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My Motorola Z3 is finally giving up the ghost. I only get about a day's worth of battery any more.
So I went to my carrier's store to get a new phone.
Despite this being the only reason for having a brick and mortar store...
I gave up trying to get a phone from the store.
The first problem was an utter lack of information about the phones displayed with them. I know what brand each section of the display held, but not the names of the phones.
I give the drone, Astrid, credit for trying to save me money; but I didn't come in to get a new plan.
I came in to get a phone.
The straw that broke the camel's back was the increasing amount of small fees that kept accumulating as she ran her worksheet. $230 at the time of my departure to walk out with a phone.
The wait while she stabbed at her phone and her tablet gave me time to realize that it wasn't clear which version of the phone I really wanted.
So I said, "if you pitch a new plan, I'm walking."
She replied, "the discounts are attached to this new plan..."
So I just walked off.
The manager materialized.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I came in here for a phone and I'm getting a pitch for a new plan. I didn't ask for a plan, I asked for a phone!"
Once I got home I got on Verizon's AWEFUL web page to see what they sell.
Motorola Edge+ (2022) is what I'm getting. For $110 plus a monthly payment for a couple years (don't judge, this is how I buy phones).
New phone will be here in a few days and I don't have to pay the multiple convenience fees for someone else to do something I know how to do.
buying a phone sucks...and they are getting so damn expensive...got me a new pixel 7 few months back...had a pixel 4a before that...they gave me a good deal on the trade in (google did) and i got the phone when it was on sale so i ended up paying less for it than i paid for the 4a...on the tmobile magenta plan...had verizon forever, was still on the original unlimited data from years ago but after doing some research i couldn't pass up the tmobile plan...my last few phones i buy unlocked and not from a carrier...can't "pay" it off on your plan but you don't have to worry about dealing with idiots at the store...pop your sim in and good to go...panzer guy
ReplyDeleteI gave up on phones with plans, an unlocked Moto E or Moto G is only $200 or so and several MVNOs like Straight Talk and Republic offer $30‐35 nigh unlimited plans. Way cheaper than servitude to Verizon, The distaff side have iPhones on Verizon and pay $65/month each for plan and phone. I pay $25 for the same Verizon network
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