Oh I agree, it’s a total BS fee and only seems to keep rising year after year with zero justification.
i paid out right for 2 17 PM and I am still going to call and try to get the activation fees waived. I can afford to buy the phones and still want to get this type of bogus fee waived.....whether i can afford it or not if not relevant to be honest.
I still don't understand how you don't get the fact that it is not $850 (in my case with a trade-in) all at once, but over 36 months. It's $23/month for me to upgrade, not $1000 or more at this exact moment in time. My device payment is going down from $39/month to $23/month by upgrading so why would I not want to lower my bill regardless of why? Go burn two $20 bills if you want because that is basically what I would be doing if I didn't try and succeed to get the fee waived.
Go to Apple and do the zero interest payments there?I tried to order a 17 PM. VZW told me on the website I didn't qualify for payments due to my credit. I have an 800+ credit score and zero issues with any bills. I've been paying for my 14 PM for three years on VZW!
IDK, I tried ordering on Apple and selecting the payment with Verizon and it still wanted me to pay outright. I don't understand because my credit is 100% perfect, no question. I'm probably just gonna go in person to Apple and get a battery replaced then do the upgrade.
