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shattered my S4 screen

basically as the title says... I dropped my phone and shattered the screen at the top and bottom corners... it's still operable at the moment but it'll get worse over time. I have an upgrade available on my account that I can use or I could enter the Verizon edge program... I really don't know what i should do. it's obvious the edge program is only useful if I upgrade every ~12 months and I have a tendency to switch phones quite often but with a newborn son I may lose interest in upgrading/getting new phones so much... I'm mostly looking at the HTC M8 only because ive had the galaxy for a while and im ready for something other than touchwiz. use upgrade, pay 250 and sign another 2 year contract or enter Verizon edge program and pay nothing now and be able to upgrade again in a year... opinions?

Edge is regarded by most as a waste of money. you're always going to pay at least half of full retail, which is always more than the 2 yr contract price.
but more importantly, think about this: Maybe Edge is exactly what you want. Maybe you'll do it for the next 5 years and go thru 5 awesome phones. and then maybe then you'll want to save money and switch to another carrier. Hey, you're not on contract. go ahead. but if you get a high end device that's $700 full, and it's been 1 year, you've paid $350 so far, and you're still gonna owe $350 to cut loose, where as if you went the 2 year contract, you maybe for the phone paid $99 (instead of $350 over 12 months), and the ETF with Verizon will only be $230 so basically, you save, after the ETF, around $370. So Edge is great... for people who plan to keep doing edge/jump/whatever every year until they die, never changing carriers. Oh, and if a carrier (Tmobile) offers to buy out your contract and pay your ETF, guess what? an installment plan is not a termination fee. you're on your own, buddy. I'm not trying to sound overly dramatic, but that's the math, man.
finally, Edge is NOT "pay nothing up front". you pay tax on the full price, and you pay the first month's payment up front as well. since you're always billed one month in advance with Verizon, if you didn't pay the first month in store, you next bill would be 2 months worth of payments. Carriers take the first month up front to prevent bill-shock
so that's my feelings towards edge (I used to work in the Cell industry. quit late last year.). As for the M8, this phone rules. why? there's 1000 reviews already out there, so I'm not gonna bother with the why.

Well said .. covers everything.

TidusWulf said:
Edge is regarded by most as a waste of money. you're always going to pay at least half of full retail, which is always more than the 2 yr contract price.
but more importantly, think about this: Maybe Edge is exactly what you want. Maybe you'll do it for the next 5 years and go thru 5 awesome phones. and then maybe then you'll want to save money and switch to another carrier. Hey, you're not on contract. go ahead. but if you get a high end device that's $700 full, and it's been 1 year, you've paid $350 so far, and you're still gonna owe $350 to cut loose, where as if you went the 2 year contract, you maybe for the phone paid $99 (instead of $350 over 12 months), and the ETF with Verizon will only be $230 so basically, you save, after the ETF, around $370. So Edge is great... for people who plan to keep doing edge/jump/whatever every year until they die, never changing carriers. Oh, and if a carrier (Tmobile) offers to buy out your contract and pay your ETF, guess what? an installment plan is not a termination fee. you're on your own, buddy. I'm not trying to sound overly dramatic, but that's the math, man.
finally, Edge is NOT "pay nothing up front". you pay tax on the full price, and you pay the first month's payment up front as well. since you're always billed one month in advance with Verizon, if you didn't pay the first month in store, you next bill would be 2 months worth of payments. Carriers take the first month up front to prevent bill-shock
so that's my feelings towards edge (I used to work in the Cell industry. quit late last year.). As for the M8, this phone rules. why? there's 1000 reviews already out there, so I'm not gonna bother with the why.
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soooooo..... get the m8 but use my available upgrade? lol...

I couldn't be happier with my m8.. I had the s4 previously the only down side is cropping photos with this camera it can be pixely. If you do get the m8 I recommend that you really look at where the speaker grill on top and bottom meet the screen. make sure it's flush this may be just me being picky but I have seen a few that were slightly raised above the screen and it kind of sticks out. Play some music and make sure the sound isn't distorted at a higher volume. I had a couple friends that noticed some static but had to make the trip back for an exchange. There are a number of threads about build quality you can read. sorry to hear your screen shattered on your s4.

