Verizon - Question about upgrading/changing phones while still under a 1-year contract..

Hey,

If you purchase the phone through Verizon Wireless you will not get a new phone at promotion price till 10 months after signing your contract. A sales Rep. will not make any exceptions. Try going to Ebay.com or a non-authorized dealer. Purchasing a phone through a non-authorized dealer will be cheaper, but you will not have the 1 year manufacturers warranty..

 

What is a non-authorized dealer? And where are they located on the net? Or in the Boston area? Thanks, I want to upgrade my phone now and I still have 14 months on this contract.

 

It's important to note that you can upgrade with Verizon 10 months AFTER signing a contract...even if the contract is for 2 years. So if you have 14 months left on a 24 month contract, you can already upgrade, assuming you haven't upgraded at all yet.

 

hey i just did that, got a new phone... what you have to do if you really want the phone for sale price is this... go to the store you wish to buy a new phone tell them you want to add a line and purchase a new phone. You then will get the new phone at the sale price and will have two pnones the old one and the new one....... the negative is that you have share minutes, two phone numbers and its twenty bucks extra an month.... I did it because I wanted a new phone... and I like having two phoes to change it up. other wise you gotta pay full price, or wait 10 months< on on verizon

 

verizon recentlly changed this. so if you signed a two year after feb 2002 you must wait 22 months before you upgrade.

 

Actually, I thought they changed it earlier this year and then changed it back. At least that's what happened during my time at RadioShack. If they changed it back to what you said after August, however, then I wasn't aware.

 

they never changed it back. it doesnt effect customers on a 2 year prior to feb 2002

 

Oh, at least in my market (Philly) I was overwelmingly sure they changed it back to the 10 month rule. Well, if they didn't... that's a mistake. I would never recommend a 2 year contract for new customers in that case.