subject: Verizon Offering Discounted iPhone Plans to Apple Retail Store Employees [print this page] Verizon Offering Discounted iPhone Plans to Apple Retail Store Employees
ifoAppleStore reports that Verizon is offering excellent deals on service plans for Apple's retail store employees, encouraging them to switch over to the carrier's services for their wireless needs.
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According to tipsters, employees can pay the non-subsidized price of $649.99 for a 16 Gb iPhone 4, for example, and then pay just $25 a month for 1,500 monthly minutes, along with unlimited texts and data. A consumer plan with unlimited talk time, data and texts costs $119.94. A similar plan on the AT&T network would cost $114.99.
A second option allows retail store employees to purchase the Verizon iPhone at regular subsidized prices and pay full service plan fees for ten months, after which time the service plan would drop to $25 per month for the remaining 14 months of the contract.
Employees taking advantage of the deals would reportedly not be eligible for future iPhone upgrade discounts as long as they remain Apple employees.
Agreed it's a great business move on Verizon's part.
I also agree that it may be good for Verizon to have their service in the hands of the retail sales person. It implies it's the preferred service, while ACTUALLY it's just the preferred CONTRACT.
I also agree with the "GUESS" wording you used, because that's exactly what it will be. Just a guess as to the recommendation of the sales person.
Because the sales person may or may not like that their phone is less capable than the 3G version, in that the CDMA can't do voice AND data at the same time.
Also because of the fact that the sales rep "would reportedly not be eligible for future iPhone upgrade discounts as long as they remain Apple employees.According to tipsters, employees can pay the non-subsidized price of $649.99 for a 16 Gb iPhone 4, for example, and then pay just $25 a month for 1,500 monthly minutes, along with unlimited texts and data. A consumer plan with unlimited talk time, data and texts costs $119.94. A similar plan on the AT&T network would cost $114.99.
A second option allows retail store employees to purchase the Verizon iPhone at regular subsidized prices and pay full service plan fees for ten months, after which time the service plan would drop to $25 per month for the remaining 14 months of the contract.
