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So the epic 4g has finally been announced - august 31 for $250. Is there any chance that other retailers like best buy or radio shack will sell the phone for more like 200? It seems as though most phones are priced at 200 already. Will the epic see a drop in price anywhere?
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I don't think any stores can sell it for a different price. The best you can expect is instant rebates instead of mail in at places like Best Buy and maybe a gift card like a lot of places did for the Evo and Droid X
Physical stores don't tend to sell for less. However websites do. On Amazon the captivate and vibrant were both $150 on release day, and on the 2nd day they had both hit $99.99. I could see the epid 4g going as $200 then $150 or maybe $150 then $100, it's hard to say for sure though.
It would be nice. The mail in rebates don't help offset the cost very well. You have to have the phone for 30 dats before you can submit it and then up to 12 weeks to receive it. In the mean time you have to pay $350 up front.
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Radioshack just called me 2day concerning the epic. Preorders start Friday 8/13/2010 with $50 down, u get a gift card and pay the rest on the 31st. Overall price is $249. This is at the waterfront store here in Pittsburgh, pa. Thought y'all would want to know.
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@ygulp does radio shack offer instant rebates??
About amazon:
how hard is it to get one ot the phones off of amazon? Do they sell out quick?
Also, do you have to go through the rebate process to get money back? This sure sounds like a great deal vs buying through sprint. My only issue is availability.
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willquil1 said:
@ygulp does radio shack offer instant rebates??
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Radioshack said $250 with instatnt rebate, Sprint actually wants $350 with a $100 mail in rebate.
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yglup said:
Radioshack just called me 2day concerning the epic. Preorders start Friday 8/13/2010 with $50 down, u get a gift card and pay the rest on the 31st. Overall price is $249. This is at the waterfront store here in Pittsburgh, pa. Thought y'all would want to know.
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i was able to reserve one today, 8/12, with no money down...
Shadomastr said:
About amazon:
how hard is it to get one ot the phones off of amazon? Do they sell out quick?
Also, do you have to go through the rebate process to get money back? This sure sounds like a great deal vs buying through sprint. My only issue is availability.
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Can't comment on availability much. I have only been watching the Galaxy S phones on there, but the Captivate and Vibrant both had 0 issues with stock, I never once saw them sell out on amazon. The evo I have even seen on amazon once or twice, and I've never seen it anywhere else in stock online. The droid X is shipping in 1-2 weeks though. Popular phones get backstocked. The EPIC 4g is it hard to say whether it will be backordered or not for sure. There isn't really even a guarantee that Amazon will get it on the first day or at all.
The EVO 4G btw isn't discounted at all despite being out for so long, but other phones from sprint are, I think stock availability is likely to play a major role in pricing.
Thanks for your help and advice! Much appreciated to save a little $
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newegg sells the current US galaxy phones for $50 and $100
I reserved an epic at BestBuy but I'm checking Amazon and Newegg on release day.
Hey kennethlongshaw,
How did you pre order already from best buy? I don't see any epic 4g pre order info on their site. I'll try calling one of their stores tomorrow. I would really like to purchase through best buy so I don't have to do a rebate.
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Hey kennethlongshaw,
How did you pre order already from best buy? I don't see any epic 4g pre order info on their site. I'll try calling one of their stores tomorrow. I would really like to purchase through best buy so I don't have to do a rebate.
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I called a location near me and asked if they were taking reservations and they said they just started. They took my name and number and said theyd call me when they came in.
Try it.
Alright thanks ill call when they open!
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Hey everyone I was wondering if someone can help me out. I'm currently with Sprint as well as ATT. I have an Evo and Rumor on my sprint account and a Inspire and IPhone 3gs on my ATT account.
I'm thinking about canceling my service on my ATT account because I'm still within my 30 days and I see Sprint is coming out with a good Android lineup.
When I got my ATT service I also paid $150 deposit. But when I contacted ATT earlier today to see of I would be getting my deposit back, she told me that I had to contact bestbuy for that since I bought my inspire from bestbuy. This doesn't seem correct because bestbuy said that they don't have anything to do with deposits...that goes to the carriers.
So my question is if anybody ever bought a phone from a 3rd party..like bestbuy, wirefly etc, paid a deposit and canceled service within 30 days, did you receive your deposit back? And how long did it take?
