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Who is still on contract and has pre-ordered?

The reason I'm asking is because I see a lot of people pre-ordering and they say it's $199. I wanted to see if anyone was still on contract or would still be on a contract by the time the Evo comes out. I wanted to see if the people on contract were still getting the phone for $199 from BB or the shack. I know the $199 is for a $150 discount with a 2 year plan and an up-front $100 rebate.

On-contract as in "not eligible for an upgrade?" I know that RadioShack is not taking pre-orders for full retail purchases, and Best Buy is gouging the price to $600 for those not on contract. I'm going to pre-order from Sprint when they start accepting in-store (some places actually already have).

TheBiles said:
On-contract as in "not eligible for an upgrade?" I know that RadioShack is not taking pre-orders for full retail purchases, and Best Buy is gouging the price to $600 for those not on contract. I'm going to pre-order from Sprint when they start accepting in-store (some places actually already have).
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I wonder what would be the price if I tell BB that I'm contract now but I want to renew (restart my 2yr contract). Would they just take $100 off the retail price? Guess I have to go in to BB sometime tomorrow to see how this all works. Maybe I'll try the shack as well.
Can they really inflate the price that high when retail (According to sprint) is suppose to be $450? I guess Sprint will have to take my money then and I'll have to wait 10-14 weeks for a rebate.

unknown_owner said:
I wonder what would be the price if I tell BB that I'm contract now but I want to renew (restart my 2yr contract). Would they just take $100 off the retail price? Guess I have to go in to BB sometime tomorrow to see how this all works. Maybe I'll try the shack as well.
Can they really inflate the price that high when retail (According to sprint) is suppose to be $450? I guess Sprint will have to take my money then and I'll have to wait 10-14 weeks for a rebate.
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The $100 rebate is only for new contracts and people with their 22-month full upgrade. The 12-month (non-premier) upgrade is just $75 off retail.
And yes, Best Buy can gouge all they want to.

Under Contract with TMO
I'm under contract with T-Mobile but with still 5 months left. Going to terminate the contract (only $100). Rather cough up the money than continue to use my G1 for the next five months. I want the Evo NOW.

Same here. I'm upgrading from my hero (which I got in December ) so I think your better seeing the device in a sprint store then buying it full out.

im dropping my plan to the lowest ($20/mo.) on vzw and already preordered from radio shack

TheBiles said:
The $100 rebate is only for new contracts and people with their 22-month full upgrade. The 12-month (non-premier) upgrade is just $75 off retail.
And yes, Best Buy can gouge all they want to.
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what about ppl adding another line? I pre paid on the phone already and would go back and get my money if I can't get the phone by adding another line. None of my other 2 lines are able to upgrade since I just did that 6 months ago.

apollooff320 said:
what about ppl adding another line? I pre paid on the phone already and would go back and get my money if I can't get the phone by adding another line. None of my other 2 lines are able to upgrade since I just did that 6 months ago.
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Adding another line is considered a new activation therefore you would get the phone for $199.

Where is everyone getting this 600$ quote from. At my BB the guy said he "thinks its like 600" which means that he was going off the rumoured off contract price.I don't see BB raising the price of a phone higher than it's MSRP.

setite said:
Where is everyone getting this 600$ quote from. At my BB the guy said he "thinks its like 600" which means that he was going off the rumoured off contract price.I don't see BB raising the price of a phone higher than it's MSRP.
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Oh you don't? Go to Best Buy and try to buy a Hero or a Moment off contract and enjoy paying $600 or $630, respectively!

I preordered as a current customer without an upgrade available for my phone number. I just upgraded another line on my account, and will swap hardware after I have the phone in my hand.

could somebody help me figure this out a bit?
i have the HTC Hero, bought and signed with a new 2 year contract in november 2009.
so is there any way i could get the $199 price on the evo? i think you can get the EVO but you have to sign another 2 year contract even though i'm only 6 months in?

i did it today
i per-order mines today from radioshack for 50bucks..down,,i'm hype,,for the phone,i have 1 coming my way soon..

