If you return it, and wait (I think it was 14 or 15 days) from the time you return it, you are able to redo a purchase and wouldn't get hit with a fee and lose any discounts.
that was my rep's response my last upgrade cycle.
really? but if you wait like 30 days you would get hit with the fee or you cant do that?
no, you cannot wait that long.
I remember when I ahd the NE2 (and several coworkers) and the issue was brought up to our rep that if we get a phone and didn't like it and wnated to return, what would happen to the NE2. We had to wait about 2 weeks at least after return before we got a new phone, in order to have the NE2 reset and avoid the return fee. I believe once we returned them, it was about 15 days.
Verizon's return period is 14 days now. From what I recall, the specifics of the restocking fee when they first implemented it is that the $35 fee is charged if you return a phone and get another phone within 3 days. Don't know if they changed it to 15 days now.