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Who bought their Moto X off contract?

I'm considering doing it, I have the Galaxy Nexus but the power button is giving up...
I'm curious, seeing as though you paid $600 + tax, how long do you plan to keep it? Obviously the Moto X should stay current with android for some time...
I expect most of you who bother to reply to be Verizon customers, since we unlimited data holders are a dedicated bunch
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jimmyco2008 said:
I'm considering doing it, I have the Galaxy Nexus but the power button is giving up...
I'm curious, seeing as though you paid $600 + tax, how long do you plan to keep it? Obviously the Moto X should stay current with android for some time...
I expect most of you who bother to reply to be Verizon customers, since we unlimited data holders are a dedicated bunch
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I walked into AT&T ready to pay full price but somehow managed to walk away only paying on contract price even though I wasn't eligible for an upgrade. That said, had I actually paid full price, I would still love it just as much and would still be extremely happy with my purchase. I paid full price for both my HTC One and my GS4 Active and this thing blows both of those devices out of the water. As for how long I'll keep it, that depends on what's coming down the pipeline. I switch phones VERY often. I can definitely see myself sticking with this phone longer than I did the One or the GS4 Active though. It is quite the upgrade from the Galaxy Nexus, that's for sure. The GNex isn't in the same league as the Moto X.

You must be making the big bucks to be able to off-contract phones new all the time.
I bought my GalNex for $350 new on eBay about a year ago... I was hoping to get more use out of it, but at the same time I'm not disappointed I "have no choice" but to buy a new phone
That's some luck to pay the upgrade price, I doubt Verizon has overlooked any loopholes there...
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I had a gnex myself, on Verizon and paid full retail for the Moto X and I'm not regretting it one bit.. this phone blows the gnex out of the water in almost every way. The only thing I miss is the unlocked boot loader. Do yourself a favor and get it, its worth it!

$677.98 after tax, zero regrets. Was cheaper then my $932 iPhone 5
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jimmyco2008 said:
You must be making the big bucks to be able to off-contract phones new all the time.
I bought my GalNex for $350 new on eBay about a year ago... I was hoping to get more use out of it, but at the same time I'm not disappointed I "have no choice" but to buy a new phone
That's some luck to pay the upgrade price, I doubt Verizon has overlooked any loopholes there...
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I make a decent living but I also use craigslist to my full advantage. I was able to sell my HTC One for $500, and my year old iPhone 5 just sold for $500 as well.
Yeah, I don't know how I got it for that price, but I chalk it up to the ineptitude of the 4 representatives at the AT&T store that took over an hour to figure out how to sell me the Moto Maker card. Something happened when they were making the sale that caused me to lose LTE on all my devices for a few days, and I got an upgrade when there wasn't one. Now the LTE is back on, and I got the phone for less than half of what I was expecting to pay. Sometimes their stupidity can work to our advantage
I would definitely pull the trigger man, you will NOT be disappointed. I feel that the Moto X is the perfect marriage of hardware and software, just like the iPhone is. You have never seen Android run this smoothly before. It is the best possible representation of what an Android phone can be nowadays. Or any smart phone for that matter. I've been through A LOT of phones (including the GNex), so I feel I am qualified to make a statement like that

_MetalHead_ said:
I make a decent living but I also use craigslist to my full advantage. I was able to sell my HTC One for $500, and my year old iPhone 5 just sold for $500 as well.
Yeah, I don't know I got it for that price, but I chalk it up to the ineptitude of the 4 representatives at the AT&T store that took over an hour to figure out how to sell me the Moto Maker card. Something happened when they were making the sale that caused me to lose LTE on all my devices for a few days, and I got an upgrade when there wasn't one. Now the LTE is back on, and I got the phone for less than half of what I was expecting to pay. Sometimes their stupidity can work to our advantage
I would definitely pull the trigger man, you will NOT be disappointed. I feel that the Moto X is the perfect marriage of hardware and software, just like the iPhone is. You have never seen Android run this smoothly before. It is the best possible representation of what an Android phone can be nowadays. Or any smart phone for that matter. I've been through A LOT of phones (including the GNex), so I feel I am qualified to make a statement like that
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ATT sales people are jokes most times, I'm looking to sell my HTC Vivid once my X comes in, ATT says they'll give me roughly 50 for it, don't see anyone on CL offering more.

