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I upgraded last november (13 months) and I know tmobile does partial upgrades. Usually its $300 for a one year mark. Will this option be able for nexus s?
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I was wondering the same thing, but since this phone is being sold unlocked and not at tmo stores I can't imagine they would allow partial upgrades. I have about 5 months left on my 2-year contract so it would have been nice to get a partial upgrade price.
Any best buy employees want to chime in? Pleaseeeee
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I just called best buy no they do not do any partial upgrade fffuuuuuuu
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God Best Buy Mobile blows. The one I went to wasnt offering subsidized pricing AT ALL, only unlocked. And they are a TMobile store. They had a huge cabinet full of the damn things, for $530 a pop. No wonder I was the only person buying one.
AdamHart - was wondering if you then bought one? Was looking to buy one myself but I'm on the fence between a G2 which IS available for a partial upgrade, or a Nexus S which I guess is not. If you did, what did you think? Do you know others who bought one out of contract?
Nope, can't do anything.
My account with t mobile qualifies for a full upgrade, but not recognizable in best buys system. Even had at mobile rep get on the phone with the best buy employee and nothing.
Paid full price.
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BBY mobile doesn't do partial upgrades. Yeah yeah BBY mobile blows...get real. Authorized retailer of T-Mobile so its just as much T-Mobile fault that they don't allow partial upgrades in authorized retailers. Not the retailer's fault.
If the BBY had a cabinet full of ns and wouldn't sell to you on contract, then it wasn't one of the 220 T-Mobile post paid selling best buy locations. Plain and simple.
Why is T-Mobile not in more best buy locations? They are not a top tier carrier in the US. Heck id personally rank them 4th out of the 4 major carriers. They sure don't rank high in subscribers...best buy wants to take care of as many people as possible. Having T-Mobile doesn't help you do that.
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I've seen two different no commitment costs at two different ATT stores. One was $499 and the other $549. Did they raise the no commitment cost recently. I'm thinking one store forgot to change the label. Has anyone seen it any cheaper besides eBay?
@ one point it was $99.99 at bestbuy with a 2-yr contract. cheapest i know of right now is radio shack for $149.99 with a 2-yr contract.
Off contract the lowest i've seen is bestbuy for 499.99. everywhere else..$549.99
just checked best buy, looks to be 599 now.
I got mine from AT&T for $500
BestBuy had it for $600 (on launch day) when I went to go get it.
Was wondering if u were me should i upgrade to a atrix or stick with the arc?
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I've seen two different no commitment costs at two different ATT stores. One was $499 and the other $549. Did they raise the no commitment cost recently. I'm thinking one store forgot to change the label. Has anyone seen it any cheaper besides eBay?
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Some stores are offering case, BT headset, and car charger with Atrix for a slightly higher price. Could be why the difference if one store was and not the other.
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I saw yesterday one for 470$ on e-bay, brand new and unused, but without original box package. Cheapest i saw with package was 520$ i think. My father want Atrix, so i am thinking either to give him my Atrix and to get SGS2/HTS Sensation for myself, or to tell him to get another Atrix, hard to decide...
I bought it for 599$ on amazon 2 weeks ago.
just went into an att store and they refused to sell me a atrix at the no commitment cost. ATT is ridiculous. They said they rarely ever sell items at the no contract price and they are no longer allowed. I could have stayed and spoken to a manager and probably gotten the phone but it was not worth the hassel.
At one point online (around release) , AT&T had the phone for no contract price of $268.
Check authorized agent stores for the no commitment prise. Saw a store that had it for $459 no commitment. As far as 2yr contract the cheapest I have seen in person is Walmart for $118.
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just went into an att store and they refused to sell me a atrix at the no commitment cost. ATT is ridiculous. They said they rarely ever sell items at the no contract price and they are no longer allowed. I could have stayed and spoken to a manager and probably gotten the phone but it was not worth the hassel.
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Was probably an AT&T Auth. Retailer. They don't make any money when you buy it full retail and would rather keep it around for a sale they can make money on.
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Was probably an AT&T Auth. Retailer. They don't make any money when you buy it full retail and would rather keep it around for a sale they can make money on.