Don't know where you get $250 from (unless you're not up for a new device), the M8 is $99 with 2 year contract.

TidusWulf said:
Edge is regarded by most as a waste of money. you're always going to pay at least half of full retail, which is always more than the 2 yr contract price.
but more importantly, think about this: Maybe Edge is exactly what you want. Maybe you'll do it for the next 5 years and go thru 5 awesome phones. and then maybe then you'll want to save money and switch to another carrier. Hey, you're not on contract. go ahead. but if you get a high end device that's $700 full, and it's been 1 year, you've paid $350 so far, and you're still gonna owe $350 to cut loose, where as if you went the 2 year contract, you maybe for the phone paid $99 (instead of $350 over 12 months), and the ETF with Verizon will only be $230 so basically, you save, after the ETF, around $370. So Edge is great... for people who plan to keep doing edge/jump/whatever every year until they die, never changing carriers. Oh, and if a carrier (Tmobile) offers to buy out your contract and pay your ETF, guess what? an installment plan is not a termination fee. you're on your own, buddy. I'm not trying to sound overly dramatic, but that's the math, man.
finally, Edge is NOT "pay nothing up front". you pay tax on the full price, and you pay the first month's payment up front as well. since you're always billed one month in advance with Verizon, if you didn't pay the first month in store, you next bill would be 2 months worth of payments. Carriers take the first month up front to prevent bill-shock
so that's my feelings towards edge (I used to work in the Cell industry. quit late last year.). As for the M8, this phone rules. why? there's 1000 reviews already out there, so I'm not gonna bother with the why.
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I don't know where you get that he is going to pay $350 for the phone on edge the first year.
I just got on the early edge upgrade and they offer a $10/month discount off of the $25/month price.(That is for the 3 gig plan. Discount is steeper on higher data plans) So I am paying $15/month for my M8. I will have paid $180 for the first year. And then I can get a new phone.
BB has them for $199 on 2 year contract.
I know some think I am wasting my money with edge, but I will be able to get a new phone in a year.
Tell me how you can do that cheaper by buying?

85gallon said:
I don't know where you get that he is going to pay $350 for the phone on edge the first year.
I just got on the early edge upgrade and they offer a $10/month discount off of the $25/month price.(That is for the 3 gig plan. Discount is steeper on higher data plans) So I am paying $15/month for my M8. I will have paid $180 for the first year. And then I can get a new phone.
BB has them for $199 on 2 year contract.
I know some think I am wasting my money with edge, but I will be able to get a new phone in a year.
Tell me how you can do that cheaper by buying?
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I'm not disagreeing with you, as EDGE is fine for people who upgrade a lot, and really isn't really that much of a waste of money as some make it seem, but I wouldn't say you are paying $15/mo for the M8. It's more like you're paying $25/mo for it, but you get $10 off per month from the bill itself.
Just taking in to account that they discount your bill by ~$10 (depending on data, again) even on More Everything plans, they're just trying to compensate for the fact that you are not in a contract, and thus, no subsidy.
I'm sure some reps are just saying, "and you get $10 off the monthly payment for being on EDGE" to entice people to sign up. If you were really paying $15/mo, it would take longer for you to pay off the phone... of course, I could be completely wrong, as I don't see the bill in front of me to see the break down, but that's just what I assume the breakdown is.
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I feel like with EDGE it's almost a wash when comparing it with a 2-Year contract, though you can come out slightly ahead with a contract. If you upgrade a lot, and assuming a single line, then you can get a "cheap" phone for the first year, the sell it for ~ $250-300 (or more, depending on device of course), then the next flagship you pick up second hand from someone (saving tax at least). If you keep reselling in $300 range, it's almost the same thing as EDGE (paying off half to "edge up"). With EDGE, however, you save yourself the hassle of re-selling/shipping/etc.

