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Verizon chopping $100 off 4G devices on Leap Day

0. phoneArena posted on 29 Feb 2012, 11:58

Looking for a deal this coming Leap Day? If so, Verizon is planing to discount select 4G devices by $100, but only on Feb 29th. The deal is good for the Motorola DROID RAZR, DROID BIONIC, and DROID XYBOARD tablet, the HTC Rezound, Samsung Stratosphere, and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus...

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1. Chronos posted on 27 Feb 2012, 23:22 6 1

That's a great sale. The other three major United States carries(AT & T, Sprint, and T-mobile) should do something similar on Leap Day.

2. Bowingchu posted on 27 Feb 2012, 23:43 5 13

As a Verizon customer for nearly 10 years, it really makes me sick that we are supposed to be the best and most reliable network in the U.S. But the irony I don't get is that, we don't carry the best phones. AT &T does. Hell, even Sprint and T-Mobile are better. If you can imagine the Samsung Note or the Titan 2 on the VZ network, it would be un f'n real. But yet the corporate big wigs still don't get it. They can't get these phones? Why? Yet we are stuck with something like the Droid Razr. Man, I don't give a s**t what the phone looks like. Give me the best specs, the best calling and speakerphone quality, and the best 4G connectivity. That is what makes Verizon, Verizon. But noooooo............we are so stuck on this thin crap and everyone is up ICS's ass. Enough is enough. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it. If you go to the upcoming phones section of this site, how come VZ compared to all the other companies doesn't have anything announced except for 4 other unknown phones that no one has any info about? You know why? Because you suck balls Verizon. That's why. If I wasn't forced to work where I work where I have to have VZ, I would have long gone to AT&T or Sprint.

4. KingKurogiii posted on 27 Feb 2012, 23:52 13 3

dude you're a f**king idiot. most of Verizon's phones DO have the best specs.

5. idaman12000 posted on 27 Feb 2012, 23:52 7 7

verizon has the best, other carriers suck. just plain and simple.

7. W.P._Android_in_that_Order posted on 28 Feb 2012, 00:11 4 3

Who says that Verizon isnt getting the Samsung Galaxy Note? They still may. And if Verizon has such terrible phones, why dont the other carriers have the Razr Maxx? Or the Galaxy Nexus?

I do have to agree with you tho that it is getting a bit rediculious with Verizon not having any decent windows phone. They really did drop the ball in that regard. When i worked for Verizon, they kinda pretended that window phone doesnt exist.

8. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on 28 Feb 2012, 00:15 5 1

I've been with VZW for about 5 years and so far they seem to get the best phones pound for pound. Sure AT&T gets a big screened phone here and there, but when you stack it up to VZW big shot at the time, they are usually close, but VZW tends to get some of the best Motorola phones...the Razr is the hands down best Moto phone this century.

There is a reason those corporate big wigs are there and you are here, they know how to make decisions....zing!

Now if we can just get carriers to just deliver cell service and not muck up the hardware with proprietary garbage then we shall have world phones and well no more subsidies then we'll see who has a really reliable network and which do customers care for more.

11. krysis posted on 28 Feb 2012, 06:23 4

i ilke how you proved yourself wrong right there in your own post. "..we are so stuck on this thin crap and everyone is up ICS's ass".... yeah, cause everyone else has had a 4.0 device for the past 2+ months. the rezound even has an ICS leak out. i'm sure everyone else is like "Man, my carrier of choice sucks because they don't have ANY ICS devices out right now". So sit your ass back down and sip some f**king green tea man, chill the hell out.

14. Wildmanfan posted on 28 Feb 2012, 10:26 2

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.

17. aztaxia12295 posted on 28 Feb 2012, 16:59 3

cmon guys, you can slightly agree with him, WHERE WAS VERIZON AT MWC? tmobile and att were very relevant getting monster of phones and how about CES? i am dissapointed but their lineup is great now, but cmon, were are in the next generation of a15 dual core and quad core, you would think verizon would get one? right?

18. KingKurogiii posted on 28 Feb 2012, 17:56 2

Verizon never does big things for MWC, they usually just go all out at CES.

