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This phone is available from Amazonwireless for $0.01 with a contract

Seriously just found it today (after reading an article that says its $50 on there), I gave it a shot and if you do a new VZW contract or do it as an upgrade the phone is $0.01 . Of course I STILL can't get it because my upgrade isn't for another month and no matter how much I ask VZW to do it early they won't (my Motorola Droid's keyboard is literally falling off as the glue holding the keys on melts from the heat of the processor, I tried gluing back on with no luck it melted away).
I'm sure this deal will still be around then but I'm getting antsy, and picking my keys up off the ground is annoying.

Rogue Leader said:
Seriously just found it today (after reading an article that says its $50 on there), I gave it a shot and if you do a new VZW contract or do it as an upgrade the phone is $0.01 . Of course I STILL can't get it because my upgrade isn't for another month and no matter how much I ask VZW to do it early they won't (my Motorola Droid's keyboard is literally falling off as the glue holding the keys on melts from the heat of the processor, I tried gluing back on with no luck it melted away).
I'm sure this deal will still be around then but I'm getting antsy, and picking my keys up off the ground is annoying.
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On a side note, the earliest that VZW will let you upgrade early is 1 week before your upgrade date.

Try and ask them that if they can hold the offer price for you when you upgrade in a month.
My carrier had an offer that saved 380~ dollars plus the savings from contracts, and it only lasted a week. Good thing my brother and I got ourselves brand new phones each

My courier let's you upgrade 4months in advance if you threaten to cancel the contract and resign with another company. Maybe that's what you should do.
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Spoke to them today and they are giving me an early upgrade (good news) but I need to do it at the VZW store (bad news). VZW currently has it for $99 which is still a good deal (and I will probably get a $30 credit bringing it to $69) but to get it for a penny would be better. I'm going to call Amazon in the AM to see if they can see it on my account and do it for me, otherwise I'll head to the store and see what I can do. Considering how annoying the keypad screwing up on my droid is I may just eat the cost to have it a month earlier than planned.

Just to give an epilogue to this story, Amazon would not do the early upgrade (I don't blame them, it wasn't their authorization). Went to the VZW store, paid $150 with a $50 mail in rebate, no new every 2 credit (would have had to wait till Sept) so I lost $30 there, then sold my OG Droid to a recycler for $61 so my net cost is $39.
If I had waited I would have gotten the phone for a penny and made back the phone recycle cost (however I noticed those fluctuate a lot so who knows if I would have gotten $61 in a month, It was $80 2 months ago!). So really my net cost could be more, but my old phone was pissing me off to no end, so the price and the fact I'm having a blast with this phone already made it worth it.
PS I almost walked away from the deal because of the difference in price but realized in a month I don't even know if this phone will be available. They literally had 1 in the store, covered in dust and the Verizon guy said hes never even had anyone ask about the phone let alone buy it.

I bought my XP from Amazonwireless for $50, renewed my 2 year contract several months ahead of time
Amazon wouldn't let me do the purchase until I called VZW and told them I wanted a new phone and would get it through Amazon. My contact/every 2 wasn't over until 10/15/2011 or so. I called VZW, they lifted the resitriction and I purchased the phone from Amazon for $50. All I told Verizon was that I was going to get a new phone and renew my contract, I guess it helps that I'm a 10+ year customer.
Then I sold my OG Droid with GPA15 on ebay for $120.

typikal82 said:
I bought my XP from Amazonwireless for $50, renewed my 2 year contract several months ahead of time
Amazon wouldn't let me do the purchase until I called VZW and told them I wanted a new phone and would get it through Amazon. My contact/every 2 wasn't over until 10/15/2011 or so. I called VZW, they lifted the resitriction and I purchased the phone from Amazon for $50. All I told Verizon was that I was going to get a new phone and renew my contract, I guess it helps that I'm a 10+ year customer.
Then I sold my OG Droid with GPA15 on ebay for $120.
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Hmm I've been with them for 10+ yrs as well, but they wouldn't budge on that. You must be more persuasive than me. Ohh well, for $39 I can't complain.

true, a deal is a deal
They did this for me when I purchased my Droid from Amazon a few years ago also. I'm not aggressive or anything when I call, I just bring up a few facts (never late, long time, renewing) and they cut me some slack.

typikal82 said:
true, a deal is a deal
They did this for me when I purchased my Droid from Amazon a few years ago also. I'm not aggressive or anything when I call, I just bring up a few facts (never late, long time, renewing) and they cut me some slack.
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Ok cool well at least now I know for next time I will definitely try this approach, I don't recall that i specifically mentioned that I wanted to buy through Amazon. Well anyway I have 2 years until I can do anything about it, but I will definitely try it then. Hopefully we have the "Play2" by then...

