Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions:
Two models available:
Apple® - iPhone® 4 16GB Mobile Phone (Verizon Wireless) - Black
Apple® - iPhone® 4 32GB Mobile Phone (Verizon Wireless) - Black
When was the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 made available at Best Buy®?
Thursday, February 10th, 2011.
What is the pricing for the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 at Best Buy®?
$199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model. A two-year agreement is required with a new activation or qualified upgrade.
Full retail price is $699.99 for the 16GB model and $799.99 for the 32GB model.
Verizon is not offering an early upgrade promotion.
Was there a pre-order available for the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 at Best Buy®?
No. Units were sold on a first come, first served basis. No reservations were accepted.
What plans are available with the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4?
Standard Verizon Wireless plans. All iPhone 4 subscribers on Verizon Wireless will be required to subscribe to a $29.99 monthly unlimited data plan.
Is the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 available for ordering on BestBuy.com?
In store pickup orders are accepted on BestBuy.com.
How do I know if I qualify for the discounted pricing if I am an existing customer wanting to upgrade?
Existing Verizon Wireless customers may check their eligibility here: http://www.bestbuymobile.com/upgradechecker
If I have existing iOS software applications from an iPhone or iPad, can I sync them with the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4?
Yes, you may use iTunes to sync as normal.
Can I use my existing iPhone from AT&T on a Verizon Wireless account?
No, the two phone versions use different cellular technology to communicate with the network.
Can I keep my phone number from another wireless network?
Yes, check the number portability here: http://bbym.us/VZWPort
Accessories:
There are subtle differences in the design of the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 due to an antenna redesign. Therefore, existing iPhone 4 accessories may not fit the new design. Accessories available for the iPhone 4 in our stores will be labeled accordingly. Please see a Best Buy Mobile associate for details.
Will my existing power and data cables for the iPhone 4 remain the same?
Yes, this has not changed.
Will my existing screen protector or screen protectors made for the AT&T iPhone 4 work with the Verizon Wireless version?
Yes, the screen dimensions have not changed.
Will my existing case or cases made for the AT&T iPhone 4 work with the Verizon Wireless version?
It might attach but will not be an exact fit. We will have cases available for the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4.
New accessories that will fit all versions of iPhone 4:
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Apple® iPhone® 4 (Verizon Wireless) - Black
Existing accessories that will fit all versions of iPhone 4:
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Headphones for Apple® iPhone® 4 - Red/Black
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iFrogz - Luxe Case and Ozone Earbud Headphones for Apple® iPhone® 4 -
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iFrogz - Luxe Lean Phase Case for Apple® iPhone® 4 - Clear/Mulberry
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The iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless retails for $199 for 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model with a new or qualified upgrade with two-year agreement.
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I am not a techy, but I am usually able to describe to the support people the exact conditions under which errors occur. Why this issue that we are both having, as common as it is (do a search and you will see it everywhere), is not common knowledge is beyond me.
To review my situation: If I was hooked to a Wi-Fi connection, I had no problem receiving or sending emails from my Time Warner account. Once I disabled the Wi-Fi switch on iPhone (as if I were out of range, traveling) and tried to send a message with my TW email account, I got the error message that it "could not identify" the server and then the email would go to my outbox.
I think I have found the answer after about an hour on the phone: a call to Time Warner who eventually urged me to call Verizon about outgoing server settings, a call to Verizon who told me that the problem was with TW and their settings, a call again to Time Warner, and finally I received a call from Verizon tech support to make sure I got my answer from Time Warner! The short answer is: Time Warner has an issue/limitation (Perhaps with the 3G network?)
*The second call to TW revealed what Verizon support suspected....YOU NEED TO BE ON A WI-FI TO SEND EMAILS VIA TW. No problem ever receiving--just sending.* I hope this sheds some more light on your situation. Not a major deal for me, (I'll probably use a gmail account), but it is good to know WHY something does not work. All parties were helpful and patient at least.

