Hey everyone, I'm going to be getting a Motorola Droid soon and stumbled on this thread. I'm currently an AT&T iPhone user and will be cancelling when I get my Verizon up.
so I've seen the deals on Wirefly and now this Amazon deal. I was wondering this: I'm going to be joining on my mom's family plan to save some money and was wondering if it was possible to do that through these sites. I know most of them are setup for new customers with their own account, but how about adding to a current family plan and canceling my AT&T. Any help is appreciated. I'm excited for a new phone and I think I'll like the Droid a lot!
Just be careful purchasing anywhere other than Verizon. I have the Nationwide family share plan, i was eligible for upgrade (we have 4 lines on the plan). Thru Verizon, with the online instant rebate, the phone was $199. Thru Wirefly, even tho they advertised the Droid at $109, since my primary number wasnt more than 22 months into the contract, i was going to have to pay $149 for the phone. GREAT! you say, thats at least a $50 savings? Nope. Got to checkout, and Wirefly charges a $25 activation fee, bringing the phone up to $175. Thanks but no thanks, i chose to stick with Verizon where i KNOW i have great customer service, i know when i call im gonna be talking to someone in the U.S., and a company that in 10 years has treated me with nothing but great service. Wirefly, i had to call TWICE to find out wtf was up with me trying to get the price at what they advertised, both times, i was talking to someone in or from the middle east and sounded like he had a damn mouth full of curry. I couldnt understand a word he said. I then decided to email them and let them know of my experience, and whattaya know, i get a response back from someone with a first name that contained about 30 letters, and from his obvious broken english in his typing, "he wusnt frum around these here parts".
I was then told Dell offered the same deal, so i go to Dell's website. Other than the DELL logo at the top of their webpage, i thought, DAMN this looks just like the Wirefly website. I go to the contact us page, and guess what? SAME EMAIL, SAME MAILING ADDRESS, SAME EVERYTHING. Its the same damn 3rd/4th party outfit.
Bottom line, id rather pay, even if it means up to $100 more, to work with a reputable company that i have a fantastic history with, rather than shady non english speaking idiots that i have no idea what kind of service i'll have after the sale.
