Hey all,
I find myself in an interesting situation and would love some feedback from the rest of you!
I am currently on the VZW 'Loyalty' plan: Unlimited Talk/Text +2GB for $60. I'm now up for renewal/upgrade and have been excitedly eyeing the new Turbo 2 since its release. If I go with the new M plan, and take advantage of a 10% corporate discount, it appears I'd now get Unlimited Talk/Text + 3GB for only 50 cents more. ($45-$4.50 = $40.50, plus $20 Line Access = $60.50). Not too bad in my book! 50 cents more than I currently pay and I get an extra GB of data! Add to this the $30/mo 64GB Turbo 2 on a payment plan, and I'm up to $90.50/month.
However, what I did not anticipate is that Verizon would give me the option to renew my 2-year contract and still get subsidized phone pricing on a new Turbo 2. So, if I keep my current plan, I can get a 64GB Turbo2 for $299 (about $400 after taxes, a stupid $40 "upgrade fee" and electing to go with a leather back). I would have to pay it all up front in this scenario, but it seems that this would actually save me ~$340 dollars compared to buying the phone at full retail or spread out on a payment plan.
I've been with VZW for about 9 years, and don't really have any plans of switching any time soon. They have great coverage up here in the snowy mountains of CO, so being locked in another 2-yr agreement doesn't really bother me that much. The only catch seems to be I will have to stick with 2GB/month. I'm on WiFi most of the time and have only gone over 2 or 3 times in the last year or two. With the loyalty plan, extra GBs are $10, so even if I went over every month for 24 months, I'd still be $100 under what I would've paid for the phone on a payment plan or at full retail. So the only catch isn't even that much of a catch...
Does this make sense? Am I taking crazy pills? Or have I actually found a legit way to basically get a $720 phone for almost half-price????? Would love to hear what you guys think.
Well ponder this I spent about 90 less for the 32 gig and just bought a 32 gig SD card for 10 bucks on amazon. So I would get the 32 and buy an SD card. I know what your thinking but then I only have 32 gig for apps. However android M is going to merge the phone storage and SD storage to just one giant storage. As far as which way to go buying the phone. Do you need the extra gig? If not go subsidized it's cheaper. And my 32 gig cost 256 with tax and upgrade fee.
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bigv5150 said:
Well ponder this I spent about 90 less for the 32 gig and just bought a 32 gig SD card for 10 bucks on amazon. So I would get the 32 and buy an SD card. I know what your thinking but then I only have 32 gig for apps. However android M is going to merge the phone storage and SD storage to just one giant storage. As far as which way to go buying the phone. Do you need the extra gig? If not go subsidized it's cheaper. And my 32 gig cost 256 with tax and upgrade fee.
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Thanks man. I must've been pondering what you were pondering too (taking over the world??). 90s-cartoon references aside, I definitely am considering the 32GB version. I'm not too app-crazy; 2 years in, I'm just now getting close to filling up my 32GB Moto X 1st Gen (includes 12GB of photos/music). Unfortunately, since I live kinda in the boonies and none of the Verizon 'retailers' here (no actual Verizon shops) don't have all the different backing options for me to check out, I was considering the 64GB version just so I could design refresh it halfway through if I don't like what I got. I wanna go black leather, but I really wanna see it in hand.
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Thanks man. I must've been pondering what you were pondering too (taking over the world??). 90s-cartoon references aside, I definitely am considering the 32GB version. I'm not too app-crazy; 2 years in, I'm just now getting close to filling up my 32GB Moto X 1st Gen (includes 12GB of photos/music). Unfortunately, since I live kinda in the boonies and none of the Verizon 'retailers' here (no actual Verizon shops) don't have all the different backing options for me to check out, I was considering the 64GB version just so I could design refresh it halfway through if I don't like what I got. I wanna go black leather, but I really wanna see it in hand.
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I hated the black leather I have the black soft touch and love it. The leather looked cheap to me. The soft touch has such a premium look to it.