brandogg said:
Don't know where you get $250 from (unless you're not up for a new device), the M8 is $99 with 2 year contract.
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Just saw this on the Verizon site. The store I went to last night while working had a 250 price tag.
I'm still not sure what to do lol... I feel like if I really like a phone and I'm not ready to get rid of it after 12 months and keep it then I'm throwing money away...
The Verizon variant is completely unlockable right? Is there any ota upgrade I should avoid out of the box if I decide to get it?
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I wasn't aware of the $10 EDGE plan discount. I left before that started, I guess.
As for where to buy the phone, Amazon or Costco are generally the best prices, but sometimes bestbuy has a good sale going on. ($100 blue M7 the day it was released), I would never buy a phone from Verizon's corporate store or website.
The Verizon phone is unlocked by default. there is nothing the user needs to do. it's Verizon policy (yay!). As for the OTA upgrade, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter, from what I've read, but I would just root the phone and flash the rooted update, anyway, to be safe.

TidusWulf said:
I wasn't aware of the $10 EDGE plan discount. I left before that started, I guess.
As for where to buy the phone, Amazon or Costco are generally the best prices, but sometimes bestbuy has a good sale going on. ($100 blue M7 the day it was released), I would never buy a phone from Verizon's corporate store or website.
The Verizon phone is unlocked by default. there is nothing the user needs to do. it's Verizon policy (yay!). As for the OTA upgrade, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter, from what I've read, but I would just root the phone and flash the rooted update, anyway, to be safe.
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Since when does Verizon release a phone unlocked from factory?! That's shocking. ??
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Powell730 said:
Just saw this on the Verizon site. The store I went to last night while working had a 250 price tag.
I'm still not sure what to do lol... I feel like if I really like a phone and I'm not ready to get rid of it after 12 months and keep it then I'm throwing money away...
The Verizon variant is completely unlockable right? Is there any ota upgrade I should avoid out of the box if I decide to get it?
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I think the M8 should be good for a long time, as most devices are, we just tend to want to upgrade/switch devices when the new one comes out =\
If you don't want to use up the upgrade, have you tried looking on Swappa for a used device?
** Factory unlock meaning for the SIM, you will still need to root and S-OFF on your own. Just to clarify haha

Powell730 said:
Since when does Verizon release a phone unlocked from factory?! That's shocking. ??
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All Verizon LTE phones are factory unlocked when you buy them. Been this way for a couple of years.

about 2 years, now. I think Verizon had to hit a certain population coverage percentage for LTE and it became mandatory by some FCC rule when they purchased the spectrum. sad that other carriers aren't also tied to this.

raichur0xx0rz said:
I think the M8 should be good for a long time, as most devices are, we just tend to want to upgrade/switch devices when the new one comes out =\
If you don't want to use up the upgrade, have you tried looking on Swappa for a used device?
** Factory unlock meaning for the SIM, you will still need to root and S-OFF on your own. Just to clarify haha
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Ohh. Yeah I was referring to the bootloader not sim lol. I actually looked at swappA last night. Good deals but I'd rather use the upgrade as opposed to that site. I really just need to decide if I want to keep the phone for two years or buy it with the intent to upgrade again in ~1 year.
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i believe amazon has it for 99 with 2 year, and OTA is safe, i temprooted -> soff'd; took OTA then xposed/customized.
as for swappa, site is completely legit, have bought and sold on there. just read descriptions/pics and know what you are getting.

[Q] Sprint payment options

What is the cheapest purchase option: 1) traditional contract price; 2) lease; 3) easy pay?

