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Lost my phone, now i can "upgrade"...

so i lost my phone the other night and long story short sprint has awesome customer service, and they pushed me forward to allow me to purchase an "upgrade". kind sucks though right now as i had the evo and currently there's not many more options. what should i do? another evo? i was thinking about the shift and it seems pretty promising hardware and overclocking capabilities?

So, if I were you, I would buy a used phone, and Hold On to that upgrade credit. Even used Evos are kinda cheap right now, and if you "upgrade" to that, well then you are Stuck with that on contract. And thats bad because ...
Currently, there is no "upgrade" from the Evo from Sprint (yes yes, debatable. Some say the Epic is awesome, I don't think so.)
Sprint is about to announce new phones on Tues, and if they let you keep your credit for a few months, you should be able to grab an Evo3D.

wait for the EVO 3D

ckirk87 said:
so i lost my phone the other night and long story short sprint has awesome customer service, and they pushed me forward to allow me to purchase an "upgrade". kind sucks though right now as i had the evo and currently there's not many more options. what should i do? another evo? i was thinking about the shift and it seems pretty promising hardware and overclocking capabilities?
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How did they let u get a upgrade. They dident let me do that when mine got stolen.
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ballindroid said:
How did they let u get a upgrade. They dident let me do that when mine got stolen.
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Its called a buy up, depending on the months left on your contract you can purchase an early upgrade
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Might as well wait to get an Evo 3D, or see what else will be unveiled this coming week.

DirtyShroomz said:
Its called a buy up, depending on the months left on your contract you can purchase an early upgrade
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Is this the same as just paying the ETF if its been prorated to an amount less than the difference between the retail price and upgrade price of a phone?
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matt2053 said:
Is this the same as just paying the ETF if its been prorated to an amount less than the difference between the retail price and upgrade price of a phone?
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Its sort of like an in between fee. He paid a small to get his upgrade now, instead of the 3 months when he may have gotten it. The ETF would be as in ending your contract, cutting the sprint service.

teh roxxorz said:
Its sort of like an in between fee. He paid a small to get his upgrade now, instead of the 3 months when he may have gotten it. The ETF would be as in ending your contract, cutting the sprint service.
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Well with only 3 months left the ETF would be pretty darn small. So how small is the fee. That's my question.
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matt2053 said:
Well with only 3 months left the ETF would be pretty darn small. So how small is the fee. That's my question.
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Well I said 3 months as an example, it could have been at the end of the year. And as far as I know, the fee is variable, based upon when you ask for it.
So like march > june = smaller fee
march > november = bigger fee.

teh roxxorz said:
Well I said 3 months as an example, it could have been at the end of the year. And as far as I know, the fee is variable, based upon when you ask for it.
So like march > june = smaller fee
march > november = bigger fee.
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Sounds alot like the ETF to me. I'm not seeing how this is different.
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Sounds alot like the ETF to me. I'm not seeing how this is different.
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Even if the price is virtually the same, an ETF and an early upgrade to your line are still different. You keep you current plan and you current account, as well as the time you've been there (aren't there benefits for 10 year customers or something?)
I guess there are reasons to want an entirely new account, I just don't know them.

how much did the OP pay for an early upgrade? i wanna do that

Rippley05 said:
Even if the price is virtually the same, an ETF and an early upgrade to your line are still different. You keep you current plan and you current account, as well as the time you've been there (aren't there benefits for 10 year customers or something?)
I guess there are reasons to want an entirely new account, I just don't know them.
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That makes sense. I didn't realize ETF would cost you your account history. I wonder is the dollar amount is the same though.
I know people who have paid ETFs before because it was only like 50 bucks and they turned right around and signed a new contract and got a 500 dollar phone for 200 dollars. 300 dollar savings makes the ETF worth it in such a case, if its far enough into the contract. (If you don't mind losing account history. Are you certain you lose it?)
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Yup, account history is definitely lost.

when will the evo 3d be available?

just get another evo. no upgrade just a replacement. save the upgrade for the next wave

Epic down to $19.99

with new contract:
http://radioshackwireless.com/eCommerce/SpecialOffer.aspx?cid=25578_4d64b1a540b64a36a2bc3ffe87b6af41

Someone beat you to it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048134

Dammit I just bought one today for 149

I'm going to get one for my wife.

mapcom1 said:
Dammit I just bought one today for 149
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You can return it (they'll take a $30 restocking fee) then rebuy it at Radioshack.

