$150 tb

[slobuds]

Verizon Offering HTC ThunderBolt For $150

Quite a few limitations ... BUT ... I just bought one today, so I shipped the notice to the poor sales guy and told him to give me the $150 deal.

 

[craighwk]

I just got off the phone with them saying I wanted to return the phone because I see it being offered for $100 off and I feel cheated after having just bought it last week.

They looked at their systems and saw no deals for $100 off, so they'd rather have me return the phone than give me $100.

Wish granted.

 

[slobuds]

Make sure you can actually get the $150 deal. Looked to me like plenty of people were rejected for various reasons.

Do you get charged a restocking fee?

Now another thing that kind of irked me was the unbelievable taxes they charge in California. They charge taxes on the full retail (not the marked down retail). I was at the tail end of a massive ordering sequence when this came up, so was too ***ged out to figure out on the fly if I wanted to bail on the deal altogether. We're talking about $60 of taxes here.

So anyway - I'll figure that out later. What a pain. Better be a nice phone.

 

[craighwk]

Yah they charge something like $30 for a restocking fee.

 

[slobuds]

OK. That's what I thought. So it would cost me $60 (2 devices) to save $60 in taxes.

I'll probably pass. But asking for the $100 discount is definitely worth the run. That would be $200 back to me.

 

[craighwk]

Yah, and I wasn't rude about saying I wanted to return my phone. It was more of a whining "I really love this phone but I can't justify paying $249 when you're selling them for $149", begging for help sort of thing...

My charm mixed with pathetic didn't work.

 

[slobuds]

Begging is my favorite technique.

 

[McLabia]

Make sure you can actually get the $150 deal. Looked to me like plenty of people were rejected for various reasons.

Do you get charged a restocking fee?

Now another thing that kind of irked me was the unbelievable taxes they charge in California. They charge taxes on the full retail (not the marked down retail). I was at the tail end of a massive ordering sequence when this came up, so was too ***ged out to figure out on the fly if I wanted to bail on the deal altogether. We're talking about $60 of taxes here.

So anyway - I'll figure that out later. What a pain. Better be a nice phone.

Dude, thats why I bought mine online and NOT from Verizon. Paying tax on the full 600 instead of the 249.99 is lame. I paid 180 and paid NO tax.

 

[Neera]

Just called Verizon about this as well and no dice.
The rep didn't want to give me any discount at all actually. He stuck with the $249.99 although when I go online and log into my Verizon account the price comes up as $239.99. I'm not eligible for my $50 NE2 till September, but since it is the last time I can use this, would it really hurt Verizon to give it to me now instead of September?

Oh and the rep also tried to tell me that there is no 4G LTE coverage at all in any major metropolitan area, but that 4G LTE only works at 3 airports atm.... um yeah?!

I just had to chuckle "So you did not roll out 4G LTE to 39 initial markets in Dec 2010 and 49 more markets in January? So the network currently does not reach most of the large cities and reaches 110 million people?"

 

[DCoy82]

Just got off the phone with Verizon and the lady said that there was a special promotion that was mailed out to select customers and since I ordered my phone before they mailed out the flier, she got a supervisor to give me a $100 credit on my account. I did a #BAL right after talking with her and it said I had a credit/adjustment for $-166.00 lol so she gave me even more!

For those of you not getting it, you just don't know how to talk to the reps

 

[snsjets]

Dcoy, were you by chance close to your contract end? I called today and also got denied. I was told that most of the rebate offers went to customers who were close to or out of contract, which I was not.

 

[craighwk]

So I swallowed my pride and I am paying for the phone (it was billed to my account). Oh well. I like the phone too much to send it back.

 

[msibaljr]

For those feeling lucky (remember, not everyone qualifies for the deal), Verizon’s offer is not available online but instead requires a quick phone call to 1-800-437-6132.

This was posted online. Hey give it a try! What's there to lose.

 

[Tryn2getaclu]

Is anyone getting the $100 refund after purchase? I was out of contract since September. T.I.A.

