On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:26:08 -0500, Diamond Dave <dmine45.NOSPAM@yahoo.com>
wrote:
: On 18 Nov 2006 17:31:11 -0800, "KJB" <wwwebmail@yahoo.com> wrote:
:
: >Thanks for the reply. I stopped by the local VZW store today to look
: >around and see what's available. After visiting the store I'm not so
: >sure I'll go Moto this time. LOL The LG Chocolate was pretty
: >impressive as well as the Samsung SCH-a990. I really liked the Samsung
: >but it's very expensive even with the New Every Two discount - close to
: >$400! The sales rep said the price would probably drop substantially
: >during the Christmas shopping season. I hope so - I can wait.
:
: You have several months once your New Every Two comes up. Don't have
: to do it right away.
:
: Remember - if you're on a family plan, only the phone that's the on
: the main account gets the NE2. The other phones are full price.

Unless you happen to blunder onto a "twofer" deal, as I did two years ago.
Verizon was selling the LG7000 for about $150, but there was a $50
manufacturer's rebate. That lowered my cost to $100, which was covered by
new-every-2. But wait: Vz also had a 2-for-one deal on the 7000, so I got one
for my wife's line as well. Its $50 rebate cut my cost to $0. (Well, not
quite. I bought a car charger, which I never use, and a spare battery. Later
LG came up with an external charger, and I bought one of those. But otherwise,
both phones were free.) With my new-every-two coming up again, I wish I could
find another deal like that. ;^)

OTOH, I'm still pretty happy with my two 7000s. The only real reason for
ditching them is that they're two years old and out of warranty.

Bob