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But only to Best Buy (US only). Very strange.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/dell-streak-htc-surround-white-samsung-fascinate-and-taylor-s/
Is the LG Quantum going to be a Wal-Mart exclusive? lol
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But only to Best Buy (US only).
Is the LG Quantum going to be a Wal-Mart exclusive? lol
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LOL! that was funny
The Taylor Swift SE-X10 is what caught my attention. Guess Im gonna have trouble choosing now :-\
lol
I seriously question the validity of Best Buy being the exclusive launch for the Surround. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Being one of the debut phones of WP7 under AT&T, the AT&T store is definitley going to have this. I would expect this, especially after after all the hype that was built for WP7 phones.
Well, after asking an ATT corporate store and multiple Best Buy's, it seems like it is true that it is exclusive to BB. Not sure the reasoning behind it but I put my preorder in anyhow. Usually phones are the only thing I buy from BB anyway since they give instant rebates on phones instead of the usual mail-in variety by ATT.
Just for the record.. Since people don't understand it still. Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile are different. There are standalone stores in malls and whatnot for Best Buy Mobile. And they truly do offer the cheapest prices on cellphones(physical in store that is). Instant rebates, none of that mail crap. And I think we're the only ones who offer legit iPhone insurance. Just saying, I feel like people are giving the downs to BBY because they over price everything. But BBYM is completely different. Anyway..
Can't wait to see all these new phones! We were fiddling with the Dell Streak today, sucks vanilla wise. Custom rom would make it worthwhile though. But I don't see us selling many of them with the $300 UPG/ACTV price. And we were lolling the entire day over the OtterBox for the Streak.. enormous!
I guess Best Buy Mobile isn't taking any more preorders?
I found a website that says they are taking preorders: http://www.mobilecityonline.com
Seems to be $600 for most of the WP7 phones, $100 more for it to be unlocked. I'm thinking I'll pass on it due to the price, but maybe someone else will be interested.
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I guess Best Buy Mobile isn't taking any more preorders?
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Possibly the closer we get to launch. Haven't heard much yet at work.
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Just for the record.. Since people don't understand it still. Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile are different. There are standalone stores in malls and whatnot for Best Buy Mobile. And they truly do offer the cheapest prices on cellphones(physical in store that is). Instant rebates, none of that mail crap. And I think we're the only ones who offer legit iPhone insurance.
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Radioshack and Best Buy alternate between lowest prices, depending on the phones. They don't do mail-in rebates, either. Not that RS is getting the Surround, but the point remains
Well, it seems Best Buy has put it back up
I hoped that we'd be able to preorder this device, but it appears AT&T isn't doing any type of preorder. I talked to them and they said you have to wait till November 8th.
I did notice Letstalk and Amazon Wireless have the devices up, just as coming soon though.
I got a best buy mobile and a att store within 20 feet of eachother in the mall here. I DONT think its as silly as having about 8 tmobile booths through out the entire mall.
There is also another att store in front of the mall. Its just crazy!
Hard to find...
The HTC Surround just showed up in Best Buy's inventory today. I work there full time and I've already got my pre-order. I did it on day one so as to guarantee my phone. Bad news is that the Best Buy I work at (small-end of the large format stores that sells appliances and installs car audio) has only 10 handsets on order. Hope you guys got your orders in early. As far as I can tell they will also have at least one case available for the phone in the stores house brand, Rocketfish. Can't wait to get this thing so I can ditch my Fuze.
Available at AT&T
Trust me it will be at AT&T starting Monday morning. ;-)
Here is a picture of the one I picked up at BB in Atlanta TODAY.
Surround Available at AT&D tomorrow morning
I am picking up my Surround at AT&T in the morning. They have 10 in stock.
AT&T require a minimum $15 data plan which gives you 200 megs monthly which is sufficient for my use since I mostly use WiFi at home. So the phone will cost me $200 and about $45 monthly. The surround reviews look very good. Though I may have preferred an HD7, only T-Mobile has them now and their service would cost a minimum $80 per month.
I just ordered mine online. Should be here in 2-3 days, assuming everything goes well.
Also, you can pre-order the LG from AT&T. Not sure why they didn't let you pre-order the others...
