WK2 Premium Member join:2006-12-28 united state	WK2 Premium Member 2012-Apr-11 1:49 pm [Pricing] Upgrade Fee VZW to charge $30 to upgrade phone starting April 22nd. »www.usatoday.com/tech/ne ··· 173448/1
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beck MVM join:2002-01-29 On The Road	beck MVM 2012-Apr-11 10:02 pm This bites. They are getting worse than banks!
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Robotics See You On The Dark Side Premium Member join:2003-10-23 Louisa, VA	Robotics to WK2 Premium Member 2012-Apr-12 7:31 am to WK2 Damn...they get us every which way they can.
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norbert26 Premium Member join:2010-08-10 Warwick, RI	norbert26 to WK2 Premium Member 2012-Apr-12 9:03 am to WK2 Good way to discourage Phone upgrades.
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unknvoip RIP goose Premium Member join:2006-07-25 Rochester, NY	unknvoip Premium Member 2012-Apr-12 1:52 pm said by norbert26: Good way to discourage Phone upgrades. My four lines become eligible for upgrades in the middle of May. The chances of me upgrading ANY of those lines is somewhere between zero and none. Good job Verizon - now waiting to see if you have an equal fail when and if you finally come out with the Family Data plan.
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Jimelb @myvzw.com	Jimelb Anon 2012-Apr-12 2:51 pm Its called "Capitalism" If big companies can make a buck they will
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Bill Neilson Premium Member join:2009-07-08 Alexandria, VA	Bill Neilson Premium Member 2012-Apr-12 4:02 pm said by Jimelb : Its called "Capitalism" If big companies can make a buck they will Phony capitalism that allows the big boys to crush all others while forcing the consumers to pay 2x-3x more than they should....all the while the big boys spend millions in DC writing laws to help themselves
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unknvoip RIP goose Premium Member join:2006-07-25 Rochester, NY	unknvoip to Jimelb Premium Member 2012-Apr-12 4:05 pm to Jimelb Of course it is capitalism. Big companies do it, so do small ones. Probably even the one you work for. I am simply exercising my right as a consumer to not play the game. I only wish more of us would do that. That would be the most effective way to keep pricing in line. Imagine if no one got an upgrade for a whole month. You would see silly fees like this dropped a quick as can be. Unfortunately too many of us just have to have the latest gadgets and the wireless companies know that.
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decifal7 join:2007-03-10 Bon Aqua, TN	decifal7 to WK2 Member 2012-Apr-13 1:04 am to WK2 god this just makes me want sprint to succeed even more. Assuming they don't go the route of ATT and Verizon on prices/caps...
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pende_tim Premium Member join:2004-01-04 Selbyville, DE	pende_tim to WK2 Premium Member 2012-Apr-13 10:30 am to WK2 Saw a link somewhere that this $30.00 fee x the number of upgrades will rake in $1 Billion annually.
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Jimelb @myvzw.com	Jimelb Anon 2012-Apr-13 11:05 am "will rake in $1 Billion annually" That makes good business sense. To bad Capitalism doesnt bode well for the individual
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WK2 Premium Member join:2006-12-28 united state	WK2 Premium Member 2012-Apr-13 11:18 am I don't see where VZ is getting $1Billion from.
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caps620 join:2009-01-18 Central NJ	caps620 Member 2012-Apr-13 12:10 pm Here is the link to the article, 33 million phones X $30 (a Research Analyst estimate): »www.wirelessweek.com/New ··· illion/?
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WK2 Premium Member join:2006-12-28 united state	WK2 Premium Member 2012-Apr-13 1:21 pm I just don't see how 33 million ppl will upgrade.
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pende_tim Premium Member join:2004-01-04 Selbyville, DE	pende_tim Premium Member 2012-Apr-13 3:08 pm It is possible. They have 101Million subscribers as of the end of 2011 »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ve ··· Wireless. If only 1/3 of them upgrade....
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kickass69 join:2002-06-03 Lake Hopatcong, NJ	kickass69 to WK2 Member 2012-Apr-13 3:09 pm to WK2 Probably from all those people buying iPhones, people coming up at the end of their contract and well as those that buy a new smartphone every year.
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