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I've called 4 neighborhood stores and NONE of them know when they are getting it. One guy said "A few weeks" and another said "anyday, we get shipments every day." Let's hope its the latter. I don't know about you guys, but I'm excited. Online its $399 after rebates. But the guy in the store said it was going to be $399 with a $100 rebate according to his price sheet. YAY!
well, from the website that $50 rebate only applies if you subscribe to the PDA connect plan which is 39.99, i'd rather waste the rebate and not get that plane. As for the other $50... maybe activation?
fone_fanatic said:
well, from the website that $50 rebate only applies if you subscribe to the PDA connect plan which is 39.99, i'd rather waste the rebate and not get that plane. As for the other $50... maybe activation?
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I went by the store today again to check if they came in yet...they said they are supposed to get them in stock tomorrow. Also, they said the official price sheet they got today says the same as the website.
so is this still considered a wizard? man i want one
guyver2077 said:
so is this still considered a wizard? man i want one
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No, this wizard is the name HTC gave the phone. The 8525 is a Hermes. Just a different name, made by the same company though.
fone_fanatic said:
well, from the website that $50 rebate only applies if you subscribe to the PDA connect plan which is 39.99, i'd rather waste the rebate and not get that plane. As for the other $50... maybe activation?
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If the rebate is anything like the rebate for the 3125 I bought, it's not really a rebate but a Visa gift card with the amount that would have been a rebate. It can't be transfered to your bank account nor can you cash it out nor put it towards debt owed to Visa. It must be spent either at the Cingular store or anywhere that Visa is accepted.
Honestly, spend the extra 100-200 dollars and buy w/o the 2year contract term. That way when the next "Big and Tasty" comes out, you wont be stuck behind the contract.
just got my order confirmed online at 11:00PM EST
Have a link? I can't seem to find it listed.
I noticed that I could order it on T-mobile website also. My only problem is I have a full upgrade but on the website it only gives me an instant discount of $60. For whatever reason I have always had to go into the store and buy a phone through them to get my upgrade. It is gay, but I guess I will go in tomorrow and purchase the phone that way. =P
i just went back - go in, to "shop", then "phones & devices" then select what line you want to upgrade, then select android phones, then samsung, scroll to bottom of 2nd page, and clik on the vibrant
Can anyone help me here?
I already have a t-mobile sim on Even More Plus. I just want to buy the handset for $499.99 but the website makes me add a new plan!
I log on to my account and it won't let me look at any phones to upgrade.
Can I just add the service at 59.99 and the activation fee $35 (included in first bill) and just not pay these when I get the bill and get the new number cut off as I don't need it...?
Thanks!
Just saw t-mobile's site looks like they are taking orders. Wish I had $500 bucks to spend on a phone. This phone looks great.
do you think its still gonna be $165 at the store like it is online? This was not what i thought the upgrade price would be. I thought it would be $250 minus MIR! But i just ordered it for $165 online because of the instant savings!
My story is typical, I'm guessing, I am posting to see how many others who have opted for the MIR route have had to go through as much?
Mailed in my MIR form 6/17/2010
About a week later, get an email with the tracking number. Say, 6/23/2010.
I keep checking, I keep checking. Says processing for almost a month.
Then 7/17/2010, it says Invalid, that my address was wrong. Interesting, because I know it isn't, claims my "zip code" must be a valid US zip code. I live in Brooklyn, I know my zip code is fine.
I call them that day. First phone call, the rebate CSR (who informs me that they cannot see my account address yet asks me to verify my name and address, huh?), she corrects the "incorrect address" It's so wildly egregously wrong that I KNOW someone had a turrets moment when they were typing.
I'm told everything is fine. Also that the website takes approximately 2 weeks to update that the rebate is back on track.
I check a week later, 7/23/2010. For whatever reason I called the rebate number again. They tell me that while they have corrected my "address" my zip code appears to be wrong. Again, this is RIGHT AFTER the Rebate CSR has just had me VERIFY my name and address over the phone. I get them to correct the zip code.
Just forward to today: 8/10/2010, I call them because on Friday I received a postcard claiming my address was STILL WRONG. I check online, it's been over two weeks, the information about a disallowed rebate has not been updated.
Again, this Rebate CSR has me VERIFY my name and address but claims they can't see my information, then what are they "verifying" against? When I ask they can't tell me apparently.
After a 10 minute back and forth where I am told on no less than one occasion that "it's computers, they do whatever they want." I wanted to tell him that computers ONLY do what they are told, nothing more, the joke I've heard over the years is if you tell a computer to screw up, it's going to ask you how.