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Very hesitant to do Verizon Wireless iPhone 6 Trade-In Program

On September 28, 2014 I ordered an iPhone 6 for my wife and signed up for the iPhone 6 Trade-In Promotion. My wife's iPhone 4 was "appraised" for $200 online and Verizon mailed the extremely flimsy tiny envelope for my wife to mail her iPhone 4 to Verizon for her "$200" Electronic Gift Card. First of all, the tiny little envelope is so flimsy and contains very little bubble wrap. It offers very little protection and I can easily see the screen breaking during the mailing process when it is such a poor envelope. In addition, there is no tracking information whatsoever on the envelope. If the iPhone 4 gets lost or broken, adios $200. My wife's iPhone 4 is in Excellent Pristine condition but I am very hesitant for my wife to take part in this program because of all of the horror stories I have been reading on the Verizon forums (please see links attached below) or on the internet. People who took part in the program are reporting of lost or broken phones but they were in perfect condtion when they were mailed. Furthermore, there are stories of "Find My Phone" not being turned off even when people have photos of the process. People have even taken photos or videos of the condition of their phone upon mailing to Verizon but this doesn't seem to help.
At this point I am probably going to try to sell my wife's iPhone 4 on eBay because we can't take the risk of getting $20 or less instead of the $200. I am surprised more of these stories haven't gotten to the mainstream press. It would be good if some news station like CBS or NBC would cover the mounting complaints. I am thinking of writing an email to some head honcho at Verizon and venting my concern to tell him why us 20+ year Verizon customers probably won't take part in the program.

This is a photo of the very flimsy envelope that Verizon Wireless provides to ship the iPhone which is being traded in to Verizon. There is very little Bubble Wrap inside this VERY FLIMSY TINY envelope. No wonder iPhones are lost or being delivered broken to Verizon.
I might re-consider taking part in this iPhone Trade-In program if a Verizon Customer Representative monitoring this board reaches out to a manager at my local Verizon Wireless Store in Trumbull, CT and allows me to bring in the iPhone for an immediate $200 credit since my wife has already bought the iPhone 6. With the flimsy envelope which has no tracking I am afraid of the consequences it will bring if I use it. I am not about to spend countless hours with Customer Reps on the phone if I use the envelope and I don't get the $200 credit because the phone gets damaged in the mail or lost by Verizon. This is Verizon's chance to reach out to me so they don't lose me as customer. Let them make the effort to allow me to do this rather than me having to get the run around thru phone calls, being put on hold, and unaswered emails.
I have been a loyal customer for over 20 years. For the last several years my family of 4 has been paying close to $250 per month for Verizon Wireless services. I am going to strongly consider switching to AT&T after our contracts expire. AT&T has a Bring Your Own Device montly plan which would cost us only $160 per month vs. $237 per month we are paying Verizon. This potential $77 per month savings and Verizon's iPhone Trade-In joke of a program is what will push us over the edge to switch.

Verizon wireless iPhone 4 / can receive email cannot send on Road Runner

Help! I just got my new iPhone from Verizon Wireless today and the consultant set up my email for me. I can receive emails from Road Runner, but I cannot send them. I have tried every setting on the Internet that I can find, but none of them work in order for me to receive email. I got this phone so I could send and receive email...I have read that a lot of people who have Road Runner email have the same problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I am not a techy, but I am usually able to describe to the support people the exact conditions under which errors occur. Why this issue that we are both having, as common as it is (do a search and you will see it everywhere), is not common knowledge is beyond me.
To review my situation: If I was hooked to a Wi-Fi connection, I had no problem receiving or sending emails from my Time Warner account. Once I disabled the Wi-Fi switch on iPhone (as if I were out of range, traveling) and tried to send a message with my TW email account, I got the error message that it "could not identify" the server and then the email would go to my outbox.
I think I have found the answer after about an hour on the phone: a call to Time Warner who eventually urged me to call Verizon about outgoing server settings, a call to Verizon who told me that the problem was with TW and their settings, a call again to Time Warner, and finally I received a call from Verizon tech support to make sure I got my answer from Time Warner! The short answer is: Time Warner has an issue/limitation (Perhaps with the 3G network?)
*The second call to TW revealed what Verizon support suspected....YOU NEED TO BE ON A WI-FI TO SEND EMAILS VIA TW. No problem ever receiving--just sending.* I hope this sheds some more light on your situation. Not a major deal for me, (I'll probably use a gmail account), but it is good to know WHY something does not work. All parties were helpful and patient at least.

