Nextel has nothing to do with the deal. Indirect dealers can sell phones for any price they like. Amazon will make a very small margin on the deal. I'd be willing to bet the rebate takes 10-12 weeks to process and if they find one thing wrong they will deny the rebate.
As a current customer you can upgrade your phone for the same price as a new customer.

keep in mind all that Amazon cares about is making money on the contracts, in most cases they could care less if they even lose a little money on the phones themselves. With the commissions and other kickbacks they recieve they make more than enough to recoop the phone cost. As far as nextel goes, they never have been consumer friendly like the other carriers in terms of phone deals. But business wise, they dont have to be /c they have the market cornered in what they offer, the PTT. You dont have any idea how many people i sign up for nextel that dont even blink when their credit reports come up with $500 deposits. They know what they are looking for and we all know the level of service nextel offers. So as long as these factors are in plac...
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