ShamanicEnzan said:
ATT sales people are jokes most times, I'm looking to sell my HTC Vivid once my X comes in, ATT says they'll give me roughly 50 for it, don't see anyone on CL offering more.
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Try swappa bud, I'm sure you'll more than $50
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robstunner said:
Try swappa bud, I'm sure you'll more than $50
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Just looked at them, they have sales on the Vivid's father (Inspire) but none for Vivid and they're only offering 35 to sell it now.

ShamanicEnzan said:
Just looked at them, they have sales on the Vivid's father (Inspire) but none for Vivid and they're only offering 35 to sell it now.
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http://swappa.com/buy/htc-vivid-att/us
But the ones that did sell, went for over $100
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ShamanicEnzan said:
ATT sales people are jokes most times, I'm looking to sell my HTC Vivid once my X comes in, ATT says they'll give me roughly 50 for it, don't see anyone on CL offering more.
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I found a few Vivids in my extended area being listed for $100- $150. I'd toss it up for $150 and hope that you get it sold for $100. If you can get it unlocked you might even get the $150.

_MetalHead_ said:
I found a few Vivids in my extended area being listed for $100- $150. I'd toss it up for $150 and hope that you get it sold for $100. If you can get it unlocked you might even get the $150.
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Anyone get a non motomaker one from AT&T? I did, and now I kinda want the motomaker custom designed one. Only problem is this is my only phone and I cant do the motomaker unless i returned mine first (and sat without a phone for 3-8 days)

robstunner said:
Anyone get a non motomaker one from AT&T? I did, and now I kinda want the motomaker custom designed one. Only problem is this is my only phone and I cant do the motomaker unless i returned mine first (and sat without a phone for 3-8 days)
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Fist world, off-topic problems.
But I'd return it, if you font like your Moto Maker X you can exchange it for free.
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jimmyco2008 said:
Fist world, off-topic problems.
But I'd return it, if you font like your Moto Maker X you can exchange it for free.
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I kind of want to, but that would involve buying a nexus 4, returning my white moto x, getting the card, waiting for the motomaker x, then selling/returning the nexus 4
Oh, and theres a $35 restocking fee plus another $50 in the extra 32GB

I paid full retail for mine on VZW.com. I'm going to keep mine until the Developer Edition drops. Then I'll get the Dev Edition and swappa this one.
I plan on keeping mine for 18 months or so. Maybe even longer. Unless VZW gets a Nexus. Uh - but I'm not really worried about that. Lol
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Maybe swappa your current X once you buy the Dev ed?
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bought mine a couple of days ago, full retail on at&t.. the agent was like, "you sure you're gonna buy it off contract?!?"
lol

Those that bought off contract, why not order directly from moto maker? Did you just want it right away?

Cheeze[iT] said:
Those that bought off contract, why not order directly from moto maker? Did you just want it right away?
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this.. lol i can't wait to get my hands on one.. and i might order one for my friend... that i will do the motomaker as i really want the yellow back with red accents.. and i'll give her my white moto x..

Well I have Verizon, Moto Maker isn't an option yet.... But when it is, if they let me buy off contract from Maker (I heard AT&T and Verizon don't let you) , definitely.
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X Dev Edition now $549.. Recently pay $649??

I bought my VZW Dev edition on 10/29 for $649 (700 after shipping an all that). Just got off a chat where I asked if I could get a credit. They offered a $100 coupon to be spent in their online store. It's better than nothing so while I can't tell you how far back they'll go, it's worth a try.
Edit: sorry, Moto X Dev edition
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Crooke356 said:
I bought my VZW Dev edition on 10/29 for $649 (700 after shipping an all that). Just got off a chat where I asked if I could get a credit. They offered a $100 coupon to be spent in their online store. It's better than nothing so while I can't tell you how far back they'll go, it's worth a try.
Edit: sorry, Moto X Dev edition
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Posted in the Dev Edition is out thread...
Ordered mine Tuesday night.. Called last night. They first offered me a $100 google play card. Then a $100 accessories.. A supervisor was checking on other options and will call me back. If I don't hear by when I get home tonight, I'm going to call and take them up on the accessories deal.

Crooke356 said:
I bought my VZW Dev edition on 10/29 for $649 (700 after shipping an all that). Just got off a chat where I asked if I could get a credit. They offered a $100 coupon to be spent in their online store. It's better than nothing so while I can't tell you how far back they'll go, it's worth a try.
Edit: sorry, Moto X Dev edition
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Same situation. I don't want the accessory coupon so I'll re-order at the new price and return the first device when the second one arrives. Just need to call to verify that there's no restocking fee.

