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T-Mo Galaxy s 3 Off Contract

Where can i buy one off contract? The tmo store will not sell it as of yet.

A few options:
- Non T-Mobile phone stores (In Houston, I tend to look for cell phone stores in Chinatown)
- Craigslist (Always ask for seller's ID due to the blocked IMEI scam on the rise)
- E-bay
- Market place on here (I think I've seen a few)
- Did you try calling T-Mobile directly? Also, just FYI, my friend bought her 16GB White T999 from a T-Mobile store here in Houston TX for full price (payment plan) about two weeks ago. So I'm not sure why (I'm assuming) you were told that T-Mobile store will not sell it yet or why the store wouldn't sell it to you.

belly1026 said:
A few options:
- Non T-Mobile phone stores (In Houston, I tend to look for cell phone stores in Chinatown)
- Craigslist (Always ask for seller's ID due to the blocked IMEI scam on the rise)
- E-bay
- Market place on here (I think I've seen a few)
- Did you try calling T-Mobile directly? Also, just FYI, my friend bought her 16GB White T999 from a T-Mobile store here in Houston TX for full price (payment plan) about two weeks ago. So I'm not sure why (I'm assuming) you were told that T-Mobile store will not sell it yet or why the store wouldn't sell it to you.
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please elaborate on the ID, you mean ask them for the IMEI?
I want to buy it off craigslist but it's obvious people stole bulks of these phones off somewhere.
I called the TMo stores directly, not the company. They all told me they have a memo from Tmo not to sell off contract s3's until further notice.

They are available for their value plans but you will be making payments on $599 plus tax.
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On craigslist make sure they give you the receipt is one way to go. Or have them meet you at a T-Mobile store (preferred) when you do the exchange. Kinda like buying a used car and meeting at the dmv to change title.
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EpicSurge said:
please elaborate on the ID, you mean ask them for the IMEI?
I want to buy it off craigslist but it's obvious people stole bulks of these phones off somewhere.
I called the TMo stores directly, not the company. They all told me they have a memo from Tmo not to sell off contract s3's until further notice.
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No. Not asking for the IMEI number because the IMEI will be on the phone and on the box.
What I mean was this: A lot of people buy their phones on Craigslist and the phone will be working for a few weeks or a month before it will eventually stop working. When you call it in, you will be told that the phone was reported stolen and as such, the IMEI was blocked, rendering the phone to be useless on T-Mobile's network. What had happened was, the person selling the phone on CL would have claimed the phone to be stolen and received a replacement phone through insurance. This way, he would have your money and still own a galaxy S3.
For example of what I think is an example of such scam, click me
So, when you do a transaction on CL, take a screen shot of the CL ad, do the transaction at a T-Mobile store. Always ask for a receipt or any kind of proof of purchase, and ask for their personal ID so you can track them down in case the phone was reported stolen so you can have support for when you go to the Police (if you choose to go to the police).

belly1026 said:
No. Not asking for the IMEI number because the IMEI will be on the phone and on the box.
What I mean was this: A lot of people buy their phones on Craigslist and the phone will be working for a few weeks or a month before it will eventually stop working. When you call it in, you will be told that the phone was reported stolen and as such, the IMEI was blocked, rendering the phone to be useless on T-Mobile's network. What had happened was, the person selling the phone on CL would have claimed the phone to be stolen and received a replacement phone through insurance. This way, he would have your money and still own a galaxy S3.
For example of what I think is an example of such scam, click me
So, when you do a transaction on CL, take a screen shot of the CL ad, do the transaction at a T-Mobile store. Always ask for a receipt or any kind of proof of purchase, and ask for their personal ID so you can track them down in case the phone was reported stolen so you can have support for when you go to the Police (if you choose to go to the police).
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Thanks for the info. First time with tmo and was going to return my Costco s3 and try to get one on CL so Im not stuck on a contract. Now that I know this ill be more weary with phones off contract. Quick question. Besides getting their ID info which could be difficult to do, could you technically let T-Mobile know that you just bought it off craigslist and have the seller give his info to them which the seller would most likely do rather than give you his ID. Assuming ofcourse that he is also with using tmo service so his account can be noted.
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belly1026 said:
No. Not asking for the IMEI number because the IMEI will be on the phone and on the box.
What I mean was this: A lot of people buy their phones on Craigslist and the phone will be working for a few weeks or a month before it will eventually stop working. When you call it in, you will be told that the phone was reported stolen and as such, the IMEI was blocked, rendering the phone to be useless on T-Mobile's network. What had happened was, the person selling the phone on CL would have claimed the phone to be stolen and received a replacement phone through insurance. This way, he would have your money and still own a galaxy S3.
For example of what I think is an example of such scam, click me
So, when you do a transaction on CL, take a screen shot of the CL ad, do the transaction at a T-Mobile store. Always ask for a receipt or any kind of proof of purchase, and ask for their personal ID so you can track them down in case the phone was reported stolen so you can have support for when you go to the Police (if you choose to go to the police).
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Wow thats crazy.
Here's my short story.
The family decided to start a new 2 year contract and everyone got Galaxy S2's. This was like in April. Sold the S2 because I wanted the S3.
Started looking on Ebay, then Craigs. I checked on Craigs one day and found a pretty good deal for a sealed blue 16gb (though I had to give up the micro sim in the deal). Jumped on it that same day and met locally. I get to the spot and it turned out the seller is the older brother of this dude I knew in middle school/high school (they were both there at the spot). In my head I was like oh nice, this should be easy.
Opened it up on the spot, paid the guy, and left.
I feel pretty lucky for that to happen. I mean, of all chances I was able to meet up with someone on Craigs that I know.
But hearing these stories of people scamming people through IMEI is crazy.

