NEW EDGE PROGRAM

[COOPTDM]

The new Edge program that came out today are not at all pleasing.

#1  payment options are not split back to 24 payments vice 20 payments as before. VW has been back and forth between 20 and 24 months since Edge came out

#2 you have to pay 75% of your phone off before you can edge up.  If I am going to pay 75% of the phone off, then give back to VW is a understatement.  Another part of Edge that has been back and forth since inception.  First started of paying of 50% of phone before edge, up, then 60%, now 75%, just to turn around and give your phone back....under these conditions, I want be edging up.

#3 Way too many changes to Edge...

[Tidbits]

There are going to be times you'd never recoup the cost selling your device... A device that fails to get support for example or has a poor following which reduces the value of the device.  It all depends on how you look at it.  It's always options for everyone to decide which is best for them.

[#3]

abdiziriel wrote:

I understand your point and I know the maths. but you say there's not too much difference between upgrading in 18 months or 24 month. There is a difference, and the difference is that at 18 months you have to turn in your device to get a new one. at 24 month on contract you keep your device. So, still better Edge?

Again, I understand that it may be cheaper in terms of cost, but why not wait 6 more month for the 24 month contract and be able to keep the phone instead of upgrading at 18 month and give Verizon the equipment you paid for 18 months?

Then don't upgrade for 24 months like a contract. You'll save even more. Guess what, if you buy a car and have a 4 year loan and you only pay off 3 years and you want to get a new a car you either trade in your old one or pay it off. You don't get to keep you old car and stop making payments on it and also get a new car.

[abdiziriel]

Ok. So, you are saying that if I take edge and pay the phone for the 24 month period I could get a new phone on the edge program and keep my device? i mean... I went to a kiosk and was told that even when I pay the phone completely, to stay on edge program I would still need to give the device back. Previously I was asked which phone cost $720, well, the Note 4 I think is 6.99. close to $30 a month. even the iPhone 6 Plus.

[Tidbits]

If you ever pay off the device the device is yours.  You DO NOT trade in your device if it's paid off.

[Mikesam]

Once paid off do you still get the discount off the access line charge ($40 -$25) in the following months ?

[rcschnoor]

Not the Edge discount, but you become eligible for the month to month discount which is currently the same. You have to sign up for it manually, though.

[#8]

abdiziriel wrote:

Ok. So, you are saying that if I take edge and pay the phone for the 24 month period I could get a new phone on the edge program and keep my device?

Yes of course you've paid it off it's yours. You can do what you want with it

[rcschnoor]

mrhelper wrote:

$30 for 24 months? Which phone is $720?

How bout 2 out of 3 new iPhone 6 models and all 3 iPhone 6+ models, which just happen to be the most popular phones on Verizon right now.

I'm sure the new Droid Turbo will at least come close to that amount.

[#10]

Yes I know there are $700 and & $750 phones. I never heard of a $720 phone.

[B33]

Woo.!  that's expensive

[abdiziriel]

The bottom line is... when Verizon introduced the "Edge" program, was with the intention of being able to upgrade your device early without having to wait 2 years. The only way you can do that is by paying 75% of your device upfront now. from an iPhone 6 that would be close to $500 and also give the device in ans start from 0 on your new device debt. Does that make sense to someone? It's people choice... but, back to the point, this edge program changed a lot and not for making it better for people for sure.

[Emmy692]

Edge is not that expensive think about it people and think about it real good, you get a $600 phone for $0 the day you get it, it just adds $24.99 ( Droid Turbo) a month to your bill and if you have 10 GB you get a $25 line access fee discount which makes the phone FREE in a way!!!!! Yes you have to pay 75% off and if you really don't want to trade it in then get a 2-year contract and quit complaining, or pay full retail price and quit complaining it's that freaking simple!!

[rcschnoor]

Emmy692 wrote:

Edge is not that expensive think about it people and think about it real good, you get a $600 phone for $0 the day you get it, it just adds $24.99 ( Droid Turbo) a month to your bill and if you have 10 GB you get a $25 line access fee discount which makes the phone FREE in a way!!!!! Yes you have to pay 75% off and if you really don't want to trade it in then get a 2-year contract and quit complaining, or pay full retail price and quit complaining it's that freaking simple!!

Or you can just pay off 100% on Edge in order to keep the phone.

[Emmy692]

Lol that's what I meant by full retail.

[sprmankalel]

Emmy692 wrote:

Edge is not that expensive think about it people and think about it real good, you get a $600 phone for $0 the day you get it, it just adds $24.99 ( Droid Turbo) a month to your bill and if you have 10 GB you get a $25 line access fee discount which makes the phone FREE in a way!!!!! Yes you have to pay 75% off and if you really don't want to trade it in then get a 2-year contract and quit complaining, or pay full retail price and quit complaining it's that freaking simple!!

Even if you keep it for the 24 months with the discount in your example the phone is free.

[vzw_customer_support]

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