well its not exactly verizon's fault that your wife actually paid for 2 years of insurance and a battery replacement plan.
i mean a barely used bionic on ebay goes for under $330 already. and new replacement batteries are probably in the $10 range. phones at near launch or at retail cost a lot. but this isnt really anyhthing new. when the original razr came out they were $700 for just a regular phone. and that was $700 in like 2004 money which is probably worth $1000 now.
I need to clarify something quick...this was a verizon authorized reseller I found out that she went to as I went to return the phone tonight and the bastards were closed 1 1/2 hours early
And for the record I don't blame Verizon...so don't think that please...I blame the shitbag who I am going to have a nice convo with tomorrow about how he worried my wife into getting every piece of insurance under the sun (I knew I should have just went down and got the stupid phone).
I haven't kept up with the ever changing phone market and I am quickly realizing how F'ing expensive it is to own a smart phone with a data plan which makes me even MORE confused when I see people of food stamps, with no money, buying cigs...that have smart phones (my brother-in-law is a perfect example)...
I was even MORE surprised when I inquired about the new iPhone 4S
And I don't mean to hijack a thread so stop me know if I shouldn't ask this...
Why is the iPhone 4S's insurance almost double that of normal Android phone?
It was something like 10.99 vs. 6.99 with different deductibles and everything...and if you get two claims they can drop you? WTF is that BS...considering when the deductibles were apparently 150 dollar range standard for a entry level iPhone 4S (SNL...Seth and Amy...'REALLY!?!?!')