justinisyoung said:
could somebody help me figure this out a bit?
i have the HTC Hero, bought and signed with a new 2 year contract in november 2009.
so is there any way i could get the $199 price on the evo? i think you can get the EVO but you have to sign another 2 year contract even though i'm only 6 months in?
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No. You are stuck paying the full price. I am a smart one though. I had a Sprint account back in the day, left with good standing. I ran into credit issues and about a year back had to pay a deposit so I just went on my father's plan with my fiancee instead. Well, I just got my Hero in October, 2 yr contract. Called up Sprint. They told me to get the Evo in my name, new account with a new phone number. Then afterward, get my dad and transfer my Hero line into my account. I get the 2 yr new activation price for the Evo, I keep my number and I don't have to pay the ETF. Life is f-ing sweet!

chuckhriczko said:
No. You are stuck paying the full price. I am a smart one though. I had a Sprint account back in the day, left with good standing. I ran into credit issues and about a year back had to pay a deposit so I just went on my father's plan with my fiancee instead. Well, I just got my Hero in October, 2 yr contract. Called up Sprint. They told me to get the Evo in my name, new account with a new phone number. Then afterward, get my dad and transfer my Hero line into my account. I get the 2 yr new activation price for the Evo, I keep my number and I don't have to pay the ETF. Life is f-ing sweet!
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If I understand this right, aren't you still left with paying for 3 lines, yours, your fathers' and your fiancee's?

MetroKnight said:
If I understand this right, aren't you still left with paying for 3 lines, yours, your fathers' and your fiancee's?
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Yes but I don't pay for those lines. The owner's of the lines do. I will now be on my own plan, by myself with no ties to them. This isn't the solution for everyone but I figured maybe if someone is in the same situation it may help them.

Radio Shack would not let me upgrade, because I am not eligible until June 1st for upgrade. I just went over to Best Buy and signed right up.
Also, the rep at Radio Shack was not clear as to whether or not I would get the phone on Launch day or not. The Best Buy mobile manager told me for sure that I would get it then. I wanted to try Radio Shack first, simply because of the $20 of free accessories, but hey, you win some, you lose some.
then again, in the case of the Evo, I think we all win
It's like they timed this specifically for Palm Pre Premier owners... Friggin awesome.

justinisyoung said:
could somebody help me figure this out a bit?
i have the HTC Hero, bought and signed with a new 2 year contract in november 2009.
so is there any way i could get the $199 price on the evo? i think you can get the EVO but you have to sign another 2 year contract even though i'm only 6 months in?
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If you go through sprint, you'll probably have to renew your 2 yr contract so that it starts up at June 4th, or whenever you get the EVO. You won't get the $150 upgrade discount, but you'll get the $100 mail-in-rebate though.
I believe this is what you'll go through because this is what I'm thinking will happen for me. I too bought the Hero in Nov. 09. But in the past when renewing a contract, Sprint has always just restarted my contracts when I wanted a new contract.
Do to the retail cost that BB and the shack might, I'm going to go through sprint, but not the sprint store. If you go through the sprint store, you'll have to pay the $36 activation fee. Most of the phones that you buy online through Sprint, don't charge an activation fee, so I'm thinking (hoping) this will be through for the EVO when they start selling them online.

I'm still on contract and pre-ordered with best buy, was quoted $199

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?

Bp3dots said:
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

Sam's Club

Has anyone preordered from Sam's? I read on slickdeals that you get a $40 credit bringing the phone down to $159.99.

my local sams dont carry sprint

yes, i preorder from SAms Club, the do the mail in rebate, and you get a 40 service credit ( to offset the activation fee)
just RS or BB, you put 50 bucks down and than pay the 150 when you pick up.
my Sams club kiosk is actually a radio shack....i think most are..

