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getting my sprint evo 4g delivered tuesday :)

http://item.ebay.com/160436949652
wonder how he got his hands on it, anyone have any ideas?

WOW you just way overpaid. You should have at least shopped around, they have been selling for 450-550 all day on ebay. Craiglist too. He got it from the Google I/O event.

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http://item.ebay.com/160436949652
wonder how he got his hands on it, anyone have any ideas?
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Got it at the Google I/O most likely.
Congrats.

It's ok because i had actually pre-ordered it at best buy and $599.00 is retail without tax! So $675.00 shipped and bing.com rebate back is cheaper

if u buy at sprint its $450

and at radioshack its $499. Hope you enjoy your phone! hope it doesnt get lost or stolen in the mail.

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if u buy at sprint its $450
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can't do that, i'm a sprint advantage club member

LOL, I was watching that one. There's another one that ends in less that an hour and a half but I'm going to let that one slide by too.
I've finally decided to wait stoically like most of us here.
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and at radioshack its $499. Hope you enjoy your phone! hope it doesnt get lost or stolen in the mail.
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Awww, did you get outbid? (kidding!)

Have fun. Enjoy the 30day free unlimited everything while you can. before you have to add $10 to your bill plus $30 if you want to tether

i got lucky and found someone on craigslist in the LA area for 600 cash if you guys are in the hood check it out I had a few responses to my ad got my hands on it now boy oh boy am i stoked

I also overpaid but I knew I was doing so. I just want it that bad. It should arrive in under an hour! yay! Now, this is also a Google I/O device. Does this 30 day unlimited thing include unlimited tethering?

WOW whata lost for the people who spent over $450 while it'll b in sprint store $450 in june 4th.people r so impatient over a device or jus have to much money.

Mine comes on Wednesday.

GHOST99K said:
WOW whata lost for the people who spent over $450 while it'll b in sprint store $450 in june 4th.people r so impatient over a device or jus have to much money.
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being that it comes with a months free unlimited service, he didnt really overpay by that much and he wont have to sign a new contract or renew his original one. not really that bad of a deal if u do the math..............................

chuckhriczko said:
I also overpaid but I knew I was doing so. I just want it that bad. It should arrive in under an hour! yay! Now, this is also a Google I/O device. Does this 30 day unlimited thing include unlimited tethering?
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Yes. Free unlimited tethering, calls, data, and messaging. Pretty much anything except international calls. The trial runs out June 20 according to the Sprint flier that came with it.

I pickedi t up today at 10AM! First impression when i opened the box was holy **** thats a big screen, so far i LOVE the phone its sleek the screen looks amazing and is SUPER fast absolutely no lag. Now i can have a phone that'll make people with iPhone's jealous!
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For what he paid he definitely overpaid. Retail is $450, so he paid $225 to get it less than two weeks early. He could have gotten the hotspot for more than 7 months for the same amount, or put that towards two years of the extra $10/mo. Either way, he better be totally happy with his purchase.

I get mine this Friday. I see you have that Google I/O informational form in your pic. Is that included in the phone's packaging?
The reason i ask is because I asked my seller about that form and he said that he didn't have it. he said that it might be packaged with the phone itself. He never opened the phone's packaging. So I told him that I'd just find out when i receive it.

ilkhan said:
For what he paid he definitely overpaid. Retail is $450, so he paid $225 to get it less than two weeks early. He could have gotten the hotspot for more than 7 months for the same amount, or put that towards two years of the extra $10/mo. Either way, he better be totally happy with his purchase.
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Well it depends on where he would have gotten the phone from. Sprint $450..you can say he probably overpaid, $500 RS....you can say he overpaid, BB...I don't think he overpaid. i think its a great deal if you think about it.
Free everything for a month, no contract....etc.
And plus I'm sure there will be big shortage of these phones when they release. I stopped at the bestbuy by my house earlier today and the Rep there told me that this is the biggest preorder they ever had. I'm not sure if he was just talking about this particular store or Bestbuy in general. Just like the Incredible and the iPad this will be backordered. And if you think paying $670 is too much ....wait until June 4th
I think if you really want the phone, you saved up for the phone or whatever if you got the money then go ahead and get it. Because getting one on the 4th is not guaranteed.