Poxie said:
What is the cheapest purchase option: 1) traditional contract price; 2) lease; 3) easy pay?
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24 month lease especially if you are only getting the 32GB version since they are paying your lease payment with a $20 credit each month

dhonzik said:
24 month lease especially if you are only getting the 32GB version since they are paying your lease payment with a $20 credit each month
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What do you mean 20 dollar credit??

mobgod said:
What do you mean 20 dollar credit??
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Like I said, they are deducting $20 off your bill each month during the lease ($20-20=$0 lease payment) for both the 32GB S6 and S6 Edge, If you get a 64GB model then its $30-20= $10 lease payment

dhonzik said:
Like I said, they are deducting $20 off your bill each month during the lease ($20-20=$0 lease payment) for both the 32GB S6 and S6 Edge, If you get a 64GB model then its $30-20= $10 lease payment
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I understand that I want to get one but do you see this printed any place so I can show sprint if I have any problems?

yes, it on the sprint website when you pre-order the phone.
http://www.sprint.com/landings/unlimited-plus-samsung-galaxy/index.html?INTNAV=FreeGS6LP:Base:NotaCustomer:032615

I'm on the 1500 everything data its a older plan and they will give you a 15 dollar credit . I got my wife the s6 32gb for 5 bucks a month lease . 120 bucks for two years is pretty good IMO.

parmend said:
I'm on the 1500 everything data its a older plan and they will give you a 15 dollar credit . I got my wife the s6 32gb for 5 bucks a month lease . 120 bucks for two years is pretty good IMO.
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My view on this Sprint deal and it's only for new customers or new line. $80 + tax a month for the line and phone. They say the phone will be free because they are crediting the $20 a month.. Easy pay is $60 + tax a month and with my phone payment (M8) I pay $80 a month.
So in a way they are charging you the phone payment but making it look like for free to attract customers.

gypsy214 said:
My view on this Sprint deal and it's only for new customers or new line. $80 + tax a month for the line and phone. They say the phone will be free because they are crediting the $20 a month.. Easy pay is $60 + tax a month and with my phone payment (M8) I pay $80 a month.
So in a way they are charging you the phone payment but making it look like for free to attract customers.
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They said i was on a legacy plan . Ive been with sprint for 8 years . I didnt have to change my plan . I just got the edge 64gb at bestbuy for 11 bucks a month on lease. I love the edge sleek and fast

parmend said:
They said i was on a legacy plan . Ive been with sprint for 8 years . I didnt have to change my plan . I just got the edge 64gb at bestbuy for 11 bucks a month on lease. I love the edge sleek and fast
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I really like to get my hands on the edge but my upgrade is not till January 2016. I forgot to mention that Easy pay you upgrade every 2 years or when you pay the phone in full. But with $5 more a month you can upgrade in a year and not 2 years.

Does anyone know why Sprint does not offer the 128GB memory option on the Edge like on the regular S6? Thats the phone I want - but I don't know what the price would be. No 128GB memory option for Edge on Sprint website. It looks like you can only get 32GB for the Edge. I guess I could call Sprint but I hate calling them.

rsktkr1 said:
Does anyone know why Sprint does not offer the 128GB memory option on the Edge like on the regular S6? Thats the phone I want - but I don't know what the price would be. No 128GB memory option for Edge on Sprint website. It looks like you can only get 32GB for the Edge. I guess I could call Sprint but I hate calling them.
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When I called them they gave me the option, so you may want to do that. I got the white 64gb over the phone on my pre order.

I personally am not into leasing stuff. I bought the 64gb Edge for $800 straight on eBay. I know it's a lot but it's still like $200 cheaper than current full retail with tax.

Best place to buy GS6 from

Hi,
Can people post the best places as far as bonus deals or discounts, where to order the GS6 from?
I'm upgrade eligible on my Verizon More everything plan (I want to lock into a new 2 year contract) is there any site that will offer the phone for less than $199? (or rather less than $299 for the 64gb model?) or at least bundle with it some free accessories?
(a few years ago I bought my GS3 from Amazon wireless for $50 less than VZW.com, but haven't come across any sites offering discounts for the GS6 yet)

levilib said:
Hi,
Can people post the best places as far as bonus deals or discounts, where to order the GS6 from?
I'm upgrade eligible on my Verizon More everything plan (I want to lock into a new 2 year contract) is there any site that will offer the phone for less than $199? (or rather less than $299 for the 64gb model?) or at least bundle with it some free accessories?
(a few years ago I bought my GS3 from Amazon wireless for $50 less than VZW.com, but haven't come across any sites offering discounts for the GS6 yet)
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Try Costco. They might have some special offers/deals/discounts. (Usually, they do)