Just picked one up at my local ATT
Just got one, so the ATT stores have the Samsung and the HTC, we shall see how this plays out (gota learn a new windows now)
Cheers
BR
So I got a mt4g my remorse ends the 19th...I got the mt4g thru t-mobile loyalty for 150 if I wanted the nexus s would they give me the same deal?
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Nope. I'm in the same boat as you. talked to retentions about that issue myself. The prob is that they put a change in the system for the transaction of the phone they are giving you to upgrade so you don't pay full price for the phone.
Since nexus is only available through best buy (third party) they can't help you. That's what retentions told me anyway. I like the mt4g but miss the extra screen real estate, and all of the ones they sent me have the washed out screen.
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Were you off contract when you purchased this upgrade? If so once you return your phone your account should reflect that your contract period is expired, if that is the case you should then be able to go into best buy resign for two years and get the phone for $200. I talked to best buy about this yesterday.
what they did was wave my old contract and started it new when i phone ordered the mt4g 2 weeks ago
jayrod yeah im missing the screen space too!
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what they did was wave my old contract and started it new when i phone ordered the mt4g 2 weeks ago
jayrod yeah im missing the screen space too!
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If thats the case then when you return the mt4g your contract should revert to the old contract. If you were past your two years you should qualify for the $200 price.
Do you have to get a data plan with the Nexus S if you purchase it with a contract?
And if so, can that data plan ever be canceled later on by calling Tmobile? For example, if I wanted to get the Nexus S as a gift, but wanted to save some money. I have a line on my family plan eligible for upgrade, say I upgrade it with that line, am then forced to get a data plan, but I give the Nexus S as a gift to someone who will use their own data plan... can I cancel the data plan that I had to purchase on my line which I upgraded with?
Just return the phone to T-mobile. They'll reinstate your upgrade, cancel your contract, put you on your old terms. Then simply go to best buy and reup through them.
It doesn't work like that, I called tmobile today, they told me to make sure with best buy because 3rd party suppliers can't see phone has been returned, I work @ bb and after shift talked to the bb mobile manager n he said the same that tmobile just puts a note on you # saying avalable for upgrade n they can't see it because tmobile doesn't update the computer...thus it can't be done so a lot of people who took advantage from remorse might not get this
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It doesn't work like that, I called tmobile today, they told me to make sure with best buy because 3rd party suppliers can't see phone has been returned, I work @ bb and after shift talked to the bb mobile manager n he said the same that tmobile just puts a note on you # saying avalable for upgrade n they can't see it because tmobile doesn't update the computer...thus it can't be done so a lot of people who took advantage from remorse might not get this
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Why are you telling t-mobile anything about best buy?
All you have to do is tell tmobile your dissatisfied with the phone upgrade you used. Tell then you're going to wait until a better phone comes out a few months from now, and you want to go back to your old rate.
(that's what the remorse period is for).
Then simple stroll into best buy and use the upgrade your entitled to.
That's the point, returning the phone won't AUTOMATICALLY cancel your new contract and revert back, so BB wont see the upgrade available!
Last year I upgraded to mytouch3g, returned it 20 days later then a week later closed my account. This was done at a tmobile corporate store. Tmobile charged me etf. When I called to dispute, they had to call the tmobile store and they had to look up my account at the store and confirm that I returned the phone.
If they had this much prob at a corp store, you're going to have probs returning and next day going to BB to try and upgrade to Nexus S, cuz systems aren't connected and etc.
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Why are you telling t-mobile anything about best buy?
All you have to do is tell tmobile your dissatisfied with the phone upgrade you used. Tell then you're going to wait until a better phone comes out a few months from now, and you want to go back to your old rate.
(that's what the remorse period is for).
Then simple stroll into best buy and use the upgrade your entitled to.
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i told them and asked best buy to make sure i send the phone back or not, best buy said they can't do that, the upgrade will not show up for bestbuy it will only show up for tmobile...i dont want to pay 200 to cancel and 200 for the phone either
My problem is that I got the mt4g when I wasn't eligible, I complained about my vibrant never getting accurate gps, even after exchanges, and they gave me the mt4g for a little lower than upgrade pricing. Ifi go back and return the phone I go back to my non upgrade status anyway. Retentions just gave me a sweetheart deal for the new phone.
