I lost my phone (I did not have the insurance) and need to get a new one. Because we are in the middle of our plan, Verizon won't give any discounts. Does anyone have any suggestions of a website or store I could find a Verizon-compatible cell phone at a decent price? I'm an "emergency" user and do not need an bells and whistles.
The least expensive one at the Verizon store was $175 and felt completely undurable and excessively cheap.
Any and all help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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getLitnow Posts: 175
Phone Model: Motorola MicroTAC Elite
Service Provider: Phones R' Us
Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:37 pm
you can try places like eBay if you like shopping online. you can find some very good deals on peoples' old equipment there. 2 words of advice if you go that route: 1- make sure it's a verizon wireless phone, only vzw phone work on your network. 2- get the esn from the seller and call customer service to verify it's not a lost/stolen phone.
a second options is to call customer service and ask about the 'national lost/stolen replacement policy" this will get you a new phone at 1y discount price. most people are eligable for it but it does require a new service agreement. if the rep doesn't know what you're talking about, talk to a supervisor, it's kind of a new policy
paperstreet Posts: 363
Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:00 am
Another number to call to verify the device (if purchased from e-bay or another personal seller) would be Asurion. The insurance company also will lock a device and sometimes when you verify through the customer service they won't see the Asurion lock table.