Not to reign on some peoples parades of cost, but depending on the store, they may not sell you a phone off contract. I Lou of holding out for new customers and upgrades. Happened to me when I wanted a pre had to hold out a month for when online orders came around

Got my Sprint rebate today...pleasantly surprised!

So I'm pretty sure Sprint owed me a $100 rebate...I bought my Evo for $300 plus tax ($45), and Sprint granted me a $70 renewal credit for reupping my previous SERO line for another 2 years (afterwards I switched plans when I bought the Evo).
So I get my rebate check in the mail today, and instead of the $100 my check was for $250!
I remember reading that Sprint has done this before, sent people $250 instead of the $100, but I sure as hell am not complaining. My net payment for the phone is $25!

Dang, my rebate came today also, but it was only $100.

bought my phone the day of the release but barely sent me rebate in last week.. damn i should have just took care of it that same day.. guess ill continue to wait

OP, when did you send in your rebate papers?

I got my phone the 30th of June, I think I sent my rebate in around a week or so later.

So you're going to notify them that they overpaid or at least find out what happened, right? Or are you just going to stick it to them because they're a big corporation?

Minjin said:
So you're going to notify them that they overpaid or at least find out what happened, right? Or are you just going to stick it to them because they're a big corporation?
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hahaha thats funny, give the money back, lol
It's one thing to commit some kind of fraud but keeping money they send you is not sticking it to them, it's letting them stick it to themselves..
If sprint was my mom then I'd give the money back.
Sprint should be more responsible with their money

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So you're going to notify them that they overpaid or at least find out what happened, right? Or are you just going to stick it to them because they're a big corporation?
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Quit drinking Brah,

nebenezer said:
hahaha thats funny, give the money back, lol
It's one thing to commit some kind of fraud but keeping money they send you is not sticking it to them, it's letting them stick it to themselves..
If sprint was my mom then I'd give the money back.
Sprint should be more responsible with their money
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So you are thief. Good to know. It doesn't matter if it was your Mom or Sprint. Wrong is wrong.

I have no qualms taking the money. The alternative? Talking to customer service for hours, potentially waiting weeks for another rebate...
This is not the first I've heard of sprint doing this, even my friend received two rebates for the same submission before. Either they're not paid enough to do their jobs right, or they're downright incompetent. To be honest, sprints random incompetence in this case and their ability to still provide great service despite this keeps me as a customer, believer it or not.
When I first signed up for sprint I was supposed to get $100 in referrals...i didn't get them but enjoyed my service from sprint anyways...and still referred people.
The mistake is not my fault, I don't know anyone who would take the headache if trying to correct it over cashing the check

Last year when I was working for sprint I upgraded my phone to the blackberry tour and sent in my rebate. I paid 300 for the device and renewed my contract. I got my rebate a month later and it was for 300 dollars. I got my phone for free and my coworker who did the same upgrade got his rebate for 100.
I checked with someone at sprint since I worked there and they told me to keep it. So right now I'm waiting for my next rebate right now and I am interested to see if I get another cool MIR. The last one helped me buy my laptop and if the do it again the next one will help me pay for my wedding.

ChrisDos said:
So you are thief. Good to know. It doesn't matter if it was your Mom or Sprint. Wrong is wrong.
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Ha, it's actually funny you call me a thief for this.
I called Sprint yesterday to report a gameloft game that was mistakenly charged to my account 6 times, instead of once. The charge looked like a single $29.94 charge and I told them $4.99 of it was legit but they took the whole $30 off anyways.. Then they offered me a $70 rebate to reset my contract to begin yesterday, and I was VERY clear about maintaining my Dec first upgrade
THEN they ship a free airrave for a line on my account thats used in a rural area, and waive the mir for it AND removed the spending limit on my account..
Despite all that: Yes, I would let Sprint mistakenly send me money and keep it, especially when (as nhutpham mentioned) the alternative is likely spending another hour or two of my life on the phone with Sprint's courteous but incompetent CS.

ChrisDos said:
So you are thief. Good to know. It doesn't matter if it was your Mom or Sprint. Wrong is wrong.
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lol @ you dude, just because he isnt going to send them the money back doesnt make him a thief...
if i found $20 on the ground, and I kept it... does that make me a thief? no
but it would bring my "morals" into question

sprint error in your favor, collect 150 dollars

I got my rebate last week from Sprint for $100. A few days before that, I got my $100 Visa Gift card from Bluefish (corporate discount package deal). So my total true cost for the EVO was only $99. Well worth it!