Slow Internet said:
Has anyone preordered from Sam's? I read on slickdeals that you get a $40 credit bringing the phone down to $159.99.
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Went to SAMS today, Twin cities area. (MN) I had a long chat with the manager of the kiosk. He said today's the last day to pre-order, as SAMS was only getting so many Evo's and the pre-orders are almost up to that number. You had to buy a $50 giftcard, good only at the kiosk. Price will be $199-the $50 you paid on the giftcard. You don't have to do the rebate. You get 20% off any accessories you buy on the day you get your Evo. They'll hold for 48 hrs, then sell it if you don't come in. You can't get your $50 back if you don't want the Evo. SAMS sells a 2 year replacement plan for $125-20% on day you pick up. Covers most stuff, but not loss or water damage. If they replace it, you get a brand new one within 48 hrs. The manager said if you got a phone recently from them, you could switch to the Evo and apply the money you paid to the Evo. Unfortunately, I have a new version of the SERO plan, Simply Everything Data Referral, so he said I can only get my Evo at a Sprint corporate store, or online, of course. (I'm already on the waiting list at my fav Sprint store.) Sucks that I'll have to pay the $299 and wait for a rebate. SAMS actually had a dummy Evo on display. It's pretty big and heavier than my Hero.
I'm still up in the air as to whether/when I'll upgrade. I really like my Hero. Size is great. I've been running a custom ROM since I rooted it a couple of weeks ago. It was based off the leaked 2.1 that Sprint put out last week, but still has root. It does everything the "official" Sprint update does, but the bloatware is gone. I am also running A2SD. There's also work being done by the Hero devs on Froyo, 2.2, here at XDA.

Awsome deal...

Well i was able to get the vibrant for Tmobile for 64.99 with 2 year commitment with $20 unlimited data loyalty plan, No upgrade/ activation fee, and free 3 day shipping and intant rebate. I was offered same deal on all 5 of my lines but will only take it up on one since i want to save the other upgrades for future phone releases. Only bad part is i wont get the vibrant until tuesday .
Im thinking of picking up one at tmobile tomorrow for retail price which is$439 to play with until mine comes in and then just return it, but i dont think tmobile will like that much.
Just really happy to get such a great deal and looking foward to android coming from the iphone platform

dabezt1 said:
Im thinking of picking up one at tmobile tomorrow for retail price which is$439 to play with until mine comes in adn then just return it, but i dont think tmobile will like that much.
Just really happy to get such a great deal and looking foward to android coming from the iphone platform
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Retail shows up as $499 here.

I called my local tmobile store and they said it was marked at $439, But ill check tomorrow.

dabezt1 said:
Well i was able to get the vibrant for Tmobile for 64.99 with 2 year commitment with $20 unlimited data loyalty plan, No upgrade/ activation fee, and free 3 day shipping and intant rebate. I was offered same deal on all 5 of my lines but will only take it up on one since i want to save the other upgrades for future phone releases. Only bad part is i wont get the vibrant until tuesday .
Im thinking of picking up one at tmobile tomorrow for retail price which is$439 to play with until mine comes in and then just return it, but i dont think tmobile will like that much.
Just really happy to get such a great deal and looking foward to android coming from the iphone platform
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how ? it says $200 with $50 mail-in rebate

kolyan said:
how ? it says $200 with $50 mail-in rebate
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He has 5 lines. Phone companies always treat people based on how much they pay a month. The more you pay on your phone bill the more likely you are to get deals and fee's waived.
Also I see this confusion a LOT. $439 vs $499. It seems the $439 price is only for current customers, or people well into their contract. The $499 is for everyone else.

Pops_G said:
He has 5 lines. Phone companies always treat people based on how much they pay a month. The more you pay on your phone bill the more likely you are to get deals and fee's waived.
Also I see this confusion a LOT. $439 vs $499. It seems the $439 price is only for current customers, or people well into their contract. The $499 is for everyone else.
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Ive been with tmo for 8 years and have 5 lines so im sure that helped. Basicly all my lines are out of contract and had previous considered going to ATT for new iphone. Tmobile offered free upgrades on all lines for any phone they had at that time with all fees waived. But they didnt have the vibrant out yet, so they told me to call once it was out to see what deal i could have. I called once it became availabe and they offered to waived all fees, bump up shipping and and additional $100 credit to regular upgrade. They ended up giving me additional $135 because i mentioned my upgrade only said 164.99, which was different from their $199, so they just added $35 to match the price.
Tmobile takes care of their customers! I have no issues being on a commitment with them.