26. atheisticemetic posted on 29 Feb 2012, 08:56 2 2

As a verizon customer you aren't very observant

I DARE you to go to ATT or Tmobile for the "better phone" and then come back to the forums bitching about half assed coverage

41. christony1120 posted on 01 Mar 2012, 19:35

i want to see that too. T-Mobile, att, or Sprint doesn't compare to Verizon who cares about the phone I mostly care if I will get service where I go

27. JunitoNH posted on 29 Feb 2012, 09:14 1 1

I think what he's trying to convey frustration. Verizon passed on the SG2, and so far mum about the Galaxy note & Lumia 900. In terms of the SGNx, it was my first smartphone, and I ended up returning it. Don't know about other users experience, maybe I just received a defective one, but it was no picnic. e.g. battery life terrible, dropped LTE signal, froze several times. Back to my dumbphone until hopefully, the iPhone 5.x. LTE.

30. PAPINYC (limited) yesterday, 00:57 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 12:23 2

Dude, you're a true bitter loser. You probably wouldn't know what to do with a Galaxy Note if you had one. This coming from the most hated guy on PhoneArena (Thank you, please hold all applause until I'm done). I, too, would like a Galaxy Note on Verizon but my DROID RAZR™ is perfect; I'm just a "size-King" and want that 5.3 screen, it has nothing to do with the RAZR™ itself because my RAZR™ can do things most phones can not.
At 3:18 PM EST a number 4 train is going to barrel into Grand Central Station on the Express track; please go play "Jacks" on the track when it does.

- Thank you

34. drnggaj33 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 14:10 1

bowling ur stupid for real the thc rezoned and moto razr and bionic are gonna get the ICS sw update and ur worried bout the sam note plus the sam nexus blows every phone out os the water phone arena said it was the phone of the yr same on g4 channel...iphone is boring all the phones i said are better then the iphone

3. iheartarcee posted on 27 Feb 2012, 23:48 3

Anyone else hear the whaaambulance??

6. KingKurogiii posted on 27 Feb 2012, 23:53 2 1

well my birthday is next week and i want a Xyboard 8.2 but i'll probably just get the Wi-Fi model from Motorola's website.

25. atheisticemetic posted on 29 Feb 2012, 08:55 2

i really want a xyboard myself...but i think im gonna wait for a similar tablet with a quad core....ditch the smartphone and use google voice with a strictly data based plan (when they get the quirks out of voice on tablets)

secondly...happy birthday!

37. KingKurogiii posted on 29 Feb 2012, 16:59

thanks! (:

29. Muhannad posted on 29 Feb 2012, 12:17 1

The Galaxy Nexus is definitely worth getting.

9. MrWilli5 posted on 28 Feb 2012, 01:03 1 1

wish tmobile had a deal like this

10. Mr.Mr.Upgrade posted on 28 Feb 2012, 01:26 2 8

Verizon has the best..... services ...4g lte.....service.....plans.....phones.... are you out ur mind..... stop... hating.....look at the stock.market.... ...sprint is around 2dollars...... at&t is lame.... t mobile...needs a life line...... metropcs.... is a joke

16. nnaatthhaannx2 posted on 28 Feb 2012, 15:16 5 2

cool......story.......bro........?

28. Das70 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 12:02 3 2

I have metro and have no problem. You have been fooled into believing you need a fast smartphone for your daily living.(which I am sure is mostly video games and movies) You probably pay more for your smartphone bill than I do my smartphone home cable and internet bill together. Whos the joke on now???

42. christony1120 posted on 01 Mar 2012, 19:37 1

i totally agree wiht Verizon is the best company out there and the others just dont stand a chance

12. tward291 posted on 28 Feb 2012, 07:51 1

this might be a goog deal for me i have been thinking of switching from tmobile to verizon but after seeing that tmobile does have sht coming i just might take that leap of faith lol

13. longhairbilly posted on 28 Feb 2012, 08:16 3 1

I want the Nexus bad, and $200 is fine for me. It's the two year contract that gives me cold feet. That's just too long with one phone, and $700 off contract is too much.

15. Gatt85 posted on 28 Feb 2012, 14:52

I believe Phone Arena made a mistake....because the current promo for the Spectrum and Rezound ends tonight. The normal Rezound price is $199. So if it goes back to $199 minus $100 I would assume it will just be $99 for one more day.

