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I'm wondering if I can use my upgrade at best buy.. I'm guessing i can because I don't want to deal with the mail in rebate... :/ whats also cool about best buy, is when you sign up with sprint through them, they instantly give you an upgrade. I got my hero in Nov and have had that little $150 upgrade thing on MySprint this whole time just thought I inform the uniformed. I'm going morning of June 4th and getting this beast btw. do you think there will be a line?

I'm sure you'll be able to.
I also got an instant upgrade when I joined my a family plan when I got a hero, same with my wife. From RadioShack though. I thought it was a glitch or something and hope it doesn't go away haha. Plan on using it for the Evo.

should be able to thats how i got my hero.. wasnt goign to pay the extra 100 and wait a few weeks/months for same money to come back to me.

So is Best Buy gonna get this phone? I am annoyed because I called Radio Shack today to see if the pre-order requires partial money down or full payment and was told that they NEVER PREORDER, it's just first come first serve. If that is true that is annoying. If it is incorrect it is more irritating as I am sick of retail employees who don't know a damn thing about the stores they work at . If anyone knows that would be great. I would like to know all my options.

So is Best Buy gonna get this phone? I am annoyed because I called Radio Shack today to see if the pre-order requires partial money down or full payment and was told that they NEVER PREORDER, it's just first come first serve. If that is true that is annoying. If it is incorrect it is more irritating as I am sick of retail employees who don't know a damn thing about the stores they work at . If anyone knows that would be great. I would like to know all my options.
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Best Buy has them available for pre-order right now.
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Best Buy has them available for pre-order right now.
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Looks like I'm be going to BestBuy to pre-order today

I would love to preorder my main concern if I do it through BestBuy is will Sprint still give me the credits that I'm getting now. For example, I get $20 credit a month plus 15% discount. Those are big credits to me. My bill goes from $89.99 (before taxes and fees) to $70 after all taxes and fees. I would hate to loss those.

unknown_owner said:
I would love to preorder my main concern if I do it through BestBuy is will Sprint still give me the credits that I'm getting now. For example, I get $20 credit a month plus 15% discount. Those are big credits to me. My bill goes from $89.99 (before taxes and fees) to $70 after all taxes and fees. I would hate to loss those.
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you will get everything your contract has now . ive upgrades 3 times at BB and never had any troubles .
i want to know HOW much you need to pre order ... i have never preordered a phone

could I also turn in my hero at time of purchase for some money back? I know sprint does that

Sporkman said:
you will get everything your contract has now . ive upgrades 3 times at BB and never had any troubles .
i want to know HOW much you need to pre order ... i have never preordered a phone
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$50 and the rebate is instant ..... i just got back mine is securedDD

I went to BB today to preorder my phone. I'm a Sprint Premier customer and my 12m date was June 11th. The sales person looked up my account and said I'm eligible as of June 1st. Fantastic timing!

Well I won't qualify for the $150 upgrade credit because I used it for the Hero. But at least I can get the $100 rebate up front. So I'll be paying $350 for my Evo.
Damn

You might want to check with them again because one the sales reps said it would be 599.99 retail price from best buy.
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Htc evo 4g Uprgrading Options

So this is the deal guys...today i try to go to best buy and radio shack and come to find out that i am not eligible for the evo until September and my wife phone until July next year i wanted to get two evos... so on april 19the sprint called me that they woud take 70 dollars off for each line if i agree to to be another 2 years with them and i was like ok sounds good i told rep that if i was going to have any problem getting the evo when it comes out soooo now i come to find out that i can not get the evo on release date .....sooo what do ytou guys suggest i do ..........oh yeah by the way i have to htc pro 2's
Aget somebody to get a new 2 year agreement and give them my htc pro 2 free and i get the evo
Bbuy it at full retail price ...... which i think im not cause its too epensive
CWait until retail price comes down
D just discontinue service with sprint

B or C are your best bets. If you sell the 2 TP2's you should offset quite a bit of the cost.
D - I don't really understand how this is going to help you get EVO's... It seems to be the exact opposite.

