So I wanna get the mytouch 4g. I'm currently one year into my two year contract with tmo with my gravity 2 (phone sucks). I talked to a rep and told me the phone would cost me around $300 since I'm not eligible for a full upgrade. Any way of getting the phone for less thru someone (Wirefly, etc.)?
Ghost430 said:
So I wanna get the mytouch 4g. I'm currently one year into my two year contract with tmo with my gravity 2 (phone sucks). I talked to a rep and told me the phone would cost me around $300 since I'm not eligible for a full upgrade. Any way of getting the phone for less thru someone (Wirefly, etc.)?
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Nope. The phone $450 without a contract
Switch over to a Family Plan and add the MyTouch as a new line maybe? Then just remove all the features on one of the lines. New lines qualify for the $150 pricing I think.
Do some back to back warranty replacements then threaten to cancel your contract if you don't get a new phone. It worked for me, and they sent me a free phone without renewing my contract.
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Do some back to back warranty replacements then threaten to cancel your contract if you don't get a new phone. It worked for me, and they sent me a free phone without renewing my contract.
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A friend of mine just tried that ... He ended up with an LG Optimus... That's the best they would give him.
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They first tried to get me to upgrade, but I told them it was cheaper to cancel my contact and get a new phone through att. Needless to say they transfered me straight to retention.
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Craigslist !
Give it about two weeks and then check Craigslist.
Theres already a brand new in unopened box G2 for $350.00
in my area on C/L. I've seen a couple G2's for $300.00.
The MyTouch 4g will be the same in a couple weeks.
I bought my Nexus on C/L.
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I went to Future Shop, Bell and The Source for a Sensation and none of them wants me to walk away with a Sensation FULL price without a contract!
I don't want to pay more then 550$ so the negri sites + other is not an option.
If ANYBODY knows where to buy it IN A STORE, (to pay credit) let me know!
Thanks again!
leebrunet said:
I went to Future Shop, Bell and The Source for a Sensation and none of them wants me to walk away with a Sensation FULL price without a contract!
I don't want to pay more then 550$ so the negri sites + other is not an option.
If ANYBODY knows where to buy it IN A STORE, (to pay credit) let me know!
Thanks again!
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"The Phone Booth" at Sherway Gardens sold me one no questions asked. I had it home and unlocked from Bell in a few hours!
I got mine from the Bell Store, had to sign up for a 30 day plan. Tons of paperwork, don't do it. Futureshop/Bestbuy should be able to sell the phones unlocked in a week (according to the staffs experience)
leebrunet said:
I went to Future Shop, Bell and The Source for a Sensation and none of them wants me to walk away with a Sensation FULL price without a contract!
I don't want to pay more then 550$ so the negri sites + other is not an option.
If ANYBODY knows where to buy it IN A STORE, (to pay credit) let me know!
Thanks again!
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I had the same issue with tmobile and the g2x. I went to 4 tmobile store and they all told me no.
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I had the same issue with tmobile and the g2x. I went to 4 tmobile store and they all told me no.
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Are you a T-mobile customer? If you are then they are in the wrong for not selling you a phone off contract. If your not a T-mobile customer than they can deny you the sale but nothing happens to them if they do. Just all depends if the persons being a **** and how much they have in stock.
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Having previously worked for bell it is one of there rules is a phone needs to be registered to an account to leave the store. You either need to have an account (in which case it should be easy) or keep going in hopes to get a misinformed employee. Try small phone booths as well.
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Are you a T-mobile customer? If you are then they are in the wrong for not selling you a phone off contract. If your not a T-mobile customer than they can deny you the sale but nothing happens to them if they do. Just all depends if the persons being a **** and how much they have in stock.
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Yes I am a tmo customer. They told me they had limited quantities and they were reserving them for new contracts. When I called tmo to complain they called 2 of the stores and the one guy straight up lied to them and said they didn't have any in stock when 5 minutes earlier they did. And this was at 10th am when they opened so I doubt they sold all of them from the time o called until when tmo cs called them
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I got my Sensation yesterday at Wireless Wave in Erin Mills Town Centre. No problem buying it outright with no contract. Unlocked it at home, and using it on Telus.
