Verizon jacks phone upgrade fees from $20 up to $30<article>
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If there’s one thing Verizon loves to do, it’s bouncing around the cost of its smartphone upgrade fee. After
Verizon introducing a $20 upgrade fee in April 2016, it's now raising the cost even further.</p><p>
Whenever you swap out your existing phone—whether through a straight-up purchase or a monthly payment plan with the carrier—Verizon adds $30 to your bill. Verizon will refund the charge to anyone who returns their new device within 14 days after purchasing it.</p><p>
When asked about the reason for the price increase Verizon didn’t have much to say beyond a boilerplate statement. “These fees help cover increased cost to provide customers with America’s largest and fastest 4G LTE network,” Verizon told
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Verizon jacks phone upgrade fees from $20 up to $30