EpicSurge said:
Where can i buy one off contract? The tmo store will not sell it as of yet.
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I bought mine from through mytmobile it gave me no problems buying it at full retail... I am on a grandfathered even more + plan though, not sure if that changes anything though

T-Mobile stores won't sell them off contract? I bought mine full retail at a factory T-Mobile store almost 2 weeks ago. No issues what-so-ever.

Radioshack and calling T-Mobile (You have to be a client)
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I bought mine off contract at T-Mobile store the first day it came out. I have the prepaid 30 bucks plan with the 100 min and 5 gigs of internet at 4g

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wailord said:
Newegg has the 16gb unlocked for $600 right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176348
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That's the international version. You won't get 4g on T-Mobile with that phone

Buying the N4 outright at T-Mobile

Do you think T-Mobile will be selling the Nexus 4 off-contract for the same $349 price that Google is selling it for? If so, it would be easier to walk into my local T-Mobile store and buy it, instead of waiting for Google to ship it.

Probably not, I would assume that every carrier would have somewhat of a mark-up on the phone. I would still bet on getting the better deal off the play store.

But isn't the T-Mobile version going to support faster speed for T-Mobile?
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theexel said:
But isn't the T-Mobile version going to support faster speed for T-Mobile?
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As far as I know, there are no carrier specific versions of the Nexus 4, so what you get from T-Mobile is what you get from the play store. There is some confusion cause T-Mobile have said it will do 42Mbps and the play store just says 21, but the consensus seems to be that the play store is wrong.
EDIT: And as if by magic... http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-hspa42-updates-play-store-pages-accordingly/

theexel said:
But isn't the T-Mobile version going to support faster speed for T-Mobile?
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There is not a special version for T-Mobile:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-hspa42-updates-play-store-pages-accordingly/

Just got that right now, T-Mobile's announcement was confusing.
Thanks guys!
Definitely considering this phone, I love my S3, but Pure google is awesome.

kgeissler said:
Do you think T-Mobile will be selling the Nexus 4 off-contract for the same $349 price that Google is selling it for? If so, it would be easier to walk into my local T-Mobile store and buy it, instead of waiting for Google to ship it.
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According to a reliable source, TMoNews, on Twitter, T-Mobile plans to sell the phone at full retail price for $499.99 or $199 with a two year contract. I think T-Mobile must be out of its mind!

taodan said:
According to a reliable source, TMoNews, on Twitter, T-Mobile plans to sell the phone at full retail price for $499.99 or $199 with a two year contract. I think T-Mobile must be out of its mind!
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lol i am not paying extra $150 I would just order it from google play store. I already have to pay $50 to t-mobile for returning a phone :silly:

Returning a phone?

