8 Confessions of a Former Verizon Sales Rep


	8 Confessions of a Former Verizon Sales Rep

Jdfodio

3-6-2007 1:49 PM

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advice, finance, savings

Jdfodio says:

I wonder if Cingular has similar cost savings programs...

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/89fd6551-ba4a-4854-bc4a-d4397b5c4290/4F08D4D4-738C-4679-A360-C524A3F20152/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php" href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php" style="font-size: 11px;">consumerist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><P>• <STRONG>Never get a 2-year contract.</STRONG> "The only benefit to a 2 yr contract is a $50 savings on your phone. Its not worth it. Take the $50 and get a 1 year then you can upgrade to a new phone every 10 months."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><STRONG>Verizon reps get tons of money from new lines and certain accessories and text packages, take advantage of this. </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><P>• <STRONG>Mention the lost or stolen program to get 25% off a new phone, even if you're under contract.</STRONG> Who's to say you didn't lose it?</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><STRONG>If you're on a rate plan of $59.99 or higher, you can get "a new phone (and new contract) for the discounted price after 12 months."</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><P>•<STRONG> Insurance is a rip-off.</STRONG> It costs too much and has a $50 deductible.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><STRONG>Tell them you'll sign up for the Unlimited Data Plan with your Treo. </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><P>• <STRONG>Reps don't get as much money if you're still in a contract.</STRONG> If you upgrade on the phone with Verizon, the store reps won't be as motivated to help you.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php"><STRONG>Ask for a loyalty credit on the phone before going to the store. </STRONG></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/4F08D4D4-738C-4679-A360-C524A3F20152/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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