Verizon replacing my Bionic with a Razr Maxx...

[domestic violence]

No upgrade. Nexus dropped LTE constantly and after a week of waiting, the Rep offered me the choice. Couldn't be happier.

 

[FastMoneyPlaya]

I did the upgrade from Bionic to MAXX and after a couple of days with the MAXX, I am quite pleased. The Bionic was a very good phone (underrated in my opinion). The upgrade from Gingerbread on the Bionic to ICS on the MAXX is a slight improvement - more evolution than revolution. The MAXX feels a bit quicker - perhaps this is the ICS at work as the Bionic also has a dual core chip. But the battery power on the MAXX is by far the most important advance. Both days I have unplugged my MAXX at 6:25am, and by bedtime, after 16+ hours of normal to above normal usage, I have had 50% battery left. My Bionic would have died under the same conditions.

To summarize, I am quite pleased I upgraded, and I don't think there's another phone that comes close in terms of battery life. I was close to getting the S3 (which my wife has and is a very very nice phone), but I'm glad I went with the MAXX. I just sold my used Bionic on EBay for $160, so net net, it didn't cost me much for the upgrade (Verizon gave me an early upgrade for $199 since I b*tched about Bionic's new estimate of 4Q for ICS).

PS- I dont understand why used Bionics sell for $160 on EBay. Used MAXX's sell for $350. Can somebody explain why used phone prices are so high?

 

[dpham00]

That is half or one quarter of the full retail unsubsidized price, makes sense to me. Sometimes you can buy a cpo phone from verizon on contract for less than new, if that is your thing. I avoid buying used phones as they carry no warranty.

If money is an issue, watch for promos, I picked up a new htc 4.7" 4glte phone for free no contract by trading in a cheapo phone, of course, not on Verizon . Of course, you have to be somewhat flexible, don't expect deals on the newest in demand phones