Im planning to sign up for t-mobile contract and pay 179 for the N1. Once I get the phone, i will cancel the contract on the first day and pay $150 to google. T-mobile should charge me anything because I cancel within the 14 days period. My total cost to obtain the phone is only 329 compared to 529. Anyone see a flaw in this strategy?
Yeah...
If you sign up with T-mo the phone comes locked to T-mo.
PLEASE DO IT!!!!!!!!
Than search google and find this site >>> http://gizmodo.com/5446146/canceling-a-nexus-one-contract-costs-more-than-a-nexus-one
And on another google search (use it, its very useful)
You'll have to pay an Early Termination Fee to both your carrier, and Google.
While your carrier's ETF may vary ($200 for T-Mobile), Google's is equal to the full price of the Nexus One, minus the service plan and the $180 you paid upon signing up. This ETF only applies if you cancel your line within the first 120 days of service. It appears to be set up to make the idea of scamming carriers for cheap phones even less attractive.
Should of told him it was a great idea...
zizoty said:
Im planning to sign up for t-mobile contract and pay 179 for the N1. Once I get the phone, i will cancel the contract on the first day and pay $150 to google. T-mobile should charge me anything because I cancel within the 14 days period. My total cost to obtain the phone is only 329 compared to 529. Anyone see a flaw in this strategy?
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There is more to it than that. If you cancel inside the grace period, you just send back the N1 and pay for days used.
If you do what you want, keep the phone, you also pay T-Mobile a handset recovery fee of $200. So, you would end up paying 529, plus tax, plus proration and your N1 would be locked to T-Mobile.
Sounds like a very flawed logic.
Yeah I was tempted lol
This would work because tmo wont charge an etf if you cancel within 14 days and google will only charge $150 if you keep the nexus.
I was under the assumption that the T-Mobile ETF is only charged after the 14 days?
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This would work because tmo wont charge an etf if you cancel within 14 days and google will only charge $150 if you keep the nexus.
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Exactly. I thought google only charge you 150 for ETF instead of 350. Didnt goodle change the EFT from 350 to 150 couple weeks ago?
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Exactly. I thought google only charge you 150 for ETF instead of 350. Didnt goodle change the EFT from 350 to 150 couple weeks ago?
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Even so, that puts you at $530 (which seems logical but your not gonna make anything and have a lot of extra work)
How did you get 530?. You pay $179 for the phone and 150 for google ETF. Unless t-mobile charge you 200 for ETF but this wouldnt happen because you cancel it within 14days period.
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How did you get 530?. You pay $179 for the phone and 150 for google ETF. Unless t-mobile charge you 200 for ETF but this wouldnt happen because you cancel it within 14days period.
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Sorry I put the whole T-Mobile etf...so it comes out too $380 with the $50 T-Mobile etf
You people think found found a loophole in a collaboration between two mega corporations?
T-mobile requires notification from Google that you send the phone back if you wish to cancel your contract.
this is the internet, the land where your good idea was somebody else's idea weeks or months ago...
You guys don't seem to understand...
If you keep the phone after canceling you pay:
$180: Phone
$150: Google ETF
$200: T-Mobile un-returned equipment fee
$?: Prorated usage
Add that up, you get $530, plus the proration, and you have a locked Nexus One.
Now, if you decide you don't like the phone and take advantage of the 14 day return/cancel window and return the phone you pay:
$?: Proration
You don't get any ETF's, or equipment charges(assuming the phone is in like new condition). But you also don't get to keep the phone, and google can charge you a restocking fee (which I think they do, but am not certain, if they do that is another $45 for testing out the phone for a couple days)
Big surprise, Google and T-Mobile are smart enough to prevent you from gaming them. Crazy thought, I know!
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If you sign up with T-mo the phone comes locked to T-mo.
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Actually all of the nexus one's are unlocked. You can put any sim card in it.
No there not my buddy has one subsidized took his sim out put his ATT sim in no luck
Don't forget that they can blacklist the IMEI. Doh!
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You guys don't seem to understand...
If you keep the phone after canceling you pay:
$180: Phone
$150: Google ETF
$200: T-Mobile un-returned equipment fee
$?: Prorated usage
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I didn't know T-Mobile charged any "un-returned equipment fee". Not that I would try to do anything like this anyway but why would they charge "un-returned equipment fee" if you didn't buy equipment from them? Seems about as shady as somebody buying a subsidized phone just to cancel.
