has anyone ever bought a Droid Samsung charge from any other retailer other than VZW or know what the difference is bewteen buying it directly from VZW vs. another retailer???
If you buy it from Verizon you are sure to get a brand new phone. Sometimes resellers will sell a returned phone as a new device.. also sometimes depending on the place you won't have the same warranty for return that verizon offers and it might not be covered under manufactuers warranty
Overall it is much easier to buy it from Verizon, even if it costs $40 more-- you save that in headaches in the long haul
I buy my phones from Best Buy. They have a more flexible exchange / return policy than VZW stores and offer a better warranty with a $0 deductible if you elect the extra coverage. I have used the warranty 3 times last year on my old iPhone and it was well worth it.
I also exchanged multiple times this year within the first 30 days before deciding to keep the Charge. No restocking fees, etc. The only time you will get a refurb from BB is if you use the warranty for a failre they can't fix in the store. This is no different than VZW.
I paid the same price for the Charge at the time and I haven't seen anything about a separate agreement. No issues that I can see and I will continue buying at BB in the future. Costco would be my second choice, and only because of BB extended warranty and liberal exchange policy.
if you have a promo plan, grandfathered plan, grandfathered data ect
be careful
bb may not be able to leave it in place
Bought mine from BB yesterday. VZW wanted $300. I paid $119 at BB after they price-matched Amazon. Kept my grandfathered plan too. BB has a 30 day return policy.
