Our current carrier is Unicel, who has been purchased by Verizon, and we can switch anytime now with no ETF, and be considered new customers at Verizon, AND I get a discount because my school uses them, so I'm pretty sure that's where I'm headed.
I'm looking at the Env2, and Dave is looking at the Chocolate 3. (Granted, he only wants "a skinny phone with a camera," and that was the skinniest one he held at the kiosk in the mall.)
Before we pull the trigger on this, any thoughts? If we switch now, we can get the phones for $80 each (after rebates, which I do right away) and a $50 new customer discount/debit card/ blah blah thingie. WIll there be better deals after Christmas? Should we go for it now?
If money were no object, I'd totally wait and jump ship to AT&T for an iPhone, but I just can't stomach paying for data, no matter how cool the phone, at this point in my life. And while Unicel has been okay for GSM, generally, the CDMA of Verizon/US Cell seems to be stronger up here. (Um, I actually created an online test for my FYS students to take, just so they could take a sample test, and for questions, I asked about cell carriers and phones. I am nothing if not a Researcher.)
Cell phone companies are always having some sale or another, so you may as well just go for it now. You can always take advantage of phone trade in and other upgrades down the line.
I understand Verizon has pretty good coverage in your neck of the woods. My mom has V. and gets a signal at her house in Hillsboro, NH, whereas I have to drive 30 minutes to Concord or Keene to get reception with Tmobile when I’m visiting. Her coverage came in handy this weekend when the phone line to her house got pulled down by the ice!
Verizon will likely be offering the iPhone sometime next year. It’s expected that this will be one of the announcements made in January. I know that doesn’t help with the cost of the data plan though. 🙁