sell your tp2's, cancel your contract, pay the etf and buy the phones on a new contract. You could probably get $200.00-250.00+ each TP2 on ebay. Pay the ~50.00 to cancel your contract, ~150.00 for your wife's.
So:
+ 400.00 TP2 sale
- 200.00 cancellation fees
- 400.00 new EVO 4G phones
- 72.00 activation fees
= $272.00 total to get 2 new Evo's.
Sounds like a good deal to me.

daniel0260 said:
So this is the deal guys...today i try to go to best buy and radio shack and come to find out that i am not eligible for the evo until September and my wife phone until July next year i wanted to get two evos... so on april 19the sprint called me that they woud take 70 dollars off for each line if i agree to to be another 2 years with them and i was like ok sounds good i told rep that if i was going to have any problem getting the evo when it comes out soooo now i come to find out that i can not get the evo on release date .....sooo what do ytou guys suggest i do ..........oh yeah by the way i have to htc pro 2's
Aget somebody to get a new 2 year agreement and give them my htc pro 2 free and i get the evo
Bbuy it at full retail price ...... which i think im not cause its too epensive
CWait until retail price comes down
D just discontinue service with sprint
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Buy at full price now, come september use your upgrade to get another one and sell it on eBay.

Buy one Evo at full price. ($450)
Sell the TP2 on ebay (around $250)
Net outlay= $200 (same as you would pay to upgrade)
September, upgrade the other line to Evo or the next "latest-greatest"

pwabbit said:
Buy one Evo at full price. ($450)
Sell the TP2 on ebay (around $250)
Net outlay= $200 (same as you would pay to upgrade)
September, upgrade the other line to Evo or the next "latest-greatest"
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This makes perfect sense compared to the others.

michd43 said:
This makes perfect sense compared to the others.
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Bingo. Not to mention that I don't think Sprint lets you cancel your service, and then reactivate it immediately. Isn't there a waiting period?

zesta said:
Bingo. Not to mention that I don't think Sprint lets you cancel your service, and then reactivate it immediately. Isn't there a waiting period?
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60 Days I believe.

Yeah I am doing the same for my Hero. I am going to have them replace it for a refurb because A. the battery cover does not stay on and B. there is dust under the screen.
Then I hope to sell my Hero on ebay for ~$230
Pay Full out for the phone $449
So that comes down to ~220
Not bad for getting a super phone basically on an off contract device. Does anyone know if I will get charged for another activation fee if I am activating a new phone on a contract?

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60 Days I believe.
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i called sprint to deactivate and cancel my other line they just told me to pay 100 for etf and then u could activate another line thats what ima doo

Best Buy vrs. Shack vrs. Sprint

I am the primary number on a 3 line family plan and got the Hero in Oct.
I called today and the sprint rep said I was fully upgrade eligible for the Evo at $199. SWEET
I asked if I could pre-order and he said not until June 4rth. I asked about going to BB or the shack and he said that if I bought the phone there, if I have any problems with anything, I need to go back to them for service.
Questions:
Which is better for service, BB or Shack, or Sprint?
I have the $7 warranty from Sprint, can I get that if I buy at BB or shack?
If I do upgrade, do you think my Hero will be eligible for a buy back from Sprint?

Bielinsk said:
I am the primary number on a 3 line family plan and got the Hero in Oct.
I called today and the sprint rep said I was fully upgrade eligible for the Evo at $199. SWEET
I asked if I could pre-order and he said not until June 4rth. I asked about going to BB or the shack and he said that if I bought the phone there, if I have any problems with anything, I need to go back to them for service.
Questions:
Which is better for service, BB or Shack, or Sprint?
I have the $7 warranty from Sprint, can I get that if I buy at BB or shack?
If I do upgrade, do you think my Hero will be eligible for a buy back from Sprint?
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The warranty is applied to whatever phone is on the account, regardless of where you buy it from.