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U have a pm!
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Purchased at ATT corporate store for 499.
If you live in the los angeles area and check craigslist they go for around $400 used and $450 brand new. LA Craigslist is always filled with postings because so many people live in la.
Once again, Att is pissing me off... They don't sell off contract at the stores... Man.. they are so lame...
i wouldn't be surprised considering stocks are scarce enough
Huh?
I bought mine off contract at the store this am. Corporate store too. Not even a sideways glance.
They only had 10 shipped, 5 of each color, and two for displays..
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I will never go into an AT&T store again. I needed a replacement sim for my iPad and they refused to give me one without buying an F'n accessory, the cheapest one was $26. I just ordered one off Amazon for $4. From now on, it's the online store or Amazon.
Call customer service and complain. AT&T is not supposed to do that, but some stores do it anyway.
Wow. I manage an AT&T store in norcal and I have never heard of either of those complaints. We do free SIM cards (sometimes we ask for $10 on iPad or micro Sims cuz they cost us) and off contract phones. You have to realize that the reps earn commission from contacts so the rep probably didn't want to waste his time. I really don't agree with that but next time just ask for a manager.
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Wow. I manage an AT&T store in norcal and I have never heard of either of those complaints. We do free SIM cards (sometimes we ask for $10 on iPad or micro Sims cuz they cost us) and off contract phones. You have to realize that the reps earn commission from contacts so the rep probably didn't want to waste his time. I really don't agree with that but next time just ask for a manager.
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how much commission do you guys make?
Next time call up att. They'll ship you a new one for free or put credit on your account to get it free at the store. While my corporation store also moaned when I had them get att on the line they handed the similar card over.
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Once again, Att is pissing me off... They don't sell off contract at the stores... Man.. they are so lame...
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That does not sound right...I would check a different store. The sales rep may make a commission on the contract but ATT the company makes money from the no commitment price on the phone and not the subsidy. Short term thinking is what dooms companies...
I bought mine off contract from amazon for 549. I don't even have AT&T account. Just StraightTalk.
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how much commission do you guys make?
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I suppose that is pretty relative to store volume, phone type and features on type account. It's not much, you really have to sell several phones per day to get a decent comm check.
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Corporate stores SHOULD do the sim replacement for free, no questions asked. If they refused, time to call in and complain.
As for selling the phone full price, reps don't make ANY commission on a no commitment sale, they get paid on the contract and the accessories. So they probably wanted to horde the phones while the supply was scarce, giving it only to those customers they were getting paid on. I know when Sprint released the first EVO, we were under strict orders from corporate to not sell them at full price until the second week of release. I doubt AT&T passed out those orders, but something to think about.
They don't make any commissions on none contract sales but they also don't need to spend their time setting up the account. It's like buying a candy bar at 7-Eleven. Once they're done with the transaction, they can go on to help the next contract customer.
Probably less to do with time and more to do with scarcity.
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I bought mine off contract from amazon for 549. I don't even have AT&T account. Just StraightTalk.
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Thank you soo much! After that Verizon BS, I had to consider going to a provider that was honestly my absolute last option .. AT&T .. and I refreshed on Amazon before midnight and they didn't have the white 16gb available .. but I checked again after I read your post an hour ago and there she was .. $549, 2-day shipping, no tax
I'll pray for the Verizon folks .. Meanwhile ... I will be crossing my fingers for solid HSPA+/LTE coverage and Happily flashing on Tuesday
Ohhh .. and Amazon has a 30-Day return policy to go with that Off Contract ... #Winning!!
Same here, corporate att store in lynnwood wa. Guy refused to sell the phone for no commitment price. Not only that, he said they wouldn't be able to sell them without a contract for seven months or so. I guess I could get a manger and raise hell but why bother. Here in Washington, sales tax is almost 10% so I would have ended paying 605 no commitment price. I guess I can get one on craigslist cheaper and no taxes. Lame thing is, amazon charges sales tax in washington, provided that its sold by amazon itself.
