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Re:Let my Wi-Fi go: FCC rules Verizon can't charge for Wi-Fi... by ben1040 on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @09:37PM (#4320713)
You can buy one at full retail price through Verizon and keep unlimited, but there's no point in that when you could buy used off eBay/Craigslist and save relative to the $650 off-contract price.
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Re:Let my Wi-Fi go: FCC rules Verizon can't charge for Wi-Fi... by wpietri on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @10:28PM (#4320890)
Well, the point for me was less screwing around. My phone was dying while traveling, so I went into the nearest store. They in effect offered me a $400 subsidy if I signed a new 2-year deal and gave up unlimited data. I was happy to pay the full price to avoid that and still walk out with a new phone.
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