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Friday, April 13, 2012

Verizon to Charge $30 for New Phone Upgrades Starting April 22

Verizon Wireless has announced that starting April 22, customers will be charged a $30 mobile device upgrade fee. The U.S. carrier’s reason for implementing the fee is supposedly to “continue to provide customers with the level of service and support they have come to expect which includes Wireless Workshops, online educational tools, and consultations with experts who provide advice and guidance on devices that are more sophisticated than ever.”

It would appear that the new policy would apply to 3G and 4G tablets as well, since the fee covers “all mobile devices.”

Prior to this move, Verizon had been the only carrier not to charge its customers with an upgrade fee. Both AT&T and Sprint charge $36 to upgrade to a new device on contract, while T-Mobile charges customers $18 to upgrade.

via GigaOm


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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Attention Walmart, Best Buy Shoppers: New iPad on Sale Starting at Midnight

Want a new iPad, but don’t want to stand in a ridiculously long line that wraps around the building at least three times? Smart shoppers can calmly stroll into their local Wal-Mart 1 minute past midnight to pick up the new iPad. According to Bloomberg, Wal-Mart will have a limited amount of the treasured tech on sale starting at 12:01 — eight hours ahead of the legions of Apple fanboys and girls camped out at Apple stores nationwide. 

If you live near a Best Buy that’s open at midnight such as the Union Square store here in New York, you’ll also be able to buy an iPad at the stroke of midnight.

Since there’s a limited supply, we’re not sure if every Wal-Mart will have the new iPad. However, we called our neighborhood Wal-Mart in Neptune, New Jersey and received a cheerful comfirmation from the helpful lady in the electronics section. So, if you’re looking to beat the crowds, give your Wal-Mart a call and try to arrive a little early.


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