I guess with my 100 buck best buy card, and selling my mt4g and vibrant I could get the nexus for a couple hundred. Just not sure I should go that route. The mt4g has some awesome hardware, but having the washed out screen that's too small and a tiny rom selection is driving me crazy. If my vibrant didn't have gps issues I would just keep it and never gone this route anyway.
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thats my same issue, i complained about freezing hd2 and they gave me the mt4g for 149.99
when i asked her she said i would eligible for upgrade still if i decided to wait
Sell the mytouch and pay the difference when you buy it outright. Should come out the same.
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So I got a mt4g my remorse ends the 19th...I got the mt4g thru t-mobile loyalty for 150 if I wanted the nexus s would they give me the same deal?
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ps...make sure you are counting your 14 or (30 days in california) correctly. For example, the 19th of this month to the 19 of next month may be over 30 days! Got to count the actual days!
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That's the point, returning the phone won't AUTOMATICALLY cancel your new contract and revert back, so BB wont see the upgrade available!
Last year I upgraded to mytouch3g, returned it 20 days later then a week later closed my account. This was done at a tmobile corporate store. Tmobile charged me etf. When I called to dispute, they had to call the tmobile store and they had to look up my account at the store and confirm that I returned the phone.
If they had this much prob at a corp store, you're going to have probs returning and next day going to BB to try and upgrade to Nexus S, cuz systems aren't connected and etc.
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YES, its as easy as returning your phone and waiting for your cantract to revert. I suppose it might take a bit longer for best buy to update your contract but using that theory I could go get an MT4G 4g through t-mobile for $200 and then go get a Nexus S at best buy for $200 because that data isn't live based on what your are saying. Hell I might as well hit up 7 best buy stores in an hour and buy all the nexus s's in the area and bootleg them because best buy has no idea about my contract status.
Do then how do we go about returning a phone and getting the nexus s? I was out a contract but then got the mt4g with upgrade. I'm thinking about getting the nexus s. My remorse is up on the 26th. So would I have to return it now in order for bb to see my available upgrade? Does anyone know how long it takes for 3rd party store computers to update a contract status?
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I ordered a pair of these yesterday over the phone with sprint, I asked them to match the bestbuy $149 price and they did, and they also waived the activation and gave me free shipping. And since I'm porting 2 numbers over from tmobile they are giving me $125 per line for that.
So if you hate best buy as much as I do, you don't have to deal with them if you can stand to wait a few days for a phone to ship out.
I'm going to spend that time backing up what I want off of my current phones and getting ready to ebay them or something.
I wonder if that only works for new customers, or if it works for those of us who upgraded.
EXACTLY what I did as well... Remember to fill out your paperwork for the port credit (you have 72 hrs).
https://www.spcconsumer.com/
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Nice to know...I'm going to see if Sprint can credit my account the $50 difference I paid when I got my Nexus.
thanks for the heads up. wish i would of known sooner, i already bought mine from best buy. i paid the $199 bc i was adding a 5th line...i would take it back, but i already ported my at&t number over, so its a no go...oh well at least i'm still getting my $125 port-in credit.
i paid almost $600 for mine. got it on sunday at my local sprint store
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why so much? I don't know really how sprint plans work, I didn't have a contract on tmo, does sprint have non contract plans like month to month that you're on so you didn't have to renew a contract?
my line was an upgrade....paid 199.99 tired to get them to pm they told me to get bent. I could return it but then its 35.00 restock....thats lame! They also reset my upgrade status from 75 to 150....so maybe I sholdnt complain to much.
i wasn't eligible for upgrade or discount so i paid retail. but so far i love this phone. i came from a rooted evo with aosp gingerbread
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Good tip. I HATE going to best buy too.
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I had a Hero, but broke contract for $50 to get the Nexus S at $199..I also got $40 for my hero which had a cracked screen and serious body damage. Best decision I've ever made!
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I bought this phone for retail as well for $550 plus tax from sprint release morning. Came out to be $620 with tax and the gloss black tpu case. Worth every penny,love thus phone so much! I hate beat buy as well they are selling it retail for $699 little over 8 bills with tax and a case. Screw that. This phone is awesome and I love it's on sprint
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Anyone know if they'll price match in the Sprint store?
I just wanted to update, called UPS to tell them to hold the package at the warehouse, not able to do that only sprint can change it. I just called sprint they told me they can't change it either.
I specifically asked the rep I placed the order with if this was possible and I was LIED to.