*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

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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!
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thanks a lot mate!!

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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.

Motorola Trade Up $100 Promo - Verizon Moto X

Anyone have success trading in an old Moto device after buying a Verizon Moto X for the $100 gift card? The Verizon method is different than the rest of carriers as you have to trade the device in store rather than mail it to Moto. I'm planning on buying a Moto X through Moto Maker with the $100 discount and have got conflicting answers from Verizon if it will qualify. One store said you have to buy the phone direct from Verizon. Another one said it should work - I just need to bring in the box and they will scan the UPC and confirm the promo.

I'm in this boat too... I have an old X2 and want the $100 trade-up discount toward a Moto X DevEd. I went round and round with Motorola support (several different online chat sessions and a couple of emails) about this between this past Saturday and yesterday trying to get an answer before the sale but couldn't get a straight answer from them. As far as I'm concerned there is absolutely NO reason for Verizon to be involved. This is strictly a transaction between us and Motorola. I think they're just trying to force us to do it at a Verizon store so they can be sure to collect their BS activation fee. I scored a discount code and ordered my new Moto X yesterday and I plan to use the "all other carriers" option and send them my X2. One of the email responses I got from them completely ignored my questions about Verizon and instructed me to do just that. I bet that was their way of saying it was OK to sidestep Verizon's BS without saying it explicitly. I figure worst case, they send my X2 back and I have to take it to Verizon after all along with the proof-of-purchase (UPC code/box) from my new Moto X and get the discount that way (and probably have to pay the activation fee).
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Stopped into the actual store today (the one that said this wouldn't work) and got a different story. He said you need to bring in the new Moto X, they'll check the IMEI and verify that it is a new phone and first activated on your account, and then take your trade in device for $100.
I've read people were having issues trading in non Verizon devices to Verizon - apparently their list is different than the one on the site - but I've got a Droid 3 so everything should be good to go.

I bought an off-contract verizon dev unit and am just mail in a moto admiral using the "all other carriers" method and bypassing Verizon entirely. I read somewhere this works with the off-contract VZW motos.
https://www.mototradeup.com/?q=start
Hopefully it will work.

The thing is.. it's got NOTHING to do with Verizon! You're trading in a device TO MOTOROLA for a rebate when you buy a new device FROM MOTOROLA. It's strictly a transaction between you and Motorola (or SHOULD be)! That's the way it works when you choose "all other carriers"... why shouldn't it work that way for Verizon??? It shouldn't make any difference. The way I see it, this was Motorola's way of making it up to people like me who got stuck with the POS buggy Droid X2 - as well as the other models included in the program that were left behind too soon and not updated to Ice Creme Sandwich. What if I'd bought my X2 when I was on Verizon and had since switched to AT&T? I should still be able to trade in my old device to Motorola and get the rebate if I buy a new one.
Again... I think the whole thing is just a ploy to get you into the store so they can be sure to charge you the activation fee - and possibly push you into a new plan.

Restola said:
I bought an off-contract verizon dev unit and am just mail in a moto admiral using the "all other carriers" method and bypassing Verizon entirely. I read somewhere this works with the off-contract VZW motos.
Hopefully it will work.
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I bought an off-contract verizon moto x(not dev unit)and today I went to a verizon store and they said you have to purchase the phone from them and sign a 2-year agreement in order to get the $100.Where did you see that the method you mentioned works?

