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Differences in buying Droid on Amazon vs Verizon Store?

Well I too decided to take the plunge and ordered a droid w/service from amazon. Even with the activation fee, I am still saving over $100 plus tax on this phone (over buyng one in a verizon store) One thing of note though. The "total equipment coverage" insurance was listed as $5.99 a month @ amazon. I decided to use it, as I feel I will need piece of mind with this phone. A little confusing though. The policy on the verizon website is a few bucks more. Dont understand why they arent the same?
 
Well my Droid got here on Tuesday the 2nd, after sitting at the FedEx facility ALL DAY MONDAY, jerks. Just in time to start charging it before heading back out for a few hours. Activation went smoothly, although there were a few issues.

1. The changes I made to my account through Amazon didn't go through, my minutes didn't go from 900 to 450, and I don't see the extended warranty show up. Easy fixes on Verizon's site.

Ummmmmm, I think that's about it actually. Easily the best $50 I've ever spent, I love this thing! Although now having over 1500 NES and SNES games IN MY POCKET could prove to be a distraction.
 
Jasno! said:
Well my Droid got here on Tuesday the 2nd, after sitting at the FedEx facility ALL DAY MONDAY, jerks. Just in time to start charging it before heading back out for a few hours. Activation went smoothly, although there were a few issues.

1. The changes I made to my account through Amazon didn't go through, my minutes didn't go from 900 to 450, and I don't see the extended warranty show up. Easy fixes on Verizon's site.

Ummmmmm, I think that's about it actually. Easily the best $50 I've ever spent, I love this thing! Although now having over 1500 NES and SNES games IN MY POCKET could prove to be a distraction.
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My understanding is that when you purchase through Amazon wireless on an upgrade renewal, you can not change your plan. It is one of their policies.
 
anjoga said:
My understanding is that when you purchase through Amazon wireless on an upgrade renewal, you can not change your plan. It is one of their policies.
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I asked Amazon and Verizon before I bought my phone, they said that as long as I am in some kind of service contract I'll be fine, I'm free to adjust my minutes/texts/whatever just like any normal Verizon contract. I'll let you know if something comes up, as I changed my plan today.
 
Jasno! said:
I asked Amazon and Verizon before I bought my phone, they said that as long as I am in some kind of service contract I'll be fine, I'm free to adjust my minutes/texts/whatever just like any normal Verizon contract. I'll let you know if something comes up, as I changed my plan today.
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My info came from this page: AmazonWireless

New Individual Account

Select this service type if you wish to open a new single line of service with AT&T or Verizon Wireless. For this new line of service you have the choice of requesting a new phone number or transferring your current phone number.
Upgrade Phone
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New here and came seeking exactly this info after Googling buying at Amazon instead of VZW. Sorry to resurrect an older thread.

I'm considering a Droid Incredible and after checking Amazon found out that i can get it from them for $79.99 instead of $199.99 from VZW. From the above posts it looks like people have had good experiences and that the only difference is that there is a separate 181-day agreement with Amazon, which I don't have a problem with.

Anybody else have good/bad experiences buying from Amazon instead of VZW since these original posts?

Thanks!
 
Tom Diego said:
New here and came seeking exactly this info after Googling buying at Amazon instead of VZW. Sorry to resurrect an older thread.

I'm considering a Droid Incredible and after checking Amazon found out that i can get it from them for $79.99 instead of $199.99 from VZW. From the above posts it looks like people have had good experiences and that the only difference is that there is a separate 181-day agreement with Amazon, which I don't have a problem with.

Anybody else have good/bad experiences buying from Amazon instead of VZW since these original posts?

Thanks!
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After getting the original Droid for $0.01 with free 2-day shipping from Amazon last month, I didn't have any problem with with the 181-day agreement either. Verizon had me setup and activated by the time the phone arrived, and have already visited a Verizon store for service when LauncherPro stopped working correctly (my fault). The tech couldn't fix the problem but showed me how to access the loader which was all I needed to restore my backup. Reflashed and rolling, couldn't be happier! :D
 
I am month to month on Verizon with a Droid 1. I want to move to a 4g phone, but Verizon's cheapest is $249. I checked out the Motorola Atrix (ATT) on Amazon. The price was $24.99 on Amazon and $99 on ATT. ATT will waive it's activation fee, whereas on Amazon ATT charges a $36 activation fee.

so for the Atrix here is the comparison:

Amazon
Phone: $24.99
Activation:$36
Total: $60.99
Plus Amazon 181 day EFT
2 year ATT

ATT
Phone: $99
Activation: $0
Total: $99
No EFT
2 year ATT

Almost looks like a wash with the EFT.
 
This is what the VZW rep told me when I asked if there was a difference...

Deborah B: You actually do, because you don't get 24 months of free technical support, there's no trial period, different return policy, I believe a shorter warranty. If you have unlimited data you'll lose it if you're an existing customer.
Deborah B: If you have an employee discount and are new, they won't give it to you, and they can lock you into a plan for 6 months that's not changeable for any reason.
 
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