Cost of Plans w\o Phone
My apologies. I suspect this subject has been covered here many times but please indulge me and let me vent.
I have an LG VX4400 phone that I got from Verizon 3 years ago. I terminated the contract shortly thereafter. The phone has sat in the bureau since then. It is in great shape; it has good reviews here; and frankly, cameras and all that other stuff are just unnecessary devices created to steer the consumer away from all that matters: the scope, breath, and quality of the phone service. There, I said it.
Here's my question. Clearly, "free" or moderately priced phones with two year activations aren't free at all. About $8 to $10 a month of the $40 America's Plan is the amortized cost of the phone itself, right ?
Therefor...
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I have an LG VX4400 phone that I got from Verizon 3 years ago. I terminated the contract shortly thereafter. The phone has sat in the bureau since then. It is in great shape; it has good reviews here; and frankly, cameras and all that other stuff are just unnecessary devices created to steer the consumer away from all that matters: the scope, breath, and quality of the phone service. There, I said it.
Here's my question. Clearly, "free" or moderately priced phones with two year activations aren't free at all. About $8 to $10 a month of the $40 America's Plan is the amortized cost of the phone itself, right ?
Therefor...
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There is no difference in the price of the calling plans if you are using your own equipment or getting one at a contract price. You are however only required to take a 1 year agreement.
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IF you do use your old 4400, and since you have to sign at least a 1 year contract, get a new phone at the promo price and sell it on ebay, you probably could make money on doing that. But, do not sign a year contract and not get a new phone. you might as well take advantage of the situation they put you in.
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I couldn't have said it better myself. Obviously it is the same price no matter what, so why not take the phone?
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Yeah, it's like when your contract expires and you don't renew, but continue service. You don't start getting a discount because your phone is "paid in full".
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