Any other input ??

Thanks to all ....I'll try my local Best Buy and see what the deal is .....

let us know, i wonder if that is their company policy or if the one by me just has idiots working and sell the phones at cost by mistake.

I never tried letstalk.com and probably never will. Sure I want to save money, but service plays a major role in that. I like to get my phone right away, so you're not likely to find me ordering it online. As for upgrades at Best Buy, my local Best Buy (Hobart Indiana) charges $50 more on upgrades for Verizon Wireless than they do for new activations. I don't know if they get paid more commission from Verizon Wireless on new activations than on upgrades, but I think that's a ripoff to make a person wanting to upgrade pay more for a phone than for someone who's signing up for the first time. Most resellers in my area charge the same price on their phones for new activations & upgrades. My mom wanted to get the Nokia 6256i from Best Buy,...
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As the original poster, my intent was to see if there was another reliable company other than VW to upgrade my phone. I haven't been to my local Best Buy yet, but I will probably go tomorrow to see what the deal is. I'm just finding it hard to pay $289.99 (before tax), $311 after tax for a new E815 through Verizon Wireless ....On Ebay, I would pay approx $260 delivered for a new phone through "the wirelesspro"....Would it be worth the $50 savings to go with someone who I don't know much about ????

dumbfounded said:
Would it be worth the $50 savings to go with someone who I don't know much about ????

No! Go to the retail corp. store bottom line that way if you have any problems you can go right back there and say wtf with pos. W0rd 🙂

where do you live, i might be able to help, like i said the company i work for sells them new at 250, then you can use the verizon mail in rebate, and our equipment is ordered from verizon so it will be fully covered under waranty and the mail in rebate will be valid. As i said befoore, my understanding is you just wnat to buy a phone, correct? no upgrade(contract renewal) just buy one out right, correct? If so best buy by me sells at cost, but like i said i might just have idiots working at the one by me, so let us know.

Yeahright,

I'm in Florida, on the Treasure Coast. Port St. Lucie / Stuart area ...I want to purchase JUST the phone and I'll activate it through VW after. I am already under contract. I haven't checked Best Buy yet but I intend to ...Thanks

oh, can't help much in florida, a little out of the midwest market for me:0

In addition, I understand that buying a phone through another company would make it impossible for me to get tech service through VW. I'm just trying to weigh the pros/cons...

verizon is selling it for 100-50 rebate with two year agreement, which you are not eligible for, i think a lot of people missed the part where you were just out right buying it not signing a contract. I will give you this suggestion as an option as well, call customer care and tell them that a store rep told you that you can get %25 off the retail of a new phone since you are not eligible to upgrade, that is a program they have running that just isn't really published, so you may be surprised and get a good deal and just have customer care send you one. If they are selling them full retail at 260 after the discount it would only be 195. Call in and try it, might be surprised.

Thanks for the advise !!! I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Full retail on the E815 on the VW website is 289.99. With a 25% discount, the price wouls be $215 or so. Would I still get a $50.00 rebate ???

No you do not receive a rebate any time you pay full retail for equipment (the 25% disc. you speak of is a customer courtesy)

That makes sense about the rebate. Although I have never had any luck with customer care, I'll give it a try and see if it works ....Thanks

My bad...

I thought it was for an upgrade price, i must have missed it in there somewhere!

In your case the phone would be $259.

Yeahright had a good point it is something that is offered but not advertised.

Unfortunately the retail phones do not come with a rebate.

I hope everything works out for you, and hopefully you can find it at a descent price.

Also you could always try Ebay as well. When most people get new phones they either have a drawer full at home (like myself) or they sell them to get whatever they can for them. You might want to take a look and see whats out there!

Capn

Capn....Anyone,

Ebay is an option ....Has anyone bought a Verizon phone (new in box) from Ebay and if so, how was the transaction ?? Is there any prominent Ebay sellers out there that you trust ??? Let me know ....Thanks

You have a drawer full of phones at your house?

Yeahright,

I went to Verizon to inquire about the 25% off retail. They thought I was NUTZ !!! The rep said he had never heard of such a thing. The price either at the store OR online is $289.99 before tax. Needless to say, I walked out without the new E815 .....Oh well ...

dumbfounded said:
Yeahright,

I went to Verizon to inquire about the 25% off retail. They thought I was NUTZ !!! The rep said he had never heard of such a thing. The price either at the store OR online is $289.99 before tax. Needless to say, I walked out without the new E815 .....Oh well ...

Never seen someone make such a big deal out of buying a phone 🙄

If it helps ours is 259.00 plus tax... thats only 41.50 over the 25% off price of a corp. store. I'd price shop at a store.

Esmurf,

Thanks !!! I'll take your advise .....

I didn't say stop in a store, i said call customer care. Maybe that program is just a midwest market thing but it defianetly exists up here.

Cellenator,

There are plenty of other threads...Go bother them ....