Restola said:
I bought an off-contract verizon dev unit and am just mail in a moto admiral using the "all other carriers" method and bypassing Verizon entirely. I read somewhere this works with the off-contract VZW motos.
https://www.mototradeup.com/?q=start
Hopefully it will work.
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Yep... I'm planning to do the same thing. I AM off-contract (have been since last March) so that may simplify things.

detonation said:
Stopped into the actual store today (the one that said this wouldn't work) and got a different story. He said you need to bring in the new Moto X, they'll check the IMEI and verify that it is a new phone and first activated on your account, and then take your trade in device for $100.
I've read people were having issues trading in non Verizon devices to Verizon - apparently their list is different than the one on the site - but I've got a Droid 3 so everything should be good to go.
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Finally got a chance to do this since I had to exchange my first device.
Big surprise, Verizon changed their story and told me this only works if you're upgrading and signing a contract. Unfortunately the verbiage on the Moto trade up site ("Visit the nearest Verizon Wireless store to make the trade. Trade in your eligible used phone, purchase your eligible new phone, and you'll receive a $100 Verizon Wireless gift card") gives way to this, so I'm not sure what else you could argue. Typical of Verizon to weasel their way into someone else's promotion and want a piece of it. I will try the other store in my area but don't have much confidence it will work.
Restola said:
I bought an off-contract verizon dev unit and am just mail in a moto admiral using the "all other carriers" method and bypassing Verizon entirely. I read somewhere this works with the off-contract VZW motos.
https://www.mototradeup.com/?q=start
Hopefully it will work.
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Did you end up doing this? Bit of a gamble I suppose they'd send your phone back if it didn't work.

detonation said:
Did you end up doing this? Bit of a gamble I suppose they'd send your phone back if it didn't work.
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I did last week, but it will take 6-8 weeks to hear back. And they will not return the device if there is a problem. So I'm risking $20 here.
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Restola said:
I did last week, but it will take 6-8 weeks to hear back. And they will not return the device if there is a problem. So I'm risking $20 here.
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I did this too... bought a Verizon Moto X DevEd online and sent my Droid X2 in using the "all other carriers" option. Waiting to hear back from them. I didn't see anything about them not sending your device back if there's a problem... but I will raise holy hell with them if they try to balk on this rebate. This has NOTHING to do with Verizon.
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Restola said:
I bought an off-contract verizon dev unit and am just mail in a moto admiral using the "all other carriers" method and bypassing Verizon entirely. I read somewhere this works with the off-contract VZW motos.
https://www.mototradeup.com/?q=start
Hopefully it will work.
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Received this email today. I am on verizon and went through the website after buying my x off contract (not the verizon store):
We've received your submission and have verified it meets all of our terms and conditions. Please allow us 6-8 weeks to process your device and mail you the $100 Motorola Visa prepaid card.

Restola said:
Received this email today. I am on verizon and went through the website after buying my x off contract (not the verizon store):
We've received your submission and have verified it meets all of our terms and conditions. Please allow us 6-8 weeks to process your device and mail you the $100 Motorola Visa prepaid card.
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Thanks for posting this, I'm with Verizon too and I used your same method getting a Developer edition and sending my Admiral.
I was concerned because I haven't received an update, I sent it on June 7th and the tracking number shows they received it on the 12th.
So they actually took 2 months to process your Admiral?
How long after their confirmation did you received the actual gift card?
Thanks!
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jidcman said:
Thanks for posting this, I'm with Verizon too and I used your same method getting a Developer edition and sending my Admiral.
I was concerned because I haven't received an update, I sent it on June 7th and the tracking number shows they received it on the 12th.
So they actually took 2 months to process your Admiral?
How long after their confirmation did you received the actual gift card?
Thanks!
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I just got the card about a month ago. They claimed to have sent it 3 times prior to that (I emailed them repeatedly) but it never arrived until the 4th attempt.
The odds of the post office losing 3 pieces of mail in a row is essentially 0. In other words, they aren't sending some (or all) of the cards at all until you complain.

