{"id":17241,"date":"2010-06-14T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T14:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=17241"},"modified":"2010-06-14T09:45:55","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T14:45:55","slug":"dodge-retort-upgrading-mobile-phones-prey-to-traps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/dodge-retort-upgrading-mobile-phones-prey-to-traps\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Retort: Upgrading Mobile Phones &#8211; Prey to Traps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnwp.jpg\" alt=\"johnd\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7652 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By John Dodge<\/p>\n<p>Deciding when to upgrade your mobile phone is not automatic when you become discount eligible. Far from it. If you commit to the wrong phone, you\u2019re stuck with it for 12 months unless you replace it at pay full price.<\/p>\n<p>As Verizon customer support just told me, you have to \u201cride out the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the case with Veriz0n, my provider. The phone I am eying is the HTC Droid Incredible which is $199.99 discounted for re-upping with Verizon for another two years. With no discount, it\u2019s $529.99 which I doubt many are going to pay. Customers are conditioned to paying the discounted price.<\/p>\n<p>But I don\u2019t like getting locked into further two year commitments, which has prompted to me look at  no-contract providers like metroPCS with its \u201call-in pricing, additional taxes and regulatory fees included, no contracts, and no hidden surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/internet\/verizon-always-selling-on-the-horizon\">Sounds great, but&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnwp.jpg\" alt=\"john\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By John Dodge<\/p>\n<p>Deciding when to upgrade your mobile phone is not automatic when you become discount eligible. Far from it. 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