Verizon blowing out Storms for $49.99 -- you know what that means
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Aug 31st 2009 1:15AM
posted Aug 31st 2009 1:15AM
Pardon the pun, but we've got the perfect storm here: the Storm 2 is undoubtedly just around the corner, the holiday shopping season is a stone's throw away, and Verizon's probably sitting on a fat pile of stagnating Storm inventory that's gotta go. What's North America's largest carrier to do? Drop pricing on the original through the floor, of course, which means you can now pick up the 9530 for a scant $49.99 on a two-year contract after rebate. If you recall, it went for $199.99 at launch, so it's a decent deal (for Verizon, anyway -- it's been easy to get a free Storm through third parties for a while now), so just don't freak out on us when the replacement hits any month now, alright?[Via PhoneArena]
Where are you finding free Storms? If I didn't have to re-up my contract I wouldn't mind giving one a spin...
I wonder how long it's going to take to get rid of that stock. And it's interesting how long before the holiday season they're starting this sale. It leads me to believe there was quite a gap between the carrier's anticipation and the public's consumption.
No, no big gap. At least not in my area. We still sell all the Storms from a single shipment week to week. By far the most popular phone in our store. It's a good phone that got a bad rap. Storm 2 will be the best Blackberry period I think. This sale is starting because of the Tour and to drive Data Revenue... if you haven't been paying attention to the stories recently, Data Revenue is where its at for all the carriers now.
@ Jared
check out wirefly.com for a free Storm
Bring on the storm 2!!
They're buy one get one at $49.99 down here in Atlanta.
Now all we need are the signs up intoducing the Storm 2 is in town!