HT4528 How do I unlock a Verizon wireless iPhone 4S to use in Australia?

I moved to Australia and am trying to unlock my old verizon iPhone 4S, so I can put a local SIM card on it. Do I speak with apple or verizon?

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HT5163 Can't find a sim card on verizon wireless iPhone 4

I have an iPhone purchased from VerizonWireless. I can't find a sim card to eject -- considering having phone "unlocked" so I can get international sim card

The iPhone 4 is not an International phone.
You will be unable to use it outside the US except in areas where Verizon has CDMA roaming partners.
Talk to Verizon, I believe they have a program where they loan or rent your a GSM or World phone for International travels.

A friend of mine lives in colombia and wants me to buy him an iphone 5. I was wondering if it could be used there if it is from Verizon Wireless or Sprint. or Just Tmobile

i just want to know if i could purchase a spring or verizon wireless iphone and it would be able to work in colombia

Mac OS X will install in whatever language you wish, and will offer you the option when you first boot from the installer disk. Other than perhaps labeling there won't be any difference in the disks.
Regards.

HT201436 how to send a direct voicemail to an IPHONE from a Galaxy S III on Verizon wireless?

I can not send a direct voicemail using Promt 2 to send a message from my Galaxy SIII to an Iphone 5 or 4. Is there something I can do with my phone or should the iphone recepient do something with their phone so that direct voicemail can be achieved?
Both phones are on Verizon wireless. I tried to research this online. There is no information available at all! I called Verzon Wireless support, they did not know why. CAN ANY ONE HELP ME figure this out?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Try calling into your voice ail instead of using the Visual Voicemail. You can call in by dialing *86. Then you'll need to listen to the prompts. It used to be possible to send messages to other VZW users that way but I haven't done it in forever.

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Regardless with what carrier your with you might have the same issue, My recommendation would be to get a router that will help you with viewing live traffic and keep a tally of your usage and any device connected to your internet connection. You can go with the peplink balance 20 and be able to look at your traffic by the hour, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. Look for trends, see what computers or devices are doing what I attached a screen shot so you can see an example of mine. You can purchase the router at 3gstore
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IPhone 4S a mobile operator Verizon Wireless

Good day!
I live in a country of Russia in Moscow. Bought the iPhone 4S hand (not in the store) I was told that it is blocked by the operator Verizon Wireless, I used the Russian services official unlock cellular operator. After unlocking I have a SIM-card of Russian operators. But when I turn the phone, I asked to enter a Billing Zip Code and SSN owner rooms (removed). Contact the owner I have no opportunities. Communicated with the Apple store they said that locks the phone they don't see. Maybe you can help me? Many thanks in advance!
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Hi Melon12,
Russia sounds fantastic! Congrats on your iPhone 4S purchase. I see that you have put in a lot of work and effort to use your new device. We do not unlock an iPhone 4S for global use unless the device is currently activated on the Verizon Wireless Network. I apologize for any inconvenience and Have a great day!
Thanks,
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I would like to switch the phone number on my daughters iphone to a plain, no frills LG phone. Both are on the verizon wireless web site. Can this be done and can I switch back to the iphone, via the web, anytime?

Yes you can as long as you are signed in acct owner click add/change decide on the iPhone and put in the meid from basic phone found under battery then once it's complete turn off iPhone and dial *228 option 1 from basic phone to activate. Yes reverse can be done anytime

Apple iPhone 4 For Verizon Wireless

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About My New Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB from Verizon Wireless

I Bought a New Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB at BestBuy Store the other day & i'm Still with Verizon Wireless & I Bought The Mophie Battery Pack with it.
I Had an Apple iPhone 5 64GB Before but I Upgraded.
but I Do have a Problem with it just 1 problem but i think it can be fixed ???
Every Time or Sometimes I Get a Notification Alert on My Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB it makes a Charging Noise & it even does that when i have The Phone outside or in My Pocket so is there a way to fix that??? or is it The Mophie Battery Pack??? just wondering??? or do i got to get a Replacement for 1 of the 2 or Both?????????

