How to Switch from AT&T to the Verizon iPhone 4 - Shelly Palmer

Been lusting for a Verizon iPhone 4 worried about the cost of the switch Here39s what you need to knowThe Fees If you bought your ATampampT iPhone less than 30 days ago you can return it Depending upon the deal you signed and where you live you may be subject to a small restocking fee You will have to return the physical phone You will not be charged an early termination fee If you don39t return the phone expect a bill for its full retail value as much as 69900 USD1 Before June 1 2010 If you purchased your iPhone before June 1 2010 ATampampT39s early termination fee is 17500 USD minus 500 for each full month of service commitment that you have already completed So if you bought an iPhone in June 2009 your early termination fee will be about 80 00 USD if you cancel in February 20112 After June 1 2010 If you purchased your iPhone after June 1 2010 ATampampT39s early termination fee is 32500 USD minus 10 00 for each full month of service commitment already completed If you purchased your iPhone 4 when it debuted in June 2010 ATampampT will hit you for about 25500 USD if you abandon ship this monthHow to get some money back You may not love your ATampampT iPhone but there are all kinds of people and organizations that will be very happy to take it off your handsTradein your ATampampT iPhone Believe it or not Verizon has a phone tradein program that is independent of a new phone transaction with them You can get up to 265 for a 32GB ATampampT iPhone 4 and approximately 210 for a 16GB model if 1 it can make out going calls 2 has a working display and 3 the display is not cracked Be very honest when accessing the condition of your phone Verizon will evaluate it when it arrives determine its value and send you a gift card for what they think the phone is worth But they will not return the phone to you if you don39t like what they39ve sent you So be honest You also have the option to donate the phone and get a tax deduction for the appraised value There are other tradein programs floating around If you have an older iPhone 3GS Radio Shack has a combination discount and credittradein program that may interest youSell your ATampampT iPhone There is a robust market for ATampampT iPhones especially the iPhone 4 that you can39t wait to get rid of This is because as unfortunate as your experience may have been with the Nation39s quotfastestquot 3G network ATampampT iPhones operate on the GSM network amp8211 the most popular mobile device network in the world People who live in places where Apple does not sell iPhones or people who live in areas where they do sell iPhones but want a bargain can use them with any GSM SIM card Here are a few options1 eBay amp8211 I put my 32GB iPhone 4 on eBay in a threeday auction it sold for 57800 USD If you have an eBay account and you are very very familiar with the culture and are very comfortable with the process of selling extremely popular consumer electronics items on the eBay you should consider it Please do not open an eBay account to do this one transaction and pretty please do not attempt to do this if you do not usually sell popular items on eBay There is a remarkable difference between selling eclectic or specialized items on eBay and selling popculture tech If you do not know exactly what you are doing you will be extremely unhappy with the results Consider yourself warned2 At nextworthcom you can learn where to recycle your old gear for cash They have a deal with Target stores and over 850 retail locations where you can sell your old electronics including your old iPhone 4Some Bad NewsAlthough the Verizon iPhone 4 is almost indistinguishable from the ATampampT iPhone 4 to the naked eye the phones are not the same size and the buttons are NOT in the same place Your ATampampT iPhone 4 case will NOT fit your Verizon iPhone 4 More importantly external batteries for the ATampampT iPhone 4 like the exceptionally useful Mophie Juice Pack will NOT fit your Verizon iPhone 4 Mophie is taking preorders on their website for the Verizon iPhone 4 compatible Mophie Juice Pack Air the company says it will ship by February 28 2011 This external battery also serves as a case and will double your battery life amp8211 you really can39t have a CDMA Verizon iPhone 4 without an external battery amp8211 unless you39re OK with recharging your new Verizon iPhone 4 by noon everydayYou39ve also heard that Verizon39s 3G network is slower than ATampampT39s This is absolutely true Between 2040 slower depending upon where you live This does not matter too much if you are not a serious web browser or cloud user If you are well you39re going to be a little sad but you will almost never drop a callYou will be committing to a twoyear contract for a 7month old 3G phone that is already obsolete 4G phones are around the corner and you can be sure Apple will be selling one this June amp8211 notice that the iPhone 3GS came out in June 2009 and the iPhone 4 came out in June of 2010 Let39s see hummm iPhone 5 in June 2011 amp8211 no they39d never do that would theyBecause you can talk you will I rarely spoke on my ATampampT iPhone 4 all kidding aside it truly dropped too many calls So I carried a Verizon BlackBerry 9650 as my phone and an ATampampT iPhone 4 for everything else My Verizon iPhone 4 arrived yesterday and it took me about 10 minutes to set it up Awesome I made dozens of calls treating the Verizon iPhone 4 as my primary device amp8211 all perfectly completed and was in Verizon heaven amp8211 until I realized that it was 1145am and I only had 24 of my battery left I got back to my office and recharged for 40 minutes which got me up to 78 before I had to head out to my next meeting My new Verizon iPhone 4 hit the nightstand with 2 of the battery left This is going to be challenging until the external batterycase companies start shippingThe Good News I have a Verizon iPhone 4 and with the very nice profit from the sale of my ATampampT iPhone 4 the switch was almost free Oh and BlackBerry 9650 RIPShelly Palmer is the host of MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer a daily show featuring news you can use about technology media ampamp entertainment He is the author of Television Disrupted The Transition from Network to Networked TV 2008 New York House Press and the upcoming Get Digital Reinventing Yourself and Your Career for the 21st Century Economy 2009 Lake House Press Shelly is also President of the National Academy of Television Arts ampamp Sciences NY the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy Awards For information about Get Digital Classes visit httpwwwshellypalmercomseminars Watch Digital Life with Shelly Palmer Tuesdays at 10p ET on WNBC39s NY Nonstop httpwwwshellypalmercomdigitallifeRead all Shelly39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Shelly Palmer ReportCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerMediaBizBloggers is an openthought leadership blog platform for media marketing and advertising professionals 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