Today i went to Walmart. I stop in to the Walmart Wireless store that supports the 3 big wireless carriers in the US (Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T)
I dropped in cause i needed some 2.5 mm headphones for my phone.
I find one pair. $25. A little too much for something ill be using for about a month.
I realized 2.5 mm headphones are kinda going extict.
Which is good for the general public, but not for me.
Also.
Im looking into getting and Iphone.
Since im at a multi carrier store i feel like i would get an honest answer about the legendary "Verizon Iphone"
Hes payed on comission so i understand him covering some of what he knows but not everything.
I nonchalantly waltz up to the counter.
Me: Whats the word on the Verizon Iphone?
Him: Oh its not happening.
(reasonable)
At least not till 2013.
(common Verizon contracts are 2 years. Its almost 2011. 2 years is 2013.
Now. Hes payed on commission. Sell more phones/contracts get more money.
If i was to buy a phone now cause its chirstmas season, a huge money making season for any company, he would get commission.
If i was to see the Iphone be released later like in early 2011 like rumor state, he will be making someone else money when i pay a huge sum to have my contract voided. On top of that i would be paying a TON to get another phone, the iphone, and the huge amount of money to pay for the plan.
It also doesnt help that the other 2 employees just sat there wide eyed and made sure i would swallow is bold faced lies whole. Its so obvious.
He continues to babble about how after Verizon transfers to LTE, then they will be transfering to GSM from CDMA.
Plausible IF LTE actually stands for Long Term Evolution network...
To wrap things up i ask if they have any 2.5 headphones.
Him: Nope we dont have those. I dont think we even have the converters for going from 2.5 to 3.5.
Bullshit. I JUST picked them up as well as a 2.5 to 3.5 converter.
BULLSHIT
tl;dr verison:
Verizon employee blatantly lies to my face about the Verizon Iphone not happening till 2013 cause hes payed on commission.
EDIT: I forgot to add that there are alot of people hanging on these "Verizon Iphone" rumors. People who are just like me, waiting for the Verizon Iphone to be released. If/When it doesnt, Verizon is going to lose alot of business when they all move to AT&T. Its kinda in Verizons favor to make this rumor come true.
I dropped in cause i needed some 2.5 mm headphones for my phone.
I find one pair. $25. A little too much for something ill be using for about a month.
I realized 2.5 mm headphones are kinda going extict.
Which is good for the general public, but not for me.
Also.
Im looking into getting and Iphone.
Since im at a multi carrier store i feel like i would get an honest answer about the legendary "Verizon Iphone"
Hes payed on comission so i understand him covering some of what he knows but not everything.
I nonchalantly waltz up to the counter.
Me: Whats the word on the Verizon Iphone?
Him: Oh its not happening.
(reasonable)
At least not till 2013.
(common Verizon contracts are 2 years. Its almost 2011. 2 years is 2013.
Now. Hes payed on commission. Sell more phones/contracts get more money.
If i was to buy a phone now cause its chirstmas season, a huge money making season for any company, he would get commission.
If i was to see the Iphone be released later like in early 2011 like rumor state, he will be making someone else money when i pay a huge sum to have my contract voided. On top of that i would be paying a TON to get another phone, the iphone, and the huge amount of money to pay for the plan.
It also doesnt help that the other 2 employees just sat there wide eyed and made sure i would swallow is bold faced lies whole. Its so obvious.
He continues to babble about how after Verizon transfers to LTE, then they will be transfering to GSM from CDMA.
Plausible IF LTE actually stands for Long Term Evolution network...
To wrap things up i ask if they have any 2.5 headphones.
Him: Nope we dont have those. I dont think we even have the converters for going from 2.5 to 3.5.
Bullshit. I JUST picked them up as well as a 2.5 to 3.5 converter.
BULLSHIT
tl;dr verison:
Verizon employee blatantly lies to my face about the Verizon Iphone not happening till 2013 cause hes payed on commission.
EDIT: I forgot to add that there are alot of people hanging on these "Verizon Iphone" rumors. People who are just like me, waiting for the Verizon Iphone to be released. If/When it doesnt, Verizon is going to lose alot of business when they all move to AT&T. Its kinda in Verizons favor to make this rumor come true.