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Verizon Wireless False Advertising on Family of 4 More Everything Plan

I am trying to take advantage of the heavily advertised $160 family plan for 4 lines 10 GB of data. I have 4 lines and have upgraded my data to 10 GB. I need to be enrolled in Edge to get the $25 discount per line to actually get the deal. Three of my lines are technically not yet eligible for an upgrade. However, there is a well documented Early Edge Open Enrollment option of which I meet the criteria. I will paste the criteria below. My remaining phones were all purchased well before 11/13/13. The offer is open until 6/30/14. Whether I try online, or calling Verizon, or going to a VZW store, I am told that even though it appears I meet all the requirements, my lines are not tagged as Edge Eligible and there is absolutely nothing they can do about it. My account is in good standing. The manager at the store thought it may be due to my being enrolled in One-bill combined billing with Verizon FIOS. I have since disabled that option so I am on separate billing from each. Still no luck. This is no way to treat customers, Verizon! You plaster an offer all over television, all over the internet, your web site, and when a customer goes to take advantage of it, the customer is denied the option for no reason and no ability for any of your workers to go into the system and correct the issue. As it turns out I will probably just wait for my upgrade date so I can keep my phones and sell them on eBay which will be better for me in the long run and worse for you since you won't get my old phone. For anyone reading this, I have 2 Motorola Razr Maxx's and 1 iPhone 4S. I can easily sell these for $200+ each on eBay so if anyone is thinking of doing Early Edge, you are better off waiting until your upgrade date and keeping then selling your phones. For me it means $600+ in my pocket but more importantly $600 less to Verizon which is what they will resell them for. Verizon, you are too big and too inflexible.
What is Early Edge Open Enrollment?
Early Edge Open Enrollment is a limited-time option to participate in the Verizon Edge program. You can get your choice of the latest smartphone sooner than you would under a traditional 2-yr contract.
If you’ve had your current phone since 11/13/13, you may be eligible to purchase a 4G LTE smartphone through the Verizon Edge program. You’ll pay for your phone in monthly payments.
To be eligible for Early Edge, you must meet all the following:
Be eligible for Verizon Edge
Have had your phone since 11/13/13 or longer
Return your phone in good working condition*
The Early Edge Open Enrollment option will be available 2/13/14 - 6/30/14.
Note: You must return the phone that was on your line at the time you placed your Verizon Edge order, and it must be returned to Verizon Wireless within 14 days of receiving your new phone. If you do not, you may be charged a non-return fee of up to $200.
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Thanks mrniceguy for educating me. I am well aware of the benefits of the edge plan or I wouldn't be trying to enroll. I am angry that they won't let me enroll early and they do not honor the terms of the program equally for everyone. But as it turns out it is the early enrollment that is not a good deal because you have to turn your phone in. Once your normal upgrade date comes you get to keep your old phone and sell it. Same deal, pay $25 a month on edge and get $25 back on your plan whether you go early or wait till the upgrade date. I wanted to go early because I was excited about getting a new phone. But after being turned down repeatedly and thinking it through, I thought it better to trash Verizon for their policy and point out that patience is better because you get to keep your phone if you wait. So if I do the math as you say I can either pay zero for the phone on edge and give them my old phone, or I can wait and pay zero for the phone on edge and then pocket $200 per phone that I will sell on eBay.

