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my upgrade is due and was just wondering how much you guys paid for your ameo upgrade on t mobile.i did read on here that somebody got theres ameo for free.thanks in advance
nothing is free
first question is how long u want to b tied to tmobile for (ie do u want to b able to upgrade in 12 mths)?
and do u want web n walk, or web n walk plus/max etc? some websites selling ameo dont specify what web n walk youre geting.
cant really make comparisons until u know what u want. then crank all the diff offers into excel to figure out what youre really paying over life of contract.
thanks for the reply im on flex 35 going to stay on that price plan no web n walk.thanks
yes, im interested too - my contract is up for renewal now, and i was quoted £240 for the phone on flext35.
this is considering that i have another flext35 with them, ie 2 contracts. i am not happy about it, cant justify spending that much cash.
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yes, im interested too - my contract is up for renewal now, and i was quoted £240 for the phone on flext35.
this is considering that i have another flext35 with them, ie 2 contracts. i am not happy about it, cant justify spending that much cash.
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if you are new customer, you can get flex 35 +web & walk plus for £42.5 a month (18 month contract), but the Ameo will only cost you £119.99.
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if you are new customer, you can get flex 35 +web & walk plus for £42.5 a month (18 month contract), but the Ameo will only cost you £119.99.
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That sounds better than the deal I've just got with them - 129.99 for the phone on the same tariff, 18 mth for 52.50 per month. Boo! Oh well, it's cheaper than I was expecting, just need to sell my Hermes now!
I've been discussing an upgrade with them over the last few days,
am on the 18 mth early 3g adopters at the mo (12 months 1/2 price) and wanted to swap to the flext 25 with web and walk.
Was originally quoted nearly £400 for the upgrade, when I started laughing and suggested I leave they started bargaining.
It would still be technically cheaper for me to leave and sign up as new than take the offered upgrade, which seems well, completely ridiculous..
So I'm continuing with my efforts, as so far I've found their customer service to be the best of the providers and would rather stick with them..
fards said:
I've been discussing an upgrade with them over the last few days,
am on the 18 mth early 3g adopters at the mo (12 months 1/2 price) and wanted to swap to the flext 25 with web and walk.
Was originally quoted nearly £400 for the upgrade, when I started laughing and suggested I leave they started bargaining.
It would still be technically cheaper for me to leave and sign up as new than take the offered upgrade, which seems well, completely ridiculous..
So I'm continuing with my efforts, as so far I've found their customer service to be the best of the providers and would rather stick with them..
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that is very truth for Vodafone as well, new customer gets better deal than existing customer.
going to call them today will post what deal i get thanks for the info
they said 170 but i told them about the store doing it for 120 on new conneection they said they would have to spea kto a manager at the store. could someone please tell me the store they saw it in so i can call them thanks
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they said 170 but i told them about the store doing it for 120 on new conneection they said they would have to spea kto a manager at the store. could someone please tell me the store they saw it in so i can call them thanks
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it's a pricing mistake, on the flex35 web & walk plus. It's available in every store at the moment
got it for 120 guys thanks for all the info.if sombody could help me to get tomtom 6.02 to work that will be great i haxze looked and followed the instructions on this website but still no luck thanks
hi,
just wondering if someone could tell me which store they saw it in so i can call them too.
thanks very much.
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hi,
just wondering if someone could tell me which store they saw it in so i can call them too.
thanks very much.
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it's not in any particular store, because it's in ALL the store!
ok, so i just ring them up and say that in my local store they said that - its just my brother went and asked them and they said £270.
so if i say ' birmingham' they wont believe me, or will they?
sorry for being so weird, i just really want this phone, and being a student dont have an awful lot of cash!
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ok, so i just ring them up and say that in my local store they said that - its just my brother went and asked them and they said £270.
so if i say ' birmingham' they wont believe me, or will they?
sorry for being so weird, i just really want this phone, and being a student dont have an awful lot of cash!
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sure you can say that, but you will need to be very lucky to get that price if you order by phone, because they have change their main database already, why not pay a visit to the local store? you can get it straight away
Let us know how it goes and wish you luck
i called upgrade department and just argued with them they said they wud have to confirm with the store to find out. so i rang all my locall stores and asked about the pricing mistake one of them said thats right it is a mistake i said would you be willing to tell upgrade department he said yes comr into the store and we will talk to them together.did do may have to get web n walk with that but you can always cut it off after a month.good luck
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i called upgrade department and just argued with them they said they wud have to confirm with the store to find out. so i rang all my locall stores and asked about the pricing mistake one of them said thats right it is a mistake i said would you be willing to tell upgrade department he said yes comr into the store and we will talk to them together.did do may have to get web n walk with that but you can always cut it off after a month.good luck
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man don't go around and mention this pricing mistake loud to T-mobile, the often you do it, then sooner they will change the price back, then people here won't be able to get the deal. All you need to do is ask them how much is the Ameo for Flex 35 , web & walk plus, if they tell you is £120, then this is the deal you want.
