$400 Phone upgrade???
JabroniJack
Enthusiast - Level 2

Is a phone upgrade supposed to cost 400 dollars or did verizon just rob me? I was eligible for and upgrade from my Galaxy S4 to the S7.  it charged me 400 bucks for the whole phone and took away my upgrade i read that there is only supposed to be a 40 and 20 dollar fee..

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Tidbits
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Are you coming from another carrier and took advantage of their promotions?  Verizon no long has contracts and only people who have previous contracts are able to get contracts(probably a 1-2 time deal and they will no longer be able to either).  You may have bought it outright, and not on a payment plan. Need more details from you or you need to contact customer care to find out exactly what happened.

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JabroniJack
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I have been with verizon for over 10 years. But yeah i plan on heading to the verizon store to figure this out i think i might have just bought the phone without switching my plan. But that doesnt explain why it still counted it as my upgrade

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Tidbits
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Did you by chance add the Gear S2 to your account thinking it will be free?  If you did that's is why you paid $400.  You were supposed to just buy the  phone, and fill out a form and if you qualify they'll send you the Gear S2.

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JabroniJack
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Nope just the phone. I am just as confused as you sir lol

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Tidbits
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The only way I can see you paying 400 is they did a trade in, you got some type of credit on top of that, and you paid outright for the phone.

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JabroniJack
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What do you mean?

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retail price is $700ish after taxes for the phone. If you signed a contract you'd be paying closer to $300 after taxes and fees.  So you paid $100 more than you should have.  Do you live in California by chance? (California tax laws terrible.)

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JabroniJack
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No i live in texas. And i didn't start a new contract i've had the same line for over 10 years and i literally clicked the "Upgrade your phone" button on the app, it took me to the website i preorder the S7 as my upgrade. A few weeks later im charged about 380

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Looks like your best bet is to call CS, and find the receipt breakdown.  If you upgraded by signing a contract it should be $249+ tax + upgrade fee I believe no more than $299.99 + tax and a upgrade fee.  Both would be way less than $380.