Bought mine on oct 14. Think I could get the gift card or something?
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RorixRebel said:
Bought mine on oct 14. Think I could get the gift card or something?
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Worth a try. I can see them putting a month limit on it.
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chaoslimits said:
Same situation. I don't want the accessory coupon so I'll re-order at the new price and return the first device when the second one arrives. Just need to call to verify that there's no restocking fee.
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I wasn't too excited about it myself but then again, having the device for a week and actually purchasing it 10/29, I'm just glad I got something. She even made sure to tell me that I can't use the credit towards any accessory that is specifically for the Dev edition. No clue what can be purchased specifically for the Dev edition but the only thing I actually want is the car dock so that's better then nothing.
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Crooke356 said:
I wasn't too excited about it myself but then again, having the device for a week and actually purchasing it 10/29, I'm just glad I got something. She even made sure to tell me that I can't use the credit towards any accessory that is specifically for the Dev edition. No clue what can be purchased specifically for the Dev edition but the only thing I actually want is the car dock so that's better then nothing.
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Yeah that makes sense. If it was less of a difference I'd take the credit (which iirc only lasts 30 days). I'll probably buy the car dock from Amazon or something. Only thing that sucks is that I'll have to pay for the return shipping ($10 for FedEx ground).
Edit: You can ask for a free shipping label but you have to wait 24 hours. With the shipping label, the savings are $107 for me (tax).

I bought the T-Mobile version on 11-5-13 for $600 and it is now $500. I called and asked for a refund on the difference and they offered me a $100 credit for accessories. After refusing they offered me a $100 visa gift card, which is what I took. It takes 4-6 weeks to arrive however.

fictionoid said:
I bought the T-Mobile version on 11-5-13 for $600 and it is now $500. I called and asked for a refund on the difference and they offered me a $100 credit for accessories. After refusing they offered me a $100 visa gift card, which is what I took. It takes 4-6 weeks to arrive however.
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Was that Moto that offered the Visa gift card? or T-Mobile?

Anyone see a couple $1 charges on their card statements? In addition to the phone price (also with 10 cent bump).

Same thing here I'm returning mine
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KidJoe said:
Was that Moto that offered the Visa gift card? or T-Mobile?
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Motorola.

chaoslimits said:
Anyone see a couple $1 charges on their card statements? In addition to the phone price (also with 10 cent bump).
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When I ordered, I got hit with a 689.65 and 689.09 charge... My Credit Card company's fraud department called me about it. the bill was supposed to be $688.99. Its still being worked on. I haven't seen any other charges pop up.

AndreaCristiano said:
Same thing here I'm returning mine
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Why giving it back?.
Just call and have them refund you with something imo.
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RorixRebel said:
Why giving it back?.
Just call and have them refund you with something imo.
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Need my cold, hard cash back lol. Even the extra 7 bux in taxes!

Well for one they want to give me 100 dollars toward accessories. Don't need them. Plus after just winning an 32Gb nexus 5 I may just return it to get the 700 back
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RorixRebel said:
Bought mine on oct 14. Think I could get the gift card or something?
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Wonder if i should see about getting it, ordered mine on 10/15. Have you tried? What they say if you did?

stearic said:
Wonder if i should see about getting it, ordered mine on 10/15. Have you tried? What they say if you did?
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Nope, got the number.
Haven't called yet, will do in an hour.
Edit : called and the guy said they couldn't refund to anyone, once the thing is shipped is out of their control.
Even told him that i know people are getting in store credit or so, he denied it and said it was not possible.
I call bs
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AndreaCristiano said:
Well for one they want to give me 100 dollars toward accessories. Don't need them. Plus after just winning an 32Gb nexus 5 I may just return it to get the 700 back
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Nice! I don't think I've won anything... ever :crying:

I'm not really a person who wins a lot but every once and a while I get lucky!
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*CLAIMED*2 $150 off Moto X codes to give away

Expires on 12/24. I'm a G2 user, but I signed up to get some codes because my brother wanted a Moto X and missed out on both opportunities, so I was going to give atleast one to him, but then he ended up getting one himself.
I was going to get one and just try to turn around and sell it for atleast a $100 profit, but even on swappa, they really aren't going for retail even when unopened..plus I'm sort of lazy to have to go through with all of that crap.
I don't see it as being anywhere near as good as my G2, or even my S4, so I figured I'd give the two codes away to my XDA brethren!
first two replies will get the codes

give me love
me me me me plz!!!