$699 value?! The Shack marks em up 200 bux???? I love inflated MSRPs...

063_XOBX said:
You can return it (they'll take a $30 restocking fee) then rebuy it at Radioshack.
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not if it was purchased at a corporate store. 30 days no questions asked. if i remember the only catch to that is their is a certain min and data limit you couldnt have exceeded

How much for one without a contract? I always need extras.
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How much for one without a contract? I always need extras.
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new from store... 499 at sprint... that doesnt go down... or 699 at radio shack like they said above lol.

Do anyone know how long this offer is for? My wife got an optimus last week and its been having problems. So I'm thinking about getting her one of these Epics.
I'm just hoping sprint don't charge me a restocking fee. After all the optimus isn't working correctly. People on the other end of the phone can't hear her.
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guys this is for a NEW CONTRACT not an upgrade

boominz28 said:
guys this is for a NEW CONTRACT not an upgrade
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I know but its only $49.99 for an upgrade...which is still way cheaper than sprint
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I worked for radioshack for 3 years. I deeply loathe that place. Please people don't buy your phones at radioshack. Its all they care about and those prices are so low because district managers pressure associates into not selling phones unless you get accessories with it. Don't believe me? Go ahead and try it. I guarantee you the salesman will turn you away not sell you the handset if you don't get something alongside with it.
Bottom line. Get your phones online. I bought both of my epics back in november for 100? If im not mistaken off of letstalk.com. amazon normally has awesome deals too. Save yourself the hassle of being hassled and don't put money into these corporate pigs pockets.
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I still have (and still using) my TouchPro2. (due for a upgrade for a long time)
This looks like a good deal! but what are the chances of a new EPIC2 or a better QWERTY smartphone coming out very soon?!

Yes. The guy at my local radio shack was pushing me towards an Evo. Boo! he said there was no other phone in its class. I said what about the epic? And he just kinda scoffed and said it was a decent phone.
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RushAOZ said:
I worked for radioshack for 3 years. I deeply loathe that place. Please people don't buy your phones at radioshack. Its all they care about and those prices are so low because district managers pressure associates into not selling phones unless you get accessories with it. Don't believe me? Go ahead and try it. I guarantee you the salesman will turn you away not sell you the handset if you don't get something alongside with it.
Bottom line. Get your phones online. I bought both of my epics back in november for 100? If im not mistaken off of letstalk.com. amazon normally has awesome deals too. Save yourself the hassle of being hassled and don't put money into these corporate pigs pockets.
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this is"online only" anyway. But I agree, radioshack is not where I would purchase.... bud of mine worked there for a short time. Worst experience of his working life.
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we have 3 lines rt. now. one for my son, my wife, and myself.
If I wanted to get my wife an epic for this deal, (she currently has the transform) and we're not eligible for an upgrade, how 'could' we go about it ?? I don't believe there is a way without committing to a 4th line, rt ?
just cuious how some of you would accomplish this.
Thanks..

tmspyder said:
this is"online only" anyway. But I agree, radioshack is not where I would purchase.... bud of mine worked there for a short time. Worst experience of his working life.
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It bad. You get harassed and your job threatened everyday. Your NEVER good enough in that place. For those interested or want to work there this is what you will experience.
Radioshack gets angry if you don't sell they're quota of phones a day. If you sell your phone by itself they get angry. I you sell a phone with accessories (and they have a minimum like 20-40 bucks), cool. Now did you get the warranty? No? Your not good enough. Here's a write up. I remember when the i4 came out and they said it was mandatory to sell the 70$ applecare with it. Lol. Oh and don't forget about the plethora of other **** you gotta do there besides earn commission selling cell phones. Which is essentially the only real way to make money there.
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jeez, I've never had an issue buying a phone at radio shack. I've never bought accessories there and they just seemed happy I was getting a phone.

Lovely.. i'm within 30 days.. now I get to see if i can get best buy to price match/guarantee, or return it (stupid restocking fee) and get it for $100 cheaper.. if it was $20-40 difference I wouldn't bother, but $100.. that's worth some time to get my money back.

Best or Cheapest place to buy a new epic 4g?