Hmm, looking at the sprint site, it doesn't appear I am upgrade eligible. or I am reading it wrong.
How can I tell if I am eligible?

hmmm...
If I were you, I'd just walk into a Sprint store and speak with the person that looks like they've worked there the longest.
Then, go into a different store and do the same.
Sounds odd, but with Big Red I've walked into different stores and gotten different answers to my questions. Naturally, I made purchases at the stores that provided the answers I wanted

supossedly, according to slickdeals the best cheapest price is available at Sams Club since they give you an instant $40 rebate on new activations. so you could get it for $159 there

Best Buy offers insurance for 10 bucks a month (3 more than sprints 7). The guy told me that if anything happened to it by my fault, i.e. dropping it in in the doodoo station, they would replace it, no questions asked, with no deductible..

you can add the $7 Sprint insurance to your plan at anytime online through your sprint account.

does radio shack have anything like that best buy $10 a month insurance? If i knew about that I may have preordered there instead

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Best Buy offers insurance for 10 bucks a month (3 more than sprints 7). The guy told me that if anything happened to it by my fault, i.e. dropping it in in the doodoo station, they would replace it, no questions asked, with no deductible..
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no deductible is nice. but 36 extra a month. I've had my vogue for 23 months, haven't needed to use the TEP once . . . thinking about going it without insurance at all, but of course, that's when my phone will get stolen month 2

Purchase the Evo through BB but stay with TEP on Sprint (Total Equip Protection) this way your covered in any situation (liquid damage, lost, stolen, damaged beyond repair) and you still get it for $199 with the instant rebate and no mail in rebate that needs 14 weeks to be received ($100 off)

GODZON my hero yeah follow his advise,,,......are u jumping for the the evo Godzon???????????????ur are the best with all those mods??eyecandy

tricknasty said:
does radio shack have anything like that best buy $10 a month insurance? If i knew about that I may have preordered there instead
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RadioShack has a 2 year service plan, $124.99 upfront, no deductible. Cover's normal wear and tear, manufacturers defects, damage from dust, heat, light, humidity, and cold, and corrossion due to moisture damage.

Bielinsk said:
I am the primary number on a 3 line family plan and got the Hero in Oct.
I called today and the sprint rep said I was fully upgrade eligible for the Evo at $199. SWEET
I asked if I could pre-order and he said not until June 4rth. I asked about going to BB or the shack and he said that if I bought the phone there, if I have any problems with anything, I need to go back to them for service.
Questions:
Which is better for service, BB or Shack, or Sprint?
I have the $7 warranty from Sprint, can I get that if I buy at BB or shack?
If I do upgrade, do you think my Hero will be eligible for a buy back from Sprint?
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If you're the impatient type, remember that BB and the Shack are the only ones where you can preorder and be sure you get one on release day...without a MIR.

Hmm, Sprint CS says I am eligible for the $199 price, but I called Best Buy and they checked and said I am not eligible until Oct.
Guess I will have to wait until June 4rth and order through Sprint. Wonder why Sprint says I am, but Best Buy shows I am not.

Well bestbuy was the way to go but now they have made some changes like making you wait two weeks for a new phone when yours is broke even when you have insurance all its good for is an extra battery
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I don't even know if I'm allowed to post this here...
But my name is Kyle, I'm the store manager of a RadioShack in Bellmead, Texas. You can preorder the EVO from RadioShack for a $50 down payment, we give you a gift card with the $50 on it you can use towards the price of the phone, and the company is throwing in $20 for accessories you can use at the time of purchase. Our inventory is being determined by the preorders we sell, so we are guaranteed to have at least that many phones in stock on June 4th.
I have personally had the opportunity to use this phone as part of inter-company training, and let me tell you: every rumor you've ever heard about this phone being fast as all hell is absolutely true. This thing is a beast. I've already pre-ordered mine, and anyone in the area is welcome to stop in the store. I'm not allowed to show anyone or demo the real deal before launch date, but I do have a dummy model that I'll be happy to show, so you can see how the real phone feels prior to launch.
Any questions, PM me. I'll be happy to share any info I got.

