Stylus won't stay in!

[tcolling]

Hi -

Well, my xv6800 won't keep the stylus in place any more. I lost a stylus today, I can see by looking inside that there's a flimsy plastic clip that has broken. I called Vzw and they said that it's not a covered issue because my one-year warranty expired on 12/15/08 so my only option is to pay $50 to get a replacement under my insurance or "upgrade" to a new device (I am eligible for a NE2 upgrade).

Has anyone else had this problem, and had Verizon fix it or replace it for free? What a lame thing to go wrong.

Thanks,
Tim