Now I have to either try and work from home or take a day off of work to wait at my house for my phone to show up. What a ****ing joke, this isn't getting off to a good start at all.
http://www.wirefly.com/catalog/sprint/samsung/nexus-s-4g-from-google-black/
$99 starting tomorrow! damn that was quick :|
I've been a loyal Tmobile customer for over 10 years, even before they became Tmobile. However, after the terrible customer service experience I've been having with them the past few days over trying to purchasing a GS2 I have decided to brake my contact and move to a different carrier.
They have been giving me the run around and wrong information. I've had enough of their bs!
This is what they have been telling me each time I have called to purchase one. Keep in mind I haven't purchased a Tmobile phone in over 5 years.
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Call #1 They said yes I "qualify for a full upgrade discount" and they have the white GS2 "in stock".
Call #2 , 4 days later, It's my paydays and ready to purchase..."no sorry we don't have any in stock". I said ok nevermind. I'm now thinking I 'll just buy an iphone 4 from craigslist and jailbrake/unlock it. She then puts me on hold. Different rep answers and says "yes we do have some in stock". I order one and again specifically (because I thought they were just trying to keep me happy) say "I want a white samsung galaxy s2". The guys says "no problem, I have that noted."
Call #3, 4 days later they ship me a black GS2. I called and told them the mistake. The rep said I was given the wrong information and that the white GS2 is on "back order". She was very apologetic and said they would ship out a white one asap. I said fine, i'll ship it back and wait out for the white one since I have already been charged $340 for the white one.
Call #4, 5 days later I called to confirm if they received the phone back. They said yes and when I asked when the white would be shipped she said I "don't qualify for a discounted white gs2" and that I could only purchase the black one for the $340 I was charged. I of course was furious because I had been told that I do since I haven't even purchased a phone from them in years. On top of that I haven't found a different price for a white GS2 either from Tmobile.
That was it for me. I asked for a refund and as soon as I get credited back I'm cancelling my service with Tmobile.
I'm moving on to AT&T and getting that sexy Samsung Note!
Awesome story
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Really sucks you went through that man.. I feel your pain..
Just really hope you don't go with an Iphone.. Don't get me wrong, its a decent phone, but a decent phone for a 3-4 year old platform..
There is absolutely no competition anymore, the tiny screens, the none existent 4g, the lack of freedom, the list just goes on.
Good luck with whatever you choose.. If you're really leaving I saw go to Verizon and get the Nexus!
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Really sucks you went through that man.. I feel your pain..
Just really hope you don't go with an Iphone.. Don't get me wrong, its a decent phone, but a decent phone for a 3-4 year old platform..
There is absolutely no competition anymore, the tiny screens, the none existent 4g, the lack of freedom, the list just goes on.
Good luck with whatever you choose.. If you're really leaving I saw go to Verizon and get the Nexus!
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I've been an avid fan of the jailbraking community. It's nice what you can do with a jailbroken iphone. However, since I'm with Tmobile I don't ever get a chance to browse 3g/4g speeds. That's probably the main reason why I'm moving away from the iphone and into android/rooting community.
I was leaning on getting the GS2 but today I went to the AT&T store and was blown away by the Samsung Note. I'm getting one Wednesday.
yup. my wife ordered me one as a surprise/gift and they sent an amaze. two months later i finally got my sgs2, $400 on a 2 year contract... if my wife wasn't making me stay with tmob, i would pay the etf and get a galaxy nexus tomorrow.
Damn y are you guys paying so much with a contact? I was only 14 months into my contract when I called the loyalty department, told em att made me an offer I couldn't refuse which included paying my termination fees and asked what they were willing to do to keep me. I ended up with bogo free gs2's for $249+ tax waived the upgrade fees, shipping cost (express shipped), and activation costs.
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It looks like everyone is facing hardships with Tmobile. I was yelled at by a manager at a retail location and am in the process of writing a letter to corporate, I'll let you guys know how that goes.
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there customer service may not be perfect but when calling in if the reg cs agent says thru can't do anything or basically tells you no...tell em you want to speak with loyalty department. I have yet to get off the phone without getting my way. Also when speaking with em don't ask for something, you tell em this is what is going to happen, they say O we can't do that simply ask, well fine what's my termination costs? That will get ball rolling.