Why would you not want to use web&walk? it release the full power of Ameo.
try to get it!
I think thats been around for sometime.
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try to get it!
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too bad you cant buy a phone outright online. have to go to the store or order with a plan.
Yep this as been around since the phone came out on 3/24 in fact I am due my bing cashback in 10 days
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too bad you cant buy a phone outright online. have to go to the store or order with a plan.
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yes you have to, but atleast you have the option of full payment and getting EM+ which isnt so bad at $59.99.
Plus after 2 months you get around $150+ back which is always nice
i will go with the BCB about a month from now.
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Yep this as been around since the phone came out on 3/24 in fact I am due my bing cashback in 10 days
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please let us know when you get it
could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.
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could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.
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well you have to get a plan whether you're going for the subsidized price or the full price, you cannot buy it without getting a plan, atleast not to my knowledge.
Also you're account has to be active for 60 days from getting a plan, meaning you have to use tmobile service for 60 days in order to get BCB.
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could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.
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buy phone direct from walmart. pay 500+tax and phone is yours. u dont have to sign or buy any contract.
second option is to buy phone from wmdeals.com cost (150+tax+one month or 15 days rent+200 etf) and phone is yours
thanks
I found the hd 2 is only 99.99 with 2yr contract in amazon.com
so the best price is supposed to be
100+ no tax+one month rent 60 +200 etf=360?
but if i want to transfer to att still need to unlock so might be 120 for 2 months rent
could it work?
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could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.
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This is exactly what I did. I ordered the phone online with the bing discount. After I got it I played around with it for a few days, called and canceled. They didn't give me any trouble at all, seemed rather happy I'm keeping the phone to use with their prepaid They canceled my plan and refunded my activation (they pre-activated the thing when it shipped). The only slightly annoying part is they billed me useage for when the phone was in transit. I didn't really argue that one, just happy to get activation refunded.
Naturally this is for a phone I paid their retail price for.
I used bsbtweak to permanently disable the data, although I'm not sure it would've connected to data anyway.
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This is exactly what I did. I ordered the phone online with the bing discount. After I got it I played around with it for a few days, called and canceled. They didn't give me any trouble at all, seemed rather happy I'm keeping the phone to use with their prepaid They canceled my plan and refunded my activation (they pre-activated the thing when it shipped). The only slightly annoying part is they billed me useage for when the phone was in transit. I didn't really argue that one, just happy to get activation refunded.
Naturally this is for a phone I paid their retail price for.
I used bsbtweak to permanently disable the data, although I'm not sure it would've connected to data anyway.
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wait a min.
did you use tmobile service for 60 days?? because in order to be eligible for BCB your account has to be active for 60 days.
So how many days did you use the phone for because it hasnt been 60 days since the hd2 came out meaning you wont be getting the BCB in this case!!!
let me know your timeline.
i am planning to use BCB aswell for HD2 but with full payment and after i get BCB that is after 60days of service i might go to att.
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wait a min.
did you use tmobile service for 60 days?? because in order to be eligible for BCB your account has to be active for 60 days.
So how many days did you use the phone for because it hasnt been 60 days since the hd2 came out meaning you wont be getting the BCB in this case!!!
let me know your timeline.
i am planning to use BCB aswell for HD2 but with full payment and after i get BCB that is after 60days of service i might go to att.
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The bcb is currently showing in my account as pending. I'll post an update when the 60 days comes up, but I'm not really expecting any problems. The BCB is on the phone, and has nothing to do with the plan. Since I'm keeping the phone the full order stands.
If you want to switch to AT&T you'll need to unlock the phone and you'll probably have to wait whatever amount of time tmo says before you can get that code. I wasn't leaving Tmo, really just switching plans.
If you still want a timeline here it goes without the date
Ordered the phone on a weekend with the Bing cashback
Tmo ships it on monday and I receive it wednesday night, sim, microsd, all inserted and activated. I replace the sim with my old prepaid, dumped the contacts in and make a few calls to make sure everything is cool.
