I got 2 "refurbished" Verizon XV-6800's about 3 weeks ago from Verizon. The first supposedly refurbished device had bright spots on the screen and the second one seems to be working ok. I may hold out until my contract expires in December and jump ship to another carrier if Verizon keeps putting out crappy phones. While I love the network and cs, I am seriously tired of being tied to 2 year contracts while the phones are outdated and crippled by the time Verizon releases them.

I didn't try Assurion but I think people are getting Moguls/XV-6800's.