Verizon’s Motorola Droid X is a hot commodity these days. Despite what you may have read, though, the phone isn’t too hot to get your hands on — if you know where to look.
So what to do if you want to get the Droid X without waiting? As of the time of this story’s publication, Amazon.com lists the Droid X as in stock and available. The phone is priced at $179.99 — about 20 bucks less than you’d pay at either Verizon or Best Buy. The standard two-year contract is required to get that discounted price; if you don’t want a contract, you can opt to buy the phone unsubsidized for $569.99.
Online mobile phone retailer Wirefly also lists the Droid X as in stock and available for shipping, though it notes its “quantities are limited and will be shipped on a first-come first-served basis.” Wirefly is selling the Droid X for $179.99 with a two-year contract or $579.99 unsubsidized. Both Wirefly and Amazon are offering free standard shipping with any Droid X purchases.
Of course, if you’d rather get your phone directly from Verizon, the delay isn’t terribly long. But if you’re chomping at the bit and don’t want to wait, you have some options — and they’ll even end up saving you some cash in the end, too.
JR Raphael is a PCWorld contributing editor and the author of the new Android Power blog. He’s on both Twitter and Facebook; come say hello.
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