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[Q] Verizon in-store retail price confirmation?

Is the D3 (in store, at full retail price) confirmed to be $450?

i want to know that too

I picked mine up in-store today at full retail. The price was the same as it is online - $459.99.

Awesome!! Thanks
-CM7 ADR6300

Little off from the original question but I was able to get mine for $99.99.
I was eligible for a new phone, minus an extra $30 credit, and a local Verizon store was doing an extra $50 off any 3g Android device. I believe the rep I dealt with gave me a little extra off somehow too to get to the $100 mark. I was going to trade in my Droid 1 for an extra $20 off that but my cousin busted his screen so I decided to be a nice guy and give it to him.
For a $100 I'm very happy over the Droid 1.

can the D3 be bought without any contract?

bogdan_wrc said:
can the D3 be bought without any contract?
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Yes. That's what this thread is discussing. $459.99 full retail (which means you don't sign a contract and buy the phone outright) at Verizon.

$459.99 here as well. Bought one on launch day off contract.

Ended up running me $497
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Did you buy the replacement battery or something?

xstrike9999 said:
Did you buy the replacement battery or something?
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I'm pretty sure dipwhitty meant that's the price including sales tax.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks!

So can this one be unlocked?
Thanks

Before I got mine online for full price I called a store and they said 600 bucks. So that proves that verizon employees don't know jack. Ishould of called a different store but I just ordered it instead. I knew it was 459 at the store.
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[Q] Buy without contract?

So where is the best place to get this phone off contract? I have been free of the Verizon strangle hold for over a year now and will never go back...
BTW... I'm still rocking the Droid Incredible, now running CM7, that I picked up on release day...what an awesome phone!
bvd

If you buy it from Verizon directly, it's $589. If you buy it from Best Buy, or anywhere else, it's going to be $699.
However, if you buy it from Best Buy, you can pay them something like $60 for their buyback program. When you want to buy another phone, just give it to them for a buyback and they will give you credit for half of the retail price towards a new off-contract phone.
So when you want to trade your Bionic in, it'll be $350 off a new phone. This works even if you buy on-contract, they still give you half of the retail price when you trade it in. This only works on phones that have been activated at Best Buy.

Not sure where the best place to get it is, but this is one expensive phone, it almost approaches Iphone retail price. Maybe try grabbing one off a reputable seller on Ebay?

Are you even able to unlock it to use on a service other than Verizon?

I bought mine full retail at Verizon. One BB I talked to wouldn't match Verizon's retail price. One did match an AT&T price on a Captivate, but that was only $30 different, not $110.

I bought it for $589 at BestBuy yesterday. (they price matched the local verizonwireless store). The buyback program which was referred to earlier is a sliding scale (which I don't have in front of me). I do know that it's 50% of the retail price of the phone for the first 6 months (assuming that you don't scratch it). If memory serves me after 2 years its down at 20%.
Also as far as the buyback is concerned it does not make a difference if you bought the phone on or off contract.
I had bought a thunderbolt a few months back for $299, signed up for a 2 year, to lock in the unlimited data. I traded up to the bionic yesterday and got $350 back for my thunderbolt since it retailed at $699 back when I got it.

Wait jstrangfeld, are you saying the buyback program is based on the retail price of the phone REGARDLESS of what you paid for it?

Roland Deschain said:
Wait jstrangfeld, are you saying the buyback program is based on the retail price of the phone REGARDLESS of what you paid for it?
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You bet.
I paid $299 for my Thunderbolt in june (with a 2 year contract). It retailed for 699 at the time. Yesterday when I got my bionic I got $350 for my tbolt (less than 6 month = 50% of retail value).
So I had to pay $589 - $350 = $239. Actually I paid a bit more due to taxes getting screen protector and what not but you get the idea.