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I went the contract renewal route because my current plan is at a price point that I could not get with anything new they offer, plus the subsidy put the phone in a price range I could afford.
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Did you get it with the carrier & sign a contract? or Purchased it unlocked?
Personally i got mine for $650 directly 16GB version, i hate phone carriers contracts
I've read some people seems to have paid less even without carriers.
on ebay the average price for the 16GB version is around $750
Mine is going to cost me about £500 in total on an 18 month contract with 600 mins, texts and data.
$550 shipped to the US
There already was a topic about this thing,
I payed ~390 euro (500$) for mine.
380£ for the i9000 8GB version+8GB SD card.
It's so much fun not having to pay VAT. lol.
It depends which version.
The smaller 8GB ones are in the $500-550 range nowadays.
The larger 16GB version goes for about $120-$170 more.
I paid almost $800 delivered for my 16GB
I like the larger storage, since I used to have sporadic corruption with SD cards in WM, and from what I read Android is not exempt from these, either. I want peace of mind when I am on the road and don't have a backup.
£280 all in (inclusive of VAT) with a third party seller on a really crappy contract, but I already have a contract with T-Mobile which I'm now using in the SGS. Mine is an unlocked, unbranded 8gb stock phone, so free of carrier crap too.
Dialaphone - £20pm 18mth O2 contact, downgradeable at month 9 to £15pm, plus I got £35 cashback by going through TCB. The O2 contract is really crap - 100 minutes, unlimited texts and no data allowance, but £280 for a stock SGS is damn good. They stopped doing the O2 deal earlier this week, though.
€ 380 for the 8GB version, no contract. Not paying VAT is nice.
£410 at Carphone Warehouse, SIM free and unlocked.
£355 from o2 unlocked, to get it you have to already have been with o2 for about 6 months I think and then you can ask to purchase a phone from them (i.e. say im unhappy with current phone but dont want to affect contract) this wasn't the best deal by a long way (desire £285) but i wanted this phone.
Damn, Holland is expensive.
16GB with 200minutes/400texts/unlimited data for 2 years at 650€
badasschris said:
£355 from o2 unlocked, to get it you have to already have been with o2 for about 6 months I think and then you can ask to purchase a phone from them (i.e. say im unhappy with current phone but dont want to affect contract) this wasn't the best deal by a long way (desire £285) but i wanted this phone.
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Bollocks! If I knew this I could have saved some money. Is the phone unlocked?
leoon said:
There already was a topic about this thing,
I payed ~390 euro (500$) for mine.
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Where did you buy it? 0.o
kramiz said:
€ 380 for the 8GB version, no contract. Not paying VAT is nice.
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Hello
Could you give a little more detail, like seller and if include shipping.
Thanks
Here is an option:
www.handtec.co.uk
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/2976/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000--8gb--sim-free-unlocked-
GBP 348.49 (without VAT) + 16.90 shipping to usa.
= USD 561.81 aprox
Ebay USD 568 with free shipping.
Thanks
Free on AUD$49/month that comes with $420 worth of call/text and 500MB of data with free youtube/facebook/myspace/twitter
This is for a 16GB unlocked SGS
Free on £45 (inc VAT) for 18 months, 900 Minutes, Unlimited Texts and 1GB Data, also 1GB BT Openzone Usage.
I got mine on upgrade on T-Mobile for £10 on a 24 month £20p/m contract with £180 credit to use on mobile/international/0845/voicemail, unlimited texts and unlimited internet.
It's completely unbranded - box/splash screens etc.
£350 for the 16GB from someone on gumtree who got it as an unwanted upgrade
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Go here: http://tinyurl.com/d3eczlq by 2-9-13 to reserve your gift card. Activate a new phone between 2-10-13 & 12-31-13 to receive the gift card. Good in store or online.
Checked best buy website, they did what I expected. The note 2 price bumped up to $250 from $200 so the gift card offer is useless since amazon has it for $200 or less.
