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Verizon Offering $650 To Switch To Their Network (pcmag.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Verizon is offering up to $650 to customers who switch to their network. PC Mag reports: "To get the discount, you'll need to port your number to Verizon, trade in your current device, and buy a new 4G LTE smartphone. Verizon will give you up to $650 on a prepaid card to cover the installment plan balance, minus the device trade-in value, or up to a $350 via a prepaid card to cover your old carrier's early termination fees (minus the device trade-in value). Your existing phone needs to be in 'good working condition,' and you have to keep your new Verizon line active for at least six months."
Things that both make this an ad and not a good deal:
- You have to switch to Verizon, which if you aren't familiar with them is a terrible proposition
- You have to trade your old phone in for one of their carrier-locked spyware-ridden pieces of garbage
- "Up to" $650 minus the trade-in value for the 'good condition' phone they just made you give them just translates to "we'll buy out your current contract and/or phone payment plan", so you're not actually gaining anything here.
- You have to stay switched to Verizon for six months.