Put the new sim back, play around with the phone through the weekend. Really there wasn't much to gain over my prepaid plan except Data connection.
Next Monday I called the tmobile and canceled the plan under buyer remorse. Been using the phone with prepaid card since.
Actually now that I think of it, there was a little more to tell about this. Bing sends you a notice as soon as you order something under the bcb. I never got one. It didn't even occur to me to check until after I had canceled. So I had to contact Bing and provide them my order information, and they added the cashback (very quickly I might add, good service). Alll that happened after I had already canceled my service.
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The bcb is currently showing in my account as pending. I'll post an update when the 60 days comes up, but I'm not really expecting any problems. The BCB is on the phone, and has nothing to do with the plan. Since I'm keeping the phone the full order stands.
If you want to switch to AT&T you'll need to unlock the phone and you'll probably have to wait whatever amount of time tmo says before you can get that code. I wasn't leaving Tmo, really just switching plans.
If you still want a timeline here it goes without the date
Ordered the phone on a weekend with the Bing cashback
Tmo ships it on monday and I receive it wednesday night, sim, microsd, all inserted and activated. I replace the sim with my old prepaid, dumped the contacts in and make a few calls to make sure everything is cool.
Put the new sim back, play around with the phone through the weekend. Really there wasn't much to gain over my prepaid plan except Data connection.
Next Monday I called the tmobile and canceled the plan under buyer remorse. Been using the phone with prepaid card since.
Actually now that I think of it, there was a little more to tell about this. Bing sends you a notice as soon as you order something under the bcb. I never got one. It didn't even occur to me to check until after I had canceled. So I had to contact Bing and provide them my order information, and they added the cashback (very quickly I might add, good service). Alll that happened after I had already canceled my service.
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oh ok, this is news to me, because i was under the impression that BCB requires you not to cancel before 60 days, hence the confusion on my part.
Iam planning on getting it on full payment so if i request the unlock code they give it out on full payment after a few days, they will just ask me to fax them some inofrmation.
Also when you inserted you pre-paid sim, did it start working? or did you have to unlock the hd2??
thanks for the information.
geronemo said:
oh ok, this is news to me, because i was under the impression that BCB requires you not to cancel before 60 days, hence the confusion on my part.
Iam planning on getting it on full payment so if i request the unlock code they give it out on full payment after a few days, they will just ask me to fax them some inofrmation.
Also when you inserted you pre-paid sim, did it start working? or did you have to unlock the hd2??
thanks for the information.
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No problem at all. I had read before I bought the phone a "confession of a T-mobile sales rep" that there are no difference between between the regular subscription phones and prepaid phones. Also confirmed that in a faq I dug out before I finally pulled the trigger. So far so good, just waiting for the prepaid data from tmo.
Well, I certainly woke up to a pleasant surprise. I've been stuck with having to buy the Evo on Wirefly to claim a hundred dollar savings I had won, only to see that the final price is thirty dollars lower than I expected! You pay $169.99 with a 35 dollar activation fee. There's no taxes, and the FedEx shipping is free.
For those of you wondering, Wirefly is a reputable place to purchase from. Two weeks ago, I purchased two blackberry Curves and a Hero from them with a new contract. They waived the activation fee via a promotion, shipped it within twenty four hours of ordering via two day FedEx for free, and the phones arrived in two days after it was shipped. The only problem is speaking to their sales department; it consists of nothing but overseas representatives who are difficult to understand at times and try to push device protection on your devices constantly. If you order online, though, there's absolutely no issues. They allow you to check on the status of your order, and include every detail of the purchase and plan in the sales receipt if you want to make changes.
Just thought I'd share this great deal .
Edit: Oh! I also forgot to mention that Wirefly is a partner of Bing Cashback. When you order through Bing, you get $50 cash back on your account. That brings the total cost of the device down to $119.99. Sounds good to me!
I have used Wirefly 3 times before and they are great! I am impatient and do not want to wait for my phone this time though haha
That sounds pretty awesome! I'm going to have to see what I can do with this one.
If ordering from them do you know if I can port a phone number?
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That sounds pretty awesome! I'm going to have to see what I can do with this one.
If ordering from them do you know if I can port a phone number?
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Yes, you can port your phone number through them. I transferred my parent's and brother's numbers from Metro PCS to the Sprint phones without a problem.