ChrisDos said:
So you are thief. Good to know. It doesn't matter if it was your Mom or Sprint. Wrong is wrong.
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Sprint doesn't feel bad about taking an extra $10 a month from you, do they? Why should he feel bad about taking the check.
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mntbkr said:
Sprint doesn't feel bad about taking an extra $10 a month from you, do they? Why should he feel bad about taking the check.
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Don't get another thread locked or deleted because of that. When are people going to let that die? No one forced you to buy the damn phone!
Off-topic, I'm waiting for HondaCop to jump in here soon

I bet if Sprint was to overcharge your bill, you'd complain.

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Sprint doesn't feel bad about taking an extra $10 a month from you, do they? Why should he feel bad about taking the check.
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are you kidding me? you knew full well that the evo would cost an extra $10/month compared to other smart phone plans and you bought it anyway.
you can't possibly compare the $10 fee and keeping money that is not yours.
the fact of the matter is that they paid you too much money by accident...if you keep it and can sleep just fine at night, that's your call.
i would give the money back. do what you gotta do...

ChrisDos said:
So you are thief. Good to know. It doesn't matter if it was your Mom or Sprint. Wrong is wrong.
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Shut the **** up. Stop hating because if it were you I betyou'd keep the money. It's different if you were at a store and the clerk gave you more money than they were supposed to.
You people act like you were made from a perfect mold. Everyone sins.
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Costco will sell Xoom on Feb 24th...

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http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...d-xoom-info-contract-requirements-costco.html
Looks like Costco will be selling the Xoom on Feb 24th and a little plus is that it will have a $35 mail in rebate to take care of the stupid 1 month data requirement...
Looks like I will be going to Costco on the 24th.. Great thing is Costco has a great return policy (90 days) so if price drops within that time period its definitely going back for price adjustment or just return and re buy...

Wow, I'll bet BestBuy will match the activation fee now. Let the price wars begin!
With the activation fee waved, the first month of service is manageable. Or perhaps it can be canceled within 3 days as others have speculated for a refund.

Sirchuk said:
Wow, I'll bet BestBuy will match the activation fee now. Let the price wars begin!
With the activation fee waved, the first month of service is manageable. Or perhaps it can be canceled within 3 days as others have speculated for a refund.
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Doubtful as Best Buy cannot do anything with your bill. They might be willing to take 35 dollars off the price of the thing, but very doubtful

Is this true? If so I just jizzed in my pants. My family calls me a Costco Evangelist. I was all worried that I would have to return this tablet every 14 days at Best Buy until a wifi-only version came out.
With Costco I might keep it, or just return it once when the wifi-only version comes out. Costco is awesome, beyond their EPIC return window, they also have an almost unlimited return policy for things that stop working. I have returned things 12 months later with no problem.

Were you seriously going to return and repurchase a xoom every 14 days just so you can say you have the thing first?
I'm not sure that that's something you should openly admit to, just seems sad.

Badger2point0 said:
Were you seriously going to return and repurchase a xoom every 14 days just so you can say you have the thing first?
I'm not sure that that's something you should openly admit to, just seems sad.
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Sad, nah. Exploitive, yes. The problem is that I want a wifi-only version, but I need a tablet now. I have been needing one for a few months now, but was unhappy with all the options available. If they would do the wise thing and release the wifi-only version first or simultaneously, I wouldn't have to play games. Or if they didnt mark it up 250$

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Looks like Costco will be selling the Xoom on Feb 24th and a little plus is that it will have a $35 mail in rebate to take care of the stupid 1 month data requirement...
Looks like I will be going to Costco on the 24th.. Great thing is Costco has a great return policy (90 days) so if price drops within that time period its definitely going back for price adjustment or just return and re buy...
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Best Buy's pre-order just got pushed back to the 20th, I'd be interested to see if Costco's does as well.

StirCwazy said:
Best Buy's pre-order just got pushed back to the 20th, I'd be interested to see if Costco's does as well.
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Costco is doing a sale, not a pre-order. BestBuy's sale time is still the 24th as far as I know.

