Dwayne420 says
3) The new Edge program is has a seedy/crooked side...read it all carefully and think about it:
"Enjoy the latest smartphones all on America's largest, most reliable network. Then, upgrade your phone when it's right for you, without upgrade fees."
You can take advantage of the program after 30 days...IF you’ve paid off at least 50% of the severely bloated phone price. Do the math: most Edge program phone payments are $20-$30 per month (any decent phone is going to be charged to you at a minimum bloated price of $600)...so the earliest the average customer would be able to take advantage of the program would be at least after 10 months of payments. Of course you can place a down payment (up to 50%) or make larger monthly payments on your overpriced Edge program phone to reach that 50% threshold earlier...but...meh...the Verizon Edge program is a ripoff from the get-go.
There is one other area that you failed to mention. It may not be right for everyone but for me with 4 phones on my plan it works out well. With a 10G shared plan I get a $20 discount for every edge phone I have on the plan. That means when I look at the 2 year price (@27.50 a month) I am really only paying $180 for my phone versus $200 for the contract price and I get the option of upgrading at 1 year and I just trade in my old phone for the new one and start over. I see that as a pretty good deal.
I still wish they would release the S5 date since I am waiting for that phone to update two phones on my account.