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If you qualified for an upgrade you could get the phone through Amazon or Best Buy. Guess is too late for that.
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loyalty/retention department is your best friend
when you call 611 or whatever to call tmobile and the automated system says "what can i help you with today.. you can say etc etc"
SAY: CANCEL or RETENTION
they will transfer you to that department right away. I always talk to the reps there, because they're basically the reps who has been with the company longer and has more power over everything. They are basically supervisors (not really but could be?) to the regular reps, that means their own supervisors even have more power lol.
But anyways, any problems you guys have.. talk to these guys first because they have more access to "the system" than the regular reps, such as discounts and ****.
like bobby said he got a bogo free for $249 free everything.. this is their regular deal.. in fact it's not a deal at all. usually when you're almost 1.5 years into your contract, you're allowed early upgrade.
why is it not a deal? because... the standard upgrade price ranges from free-250 (depends if there are any promotions) so they could've just beautify and you're actually paying the regular upgrade price of $125 per phone (look into it, a lot of people either get the phone free or around $125 when upgrading). Or the phone is $249 and they credit you the $250 "credit" you get when you sign a extension to your contract and that goes into buying your phone.
Anyways! retention! thats who you have to call, I usually jump in and ask the rep whats the best they can do for me. If they say anything lower than $250 credit. that's BS. I have seen people get free phone + $250 credit. you can tell the rep that's what another rep has offered just "30 mins ago" they will try to match it, if not, hang up and call again, talk to another rep.
You know what I ended up getting $250 credit + $10 off every month of my contract. IT is usually one or the other because $10x24 = $240. And yes I have access to $10 2gb plans and $20 5 gb plans as well.
sorry for the ramble but hope this helps people save money on dealing with tmobile reps
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It looks like everyone is facing hardships with Tmobile. I was yelled at by a manager at a retail location and am in the process of writing a letter to corporate, I'll let you guys know how that goes.
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I'm sorry but, lmao
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13 months into my contract I called and upgraded 2 lines, both got SGS2 for $279 with a $50 mail in rebate. Of course when you deal with t-mobile it's a flip of a coin on getting someone who actually wants to help you. I have hung up and called back several times until I get someone who is helpful and speaks English that i can understand.
As an employee I'm hella disappointed so many people are abusing the retention department in this fashion. And to the op, why didn't u just upgrade in store??? 340 is way more than it is in store so u didn't get a deal...
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This is way i just do pre-paid and buy all of my phones ....
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yup. my wife ordered me one as a surprise/gift and they sent an amaze. two months later i finally got my sgs2, $400 on a 2 year contract... if my wife wasn't making me stay with tmob, i would pay the etf and get a galaxy nexus tomorrow.
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oh, and all of this was through the loyalty dept and i had been off contract for 4+ years.
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As an employee I'm hella disappointed so many people are abusing the retention department in this fashion.
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Ive been with tmobile before it was ever tmobile and my bill is $325+ tax every month which I don't call abusing anything.
Enough said, Bye.
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Ive been with tmobile before it was ever tmobile and my bill is $325+ tax every month which I don't call abusing anything.
Enough said, Bye.
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Proof now.
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As an employee I'm hella disappointed so many people are abusing the retention department in this fashion. And to the op, why didn't u just upgrade in store??? 340 is way more than it is in store so u didn't get a deal...
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They will bend you over any chance they get, so for anyone to stick it to them for a change its well deserved.
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My two cents......... I've also been with t mobile for over 12 years. Went thru the same thing as the op, with one exception i was just trying to get a sgs2. Didn't care what color it was. i was told i had to order one and that it wouldn't come till April (this was at the beginning of march) at a price of 340 dollars .
long story short, got mad, cancelled my order with t mobile and told them i was talking my business elsewhere. they told me no one in my market had this phone, and going thru them would be the fastest way to put this phone in my hands----WRONG. an hour later and only 160 dollars spent i had the phone. TARGET had 10 in stock at half the price.
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They will bend you over any chance they get, so for anyone to stick it to them for a change its well deserved.
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In addition, the reason why i think op didmt buy the phone in the store is because he wanted the white one
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I have the original Evo4G which I got almost 2 years ago. I haven't upgraded while on Sprint so I am wondering how it works. Last time I upgraded I had Verizon so it was a new every 2 type deal where I was getting a new phone for free. I see sprint gives a $150 credit. Does that mean I have to pay $400 for the new evo lte? Can someone shed some light on this before I go to the Sprint Store as I want to get the best deal I can without them bending me over. Thanks!
