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Earlier this week a new Verizon offer oddly set many tech press outlets <a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1_____enUS408US408&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Verizon+$200#rlz=1C1_____enUS408US408&q=Verizon+%24200&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=nws:1&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wn&fp=7ff98f1cfe1a9415">hearts a-flutter</a>, resulting in them reporting that Verizon was offering $200 credit to users who had recently bought a phone but wanted to upgrade to the upcoming iPhone. But a close inspection of the "<a href="http://support.vzw.com/faqs/iphone/iphone_faq.html">deal</a>" reveals it's not much of one: Users who activated a new smartphone between 11/26/2010 and 01/10/2011 can get a <b>up to</b> $200 Visa debit card when they purchase an iPhone 4 <b>at full retail price</b> if they return their existing phone. Full retail for Verizon s iPhone 4 is $650 for the 16GB version and $750 for the 32GB model. This is apparently somewhat of an empty gesture on the heels of the company killing off their New Every Two program, and offers users about as much value as their used phone trade in service.

Source: DSLReports.com