I wonder what will happen if someone tries to upgrade who is not eligible for an upgrade and who is still on contract. I went through the motion of buying it there and the final price came to $180 or something. Wonder what would happen after I get the phone.
too bad you cant add a discount to the plans through wirefly..
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too bad you cant add a discount to the plans through wirefly..
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Yeah I wish we could add a discount to the plans through wirefly as I would get it through them if that were possible.., unless someone knows a way?
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Yeah I wish we could add a discount to the plans through wirefly as I would get it through them if that were possible.., unless someone knows a way?
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can't you just call up sprint once your order is processed to add the discount? nowhere in their terms state you can't add discount; it says you can't switch to a lower service plan, but adding a discount isn't lowering the service plan
here's the terms of their instant discount:
INSTANT DISCOUNTS
Wirefly promises you savings in the form of instant discounts with no rebates or gimmicks when you sign up for wireless carrier service. Delivering on this promise means that you must agree to maintain your agreement for a minimum of 6 months after activation. Deactivating your phone, or downgrading features or the rate plan, may lead to additional charges.
When you sign up for wireless carrier service through Wirefly, we discount your phone purchase price by an Equipment Discount amount ranging from $200 to $300. By ordering through Wirefly, you agree to repay this discount if, during the 181 days after your new equipment is activated, if you:
Fail to pay your balance due to your carrier each month
Disconnect this line of service
Transfer this equipment to another line of service
Change your carrier service rate plan to a lower monthly service rate plan
Deactivate the email/data feature if one was required at the point of purchase
Transfer/port an existing phone number from another account if this is a new line of service
Replace an existing account with this account if this is a new line of service
Return or exchange your phone and it is not in its original, new condition with no more than 30 minutes of usage
If you break any of these contract provisions, except as a result of a documented service quality issue related to the carrier service, you authorize us to charge your credit card in repayment of the Equipment Discount.
EDIT: they changed the price to $189.99
As of 4:30 this afternoon, Wirefly has officially run out of HTC Evos. The site lists the next shipment time in five to seven days. Fortunately, I was able to get my order placed at 4:00. Unless you really want that $50 rebate, I'd look toward other stores.
These things are selling out an alarming rate.
Now it says shipping within 20 days...
Oh man. Still $50 is probably worth it considering I still have my iPhone for the time being.
i know letstalk is getting shipment June 10, but they still have backorders they need to fulfill; don't know any other place where i can get it without waiting for the mail in rebate
sprint online store has them in stock and can receive in 2-5 days, but not willing to pay $1049 now and have to wait for rebates for 2-4 months
double post
Wirefly is awesome but never call and place an order over the phone.
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Wirefly is awesome but never call and place an order over the phone.
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You couldn't be more correct. I stupidly placed the order for my parents and brother via Wirefly's sales department via phone, and it was a horrendous experience. It took over an hour for the idiot to understand what I wanted, write my name down properly, and to shut up about the extended warranty and accessories.
That being said, that's what the online store is for. It's just like the rest of them.
Also, wow. Shipping within 20 days? I was 15 minutes away from having to wait a month for my Evo to arrive? Insane.
I got lucky and got my order in before they raised the price. 169 + 50 bing cash back plus avoiding 45$ in taxes here in CA. It arrives tomorrow =).
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I got lucky and got my order in before they raised the price. 169 + 50 bing cash back plus avoiding 45$ in taxes here in CA. It arrives tomorrow =).
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Holy crap, shut up! Mine is arriving tomorrow as well! . Of course, I placed my order when it was back at $189.99, but it's still a great deal.
Any idea what'd happen if I tried to order this even though I'm not eligible for an upgrade from Sprint? I'm trying to see if I can grab one of these to participate in development. Although, I'm not sure I'm willing to blow $450 for the privilege.
Ok. I'm on Wirefly and I want to add this phone as a new line on a family plan.
I am seeing:
Service Plan: $9.99/month
Sprint Data Pack - mobile web, web-based email, and basic Sprint TV/Music: $15.00/month
4G Premium Data: $10.00/month
What's that $15/month part? If my family is already on the Any Mobile Any Time with data included, is that required?
I want to try and put this in ASAP!
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Any idea what'd happen if I tried to order this even though I'm not eligible for an upgrade from Sprint? I'm trying to see if I can grab one of these to participate in development. Although, I'm not sure I'm willing to blow $450 for the privilege.