Sirchuk said:
Costco is doing a sale, not a pre-order. BestBuy's sale time is still the 24th as far as I know.
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Heh, good point, my bad =)

Take this with a grain of salt but I spoke with one of the phone guys at costco on the 15th and he said they expected to have it for about $100 less than best buy and verizon just like they currently do on the galaxy tab. I tend to believe that considering marking a $500 item down to $400 is a lot bigger of a cut than knocking an $800 item down to $700 is.

I talked to my buddy at the costco (yea i work there myself). The email said they will get the live demo starting on the 22nd. It also said starting the 24th they would get the actually product. It didn't say the price though. You WILL be required to get a month of service. The rumor is about $100 less just like the samsung tab. If i get anymore info, i'll keep this updated. I'm also waiting to get it myself.

Now how about the Wifi version $100 less at $500!!! Oh, what joy that would bring!
I really want this soon, price is my only concern. They better announce the Wifi version next week and say it's coming in no more than 1-2 weeks, I've waited far too long...I can't stand it...

So in order to buy anything from Costco you have to be a member right?

Arcadia310 said:
So in order to buy anything from Costco you have to be a member right?
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Correct $50 for the cheap one.
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Not sure about phones and tablets but non-members can order things from costco.com but they add a 5% fee.

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Correct $50 for the cheap one.
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If I use my dads membership will they accept that even if our names are different? Or will my dad need to be there?

Arcadia310 said:
If I use my dads membership will they accept that even if our names are different? Or will my dad need to be there?
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Policy says he has to be there. If you are paying cash, they usually don't even look.
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Policy says he has to be there. If you are paying cash, they usually don't even look.
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Alright, hopefully if I pay cash they don't look at the name lol.

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If for some reason they give you crap, just remember costco has 100% return policy on everything (this includes memberships).
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Shhh. I was intentionally not telling anyone this. Costco is great... people should keep their memberships.

Hahaha, try not to laugh after you see this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/19061617844...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2504wt_1396
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win! LOL i only paid 299 and it was full retail! someone should inform him!!

I'm not surprised. Seen listings for phones worth <$300 mint going for $70-$150 with screens so fouled up, you would think they got married and tied it on the back of the car like it was a tin can. Being that big a device, I'd believe someone trying to sell a TF101 it for parts at $400.
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It's not someone TRYING to sell at that price. That's the price it's at after 60 bids.
I think we can chalk that up as a win for the seller.

Lani Kai said:
It's not someone TRYING to sell at that price. That's the price it's at after 60 bids.
I think we can chalk that up as a win for the seller.
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yep exactly. and description isn't confusing at all. I don't understand it. Maybe someone hit up a big offer and the seller asked someone to get the price higher.

GameEs said:
yep exactly. and description isn't confusing at all. I don't understand it. Maybe someone hit up a big offer and the seller asked someone to get the price higher.
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The "highest" bidder as of now has a (1) rating.
So yeah could be a "New" account just to bump price up.
soccerdude288 should sell his on Ebay too.

Is not so funny for me. Did you ever check prices in Europe? I bought my TF for 700$ before 6 months now is around 600$. Ok the price for as-is for US is high but as you can see shipping is worldwide

Lolol
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baseballfanz said:
The "highest" bidder as of now has a (1) rating.
So yeah could be a "New" account just to bump price up.
soccerdude288 should sell his on Ebay too.
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It may not be that, either. I tried selling several of my used phones (including an iPhone 4) over the past year or so. Every time I tried to post a decently priced (~$150-200 USD for a phone that was selling for $300 used typically) some random 'new' account would either buy the phone out or balloon the bid up to some ungodly amount. Sure enough, payment would never be received, eBay would insist I give them their cut (even though they could clearly see I had never been paid, through PayPal or any other means), and my phones never sold. After 10 months of fighting this nonsense, and eBay still insisting I owed them seller fees for successfully sold items, I gave up completely on that rotten site. It's chock full of nonsense these days.