Restola said:
I just got the card about a month ago. They claimed to have sent it 3 times prior to that (I emailed them repeatedly) but it never arrived.
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Great, appreciate your prompt response!
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Protection insurance options available

For those who passed the stressed and nightmare with the pre-order and ordered your new giant beauty. It is time to talk about the protection insurance we can get for our new gadget.
I, personally, don't like cases at all. I like my phone to be "naked" because I always like to get protection on my phone especially if I paid full price like my last 5 phones! The Nexus 6 is already beautiful and giant, and it will fall of your hand no matter how much careful you are. Putting a case will make it humongous! I am pretty sure that there are some members agree with me about not having cases on their phones . All my previous phones I bought were from BestBuy because of their awesome Geek Squad protection with $0 deductible and no limit for the claims (I know because I used to work their). However, they stopped the $0 deductible last September! They make it $150 delectable! It is time for me to find a new protection insurance for my new toy which cost me as everyone else $700+
Options are:
I know Square Trade will offer a protection for devices that purchased from anywhere. Which costs $5/month, 2 years for $99, or 3 years for $129 with $75 deductible. They have good reviews out there, but I have deal with them before.
On the other hand, Motorola site will offer protection as soon as they have N6 available like Moto X, but we don't know if they will have one version that works with every carrier like Google Store or not. Nothing for sure right now. Motorola will provide Moto care for phone that purchased from their website. Don't know the price yet! $129 for two years
Another option here:
Raistline said:
I have been looking around as well and if Moto Protection is not available, this one looks promising and reasonable: http://www.worthavegroup.com/product/cell-phone-insurance/
$138 initial cost for 2 years, or $69 for 1 years, (auto renewal an option) and it only has $50 deductible. They cover everything, including stolen devices, except for lost phones, nuclear war, or government seizure.
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I don't know if there are any options for us out there if you buy from Google Play Store.
Please share information you know for everyone.

If you can get Motorola's protection plan, that would be the way to go. I have it on both my Moto Xs. It's $85 up front and I think only $35 deductible, and they do advanced replacements.

I have been looking around as well and if Moto Protection is not available, this one looks promising and reasonable: http://www.worthavegroup.com/product/cell-phone-insurance/
$138 initial cost for 2 years, or $69 for 1 years, (auto renewal an option) and it only has $50 deductible. They cover everything, including stolen devices, except for lost phones, nuclear war, or government seizure.

Raistline said:
I have been looking around as well and if Moto Protection is not available, this one looks promising and reasonable: http://www.worthavegroup.com/product/cell-phone-insurance/
$138 initial cost for 2 years, or $69 for 1 years, (auto renewal an option) and it only has $50 deductible. They cover everything, including stolen devices, except for lost phones, nuclear war, or government seizure.
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That looks nice! I like paying upfront vs monthly. The deductible is very reasonable too!
Have you tried it before? How fast and reliable are they with dealing with claims?

I like Squaretrade. Next day replacement, only $100 for two years and still a pretty low deductible.
Theft isn't covered, but your homeowner's/renter's insurance likely already covers theft of a cellphone even when outside your home.

bassil2022 said:
That looks nice! I like paying upfront vs monthly. The deductible is very reasonable too!
Have you tried it before? How fast and reliable are they with dealing with claims?
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I have not used them before but they seem to be very well rated with no negative reviews that I can find. I am currently running without insurance since I have a Nexus 4 and a device replacement for a new phone is not much more than Insurance + deductible. But since I will bet getting a $700 phone I will be getting insurance since the total replacement price will be less than half of the price of a new phone. That and I will be more confident using it without a case which is very appealing to me.

If you have home owners or renters insurance add stuff like a cell phone, camera equipment, jewelry etc on as a rider.
I insure about 17k of equipment including ipads etc for 22/month though state Farm.

Anyone know how Assurion from VZW (TEP) might work on this phone, particularly if VZW doesn't actually carry or sell it?
I know I asked when I activated my Moto X off contract as I wanted to be sure that I kept unlimited data, and I asked how the insurance works since I bought it from Moto. The rep told me it would work fine, and I'd get a code to customize a new one if I made a claim. Not sure how legit that is/was.

Not very legit at all. Just went through that with the gf's moto x. It was customized and bought through motorola. Asurion told us they would send a comparable phone which they stated was a samsung s3 because they didn't have and moto x in stock.

How much will be Moto care on our Nexus 6?.....