notown775 said:
Best Buy offers insurance for 10 bucks a month (3 more than sprints 7). The guy told me that if anything happened to it by my fault, i.e. dropping it in in the doodoo station, they would replace it, no questions asked, with no deductible..
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not true not true

Sporkman said:
not true not true
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yeah dont trust those bestbuy/compusa/circuit city insurance unless its clearly written that its covered if x event happens.
I had a laptop to which the hinges cracked it was supposed to be covered under the protection plan... but they said those cracks were "cosmetic" and refused to honor. yup. A screen detaching from a laptop can be called "cosmetic" as long as it still powers on. >_<
(Won class action lawsuit / settlement against toshiba)
But i will never trust those extra coverage from big chain stores.

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...my name is Kyle, I'm the store manager of a RadioShack in Bellmead, Texas.
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I just posted in your other thread about my RS experience today.
The employee at my local store told me that all the Radio Shacks in the Austin area are completely sold out of gift cards due to the EVO pre-orders! He's not positive if there will be any more by the 4th.
EDIT: I guess I could always drive up to Bellmead and order from you. It's only a little over 100 miles from Austin!

If anyone wants to check their eligibility status you can do so here with out logging in:
https://manage.sprintpcs.com/specialoffers/RebateWelcome.do?id12=UpgradeLanding_CheckUpgradeEligiblity

Sprint Premier - For the people who dont no

Early phone upgrade
Sprint says
''To thank you for choosing us, we treat you to incredible savings on primary phone upgrades every 12 months--10 months earlier than our standard offers (requires a 2-year service agreement). We also waive the upgrade fee, and, if you upgrade online, you can forget the shipping and activation fees.''
Now im on a family plan with five people. We have a Premier Account. My line is the primary, but i just got an upgrade in september.
So I called Sprint to see what I can do to get the EVO for $200. They said that when you have a Premier Account that if you can't use it then anyone else on the account can.
So he told me to just put the EVO on my dad line 'sence he is not going to use it'. Then right after you get the phone just put it on your line.
Just thought I would share

kinda old news ive been doing this for years jumping phones from line to line to use the 1 year upgrade works every time

Keep in mind thought, If you buy from the sprint store you wont get the $100 mail in rebate if you switch the phone off the line within 30 days. Confirmed that at 3 different stores. So go get one from BB or RS. lol

rekphiv said:
Keep in mind thought, If you buy from the sprint store you wont get the $100 mail in rebate if you switch the phone off the line within 30 days. Confirmed that at 3 different stores. So go get one from BB or RS. lol
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yea get all my phones from BB

I did say 'For the people who dont no'

rekphiv said:
Keep in mind thought, If you buy from the sprint store you wont get the $100 mail in rebate if you switch the phone off the line within 30 days. Confirmed that at 3 different stores. So go get one from BB or RS. lol
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Pre-Ordered it last week at BB

I am a premier account holder, my primary line is my line, has a hero on it I got the phone in feb 2010. So feb 2011 I can get a new phone for my line only, and the rest of my lines need to wait out the 2 years?
Thanks

Yes we do it all the time
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cordell12 said:
I am a premier account holder, my primary line is my line, has a hero on it I got the phone in feb 2010. So feb 2011 I can get a new phone for my line only, and the rest of my lines need to wait out the 2 years?
Thanks
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Not sure about that my girl got her upgrade after a year and I used mine after a year too, also they didn't stack my contract just a fresh two year
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Confusing enough. Anyone have exact steps on how to swap do this for 2 or more lines (we have 3).

They are constantly calling my cell phone with this offer, its just me and my wife and since I rooted her HTC Hero she really has no complaints about the phone. I was wondering if I should get her the Epic but a good deal none the less.