He says, he's now corrected the information and that the system will show a valid rebate status and they will be mailing out my check to me within 2 weeks.
When I asked him about why I called the other times and was told the information had been corrected and it had not, I swear I could hear him shrugging (mentally). "Look man, these are computers, they do whatever they want."
*sigh"
Just checked my rebate status, something they claimed would take two weeks to update, took this guy 2 minutes.
I'd love to hear other stories about rebate hell. Perhaps the power of persistence.
OUCH....that really had to hurt...next time though you should probably go to Radioshack...at least they have instant rebate's in place of mail in.
~Jasecloud4
Why didn't you just go to radioshack or best buy or wirefly or anywhere else that gets rid of the mail in rebate and makes it instant?
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Because I didn't. Pure and simple, I didn't. Should I have had my head examined, yes, probably.
I was just wondering if anyone else had issues with the MIR?
jkinnison90 said:
Why didn't you just go to radioshack or best buy or wirefly or anywhere else that gets rid of the mail in rebate and makes it instant?
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Ew Wirefly...they're the worse...but Radioshack and Best Buy are fine.
~Jasecloud4
Every rebate I've ever sent in the past somehow got list never to be found again.
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I didn't have any problem with my Evo rebate, but did with my last phone's rebate. Everything looked fine until it got to the approved-mailing your check part of the process, then after a few days it was changed to invalid. Called them up, the guy said, "Hmm, that's weird, there's nothing wrong with it" and he put it back in. Website showed approved again for a week, then it went invalid again. Called them again, and another person said "That's weird, nothing wrong with it, let me talk to my supervisor". After holding for a while, they finally put it back in. A few weeks later, I got my check, and got the pleasant surprise of getting a $250 rebate instead of the $100 rebate I was supposed to get
whats the # you called for sprint rebate? is it just the regular customer service line?
i just checked and mines invalid lol.. and i never recieved anything for my other account.
Hopefully the world will start seeing more of this.
http://reasonablecitizen.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/mail-in-rebates-under-attack-in-wi/
I had a similar problem but they gave no reason as to why it was invalid. I sent them an email and they credited me the 100 on my next bill
I didn't have any issues with my rebate (had 2 of them actually). Just received my check last week.
my history with mail in rebates reflects the following rebate cash flow process
1. third party Rebate handler records 250,000 rebates sent in
2. Company (Sprint) reimburses rebate handler for 250,000 rebates plus 30% administrative/handling fees
3. Rebate company "invalidates due to incorrect rebate info" or "lost paperwork" or "computer glitch" 50-70% of rebates
4. Persistent rebaters (25%) call in/email/stalk/harass rebate company for rebate and finally receive rebate
5. Remaining users forget about rebate - rebate company celebrates profitable year with huge salary increases.
Me...I stay on their asses till I get my rebate - complete with calendar reminders and copies of ALL paper work till I receive my rebate.
Mule
just called, they only had 1 of 2 of my rebates on file.. looks like i gotta go back to the sprint store, fax them over everything they requested for the 2nd rebate.. 1st rebate they processed or re validated -_-
I checked my status because of this thread, I was declined, reported I got all discounts at time of purchase. I called, said it was B.S., rep said they will be mailing a $100 check now. I guess I better stay on top of this.
I just sent mine out a few days ago. I'll have to keep up on this. What is the website you guys are going to and checking the status of your rebate?
On Website
pscalett said:
I just sent mine out a few days ago. I'll have to keep up on this. What is the website you guys are going to and checking the status of your rebate?
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https://www.sprintrebates.com/track/sprintpcs/track.html?INTNAV=ATG:FT:RebStatus
You'll get an email with a rebate tracking number and a link to the rebate status page.
I checked my rebate about a month ago and it came back as an invalid address. So I called them and gave them my correct address. The reason is that the Sprint store was trying to be helpful and fill out the card but the guy has worst penmanship than I do. So instead of a 0 it looked like a "b" to the processing center. Had to go to Sprint because I am on a friends and family plan.
So they gave me the tracking number. If I look up the original one, still shows as denied - correction processed now that I just checked, but the one with the tracking number that I got when I called Sprint shows in progress and ready to be mailed within 30 days.
The other day I got a post card stating that my address was incorrect, but beats the heck out of me if they can get my address from their files - and bill me each month that they couldn't use the same address to mail me my rebate. So 8 weeks so far and waiting. Would have been nice to have sooner, not that I need the money right now, but last month was a $425 phone bill including the additional EVO tax and phone on my account.
got my check last week, sent in mid-june.
