Ryan is a LIAR.
Give him a bad review... :icon_evil:
What does he stand to gain from lying? I think things just changed today and EVERYONE is finding out now...where exactly was that text supposed to be form anyway though? I mean if that was at a Verizon store isn't it possible that it was only true for Verizon stores and it could still drop at BB the 14th?
It was a joke, I could care less about Ryan. What I know is that we've been jerked around about everything regarding this phone. I get that nothing's official. A release date was never official. Now this delay leak isn't official. The only thing official is that we're getting teased by Verizon and Best Buy.
At this point though, and in all seriousness, I would not be surprised if this gets pushed back into March. So don't get your hopes up.
I agree, I can't stand my LG Dare anymore, I really want to fling it up against a wall
OK, well in the meantime, how does Best Buy's buyback program work on the phones?
For instance, lets say I get the Thunderbolt now and then a year from now I want to switch to the Bionic (or Pyramid, or whatever) - how much will Best Buy give me for the TB?
I have a feeling it'll be something like $20 in store credit or something lame like that. I mean, would I be better off just selling it on eBay than bothering with the buyback?
OK, well in the meantime, how does Best Buy's buyback program work on the phones?
For instance, lets say I get the Thunderbolt now and then a year from now I want to switch to the Bionic (or Pyramid, or whatever) - how much will Best Buy give me for the TB?
I have a feeling it'll be something like $20 in store credit or something lame like that. I mean, would I be better off just selling it on eBay than bothering with the buyback?
Up to 6 months old its 50% of value, 6-12 40%, 12-18 30%, 18-24 20%.
So lets say its value is 629.99, at one year it will be 30%, so 188.99.
On ebay you would get at least that much, as long as its a fairly popular phone, and you would probably get more. Droid 1's bring 150-200 and they are about 1.5 years old now. But with the buyback, you dont have to worry about making a sale, its guaranteed.
I just despise rumors in general, and I said that earlier, that its terrible how much VZW is jerking it's customers around.
I just despise rumors in general, and I said that earlier, that its terrible how much VZW is jerking it's customers around.
How is VZW jerking ANYONE around? They have not announced a release date on the device. Ever. It's not on their website, it's not advertised in their stores, and if you call them wanting one they tell you it's not available yet. How exactly is this jerking you around? Because you want it now now now and they are not selling it yet???
Best Buy stores have tweeted all sorts of junk tweets trying to bring people in, but Best Buy is not owned by VZW, they are just a reseller (and a rather sucky one at that).
OK, well in the meantime, how does Best Buy's buyback program work on the phones?
For instance, lets say I get the Thunderbolt now and then a year from now I want to switch to the Bionic (or Pyramid, or whatever) - how much will Best Buy give me for the TB?
I have a feeling it'll be something like $20 in store credit or something lame like that. I mean, would I be better off just selling it on eBay than bothering with the buyback?
Up to 6 months old its 50% of value, 6-12 40%, 12-18 30%, 18-24 20%.
So lets say its value is 629.99, at one year it will be 30%, so 188.99.
On ebay you would get at least that much, as long as its a fairly popular phone, and you would probably get more. Droid 1's bring 150-200 and they are about 1.5 years old now. But with the buyback, you dont have to worry about making a sale, its guaranteed.
So the buyback is on the retail price, not the contract price? Even if you buy it at the contract price?
That seems like a pretty good deal to me....
OK, well in the meantime, how does Best Buy's buyback program work on the phones?
For instance, lets say I get the Thunderbolt now and then a year from now I want to switch to the Bionic (or Pyramid, or whatever) - how much will Best Buy give me for the TB?
I have a feeling it'll be something like $20 in store credit or something lame like that. I mean, would I be better off just selling it on eBay than bothering with the buyback?
Up to 6 months old its 50% of value, 6-12 40%, 12-18 30%, 18-24 20%.
So lets say its value is 629.99, at one year it will be 30%, so 188.99.
On ebay you would get at least that much, as long as its a fairly popular phone, and you would probably get more. Droid 1's bring 150-200 and they are about 1.5 years old now. But with the buyback, you dont have to worry about making a sale, its guaranteed.
So the buyback is on the retail price, not the contract price? Even if you buy it at the contract price?
That seems like a pretty good deal to me....
