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- This has me scared...I was hoping it wouldn't cost me more than 300.00 with a 2 year contract. I also can't see them knocking 400.00 with a contract. Anyone else have thoughts on this. I understand this information is not 100% accurate seeing how the release date was for 10/16/08, but the bold is going for 679.00 so this might be pretty close!!! Eek is right!10-22-08 07:46 AM
- Consider, first:
A noob (admittedly, like myself) posts information that he got from a Verizon store salesperson (literally the last people to know anything about upcoming hardware) that is little more than speculation by the salesperson's own words, indicating a remarkably high sales price and a heretofor very rare contract term (sometimes they pitch you 100 extra minutes a month for a 3rd year on contract, but 3-year contracts are the exception, not the rule).
Now consider:
CX and several other "insiders" with a) access to the phone, b) access to advance pricing details, and c) long track records for accuracy and dependability, have repeatedly posted that the price, to paraphrase, will be competitive with the iPhone, competitive in the market, and on at least two occasions that I can recall, "$200-$250, they are still ironing out the details."
And yet, this thread a) gets started in the first place, and b) blossoms with angst and handwringing.
See where I'm going here?
10-22-08 08:07 AM - For the record there are Verizon employees who go to this website, so if you could act like not ALL of us are ******** that would be sweet.
Verizon is not coming out with 3yr contracts, and I highly doubt they will have a phone for 700 dollars with a contract price. Theres not one blackberry for more than 150 dollars after rebate right now.. If they want it to be the "iPhone Killer" it HAS to compete with the iPhone.
Verizon just came out with a month-month contract option, so if you wanna pay retail and not get locked into a contract for a new line, go for it. Let's be kind of logical here though about the pricing.. im guessing 200-250 after a 70 dollar MIR. The data plan is already mandated, so if you buy the phone your paying a minimum of 30 dollars a month for it.
in reply to BBgun - the trade up program is awesome if youre getting a blackberry and have other phones lying around. theyll give you money for your phones so you can put it towards youre new blackberry =)10-22-08 08:25 AM - Geez, even if it's at $449 for full retail WITHOUT a contract, I'd still buy it. I like not having a contract. I've been with VZW for like 10+ years and have been without a contract for the last round-about 2 years, just buy any new phone I want at full retail. The store loves me cause I keep throwing them all my money. I got the Palm 700w for $650, the 8830 cost me like $450+ (I can't recall exactly) but it's all without a contract. I'll pay $449+ (up to like $700) for the storm at full retail, no problem!Verizon employees have received NO information about the release date on the Storm or any pricing to go along with it for that matter. We won't know about pricing untill the phone is ready to launch, and I'm sure there are more people in this forum that will know about pricing before some of our "informed employees". Plus, Verizon would be ******** if they put a phone out for $449 with a 3 year contract. HAHAHAHA I wouldn't even waste my time trying to sell it..
As far as the release date goes, all I heard was November 16th (push back from the 9th) from a Data Consultant who was in Waterloo last week.
The only thing that I hope that VZW does, is (actually 2 things)
1. Send more than like 10 devices to the actual retail stores.
2. Limit the store employees from buying all of those 10.
I say this because when I was in the largest store where I live, I was talking to the store manager about replacing another phone and he saw that I have two BB 8830s. He asked if I knew about the new phone, I said yes and that I'll be at the store the morning it gets released to buy it.
His response: "Well, I'll see if I can save you one because most of the employees here and at the other stores in the area already called 'dibs' on the phone so if HQ ships them like they did the 8830s, you're not going to get one. At this store alone, there is approximately 35 people that want the Storm that WILL get it before you or any other consumers do!"
Needless to say, I was FUMING MAD!
10-22-08 08:47 AM - Geez, even if it's at $449 for full retail WITHOUT a contract, I'd still buy it. I like not having a contract. I've been with VZW for like 10+ years and have been without a contract for the last round-about 2 years, just buy any new phone I want at full retail. The store loves me cause I keep throwing them all my money. I got the Palm 700w for $650, the 8830 cost me like $450+ (I can't recall exactly) but it's all without a contract. I'll pay $449+ (up to like $700) for the storm at full retail, no problem!
The only thing that I hope that VZW does, is (actually 2 things)
1. Send more than like 10 devices to the actual retail stores.
2. Limit the store employees from buying all of those 10.
I say this because when I was in the largest store where I live, I was talking to the store manager about replacing another phone and he saw that I have two BB 8830s. He asked if I knew about the new phone, I said yes and that I'll be at the store the morning it gets released to buy it.
His response: "Well, I'll see if I can save you one because most of the employees here and at the other stores in the area already called 'dibs' on the phone so if HQ ships them like they did the 8830s, you're not going to get one. At this store alone, there is approximately 35 people that want the Storm that WILL get it before you or any other consumers do!"
Needless to say, I was FUMING MAD!
i dont know where you reside, but on the east coast in the philly market, if i was allowed to buy the storm at the store id be ecstatic! this is actually the first phone thats coming out that employees will probably want and theyre making them available to us when its out!! (normally we have to wait a couple months.. werent allowed to buy voyagers or dares when they first came out unless we got shady and created a consumer account vs. an employee account, which you CANT do at youre own store.) only downfall is we have to order offline and theyre "closely monitoring inventory levels". i dont think you have anything to worry about as far as employees stealing youre phones. also, vzw has a campaign manager for people who are interested in the storm, so if youre local verizon store is actually inputting people in there, they will receive more than 10 storms and they will be stocked for what they actually might sell. id say see if it releases online first and then just order it, go to the store to get youre accessories.10-22-08 09:00 AM
