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IH10020 · Nov 23, 2013

Do use to order tractor parts sometime. Was told the cell phones you get at Wal-Mart and related places are different than the phones you get at a factory store, anyone else hear this? Verizon in particular. Thanks and happy thanksgiving.

Ron/PA · Nov 23, 2013

Not quite sure what you're asking here but in general the answer is no. At least not the phones I buy.

I go to Wal-Mart, pick up a Samsung that's compatable with the ATT towers I want to use, sign it up for Straight talk for $45.00 per month and it's no different than my contract and phone I got from Verizon or Sprint.

Neither Samsung, or Apple are going to put their name of a substandard product just to sell them at Wal-Mart.

MarkWV · Nov 23, 2013

my dad is 86, couldnt get to phone in time to answer, didnt like size of handsets in pocket. So i took him to walmart, asked which phones are AT&T, (cause they have good signal at his house) bought it, signed him up to have land line number transfered to phone and now he carrys it in his shirt pocket, can hear it and answer it, $45.00 month for everything- hes happy and so am I

Geo-TH,In · Nov 23, 2013

I was a long time customer of verizon contract. Changed over to verizon prepaid, get more minutes, free text and pics. Purchased a simple samsung flip phone from walmart for $15 which came with $10 of the $15 going towards the minutes. I went with $35 plan, 500 minutes. I am lucky to use 200 of my 500 minutes each month.

I could have gone to the verizon store down the road a few miles and got the exact same phone for $50. Verizon told me that if I needed to get a replacement phone it would cost me $100. Walmart told me if I need a new phone I could just buy another for $15 and keep my old verizon contract phone number. I was also able to get over 600 contact #'s transfered from verizon contract to my verizon prepaid. I'm very pleased with a simple samsung. The battery last longer than my old LG flip phone.

I never had text or pics on verizon contract. A friend did. She saved over $20 a month by switching.
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