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I just switched to EM+ Family plan and recently came off of EM. I still have until September for my contract that I extended when I got the G1 back in Thanksgiving of 08.
I figured that I'd go to EM+ and use the "Subsidizing" ability to cover the $530 cost. This will not work for the unseen future due to some "duh" moments.
EM+ works this way: If T-Mobile is selling the phone on their site, you can use EM+ to purchase it and subsidize it over a maximum of 20 months. They charge you separate from your bill, and you can choose how much to pay additional each month for the phone. (Not sure if there is a minimum payment per month. I'm guessing you have to at LEAST pay 1/20th of the phone's cost).
This won't work with the N1 because Google has exclusive selling rights for the phone.
So, like a moron, I finally came to the conclusion that there are only two ways to buy the phone, and they are the ways Google has already plain-as-day outlined.
Until there is a new game in town and Google relinquishes their exclusivity and T-Mobile picks up the Nexus One of their own accord, my only option is to buy the phone outright because the EM+ plan is not compatible with the purchasing options on the Nexus One. This is because the nature of EM+ does not make the "extension" option a viable choice due to the non-contractual nature of EM+.
It is also the highest plan possible, and - aside from the $35 fee - possibly the best plan T-Mobile offers because it's packages are cheaper than EM. However, once on it, there is no backing out.
Start saving those pennies, XDA family.
wait so does that mean that i cant buy the n1 unlocked & unsub through google, then go to tmobile and get a EM+ plan?
All we can do is either pay the $530, or $180 if your line is eligible for an upgrade (contract or upgrading to EM in the first place).
TMo always lets you upgrade to EM+ if your line isn't on it, but the $35 upgrade fee applies, and you are still obligated to the contract time you signed up for before switching to EM+. IE, I still have till the end of September for the extension I signed up for at the End of November 2008 when I got my G1, even though my account will switch to EM+ on the 8th of January.
Of course, we could always do the $180 and pay the $350 cancellation fee, but that costs a total of $530 -_-
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wait so does that mean that i cant buy the n1 unlocked & unsub through google, then go to tmobile and get a EM+ plan?
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You can do that. He's talking about upgrading and getting the 180 price instead of the full 530 price.
I have tried to talk Tmobile in waiving the ETF on one of my lines if I buy the N1 and add an aditional line but they won't do that either. Its either 530 or nothing for me. (don't want to pay 110+ dollars a month for two lines)
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You can do that. He's talking about upgrading and getting the 180 price instead of the full 530 price.
I have tried to talk Tmobile in waiving the ETF on one of my lines if I buy the N1 and add an aditional line but they won't do that either. Its either 530 or nothing for me. (don't want to pay 110+ dollars a month for two lines)
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thanks
*phew* I was worried that my ordering of the n1 was for nothing
-Cheers
errr tmobile
I saved my upgrade for this but their plan totally sucks for the Nexus one.
500 minutes???!!!! for 79$ [email protected]#%@%
I just bought it unlocked im going to just put my sim in it.
Lol, good job. I am in agreement with that.
This stuff is to fin complicated, they should have thought this out more. All this what works what doesnt stuff you know.
I bought my Nexus One for $530 then just went over to T-mobile and changed my G1 plan to an Even More Plus 1000 minute unlimited text/web $69.99 a month. Unlocked phone and no contract, can't beat that. I think they charged me $35 to change plans but I still think that is great deal. Oh, and all the T-mobile employees in the store were going nuts loving my phone since they had never seen it before.
Ok i am just going to stay on my EM+ without the discount but I made the mistake of choosing the subsidy by opening a new line.
anyone know if I can just cancel that new line that I opened and just pay the other 350.00 off. i know google has the equipment recovery fee so how does that get charged?
Unfortunately since these phones are purchased through a "3rd party" (i.e. Google rather than directly from T-Mobile) they get you coming and going. Two different parties have a piece of you now. Google charges a fee because the subsidy they would have gotten for your contract gets pulled and they need to recoup the money. T-Mobile then charges a cancellation fee as a standard practice for you walking out on all that revenue you had "promised" them in the contract. I think it is $350 to Google and another $200 to T-Mobile.
