Verizon Pre 2 Firesale?

**petiole** · 09/23/2011, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by noseph

No Verizon has a supply of Pre2s it is HP that no longer has any. You cannot buy a Pre2 from Verizon for that price unless you qualify for an upgrade or you are a new customer. HP's were no contract for that price.

Originally Posted by noseph

I did that exact thing back in July. I was eligible for the $4.99 upgrade, however my wife need to replace her Pre+. I got the upgrade and then had it activated on her line.

Did they give you any grief about it when you brought it into the store? I mean, is it possible that they would refuse to activate it on my line?

**giggles** · 09/24/2011, 02:05 AM

^I have done the same on sprint and I imagine its the same on verizon. You can even activate it online yourself. or take it in store and they will glady help you. There should be no problems.

**noseph** · 09/24/2011, 05:28 AM

Originally Posted by petiole

Did they give you any grief about it when you brought it into the store? I mean, is it possible that they would refuse to activate it on my line?

I actually did the switch/activation over the phone (just don't use any of the lines you are swapping), they were very helpful.

It might be possible to do the swap online. I activated the Pre2 that I got from ebay entirely online, only took a few minutes.

**petiole** · 09/24/2011, 07:14 AM

That's awesome. And, with Synergy all the info should sync up right away with the new phone, too, correct? As in, I wouldn't need to go into a store for them to transfer the stuff off of my phone, as usual.

I'm going to order the one from Verizon today, and if we get lucky and the Pre3 comes out, then I'll pass the Pre2 down to my husband (who also has a Pre+, and I'll take the Pre3!

Muuuhahahaha

**gitit20** · 09/24/2011, 07:50 AM

hp killed off webos and smart phones small chance they may bring it back but doubt it there is not going to be a pre 3 on verizon sorry

**giggles** · 09/24/2011, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by gitit20

hp killed off webos and smart phones small chance they may bring it back but doubt it there is not going to be a pre 3 on verizon sorry

Yha there is..... They're on ebay.

**noseph** · 09/24/2011, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by petiole

That's awesome. And, with Synergy all the info should sync up right away with the new phone, too, correct? As in, I wouldn't need to go into a store for them to transfer the stuff off of my phone, as usual.

I'm going to order the one from Verizon today, and if we get lucky and the Pre3 comes out, then I'll pass the Pre2 down to my husband (who also has a Pre+, and I'll take the Pre3!

Muuuhahahaha

Yes all of your Synergy info will return auto-Magically, however if you care about your app data (Angry Birds Levels etc) you should install the Save/Restore app from preware and once run copy the saverestore folder to your pc. You can then copy this folder to your new Pre2 and use it once you install Save/Restore to restore your app data. Enjoy your new Pre2.

**jim1eye** · 10/03/2011, 03:53 PM

Interesting...Verizon has raised the price of upgrade/renewal to a Pre2 from $49.99 to $149.99

**artwest50** · 10/04/2011, 03:57 AM

That's why I bought a Palm Pre 2, for 150 dollars from ebay. No Contract which means I stay on my old contract and I have a brand new Pre 2 coming sometime this week. I can then use my upgrade on something else, or if webos gets resurrected somehow to a new webos device. I don't see myself spending 149 for a two year commitment on a iffy at best webos ecosystem.

**rhauer** · 10/04/2011, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by jim1eye

Interesting...Verizon has raised the price of upgrade/renewal to a Pre2 from $49.99 to $149.99

yeah, was just on Verizon Web site and noticed the same thing. Came here to see whats going on.

Why would they increase the price at this time. Maybe inventory levels are extremely low.

**jim1eye** · 10/04/2011, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by rhauer

yeah, was just on Verizon Web site and noticed the same thing. Came here to see whats going on.

Why would they increase the price at this time. Maybe inventory levels are extremely low.

Beats the heck out of me. My initial thought is perhaps they ARE going to release the Pre 3 and are testing the waters on pricing.

**rhauer** · 10/04/2011, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by jim1eye

Beats the heck out of me. My initial thought is perhaps they ARE going to release the Pre 3 and are testing the waters on pricing.

Is that even a possibility (offering the Pre 3) at this point

**OrionAntares#CB** · 10/04/2011, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by rhauer

Is that even a possibility (offering the Pre 3) at this point

If they've already got a warehouse full of them, why not?

**howemi01** · 10/04/2011, 11:42 AM

It would be in keeping with the "do whatever possible to maximize aggravation and outrage amongst WebOS customers" strategy spearheaded by HP.

**rhauer** · 10/04/2011, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by howemi01

It would be in keeping with the "do whatever possible to maximize aggravation and outrage amongst WebOS customers" strategy spearheaded by HP.

Well? What are they waiting for? Lets see the goods.

**UncleVanya** · 10/04/2011, 11:48 AM

I would guess that whatever promotional pricing deal was in the system fell out based on the date. I would also guess that if they get low they might jack the price up to keep some spares - but I would be guessing - I have zero knowledge about this specifically.

**rhauer** · 10/04/2011, 11:55 AM

That makes sense, and probably more likely then they are about to release the 3

**semprini** · 10/04/2011, 04:09 PM

I went ahead and ordered the Pre2 and switched to Verizon from Sprint. I really hope that an update comes soon so that I can do SMS on my Touchpad...

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