Interesting...thanks. Makes me tempted to go buy a Bionic right now since I could upgrade it to the rumored Nexus Prime if it really is all that and a box of crackers when it comes out in 2-3 months, lol. I'd still take a bath on the price of it, though; since I'd be buying it for retail price. Bleh.

Most eBay phones are going to be more expensive than Verizon. Honestly right now your best choice is to buy through Verizon. If you wait a few weeks you may be able to pick up some good sellers from eBay or elsewhere.

[Q] Which Moto X (Verizon XT1096) on Amazon should I purchase at full price?

I am on Verizon and I want to keep my unlimited data plan but I have Amazon gift cards that I want to use against the phone so getting it at full price from Verizon is not what I want to do. I'm trying to figure out which one of these Amazon listings are legit for the Verizon off contract phone. I would post links but my account is still too new. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

As long as you select the off contract option (should be $549.99 new) you'll be fine.

I see the $549.99 off contract phone. Is this the normal price? When I look at purchasing the Moto X on Motorola's website it comes out to $500 ($534 with tax + shipping). Any idea of why this is? Thanks.

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I see the $549.99 off contract phone. Is this the normal price? When I look at purchasing the Moto X on Motorola's website it comes out to $500 ($534 with tax + shipping). Any idea of why this is? Thanks.
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Is the one you are looking at 16gb or 32gb? The 16gb is $500 from Moto and the 32gb adds an extra $50. That could account for the extra cost. Or it could just be the seller marking it up.

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Is the one you are looking at 16gb or 32gb? The 16gb is $500 from Moto and the 32gb adds an extra $50. That could account for the extra cost. Or it could just be the seller marking it up.
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http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Moto-Generation-Verizon-Wireless/dp/B00NO2WXM4/
Looks like the price went down since we're talking about it. I see $526.99 for the "Without a Service Plan" option.

$200 Trade in Value for Bionic on the Droid Turbo 2

I had my old Bionic sitting my desk for 2+ years since switching to the Galaxy s4. When I was looking at upgrades at the Verizon store (should I go iPhone, stick w/ Samsung) I also looked at the Droid Turbo 2. On that phone only, I got $200 for my Bionic + a $100 upgrade promo. My DT2 is costing me $9.33 on device payment. I thought it was worth mentioning.

Verizon with tradeins has a specific web page, I was offered no more than 200 trade in for my mint (Verizon refurbished it after all... and its my seventh one since they are the worst at phone refurbish.. I paid 700 for this s4 vzw and i own two bionics, all paid cash. 200 is a trade in for a upgrade to make you feel good and i went through every channel to get to a corporate lady that took months. Hey, I'm with you same phones.. etc.. but youre not getting anything trading it... honestly.. imo this is obviously but you can get that credit just because of the standard 200, 100 for trade in plus new contract

Buy a Motomod, get free projector on Verizon! Get a case and projector for under $40

Verizon has an online deal at the moment where the Moto Insta-Share Projector is free when you purchase any Moto-Mod!
The cheapest Moto-Mod available that is in-stock is the Kate Spade Style Shell for $39.99. Plus shipping is FREE.
https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/moto-mods/
Notes:
* You do not need to have a Verizon phone to purchase accessories on the Verizon site.
* This CAN be combined with an employee discount if you currently get a discount on your Verizon bill through your employer, however you may need to add it to your cart BEFORE you log in, otherwise it may only show a 25% discount instead of the free projector offer. With my employee discount the case is only $29.99. Not all employee discounts include discounts on accessories.

Does that work for non US-citizen in another country?

Thanks for the heads up, ordered my z2 last night and was wanting the battery pack (have the tumi on my standard z). Might as well get the project along with it!

wonder if the projector ships with the mod you ordered or later.

malimal said:
wonder if the projector ships with the mod you ordered or later.
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It shipped together with my order.

When I add the case to the cart, the projector isn't shown. According to their site the promo is still going on. Any ideas?

Got the deal in a corporate store. The guy didn't seem too happy I bought a $39 case and got the projector free. Haha