Ultimately you get more than 150 off. Basically the Evo lte will cost you 199 at sprint, as will any of their top tier phones. 199 is kind of sprints Max price on upgrade or new phone.
VZW gave em free, huh? Nice.
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the phone will be 199. plus some BS fees. the total comes to about 225 bucks.
thanks guys, been wondering this myself as well
If your off contract eBay it up man, spend the extra as sprint makes you go a full two years without upgrade. plus you can get an international version which I'm pretty sure comes unlocked from HTC. That's how I got my og and it was unlocked in a sealed factory box.
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I have the original Evo4G which I got almost 2 years ago. I haven't upgraded while on Sprint so I am wondering how it works. Last time I upgraded I had Verizon so it was a new every 2 type deal where I was getting a new phone for free. I see sprint gives a $150 credit. Does that mean I have to pay $400 for the new evo lte? Can someone shed some light on this before I go to the Sprint Store as I want to get the best deal I can without them bending me over. Thanks!
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Yeah they're $150 discount is bs, it's always more than thst. Just look at the price they offer it for with contract
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Warrior 3000 said:
the phone will be 199. plus some BS fees. the total comes to about 225 bucks.
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Plus a $30 activation fee.
Or try wirefly for 120 and then if u got AAA call them to get activation waived, if u really want to make the most of ur ur upgrade experience, call Sprint and ask if you have a Contract renewal bonus on ur account, if u do you can extend ur contract and get 50+ bucks, then go and buy a phone and sign a 2 yr contract, then 20 months latter do it again
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If your off contract eBay it up man, spend the extra as sprint makes you go a full two years without upgrade. plus you can get an international version which I'm pretty sure comes unlocked from HTC. That's how I got my og and it was unlocked in a sealed factory box.
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International version won't work on sprint, and cdma devices can't be unlocked, that only works on GSM carriers I.e. T-Mobile and at&t just so you know before you go buying an unlocked international version of a device and then find out after you have it that it's not gonna work on your carrier in any way, shape or form
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If your off contract eBay it up man, spend the extra as sprint makes you go a full two years without upgrade. plus you can get an international version which I'm pretty sure comes unlocked from HTC. That's how I got my og and it was unlocked in a sealed factory box.
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Besides not being tied to a contract, what are some of the benefits to buying unlocked phone - freedom to choose from multiple carriers? I live in ATL, and Sprint is about to release their LTE here, so my thought was to wait for the G S III when it's released.
Activation fees are $36. Check out their discount program, credit unions waive it.
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About the unlocked question, sprint has to load every esn into a database unlocked Intl or GSM only phones are not and therefore cannot be activated. If you buy a sprint phone on ebay make sure the esn is clear before buying. Sprint will be able to check the status for you.
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Having never gotten a "brand new" phone before, I am curious about the timeline... I'm shocked we still don't know when the phone will be released - how hard is it to figure out when you want to release a phone?
So, with my impatience leading the charge here, how long was it between the EVO 4G pre-order and the actual release date? How about with the EVO 3D? Thanks everyone! I wish they would tell you upon pre-ordering.
Sprints upgrade discount is a complete lie!!!! Sprint customers who's contract just ran out will pay the same price as anyone just walking in and buying the phone. Now Verizon actually gives their customers, who's contract just ran out, and a discount. Verizon discount comes off the 2year contract price, and so you pay less than others starting a new contract. Sprint just makes the normal 2year contract discount $150 less than it really is, but then adds in your $150 upgrade discount; so the 2year contract price comes out to be the same. How ridiculous!!
When I left Verizon for Sprint 2 years ago I was excited that their 2year discount was more than Verizon's.. Just recently found out that I was wrong though, and you get NO 2year discount from Sprint in actuality.... If Sprint didn't have unlimited data, cheaper monthly plans, and carry better phones, then I might go back to Verizon. And sadly, as of lately Sprint is the best at getting in phones, AT&T seems to be getting the best devices for the last 6 months or so... AT&T coverage is a joke in my area, and I'd probably pay twice as much as I do with Sprint every month, or they would be my current choice of carrier.....