November 14th, 2008
The perks of free agency with Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless really wants to keep me around. I could get into this free agency thing.
By total coincidence my contract is up just as RIM launches the Storm on its network. First I get the invite to a private sale, which is a touch misleading (click to enlarge).
The invite implies that I show up and can walk out with a Storm (all ZDNet content). That’s how I took it. In reality, I show up and give information so I get it on the 21st or sometime next week. It’s a preorder.
I’m also getting two free months for renewing.
These offers wouldn’t have happened if Verizon wasn’t worried about Apple’s iPhone and AT&T hurting its churn rates.
Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Smart Planet as well as Editorial Director of ZDNet sister site TechRepublic. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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