May still benefit other phones, I didn't check them.
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Checked best buy website, they did what I expected. The note 2 price bumped up to $250 from $200 so the gift card offer is useless since amazon has it for $200 or less.
May still benefit other phones, I didn't check them.
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That may be true, but how long can they keep these prices up for? They're bound to go down by the end of this year, which is fine since the promotion lasts that long.
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If you signed up for the deal then call your local best buy and ask if they'll price match amazon wireless and give you the gift card. I just got off the phone with a store by me and they said I can get both. So I'll be picking up a note 2 next week on upgrade for $150+tax. Maybe less since the amazon price keeps changing. Its $69 right now for a new customer.
Paid 67.99 for my Note. $50 preorder then traded in a S4 ($200) + Best Buy gift card for purchasing the phone ($50) and had 17.99 remaining for taxes and activation.
Same here except i traded a Sanyo Zio......... worth like 2 cents............. no way were they getting my Note 3.........lol
Bought the 50 buck preorder gift card. Went to store to pick up phone (with a crap trade in) realized I forgot the card, they told me I could bring it in and refund it. Went to my local store to do and the manager said there's no way to do it. He offered to reimburse me the cost of the zag tempered glass though, which was 40 and I got to keep the 50 gift card. So after all that it was like 115 for the note plus a 50 buck gift card. Complicated but I feel good about the result.
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Paid 67.99 for my Note. $50 preorder then traded in a S4 ($200) + Best Buy gift card for purchasing the phone ($50) and had 17.99 remaining for taxes and activation.
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Unless I'm really bad at math, you got $300 in promotions. The phone costs $720, so how did you only pay $67.99?
He upgraded with 2 year contract so out of pocket cost is 300. He paid 50 dollar for a gift card as a down-payment to pre-order. He traded in phone and got 200 towards phone so now cost is 100. Got additional 50 for purchasing phone. So cost is now 50 tack on his state taxes of 17.99 equals 67.99
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Paid 67.99 for my Note. $50 preorder then traded in a S4 ($200) + Best Buy gift card for purchasing the phone ($50) and had 17.99 remaining for taxes and activation.
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Same exact total here. Great promo. Waiting for the wife's preorder still, not happy bout that, but for the price can't complain.
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Same exact total here. Great promo. Waiting for the wife's preorder still, not happy bout that, but for the price can't complain.
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Paid 67.99 for my Note. $50 preorder then traded in a S4 ($200) + Best Buy gift card for purchasing the phone ($50) and had 17.99 remaining for taxes and activation.
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How did you guys get additional $50 gift card for purchasing the phone? Mine $118 otd, $50 preorder + $200 trade in (htc hero).
Best buy gave additional 50. They advertised it
I sort of paid $79 for mine after taxes and deposit (or 109 with the Amazon phone I traded in).
There's the $50 deposit, $200 for trading in an HTC Hero (that I paid $30 for), $50 GC for buying a phone this year at BB.
I say sort of because I got a $700 credit in store for my Note 2 as well since I kept having hardware issues with 3 Note 2's within a week. That also got me a Galaxy Gear Neo 2, WB350 Camera, a few other other small things.
This is in the sprint section. What abt the Verizon model?
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Imma have to take a visit to Bestbuy and see if they can honored the $50 bucks.
where is this extra $50 gift card everyone is talking about being advertised? please link
I got the $200 gift card for my trade in but i have not seen anything about another $50 GC...
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where is this extra $50 gift card everyone is talking about being advertised? please link
I got the $200 gift card for my trade in but i have not seen anything about another $50 GC...
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There's two that I've heard of. One is a $50 coupon for trading in a phone; supposedly not many have luck with that one since it double dips. There's another one that is for the BB Reward members from February or so who signed up and said they'd buy a phone this year; I got this one. They basically have this one every year and you get it as long as you sign up, and buy a phone within that year. It'll pop up when you give them the phone number for your RZ account.