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Yes they do, go to best buy, return the phone, you get your deposit and the money for the phone back, the bill pronrated will be mailed to you...I did it with my palm pre on sprint at SAMs club and my friend did the same thing at SAMs club with the evo, btw this belongs in the Q and A
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Hey everyone I was wondering if someone can help me out. I'm currently with Sprint as well as ATT. I have an Evo and Rumor on my sprint account and a Inspire and IPhone 3gs on my ATT account.
I'm thinking about canceling my service on my ATT account because I'm still within my 30 days and I see Sprint is coming out with a good Android lineup.
When I got my ATT service I also paid $150 deposit. But when I contacted ATT earlier today to see of I would be getting my deposit back, she told me that I had to contact bestbuy for that since I bought my inspire from bestbuy. This doesn't seem correct because bestbuy said that they don't have anything to do with deposits...that goes to the carriers.
So my question is if anybody ever bought a phone from a 3rd party..like bestbuy, wirefly etc, paid a deposit and canceled service within 30 days, did you receive your deposit back? And how long did it take?
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Well AT&T has a good line up on Samsung Android phones, like the Dempsey, the 4.5 (i think) inch screen and thinner than the iPhone 4. My homestay is programming it, and its running stock everything and its faster, slimmer, and battery lasts longer than my EVO.
But really its up to you.
I went for unlimited calling and data for 5 for $200 with boeing discount.
Yeah they give should gibe you your money back I canceled my service with att after being a former customer, I bought the Samsung galaxy s for att (captivate) from Amazon for 1 cent I got my one cent bback from Amazon and just pay the month of att and I was out of it
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With Sprint you get everything back, deposits, restocking, bill, etc. No charges at all unless you downloaded ringtones or something. Not sure what AT&T's return policy is.
Best Buy has to give you your money since you bought it there.
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Yeah they give should gibe you your money back I canceled my service with att after being a former customer, I bought the Samsung galaxy s for att (captivate) from Amazon for 1 cent I got my one cent bback from Amazon and just pay the month of att and I was out of it
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I know bestbuy will give me my money back for the phone but I'm talking about the $150 deposit I paid....who will give that back ATT or bestbuy?
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Att should gibe it back to you
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I know bestbuy will give me my money back for the phone but I'm talking about the $150 deposit I paid....who will give that back ATT or bestbuy?
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I thought I answered thisn
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 :|
Title says it all.. Still no release dates though. And it's just the 32gb silver apparently on att.
Sprint is silver or black 32gb
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CraigP17 said:
Title says it all.. Still no release dates though. And it's just the silver apparently.
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haven't seen anything from BB
Re: AT&T One Pre Orders at Best Buy April 2nd
Was in a store... Employee told me they start in store today and on BestBuy.com tomorrow.
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You guys know if that preorder also includes the 64GB version? I checked the Best Buy site just now and can't find any indicator.
off topic but does anyone know if we will be able to unlock the bootloader with the at&t variant upon release? if not i may get the dev edition.
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off topic but does anyone know if we will be able to unlock the bootloader with the at&t variant upon release? if not i may get the dev edition.
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The HTC One isn't even on HTCdev.com for unlocking. I would imagine it'll be a little while after it's released to get it on there and unlocked.
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The HTC One isn't even on HTCdev.com for unlocking. I would imagine it'll be a little while after it's released to get it on there and unlocked.
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well the current toolkit says it unlocks it?
Re: AT&T One Pre Orders at Best Buy April 2nd
Its up on bestbuy apk. Does t say if at&t is 32 or 64 or have an availability date
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Its up on bestbuy apk. Does t say if at&t is 32 or 64 or have an availability date
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It's 32
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bestbuy.com showing $699 off contract price for the ATT model. Same for Sprint.
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bestbuy.com showing $699 off contract price for the ATT model. Same for Sprint.
w w w.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=-5358451687018741257&id=pcat17071&type=page&ks=960&st=htc+one&sc=Global&cp=1&sp=-currentprice+skuid&qp=&list=n&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n
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AT&T is usually 100 cheaper or more for off contract. Best buy wants contract only sales so they jack up the off contract price.