Verizon Wireless Customer Service Complaint

I want to either file a complaint for the horrible customer service I received from a Verizon customer service rep and manager or learn how to file one. I just transferred from AT&T 2 weeks ago and I am already regretting it. I cant seem to find an email to be able to do this. If I dont hear from anyone with Verizon Wireless, I will just let T-Mobile buyout my contract or anyone that wants to buy me out. Kathleen KBG Verizon Wireless Customer Support
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Dear Verizon Customer Service
On the 3rd of October I came into the Verizon Wireless-4G store on 8726 S Sepulveda Bvd Ste C, Westchester, CA 90045 where I requested to set up a new account with Verizon and pre order a new iphone 6. The employee (Michael) who set up my account, copy pasted my address from my drivers licensee without verifying with me if it was my current address. After completing my order, I signed the contact only to find out later that the incorrect address was used. So I walked into the store a couple days later to notify your employee (Michael) that the address was incorrect, but he assured me that it could be easily changed once my phone was delivered to the store and my service was initiated with Verizon. Finally on the 21's of October, when I came in to pickup my phone and complete the application, (Michael) who had initiated my application was not present, so your employee Steve Martinez was left to complete my application. From the beginning he was not only very rude, but seemed unwilling to help me, mentioning that I should wait for Michael to continue with my application, but due to my limited time, I asked him to continue with the process. When I told him that I wanted to update my address, he told me that I would not be able to do that without a proof of address. So due to my limited time, I told him to continue with my old address, and I would switch it at a later time. He denied this request, stating that he would not continue with my application until I gave him proof of a different address. I pleased with him to help me figure out a way to solve this problem and try other options, but he absolutely denied all of my suggestions or requests, stating that the only way he would continue with my account was if I provided him proof of my recent move to a new location. Following this exchange, I tried to contact customer service for help, but they notified me that the only person that could help me at this time was an in-store representative Steve Mendez because my account was not yet active. No matter how many times I asked for his help, Steve refused to continue processing my account, going so far as to say that If I wasn't happy with his service, I was welcome to a full refund and removal from Verizon service. Extremely unhappy, I left the store and took a taxi to my rental office in order to obtain a copy of my lease agreement. Finally after almost two hours of transportation, I returned with all the requested paperwork, and found that (Michael) who had initially started my account was present.
At this time, Michael notified me that not only did I not need the extra paperwork to complete my order, but that he only needed my old address in the first place to initiate my account. So after couple waisted hours and 43.51$ dollars of taxi expense, I was finally able to complete my Verizon application with Micheal. As a new Verizon customer, I am very disappointed with the level of customer service I received from Steve Mendez, who seemed more willing to transfer me to another company that work with me to figure out a solution to my problem. I had looked forward to starting service with your company, and it is unfortunate that my first experience with your employee's was such a poor one. In response to the recent incident, I would ask that my account be credited the 43.51$ that I needed to spend on transportation moving back and forth to retrieve a document that was not even used to setup my account. I can send receipt as a prof.
Sincerely, Sonja M

How is it impossible to change the shipping method when Verizon Wireless is the one who screwed up?

