Verizon's Latest Promo Offers New Samsung Phone Every Year Verizon has unveiled a new promo that will allow the gadget obsessed to nab a new Samsung smartphone every year. According to the Verizon announcement, customers who pay for a new Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge on an installment plan can get a new phone every year without incurring any additional charges. According to Verizon, users can upgrade 30 days after activating a new phone when more than 50% of the device price has been paid.

The move comes after Verizon followed other operators and Apple with a similar yearly upgrade program for iPhones last fall. Users can still choose to pay off the entire price of the device over 24 monthly payments if they prefer. Verizon insists this deal is "better than those “lease plans” offered by other companies." "They can surprise you with huge balloon payments just 18 months into your agreement, or make you hand over your phone without getting anything for it," states the company. »twitter.com/TrevorThomas ··· 04179457









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tc1uscg

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Guantanamo 1 edit tc1uscg Member Yawn... Wait, Big Red doesn't subsidize any longer do they. Or... you can just pay half the price (or less) and OWN your phone in 24 months. I lived with my Torque for 3 years. Decided to take the plunge and got the GS7. Not moving that line off Sprint anytime soon so WTH.Wait, Big Red doesn't subsidize any longer do they. thxultra

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Aurora, IL thxultra Member Re: Yawn... You still pay for the whole phone over those 24months they just hide the cost in your service. I will not argue though that owning the phone isn't the best financial decision but if you want the latest and greatest Verizon's deal isn't even close to T-Mobiles.

tc1uscg

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Guantanamo tc1uscg Member Re: Yawn... said by thxultra: You still pay for the whole phone over those 24months they just hide the cost in your service. Maybe you got them confused with TMo but my bill didn't change. Nor did it back in November when I got 2 iPhone 6s's for two of my kids. Not an apple guy but they were not for me anyway. I've had cell phones since 97. I'm not one who needs the latest and greatest. Lived with my Torque for 3 years. I have other Samsung products (TV, Tablet, etc) in my home so figured, what the heck. IT's water proof. Put it in a Unicorn beetle case and I'm good. wkm001

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I'm really enjoying the unsubsidized pricing on Verizon. I have been buying my phones used for a long time. Now the "true" cost of a phone is known and Verizon is relaxing, a very tiny bit. Using a Moto X Pure Edition (2015) on Verizon is a really good experience. No bloat and great coverage.

Rambo76098

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Columbus, OH Rambo76098 to tc1uscg

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They only subsidize if your contract requires it. I'm betting they've since changed the current contracts and when you use a subsidized upgrade, you get put onto the new contract. Which means no more subsidized upgrades after your current one.

tc1uscg

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Guantanamo 1 edit tc1uscg Member Re: Yawn... said by Rambo76098: They only subsidize if your contract requires it. I'm betting they've since changed the current contracts and when you use a subsidized upgrade, you get put onto the new contract. Which means no more subsidized upgrades after your current one. Nope. I upgraded my phone. Paid the 350, get 50 bucks back, so 300 for the phone. Plan didn't change. Still SERO premium, $50 a month. Upgraded 2 of my kids phones back in Nov. Paid the 299 for the iPhone 6s (or might have been 199, not sure, but it was the 64gb model? Don't follow apple phones. Just get the ones the kids ask for. Still, $50 SERO plan didn't change. So, I can pay the $700 for the samsung up front or keep paying my normal price, fork over half the cost of the phone, and live with Sprint for another 2 years. Oh, and been on this SERO plan and have upgrades on all 6 of my lines of service since 2009 w/o having to change my plan(s). Guess I'm one of those who fell through the cracks, more then a few times. Or I can lease it or pay monthly payments. It all works out in the end and since I don't need to stand in line for days to get the latest and so called best phone on the market, I'll enjoy life another way. thxultra

join:2015-04-14

Aurora, IL 1 recommendation thxultra Member Not better if you actually use the trade in T_mobile's plan is way better first off you can upgrade to a new phone up to 3 times a year and also you don't pay the tax or activation each time you get a new phone. If you actually plan on using the early upgrade it is no contest Jump on Demand is a way better deal. Figure each time you switch phones you are saving $100 with T-mobile over Verizon just from the taxes and activation fees. Also you can switch 3 times a year at any time not after the phone is half paid off. Financially it is best to pay off the phone and keep it longer but if you need the latest and greatest then t-mobile has the better plan. That being said you could probably sell the phone and be ahead instead of trading it in but the convenience is worth something and not sure if you have to pay the tax at that point which may make that not worth it. Either way T-mobile Jump On Demand is a much better plan then this.

Rambo76098

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Columbus, OH 1 recommendation Rambo76098 Member Re: Not better if you actually use the trade in Agreed. I'm sure Verizon did the math and they come out ahead, either on the phone itself or overall (or both). All it takes is the phone having 50% or more of its original value when traded-in for Verizon to end up ahead since the customer has to pay 50% of the phone off before they can upgrade.

tc1uscg

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Being that I think leasing are for those who can't afford the buy, I don't lease phones or cars. Then again, I don't need to have that new car smell every 24+ months anyway. Thats why my last VW I had for 15 years. I have two cars in my drive now that's over 15 years old (A jeep and Sienna minivan (that's the sons). But I did buy a new 2011 minivan in 2011 and in 2013, a new Passat TDi. Oh, I got my 09 Jeep new also. Have no reason to get rid of them just because there is something out there that still sucks on gas, is more for the trendy mall posers and not easy to modify. I do have kids in my village that thing they need a new phone everytime Apple takes a crap.

Flyonthwall

@teksavvy.com Flyonthwall Anon Save your money and buy the phone yourself. You end up saving quite a bit. Financing always bites the consumer. uwuowo

join:2015-10-19 uwuowo Member Samsung? Call me when I can get a new Nexus every year and not this hot steamy pile of sciite your comment..

