Nevada carrier
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Okay, so here I am sitting and waiting patiently for midnight to roll around so I can be one of the first to pre-order an iPhone on Verizon. Getting ready for this was a real bugger, for lack of a better word and that's what I'm going to share with you now.
So, a little less than a year ago, I used my upgrade discount, so I wouldn't be eligible for another one until October. Yes, I know it's childish, and it's just a phone, but I've been waiting and wanting an iPhone for years unwilling to switch to AT&T. So what is one to do if they don't want to pay full retail for the phone, but they don't have a line that's eligible for an upgrade discount? Read on my friend this was sweet.
I was pondering several arguments I could make to Verizon, even threatening to terminate my contract if they refused to give me the upgrade price. Then I had an epiphany! The upgrade is tied to the line, not to the account. I grabbed one of my old beat up phones that I hadn't used in years and called up Verizon to add another line! this only costs $9.99. While I was at it, I reevaluated my talk, text and data usage and reorganized my plan to cut some costs down considering I'll be required to have a $30 data plan.
Wouldn't you know it, after setting everything up, I go to the web site Verizon has set up for their existing customers to get the iPhone, I plug in the new number for the additional line to check to see if I'm eligible for the upgrade price and viola! I'm eligible. Will I have to spend a little more each month than existing customers who have an upgrade to burn? yes, but only until October when I will no longer be required to maintain service on the other line! After running the numbers, I'll spend $10 a month for the additional line for 8 months, but I will save $549 off the full retail price.
Of course I could just act like an adult and be patient, waiting until October to use my upgrade then, but then I wouldn't be one of the first people to do something previously unheard of on AT&T's most popular "almost phone"; make phone calls!
-please give Jon Stewart credit for the "almost phone" remark
So, a little less than a year ago, I used my upgrade discount, so I wouldn't be eligible for another one until October. Yes, I know it's childish, and it's just a phone, but I've been waiting and wanting an iPhone for years unwilling to switch to AT&T. So what is one to do if they don't want to pay full retail for the phone, but they don't have a line that's eligible for an upgrade discount? Read on my friend this was sweet.
I was pondering several arguments I could make to Verizon, even threatening to terminate my contract if they refused to give me the upgrade price. Then I had an epiphany! The upgrade is tied to the line, not to the account. I grabbed one of my old beat up phones that I hadn't used in years and called up Verizon to add another line! this only costs $9.99. While I was at it, I reevaluated my talk, text and data usage and reorganized my plan to cut some costs down considering I'll be required to have a $30 data plan.
Wouldn't you know it, after setting everything up, I go to the web site Verizon has set up for their existing customers to get the iPhone, I plug in the new number for the additional line to check to see if I'm eligible for the upgrade price and viola! I'm eligible. Will I have to spend a little more each month than existing customers who have an upgrade to burn? yes, but only until October when I will no longer be required to maintain service on the other line! After running the numbers, I'll spend $10 a month for the additional line for 8 months, but I will save $549 off the full retail price.
Of course I could just act like an adult and be patient, waiting until October to use my upgrade then, but then I wouldn't be one of the first people to do something previously unheard of on AT&T's most popular "almost phone"; make phone calls!
-please give Jon Stewart credit for the "almost phone" remark
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