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Same here, corporate att store in lynnwood wa. Guy refused to sell the phone for no commitment price. Not only that, he said they wouldn't be able to sell them without a contract for seven months or so. I guess I could get a manger and raise hell but why bother. Here in Washington, sales tax is almost 10% so I would have ended paying 605 no commitment price. I guess I can get one on craigslist cheaper and no taxes. Lame thing is, amazon charges sales tax in washington, provided that its sold by amazon itself.
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Bummer ... Amazon is suppose to be charging sales tax in California next year. I've been ABUSING my Prime Membership ..
Hey guys I was just wondering if anyone had an idea when best buy will be carrying the Verizon galaxy note 2?
I was at best buy today and the sales lady said she heard not until next year but that seems crazy to wait that long since all the other carriers already have it.
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Hey guys I was just wondering if anyone had an idea when best buy will be carrying the Verizon galaxy note 2?
I was at best buy today and the sales lady said she heard not until next year but that seems crazy to wait that long since all the other carriers already have it.
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I have heard Nov 29th they should be arriving.
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I'm a bestbuy employee and I can't tell you the exacts but I can tell you to "expect" them to be released tomorrow. These are not verizon exclusive phones like the DNA, meaning only Verizon can sell the DNA for a few weeks, best buy and other third party retailers to follow. The note should launch in line at best buy with Verizon. Honestly it makes me sick to know we have people in the company like this lady who don't do their research, when it is their job. If she would look in our inventory system that every employee has access to and look at the advance details of the note II for verizon, she should see that her store has them on order with a provided street date.
Provide me with your stores location Equalizir and I'd be happy to check for you since she didn't.
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I'm a bestbuy employee and I can't tell you the exacts but I can tell you to "expect" them to be released tomorrow. These are not verizon exclusive phones like the DNA, meaning only Verizon can sell the DNA for a few weeks, best buy and other third party retailers to follow. The note should launch in line at best buy with Verizon. Honestly it makes me sick to know we have people in the company like this lady who don't do their research, when it is their job. If she would look in our inventory system that every employee has access to and look at the advance details of the note II for verizon, she should see that her store has them on order with a provided street date.
Provide me with your stores location Equalizir and I'd be happy to check for you since she didn't.
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Hi Jdedeaux,
Thanks for the info. Also thanks for looking up when they'll be getting them. Here's the address:
611 Mark's Street
Henderson, Nv.89014
I don't want to bash the salesperson because she was super nice and answered my other questions. I get very little help at this particular location. One year I came in to buy a new tv. I asked a girl to help me and she said she'd be right back. 5 minutes later she was talking to someone else. I had to get someone from a different department. It really sucked.
So thanks again, I really appreciate it.
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Jdedeaux,
Would we be able to go to a Best Buy tonight, and prepurchase or put a deposit down on one of these to guarantee pickup for tomorrow?
Any idea if the stores in Reston, Tyson's Corner or Alexandria Virginia will have any in stock tomorrow (specifically, Grey)?
Thanks!
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Jdedeaux,
Would we be able to go to a Best Buy tonight, and prepurchase or put a deposit down on one of these to guarantee pickup for tomorrow?
Any idea if the stores in Reston, Tyson's Corner or Alexandria Virginia will have any in stock tomorrow (specifically, Grey)?
Thanks!
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Yes, the Verizon Note 2 has been available to preorder for a couple weeks now. You basically purchase a $50 gift card from them for the right to have one reserved. The are only taking reservations for the white ones.
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Yes, the Verizon Note 2 has been available to preorder for a couple weeks now. You basically purchase a $50 gift card from them for the right to have one reserved. The are only taking reservations for the white ones.
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^^ This. Most stores don't realize we are doing pre sales on them. As far as only the white ones I cant confirm that - but all your store "should" have them in stock tomorrow - as far as how many I can't say .... just go camp the door @ 9/10am.
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^^ This. Most stores don't realize we are doing pre sales on them. As far as only the white ones I cant confirm that - but all your store "should" have them in stock tomorrow - as far as how many I can't say .... just go camp the door @ 9/10am.
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Thanks again. Does Best Buy price match Verizon Wireless if I'm buying off-contract? I know theirs will be $100 more expensive, but I have $400 in gift cards burning a hole through my pocket (of course, they won't know that until I walk up to the register).