My brother is due for an upgrade and he's new to android. I think the phone will be great for him. So I was wondering where is the best place to buy an epic? I'm looking in terms of price and deals. So far, the best deal I found was at radio shack where I can get one for $49 + tax w/ contract after trading any old working phone.
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p00kienrayray said:
My brother is due for an upgrade and he's new to android. I think the phone will be great for him. So I was wondering where is the best place to buy an epic? I'm looking in terms of price and deals. So far, the best deal I found was at radio shack where I can get one for $49 + tax w/ contract after trading any old working phone.
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Thats probably cheapest price..radioshack had it for 29.99 before like a week ago :/

The 49.99 is new contracts only.
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cnuckols1 said:
The 49.99 is new contracts only.
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Are you sure? the radioshack employee told me that it was $149 for an upgrade, then take off $100 after trading in any old working phone, which would come to $49 + taxes...said that the promotion was going to end saturday, so I'm assuming it must've just started. I'm gonna call them to double check.

gTen said:
Thats probably cheapest price..radioshack had it for 29.99 before like a week ago :/
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wow, can't beat that. ridiculous that the evo is still pulling $199 on contract

Talked to two different radio shack stores just now. The first store that I called said that its for new contracts only. The second one I called said that upgrades were indeed eligible for the offer, and the first store I called didn't know what they were talking about. She even went on to say that she just recently did the same offer for an upgrading customer...so I don't know what to believe.

Well I manage a RadioShack, so I'm pretty sure that it is only for new activations. The store maybe able to add the $100 trade and save rebate but the store will charged back for it.
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I worked for radioshack. Screw them. They only pay decent money for iphones with they're trade ins. Radioshack I apples personal *****. You guys should of seen how hard radioshack was fighting to get iphones. Apple threw us about 10000 units FOR THE ENTIRE US and now radioshack takes I in the ass. Stupid ****ing company I can't wait till they're business model cracks and they're ****ed. Capitalist corporate ****s.
/end hate rant
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It was 49.99 online at radioshack.com. also they had a new line for 19.99. That was a week or 2 ago thou
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cnuckols1 said:
Well I manage a RadioShack, so I'm pretty sure that it is only for new activations. The store maybe able to add the $100 trade and save rebate but the store will charged back for it.
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I called a 3rd and 4th store in my area, both said that upgrades were a go. They also said that ANY working trade-in phone would qualify for the deal, doesn't matter the value. I guess I'll just have to wait until my brother and I head down there later this week.

p00kienrayray said:
I called a 3rd and 4th store in my area, both said that upgrades were a go. They also said that ANY working trade-in phone would qualify for the deal, doesn't matter the value. I guess I'll just have to wait until my brother and I head down there later this week.
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Go for it then. Like I said the system may still prompt for the rebate but the store will get charged back for it not you. There misinformation is your gain.
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Don't hate the company because you left them or were terminated. Yes they do give a lot for iphone trade in but there is never a price drop for the iphone either. As far as love for other phones. A $100 trade in towards the epic to bring it down to $50 is pretty good. Love them our hate them you still get some of the best prices out there and employees who will go that extra mile for you instead of just clerking you out.
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cnuckols1 said:
Go for it then. Like I said the system may still prompt for the rebate but the store will get charged back for it not you. There misinformation is your gain.
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Looked at the radioshack ad. The epic price IS $149.99 on new activation, and the $100 trade-in IS also on new activation....
....Buuuuut...went to my local radioshack store. She took my cheap $20 virgin mobile phone, and rang up the epic under my brother's line. Kept ringing up to $198 after a couple tries, then she did something with the computer and it rang up to $98 after taxes...

Radioshacks are a corporate stores biggest headache. GOD the issues those guys cause make me want to scream sometimes. Sure...you'll get GREAT pricing on phones over there...and thats about it....

Quis89 said:
Radioshacks are a corporate stores biggest headache. GOD the issues those guys cause make me want to scream sometimes. Sure...you'll get GREAT pricing on phones over there...and thats about it....
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Yep.
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Quis89 said:
Radioshacks are a corporate stores biggest headache. GOD the issues those guys cause make me want to scream sometimes. Sure...you'll get GREAT pricing on phones over there...and thats about it....
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That's all I really wanted from them. I went in there on Easter day to pick up a sata cable for my PC and they don't even carry those!
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I paid $60 each shipped for our contract extension Epics. I used wirefly friends and family who runs radio shacks site sales. The price on the Epics seems to change weekley. They are back up to $130 now.
I just shopped around untill I found the best price.