19. 3Pete posted on 28 Feb 2012, 23:38 5

Please hold for a Verizon Wireless sales representative to assist you with your order. Thank you for your patience.
You are now chatting with 'Joel'
Joel: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?
You: Hi Joel. Yes With the leap day special is the Rezound free?
Joel: It is on all 4G devices at $100 off.
You: When can I order it?
Joel: Leap day sale started at 12am ET time.
You: Ok so if I order the rezound, it is no charge correct?
Joel: The Rezound is $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The promo discount is $100 off with a new total of $99.99.
You: The Rezound has been listed at 99.99 for weeks now. So you are saying the 100 off essentially does not apply to rezound?
Joel: It was $99.99 for only as a new line of service. Now after the promotional discount it is for a new line of service or an upgrade.
Joel: Hi, I'm just checking in, how is everything going?
You: What you are saying is not what the VZW site has had listed for some time now. The only real discounts are on the razr and galaxy nexus.
You: Pardon me. I realize now some slight of hand with the dates. I see the rezound promo ended 2/28. OK. You can keep it.
Joel: You are welcome.
You: Joel are you actually there or just a series of automated responses?
Joel: Anything else I can assist you with tonight?
Joel: I am here.
You: No you have been exceptionally unhelpful. I had the browse the site during our so called chat the actually figure out for myself what was what.
You: Good night

20. Gatt85 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 00:35

I don't even see the Nexus as $199 - I see no discount on the RAZR ($199), Nexus ($299) while the Rezound and Bionic are $99.99

I kind of figured that's what would happen - I was hoping for a free Rezound but looks like that's not going to happen. Although what I don't understand is why the other devices do not show up as the "discounted" price either.

I tried logged in and logged out - same result.

21. KingKurogiii posted on 29 Feb 2012, 00:46

i just got an email from Verizon announcing the deal.

23. FAUguy posted on 29 Feb 2012, 01:46

I tried it, and it appears the extra $100 off only shows up when the phone is placed in your cart and you proceed to the check out. Doing that does show the Bionic 16GB as free, the Rezound, Droid 4, and Droid Razr 16GB as $99, and the Galaxy Nexus & Droid Razr Maxx at 199.

22. FAUguy posted on 29 Feb 2012, 01:42

I tried it, and it appears the extra $100 off only shows up when the phone is placed in your cart and you proceed to the check out. Doing that does show the Bionic 16GB as free, the Rezound, Droid 4, and Droid Razr 16GB as $99, and the Galaxy Nexus & Droid Razr Maxx at 199.

24. Gatt85 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 08:17 1 2

As I figured, now that it is "when normal people are up" their site seems to have fully updated itself. It looks like this sale is on all 4G devices (another error, Phone Arena) as all devices show up when you click the sale and it looks like just about everything is $100 off. The Bionic is Free, Driod 4 is $99, even the Maxx is $100 off.

I still wish the Rezound was free...I was going to be all over that...

31. jamrockjones posted on 29 Feb 2012, 12:41 1 1

The LG Spectrum is on sale too.

32. deviantirish79 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 13:58 1

I Like Verizon's coverage and service. But I'm not going to lie. If they fail and don't end up with the HTC One X or equivalent i will be very disappointed. Ive been waiting on that phone back when HTC mentioned using a quad core setup.

33. barenstam posted on 29 Feb 2012, 14:00

I was going to take advantage of this sale however when I went to place my order I was told my $50 NE2 credit could not be applied to this promo. Oh well, guess I'll wait until summer for the quad core phones.

40. wingedbull79 posted on 01 Mar 2012, 10:47

I tried the same freakin' thing and wouldn't allow me to apply my NE2 discount. Did you find anywhere that said that we couldn't use it? I sent a nasty "feedback" email to Verizon yesterday.

35. johnm93359 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 14:13

Is the Verizon wireless website down? It wont load for me. Keeps going to a blank page....http://www.verizonwireless.com/backbutton.html

36. droiddomination posted on 29 Feb 2012, 14:40 1

verizon better hop on the windows bus..b/c att is passing them up in this dept. windows is the future of mobile and home technology guys. i love android, but i have seen the light....apple just straight up sux idix.

43. christony1120 posted on 01 Mar 2012, 19:45 1

ummmmm no windows is no where close to be "the future" and apple doesnt suck neither does android both of them will always be the future i just dont see windows there not today nor in the future. Since windows has came out i've never seen anyone with a windows phone besides on display in stores...... windows just doesnt have a chance until they tweek it up a bit

38. btbotimtim posted on 29 Feb 2012, 19:35 1

HTC rezound and LG Spectrum were $99 even before this leap day.
Those phones are supposed to be $0!!!

39. cappy718 posted on 29 Feb 2012, 23:08

I got those grubby ppl at VZW to let me upgrade 1 day early to catch this deal on the Droid 4 for my wife, who has to have the qwerty. Tried to talk her into a better phone...she actually wanted the stratosphere. i would not have that so said, hey, you're getting the droid 4...lol! :)

44. christony1120 posted on 01 Mar 2012, 19:47

same thing here I went to the store and they told me that they got rid of that privilege when the iphone 4 came out because people were taking advantage of it

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