You don't want them to price match Verizon. You want them to price match ATT or Wal-Mart. I think I've read Wal-Mart was cheaper too.
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Thanks again. Does Best Buy price match Verizon Wireless if I'm buying off-contract? I know theirs will be $100 more expensive, but I have $400 in gift cards burning a hole through my pocket (of course, they won't know that until I walk up to the register).
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Yes, best buy will price match off contract prices for the exact same model as long as verizon has it in stock and it is a corporate verizon store, not a third party verizon store.
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You don't want them to price match Verizon. You want them to price match ATT or Wal-Mart. I think I've read Wal-Mart was cheaper too.
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Lol...what??? Best Buy WILL NOT price match a verizon galaxy note II for an ATT Galaxy note II. Two different products despite the same name. Wal-Mart though will suffice, again as long as it is the SAME CARRIER, and they have it in stock.
Don't forget to get bestbuys monthly protection plan on your phone. Unlimited claims , no deductibles, 9.99 a month, can cancel at anytime. Covers water, accidental damage, screen breaks, etc. etc.
The Verizon Galaxy Note 2 is on WWW.BESTBUY.COM now!!! Check your store via zip code and see if they have it in stock (most stores "should")! Both white and titanium grey!!!!
I went to my local best buy this morning and the salesperson said they haven't gotten them in yet. She said probably sometime next week.
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Just called best buy, they will hold one for me, but I can't find any add (for price match) lower than $699.99 from Verizon web page. I did some searching, but can't find anything. If someone don't mind helping me, please post a link with a cheaper price tag! That would be great!!! Thanks in advance.
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Best buy just outright refused to price match off contract, and told me that they aren't even supposed to be selling them off contract. I bought the white one, but I'll use it for 3 weeks, return it for my money back, and then force them to price match whatever price Verizon is selling theirs at. I was pissed, but bent over a barrel since I wanted the phone.
That's weird that my local best buy doesn't even have them.kinda pisses me off.
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I went to my local best buy this morning and the salesperson said they haven't gotten them in yet. She said probably sometime next week.
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That's odd, although I did notice a few big box stores that did not get them. You can always order it on dot.com and have it shipped to store free in 3-5 days.
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Best buy just outright refused to price match off contract, and told me that they aren't even supposed to be selling them off contract. I bought the white one, but I'll use it for 3 weeks, return it for my money back, and then force them to price match whatever price Verizon is selling theirs at. I was pissed, but bent over a barrel since I wanted the phone.
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Did you ask to speak to a mobile manager or a general manager? That's absurd that they wouldn't price match it. We are ALWAYS willing to sell phones off contract. This goes back to my original post about poor workers in this company. We are currently in the season for price matching, it is even on the new we are price matching AMAZON.
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That's weird that my local best buy doesn't even have them.kinda pisses me off.
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Sorry bud, do you have any other stores closer?
The phone is out, I picked up mine at Best Buy earlier today.
So I went to the mall today trying so buy an i337m from Koodo for $625 .. and they refused to sell it.
I figured that was fair since they sell it cheaper. So I went to the other retailers..... and they all refused to sell the phone to me unless I was on a contract. Retail was 699.99
They say it is due to the fact that the carriers make no profit from the sale of the device, and they wont allow it.
Personally I think its a load of crap. Why list a price only to refuse sale? Have any Canadians gotten the phone off-contract? Where?
This grinds my gears..... I had no problems getting the S2 on release morning off contract.
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So I went to the mall today trying so buy an i337m from Koodo for $625 .. and they refused to sell it.
I figured that was fair since they sell it cheaper. So I went to the other retailers..... and they all refused to sell the phone to me unless I was on a contract. Retail was 699.99
They say it is due to the fact that the carriers make no profit from the sale of the device, and they wont allow it.
Personally I think its a load of crap. Why list a price only to refuse sale? Have any Canadians gotten the phone off-contract? Where?
This grinds my gears..... I had no problems getting the S2 on release morning off contract.
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Hi,
It was the same here in London.
A lot of the big companies would not sell the phone without a contract.
They make much more money doing it like that.
So , they keep their limited stock,and make a fortune on those who buy contracts.