JaiaV said:
It may not be that, either. I tried selling several of my used phones (including an iPhone 4) over the past year or so. Every time I tried to post a decently priced (~$150-200 USD for a phone that was selling for $300 used typically) some random 'new' account would either buy the phone out or balloon the bid up to some ungodly amount. Sure enough, payment would never be received, eBay would insist I give them their cut (even though they could clearly see I had never been paid, through PayPal or any other means), and my phones never sold. After 10 months of fighting this nonsense, and eBay still insisting I owed them seller fees for successfully sold items, I gave up completely on that rotten site. It's chock full of nonsense these days.
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Ain't that the truth. I put a CULV machine up for sale at what I thought was a reasonable $50 starting bid. Within an hour I got an email from someone who told me (not asked, mind you) to close the listing, ship him the laptop and he would send me the $50. I declined, and he sent me another email telling me my laptop would never sell on eBay.
Shortly after that, two new accounts started a bidding war and took the price up to $1000. The price sat there until the auction ended 6 days later. Of course, no sale. I tried to work with eBay, but all they agreed to was not charging me to relist the laptop. They also claimed to close the two accounts, but a month after this you could still find the accounts on the site.
Moral: eBay has become a sales sewer. Thugs are running the place, and for every interesting and reasonably priced product you can find, there are 500 crap knockoffs waiting to take your money.

Lani Kai said:
It's not someone TRYING to sell at that price. That's the price it's at after 60 bids.
I think we can chalk that up as a win for the seller.
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*cleans thick glasses*
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Forgive me for being a dumbass, but what do you guys think these "new" accounts' intentions are for pushing prices way up and then not paying?

goodintentions said:
Forgive me for being a dumbass, but what do you guys think these "new" accounts' intentions are for pushing prices way up and then not paying?
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Force people to look elsewhere to buy the same item for less. For example, to their auctions.
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Or as retaliation. That emailer was right-- the laptop didn't sell.
Flip side, some could do it if their auction isn't making what they'd like it to make.
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Force people to look elsewhere to buy the same item for less. For example, to their auctions.
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Deposit?

My cousin is on my plan and I'm taking her off. She owes Sprint from her past account. Thing is, these goobers won't tell her how much the deposit will be if she starts her account again.
Does anyone know an estimate on what the deposit will be? I think she owes around $300 on the old account.
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younggangsta_s said:
My cousin is on my plan and I'm taking her off. She owes Sprint from her past account. Thing is, these goobers won't tell her how much the deposit will be if she starts her account again.
Does anyone know an estimate on what the deposit will be? I think she owes around $300 on the old account.
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Well, it depends. They will want full payment on any past due amount, then the deposit amount will depend upon her credit. It could be as low as $200 and I've heard of them asking for $500. That was as of a couple years ago, so it might have changed since then.
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Also, I should mention that they may outright refuse service in some cases.
The only way to know for sure is to call.
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Also, I should mention that they may outright refuse service in some cases.
The only way to know for sure is to call.
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$500?
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She did call them though. They wouldn't tell her how much the deposit would be after she paid the bill. Something about it's a policy, that way if people consider the deposit to be too much they don't just skip out on paying the bill. Stupid Sprint.

younggangsta_s said:
$500?
She did call them though. They wouldn't tell her how much the deposit would be after she paid the bill. Something about it's a policy, that way if people consider the deposit to be too much they don't just skip out on paying the bill. Stupid Sprint.
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I heard $600 for starters in others carriers.
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younggangsta_s said:
$500?
She did call them though. They wouldn't tell her how much the deposit would be after she paid the bill. Something about it's a policy, that way if people consider the deposit to be too much they don't just skip out on paying the bill. Stupid Sprint.
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wait, that's stupid? sounds like it makes sense... get the money they're owed first, then worry about a new contract after.

Pay the past due. Then try and get her own line. If the deposit is to high, try another carrier.
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faceless said:
wait, that's stupid? sounds like it makes sense... get the money they're owed first, then worry about a new contract after.
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It's stupid in this case since that's what's stopping her from paying the bill now. She needs to know how much the deposit is that way she knows if she can stay with Sprint ahead of time or just activate with a new carrier. She'll need to deposit money and new phone money. The former needs clarification because it may cut into the new phone money.

I'm sure if someone owed you money, you would want that money first before you do any other business with them. I'll give you some great advice to pass along. Tell her to pay off her **** if she wants sprint. No other way. If not, tell her to go to another carrier. What ever happened to common knowledge?
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My woman had a past due bill, but they sent it to collections and like 2 years later she went to Sprint and they didn't want any deposit. I never had Sprint and they wanted $175.00 deposit. I guess it all varies. Hope this helps.

