How can I get a Droid X at a reasonable cost?

[drunkalien6]

Realy glad it all worked out for you! Enjoy your new Droid X!

 

[coondogg97]

The rest of the story........

So I started all this "quest" this morning by calling cust service. Got absolutely nowhere, but they were nice and polite about it. Bottom line, I would have to wait until Jan or pay full retail.

Phase 2, I call a V store nearby, and got a young lady who used words like "we can be creative". I immediately determined it would be worthwhile to talk with her face to face. (it was!)

Anyway, she found a broadband modem in my account (it's an embedded modem in a Lenovo laptop I've got) that wasn't on an agreement. She put that modem on a 2 year agreement (costs stayed the same, and I would be using it anyway), got the X for $149 (an extra promo she uncovered for "upgrading" the broadband modem), and replaced the X into my existing agreement that started with the Droid original! Then 25% off on all accessories, and I'm a happy camper!

Thanks for all the suggestions - you folk helped me keep the faith that there *WAS* a solution to this!

The Gunny

Wow, very cool! Congrats on it all working out in your favor.

Goes to show, there are some VZW associates that will go ABOVE and beyond. And others not so much.

 

[sic0048]

If there are typos to bad

- This made me laugh

 

[wsbsteven]

My upgrade date was also pushed up and I got my Droid on launch day. You just have to keep trying until you get the right person.

 

[fis]

wirefly.com

itll let you upgrade or extend your contract. i did this when i got the moto droid

whats the catch?

Wirefly has the best upgrade deal on the Droid X ($129.99 if you use Bing Cashback), but they process the orders through Verizon and full upgrade eligibility is required. The OP said he is not upgrade eligible.

The other catch with Wirefly is that the price is subsidized by a commission Verizon pays to Wirefly, which is revoked if you cancel or downgrade your rate plan within 6 months after buying. You have to check a box agreeing to repay the $300 discount if you cancel or downgrade in the first six months. It's like a second ETF. It makes sense. If they didn't have this then you could buy phones from them all day, pay just the Verizon ETF, and eBay the phones for $500. If you just plan to honor the contract, then there really is no catch. I'm a fan (and I'm going to miss Bing Cashback when it ends next week).

 

[tgs3838]

The rest of the story........

So I started all this "quest" this morning by calling cust service. Got absolutely nowhere, but they were nice and polite about it. Bottom line, I would have to wait until Jan or pay full retail.

Phase 2, I call a V store nearby, and got a young lady who used words like "we can be creative". I immediately determined it would be worthwhile to talk with her face to face. (it was!)

Anyway, she found a broadband modem in my account (it's an embedded modem in a Lenovo laptop I've got) that wasn't on an agreement. She put that modem on a 2 year agreement (costs stayed the same, and I would be using it anyway), got the X for $149 (an extra promo she uncovered for "upgrading" the broadband modem), and replaced the X into my existing agreement that started with the Droid original! Then 25% off on all accessories, and I'm a happy camper!

Thanks for all the suggestions - you folk helped me keep the faith that there *WAS* a solution to this!

The Gunny

Wow, very cool! Congrats on it all working out in your favor.

Goes to show, there are some VZW associates that will go ABOVE and beyond. And others not so much.

I agree with the last thing you said. When i got my droid i had 2 guys on the phone for 30+ min trying to get the best deal for me they possibly could. They were great. Really I dont think Iv ever had a real bad experience with verizon. they always seem to help. But of course it all just depends on who you get. But Happy to hear you got the X. Thats the bad thing about these cell phones. they come out with to many and we always gotta have the next best thing lol. Which can get pricy with these 2 year deals

 

[brianes99]

you can try

a plan that I am contimplating.
1) get a second phone line and get the droid X for it
2) take your original line, downgrade it to phone only (no data, etc). (yes, you will be paying an extra 9.99 to keep this line)
3) find a free phone to use this original line
4) switch your number to the droid X on line 2.

There are, of course, fees for switching the phone numbers...but if you really, really, really want the droid x, this is a way to go.

 

[Backnblack]

There are, of course, fees for switching the phone numbers...but if you really, really, really want the droid x, this is a way to go.

Switching a number to another device is free, Changing your number can cost you....

 

[eliassami5]

switch your number to any phone all day long for free..its the law. But yea as backnblack said, changing your number will cost you