Verizon Edge: line charge discount ONLY for phones bought on Edge!!!

[lordofthereef]

With AT&T I was under the impression you could still get the discount if you purchased the phone outright. As far as bring-your-own-old-phone, I am really not certain.

You certainly can. I can;t speak for Verizon, but with AT&T "Next" is not a plan. It's simply a name for 0% APR loan on a device.

We swapped to the $145 (before discounts) for three lines. That is the actual number were were paying. We added one next line (I think about $18 a month, an iPhone 5C) and that is all the additional that we owe. Had we not done that, we would have just had three lines we bought and would be paying $145 for three lines sharing 10GB data.

I would honestly be shocked if verizon realy did it differently, but I guess it's possible.

EDIT: After reading this it seems like Verizon's plans are different... lame lol.

What I don't understand is that they quote the $160 for four lines. The they say there is up to a $25 discount per line for Edge phones. So does that mean you buy the phone for whatever monthly agreement and they effectively subtract $25 each month from that? Confusing lol.

 

[C DM]

It's called the EDGE discount for a reason, you have to be on the EDGE purchase program and have at least a 10GB plan.

The same discount exists for owned or non-contract phones as well since April.

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You certainly can. I can;t speak for Verizon, but with AT&T "Next" is not a plan. It's simply a name for 0% APR loan on a device.

We swapped to the $145 (before discounts) for three lines. That is the actual number were were paying. We added one next line (I think about $18 a month, an iPhone 5C) and that is all the additional that we owe. Had we not done that, we would have just had three lines we bought and would be paying $145 for three lines sharing 10GB data.

I would honestly be shocked if verizon realy did it differently, but I guess it's possible.

EDIT: After reading this it seems like Verizon's plans are different... lame lol.

What I don't understand is that they quote the $160 for four lines. The they say there is up to a $25 discount per line for Edge phones. So does that mean you buy the phone for whatever monthly agreement and they effectively subtract $25 each month from that? Confusing lol.

It's practically the same as it is with AT&T's Next as far as what it means (0% financing) and as far as getting monthly discounts.

 

[rui no onna]

The same discount exists for owned or non-contract phones as well since April.

Difference being with AT&T, the discounts are automatic. With Verizon, you'd have to add the discount manually and it looks like CSR are deliberately trained not to tell you about BYOD/no contract discounts. There's also the limited time clause which is cause for concern. How limited is limited? 6 months? 12? 20? 24?

 

[C DM]

Difference being with AT&T, the discounts are automatic. With Verizon, you'd have to add the discount manually and it looks like CSR are deliberately trained not to tell you about BYOD/no contract discounts. There's also the limited time clause which is cause for concern. How limited is limited? 6 months? 12? 20? 24?

Yes, agreed, there is that unfortunate difference certainly. As far as how it works once you do have the discount, then it's the same basically.

 

[KUguardgrl13]

It's called the EDGE discount for a reason, you have to be on the EDGE purchase program and have at least a 10GB plan.

Uh, no. A few months ago several tech sites reported that Verizon was adding a BYOD/off-contract discount that customers have to add themselves online or call and get a rep who will actually acknowledge that it exists. Verizon: Bring your own device, get a discount

Mods: Could we possibly move the posts about AT&T's Next to a different thread? I'm not sure what it's adding to the main conversation about whether Verizon has discounts for off-contract customers or not.