Motorola is only allowing MotoCare on devices purchased from them. Not from Google or any carrier. I went with Squaretrade but I'm calling my insurance agent to see if it's covered under my renters insurance.
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HotInEER said:
Motorola is only allowing MotoCare on devices purchased from them. Not from Google or any carrier. I went with Squaretrade but I'm calling my insurance agent to see if it's covered under my renters insurance.
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Maybe it's just blind hope, but I have a feeling that policy is going to change. They let you get Moto Care on every other device eligible for it even when bought from other retailers and seeing as how they initially said it wouldn't be available for the Nexus 6 at all, I'm inclined to wait for it to make its official announcement before I go for SquareTrade.

fury683 said:
Anyone know how Assurion from VZW (TEP) might work on this phone, particularly if VZW doesn't actually carry or sell it?
I know I asked when I activated my Moto X off contract as I wanted to be sure that I kept unlimited data, and I asked how the insurance works since I bought it from Moto. The rep told me it would work fine, and I'd get a code to customize a new one if I made a claim. Not sure how legit that is/was.
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Not very legit at all. Just went through that with the gf's moto x. It was customized and bought through motorola. Asurion told us they would send a comparable phone which they stated was a samsung s3 because they didn't have and moto x in stock.
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When my sister lost her customized Moto X, Asurion sent her a differently colored/customized one. She then sent it back to Motorola (as per Asurion's instructions, because Motorola is very cool about exchanging customized phones you're unhappy with) who exchanged it for a new Moto Maker code. It was actually pretty awesome because instead of getting a refurbished phone, she got a brand new one from Motorola.
As for the s3 replacement with your girlfriend, you/she should have made a bigger stink about the s3 not being the phone she wanted AND INSURED. My sister did that when Asurion said the Droid Razr Maxx was out of stock and they offered her 3 "comparable" phones. She told them how x, y, or z specs (camera, ram, screen size, etc.) weren't as good as the phone she had, and they ended up upgrading her to the Droid Razr Maxx HD. I love her, but that ***** loses so many phones haha.

Yea, i ended up taking a chance and sent hers to moto for warranty repair (it had fell in water). Moto had it for 2 weeks. I called twice and asked for status, each time the asked me what the tracking number was for the return shipment. The first time i was out of town and didn't have it on me, the second time I was able to provide it to them. They sent me over to the repair people who again asked for tracking and i gave it to him. He put me on hold for a few, came back and said he was going to email me a moto x code. So we ended up getting a 2nd gen for free. I think they lost her phone haha

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Yea, i ended up taking a chance and sent hers to moto for warranty repair (it had fell in water). Moto had it for 2 weeks. I called twice and asked for status, each time the asked me what the tracking number was for the return shipment. The first time i was out of town and didn't have it on me, the second time I was able to provide it to them. They sent me over to the repair people who again asked for tracking and i gave it to him. He put me on hold for a few, came back and said he was going to email me a moto x code. So we ended up getting a 2nd gen for free. I think they lost her phone haha
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hahah nice...

bassil2022 said:
How much will be Moto care on our Nexus 6?.....
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$129 for two years protection.

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$129 for two years protection.
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Wow that is amazing! $129 for 2 years on accidental damage. Plus, I readtthat everyone is happy dealing with them. I think we got a winner here. Thanks

beelow319 said:
Yea, i ended up taking a chance and sent hers to moto for warranty repair (it had fell in water). Moto had it for 2 weeks. I called twice and asked for status, each time the asked me what the tracking number was for the return shipment. The first time i was out of town and didn't have it on me, the second time I was able to provide it to them. They sent me over to the repair people who again asked for tracking and i gave it to him. He put me on hold for a few, came back and said he was going to email me a moto x code. So we ended up getting a 2nd gen for free. I think they lost her phone haha
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Exact same thing happened to me. Sent my Dev Edition in after one of the antennas got disconnected or something. It simply wouldn't connect to LTE no matter what. A week later, still no phone, no word from Moto. Long story short, after escalating through multiple supervisors, I finally got them to admit that they lost my phone and they had no idea where it was. Ended up overnighting me a new DE. On the other hand, I did an online warranty claim for my DROID MAXX and that whole process could not have possibly been smoother.
Edit: This was also after they told me my warranty was void since I unlocked the bootloader. That was another hour escalation with a supervisor...

bassil2022 said:
Wow that is amazing! $129 for 2 years on accidental damage. Plus, I readtthat everyone is happy dealing with them. I think we got a winner here. Thanks
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Except you can't actually buy it. It fails at checkout.

