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what can I use my Droid Charge for, after I upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy S2 for VZW on Sept 8?

what can I use my Droid Charge for, after I upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy S2 for Verizon on September 8?

I guess it can run fine on Wi-Fi and become a media player.... or is there a market for 1-month-old Droid Charge phones?

How much trade-in value can I get from VZW or BestBuy or Amazon?

Thanks!

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mdram4x4

where did you see spet 8th at?

and you can ebay the charge or craigs list

WCMack

A quick look on eBay indicates that used Charge phones priced in the low 200's or below are drawing bids, but anything at 300 or above is not.

PJNC284

mdram4x4 wrote:
where did you see spet 8th at?

and you can ebay the charge or craigs list

Just speculation based on the "leaked" Verizon roadmap.

AZSALUKI

i keep my old devices in lieu of getting insurance and cases and stuff. then if something happens that isn't covered under warranty, i can just activate the old one.

SandraW

PJNC284 wrote:

mdram4x4 wrote:
where did you see spet 8th at?

and you can ebay the charge or craigs list
Just speculation based on the "leaked" Verizon roadmap.

where is this "roadmap" you're referring to?

I was told about the September 8 date by the manager at the VZW corporate store in Tysons.

(but he happens to be my former neighbor's father-in-law)

PJNC284

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/03/leaked-verizon-roadmap-reveals-potential-launch-dates-for-stratosphere-vigor-bionic-and-more/

DROID Bionic: (9/8 launch) – You already know everything about this device, don’t you?
Samsung Stratosphere: (9/8 launch) – 4G LTE device running Android 2.3
HTC Vigor: (10/6 launch) – Will replace the HTC Thunderbolt
LG Revolution 2: (10/20 launch) – Will replace the original Revolution
Samsung Galaxy Tab P8 (November launch) – Could be the 8.9″ Galaxy Tab?
Samsung Illusion: (9/29 launch) – 3G smartphone running Android 2.3
Samsung Plato: (January launch) – whatever it is, it was pushed to 2012
HTC Bliss: (9/29 launch) – Lower end Android 2.3 device; the chick phone?
Motorola XOOM 4G LTE: (9/8 launch) – Assuming this is the date that the 4G LTE upgrade starts. Also when the 4G LTE version will be in stores.

SandraW

WCMack wrote:
A quick look on eBay indicates that used Charge phones priced in the low 200's or below are drawing bids, but anything at 300 or above is not.

Verizon Wireless website is currently showing a trade-in value of $216 for the Samsung Droid Charge.

I normally don't bother with Ebay if most winning bids are within $50 of trade-in prices from Verizon, Amazoon, or Best Buy. :smileyhappy:

(not worth the hassle of packing/shipping and/or dealing with buyer who complain about everything :smileyhappy: )

WCMack

SandraW wrote:

How much trade-in value can I get from VZW or BestBuy or Amazon?

Hmmm...if you could have figured the VZW trade price out, as you obviously have done, why did you ask?? :smileyindifferent:

PJNC284

It's better to look at the completed listings as it looks like most sold actually sold for $350-$400. You can also look at craigslist. Had good luck there getting $200 out of a 1yr old OG Droid and a 6-8 month old Fascinate and you should definitely be able to get more out of the Charge if you sell it sooner rather than later.

WCMack

Right, OK, don't buy much on eBay.

So, if I were to buy a used Charge on eBay, would Verizon give me a 2-year contract (with a new phone number or my current one) without further charges?

TamaraH_VZW

Hello SandraW and Community!

When you do upgrade to a new phone, you can always keep it as a back up/alternate phone.

You can trade the phone in

You can give it to a friend/family member

You can sell it

It all depends on what you want to do with the phone. There are quite a few options.

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