Verizon Wireless doesn't have an email address because they know they'd get inundated with their many dissatisfied customers. I used to say "I love Verizon Wireless!!" now when people ask why I'm still with Verizon I say, "Better the devil I know than the devil I don't." And that's what almost everyone I know says!!! Why are we paying for terrible customer service and terrible policies!!! Don't they get enough money from us without having to treat us like garbage?!?!?!
Anyway, this is a bit of a rant, and I just hope someone sees it who can try to effect some change, although I doubt that's possible.
I know this is probably not the best way to resolve my issue, but I've been on the phone with customer service for over an hour, and I don't have time to go through the proper channels to leave feedback that I'm not sure even gets reviewed.
I ordered a new iPhone 5c on March 31st, through a promotion where I got the 32GB for free. Wonderful promotion, I was very excited, it worked out very well for me. I entered my credit card information to pay the $30 upgrade fee, which, quite frankly, should be illegal, and Verizon Wireless should be ashamed of themselves for charging customers to continue being customers. But that's a battle for another day.
The iPhone 5c was on back order and was guaranteed shipped by April 18th. I'm a tax accountant, so it works out well that I was super busy and not staring at the mailbox during those 18 days. But every now and then I checked my order status and it was never updated with FedEx. So I was a little concerned. On Friday, April 18th at 6.06 EST, I called in and spoke with a woman who assured me nothing was wrong with my order, and by the time the weekend was over, I should have an updated status. I asked her to review it carefully because I was concerned that I hadn't received any kind of update. She said there was nothing in there to delay my order.
Cut to Tuesday, April 22. I was perturbed, but not alarmed that I didn't have my new phone. Until my mother reminded me that she was getting my old phone, and her grace period ends on Friday, when she needs to either reconnect a phone, or start paying for service again, with or without the phone. So I called Verizon to find out what was going on.
The $30 charge didn't go through, so they never sent my device out. There is no reason the charge didn't go through, I have confirmation that I entered my card information correctly, there was over $2,000 in that account. So nothing on my side was amiss. Nobody at customer service can figure out why the payment didn't process. And nobody has the authority to expedite the shipping of my new phone. Ashley had me on hold for over 10 minutes while she conferred with a supervisor. Then she hung up on me. An accident, I know, but she didn't try to call me back, or text me to give me a callback number (which I've been told is an option).
So I had to call back in and explain this all over again to a new representative who was unable to transfer me to Ashley. And Ashley didn't put her correct inner email on my call record, so the new rep couldn't contact her. The new rep said all she could do was take the $30 payment, and then send my phone out. I was understandably upset at how I'd been hung up on, and previously lied to by the rep on Friday the 18th. But the rep insisted there was nothing she could do to expedite the shipping of my phone. I asked to speak to a supervisor, waited almost 20 minutes, which I understand.
The supervisor gets on the phone, and insists there's nothing she can do to expedite the shipping of my phone. Even after I explained the whole story, she still couldn't do anything. Because I chose normal shipping when I ordered the phone, they couldn't change it to overnight shipping now without cancelling the order. But if they cancelled the order, then I wouldn't be eligible for the promotional price, since that promotion had ended. I find it hard to believe 1) that there is **nobody** at Verizon Wireless customer service who can contact the warehouse and ask them to overnight a shipment and 2) that there is **nobody** at Verizon Wireless who could cancel my original order, create a new order with overnight shipment, and then waive the price of the phone to be in line with the promotion/sale.
I find it equally impossible to believe that in special circumstances, you can't forward the stock request to a store near me so I can pick up in person.
And then, to make matters even more fun, the supervisor I was on the phone with told me I had to order asap, because the shipping cutoff had passed 15 minutes before, and there wasn't even a guarantee that my phone would be shipped out at the end of the day. So instead of getting my phone a week later than I should have, I'd be getting it over a week later than I should have. To further compound my anger and frustration, when I called Verizon on March 31st to ask a question about my update, I sat on hold for a few minutes and was transferred and then hung up on. So I was hung up on twice by customer service, and that still didn't get me what I wanted.
Now, I know these are first world problems. But if consumers keep letting themselves get pushed around by the big monopolies who don't care about my $75 a month, then it will just get worse.
Ask yourself: Would you stay with a company who treated you the way I was treated above?
If you made it this far, thanks for reading.
Sincerely,
Soon to be a Former Verizon Customer

I think most Verizon customers feel the same way:/ I was chatting with Verizon for over 2 hours and they still wouldn't help me. Verizon Wireless and their customer service is TERRIBLE!! I do not know why they still have customers. I upgraded to the iPhone 5S end of December 2013. I spent over $250 for the brand new iPhone 5S and only had it for 3 mos before I started having problems with it. It is now June and am on my 3rd iPhone 5s. This 3rd phone is having issues already, which will make it the 4th phone since I upgraded and the 3rd replacement refurbished phone they sent me. I called today asking for a new phone. I do not want any part of the iPhones anymore with as many problems as I have had. I spoke to 3 different representatives, and none of them would help me. I still have a year and a half at least left on my contract, so they are going to let me go through god knows how many more iPhones before my contract ends. They basically stated that if I wanted a different phone I have to pay full retail price for a new phone or else be stuck with replacement iPhone 5S' for the next year and a half. Verizon is worthless!! I'm thinking I'm going to switch carriers. I spent so much money on a brand new phone when I upgraded and only had the new phone for 3 mos....that's just ridiculous and unfair and Verizon won't replace it with another brand new phone. I am stuck with refurbished iPhone 5S'.

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