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It does look like I can get this for $189 (+$50 bing cashback) if I select that I would like to extend my contract with Sprint. I'm a little curious about this, you'd think that I shouldn't be able to do this, but at the same time Wirefly probably has no idea that I started my contract in November 09. I'm just worried about what happens when I get the phone! Is no one the wiser? Do people just not know? Maybe I should try this out and give you all an update as to the outcome. I'm willing to bet if there's some kind of foul up and a cancellation charge appears on my account, I could possibly settle it with Sprint feigning ignorance. It's not like I want to jump ship or anything after all, I like Sprint.
Hope you find out. I'm on my hero and not due for upgrade or anything... I wanna upgrade to evolution from hero, but don't have hundreds of dollars
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http://www.studentrate.com/StudentR...msung-Epic-4G-StudentRate-Member-Discount--/0
* Student Rate: 350 - 100 (sprint) MIR - 50 Student rate - 25 rebate = $175 winner so far.
* Sprint Rate : 350 + 100 MIR = $250
Also says Car Charger or Invisible Shield from StudentRate if your making a new line..or just a car charger if your using an old line.
Any discount associated with a purchase made off of contract?
My Fiance is a full-time student and I registered her for this. I'm wondering though,.. would I be better of long-term getting our plan via Everything Plus (Employee referral) or get her's via this approach. I'm assuming the discounts do not stack
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Any discount associated with a purchase made off of contract?
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I'm not sure how you are supposed to get this deal.
It states you have to purchase the phone through the StudentRate store, but the Epic 4G is not listed for sale/pre-order. Then, the code says it expires on the 31st, so how can you even use the deal if the phone isn't available for sale yet?
Im waking up early on the 31st to see if this will work on launch day
that 23% off will offset the 10 dollars a month fee
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Im waking up early on the 31st to see if this will work on launch day
that 23% off will offset the 10 dollars a month fee
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yezzir, free overnight shipping
It says its only for Rhode Island students. Although I've heard somewhere else you can still get 15% if you're not in Rhode Island
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yezzir, free overnight shipping
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LOL, thats my biggest problem with this deal.
You have to wait an additional day to get the phone!
Is this student rate deal a legit one? And What schools does it cover?
it expires on the 31st of December now.
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Is this student rate deal a legit one? And What schools does it cover?
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Bump bump bump bump, answer?
I'm also trying to find out if this deal is legit. If I catch any clues I'll be sure to post what I find.
EDIT: So been checking through Google Search with a few terms and not much comes up, there is a blog post for college students about how great and beneficial the site is with a few informal testimonies, and some people post about it on Facebook. Seems to be very much in the shadows, not many people know about it, yet at least.
if you click the discount links, it takes you to the sprint site . if you select a phone and go to the plan pricing step, all of the prices reflect the appropriate discount. I went through the checkout prices and right before you pay, the discounts were all applied. IMO it seems to be real.
anybody did pre order on this site yet?
yea I preordered from them. Had to mail in a form with all of my account info to give to sprint to upgrade the account. It said overnight shipping so I'll probably get billed on the 31st and get the phone on the 1st
Unfortunately it seems this deal isnt for everyone. Upon clicking the link for the discount, all it lists is a 15% discount, and browsing the phone selection doesnt bring up the epic at all.
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Unfortunately it seems this deal isnt for everyone. Upon clicking the link for the discount, all it lists is a 15% discount, and browsing the phone selection doesnt bring up the epic at all.
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It clearly states that the 15% is for students and 23% for Rhode Island students.
The Epic isnt out yet, so of course it doesnt show up on the Sprint website. You can, however, fill out the pre-order form attached and email it to [email protected] to preorder with the appropriate discount.
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My Fiance is a full-time student and I registered her for this. I'm wondering though,.. would I be better of long-term getting our plan via Everything Plus (Employee referral) or get her's via this approach. I'm assuming the discounts do not stack
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Buy the phone from this site with the simply everything plan ($99.99). Once you have the phone go to sprint.com and chat with a support rep. Complain how the phone was activated under the wrong plan and just tell thing you want the Simply Everything Plus 500.
Worked for me back when I got my Pre *
*Except my phone actually was processed under the wrong plan (some 139.99 family plan)
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It clearly states that the 15% is for students and 23% for Rhode Island students.
The Epic isnt out yet, so of course it doesnt show up on the Sprint website. You can, however, fill out the pre-order form attached and email it to [email protected] to preorder with the appropriate discount.
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Oh ok, thats where i was confused at, my mistake.
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
Jrude2262 said:
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.
SevenSe7enSeven said:
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.