Droid_Evo_8 said:
Try Costco. They might have some special offers/deals/discounts. (Usually, they do)
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Thanks, i checked their website, I'm unimpressed, same price with much later ship date and lousy bonus accessories. Any other ideas?

levilib said:
Thanks, i checked their website, I'm unimpressed, same price with much later ship date and lousy bonus accessories. Any other ideas?
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Um, maybe Sam's Club?

Go directly through Verizon. They have a $100 trade in credit when you are buying the gs6 when you trade in any good working condition smartphone. $150 for the gs4, & $200 for the GS5. They also have a promo on the Galaxy tab S, and some gear watch, don't recall which one.

Best Buy is giving away a Samsung Qi wireless charger with the phone right now. Plus they have the same trade-in offer as Verizon, but it's in the form of a Best Buy gift card.

I ordered from Costco and they had a $30 gift card but it ended yesterday. That almost covers upgrade charge. I can wait until next week to get the phone.

Here's the amazing deal I just got from Verizon. Try to follow along. Verizon has this "edge" program, where you sign a 2 year contract and can pay for the phone monthly over two years. The gs6 is $600 so it'd be 25 bucks a month. The kicker; they give you 25 bucks off your phone bill each month if you get the 6 gb plan (which is currently the same price for a 4gb plan). So I paid the tax on the phone and walked out of the store basically never paying for it again. On top of that, the rep told me to bring my w2 in and I'll get a 20% monthly discount for working in a hospital. Ask what other discounts they might have!
Verizon GS6

Upgrade from 32gb to 64gb for free (actually samsung gave me an additional $31)

I just upgraded my 32gb note 5 to a 64gb note 5 for essentially the same price (actually a little less as the payments are based on the amount of $579 as opposed to the $599 that I paid for the 32gb). Since t-mobile is discounting the note 5 by $100 dollars I used on of my jumps from jump on demand. While I had to pay the $100 up front for the 64gb version I will essentially recoup that money as my monthly payment will be $5 less. So over the life of the lease I would have paid $90 less (18x5) and if you're like me who generally keeps a phone over 24 months I will have paid $120 less.
In addition to this I am going to apply for the $50 rebate for activating samsung pay as well as the $100 in samsung accessories for activating samsung pay (I'll probably just get the vr gear as I have more than enough cases and chargers of all kinds). I'll also apply for the $299 samsung gift bundles but doubt that I will get it as the fine print says that you would have had to pay full retail price. If anyone is interested I think the t-mobile sale is until November 30th
Actually samsung paid me $31. I say this because I purchased the 32gb note 5 when samsung had the promotion of paying the first three months of the EIP (for which I have already received the check). Since I have paid only 2 months into the 18 month lease the third month is profit. Finally I'm on the winning end of something

I wonder if I can do that if I already paid off my phone? I have the note 5 in white and I wouldn't mind the blue lol might try it
yeah im thinking about calling them and complaining to them about the new promo and then complain about how my fast charging in faulty and have them upgrade me LOL lets see what happens, might try it tomorrow. i wish they had email communication

