Clearing Up the “New Every Two” Confusion
Yesterday, we reported Verizon was ending their New Every Two option for all new customers, and for all existing customers after initiating one last “NE2” upgrade. Apparently, I wasn’t very clear on what this meant. My apologies, but allow me to clarify. I said that “…if you want to upgrade with a new two-year contract every two years, you’re going to have to pay the full subsidized price.”
When I say “full subsidized price”, I’m referring to the $200 it would normally cost you to buy, say, a DROID X or a DROID 2 after signing a two-year contract, not the full cost of the phone without signing a new contract. With New Every Two, Verizon customers upgrading were eligible for credits of anywhere between $30 and $100 on that subsidized price, so your DROID X or DROID 2 upgrade would be anywhere between $100 and $170.
New Every Two ending does not mean you can’t upgrade after 18-24 months and still get the phone at the subsidized price, it just means you won’t be getting an extra discount on top of it. I hope I’ve cleared this up for many of you as we received a barrage of comments from confused souls. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.