Verizon $200 trade-in program - What's the catch?

[leenak]

The catch is you're under contract with them for two more years. But if you were going to do that anyway and you have an iphone 4 laying around it's a great deal. I just did it today and I didnt even buy my iPhone 6 Plus directly from Verizon, lots of missinformation going around that you have to order the phone from verizon to qualify.

Actually, you can get an iPhone 6 off contract. I am getting $250 for my iPhone 5, not going on a contract.

 

[BoricuaHec01]

I don't think you have to agree to a two year contract in you pay full price for the iPhone 6/6 plus, as someone stated in one of the posts above.

Yea you're right cause a friend of mine went with me to grab the phones and he bought it through the Edge program and was able to trade his phone in.

 

[LtCore]

My experience is that the in-store instant $199 trade-in only applies if they have the iPhones in stock. I've been told that I would have to pay full price for the iPhone 6 then get the $199 at a later date after I send in my 4S. I want the instant $199 off of the iPhone 6 64gb but doesn't look that's going to happen.

 

[oghowie]

My experience is that the in-store instant $199 trade-in only applies if they have the iPhones in stock. I've been told that I would have to pay full price for the iPhone 6 then get the $199 at a later date after I send in my 4S. I want the instant $199 off of the iPhone 6 64gb but doesn't look that's going to happen.

Damn, that's the same thing I've been hearing (no $200 instant credit unless iPhone is in stock) and everyone around me is sold out.