 

[DCoy82]

Dcoy, were you by chance close to your contract end? I called today and also got denied. I was told that most of the rebate offers went to customers who were close to or out of contract, which I was not.

Nope, I actually was not eligible for my yearly until May of 2011, and my new every two was like November or December 2011. When I called and ordered my TB last Thursday, the rep got a supervisor to change my upgrade date so they could give me the two year price, but she said I wouldn't get the 50$ early upgrade or new every two.

 

[AdroidThunder]

I received the email for the $150 thunderbolt on Monday and went to best buy Tuesday morning to show them the email on my phone. They promptly put $100 back on my credit card based on their price matching plan.

 

[Familyguy1]

Just got off the phone with Verizon and the lady said that there was a special promotion that was mailed out to select customers and since I ordered my phone before they mailed out the flier, she got a supervisor to give me a $100 credit on my account. I did a #BAL right after talking with her and it said I had a credit/adjustment for $-166.00 lol so she gave me even more!

For those of you not getting it, you just don't know how to talk to the reps

#BAL? Balance?

 

[McLabia]

If you can't get $150, $175 isn't bad:
Amazon.com: HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless): Cell Phones & Accessories

The only problem with that one is that their back order is so long. Wirefly has it for $200
ThunderBolt by HTC for Verizon Wireless - Wirefly.com

And they have them in stock. Mine will be here in about 16 hours. lol

 

[spalmer114]

I bought my TB on release day for $249 and just saw this post about the promotional price. I called the sales number that was posted to get the deal and was told this special pricing was just for people in the Chicago area. I tried my best, without getting pissy, to get them to honor the price for me, but was denied. Might try to return my TB to the local store and see if they will do anything. I like the phone, but not in love with it, so returning it wouldn't be a huge deal to me. I hate when companies offer reduced prices to select regions and make the rest of us pay the full price.

 

[DCoy82]

#BAL? Balance?

Yes #BAL gives your your current Balance as well as any recent credits/adjustments made to your account.

 

[Drumminraider204]

I called and got $80 credit on my bill. I did pay $200 for the phone because of a State employee discount that VZW gives...SO all in all I got the phone for under 149

 

[Tryn2getaclu]

I called and got $80 credit on my bill. I did pay $200 for the phone because of a State employee discount that VZW gives...SO all in all I got the phone for under 149

So, what was it that "qualified" you? State Employee? Being out of contract prior to purchase? In a specific geographical location? Something else? T.I.A.

 

[Drumminraider204]

Working for a school. They added the discount while in contract. I get a discount on feature phones, accessories, And all parts of my plan. THe plan it self and the data plan.

 

[RobG5589]

I paid 149.00 for mine on Verizons site. Last Friday it was 199.00, minus 30.00 for my new upgrade, and typing TWENTY in the promo code box knocked off another 20.00. I was told the 199.00 was for a limited time as now it shows 249.00. Not sure how long the TWENTY code is good for.

This site was a great find, BTW.

 

[Tryn2getaclu]

Working for a school. They added the discount while in contract. I get a discount on feature phones, accessories, And all parts of my plan. THe plan it self and the data plan.

Perhaps I should have been more specific. I realize you are receiving a State Employee discount on your phone and service. This thread is about the additional $100 purchase discount. It seems unlikely VZW would post (only in limited areas) and send out printed flyers to only those who enjoy State Employee discounts. It appears that some people "qualify" for this additional discount and many others do not. We are trying to flush out what the "qualifications" parameters are (for the additional $100 purchase discount) to make sure that anyone who "qualifies" may enjoy it. Obviously, VZW is doing some sort of dance and is trying to limit giving out the discount (especially if they already have our money). It is not exactly "Good Will" when a company plays games like this. If they are offering a discount, it seems appropriate to clearly and openly state the exact parameters.

Are you saying you think you received the additional discount, that you requested after your initial purchase, only on the basis of your State Employee discount or do you fall into some other qualification particular to this specific additional purchase discount? T.I.A.