theexel said:
Returning a phone?
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Long story bro, I had galaxy s3 international version, and I am using t mobile pre-paid atm so I was getting 2G only. So I was so freaked out thn put ads on CL, a guy call me that he wanna buy it for $500. I was like lets meet up, after few hours latter he came with a car and I was asking him to come to a public place but he was like he couldn't find that location etc. So I found him on a empty street, so he ask me to show him the phone. I gave the phone and box to his hand he was looking at it thn another car came behind his car. he was like let me give him pass. I was standing at the street close to his car window. he said let me give the other guy pass thn before i say anything he was gone :crying: everything was planed out for sure. $730 gone learn my lesson though.
Thn I went to t-mobile and buy out another S3 but it had some screen problem so I exchanged it and got another. Which has screen gap problem in left side. So yesterday I ordered a unlimited pre-paid plan with a S2 free phone, which is going to in my hands tomorrow. once i received it i will go to t-mobile and ask for a refund for S3, I have to pay restocking fee $50 and in the mean time i am gonna use S2 and wait for N4

No reason for Branded N4...
Why would you even WANT to buy the Nexus 4 at T-Mo? Way I see it is, if you grab the plain one off the play store... It's just that, Plain. No T-Mo apps, no chance of having a branded phone that'd have a lower resale value.

Like everyone, I'm planning on buying from the play store but would one that you buy from t-mo be unlocked, also or would it be locked to t-mobile?

nschiwy said:
Like everyone, I'm planning on buying from the play store but would one that you buy from t-mo be unlocked, also or would it be locked to t-mobile?
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most likely unlocked cause it will be update by google

If Then Else said:
Why would you even WANT to buy the Nexus 4 at T-Mo? Way I see it is, if you grab the plain one off the play store... It's just that, Plain. No T-Mo apps, no chance of having a branded phone that'd have a lower resale value.
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T-Mobile is not releasing a customized version of the Nexus 4. They are selling the Nexus 4 identical to the Google Play version. That means no carrier modifications whatsoever.

Red Wolf said:
Long story bro, I had galaxy s3 international version, and I am using t mobile pre-paid atm so I was getting 2G only. So I was so freaked out thn put ads on CL, a guy call me that he wanna buy it for $500. I was like lets meet up, after few hours latter he came with a car and I was asking him to come to a public place but he was like he couldn't find that location etc. So I found him on a empty street, so he ask me to show him the phone. I gave the phone and box to his hand he was looking at it thn another car came behind his car. he was like let me give him pass. I was standing at the street close to his car window. he said let me give the other guy pass thn before i say anything he was gone :crying: everything was planed out for sure. $730 gone learn my lesson though.
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And that's why I always meet in a public place armed, and with my 6' 4" bro as backup. Ain't nobody messed with me yet.

Zurginator said:
And that's why I always meet in a public place armed, and with my 6' 4" bro as backup. Ain't nobody messed with me yet.
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Agreed! :angel: craigslist: always be carrying... I've always met in a public place, prefer starbucks (allowed to carry in the store) , always have my glock on me, if I didnt feel comfortable I'll walk away, have someone else with you as well.
Craigslist is too damn sketchy anymore
I cut back on craigslist transactions since I bought an iphone 4s unlocked. I was trading and selling lot of android phones always wanted the newest one. Traded my gs3 for an iphone 4s plus $200
The nexus 4 has me tempted to purchase it brand new and just have the iphone as a back up or possibly sell it. Would like to get 3g/4g services again instead of the 2g but I do really like the IOS

Red Wolf said:
Long story bro, I had galaxy s3 international version, and I am using t mobile pre-paid atm so I was getting 2G only. So I was so freaked out thn put ads on CL, a guy call me that he wanna buy it for $500. I was like lets meet up, after few hours latter he came with a car and I was asking him to come to a public place but he was like he couldn't find that location etc. So I found him on a empty street, so he ask me to show him the phone. I gave the phone and box to his hand he was looking at it thn another car came behind his car. he was like let me give him pass. I was standing at the street close to his car window. he said let me give the other guy pass thn before i say anything he was gone :crying: everything was planed out for sure. $730 gone learn my lesson though.
Thn I went to t-mobile and buy out another S3 but it had some screen problem so I exchanged it and got another. Which has screen gap problem in left side. So yesterday I ordered a unlimited pre-paid plan with a S2 free phone, which is going to in my hands tomorrow. once i received it i will go to t-mobile and ask for a refund for S3, I have to pay restocking fee $50 and in the mean time i am gonna use S2 and wait for N4
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That's a sad story but at least you don't have to worry about that when you buy your Nexus 4 on the play store!