Got my locked virgin sensation!
Now how do I get a legal unlocked bootloader??? (want to keep my warranty)
I purchased mine from Best Buy outright without an activation. He even checked in his computer to make sure that it could go out the door without a plan. If it helps at all, I got mine from the Best Buy store in Markville.
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I got my Sensation yesterday at Wireless Wave in Erin Mills Town Centre. No problem buying it outright with no contract. Unlocked it at home, and using it on Telus.
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How did you unlock it at home?
hello people im excited to get my new phone this week. i just called and spoke with retentions dept. I have 2 lines and both have exspired contracts. I told them i was thinking of switching providers to get a new (free) phone. The rep was very nice and said we will send u 2 HTC Sensations free! woo hoo!! can't wait to get it. hopefully ill be able to root them! anyways just wanted to share my good news!!
Nice. I just bought a Sensation yesterday. I told them I was going to Verizon and they credited my account $80 and let me keep my brand new G2x (For Sale by-the-way)
I like it because it doesn't keep turning off randomly...
cool!! i wanted the g2x but they said it was out of stock? im guessing the sensation is compairable!
Wow, I wish I could do this with Sprint.
bummer... i tried this, and the best they'd offer me was BOGO for the Sensations
I wouldnt give up. I tried a couple of times. the first time I was trying to get the g2x and they said it was Out of stock. I still had a month left on my contract. so i called a month later and the first rep i talked to tried to offer me the Galaxy S 4g for 174.00 I said no and asked for the retentions dept. thats where i found hog heaven! No problem at all. only catch was I had to renew my contract for 2 more years. but got 2 free phones and also I forgot that I got my monthly bill lowered. I was paying the 139.99 for 2 lines unlimited everything. they dropped it to 98.00!!!
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I wouldnt give up. I tried a couple of times. the first time I was trying to get the g2x and they said it was Out of stock. I still had a month left on my contract. so i called a month later and the first rep i talked to tried to offer me the Galaxy S 4g for 174.00 I said no and asked for the retentions dept. thats where i found hog heaven! No problem at all. only catch was I had to renew my contract for 2 more years. but got 2 free phones and also I forgot that I got my monthly bill lowered. I was paying the 139.99 for 2 lines unlimited everything. they dropped it to 98.00!!!
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Wow, you are lucky...
oh also! That i thought it was crazy to pay an 18.00 upgrade fee per line!!! so the dropped the upgrade fee on both my lines!
i won one from HTC Australia
Almost as good as my deal. I got a free Sensation and got to keep my G2X all the while remaining off contract.
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Hi, I got my G2x recently and love it with all the customization I did on it. Now I want to buy one for my wife, but do not want go for another contract and monthly rate. My wife already has a prepaid account with t-mobile.
So if I buy the phone today (coming for free with 2yr contract) and cancel the account after 20 days and pay them around $270 ($200 ETF + $35 Activation + around $35 for 20 days of service), will there be anything wrong?
Hope T-mobile will not ask me to return the phone if I it is after 20 days and I pay the ETF.
Did anyone has done this in past?
thats how i got my g2x to start with..i paid the 199$ with 50$ rebate so 149$ paid etf after 15 days 200$ paid 349$ when phone was 500$ outright.
they said nothing.
vapor311 said:
thats how i got my g2x to start with..i paid the 199$ with 50$ rebate so 149$ paid etf after 15 days 200$ paid 349$ when phone was 500$ outright.
they said nothing.
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Thanks for confirming that. At less than 300 its a nice phone to have..
If you can do that you are getting an excellent price for this device new. I paid $255 plus shipping for an excellent condition used device. New ones from reputable websites cost over $450.00. You are fulfilling your obligation under the contract you agreed to so I see nothing wrong in doing this. This type of practice is why Verizon raised their ETF fees. People were getting new phones, paying a $150 cancellation fee and then selling the devices on eBay for more than double what they paid.
Try going to Target. My local target just gave me an amazing deal. They have much more leniance when it comes to upgrades and new plans. Im on a family plan with 5 lines. Only 2 were eligable for upgrade. He gave us 4 phones at upgrade price while only upgrading 2 lines. Three G2X's @ $149.99 each.
