avoiding the upsell

If You Want A Cell Phone Without A New Contract, Don't Go To The Verizon Store

If You Want A Cell Phone Without A New Contract, Don't Go To The Verizon Store

If you’re already a Verizon customer and all you want is a new phone — no change of plan, no contract extension, just the phone — it would make sense that you should just be able to go to the Verizon store and pay full price for a new one. But as Consumerist reader Greg learned, things rarely go as easily as you’d expect when you’re dealing with the wireless world. [More]