Would this work on att lte?
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This has been posted on another thread, but the Play Store specs were incorrect yesterday and have since been updated to show HSPA+ 42. This should mean that if your carrier supports those speeds the phone will take advantage of them. So yes for T-Mobile, no for AT&T (HSPA+ 21 only).
I can't post links as a new user, but you can go to the Play Store and check it out.

kawaski47 said:
Would this work on att lte?
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Nope
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If Then Else said:
Why would you even WANT to buy the Nexus 4 at T-Mo? Way I see it is, if you grab the plain one off the play store... It's just that, Plain. No T-Mo apps, no chance of having a branded phone that'd have a lower resale value.
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Tmo will be selling the same version as the play store (there only one version of the phone) so I plan on buying mine outright at the Tmo store to save on shipping. I live or work within walking distance of four Tmo stores, so its easier to go into the store then have it delivered. But this all hinges on Tmo charging $349 for the 16GB version.

Any Retail Store selling the Nexus 4?

Hey people,
I was wondering if Walmart, BestBuy or any retail store would carry the Nexus 4?
I tried to get it today online from Google but I was too slow...
Plus, I'd like to use paypal.
What do you guys think?
Thanks

M2oSa said:
Hey people,
I was wondering if Walmart, BestBuy or any retail store would carry the Nexus 4?
I tried to get it today online from Google but I was too slow...
Plus, I'd like to use paypal.
What do you guys think?
Thanks
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Best Buy will not be carrying the phone. Tmobile is selling it but I heard they won't sell it off contract and that the device may be locked. Online retailers are going to be your best bet if you can't get one from Play Store

imitenotbecrazy said:
Best Buy will not be carrying the phone. Tmobile is selling it but I heard they won't sell it off contract and that the device may be locked. Online retailers are going to be your best bet if you can't get one from Play Store
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It won't be locked, Google wouldn't allow that.

I am a Tmobile customer. Would I be able to buy my phone from them, as an upgrande since I already have a contract with them?

M2oSa said:
I am a Tmobile customer. Would I be able to buy my phone from them, as an upgrande since I already have a contract with them?
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Depends if your contract is up for renewal or not. If it is, yeah! If it isn't, you'll most likely have to pay an upgrade fee.

Last week a gentleman at best buy told me they would carry the phone most likely the week after launch and It would be locked to specific carriers. Who knows if that holds any truth since this whole phone release/launch has been filled with misinformation.
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bdithug said:
Last week a gentleman at best buy told me they would carry the phone most likely the week after launch and It would be locked to specific carriers. Who knows if that holds any truth since this whole phone release/launch has been filled with misinformation.
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At the Bell store I asked about the N4 - <cue crickets>
At Best Buy Mobile - <cue crickets>
I was lucky enough to buy one on Play yesterday however.

N4 from Tmobile use on ATT

Is the N4 being sold from Tmobile the same as the one being sold on the play store? I would be using is on ATT.
Thanks
Matt

All nexus 4s are factory unlocked so yes it would work with an AT&T sim
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mattalter said:
Is the N4 being sold from Tmobile the same as the one being sold on the play store? I would be using is on ATT.
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Matt
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They're all the same.
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Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info.

mattalter said:
Is the N4 being sold from Tmobile the same as the one being sold on the play store? I would be using is on ATT.
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Matt
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Yes. The one being sold at tmobile is the same exact one sold in the play store.

And will T-mobile USA Nexus 4 work in Europe, is Nexus 4 T-mobile USA sim unlocked for Europe too?

sucro said:
And will T-mobile USA Nexus 4 work in Europe, is Nexus 4 T-mobile USA sim unlocked for Europe too?
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Yeah, that's included under "they're all the same".
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But it costs nearly $200 more than from the Play Store...so why would you get it from T-Mobile?

lowandbehold said:
But it costs nearly $200 more than from the Play Store...so why would you get it from T-Mobile?
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http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=Nexus-4
S/he might be thinking of the $49 offer or already own one.

clockcycle said:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=Nexus-4
S/he might be thinking of the $49 offer or already own one.
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Ok, so to purchase it on contract is $300. The $49 is due up front with the remainder getting paid off monthly over the remainder of the contract until the full $300 price of the phone is paid. So, to leave T-mobile and use it on AT&T, you would have to pay a $300 ETF plus the remainder of the $300 balance of the phone. If those things are not paid, T-mobile will blacklist the phone. T-mobile and AT&T now share a blacklist database, so the phone would be rendered useless.
If he is planning on buying the phone second hand from someone that already has it, if that person stops paying for the phone or stops paying their bill, it will also be blacklisted.