Perhaps I am dense, but I would to ask how could I benefit from this. I got the evo for me and a second for my gf. I signed a 2 yr agreement. I also know that I am a phone junkie and I doubt I keep any phone for even one year before I start jonesing for the latest hardware, let alone 2. It's silly that I sign a two year when I never keep then that long. I usually buy them from eBay and or pay early term fees.
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Explain your situation nicely and mention a few times you are premier. Keep saying you want an EVO you want an EVO. They will help you. Politely speak to a supervisor and just outlet them off the phone. Done be rude, and you shouldn't be disappointed.
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Hrshycro said:
Confusing enough. Anyone have exact steps on how to swap do this for 2 or more lines (we have 3).
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All you have to do is have any line that is eligible for the upgrade price. Order the phone, and go online, assign it to whichever number you want it to be on.
Or if you buy the phone at upgrade price at the store, just have them put it on the line that you want. Perfectly fine.

Whoa! Got mine for 199 without contract!

So i am not up for upgrade until march 2012 but i decided to check and see what the OTD price was thru att for the atrix on my account. I pulled it up, and oddly enough it showed 199!
I went through the checkout process, but it wouldnt fully process the final checkout because i have unlimited data and i wouldnt pick a new data plan. Instead, i printed out my cart showing the final price of 199 + tax and took it into our local ATT store.
Talked to the manager there and he said he'd grandfather my data plan in, AND honor the price given on the website! so i'm getting my atrix tuesday morning for 199 even tho i just used my upgrade for my captivate in july!
SO STOKED!

How did you manage to get it for that price online? I'm in the same boat as you, I upgraded to my captivate in august and i'm not due for upgrade until 2012

If this is true, can you provide a few more details? I would also love to give this a shot.

Holy cow. Is there any way this is possible if you aren't a current AT&T customer? Lol
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When they pay $500 for a phone it doesn't make sense for them to sell it for $200 without contract. It would never be able to happen in my store and my manager is extrememely lenient.

domin8 said:
So i am not up for upgrade until march 2012 but i decided to check and see what the OTD price was thru att for the atrix on my account. I pulled it up, and oddly enough it showed 199!
I went through the checkout process, but it wouldnt fully process the final checkout because i have unlimited data and i wouldnt pick a new data plan. Instead, i printed out my cart showing the final price of 199 + tax and took it into our local ATT store.
Talked to the manager there and he said he'd grandfather my data plan in, AND honor the price given on the website! so i'm getting my atrix tuesday morning for 199 even tho i just used my upgrade for my captivate in july!
SO STOKED!
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Wtf.........

Well, luckily with AT&T no phone of mine has ever really been "on a contract"... When I called the cancellation dept to preorder my Atrix....errr.... "switch to Verizon or Sprint".... They told me if I stayed, they'd cancel the last 10 months of my contract if i signed a new 2 year contract...and they gave me the Atrix for $174.99 with free overnight and no upgrade fee.... This is the same trick I pulled when I upgraded my phone last time 1 year into my 2 year contract! In other words, their "contract" is really BS if you talk to the right person in the cancellation dept who will keep throwing it out the window to keep you as a customer.

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Well, luckily with AT&T no phone of mine has ever really been "on a contract"... When I called the cancellation dept to preorder my Atrix....errr.... "switch to Verizon or Sprint".... They told me if I stayed, they'd cancel the last 10 months of my contract if i signed a new 2 year contract...and they gave me the Atrix for $174.99 with free overnight and no upgrade fee.... This is the same trick I pulled when I upgraded my phone last time 1 year into my 2 year contract! In other words, their "contract" is really BS if you talk to the right person in the cancellation dept who will keep throwing it out the window to keep you as a customer.
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Nice!! Ive never tried that thinking they might go ahead and just cancel my service instead of giving me what I really want lol