Early upgrade for only 75$

I just talked to a sprint rep about trying to push my upgrade because of the changeover of the premier status from 1yr to 2yrs. I got denied, but I did find out about this buy back (or buy up, I can't remember for sure) program.
If you are within 10 months of your two year upgrade you can pay 75$ and they will reset your eligibility. So granted I can't get a phone now as i'm still 12 months out from 2 yrs, in Oct I can call back and tell them I would like to do this and they charge 75$ to your account and reset your eligibility so you get a full upgrade. It's better than nothing. I hope this helps some people that are looking for a new phone.
I called this number I think it's been posted in other threads to go right to a rep.
877-775-4886
From the sounds of it you should be able to call just normal customer care as well though.
Easy math for the upgrade:
The math is you have to be 10 months from your actual two year upgrade. So if you hit one year aug 1st you can't use this until oct 1.
or
after 14 months this will work.

so how does the math work.. if you were to get a say the nexus s? would it be that much cheaper?

omair2005 said:
so how does the math work.. if you were to get a say the nexus s? would it be that much cheaper?
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if u get it at best buy today
it would cost 75 bucks

Hold up so on Aug 1st I hit a yr so am eligible for the partial upgrade.. meaning I can call and have them reset the upgrade for 75 and get the 2yr price ..

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so how does the math work.. if you were to get a say the nexus s? would it be that much cheaper?
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The math is you have to be 10 months from your actual two year upgrade. So if you hit one year aug 1st you can't use this until oct 1.
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after 14 months this will work.
That nexus deal was why I tried to get them to push the upgrade , oh well. someday I'll get a good deal like that, just not today.
jsanta11 said:
Hold up so on Aug 1st I hit a yr so am eligible for the partial upgrade.. meaning I can call and have them reset the upgrade for 75 and get the 2yr price ..
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So short answer is no sorry.

stormglove said:
The math is you have to be 10 months from your actual two year upgrade. So if you hit one year aug 1st you can't use this until oct 1.
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after 14 months this will work.
That nexus deal was why I tried to get them to push the upgrade , oh well. someday I'll get a good deal like that, just not today.
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Got it .. thanks for the info... I will keep this in mind ..def worth it with all the new phones coming soon ...

And if your within 5 months and absolutly can't wait, it only 45 for a buy up
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I thought you could just get your eligibility reset when you are at least one year into your contract.

Ya shoulda kept pushing to get your 1 year upgrade back so you could get a free (45$ activation) nexus s at best buy today. That's how I got my gf a free epic during their gaga for phones promotion. You can still try just keep saying the contract I signed included yearly upgrades and I want to use it at best buy cause at first they want youto buy it from them at normal price 199.99.
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Sprint used to have a site that you could input your phone number and get your upgrade eligible date. Anyone know if that still exists?

brewdude said:
Sprint used to have a site that you could input your phone number and get your upgrade eligible date. Anyone know if that still exists?
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It is part of Sprint zone on your phone now. Dial *2 and look for upgrade eligibility in the menu.
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Sprint.com/rebate
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Sprint used to have a site that you could input your phone number and get your upgrade eligible date. Anyone know if that still exists?
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What is the point of buying up? A full 2 year upgrade discount is only $150. So you would still technically pay the same amount for a phone(that isnt free). I was told I could buy up for $45. subtract that from the full discount and my current $75 discount and they are only saving me an extra $30 bucks on a $500+ phone. it would be cheaper to pay an etf then sign a new contract or wait two months after a full upgrade and sign a new contract. This is just my understanding.
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brewdude said:
Sprint used to have a site that you could input your phone number and get your upgrade eligible date. Anyone know if that still exists?
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Yeah. You can txt the word upgrade to 1311.
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darksideauto said:
What is the point of buying up? A full 2 year upgrade discount is only $150. So you would still technically pay the same amount for a phone(that isnt free). I was told I could buy up for $45. subtract that from the full discount and my current $75 discount and they are only saving me an extra $30 bucks on a $500+ phone. it would be cheaper to pay an etf then sign a new contract or wait two months after a full upgrade and sign a new contract. This is just my understanding.
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It's good to get the reset to take advantage of deal prices for upgrading to a new phone. For instance if you had an upgrade best buy was giving away nexus s for free today. think about it when the epic came out with an upgrade it was only 150 or something without it was like 5 hundo +, so I'd pay the 75 to save that much.
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pjy9394 said:
I thought you could just get your eligibility reset when you are at least one year into your contract.
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What he said. Doesn't that still work? Just call the right number...