Nice ^^^
They really hooked you up.

dabezt1 said:
I called my local tmobile store and they said it was marked at $439, But ill check tomorrow.
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I paid $499.99

i paid 499.99 also, and i've been with t-mobile for 9 years with 4 phones.

got one offered for $429+taxes (~$460) as my early upgrade price (i bought my mt3g aug last year).
moved on to the retentions folks who brought it down to $249 + taxes, which is only $50 more than a brand new contract, i was sold on that. had them make the note on my account and picked it up in-store locally for the same price! =)
loving the phone so far, big upgrade from the mytouch3g.
can't wait to get CM6 on this baby.
btw, im having market issues currently - "download failed" error. was initially able to download a couple apps, but none now despite several reboots.

gagan512 said:
got one offered for $429+taxes (~$460) as my early upgrade price (i bought my mt3g aug last year).
moved on to the retentions folks who brought it down to $249 + taxes, which is only $50 more than a brand new contract, i was sold on that. had them make the note on my account and picked it up in-store locally for the same price! =)
loving the phone so far, big upgrade from the mytouch3g.
can't wait to get CM6 on this baby.
btw, im having market issues currently - "download failed" error. was initially able to download a couple apps, but none now despite several reboots.
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If you signed a 2 year contract, then you could try to get the $50 rebate.

Costco has it for $99.99 (instant) with a 2yr contract until Monday.

rooteroa said:
Costco has it for $99.99 (instant) with a 2yr contract until Monday.
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Just picked up 2 in store myself - $149.99 each with $50 mail in rebates. The instant $50 rebate is for online orders only, I think.

Barret1 said:
Just picked up 2 in store myself - $149.99 each with $50 mail in rebates. The instant $50 rebate is for online orders only, I think.
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Did you upgrade? I started a new account and got it for $99.99 instant.

fuuuckkk so us G1 users are screwed?! my upgrade doesn't take affect till august something (got the g1 on release date) i wanted the phone for 100 bucks

Buying Epic without a contract.

Just wondering how many of you bought your Epics off contract and paid full price.
I noticed Sprints website retails the phone for 499.99, RadioShack shows it at 549.99, and BestBuy.com rolls in at a whooping 649.99.
Where'd you buy yours at? Being that I don't have an upgrade available, every dollar will help - so I assume Sprint.com or a Sprint Store is the best bet.
I hate to order one online - something I just can't wait for.

Well I bought mine off contract but didn't pay full price. Scored mine brand-new-in-box on craigslist for $380. ;-)

I sold my Hero back to Sprint for $47 and that pretty much took care of my sales tax on the full price.

Just picked up two on ebay. $380 and $385. Pretty psyched. It will be a sad day when I have to sell my TP2's but I'll cope.

I paid the full $499 + tax at a local Sprint store. No regrets whatsoever. Gave my Evo to the wife and I'm not looking back!
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Lol, I bought my Moment on launch day when I was 16. I actually signed the contract. A week before I bought the Epic, I called Sprint and voided the contract. No termination fee at all.
I bought the Epic for $250 + $75 tax at Radio Shack on a new line. Wirefly had the phone for $200 online. I tried to get a price match but they preferred I just return the phone and buy it from Wirefly.
I have 30 days to return the phone and find a good deal so I'm not worried.

arashed31 said:
Lol, I bought my Moment on launch day when I was 16. I actually signed the contract. A week before I bought the Epic, I called Sprint and voided the contract. No termination fee at all.
I bought the Epic for $250 + $75 tax at Radio Shack on a new line. Wirefly had the phone for $200 online. I tried to get a price match but they preferred I just return the phone and buy it from Wirefly.
I have 30 days to return the phone and find a good deal so I'm not worried.
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Where in the U.S is a 16 yr old able to enter into any legal binding contract? Maybe you're on your parents plan or something of that nature? Just wondering..

LordLugard said:
Where in the U.S is a 16 yr old able to enter into any legal binding contract? Maybe you're on your parents plan or something of that nature? Just wondering..
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I think thats why he was able to void his contract with no fee they should have never let him sign one

Bought mine brand new for $400 off craigslist. Everything worked and the esn was clean so I was happy.
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Welp - I bought it last night.
Sprint wouldn't let me buy one at all, even at full price, even letting them activate it in store. I was pissed. So I went the Radio Shack, bought it for 50 more and went back to the Sprint store just to show the ass I had one and he could start licking from the base.