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Verizon Overcharging For EA Games/Apps

Yup, we figured this out. They are also technically two different apps, so if you switch carriers, you have to purchase them again. Verizon is getting exclusive apps from EA right now. They also did it backwards in a way that screwed existing Verizon customers who had purchased the apps before the exclusive rights started.

If rooted, download Market Enabler. It will let you spoof T-Mobile, so that you can get the general/global version that works on all carriers. You only need to spoof it for the purpose of authentication and downloading. (NOTE: Can't download these apps via Android Market web store, have to do it on the phone).
 
ScorpDX said:
Verizon Over Charging for Ea Apps - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum

I was helping gather some prices earlier from the Sprint side for this. Seems Verizon is running 2-3x higher on the price than other carriers

ex

Bejeweled2
Verizon $2.99
Sprint $0.99

Tetris
Verizon $7.99
Sprint $2.99
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Thanks scorpdx for providing us with the info I am surprised this did not catch others attention. Also thanks for suggesting market enabler I posted that on df as well.
 
Wow I cannot believe that the market enabler made it to the market or is still alive on this forum.

So basically if I use this app I would save $5 when buying Tetris?
I must be reading into this entirely wrong?
just sounds to jailbreakish to me.. (ie stealing money from DEV's)
 
If they are too expensive, then don't buy them. There are free versions of both those game available in the Market, try them out. I'm sure that if enough people don't buy those Verizon apps, they will eventually lower the price. This is why I rarely even look in the Verizon Market tab, stuff in there is too expensive. Either that or it's a free app that then requires you to sign up for a monthly pay subscription to use it. Lame.
 
UncleMike said:
I would be shocked if developers ever see any of the additional amount paid by Verizon customers.
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well ya got a point...
so that app, just works for the overly price apps listed under the Verizon Tab (yeah I never visit there either).. That doesn't seem near as bad, I was thinking all paid apps... (ethically probably not right, but they do screw the little man)
carry on...
 
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