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I'm sure if someone owed you money, you would want that money first before you do any other business with them. I'll give you some great advice to pass along. Tell her to pay off her **** if she wants sprint. No other way. If not, tell her to go to another carrier. What ever happened to common knowledge?
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Um, you're not understanding. She's paying off the bill this week, regardless. She would like to know the deposit amount before hand so she can gauge what phone she can get. She doesn't want to be hit with a $500 deposit and be stuck without a phone. I'll tell her to look for another carrier.
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TONYSALEM78 said:
My woman had a past due bill, but they sent it to collections and like 2 years later she went to Sprint and they didn't want any deposit. I never had Sprint and they wanted $175.00 deposit. I guess it all varies. Hope this helps.
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A useful post! I wonder if it has to do with credit? If so, my cousin's screwed. :lol:
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It depends on her credit and what's on it. They don't just go off score either. They will let a 560 through fine as long as there is no Charge Offs. Even a 700 could snag a deposit. Because she has a bad account, expect a least $200. If she has charge offs, Up to $500. The other carriers are no better and even worst. ATT will want a $500 non refundable deposit.

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It's stupid in this case since that's what's stopping her from paying the bill now. She needs to know how much the deposit is that way she knows if she can stay with Sprint ahead of time or just activate with a new carrier. She'll need to deposit money and new phone money. The former needs clarification because it may cut into the new phone money.
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And that's exactly why their policy is designed to not tell people that information.

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And that's exactly why their policy is designed to not tell people that information.
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I guess you didn't read the post where I said she's paying the bill regardless on Friday. So yes, in this case, the policy is stupid.
But let's say I was a customer and was *thinking* about paying my past due bill. I call to find out my deposit for a new account. My deposit will be nothing, but the Sprint rep doesn't tell me this. Instead of paying the bill, I decide to do as I've been doing and not pay since I don't know if my deposit will be $1 or $999,999,999. Sprint missed out on money they would have got, so either way, the policy didn't achieve their desired results.

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It depends on her credit and what's on it. They don't just go off score either. They will let a 560 through fine as long as there is no Charge Offs. Even a 700 could snag a deposit. Because she has a bad account, expect a least $200. If she has charge offs, Up to $500. The other carriers are no better and even worst. ATT will want a $500 non refundable deposit.
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AT&T, non-refundable?
I'm not too sure of her charge offs, but I'll tell her to put $200 aside just in case.

younggangsta_s said:
I guess you didn't read the post where I said she's paying the bill regardless on Friday. So yes, in this case, the policy is stupid.
But let's say I was a customer and was *thinking* about paying my past due bill. I call to find out my deposit for a new account. My deposit will be nothing, but the Sprint rep doesn't tell me this. Instead of paying the bill, I decide to do as I've been doing and not pay since I don't know if my deposit will be $1 or $999,999,999. Sprint missed out on money they would have got, so either way, the policy didn't achieve their desired results.
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That scenario is flawed in the fact of you won't have a $0.00 security deposit if you currently owe a past due , if said past due has gone to collections. That goes on your credit and that's the big thing companies look for when running credit for cell phone approval.
Now if the past due is just past due. Then its possible not likely but possible.
Now either you/she is trying to find a loophole to jump through their policy. Weather that policy is dumb or not, its there for a reason.
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Speedin07si said:
That scenario is flawed in the fact of you won't have a $0.00 security deposit if you currently owe a past due , if said past due has gone to collections. That goes on your credit and that's the big thing companies look for when running credit for cell phone approval.
Now if the past due is just past due. Then its possible not likely but possible.
Now either you/she is trying to find a loophole to jump through their policy. Weather that policy is dumb or not, its there for a reason.
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I guess you haven't read the thread. TONYSALEM clearly said his girl had an account that went to collections, she paid it, started a new account and didn't have to make a deposit. So how do you know that she won't have a "$0.00" security deposit? Your post is flawed.
And I'm trying to find a loophole because I'm curious as to what the deposit might be? Considering I'm already on Sprint and don't plan on leaving anytime soon, that statement's even more stupid than said policy.