Has anyone added moto care to their device?
Seems like i have to add it to my 'my stuff' and then add moto care, but its saying my IMEI is unable to retrieve device information. Anyone else?

Best buy deal for note 5

Looks like best buy is giving best deal on note 5, free wireless charger (the one for S6 not new wireless fast charging one) and $200 gift card on trade in of old smartphone.
Pre ordered mine but they are not shipping early as at&t is doing.
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Looks like I got best deal of all
I got
free wireless charger
a $200 dollar gift card for trade in (my phones value was showing $1, which I purchased on ebay for $30, moto g verizon postpaid)
and a $45 gift card from this deal http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/sm...e-offer-143828 (I know the deal does not apply but still BB guy went through)
I used cards to pay for 30% down payment and taxes

Ruturaj001 said:
Looks like best buy is giving best deal on note 5, free wireless charger (the one for S6 not new wireless fast charging one) and $200 gift card on trade in of old smartphone.
Pre ordered mine but they are not shipping early as at&t is doing.
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They told me in store that it was actually the fast wireless charger, will need to clarify.

Ordered mine last Friday. For a value of 249.00 its worth the wait.
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Anyone know what kind of limitations there are on the '$200 credit for a smartphone trade in'? I have an old Galaxy S3 and HTC Evo 4G floating around. Would rather not part with my current Moto X when I upgrade to the Note. Would like to keep it around as a test/backup device.

goldenmonkey1 said:
Anyone know what kind of limitations there are on the '$200 credit for a smartphone trade in'? I have an old Galaxy S3 and HTC Evo 4G floating around. Would rather not part with my current Moto X when I upgrade to the Note. Would like to keep it around as a test/backup device.
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I am a Samsung Experience Consultant at a Best Buy and asked the Mobile team at one of my stores the other day about the limitations. As long as the screen is not cracked and it can power on, you will get the $200 gift card. One of them also told me if I didnt have an old smartphone, to just buy their $20 Verizon pre paid LG Optimus Exceed 2 and just trade that in. LOL
OH, one limitation, It cannot be a blackberry... Haha

bugsy said:
They told me in store that it was actually the fast wireless charger, will need to clarify.
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If that's a fast wireless charger then it would be great but by looking at picture of ad it doesn't look so. They have posted SKU number but I have not been able to search anything using those. Previous chargers (which is out of stock) has different SKU, so we can hope.
rsohne said:
Ordered mine last Friday. For a value of 249.00 its worth the wait.
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Yep that's why waiting. :fingers-crossed:
goldenmonkey1 said:
Anyone know what kind of limitations there are on the '$200 credit for a smartphone trade in'? I have an old Galaxy S3 and HTC Evo 4G floating around. Would rather not part with my current Moto X when I upgrade to the Note. Would like to keep it around as a test/backup device.
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Prepaid phone don't work. I think both should work. :good:

Gargamel198024 said:
I am a Samsung Experience Consultant at a Best Buy and asked the Mobile team at one of my stores the other day about the limitations. As long as the screen is not cracked and it can power on, you will get the $200 gift card. One of them also told me if I didnt have an old smartphone, to just buy their $20 Verizon pre paid LG Optimus Exceed 2 and just trade that in. LOL
OH, one limitation, It cannot be a blackberry... Haha
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AT&T is doing $200 off with a smartphone trade in and as long as it meets $10 on their trade in calculator they will give you the money, regardless of if it has a cracked screen. My LG G2 with just a cracked screen is worth $19 according to the calculator, however the headphone jack is busted and cracked so according to the calculator it's worth $0, but if it was JUST a broken screen it would have qualified for the $200.

Gargamel198024 said:
I am a Samsung Experience Consultant at a Best Buy and asked the Mobile team at one of my stores the other day about the limitations. As long as the screen is not cracked and it can power on, you will get the $200 gift card. One of them also told me if I didnt have an old smartphone, to just buy their $20 Verizon pre paid LG Optimus Exceed 2 and just trade that in. LOL
OH, one limitation, It cannot be a blackberry... Haha
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Ohh I bought phone like that but returned after reading conditions, conditions said is should be post paid phone.