Got my Note 4 todya for $25 thanks to the wonder that is icrap. thank you SO MUCH apple for my Note 4
Upgraded to Icrap 6. no. don't activate on my account. one moment.
Turns left. takes Note 4 and $250 from someone on craigslist hands random ifanboy new sealed Icrap 6.
Turns back to sprint rep. here activate this instead. thanks!
Mmmmmmmm Delicious Note 4. will do the same when Note Edge comes out as I have one more upgrade
Thanks to the 200 rebate from samsung and the 100 rebate from verizon government, I made a penny on the deal. Threw my note 3 up on ebay, that's just the icing on the cake.
Traded in Galaxy S3 $200 (Samsung promotion).
Traded in Note 3 got $250 (best buy rewards gave me additional $50).
Received $50 for upgrading w/ BestBuy (upgrade early sign up)
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$500 total
-$300 Note 4 (Sprint)
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Made $200...Waiting for the new Fitbit Surge or Basis Peak...
Traded Epic 4G touch and got $200 gift card, so Note 4 cost me $99. (BB messed up my points several months ago and somehow I been in negative balance since then). I kept my Note 3 which I am giving to relative for free.
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/samsung-galaxy-s6-galaxy-s6-edge-att-t-mobile-sprint-verizon-pricing/
Preorders for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will begin on Friday, March 27, at AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Verizon will open preorders on April 1. Samsung's latest smartphones can be picked up online and in-store on April 10. Both the Galaxy S6 and its curvy sibling will be available on all four major U.S. carriers and in retail locations like Best Buy, Amazon, Target, Walmart, Costco and Sam's Club. Regional carriers such as U.S. Cellular, Cricket, Boost Mobile and MetroPCS will also carry the Galaxy S6.
Here's how much each model of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will cost:
SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 PRICING INFORMATION
32GB 64GB 128GB
AT&T full retail $685 $785 $885
AT&T Next 24 (30 months) $22.84 $26.17 $29.50
AT&T Next 18 (24 months) $28.55 $32.71 $36.88
AT&T Next 12 (20 months) $34.25 $39.25 $44.25
AT&T two-year contract $200 $300 $400
T-Mobile full retail* $679.92 $759.99 $859.99
T-Mobileinstallment (24 months)* $28.33 $27.50 (+$99.99 down payment) $27.50 (+$199.99 down)
Verizon full retail $600 $700 $800
Verizon Edge (24 months) $24.99 $29.16 $33.33
Verizon two-year contract $200 (after $50 mail-in rebate) $300 (after $50 mail-in rebate) $400 (after $50 mail-in rebate)
*T-Mobile customers who order before April 12 will receive a one-year Netflix subscription for free.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE PRICING INFORMATION
32GB 64GB 128GB
AT&T full retail $815 $915 $1,015
AT&T Next 24 (30 months) $27.17 $30.50 $33.84
AT&T Next 18 (24 months) $33.96 $38.13 $42.30
AT&T Next 12 (20 months) $40.75 $45.75 $50.75
AT&T two-year contract $300 $400 $500
T-Mobile full retail* $779.76 $859.83 $959.83
T-Mobile monthly installment (24 months)* $32.49 $31.66 (+$99.99 down payment) $31.66 (+$199.99 down)
Verizon full retail $700 $800 $900
Verizon Edge (24 months) $29.16 $33.33 $37.49
Verizon two-year contract $300 (after $50 mail-in rebate) $400 (after $50 mail-in rebate) $500 (after $50 mail-in rebate)
*T-Mobile customers who order before April 12 will receive a one-year Netflix subscription for free.
Sprint
Sprint has confirmed that it will offer both devices through its leasing program. The Galaxy S6 with 32GB of storage can be had for $80 a month, which covers both the service and device cost. The Galaxy S6 Edge will cost $85 a month. Sprint customers can upgrade to the 64GB model for $5 extra a month, or $10 more for the 128GB model. Sprint's Boost Mobile prepaid arm is offering the Galaxy S6 starting at $650 without a contract. The carrier didn't announce pricing for devices purchased on a two-year contract or at full retail.