If you are within 14 days (or 30 days in California) then you can return it and buy an unsubsidized full price version. You'll get your money back and won't be charged any subsidy recovery fees or contract cancellation fees, but you will have to pay for cell phone usage during the time you had it.
Also, you can always try to talk to T-Mobile and they may be able to waive the cancellation fee to convert your EM contract into an EM+ account without you having to go through the entire process. It would still trigger Google's "equipment recover fees", and it would again help if you were within the "buyer's remorse" time frame, but it might avoid having to do the whole return and configure a new phone process. In either case it will depend a lot on your begging^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hnegotiation skills...
I signed up yesterday so cant I just cancel that line from t-mobile with no charge then just pay google the other 350?
If you signed up yesterday then just return the phone. You have 14 days to do that (30 in California) for a full refund minus $45. Do that and then re-order without a subsidy. It's cheaper.
Yea that was my original plan but wouldnt it technically be the same price without all the wait?
I paid $180.00 then decided i didnt want the contract so cancel that and pay google the $350.00 to make it $530.00 total.
EDIT- I should clarify I already have the EM+ plan and added a line. I want to keep the EM+. Just cancel the new line I opened.
Just cancel your new tmo plan - there will be no charge from them since you signed up yesterday. Once google catches that you cancelled and didn't return the phone I would imagine they would just charge you the $350 on the credit card you used originally to pay.
thats what I was thinking as well. I sure wish google had a phone center set up for the nexus so I could just call and have them take it out now. So four weeks down the road I get a charge.
Do you guys think that it would be the 14days that you have to return it. After the 14 days if they check and see its canceled would they charge me then?
I purchased on subsidy and then switched to the EM+ and haven't yet been charged, and I got it on the first day. So, I'm not exactly sure when they will charge the remainder.
yikes! hopefully they do it in a reasonable time frame. guess I will just be sure i have that 350.00 in there at all times.
That was a few days over 14 for you. I was sure it would at least come out by then.
Maybe because you didnt actually cancel your contract you found some sort of loophole?
Ok so I Spoke to a t-mobile rep and said that you have to return the phone to google first, then I can cancel the contract. Darn, looks like im going to have to do it the long way, ship back and wait then buy unsubsidized :-(
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Yea that was my original plan but wouldnt it technically be the same price without all the wait?
I paid $180.00 then decided i didnt want the contract so cancel that and pay google the $350.00 to make it $530.00 total.
EDIT- I should clarify I already have the EM+ plan and added a line. I want to keep the EM+. Just cancel the new line I opened.
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The Google terms say that "this is just an equipment recovery fee" or something like that and go on to say "your provider may also charge you a cancellation fee". Check on that because the $350 is just what you pay Google, but T-Mobile can also charge you.
It may be that they don't, the Google terms don't say that they definitely will, they just say that their charge is independent of any cancellation charges, so don't assume that the $350 is the only charge you might pay...
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The Google terms say that "this is just an equipment recovery fee" or something like that and go on to say "your provider may also charge you a cancellation fee". Check on that because the $350 is just what you pay Google, but T-Mobile can also charge you.
It may be that they don't, the Google terms don't say that they definitely will, they just say that their charge is independent of any cancellation charges, so don't assume that the $350 is the only charge you might pay...
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well its a new line so I can cancel within 14 days with no charge. I discussed this with a Rep and I pretty much just have to send it back, cancel the added account, get my refund and then buy it unsubsidized so I can stay on my EM+ plan.
Call T-mobile and cancel the line
Since Google sold you the phone, just call T-mobile and cancel the line. If they say that you have to send the phone back just tell them you already returned it to Google. ( normally when you buy a phone from a t-mobile store with the subsidy and contract, you have to return the phone before you can cancel the account). Because the handset return is not going through T-Mobile they have no way of tracking the return to Google.
I am not sure how long it will take Google to charge your account, I would assume it will be fairly quickly after the 14 days or cancellation but it could be months. If Google is waiting on T-Mobile to pay them the commission for activating your new line it could be months. T-Mobile commissions are paid to 3rd party dealers a month behind. Google gets paid for your activation in February if you activated in January. Because of that it may take a while before you get charged for not keeping the new line. This is also why you have to keep the new line for 120 days, that is the charge back period for 3rd party dealers with T-Mobile (if you cancel within 120 days, Google looses the money from T-Mobile)
Just to clarify... if you cancel a new T-mobile line within the first 120 days, Google will charge their ERF. They have your credit card on file and you agreed to letting them charge it again if you cancel.
i currently got an upgrade on my line for the mytouch 4g. i don't know if i should return it and buy the phone instead. being stuck two years with the data plans kinda scares me. i was on even more plus before when i had my nexus one and it felt better to know i can cancel my data plan whenever.
one of the reason i signed a contract was because i'm in a family plan with my parents. since they've already signed a two years contract, i have to wait for another two years before i can be on my own.
so i'm thinking, which one is better for me? even tho i wasn't on a contract before, i still have to wait two years for my parents contract to expired. so it basically the same thing without the data plan add on. (except they added another 5 to my account now. the data plan was only 25 dollars before. now it's 30.)
should i return the phone and just buy it outright? but i don't think tmobile sells insurance if you just buy the phone tho. it kinda risky knowing that it could break down any second.
thanks in advance.
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i currently got an upgrade on my line for the mytouch 4g. i don't know if i should return it and buy the phone instead. being stuck two years with the data plans kinda scares me. i was on even more plus before when i had my nexus one and it felt better to know i can cancel my data plan whenever.
one of the reason i signed a contract was because i'm in a family plan with my parents. since they've already signed a two years contract, i have to wait for another two years before i can be on my own.
so i'm thinking, which one is better for me? even tho i wasn't on a contract before, i still have to wait two years for my parents contract to expired. so it basically the same thing without the data plan add on. (except they added another 5 to my account now. the data plan was only 25 dollars before. now it's 30.)
should i return the phone and just buy it outright? but i don't think tmobile sells insurance if you just buy the phone tho. it kinda risky knowing that it could break down any second.
thanks in advance.
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Tmo does offer insurance. As for your plan, you could try calling and talking with customer retention and tell them you are ONLY thinking of returning it. They might offer you a deal where you return it and get one from them directly (got mine for $99, and the plan for $20).
If you got that deal and canceled down the road , you would still be better off than simply buying the phone full price now ($99 plus cancellation charge is less).
Good luck
thanks! i've just called them and the lady there was willing to put my data plan back down to 25 dollars and offered one month free of data. she seem nice and helpful, so i don't want to give her a hard time and push more.
I bought mine off contract. They give you 20 months to pay @ 0% interest.
So, if you pay the $199 + tax on the full price that is approx. $250...
I paid $450 + tax ... approx. $500
The subsidized plan that I am on would be $79/month, but I am paying only $59 with no contract... a difference of $20 a month.
My monthly phone payment is about $25/month..... buying outright is cheaper than contract pricing for the full 2 year term:
Subsidized price after 2 years = $199 price + $50 tax on full purchase price +$480 (24 x $20 more for subsidized plan) = $729 + ongoing $20 month more after 2 years that is not paying for anything... just gravy for the carrier.
Full purchase price = $450 + $50 = $500. cancel anytime. sell phone. walk away.
In addition, I also got them to give me a $90 credit on my account... basically getting the sales tax back and activation fee refunded... AND they don't start billing for the phone until 2011.
**This is of course if you stay with the same phone and plan for 2 years and you don't change your plan once your contract is up.
I bought it straight up also, no contract
Same hers. Straight up
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straight up, i think i may return it though and buy it straight up from costco for 399.99 unless tmobile price matchs
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straight up, i think i may return it though and buy it straight up from costco for 399.99 unless tmobile price matchs
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I'm not yet eligible for an ugrade and Costco would not sell it to me straight up..
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I'm not yet eligible for an ugrade and Costco would not sell it to me straight up..
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sure they will, jsut say you want to buy it with a even more plus plan...they will open the plan for you...as soon as you leave the store, call tmobile and cancel the plan.... easy
I've bought both my G2 and MT4G from tmobile straight up. Both are on installment plans. Sold the G2, and now debating about the MT4G. I like the fact that we can pay ~$20 a month for the phone rather than $500 out right. The only time I feel I wished I had a plan with equipment discounts is when they do BOGO, other than that, I like the cheaper monthly rates.
I still think a good price on the phone ($99-149) and plan from retention is the best (unless you have one of those vintage $4.99 plans that some are still using on N1's).