I just ordered the G2x for my wife. Wish there was a way to tell t-mobile that I really do not need 20 days of service and want to cancel now
Go on ebay, you can find a bunch of these phones on their now.
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Go on ebay, you can find a bunch of these phones on their now.
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Minimum I could find is $315. And ebay purchases always have issue with warranty. So getting form t-mobile for less than $300 is much better.
Wow. you guys are brilliant. lol. I think i'm gonna try that now that the g2x is free.
If it works out then great. I'd make sure to read through any fine print very carefully before making any commitment to sign or cancel the contract. Are there special conditions/fees when you're getting the handset for free?
Yea he has to carry the data plan on that line also for the.partial month so that's another small fee you have to figure in plus activation fee.
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Yea he has to carry the data plan on that line also for the.partial month so that's another small fee you have to figure in plus activation fee.
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I added everything in my first post:
early termination fee = 200
activation = 35
Service = 35 for 21 days. ((50/30) * 21)
total = 270 + tax...
Everything should come for less than 300.
Right on.
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You are right about eBay. No warranty as they are resales and/or not authorized resellers. The warranty is for original purchaser from authorized sales channel only. eBay and Craigslist are not authorized sales channels. Go the T-Mobile route and have a warranty. Good catch. Enjoy your low cost phones.
This should be stickied, haha. Tmobile would be getting all kinds of people doing this.
dont make a habit of buying phones!! I have a pretty long list of them, anyways Ill probably being selling a sensation for a g2x and $140 today. Just not a fan of sense UI!
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dont make a habit of buying phones!! I have a pretty long list of them, anyways Ill probably being selling a sensation for a g2x and $140 today. Just not a fan of sense UI!
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That's one of the reasons I bought a G2X and imported it to Thailand. The 2X models sold here have the god awful LG UI, which appears to be a mimic of the Samsung CrapUI. I hate them all. I prefer plain Android UI thank you. Plus the demo unit I saw at the LG store at a local mall here had more craplications on it then I have ever seen before. Three or four screens of them. Way more than the few apps T-Mobile forces upon us.
Yea MIUI is running pretty nice on mine. Loaded up Go Launcher and I'm pretty happy.
Really happy with this phone. Lots of development for it. CM7, MIUI, custom stock, OC/UV kernels. Very nice.
LG G2x - 2.3.5 MIUI Love
Asus TF - Custom 3.2
Its coming for free again for 3 days. Go for it if you want one for less
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Its coming for free again for 3 days. Go for it if you want one for less
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Good one.
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I'm trying to see if I can ditch my Epic 4G and sidegrade to a Nexus S 4G with spending as little money as possible.
Looks like the prices for new Nexus S is around 220ish, with used Epics going from $130 and up. Wondering if I should just buy a new/used Nexus S, add it to my plan, deactivate the Epic 4G then sell it (it's in pristine condition, had it since launch).
I also have a $75 upgrade available (knowing the Premier program is changing soon) and Sprint is offering $85 for a trade in of the Epic 4G as well.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do?
That's an upgrade not a sidegrade!!! You could get lucky and find a person willing to trade. Otherwise I would sell it on eBay or CL.
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I went from the EPIC to the nexus s about 2 weeks ago and I will never look back. I had called sprint and asked them for an early upgrade cause I was so tired of that peice of **** epic. They would not give me a full upgrade yet and I told them I want to exchange my phone for a different one then cause I had so many problems with the epic. I went through a couple different supervisors and finally they said ok and I could choose between the evo and the transform and the nexus! U already know what I chose...
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I went from the EPIC to the nexus s about 2 weeks ago and I will never look back. I had called sprint and asked them for an early upgrade cause I was so tired of that peice of **** epic. They would not give me a full upgrade yet and I told them I want to exchange my phone for a different one then cause I had so many problems with the epic. I went through a couple different supervisors and finally they said ok and I could choose between the evo and the transform and the nexus! U already know what I chose...
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That's awesome. I should of thought of that lol.
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I've always gotten phones straight from Sprint with the two year agreement and $150 rebate.