Why AT&T gets away charging $85 more than Verizon baffles me. But hey at least higher storage capacities are available and it's not just 32gb. Why we can't have the emerald green and blue variants I'll never understand.
Oy... I wasn't in pain until I saw the full $$$ amount of the 128 Edge in writing.
Oh well... better make a stiff drink and go ahead and get this out of the way -_-
anybody else mad we only get 3 colors?
and on top of that verizon is only doing black and white.
why can't samsung just sell devices on their website, this **** is annoying.
Looks like AT&T'S pre-orders are live. Not sure how long but I just went to att.com and noticed
GreeleyXda said:
anybody else mad we only get 3 colors?
and on top of that verizon is only doing black and white.
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I'm mad and simultaneously happy.
I was getting nowhere on deciding between the Emerald S6 Edge and the Black Sapphire, but seeing as the Emerald one isn't even a choice, it made the decision easier lol.
Of course, I might end up buying the Emerald one and selling the Black Sapphire depending... but for now, I'm good.
I'm also a little salty that AT&T didn't bother throwing in a wireless charging pad with pre-orders or something. Considering the price of the phone (and the fact that Best Buy is offering the the pad for pre-orders) they really could have thrown people a bone. Especially since it appears they decided to put their damn branding on the back of the device -_-
I did some digging and found the sprint prices for 2 year agreement by logging into my account and going to shop for phones.
32 gb $199.99
64 gb 349.99
128 gb 449.99
That's a little steep imo for the 64 gb one. I don't know about you guys.
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why can't samsung just sell devices on their website, this **** is annoying.
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Exactly so annoying...every other manufacturer does that. It's like Samsung is fully bent over back to carriers.
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I did some digging and found the sprint prices for 2 year agreement by logging into my account and going to shop for phones.
32 gb $199.99
64 gb 349.99
128 gb 449.99
That's a little steep imo for the 64 gb one. I don't know about you guys.
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According to Sprint's website, the prices are actually
$199/$299/$399
$299/$399
for the standard and edge respectively. Looks like the 128GB Edge might not be happening though?
I thought we were finally at a point last year when storage bumps were $50 instead of $100.
GreeleyXda said:
anybody else mad we only get 3 colors?
and on top of that verizon is only doing black and white.
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As a Canadian here, I only get black and white.. no matter what carrier it's from.
I'll cry with you all.
Does anyone why AT&T charges more it's not their phones are any different
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Does anyone why AT&T charges more it's not their phones are any different
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Because they can. No other reason. They do it to raise the cost of the monthly installment payments.
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According to Sprint's website, the prices are actually
$199/$299/$399
$299/$399
for the standard and edge respectively. Looks like the 128GB Edge might not be happening though?
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That's odd. Maybe the upgrade prices are different from purchase prices. I double checked and it still shows what I posted.
Verizon 64gb with two batteries. New screen and fresh developers flash, new speaker. Basically new phone tempered glass installed with extra glass. Spiegen hybird case blue as well as 64gb SD card. Oh and see view folding cover.
Just trying to get an idea if I decide to sell.
Oops typo it's got 32gb internal 64 gb external. Oh and please let's not turn this into what phone ate you getting note 5 bashing thread.
I don't think a case or a screen protector really adds any value to a sale unless they are new in box. You're really only selling the phone and the extra memory is a little bonus. Who wants to use a used case or a used screen protector that has somebody else's greasy fingerprints embedded in it? Let's be honest, memory cards are cheap anyhow. That being said, it's a rarer phone that is hard to come by and you are including two batteries. If anybody is paying more than 700, They are getting ripped off. I wouldn't pay more than 600 if I were in the market for it.
