Okay so I got an invite to Project Fi, not sure if I will end up using it but noticed I can get 24 month financing on the Nexus 6P with it. How would that work if I never activated the sim but got the 6P or would the 6P come automatically activated with Project Fi? Would they start sending me a bill for the 6P every month or would they later want me to pay the balance?
I am on the T-Mobile family plan (the promotion that just ended) so I pay $30 a month for unlimited talk, text, and 10 GB of data so don't think Project Fi makes sense to me but would like to take advantage of their financing option.
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Hello,
I'm considering getting the N4 on T-mobile by buying it at regular price (no contract with them). I don't have any account with them, I only want the phone.
My question is.. they obligate you to get a prepaid plan? and the phone is factory unlock? (the same as the play store one)
Thanks
There's been multiple threads about this. The phone is same as the Play Store.
You mean to tell me the PlayStore is not shipping to Puerto Rico?
All (GSM) Nexus devices are sold unlocked by default. If you buy it full price you aren't obligated to any contract, its the point of paying full price. However, the last time I tried paying full price at a T-Mobile store they force me to buy a $50 "one-time one-month" service package, which I promptly rejected.
That's what I did. Same as play store. Had to get some kind of plan and their standard prepaid plans were 50/60/70. I wanted to use the $30 Tmo plan and couldn't do that in store so I did pay per day. They required at least a $10 minimum on the daily plans which came out to 3 days of service after which I swapped Sim cards went online and signed up for $30 Tmo
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That's what I did. Same as play store. Had to get some kind of plan and their standard prepaid plans were 50/60/70. I wanted to use the $30 Tmo plan and couldn't do that in store so I did pay per day. They required at least a $10 minimum on the daily plans which came out to 3 days of service after which I swapped Sim cards went online and signed up for $30 Tmo
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What did you do about your number? Don't you need to be a new customer for the $30 deal?
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I bought mine from T-Mobile for the extra hundred so I can get it sooner.
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Hi guys,
I'm currently a sprint customer with an expired contract and I'm thinking to switch to T-mobile to get the nexus 4 @ $199 with a Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G Family plan. I have read in other threads that there is a $15 or $20 monthly fee, in my case $30 or $40 since I'm getting two. I don't understand whats is that fee for. Can any of you T-mo customer can explain me what is this fee all about and if that fee is applicable on any T-mo contract?
Happy Holly-days to every one and thanks!!!!
Sorry for ask a t-mo question here , but they don't have any chat on their web page or at least not today. and sorry for my bad English, is not my first language.
The fee is only for the value plan. The value plan offers a lower price for people to use their own unlocked phones. For example, unlimited talk, text and 4g data is $70 on the value plan with an unlocked phone. If you buy a nexus 4 from T-Mobile on the value plan, you will pay another $20 per month for 15 months. $200 + $300 in monthly fees is $500. Or you can buy the same phone from Google for $350.
Another advantage of buying from Google is that you are not locked into a contract and can get the $30 prepaid T-Mobile plan.
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The fee is only for the value plan. The value plan offers a lower price for people to use their own unlocked phones. For example, unlimited talk, text and 4g data is $70 on the value plan with an unlocked phone. If you buy a nexus 4 from T-Mobile on the value plan, you will pay another $20 per month for 15 months. $200 + $300 in monthly fees is $500. Or you can buy the same phone from Google for $350.
Another advantage of buying from Google is that you are not locked into a contract and can get the $30 prepaid T-Mobile plan.
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thank you Jason, I finally talk with a t-mobile representative on their chat en they told me the same info. I'm really thinking to get tight wit the unlimited contract cuz I really need it. All my family and my wofe family live over seas so we talk and text a lot with them, that's the only reason I'm with sprint(unlimited). So I didn't know t-mobile start with all unlimited till now, that's the only reason I'm moving and the nexus 4 is another reason. But thank you again for all the info.
I tried to take advantage of it and for the offer to be valid you need a 2 year contract which can only be done when purchasing device from AT&T which they will never sell this device.
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I tried to take advantage of it and for the offer to be valid you need a 2 year contract which can only be done when purchasing device from AT&T which they will never sell this device.
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I walked into an AT&T store and they offered this plan. They said it had nothing to do with the device, it would work on any 2 year contract.
They offered me their Mobile Share plan, with steep discounts, e.g. corporate, new account, etc. There is about 10% extra taxes and fees on any Mobile Share plan, but prepaid is flat rate (prepaid $30 plan is exactly $30). I still turned it down because AT&T does not offer tethering with their tablet data only plans, in my opinion they dropped the ball with Google by disabling tethering. We should not have to hack our Framework-foo.apk to re-enable tethering on an AT&T data plan. I told them I was using T-Mobile and tethering instead.