I was checking on Best Buy/Wirefly and right now they have the Nexus S for 0$ with contract extension. How does that work?
that contract extension only works if your eligible for your $150 upgrade cause they want you to sign up for another 2 years. Trust me there is no way around this. If you want a new phone like the SGS2 or the new nexus prime coming up and you dont have a full upgrade yet just add another line to your acount and the you get the phone at the contract price. After you do that just put the line you just opened on hold and it will cost you only $10 a month.
i traded my epic for an evo a couple months ago, and today i'm trading a evo for a nexus s 4g. just keep tabs on your area's craigslist. people are always looking to trade their phone for something different.
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i traded my epic for an evo a couple months ago, and today i'm trading a evo for a nexus s 4g. just keep tabs on your area's craigslist. people are always looking to trade their phone for something different.
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Wow you found 2 people willing to downgrade? Lucky!
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Does changing phones reset the upgrade credit on the account?
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Does changing phones reset the upgrade credit on the account?
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No it doesn't, I traded my Evo for the Nexus S 4G 2 months ago I also included all 3 of my otterbox cases.. I posted the phone and within 5 minutes of it going up someone called me with a Brand new in box Nexus S.. I freakin love this phone. Upgraded my best friend and my mom to one yesterday. NFC with Google Wallets is awesome
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Does changing phones reset the upgrade credit on the account?
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The only way to reset an upgrade is to buy a subsidized phone through your carrier or an authorized retailer.
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So I just lucky enough to win the bid for a used but new conditioned HTC Sensation 4G in January for $200 on ebay. I've been using the phone ever since and just 3 weeks ago when I called T-Mobile to make some changes to my data plan, they told me I was eligible for the premium handset protection plan for about $8 month and it will cover anything that's wrong with my phone at all. I, of course, took that offer within a heart beat to protect my phone that wasn't purchased from T-Mobile at all.
About 6 days ago, my phone suddenly started overheating (stock rom/stock everything) and phone just shut off after it got so hot and it didn't even charge or anything. The phone was COMPLETELY dead. I then remembered that I had the premium protection so I called T-Mobile and they quickly processed a replacement and they gave me a HTC Sensation 4G BRAND NEW. So not only was I lucky enough to save money on a used phone bought on eBay but I technically got a brand new condition of it for the same price... $200...
My question is. How was I even eligible for the protection offer. From my understanding, you can only be eligible if you purchase the phone directly from T-Mobile and of course the previous owner probably purchased directly from T-Mobile but still, how was I eligible? Because if this is the case, then I'll just start buying broken phones off of eBay and then get a protection plan and get a free replacement in new condition...
I work for T-Mobile and we were offering php as open enrollment but it was only to be offered if you received a sms for it ..... yes your very lucky keep the plan
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I am not on Tmobile, but on Sprint. I always purchase my phones on eBay, I once purchased 2 HTC EVO 4g, one new in box, the other used. Both were eligable for sprints insurance for $8/mo. I have turned the used one in for insurance twice and subsequently sold it to a friend who also got the insurance.
I know I am not on tmo but both companies are just trying to make the extra $96/yr per person so I don't think the purchase source matters.
Just my thoughts
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I work for T-Mobile and we were offering php as open enrollment but it was only to be offered if you received a sms for it ..... yes your very lucky keep the plan
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I never got a text, it was offered to me on the phone when making data changes to my plan. So I guess I was lucky
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I am not on Tmobile, but on Sprint. I always purchase my phones on eBay, I once purchased 2 HTC EVO 4g, one new in box, the other used. Both were eligable for sprints insurance for $8/mo. I have turned the used one in for insurance twice and subsequently sold it to a friend who also got the insurance.
I know I am not on tmo but both companies are just trying to make the extra $96/yr per person so I don't think the purchase source matters.
Just my thoughts
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makes sense but then again, people can abuse it and purchase broken phones or make false claims and get the replacement.
I bought my sensation on ebay as well and had the same question. The way it was explained to me by a tmo rep is that the warranty is for the sim card, so as long as you have that sim card in only 1 phone the warranty will cover it no matter what the phone is.