Verizon softens the blow, offers $200 rebates on VAIO P wireless broadband activations
By Paul Miller 
posted Feb 1st 2009 12:26PM
posted Feb 1st 2009 12:26PM
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I don't agree with it either. I mean who seriously would go to that site. Thanks for bringing it our attention. The site is shit you're better off not going to it. Thanks Juan any more shitty sites you can bring to our attention.
How about a straight $200 rebate for the laptop itself?
I Second that motion!
I believe it's notion
Nope
I thought the same thing when I read this
Your mom softens the blow.
No...(sings) I second that emotion.....
Jeffery is out of order.
I make a motion that we take away Jeffery's internet rights.
Verizon is relying on the 20% rule: Only 20% of people actually fill out and send in rebate forms.
Out of three rebates I've applied for from Verizon, only one of them ever found its way back to me.
@jarhead somehow i dont think your case is isolated...
Yep true. I personally don't believe in rebates. If the product is not worth buying when it is fully priced I don't buy it. If you want to promote a product reduce its price.
Rebates are too much of a pain and when I see a 'rebate' sign I think the dealer wants to screw you since usually there are ridiculous restrictions on how to request the rebates...
Verizon offered me a $200 Circuit City rebate for signing up with Fios for 2 years. It took six calls and five escalations over the course of nine months for them to give me a $200 rebate--not in the form of a gift card, but against my next Verizon bill.
Yes, Verizon has probably the most reliable network, this is true, however their customer support is atrocious and their policies on proprietary software makes me ill. THIS is why the iPhone would have never worked on Verizon, and it's also why so many Blackberry plans end up costing a fortune.
I agree, if it's not worth buying without a rebate, I don't bother, HOWEVER any time I check out ads at officemax, the rebates are always "instant"... not sure why they still call it a rebate as opposed to a sale, but heck, Officemax refuses to do mail in rebates, they are all instant and thus fine by me!
Technically on products theseler can file the rebates themselves and discount the price, but most won't do that as they buy their products on a commission basis and don't actually own the product to claim the rebate, and in most cases once they file the rebate they can'treturn the item.
i didn't read the details on this rebate (and don't care to)... but the last time verizon offered me a 'debit card' as a rebate it was a verizon branded card that was limited to select merchants -- just fyi.
Is anyone else reminded of Ryan Wolfe from CSI Miami?
Agreed ... he has that look about him - slightly confused and very homosexual ..
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!
I'll pay Engadget $200 if they never post a picture of Charles in Charge again.
im sure you will
That's what she said.
That's what you said.
im pretty sure thats what i said
That was directed at a spammer who had his comment removed.
o rly?
BOB LOBLAW
That's what she said.
ahhh, i always enjoy seeing a nice Arrested Development reference!
What's With The God Damn Guy In The Picture?
Engadgets Founder Or Something?
wha! wha! wha!
The Happy Days of Engadget?
Jesus, do I feel OLD!
Charles 'n Charge. *shudders* And I actually watched that show when I was a kid....
http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/scott_baio_is_46_and_pregnant/splash.jhtml
I got to play with the P yesterday at a Sony store. I actually ended up liking it - not enough to pay 2x what it is worth, but it is OK. The build quality is excellent, and I liked the form factor. I have never used the MSI, Dell or HP mini's, so I have no basis for comparison. Vista is foolish on this device though - or, on any device I suppose - but on this machine, it is really bad.
Not something you could ever put in a pocket. Not something you should ever pay $1300 - $2500 for. When Sony drops these to the $700 mark, I might have real thoughts of getting one.
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Fail
Oh, shut it.
Money fits alot better in my pocket than the VAIO ever will.
nice.
But it will never fit as well as that Dimension.
I finally just got it. Scott Baio / Sony Vaio. I love your sense of humor and sense of 80s/90s nostalgia. Engadget, you had me at hello.
Scott Baio / Sony Vaio. Wow Finally! I was thinking what does Chachi have to do with this post?
Except they got the pronunciation wrong, so there's no real connection. "Vaio" is pronounced like "Vye-o".
Sony had a big education campaign about this when the first Vaio models were on the market. If you went into a store, they had posters explaining it and audio running with the correct pronunciation. (I worked in one at the time, which is how I remember so vividly.)
Kinda disappointing that Engadget wouldn't know this. Also kind of amazing to see so many people before this point asking who Scott Baio is.
if poeple who can afford to buy this laptop without asking for the price, then why not sony price this laptop higher, like $1990? i am sure people would buy it no matter what.
Welcome to the #1 reason I will never touch Verizon.
True that, I bet they even locked down the GPS too!
The Karate Kid was awesome!