upgrade fee? $30 charged by Verizon

[NovemberWhiskey]

Anyone else get stuck with an upgrade fee of $30 through Verizon?

I ordered on the phone today, and the rep told me it was new and I could not avoid it.

He said you will be charged on any carrier, but if you order through Apple, it shows up on your next cell phone bill instead of your current order.

 

[ET iPhone Home]

These carriers will do anything to reap the cash out of your a$$. I mean, seriously, an upgrade fee of $30. On top of an activation fee of $36, which can be done in less than 5 mins. Then, taxed on the full price of the iPhone.

When you buy LCD TV's, computer or clothes that are on sale, do they tax those good on the regular price? (a rhetoric question).

 

[Applejuiced]

These carriers will do anything to reap the cash out of your a$$. I mean, seriously, an upgrade fee of $30. On top of an activation fee of $36, which can be done in less than 5 mins. Then, taxed on the full price of the iPhone.

When you buy LCD TV's, computer or clothes that are on sale, do they tax those good on the regular price? (a rhetoric question).

Or do they charge a connection or activation fee for plugging your TV to your cable or satelite provider?
The stuff they come up with in order to make more money is crazy.
Sure, I'll pay AT&T $36 when I plug in my phone to itunes to activate it.

 

[mac.cali]

I guess the upgrade fee isn't charged if you pay for the non-subsidized price?

 

[NJFP]

Yep. Got hit with the $30 X 2 yesterday. And I was informed that my unlimited Verizon data plan was no longer any good. Now, had I left well enough alone and stayed with our two iP4 phones, my data plan wouldn't have changed. They're all buggers, 'eh?

 

[tdar]

I guess the upgrade fee isn't charged if you pay for the non-subsidized price?

Yes because it's not an upgrade.

 

[skidbubble]

Yes, upgrade fee. You are upgrading from 3G service to 4G LTE service. Hence the upgrade fee.

 

[Michael CM1]

I think if you got a new phone off eBay and wanted to switch you would get charged. It's really insane. Charge me for actual service, not some person or computer changing a damn number on my account.

In the times I have dealt with Apple, they have often fixed or replaced stuff for free without giving me the runaround or some stupid fee. That's why I'm loyal. They even replaced my iMac display when I brought it in for a look at the optical drive.

 

[Julien]

...Charge me for actual service, not some person or computer changing a damn number on my account.....

....but that IS an actual service. You do know they have to pay those people and buy the computers.

I agree they will nickel and dime you to death and should just amortize the fee into the monthly service.

 

[renesandy]

$36 on AT&T. Will definitely try and get it waived.