No, i'll buy it directly in T-mobile shop, there is some good price now for Nexus 4 my friend told me, so he will buy it for me.
**update
Finally T-mobile Nexus 4 arrived at me, and even many of you here wrote that Nexus 4 comes factory unlocked, it's not true at all ! This one is bought from T-mobile USA, and can't be used with sim card from my GSM provider here in Europe , when i insert micro-sim card from my european GSM provider, no GSM signal, it's locked !
So please if someone of you, know how to sim unlock of T-mobile Nexus 4, post here!?

Deal alert!

TMO has the Nexus 6 both 32 and 64 for $100 off.
Would this be a normal Nexus 6 or like the AT&T one that would be locked?
I want to get this for Google Fi.
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T-Mobile's Nexus 6 is totally unlocked, would be the same as buying from the Play Store except only T-mobile would have the IMEI (so theoretically you will not be able to get a new Verizon SIM as Verizon will not add non-Verizon IMEIs to their database).

So it would work on Fi?
I guess I should just wait as I would like to have one that I could use on any carrier
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shamelin73 said:
So it would work on Fi?
I guess I should just wait as I would like to have one that I could use on any carrier
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Yes it will work on Fi. There are only 2 versions of the Nexus, US and International. Any Nexus sold in the US supports the same bands and will work fully on any US carrier. The only differences you will see are carrier logos on the models bought from AT&T and Verizon.

So if i got it from t-mobile I should be fine.
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Yes it will work on Fi. There are only 2 versions of the Nexus, US and International. Any Nexus sold in the US supports the same bands and will work fully on any US carrier. The only differences you will see are carrier logos on the models bought from AT&T and Verizon.
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Except that the ATT version is carrier locked to ATT (unless you pay in full, and get the unlock code)

Well I'm a new owner of a Nexus 6 midnight blue 32 gig courtesy of Best Buy matching T Mobile's price I was really wanting a 64 gig but I've never put over 20 gig on my current moto X 2014. Now to recoup some of my money my 2014 Moto X will be posted on Swappa.
Hope others can get this deal too
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I just bought mine in store last week.... Anyway I can get tmo to give me a credit or am I Sol?
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EeyoreSyndrome said:
I just bought mine in store last week.... Anyway I can get tmo to give me a credit or am I Sol?
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Pretty sure they'll honor it since you're still under the 15 day grace period.
Call them up.

Exel said:
Pretty sure they'll honor it since you're still under the 15 day grace period.
Call them up.
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what he said

I guess I should just wait as I would like to have one that I could use on any carrier

I bought my nexus 6 from amazon in April. I emailed customer service and was able to get them to price match. At first they denied my request stating that Amazon doesn't price match. But if u are persistent they will refund u the difference.

T-Mobile bloatware
I would buy this to use with my StraightTalk SIM.
Do the T-Mobile versions (even full retail price) have the usual carrier drawbacks - T-Mo bloatware, long wait for firmware updates, etc - relative to the non-carrier version? I've used custom ROMS with other phones in the past, but would like to keep this stock if possible.

After having a chat with a CS rep, they said I have to return the phone, to reprocess the order, and re-buy a new phone to get the promotional $100 off..... smells fishy to me
On top of that there's the $50 restocking fee, so I'd only net $50 for what should simply be a $100 price adjustment/account credit. Should I try reaching out to T-Force? Why does life always have to be so hard? Do I have to be an asshole???
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I purchased my Nexus 6 64GB from Amazon about 2 weeks ago for $734. I took me a few tries but I finally got through to the correct department for Cell Phone price match and got them to price match T-Mobile at $599. You just need to be persistent.

Unless dealing with tmobo themselves...as my situation.
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I just bought mine in store last week.... Anyway I can get tmo to give me a credit or am I So

From what T-Mobile said to me, we need to return the phone and re-ring the transaction to get the $100 promo price. And then we pay $50 restocking fee even though we are keeping our own phones..... If you find out otherwise krozu, lemme know.
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shamelin73 said:
Well I'm a new owner of a Nexus 6 midnight blue 32 gig courtesy of Best Buy matching T Mobile's price I was really wanting a 64 gig but I've never put over 20 gig on my current moto X 2014. Now to recoup some of my money my 2014 Moto X will be posted on Swappa.
Hope others can get this deal too
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Yeah I got the same deal today got inventive since it was after T-Mobiles business hours lol

I am actually going into the store to pick one up today. Been holding out since it was a little steep for a nexus, but with 100 off it seems like the right price now... cannot wait to get back to nexus...