The advantage of Mobile Share is higher priority on towers in congested areas. The disadvantage is higher cost over prepaid for similar data amount. Plus I have not read about anybody that activated a DataConnect prepaid or Mobile Share using the correct IMEI with resulting LTE service. I choose not to believe it (LTE) service until I see it. Yet you can go in the store and they will hack your IMEI (with false value or false account info) to enable LTE service. In my opinion this unprofessional behavior is not *optimal* (LOL).
AT&T has lots of issues with the new Nexus 7 4G/LTE but I think the $100 discount is not an issue - if you are willing to walk into an AT&T store. Good luck.
I did. Already have mobile share plan. Wasn't starting one.
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I did. Already have mobile share plan. Wasn't starting one.
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On Google Play it states: "Special Offer from AT&T: Through December 31, 2013 receive a $100 AT&T bill credit by signing a 2 year service agreement on qualified postpaid standalone or Mobile Share plans. Activate on device, visit an AT&T store or call 1-800-908-9859 to take advantage of this offer.*
I'm not sure what is "postpaid standalone" plan, unless they mean Individual Plan, e.g. this link. But, comparing Individual to Shared you get 1GB less on same data limit as Mobile Share.
Bad deal for you already on Mobile Share. So $100 credit on Individual Plan loses you 1GB ($10) per month for 24 months. The $100 credit costs $10 * 24 = $240 dollars. This type of *credit offer* is only possible with AT&T. Plus no tethering enforced by Google, unlike the competition.
But, I think the AT&T store manager has some flexibility. One offered me ~20% discount on service, which is still a bad deal unless its a ~20% discount on your entire bill. Really sounds like a bad deal, especially without tethering, so I walked out of AT&T.
Thanks for the info. I understand.
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Thanks da_ferreira for the info below. Great explanation.
I realize if you are simply adding the tablet to an existing MobileShare plan with data there is a $10/month AT&T fee. So, for a 2 year contract ($240 commitment) you will get a $100 credit. Better than nothing, since AT&T charges an extra fee to use additional devices on the same data plan. Most people will agree using a tablet with its own SIM is better than tethering a wi-fi tablet, or similar configuration. My friends had problems with AT&T cable billing, so I hope the AT&T wireless people follow through with your $200 credit.
The $100 credit is a good deal "if you have the extra data" available on an existing MobileShare plan. If you need to purchase additional data it really takes some thought. The options are expanding an existing data plan or buying it directly. If you are buying it directly on an Individual Plan you might be losing 1GB ($10) per month for a 2 year contract, as compared to MobileShare rates.
I did not have existing MobileShare so the Individual Plan was a bad deal for me.
Hmmm...
FWIW, I went to an AT&T store to get my SIM and add the Nexus to an existing MobileShare plan. At the same time, we replaced my wife's Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 with another Nexus and got the SIM for that (same MobileShare plan). The Samsung tablet was not on any contract.
The store waived activation on my device, signed my device up on the MobileShare plan for $10 per month (4 phones and 1 tablet share 20 gig per month on the plan - well, now 2 tablets) and gave us the SIM for my wife's Nexus. When we walked out, agreeing to 2 year contracts on both tablets and taking home $200 in credits. Yeah, it takes 60 days for the credit to appear, but in December I should have a tiny bill.
For me, this was a good deal. Maybe not for all, but since I hate tethering, it solves all my problems.
Any ideas of when the 6p/5x will launch on the project FI site? I can't afford 500 bucks at the moment.
It's live now. Wish I'd waited.
I originally ordered a 6p for my wife and I. But after seeing that Fi installment plans are live, I cancelled my original order and ordered through Fi instead. The link is fi.google.com/buy-devices in case anybody can't find it.
Nick
Totally worth it and great to check as I found the color and capacity that was no longer available through the store.
Has anyone been able to successfully add on any international plan to your existing plans with Verizon? Rep I was chatting with let me know my 6P was not a Verizon supported phone for international plans and that I would have to upgrade in order to take advantage of that.
I've not tried, mostly because it is insanely expensive. I'm going to Europe in June and I plan to use Google fi for that trip. Another option is to buy a local Sim card.
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I've not tried, mostly because it is insanely expensive. I'm going to Europe in June and I plan to use Google fi for that trip. Another option is to buy a local Sim card.
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Yeah I could do that. Only reason I wanted to go this route is cause in my head it was the easiest and I wanted to keep it all on one bill. Work is giving me $150 a month to pay for a company phone or add the international option to my existing plan, figured I would just add the $25 option to my plan and let those $150 pay for my entire phone bill.
I forget what the costs are, but I think the $25 only pays for them to turn on the International Plan. Then each MB and minute costs an additional charge, depending on where you are calling and how much data you use (not on wifi) it can add up very quick.
I'm going to India in 2 weeks and also plan to buy a local sim, so much cheaper than Verizon international plans.