I'll take it plz
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lol okay looks like we've got two! i'll PM you guys ina sec
PM's sent!
mods, feel free to close the thread. thanks!!

thanks a lot mate!!

sido83 said:
thanks a lot mate!!
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no problem, glad to help

We have another line that's a droid razr maxx. Debating on upgrading.
Is the 32gb version not available on verizon? I swear I saw it being available but a recent chat with a rep proves otherwise.
Also with my code if it's for 50% off why would the 2 year price be $29.99? Isn't half off 49.99 closer to $25? Still with the $30 upgrade fee $60 plus tax not a bad price.
The rep online wouldn't do an alternate upgrade so guess I'll have to get to a corporate store before the 24th when my code expires.
I'm almost considering just using verizon30 again on another droid maxx and doing the MOTOJB100 trade up.
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jfriend33 said:
We have another line that's a droid razr maxx. Debating on upgrading.
Is the 32gb version not available on verizon? I swear I saw it being available but a recent chat with a rep proves otherwise.
Also with my code if it's for 50% off why would the 2 year price be $29.99? Isn't half off 49.99 closer to $25? Still with the $30 upgrade fee $60 plus tax not a bad price.
The rep online wouldn't do an alternate upgrade so guess I'll have to get to a corporate store before the 24th when my code expires.
I'm almost considering just using verizon30 again on another droid maxx and doing the MOTOJB100 trade up.
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my brother had the razr maxx and he's going to the X now. honestly, i'm not sure of verizon's pricing, but on the moto maker website, it shows it as 99 dollars with contract..so 50% off would make it 50.

jayochs said:
my brother had the razr maxx and he's going to the X now. honestly, i'm not sure of verizon's pricing, but on the moto maker website, it shows it as 99 dollars with contract..so 50% off would make it 50.
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Damn, my buddy wants a Moto X but can't find the coin. If there happen to be any more please consider PMming me.

Note 4 shipping updates

Lets use this thread to post when your Note 4 gets shipped. I pre ordered mine with Verizon online on 9/19 and according to the invoice I got it is supposed to ship by Oct 23.
Im hoping its before that!

Mine said two days before the 23rd of October
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Same here I pre-ordered the day it opened and got Oct 23rd as eta
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If the in store date is the 23d that seems reasonable.

Best Buy is going to have it on the 17th and you get the $200 instant gift card when you pick it up. Win-win. Get it before Verizon store and get the $200 right then without waiting on check from Samsung.

Mine also said the 23rd. But I can't see BB releasing on the 17 th and verizon not doing the same thing.
We all know Big V would rather ship early then change the date and end up being late.
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Best Buy is going to have it on the 17th and you get the $200 instant gift card when you pick it up. Win-win. Get it before Verizon store and get the $200 right then without waiting on check from Samsung.
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wait what? can you use the $200 toward the phone purchase?

oneandroidnut said:
wait what? can you use the $200 toward the phone purchase?
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My local BB reps and both locations say that you can use the gift card to purchase your preordered Note 4:good:

mademan420 said:
My local BB reps and both locations say that you can use the gift card to purchase your preordered Note 4:good:
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you dont have to trade a phone in either?

oneandroidnut said:
you dont have to trade a phone in either?
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Sorry if there was a misunderstanding on my part, but this is after trading in a working smartphone. This is the order I was told I should do it:
1. Preorder(get's you a $50 giftcard as well) the Note 4 within the specific time range(9/19/14-10/16/14)
2. On release day, bring in your trade-in and go through the process of getting the gift card for it.
3. Use both giftcards to buy the Note 4(of course you pay the difference if there's anything left over which there should be)

mademan420 said:
Sorry if there was a misunderstanding on my part, but this is after trading in a working smartphone. This is the order I was told I should do it:
1. Preorder(get's you a $50 giftcard as well) the Note 4 within the specific time range(9/19/14-10/16/14)
2. On release day, bring in your trade-in and go through the process of getting the gift card for it.
3. Use both giftcards to buy the Note 4(of course you pay the difference if there's anything left over which there should be)
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Ahhh gotcha i dont have anything to trade in crap lol

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Ahhh gotcha i dont have anything to trade in crap lol
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Try grabbing you an old, cheap smartphone from Swappa or Ebay. I've seen a few in the $35 price range:good:

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Try grabbing you an old, cheap smartphone from Swappa or Ebay. I've seen a few in the $35 price range:good:
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i guess i could would an og droid or droid x work even?