As long as you are using the phone and plan going forward, you are ahead (assuming your data plan would be either lower than your current plan or not much more). If you want to eBay it - then you would have the cancellation charge. Combined with a good phone price, you are still ahead.
And if you were going to stay with the TMo data plan anyway - you would be way ahead.
I had even considered getting TMo to unlock the MT4G (I always do), and keeping my N1 and selling it on eBay.
With it rooted, am now probably looking at eBaying the N1 and keeping this.
I know this has been discussed vaguely. However, I can't find any information on whether the same policy applies to month-to-month contracts. I went through the Verizon site and fine print to no avail.
AFAIK, the Worry Free Guarantee Verizon has ensures that if you cancel your new contract before 30 days.. though I read somewhere it's 60 days, you avoid any ETF fees and pay restocking/pro-rated monthly fee. This makes me think that the only way to cancel the data plan in the first month.. say as you walk out of Best Buy , you must return the device? I will pay the month if I must, but I would like some more solid info ahead of time. Thoughts?
Thing is, I think that guarantee is only for items on a contract. The Xoom isn't on a contract and is only month-to-month. Yes, you can cancel the service, but you don't have to return the Xoom.
Some have even said if you cancel within 72 hours (3 days) that the activation fee is even refunded, but that I doubt since it's at the discretion of the seller / activator, not the provider (Verizon) right? The $20 for the month of service I can see refunded, but can't imagine the activation fee would be.
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Thing is, I think that guarantee is only for items on a contract. The Xoom isn't on a contract and is only month-to-month. Yes, you can cancel the service, but you don't have to return the Xoom.
Some have even said if you cancel within 72 hours (3 days) that the activation fee is even refunded, but that I doubt since it's at the discretion of the seller / activator, not the provider (Verizon) right? The $20 for the month of service I can see refunded, but can't imagine the activation fee would be.
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Yea I just wish I could find some solid information on that. There is info on the 2 year contract guarantee, but I can't find squat on the month-to-month refund. I also wonder how reasonable they will be about it. I don't want to pay for even 1 day of data because of data used during activation. The first thing I plan to do is turn off the 3G.
I don't know about the activation fee. I doubt it since under a 2 year contract you still pay the activation fee if you return it within the grace period.
This whole thing is driving me a little nuts to be honest. I really wish they would just announce as a surprise that they would release a WiFi only version the same time as the 3G. I am quite shocked that Google would allow their first tablet to be an 800$ tablet that cost 200$ more than a WiFi only version because of the 3g/4g and be on the most expensive carrier in the states. When they used T-Mobile for their first phone I thought it was because they were smart and wanted consumers to have affordable options. Like the revolutionary idea of offering a 20$ discount on monthly service if you purchased the phone unsubsidized. I think it should be illegal to charge the same price on a unsubsidized device or that when a 2 year contract ends, your price should go down if you don't get a new subsidized device.
Verizon missed out on the iPhone, and they have regretted it ever since. Because of that they seem to be getting exclusives on EVERYTHING now. The xoom, the xperia play. Everything I have been excited about has been Verizon, or the second worse AT&T. I know that lack of significant exclusivity is probably one of the reasons Sprint is cheap, but after the Kyocera announcement I wonder if the CEOs of some of these companies are actually retarded. Who thought that was a good idea. Okay I'm off topic..
If I'm not mistaking verizon just changed their policy to 14 days. As said though the xoom will be month to month.
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When I worked for Verizon and T-mo, if you cancelled w/in the specific time period there was no activation fee or data fee. Activation fees typically comes on the first bill, not through whoever is selling it - so to my understanding you should be able to cancel after walking out the door and not have to pay for either of them - but I guess I'll find out Thursday for sure. You won't have to return the device either if you are not buying it on contract.
Also, I highly doubt you will find info from Verizon/motorola/best buy about the month to month. They don't want you to know you can cancel and not pay them, plus best buy doesn't get paid on it unless you keep the data for at least 2 months.
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When I worked for Verizon and T-mo, if you cancelled w/in the specific time period there was no activation fee or data fee. Activation fees typically comes on the first bill, not through whoever is selling it - so to my understanding you should be able to cancel after walking out the door and not have to pay for either of them - but I guess I'll find out Thursday for sure. You won't have to return the device either if you are not buying it on contract.
