Best Buy to offer Samsung Glyde free on contract?

by Chris Ziegler posted Apr 22nd 2008 at 6:02PM

It seems like a healthy contingent of folks are getting amped for the imminent release of Glyde on Verizon, but we'd always assumed that those folks would be paying a buck or two for the privilege of sporting Samsung's latest and greatest in their pockets on day one. Well, turns out that may not be the case: we've been sent a tip showing what appears to be a screen shot out of Best Buy's system, indicating that it'll be free with any rate plan activation or upgrade. Skepticism is always in order with these sorts of things because even if the screen shot is legit, it's entirely plausible that Best Buy just has it's signals crossed as it preps for launch -- but we can always hope, can't we?

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless

Tags: best buy, BestBuy, glyde, rumor, samsung, verizon, verizon wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw

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quadgun @ Apr 22nd 2008 6:51PM

I wouldn't believe that price, I've seen many tags at BestBuy print up the wrong things before. The whole bestbuy sign systeis a POS system anyway

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WiiTodd @ Apr 22nd 2008 8:42PM

How about let us buy the phone today?... I'll pay the regular price.

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quadgun @ Apr 22nd 2008 8:50PM

I also just got back from BestBuy (I'm an employee there) and the Glyde is no longer in the system, it has been taken out.

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mck9235 @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:03PM

Does anyone have any idea when Verizon plans on selling this? I'd be happy to buy it!

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msm @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:02PM

"...a buck or two for the priviledge of sporting ..."

I hate to be the grammar Nazi...but come ON. Your own comment system underlines it in red.

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Chris Ziegler @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:15PM

No, you're dead right, idiocy at its finest. Fixed.

Chris

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derX @ Apr 22nd 2008 11:32PM

I do realize that my comment is only--barely--tangentially related, however, is it just me who thinks of some dark teal-colered, mythical large flying beast on a dark and stormy night when he hears the name "Glyde"?

Perhaps it's just the spelling. As "Glide," I think of a nice, smooth spring assisted device.

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....I never made any claims on my relative level of sanity. I guess I am just way too visual. The difference spelling makes. This (random) assemblage of sentences has to be the least cohesive, most unorganized "paragraph" ever. *shrugs whilst walking away*

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Oh yeah, to comment on the phone. As to not start of any inter-telecom rivalry, I will attest to the fact that that phone's form factor can most aptly be summed up in one word: bitchin'.

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