Of course, if you're listing on Swappa, you have to up the price to cover the buyers fee, the shipping and the 2.9% Paypal fee. So add that to the dollar amount too. (For examples, my regular Note 4 is listed on CL for 55 bucks cheaper than it is on Swappa.)
Ok $600 for just the phone and batteries. I do have to disagree with no value for memory card. If the person doesn't have one they CERTAINLY would need to buy one. Just my thought.
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Ok $600 for just the phone and batteries. I do have to disagree with no value for memory card. If the person doesn't have one they CERTAINLY would need to buy one. Just my thought.
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True, but it's not like they are that expensive. I paid ten bucks for a 32GB Sony Class 10 Micro SDHC. I added mine in and did word it like it's a great bonus hoping that whomever buys it will agree and not just look up the price on Amazon. LOL
I wouldn't give more than 450 for a DE. I pick up perfect condition note 4's the last 2 month's for 300 and 325. As weak as verizon development is I couldn't picture 6 and 700 for a used, abused and repaired Note 4 DE... just saying even if it looks new, but have replaced speaker, and being a De, it's been worked and not been babied And I agree with the other guy, cases, screen protectors don't mean much to most. Also if you research you can pick up class 10 64gb cards for 30 to 35 bucks. Hell, I picked up a SanDisk 128gb for 80.00 a month ago.
Just my 2 cents!
Ok we got $600 or $450 without the goodies. Average $525 so far.
I'd do 450 because I'd rather have the note 4 than anything else new or old today. But it depends on the buyer, and how much they're willing to spend on a year old phone with no official support from Samsung or indie devs
I have a DE, but if mine broke, I'd honestly pay up to $800 for another one mint
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Verizon 64gb with two batteries. New screen and fresh developers flash, new speaker. Basically new phone tempered glass installed with extra glass. Spiegen hybird case blue as well as 64gb SD card. Oh and see view folding cover.
Just trying to get an idea if I decide to sell.
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I've seen several Developer Edition Note 4s, mint condition, going for $750.00, if you can find one...$700.00 for good condition and both for phone only, no case, so SD and no extra battery.
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I have a DE, but if mine broke, I'd honestly pay up to $800 for another one mint
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Same here. i'd probable pay $1000. I love my Note 4 DE! Hands down the best out right now
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If I was in the market for DE I would go as far as $600 for a mint one. Even that is a bit of a stretch for a year old phone with little support. I'm happy with the phone I currently have and have no desire to downgrade but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in.
Unless the retail gets root the VZW will not see much dev support. The dev edition would lose it's value if the retail got root. I say it's time to sell your dev edition while it's inflated value survives. With the Nexus and LG phablets coming soon the N4 will soon be a outdated and forgotten phablet. Timing is everything.
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I say it's time to sell your dev edition while it's inflated value survives. With the Nexus and LG phablets coming soon the N4 will soon be a outdated and forgotten phablet. Timing is everything.
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Interesting perspective, but the value is there because it's a supported device for android 6.0 with everything you could possibly love in a phone. As long as the resale value will be above $400 for at least another year, a DE holder should still ultimately profit or at least break even by not purchasing a $600+ phone this year and seeing what the next wave brings.
You need to check out the last page of this thread.
Look at all these people trying to lowball a guy offering to sell a Note 4 DE.
Meawhile this guy threw his up on Swappa for $1100.
https://swappa.com/listing/HLI447/view
If OP sold his N4DE for $500 or $600 he literally had it stolen from him.
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I'd do 450 because I'd rather have the note 4 than anything else new or old today. But it depends on the buyer, and how much they're willing to spend on a year old phone with no official support from Samsung or indie devs
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$450 LOL you do realize the last one on swappa sold for $1,000 and lowest ive seen is like $750
Oh and the phones not a year old. It's been completely refurbished by daamsung and has 2 new batteries. Oem. Not ebay knockoffs.
Just posted mine:
https://swappa.com/listing/JAG485/view