Comments on: Additional $30 Upgrade Fee Details – When and Who Pays It, Can It Be Refunded, and Why It’s Here

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:43:00 +0000

I will go to another provider to avoid paying this fee (just for the feeling of knowing I have stood up to a greedy organization that made this fee up just so they can pad their own bonuses) I can’t believe they continue to believe we are still the dark. “Continue to provide customers with the level of service and support they have come to expect which includes Wireless Workshops, online educational tools, and consultations with experts who provide advice and guidance on devices that are more sophisticated than ever.” Oh come on, try having a person answer the customer service line and I will believe you.

By: Tboltuser

Tboltuser — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:18:00 +0000

How about charging the USERS of the services listed, versus the entire population. So many of us do not use these services, but we are not going to pay for the masses. Kinda like Obamacare.

By: Ciro Samperi

Ciro Samperi — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:45:00 +0000

you will be in oregon and you will have to pay for the county, state and federal tax. Your wages will be lower and again, its oregon…..

By: Mike15bryan

Mike15bryan — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:09:00 +0000

Wow my friend its not just about a fees to teach about phones but it a fee to help improve Verizons Network, Vzw continue to provide us with the most reliable service that is available. Vzw has the largest 4g network available and they still are gradually improving their network so they need all the revenue, to provide you with excel service. Think about like this vzw is the Mercedes or Cadillac of the cell phone business, we don’t complain when we have the best. Appreciate because the other companies already have the fees and they have been having them for year.

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:22:00 +0000

Right — that’s why I was only suggesting that whole process if someone was already on a limited data plan. People with grandfathered unlimited plans are Verizon’s bitch…

By: Adam Martin

Adam Martin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:21:00 +0000

You don’t have to pay sales tax if you order your smartphone through third party authorized resellers online. Just sayin. Check it out for yourself… adamcmartin.acndirect.com

By: Spadestar66

Spadestar66 — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:12:00 +0000

Yeah,but then youll be in Oregon. :

By: Eagle1967

Eagle1967 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:18:00 +0000

no.. droid life now charges 15 dollars for use of shift key on their blogs.

By: Eddie Clifford

Eddie Clifford — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:50:00 +0000

Not to mention that when you get the phone at the discounted price, you HAVE to pay the TAX ON THE FULL RETAIL PRICE OF THE PHONE. Yeah. So that sweet $600 phone you got for $200? You have to pay $60 (using California 10% tax because they gouge that way) instead of $20. And then there are some of those charges that seem ridiculous when you get the bill…… I love my Droid phone(s), but come on now. This is about to make me change

By: Tony Allen

Tony Allen — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Time to start buying off contract.. nuff said.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:51:00 +0000

Actually you can’t just add it to any phone. Apple contractually obligates their devices to be sold at a certain price.

By: Keg Man

Keg Man — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:00 +0000

No one sees the big picture. give them $30 for BS. they will ask for more. Eventually, they will remove your discount altogether if you let them. $100 a month for my phone service is more than my cable service. Let them have it and it will be bigger than your car payment.

By: Kresot

Kresot — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:35:00 +0000

It went from a 100 ne2 credit on a 400 dollar phone you got it for 200 and say it was a i phone that was 900 they subsidized 700 or a droid that was 650 they subed 450 with a 175 term fee. now it i a 375 term fee a nexus retails at 650 you pay 330 they sub 220 150 less than the term fee vs before it was triple the term fee. At the very least they should subzidize the 375 term fee in to a phone so a nexus would be say 275. It’s out of control. I gues I will just wait till a phone hit’s 200 before I upgrade and not go bleeding edge anymore I refuse to pay 330 300 was to much so I will fight with my wallet.

By: Keg Man

Keg Man — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:21:00 +0000

Which makes it ok? The fees are absurd. They could have easily just reduced the $30 fee from your discount and we all would have been fine with it, but verizon gets to zing you AND still advertise the cheaper price. Its also a surcharge because its horseshit. All their “surcharges” are horseshit.

By: Mikes

Mikes — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:47:00 +0000

You could use some training on how to use the shift key.