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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Verizon / May 2008Blackberry Pearl from verizon
I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, in addition to a call package I need Internet access to check selling prices on ebay during sales and auctions, to avoid overpaying, we sell 800-900 things a month, I don't want to carry a laptop My wife just wants the features and especially the navigator, is this a deal or not ? Thanks >I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for >like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >is this a deal or not ? I dunno. How much are you asking for your wife? Do you take trades?  SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for >>like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I dunno. How much are you asking for your wife? Do you take trades? post her 1040A and we'll see, also some home cooking recipes, does she have her own leaf blower, grass trimmer, lawn mower, snow shovel ? >>>I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for >>>like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >does she have her own leaf blower, grass trimmer, lawn mower, snow shovel ? What's a "snow shovel"? SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>>> I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for >>>> like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > What's a "snow shovel"? Tell the truth: the only reason you know the word "snow" is because you have "snow birds" where you live, right? :-) LOL My friend, who moved from NY to Florida, keeps a "Dunkin Donuts" ice scraper on his boat, to remind him why he moved. "Ice", by the way, is the stuff in your Dewars on-the-rocks. Dean >>>>I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for >>>>like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > What's a "snow shovel"? > My friend, who moved from NY to Florida, keeps a "Dunkin Donuts" ice scraper > on his boat, to remind him why he moved. > > "Ice", by the way, is the stuff in your Dewars on-the-rocks. When entrepreneur and long-time radio talk show host Bruce Williams is asked why he moved from New Jersey to Florida, he says "because no one has ever sprained their back shoveling sunshine..." >LOL > >My friend, who moved from NY to Florida, keeps a "Dunkin Donuts" ice scraper >on his boat, to remind him why he moved. > >"Ice", by the way, is the stuff in your Dewars on-the-rocks. We have to explain to New Yawkers that the Slushies for sale in the machine in 7/11 is not what they're used to and just colored red. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for > like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > is this a deal or not ? Read the contract VERY CAREFULLY!!!!!!! VZW is not a charity! They expect to get their money out of you somehow!!! > I need Internet access to check > selling prices on ebay during sales > and auctions, to avoid overpaying... You mean if you weren't able to check, you'd overpay? Wow! Are you ever confused about how bidding works. Lumpy Linus Digs Lucy www.digitalcartography.com/LinLucy.mp3 Isn't that view a little narrow? I use eBay quite often to get a "price frame" for items before I buy/sell them. I've bought and sold around 20 Verizon phones on eBay, but I wouldn't have a clue what they go for TODAY. eBay provides me with a frame of reference. I think it's one step any wise buyer (or seller) would take, along with checking the major shopping bots. Shopping like this has probably saved me thousands of dollars over the years. Dean >> I need Internet access to check >> selling prices on ebay during sales [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > www.digitalcartography.com/LinLucy.mp3 >> I need Internet access to check >> selling prices on ebay during sales [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Lumpy I sell things, I don't want to overpay at an antique auction or estate sale, for instance > I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for > like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Thanks The other posters clearly have a far better sense of humor than I have, so I'll try to answer your question straight up. I am an owner of both a Vz Pearl and Curve, so I speak from a little experience. That said, I had been paying $45/month for the data service. Verizon's new position is to give non-business users a break and, to my knowledge, they only recently introduced the $30 unlimited data plan. So, I would consider that to be a big break for you and a good opportunity. I just switched, thanks to the astuteness of one Verizon rep I happened to get when I bought the Curve. The others didn't know about the $30 plan and would have kept me on the $45 plan. Is the Pearl worth $99? I think it's worth a lot more. But value is always in the eyes of the user, isn't it? The Pearl does most things any PDA I ever had does, plus it's a very good phone. I paid about $500 for a Dell Axim when it was new, so the Pearl seems like a bargain at $99. I'm sure you understand that you are committing to a 2-year contract for that $99 price. But, you can cancel the contract at anytime. If you do, you'll be charged a $175 cancellation fee, which is reduced by $5 for each month you used the contract. You can probably get over $200 for a used Pearl on eBay if you keep it in good condition. So, how can you go wrong with this deal??? For the final caveat, allow me to say that I loved the Pearl. But I sometimes ran into trouble with the Suretype system. It is a great system and generally works well, but unless you practice a lot, you may have trouble typing non-conventional words. That's why I'm trying out the Curve (full keyboard). I think you can get the Curve for possibly $149 and the same data deal. Hope this helped and good luck. >> I got an offer from Verizon for a Blackberry Pearl, for >> like $99 for the unit and 29.99 a month for unlimited internet, [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > (full keyboard). I think you can get the Curve for possibly $149 and the > same data deal. Hope this helped and good luck. It certainly does and I appreciate your help, Thanks |
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