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Verizon Wireless Quietly Drops Mail-In Rebate for Pre and Pixi

Mar 5, 2010, 12:55 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Verizon Wireless has eliminated the mail-in rebate previously necessary for customers to get the lowest price for the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus. Customers will now only pay $149 out of pocket for the Pre Plus and $79 for the Pixi Plus.

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kendrat

Mar 10, 2010, 3:34 PM

It's a store thing

They are the only ones that have that (mail in erbates). When you order online for Verizon the rebates are always instant. So its not really a big deal. And that is For any phone you get online.

SprintCC

Mar 5, 2010, 1:48 PM

Why quiet?

I don't understand not being vocal about dropping in a mail in rebate. Customer's hate to deal with them. If I was going to get a Palm Pre I'd likely go with Sprint because of the lower plan cost, but if I didn't have to deal with a MIR with Verizon that may be enough to change my mind--- maybe it is just me though.

Azeron

Another sign of Palm's desperation to move product. How long can they hold on?

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HawkeyeOC

Mail in rebates are annoying, but I doubt it's a deal breaker for most people.
Making a big deal out of dropping the mail in rebate could be both a positive and a negative for a company. I would only see it as a positive if they dropped it across t...
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bluecoyote

Good phones on Verizon's network never last long.

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Menno

Because, according to my sources, retailers are also being told that no further orders of the phones will be filled. It could just be that retailer but it sounds to me like the phone isn't doing well and they are clearing inventory. The manager I kn...
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