Swung by a store yesterday and saw that the Lumia 822 was now free with a contract (no rebate at all) and the 8X is now $100 after rebate. Confirmed by checking the VZW website.
This either means sales are poor and they are pricing the phones more competitively, they are trying to offer Windows Phones in the same pricing category as the iPhone 4 and 4S, or Verizon is getting serious and wants to sell a massive quantity of WP8 devices. In retail stores the iPhone 4 and the Lumia 822 are the only phones that are free out the door. This is a big deal in my eyes.
This either means sales are poor and they are pricing the phones more competitively, they are trying to offer Windows Phones in the same pricing category as the iPhone 4 and 4S, or Verizon is getting serious and wants to sell a massive quantity of WP8 devices. In retail stores the iPhone 4 and the Lumia 822 are the only phones that are free out the door. This is a big deal in my eyes.