When did you buy the first Note5?
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GMAN1722 said:
I just upgraded my 32gb note 5 to a 64gb note 5 for essentially the same price (actually a little less as the payments are based on the amount of $579 as opposed to the $599 that I paid for the 32gb). Since t-mobile is discounting the note 5 by $100 dollars I used on of my jumps from jump on demand. While I had to pay the $100 up front for the 64gb version I will essentially recoup that money as my monthly payment will be $5 less. So over the life of the lease I would have paid $90 less (18x5) and if you're like me who generally keeps a phone over 24 months I will have paid $120 less.
In addition to this I am going to apply for the $50 rebate for activating samsung pay as well as the $100 in samsung accessories for activating samsung pay (I'll probably just get the vr gear as I have more than enough cases and chargers of all kinds). I'll also apply for the $299 samsung gift bundles but doubt that I will get it as the fine print says that you would have had to pay full retail price. If anyone is interested I think the t-mobile sale is until November 30th
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I don't think you had to pay full price for the note 5 to get the $299 bundle I submitted my form and 2 days later i received an email that i got approved
Now I'm just waiting for shipping

i bought mine through costco (32GB) but with the new GearVR taking up lots of memory, I want to upgrade to 64GB. Any chance this will work?

What's the $299 gift bundle? can anyone provide a link please? Thanks!
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What's the $299 gift bundle? can anyone provide a link please? Thanks!
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Never mind found the thread ?

I bought the first note 5 the beginning of October when Samsung had the promotion of paying the first three months of your EIP (btw I received the check for that about a month ago)

jeweladdict said:
i bought mine through costco (32GB) but with the new GearVR taking up lots of memory, I want to upgrade to 64GB. Any chance this will work?
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I think that Costco only does the regular jump and not jump on demand. With the regular jump I believe that you have to have paid off half of the device (unless you have the very first version of jump) - which isn't the case with jump on demand

blah_blah_blah_blah said:
I don't think you had to pay full price for the note 5 to get the $299 bundle I submitted my form and 2 days later i received an email that i got approved
Now I'm just waiting for shipping
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I think if the EIP isn't based on the full retail price (according to the fine print) then it may not qualify. Keep in mind that a rebate is different than a sale. A rebate would be considered as paying full retail price whereas a sale wouldn't (please correct me if I'm wrong). I'm going to give it a shot anyway.

Also, how many stores actually carry the 64GB version? I know a lot of stores in SoCal only carry the base models.
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blah_blah_blah_blah said:
I don't think you had to pay full price for the note 5 to get the $299 bundle I submitted my form and 2 days later i received an email that i got approved
Now I'm just waiting for shipping
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When I applied for the promotions I kept getting a message saying that the IMEI and/or the wifi mac address is invalid. I then noticed that on my receipt it says "discount ineligible". Oh well I guess I won't be getting anything additional but at least I still came out ahead while upgrading from 32gb to 64gb

(Update) Probability of Verizon offering a Buy 1 Get 1 offer (100%) deal is live

I am currently holding out for a buy 1 get 1 offer. I really want this phone, and my wife really needs a new phone. I had to buy a battery case for my wife's original moto X just to get by, because the native micro USB socket is broken and wouldn't last much longer.
I am currently expecting that the terms would be the same as the S7 Buy 1 Get 1, which entails the following caveats.
- 6 months of 1 new line minimum 6 months x $20, other line can be an upgrade
- 8 to 10 weeks for the gift card to arrive.
- Now new additional $20 per line upgrade fee
- Can't take a line to another carrier for a month to qualify, must spend over 6 moths away from Verizon to be considered a new line / customer.
So not exactly Buy 1 Get 1 for existing Verizon customers, but still a decent discount.
Any one have any incite on the probability of a LG G5 buy 1 get 1 offer occurring? Currently my only glimmer of hope is that it took about a month for the S7 to be offered in a buy 1 get 1.
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BOGO deal is happening and started on the 20th with all the rules speculated above. S7 and 2 Droids also got a BOGO that day too.
Redeem at www.Vzw.com/digitalrebatecenter
Redemption Code: G5-APRILPROMO
NOTE: the "-" is an important part of the code.

Honestly I doubt it. Samsung can do this because they sell a bunch, as great as the LG g5 is they don't sell as much as Samsung so I don't really see that happening. (this is just my guess)
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HTID_Pyro said:
Honestly I doubt it. Samsung can do this because they sell a bunch, as great as the LG g5 is they don't sell as much as Samsung so I don't really see that happening. (this is just my guess)
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AT&T already did a buy 1 get 1, so I am holding on to hope because of that one too. I was hoping someone would know how often verizon does buy 1 get 1s.