Kaboose666 said:
AT&T is doing $200 off with a smartphone trade in and as long as it meets $10 on their trade in calculator they will give you the money, regardless of if it has a cracked screen. My LG G2 with just a cracked screen is worth $19 according to the calculator, however the headphone jack is busted and cracked so according to the calculator it's worth $0, but if it was JUST a broken screen it would have qualified for the $200.
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Yes but at&t told me I have to spend all $200 on accessories (they did not have one for note 5 also) on that day only.

The wireless charger that is being given out is the current non-fast charging pad. If you read the fine print, it specifically has a SKU stated which is the same one being sold in stores currently.
As for the trade-in offer, the phone must be a postpaid type smartphone, and cannot be one that is prepaid or commonly sold on prepaid.

Ruturaj001 said:
Ohh I bought phone like that but returned after reading conditions, conditions said is should be post paid phone.
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Yeah, I got into one of my stores today and asked a mobile lead to verify and he said no, I couldnt trade in a pre paid phone. Guess the other mobile guy I spoke with was wrong.

Does anyone have any suggestions on an easy to find and cheap post paid smartphone?
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Sher The Love said:
Does anyone have any suggestions on an easy to find and cheap post paid smartphone?
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I bought 2 cheap phones, one from swappa.com and one off eBay that qualify for trade in

prjkthack said:
The wireless charger that is being given out is the current non-fast charging pad. If you read the fine print, it specifically has a SKU stated which is the same one being sold in stores currently.
As for the trade-in offer, the phone must be a postpaid type smartphone, and cannot be one that is prepaid or commonly sold on prepaid.
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You are correct regarding the non-fast wireless charger. I stopped back into Best Buy today and they confirmed that I was given bad information initially.

S197Mike said:
I bought 2 cheap phones, one from swappa.com and one off eBay that qualify for trade in
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What phones were they? I feel like there isn't a clear description of what these phones need to be. One best buy told me it has to me the current phone on my contract, another told me it couldn't be older than a galaxy S3.
I have a Moto X 2013 I've had to use as a backup phone a few times. Looks like I would only get about $75-$100 on eBay. I might just trade that in. If I ever need a backup phone again, I'll just buy something for $50.
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Sher The Love said:
What phones were they? I feel like there isn't a clear description of what these phones need to be. One best buy told me it has to me the current phone on my contract, another told me it couldn't be older than a galaxy S3.
I have a Moto X 2013 I've had to use as a backup phone a few times. Looks like I would only get about $75-$100 on eBay. I might just trade that in. If I ever need a backup phone again, I'll just buy something for $50.
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It only has to be worth something, go to bestbuys trade in page and look up any phone you have or wish to buy as trade in. As long as it's worth some sort of trade in value you'll get the full $200. It doesn't not need to be any phone currently on your plan, it does not need to be a phone on your carrier. Just has to be a working smartphone that you'd buy from a carrier "postpaid" basically any phone you'd buy with a 2 year contract. I did this last year for the note 4. I trade in my parents old Verizon Samsung fascinate it was worth 15 then and I got 200. And I have AT&T

do you have to purchase a smart phone plan with this or can you just purchase the phone straight out with a trade in?

svengalis said:
do you have to purchase a smart phone plan with this or can you just purchase the phone straight out with a trade in?
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I'm buying my note 5 outright from bestbuy as well. The best buy employee said yes it can be outright to get the free 200 gift card

S197Mike said:
It only has to be worth something, go to bestbuys trade in page and look up any phone you have or wish to buy as trade in. As long as it's worth some sort of trade in value you'll get the full $200. It doesn't not need to be any phone currently on your plan, it does not need to be a phone on your carrier. Just has to be a working smartphone that you'd buy from a carrier "postpaid" basically any phone you'd buy with a 2 year contract. I did this last year for the note 4. I trade in my parents old Verizon Samsung fascinate it was worth 15 then and I got 200. And I have AT&T
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I bought verizion moto g from ebay, trade in value on best buy is $1, I hope it works.

S197Mike said:
I'm buying my note 5 outright from bestbuy as well. The best buy employee said yes it can be outright to get the free 200 gift card
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I might go for t mobile note 5 if it has same deal.