LG Optimus Elite: Pre-order or in-store?

[Lucinda Perez]

I currently have the OV and plan on buying the new LG Optimus Elite. There seems to be some confusion still, whether grandfathered customers will be able to keep their $25 plan, but regardless, I'm taking the chance.

If we are able to keep the plan, i'd like to purchase and activate my phone before 5/27, what i'd like to know is, what's the best method of getting my phone: pre-ordering through Virgin Mobile or buying it in-store on 5/15.

Thanks.

[Joe12304]

It's Saturday now, so I'd say Best Buy on Sunday is the best bet. You wouldn't get it until at LEAST Monday by ordering.

[JDubTrey]

According to this: http://virginmobileusa.custhelp.com/...667/kw/upgrade

the Elite will get bumped to $35/month on 5/27.

There's also a thread that tries to address which phones can allow the $25 plan to survive. I'm fairly certain that the Elite is not one of them.

If you would be satisfied with a Triumph (I've heard tethering doesn't work on that unless you install a new ROM), that would allow you to keep the $25 plan. You would make up the difference in price in about 10 months (over going with an Elite).

edit: I didn't see the post about VM's facebook page (saying that the Elite WILL let you keep the grandfathered plan).

[hackerz03]

I have the triumph now and its not a bad phone, but I will picking up the elite at a local walmart today.

[JDubTrey]

I have the triumph now and its not a bad phone, but I will picking up the elite at a local walmart today.

Really? That may tell us something about the Triumph if you are going for a smaller screen on the day the Elite comes out.

Are you getting it today because you need a new phone or because you want to hopefully get your plan grandfathered?

[hackerz03]

I hoping it gets grandfathered but you never know with virgin mobile. Plus it comes with 2.3 stock. Also the triumph gps is horrible along with the signal.

[getupkid86]

I agree. I had a triumph for two months and sold it. After the lame screen flicker and gps never working, I wont use another motorola device. Im picking up an Elite as soon as Walmart has it!

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[Lucinda Perez]

Yeah, there's definitely been some misunderstanding about the whole thing, but I'm taking a chance and hoping for the best and that my plan remains $25 a month.

So, you think buy in-store is the safest bet? I need to start making calls around to verify someone will have it.

[hackerz03]

I'm using it now and it moves faster than my triumph! Great phone. Much better signal on GPS. It's the optimus but this can run flash.

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