jirafabo said:
What he said. Doesn't that still work? Just call the right number...
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I tried that and they said they stopped doing that sometime in july.
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i just called the sprint store & my friend that owns the store... said its an extra $75 on top of what the phone costs... so unless the brand newest nexus 4g is free which its not... so its price will be the new contract price + $75 for the early upgrade
if you really really want a discount... did you guys know that the 2yr 1yr contract renewal price for phones is the same... & also the same if you were a random person who never had sprint... sprints "discounts" are a scam... everyone in the world gets the same discount no matter how long youve been or not been with sprint, so that being said call sprint & ***** to em about how youve been a loyal customer for however long & why does some random person get the same discount as me & your going to drop sprint when your contract ends & goto verizion or att or whatever... this is what i do every time i want a new phone & they will gladly give you at least an extra $75 credit toward a new phone or on your bill

greenmuggy said:
i just called the sprint store & my friend that owns the store... said its an extra $75 on top of what the phone costs... so unless the brand newest nexus 4g is free which its not... so its price will be the new contract price + $75 for the early upgrade
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Can confirm best buy has free nexii... lol
Work next door.
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Etrick said:
Can confirm best buy has free nexii... lol
Work next door.
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well damn....lol i was thinkin the newest coolest galaxy s wouldn't be free

And now the trade in programs begin, right?

Like they did with the evo 3d I hope they do the same with the epic and epic touch. A trade in program worth 100 big ones off, who is with me?
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With the evo 3d if you had an evo 4g u got upto $150 off
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Blitzpwnage said:
Like they did with the evo 3d I hope they do the same with the epic and epic touch. A trade in program worth 100 big ones off, who is with me?
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I think you'd have no trouble getting $100 for an Epic on Craigslist or eBay. I have no plans to upgrade to the Epic touch, but if I did, I'd actually rather keep my Epic as a backup and as a wifi-only device than get $100 for it.

edonnelly said:
I think you'd have no trouble getting $100 for an Epic on Craigslist or eBay. I have no plans to upgrade to the Epic touch, but if I did, I'd actually rather keep my Epic as a backup and as a wifi-only device than get $100 for it.
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This
I had to trade in my palm centro for $50 off my epic...I still miss that phone.
sent from my uncyanogen modded epic 4g. with the key skips.

I was speaking with my Sprint rep downtown last weekend and they'll buy back the Epic for over $100 right now. I can't remember if it was $105 or $110 but you can guarantee that's the cheap end. He even told me I could probably do better selling it online.

so is that $100 off of retail if you sell it back to them or $100 off the "contract" price?

edonnelly said:
I think you'd have no trouble getting $100 for an Epic on Craigslist or eBay. I have no plans to upgrade to the Epic touch, but if I did, I'd actually rather keep my Epic as a backup and as a wifi-only device than get $100 for it.
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I agree.
Sent from the future.

The epics are selling on ebay for $130 or so. After ebay and paypal fees you'd probably get about $100 for it. If I was going to get rid of my epic I'd rather give it to sprint for $100 than deal with selling it to a stranger.

they are going for about $200-250 on craigslist. go that route if you are in a major city with lots of CL activity.

bagelicious said:
I can't remember if it was $105 or $110 but you can guarantee that's the cheap end. He even told me I could probably do better selling it online.
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Incidentally I was told $105 yesterday. They go for $125-130ish on eBay.

the other guy is right about ebay and paypal fees, your likley to end up paying 25 dollars in ebay and paypal fees.

I rather hope that Radio shack goes $99 for it like the Photon 4G.

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I rather hope that Radio shack goes $99 for it like the Photon 4G.
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Yeah or atleast $150...

I'm keep Ing my epic
My dad drops his phone in water oh so very often
100 is not greater than the price of a phone's list price
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