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I pre-ordered a silver 32gb AT&T model at Best Buy this evening. I was planning on getting the black, but the more I thought about it, I kind of like the silver. I've always had black so maybe time for a change, and maybe I'm a bit impatient. The girl who rang me up told me it would be there on the 19th, but we'll see. I chose Best Buy because I pre-registered for their $50 gift card if you activate/upgrade a phone with them this year.
So I went into Best Buy today to pre-order for Sprint, but they told me I have to wait until tomorrow since only ATT has started pre-orders. I'm a little confused about how pre-ordering works. The guy told me that it would be $50 when I pre-order, and that it would be reimbursed with a 50 dollar Best Buy gift card. Is that $50 dollars for the pre-order a down payment that will come off the total later or is it a premium that is just "refunded" with a card I can only spend at their store?
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So I went into Best Buy today to pre-order for Sprint, but they told me I have to wait until tomorrow since only ATT has started pre-orders. I'm a little confused about how pre-ordering works. The guy told me that it would be $50 when I pre-order, and that it would be reimbursed with a 50 dollar Best Buy gift card. Is that $50 dollars for the pre-order a down payment that will come off the total later or is it a premium that is just "refunded" with a card I can only spend at their store?
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That preorder $50 is different than I was talking about. They make you buy a $50 gift card and they link it to your preorder, that holds your phone. When you go in to actually pick up the phone, bring that gift card with you and it can be put towards the phone, or if you don't you're left with a $50 Best Buy gift card. The $50 I was talking about is a promotion that already ended, but if you registered already, that's another $50 gift card you'll get when you purchase the phone, however you don't have to pay for the second one. (http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Mobile...er-Registration-Period-2-3-13-2-9/ta-p/656043).
Yeah, I signed up for that promotion as well. I was just curious about the 50 dollars they asked to put down. Thanks!
I guess we wasted our time lol but if you get it in store you can still receive the rebate through Samsung . I hope Verizon stores can just make it a instant rebate in stores so we don't waste our time
As per. www.samsunggalaxypromotions.com
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If you buy the phone before release date, it considered preorder, that's why the promotion ends before the release date.
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If you buy the phone before release date, it considered preorder, that's why the promotion ends before the release date.
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I think you missed the point of this post. They're giving the promotion after the date of release. I know I jumped on the preorder so I can get the 200$ deal . But now it's valid for a while in store or online after release date
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How will you trade in the junker phone if you pre ordered online through Verizon?
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How will you trade in the junker phone if you pre ordered online through Verizon?
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I would just go to a Verizon retail store and trade in the junker and ask for a receipt of the trade in .I did mine a day after I preordered it. Samsung did the step by step instructions on the website .
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I would just go to a Verizon retail store and trade in the junker and ask for a receipt of the trade in .I did mine a day after I preordered it. Samsung did the step by step instructions on the website .
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Thank you. What kind of cheap phone can I purchase on eBay or Craigslist that they will accept?
Yeah, what phones? Thanks
I would check the trade in estimator on the verizon website and pick any phone and see whats the value verizon will give you. This is the link https://www.trade-in.vzw.com/ . Compare the phones estimates with the ones on ebays. Good Luck.
You can not fill in the rebate until you have the new phone. It is asking for the HEX and WIFI MAC address to complete the rebate.
I bought a $50 Droid Razr just to trade in, worth $15, sucks, but still worth netting $150
Droid x2 $30 on eBay
does this work on t-mobile? I didn't know about this promotion until now. I pre-ordered my note 4 on Sept 24 and received my phone on Oct 13. Can I still do the trade in?
The droid X2 only has a trade in value of $8.00 with Verizon. I believe that it has to be worth at least $10.00 ?
Does it have to be a Verizon phone for them to take it?
Yes you still have time just check the link in the first post
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BTW Best buy also extended the 200$ instant rebate till November in store with purchase of a note 4 "no preorder needed"
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felloffthetruck said:
The droid X2 only has a trade in value of $8.00 with Verizon. I believe that it has to be worth at least $10.00 ?
Does it have to be a Verizon phone for them to take it?
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I'm using the best buy $200 gift card promo which doesn't require a $10 minimum. (and even if it does they value the droid x2 trade in @ $15) price wise to get a phone with a $10 trade in value thru verizon I think your best bet would be a droid RAZR.