Had no problems here....smooth like always. Sorry to hear about your problem
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Because I didn't. Pure and simple, I didn't. Should I have had my head examined, yes, probably.
I was just wondering if anyone else had issues with the MIR?
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I purchase mine from sprint because no one had it in stock at the time. I kept stalking bb, rs, and the sprint website until someone had it in stock. I got the"invalid" postcard and when I contacted then they said it was because it had not been 30 days yet. I will be keeping my eye out. I use to work for sprint in the past and they got in trouble once for bogus denials of rebates. Also the rebates are processed by a third party company named Young America, they actually process the rebates for all companies.
Does anyone know exactly what the eligibility requirements are for the $50 rebate? I originally bought the G2 from a tmobile store for the upgrade price of $250 with the $50 rebate. Then I returned it in order to get the phone cheaper from costco. That failed because costco phone people couldnt honor my early upgrade discount. So then I called up customer service was able to get the phone for $150.
Now.. I still have the original $50 rebate form.. and was wondering if I could still use it. I skimmed over it and there's really no mention about how much the purchase had to be, etc. So does anyone know any further info on the rebates?
Thanks.
Lol thats funny, I did the same exact thing, except T-Mobile was able to revert my contract and I still got the costco 99.99 upgrade price. Ummm I'm pretty sure they can track through serial Numbers and IMEI numbers but hey its worth a shot, not like they can arrest you for trying...
you have to be at the 22 month mark to get the mail in rebate, and you have to buy the phone on an upgrade, and you have to mail in the form. if you got the rebate when you bought it for 250 then you were full upgrade eligible and there shouldn't be an issue sending in the rebate form. but worst case scenario is that you send it in and get a letter back that you are not eligible
So, I checked locally at an AT&T store and they refused to sell me a Motorola Atrix 4G at retail price. I've heard this time and again online so I figured out how to purchase one at the retail price of $599.99 through BestBuy.com
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON EBAY!
If you want to find it manually:
Go to BestBuy.com (der!)
If you actually typed "der!" into your browser stop here and go back to step 1 again
Hover the mouse over Products, then Mobile, then click on AT&T
Under "EXISTING AT&T CUSTOMER" click on "Replace Your Phone"
Select AT&T from the drop-down list
Look for the Motorola Atrix 4G in the list of the phones
Add to your cart and purchase!
And here's the easy way:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Motorola+-+Atrix+Mobile+Phone+-+Black+%28AT%26T%29/1800355.p?id=1218292464161&skuId=1800355&contract_desc=REPLACE
Yes, the price is $599.99, not the $499.99 listed on AT&T website. The $499.99 price is a special price reduction for signing a new contract.
If you're local store has them in-stock you might be able to use Store Pickup and get the phone the same day so you can talk on it while walking past the AT&T store that "screw you" while waiving them the finger.
Have you considered signing a new 2 year contract(wife maybe), getting it for 129.99, and then immediately canceling it? The termination fee is $325. Activate is an additional $15 or so.
I bought my Atrix from a local AT&T store for the "no commitment" price of $499. You should be able to do the same.
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I bought my Atrix from a local AT&T store for the "no commitment" price of $499. You should be able to do the same.
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I checked with my local store (two of them in fact) and they both told me the retail price is $599.99 and the no-commitment price was a special for AT&T customers only. I'm not an AT&T customer, thankfully!
Derp. Thanks for the tip.
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That is a lie the phone sells for for 499 at AT&T. There is no discount that is applied that I am aware of. When I bought mine I said I wanted the phone. They scanned the barcodes on the box and that was it. Actually when they tried to do the purchase with me as a existing customer the person had trouble making the sale so we started over and sold it like I stated.
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That is a lie the phone sells for for 499 at AT&T. There is no discount that is applied that I am aware of. When I bought mine I said I wanted the phone. They scanned the barcodes on the box and that was it. Actually when they tried to do the purchase with me as a existing customer the person had trouble making the sale so we started over and sold it like I stated.
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Damn, ok. When I get it in the mail next week I'll have to see if either Best Buy will price adjust or if I can just return it and complain up through to management at one of the local AT&T stores.
AT&T cor stores will only sell it on an account. It'll require either new service w/contract or you can activate it with a new number at full retail ($499) without a contract. You can cancel at any time without fee except for $36 activation fee.
They won't just ring out the phone like an accessory though.