Also, I highly doubt you will find info from Verizon/motorola/best buy about the month to month. They don't want you to know you can cancel and not pay them, plus best buy doesn't get paid on it unless you keep the data for at least 2 months.
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Good to know. I suppose that reintroduces the question of how is the wifi locked. Is it actually locked in some way that has to be unlocked OTA... I can't see this being the case because what about 6 months down the road when you have to do a factory restore. You can't be expected to pay for service just to use the device again.
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Good to know. I suppose that reintroduces the question of how is the wifi locked. Is it actually locked in some way that has to be unlocked OTA... I can't see this being the case because what about 6 months down the road when you have to do a factory restore. You can't be expected to pay for service just to use the device again.
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I'm thinking it not actually "locked." I think they are just saying you have to buy data with it, could be wrong though. If it is actually locked, use the data connection to get the OTA than call and cancel. I can't imagine they would lock out wifi for a full month - one gig isn't much.
So a local T Mobile store has 5 in stock. Of course at first I was initially excited but the feeling quickly went away as I thought to myself, "Is it worth the trouble?" My initial plan was to buy the phone on contract for $150 (discounted for work), sign up for the cheapest what ever classic plan then leave. Figured I'd cancel it in a few days then head over to Walmart and get the 30$ Prepaid plan. The thing is, I am planning on moving overseas In February so being unlocked is key. It seems that it is unlocked so thats not the issue. The problem is the termination fee might not be 200 as I initially thought but would be for the remainder of the phone (about $350). I don't know if that is comfirmed but still.
If you were in my shoes, would you chance the fees just to have the phone a month early (and be one of those evil posters who post about it) or just bite the bullet and wait for a second batch that you might not even have a chance to order from?
I have a 2 year old optimus but in no rush to have it in my hands but then again, it would be awesome to be one of the first to have it.
Any advice, suggestions, thoughts are appreciated.
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So a local T Mobile store has 5 in stock. Of course at first I was initially excited but the feeling quickly went away as I thought to myself, "Is it worth the trouble?" My initial plan was to buy the phone on contract for $150 (discounted for work), sign up for the cheapest what ever classic plan then leave. Figured I'd cancel it in a few days then head over to Walmart and get the 30$ Prepaid plan. The thing is, I am planning on moving overseas In February so being unlocked is key. It seems that it is unlocked so thats not the issue. The problem is the termination fee might not be 200 as I initially thought but would be for the remainder of the phone (about $350). I don't know if that is comfirmed but still.
If you were in my shoes, would you chance the fees just to have the phone a month early (and be one of those evil posters who post about it) or just bite the bullet and wait for a second batch that you might not even have a chance to order from?
I have a 2 year old optimus but in no rush to have it in my hands but then again, it would be awesome to be one of the first to have it.
Any advice, suggestions, thoughts are appreciated.
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That's not a very bright idea...ANY US CARRIER will not allow you to buy a device on contract price then cancel without paying the early termination fee, services used fees, taxes and the price of the device in full if you do not return it. There is no way around that because you must return the equipment before they will do any line cancellations. The only option you would have is to buy it at FULL RETAIL PRICE ($499.99) from t-mobile and get a prepaid $1 per day plan so you can get the unlock code sent to you via email. Trying to play with phone subsidies does not work.
Keep the following things in mind:
1. You may have to pay an activation fee.
2. You will probably have to pay for the first month of service.
3. ETF may be more than $200 (I'm not sure how much it actually is).
Tmobile's ETF is $200 but you might have to also pay the difference in the retail price if you want to keep the phone
honestly that not a problem just sign up with the contact and everything and when u call in to cancel your contact just tell them that your going to that your joining the army and there u go no contact cancellation fee
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honestly that not a problem just sign up with the contact and everything and when u call in to cancel your contact just tell them that your going to that your joining the army and there u go no contact cancellation fee
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Actually, this will not always work. For your ETF to be waived for military deployment, active orders will need to be provided to Customer Relations. Without it, all ETF and fees will be valid.
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Tmobile's ETF is $200 but you might have to also pay the difference in the retail price if you want to keep the phone
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And you should also keep in mind that the retail price they use may not be the low $350 that Google is charging through the play store. From what I've read, LG's suggested retail price for the phone is actually $499 so you may end up having to pay that to T-Mobile if you cancel.