NowVoyager
Android Enthusiast
Ah! okay. Thanks dan. If that's the case, my apologies to heavychevy. I'm an Android faithful if I'm nothing else, lol.
I too, would like to see the resale value be true at the retail level on a trade-in myself. But generally people seem to get more value on Craigslist on a resale. And as far as his comment about insult...they are spot on with that too. It's enough to really tick you off.
I find Tmo's insistence (for example) upon charging more for the same phone than any other carrier to be insulting. The only way up and over that is to deal with their authorized dealers...which I absolutely do.
Example: Their "upgrade special offer" for existing customers is $430 plus a new 2yr contract! You get the "gift" of a $50 mail-in rebate with that lovely offer...It sux big time! And that fail falls squarely at Tmo's door. It's foolish. But they do it. I'd almost think that they are trying hard to make the place go under??? Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
But places like wirefly and no doubt Costco will bring up the rear (as soon as they get stock) on the GN2, so that there will be more than one fair-priced vendor from which to choose. My only issue is having to deal with the "up sale" pressure tactics of the particular salesperson who helped me. When I say I don't want *anything* except the phone, don't keep hassling me about purchasing other things - *don't* keep trying to change my existing plan either! It was so excruciating that I requested to speak with a Supervisor...At which point the salesperson (finally) got the message and closed the deal with the phone as the only item in the sale. Grrrr. But I guess this is the trade-off for not having to pay Tmo an extra $150.01
