Samsung SCH-A790 / SCH-A795 / IP-A790
Tomorrow - New Phone
So from everything I've read here and HoFo, tomorrow this phone is available somehow through VZW! Anyone have info to the contrary? I hope the plan pricing structure is decent. WHOOHOOOO! 😛
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So its tomorrow and I'm in Samsung land or I'd call myself... do we have a new phone? Anybody? Bueller...? Bueller...?
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I spoke to a Verizon cust. service rep on the phone today. She said the 790 is available for order now. The stores just don't have it to show yet. The phone is 325.00 with a two year contract I belive that is the price she said anyway. I hope this helps. The number I dialed for this info is 1-800-922-0204.
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That is with no contract. With 1 year agreement it is 399.99, and with 2 year agreement it is 324.99. Do not forget about ponying up the deposit to use the GSM in the phone. I think it was 300.00
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Got this information from customer service.
1yr Contract 399.99
2yr Contract 349.99
The phone is currently available for business to business but will be available for everyone else by June 1st which is a week from today. Text messaging does work on GSM networks. While overseas it is .50 to send and .02 to receive. It works on Vodaphone's network and remember that Vodaphone owns about 42% of Verizon Wireless. The rep I spoke to told me she was unaware of any 300.00 deposit to use the GSM chip of the phone. Hope this helps. 🙂
1yr Contract 399.99
2yr Contract 349.99
The phone is currently available for business to business but will be available for everyone else by June 1st which is a week from today. Text messaging does work on GSM networks. While overseas it is .50 to send and .02 to receive. It works on Vodaphone's network and remember that Vodaphone owns about 42% of Verizon Wireless. The rep I spoke to told me she was unaware of any 300.00 deposit to use the GSM chip of the phone. Hope this helps. 🙂
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So if this is gonna be 349.99, then the LG8000, Motoroal V710 are probably even gonna be higher.
Any one know
Any one know
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I'm trying to get the phone now - given the b2b line of crappola but the reps are working to get me the phone anyway. Good bunch of folks at the other end of 611.
Re $300 deposit and GSM rates: From my discussion with the International Traveler dept. the rates have changed. 😁 For existing customers (that purchase this phone, at least), no deposit, no monthly fee, no "activation fee" (I've heard of this for their old Int'l Traveler) and slightly lower cost per minute rates then is on the VZW web site. Sweet deal if they will just sell me the friggin' phone!
Re $300 deposit and GSM rates: From my discussion with the International Traveler dept. the rates have changed. 😁 For existing customers (that purchase this phone, at least), no deposit, no monthly fee, no "activation fee" (I've heard of this for their old Int'l Traveler) and slightly lower cost per minute rates then is on the VZW web site. Sweet deal if they will just sell me the friggin' phone!
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herkdrvr said:
I'm trying to get the phone now - given the b2b line of crappola but the reps are working to get me the phone anyway. Good bunch of folks at the other end of 611.
Sweet deal if they will just sell me the friggin' phone!
I was, in fact, able to order the phone. Got through b2b what ever that was. Got a bright set of reps this morning (last night too, but they were not able to take my order).
Now to sit back and wait. The rates are as the majority has said 499, 399, 349 for the respective contracts.
Thanks,
pvravi
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herkdrvr said:
THERE IS HOPE!!!! Good on ya', pvravi!
Oh I also forgot. Before I ordered, I was able to convince one of the CSRs to send me a PDF of the phone manual..... That was good. It let me look at the actual features, rather than rely on what's here-say. I was, for example, able to confirm that SMS capabilities are not limited to CDMA only. It's a big file, though - almost 2 megs(1858 KB), and 226 pages.
Thanks,
pvravi
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The PDF phone manual is available from Samsung. Also, hard coppies are available from samsung for $3 plus s/h.
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