Verizon ANNUAL upgrade and Wirefly

[Eddog4DROID]

I know Best Buy is not able to process the 12 month (primary line) upgrades. Does anyone know if Wirefly or even Amazon can do this?

I am thinking No will be the answer so Verizon makes you go direct.

 

[stealthgriffin]

Actually most indirect agents can do it. Best buy, walmart and the like are technically "National Retailers"

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[garrett]

no the only ones that can process an early upgrade is verizon themselves.

The authorized retailers cant even do an early upgrade you have to make sure you either goto a corporate store or call customer service.

 

[stealthgriffin]

Garrett you are incorrect. I'm a store manager for an indirect and we do them all the time.

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[Eddog4DROID]

So I take that for a 'no' on Wirefly then?

Also, is it still just a $20 early upgrade charge?

 

[stealthgriffin]

$20 plus the obvious 2yr contract price and signing a new contract.

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[Eddog4DROID]

It doesn't ADD to what is left on your current contract, right? Or does it START OVER?

 

[stealthgriffin]

No it does start a new 2yr if you want to pay the lower price. Most places will sell you a 1yr contract but you will have to pay more for the phone

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[garrett]

Garrett you are incorrect. I'm a store manager for an indirect and we do them all the time.

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i tried to do one at several indirect stores and none of them could do it. Maybe some cant and some can....

 

[stealthgriffin]

Okay I should have amended my statement since there are various levels of indirect.

Premium, Authorized Agent, National Retailer, Non-Exclusive, Sub-Agent and a couple more I think. Authorized and Premium can do annuals.

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[Eddog4DROID]

I assume these are Verizon Store only that you are referring to? and different levels of each?

 

[Aerysana]

Amazon cannot until 20 month mark and not a day before. Just ran round and round with them on this. Bit amazon prices and shipping r awesome. My dinc 79.99 free next day shipping.

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[stealthgriffin]

I assume these are Verizon Store only that you are referring to? and different levels of each?

Well there is Direct, or Corporate, stores. Then there are Indirect, generally either a privately owned company or one of the national retailers. The further up the Indirect ladder, the more they can do like a corporate. Premium is almost identical, Authorized has a few things they can't do, notably put things directly on the bill.

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[fis]

I think you are dancing around the point. Wirefly (and others) can process the 1 year upgrade. However, they don't offer it, because Verizon's compensation is so small ($hundreds less) that they can't offer any compelling savings with a 1-year upgrade.

 

[stealthgriffin]

While you are correct about the compensation being less, its not significant because you are still signing a 2yr contract, some places can literally not do it because its not part of their license from VZW.

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