Don't worry about having that happen. The goal of their "cancellation dept" is to do just the opposite. It should be named the "retention dept"! The first thing the guy told me on the phone (which was kinda cheesy) was "I'm superman and I have superpowers to keep you a satisfied AT&T customer!" And he did indeed have the superpower to throw my existing contract out the window and alter the presale price of the Atrix. Just call up, act dissatisfied with your current phone...ask how much your termination fee is...point out that it's cheaper for you to switch carriers than pay full price for the phone... then you're on your way to a new cheap phone! :-D

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Nice!! Ive never tried that thinking they might go ahead and just cancel my service instead of giving me what I really want lol
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Don't worry about having that happen. The goal of their "cancellation dept" is to do just the opposite. It should be named the "retention dept"! The first thing the guy told me on the phone (which was kinda cheesy) was "I'm superman and I have superpowers to keep you a satisfied AT&T customer!" And he did indeed have the superpower to throw my existing contract out the window and alter the presale price of the Atrix. Just call up, act dissatisfied with your current phone...ask how much your termination fee is...point out that it's cheaper for you to switch carriers than pay full price for the phone... then you're on your way to a new cheap phone! :-D

grave101 said:
How did you manage to get it for that price online? I'm in the same boat as you, I upgraded to my captivate in august and i'm not due for upgrade until 2012
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If this is true, can you provide a few more details? I would also love to give this a shot.
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honestly all i did was log into my account on ATT, click the line i wanted to upgrade, and picked the atrix. it showed 199 instead of 499 even though my page said 'i am eligible to take advantage of their no commitment pricing until 2012'
i just noticed right now when i tried logging back into my ATT account i got this message:
We are in the process of enhancing our online experience and it is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience; if you need immediate assistance, please contact customer service at:
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so maybe it was a fluke or something? but i had printed out the confirmation pricing page and stuff and they are going to match it at the store since i wanted to keep my unlimited data package.
im sorry i cant provide more details, i dont really know how i managed this i'm just sharing my excitement

when i'm able to get back into my ATT account ill post screen captures

i ordered mine on the website out of contract,have my receipts showing the 199 price,lol. it was a flaw in the preorder website for the phone,it was because of the dock price, a att rep just reported to me. they called me and told me they would be canceling my order and redoing it at the full price,as it was an error, i told them to cancel my contract while they were at it,if they weren't going to honor a price i agreed to pay, they then agreed to let me buy the phones at the 199.99 price

jackxlj said:
i ordered mine on the website out of contract,have my receipts showing the 199 price,lol. it was a flaw in the preorder website for the phone,it was because of the dock price, a att rep just reported to me. they called me and told me they would be canceling my order and redoing it at the full price,as it was an error, i told them to cancel my contract while they were at it,if they weren't going to honor a price i agreed to pay, they then agreed to let me buy the phones at the 199.99 price
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Lol!! I guess that proves that "the customer is always right."

I did almost the same thing. I bought the inspire for 99 on a new service contract. I then went online 3 days later to see what the price of the atrix would be without contract. When I got to check out it was $199. The phone is now in the hands of fedex for delivery tomorrow.

The AT&T site has been down since some time last night! Maybe they are trying to fix this "glitch" lol!!

yeah i am guessing they are fixing it now. i just know i printed mine out and have an appointment on tuesday to get mine ha

domin8 said:
yeah i am guessing they are fixing it now. i just know i printed mine out and have an appointment on tuesday to get mine ha
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Photos? askndaklsknlasdf

domin8 said:
yeah i am guessing they are fixing it now. i just know i printed mine out and have an appointment on tuesday to get mine ha
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still got a copy of that printout?

Same here. Bought a Captivate back in July '10, iPhone 4 in Nov '10, my line (the Captivate) was only ~7 months into my current 2 year contract.
Last Wed (the 16th) went through the normal process, added the phone as an "upgrade" for me, went in the cart for $199, changed (again, right online) from the $30 Unlimited Data to $30 Unlimited Data w/ HSPA+
I *suspect* this was simply an early upgrade allowance (plus pre-order discount), and I'll be into a brand new 2 year contract.
Phone is on the FedEx truck due to be delivered today (in the next hour or so).