Verizon confirms: New Every Two dead as, well, dead 22
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:29 pm EST
Not to be left out of the carrier news, Verizon Wireless has confirmed that it’s ‘New Every Two’ program is riding off into the sunset. New customers with plans greater than $34.99 a month on Big Red will no longer be eligible for a $30-$100 credit toward a new handset after 2 years (you’ll still qualify for the regular subsidized price). Oh hey, don’t feel left out if you’re an existing customer: You’ve only got one last go-round on the New Every Two ponyride before it disappears for you too. Just make sure you cash in within six months of your signup date. Fair’s fair, right?
Several different factors may have gone into Verizon’s decision to drop this promotion, including narrowing profit margins from customers buying subsidized phones after only 13 months to costs of their massive LTE rollout. (They cite Sprint’s $10 4G “premium data” “tax” as another carrier cost-control strategy). Whatever the reason for this change in plans is, just don’t go saying it has something to do with the imminent launch of Apple’s latest wunderkind, you conspiracy theorist you.
Source: Wall Street Journal; Via: Android Central
22 Comments
Wow. Just wow.
Are they trying to compete with AT&T for stingiest wireless company?
well sucks to be a verizon customer
Makes Verizon an even worse deal.
I suppose there is a bright side to this...a couple days ago, we were lamenting how Sprint was no longer an awesome deal vs. the 2 big guys (VZW and AT&T) [whispers to self, ala Brick Heck..."lamenting..."]. Now we are back to a big difference again! Yay!
I wish the US carriers would stop just subsidizing handsets, and focus on the providing the best services at the lowest possible cost to the consumer. This model works elsewhere, why not here? At least then, we wouldn't be faced with constant surcharge "games" such as Sprint's $10/month smartphone fee.
if most phones on a 12 month product cycle why would you do this? Don't they want people renewing a contract every year for, say a new iphone or blackberry or android device or Palm assuming they start releasing one phone a year?
yeah verizon just started that deal couple years ago to compete with sprint now theyre pulling it! Glad im going on 13 years with sprint. still the best deals and promotions to it subscribers.
7 years with sprint here and never had a problem that they didnt make right... they like there customers, they dont treat ya like your in a baby rapist...haha
this is crap. i have just received my 6th replacement phone in less than 6 months. if they cant deliver this time i may just have to go up to the verizon store and throw this (7th) defective replacement in their face and jump ship.
T-Mobile here I come! No downer news from them yet.. if they only had webOS phones...
Agreed. But at least with sprint we still get the one year upgrade option. Too awesome. I will upgrade every year because of it. Without it, i would skip a generation of tech just to save a few bucks.
well this is verizons way to say thank you to its dumb customers.... i hear you get a lil packet of KY jelly with your bill to make it easier to take... is that true?? hahahaha paying for unlimited throttled internet haha
Were you born a douche bag, or did you somehow become one?
wait did i read this right a verizon bill over 34.99, that has to be a joke right they pay 30 for internet... who has a verizon bill under 34.99.... i bet no one...rofl
they shipped a bottle of lube with my last replacement that was defective out of the box...
this is simply nonsense. They gain billions in net profit.
I'm a sprint user, which is a struggling company. I understand the cost cutting measures they have.
Well I plan on porting my number to google talk once my contact is up anyway. This way every two years I can just cancel and add a line. Instint "new every two" year pricing. They really should had thought this threw. Then I just forward that number to my new cell and I'm good to go. It's only 20 dollars.
When this is over for me so will my loyalty to verizon, GONE !
I don't get what Verizon is taking away. If you still get the subsidized price after 2 years, what were they giving before? Isn't the subsidized price the same price a new customer gets?
Also, I'm a new Sprint customer so I don't know what I'm entitled to when my 2 year contract ends this July. I thought I'd just get the same price a new customer gets. Is there something I should know?
New every two meant up to a $100 credit ON TOP of the subsidized price. So if the subsidized price was $150, NE2 meant the upgrade customer gets the phone for $50, or free if the subsidized price is $100 or below.
as a verizon wireless phone holder for over 15 years ( this is no bs guys ) i am seriously hoping that virgin mobile starts picking up the balls being dropped. how do you beat 300 anytime mins unlim data text email etc for $25 a month? i think virgin uses att's network, the down side is you have to buy your phone out right but their samsung droid isnt "that" expensive like $250 i think oh yeah and no contract and no broken gps and and and. the data rate on my phone with hotspot ( nice ) is $30 by itself what are we all nutz? what about boost mobile? time to start turning our backs on the pigs heres a link enjoy lol http://www.virginmobileusa.com/shop.html
my brother just got rid of iPhone4 for a $180 bill... he got a boost mobile bb for $60 a month unlimited everything and the price will drop as he pays on time, and for the extra 100 a month he convinced his wife he can lease a 2011 3 series bmw... lol. guess who's driving the car now