ElecEngineer1422 said:
I am currently holding out for a buy 1 get 1 offer. I really want this phone, and my wife really needs a new phone. I had to buy a battery case for my wife's original moto X just to get by, because the native micro USB socket is broken and wouldn't last much longer.
I am currently expecting that the terms would be the same as the S7 Buy 1 Get 1, which entails the following caveats.
- 6 months of 1 new line minimum 6 months x $20, other line can be an upgrade
- 8 to 10 weeks for the gift card to arrive.
- Now new additional $20 per line upgrade fee
- Can't take a line to another carrier for a month to qualify, must spend over 6 moths away from Verizon to be considered a new line / customer.
So not exactly Buy 1 Get 1 for existing Verizon customers, but still a decent discount.
Any one have any incite on the probability of a LG G5 buy 1 get 1 offer occurring? Currently my only glimmer of hope is that it took about a month for the S7 to be offered in a buy 1 get 1.
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Best Buy is currently offering 50% off the G5 (http://goo.gl/e3RWlA), which is pretty much the same thing as BOGO. If you have unlimited data there are some hoops you have to jump through to keep it, I can explain what to do if anyone is interested. The upgrade fee is $40 per line and I doubt you will be able to avoid that.

I don't see what you are talking about. Most people don't qualify for the 2year subsidized $99 price. I am looking for a BOGO or 50% off on the full price. Is there something I am missing?
Thank you for your reply.
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ElecEngineer1422 said:
I am currently holding out for a buy 1 get 1 offer. I really want this phone, and my wife really needs a new phone. I had to buy a battery case for my wife's original moto X just to get by, because the native micro USB socket is broken and wouldn't last much longer.
I am currently expecting that the terms would be the same as the S7 Buy 1 Get 1, which entails the following caveats.
- 6 months of 1 new line minimum 6 months x $20, other line can be an upgrade
- 8 to 10 weeks for the gift card to arrive.
- Now new additional $20 per line upgrade fee
- Can't take a line to another carrier for a month to qualify, must spend over 6 moths away from Verizon to be considered a new line / customer.
So not exactly Buy 1 Get 1 for existing Verizon customers, but still a decent discount.
Any one have any incite on the probability of a LG G5 buy 1 get 1 offer occurring? Currently my only glimmer of hope is that it took about a month for the S7 to be offered in a buy 1 get 1.
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I work,for Verizon and I'm 99.9% sure it's a no. The Samsung bogo ends tomorrow and we would have had some sort of email if lg was going to do it.
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ElecEngineer1422 said:
I don't see what you are talking about. Most people don't qualify for the 2year subsidized $99 price. I am looking for a BOGO or 50% off on the full price. Is there something I am missing?
Thank you for your reply.
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No, you aren't missing anything. That deal is the subsidized price with the 2 year contract. I just upgraded the two phones on my plan to G5s. There is a sneaky way to keep unlimited data and still get the upgrade(s) that I can explain if anyone is interested.
I don't think you will see BOGO or 50% off on the retail price, if it ever happens it will be a long while.

It is actually happening the G5 is on a BOGO starting yesterday the 20th. Unfortunately my wife washed her current phone and I ordered a G5 1 day early, but I will refuse shipment and be getting the BOGO offer code G5APRILPROMO. I will be trading in my S6 too.
Hope it all works out. Above requirements apply.
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I was able to go with the BOGO option yesterday with the G5. But the best part is that the store rep helped me save about $20 on my monthly plan. By including a Gizmopal 2 in my plan he could get me on a platinum plan. I dropped to a 20gig data but they gave 4gig bonus so I only lost 2gig. Then with $300 in trade in old phones and a $25 gizmo and $624 g5 rebate coming, not a bad deal! It's nice when Big Red gives sometime instead of always getting! And after 6 months the extra line cost of $20 per month will go away too.
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