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i guess i could would an og droid or droid x work even?
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Since mine was ordered at Verizon, I had to spend $50 on a droid razr on Swappa, which is worth $15 trade in, so I will net $150, not ideal, but gets me half off.

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i guess i could would an og droid or droid x work even?
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Yeah at BB, they are giving the full $200 for ANY WORKING(no cracked screens, no water damage, etc) smartphone.

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Yeah at BB, they are giving the full $200 for ANY WORKING(no cracked screens, no water damage, etc) smartphone.
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Sweet lol i may do that haha kinda worried there isnt going to be a note 4 dev ed this go around

I preordered mine on Monday from Verizon and they said I should have it by the 23rd.

But...
... will it blend?
Damn it, I want to post on a dev thread. This 10 post thing is stupid. I'm an OSS dev already and this hoop jumping is nuts.

mine says still processing on the verizon site. Is everyone else seeing the same thing?

Well, I finally succumbed to the pressure... Preordered mine via the Verizon's website... Now all the obsessed clicks and refreshes of these forums shall commence lol.

0.1$ for lg g4 on amazon

Amazing price just got it from best buy with price match
Im on sprint 2 year upgrade
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rafal2006 said:
Amazing price just got it from best buy with price match
Im on sprint 2 year upgrade
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Dammit. I should have waited. I pre ordered with easy pay. I knew amazon would do it.
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Wow...so I need to return mine to AT&T and get it from amazon.

It's ok, Thanks

Hot damn. Looking on Amazon, it seems the AT&T one is $0.00 and the Sprint one is $0.01. The Verzion one is still $199.99 though. Thanks Verizon. Pretty unbelievable prices.

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Hot damn. Looking on Amazon, it seems the AT&T one is $0.00 and the Sprint one is $0.01. The Verzion one is still $199.99 though. Thanks Verizon. Pretty unbelievable prices.
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Isn't the AT&T one only free because Amazon only supports upgrades through the next program? Unless something changed from when the thread started it says 2 year upgrade not available, and has a monthly Next fee just like AT&T does.

Skattered said:
Isn't the AT&T one only free because Amazon only supports upgrades through the next program? Unless something changed from when the thread started it says 2 year upgrade not available, and has a monthly Next fee just like AT&T does.
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Just checked now and it's says 2 year contract is not available? Only looks like sprint is free

Sprint no longer showing free, but i see at&t is

Just wanted to stop by and thank the OP for this post cause you saved me $200......well $199.99!
Due to me being on SERO-P I haven't been able to jump on these types of deals since I switched to SERO-P on the Evo 4G. I found out from someone on Slickdeals that Discover's price protection worked on cell phones so I figured I'd try it this time. When I preordered the G4 I made sure I used Discover. I waited until my 14 day return period passed before submitting my claim with Discover. It took a little over a week after resubmitting my claim and it is now approved.
So now I get the best of both worlds...SERO-P and super cheap phones!

I only see this phone on Amazon for $99. I'm assuming this deal is over?

simply dave said:
I only see this phone on Amazon for $99. I'm assuming this deal is over?
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You realize this was 2 months ago?
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ambervals6 said:
You realize this was 2 months ago?
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Yes I do.

And the $99 is only since Sunday, before that it was $199. (free is long since over)

How was the amazon 99 cent/ free deal good on AT&T?
Cause you'd end up paying $600 for it in the end anyway. Cause if your under contract your bill is $25 higher.

hyelton said:
How was the amazon 99 cent/ free deal good on AT&T?
Cause you'd end up paying $600 for it in the end anyway. Cause if your under contract your bill is $25 higher.
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Just go buy on ebay for 400 new.
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Just go buy on ebay for 400 new.
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Be sure to buy a international version that can be unlocked. H815
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Couldn't get best buy to match the $99 price since I'm on a business 'legacy' plan. So I purchased through Sprint for the usual $199.

rafal2006 said:
Amazing price just got it from best buy with price match
Im on sprint 2 year upgrade
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No longer viable, so no need to stay open.
Thanks for the tip rafal2006 while it lasted:good: