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Best price for a Sensation w/o Walmart store?

No Walmart store around me.
Can you get the Walmart deal online?
Any other deals to be had?

Picked up mine at Costco on Sunday for $170. If its goes on sale in 30 days I'll get the sale price.

gustav30 said:
Picked up mine at Costco on Sunday for $170. If its goes on sale in 30 days I'll get the sale price.
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Is that upgrade price or new contract?
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The Walmart Price is available online
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14691117&postcount=795
The $149 offer expires today (6/14/11)

nccu_eagles said:
The Walmart Price is available online
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14691117&postcount=795
The $149 offer expires today (6/14/11)
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Damn, $250 for upgrades, and that's without a $50 rebate available.

I was at Walmart today & they also wanted $250 to upgrade...I passed. Plus I'm not big on 2yr contracts...

galaxys said:
I was at Walmart today & they also wanted $250 to upgrade...I passed. Plus I'm not big on 2yr contracts...
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but it you look at the Walmart at it says 148.88 with a "*" next and on the bottom its says with new contract or qualifying upgrades
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Paul22000 said:
No Walmart store around me.
Can you get the Walmart deal online?
Any other deals to be had?
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I'd wait until it goes on sale shortly, I'm sure crazy deals will pop up around that time. I got mine from wal-mart online @ $148 but I had an upgrade coming. Nice to see you thinking about getting one.

Off T-Mobile's twitter...
Planning to purchase the HTC Sensation 4G online? Keep an eye on T-Mobile's Twitter acct. for a $50 off promotional code Wed. morning.
http://twitter.com/TMobile/status/80907542892519424

The Walmart site says the purchase must be made by the 16th now. Backordered where I live.

The Costco price was a new contract.
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i want to buy it without contract, because i am from Bulgaria
where is the best(cheapest) place to do that?

It's $179.00 on amazon wireless
amazon wireless is selling it for $179.00 and you don't need a mail in rebate for that price. This price is for upgrades and new plans. Just thought I would share that. I personally hate mail in rebates. Oh, and also free two day shipping and no sales tax. So yeah.

Amazon is listing it as back ordered. FYI...you will pay an ETF of $150 with Amazon if you cancel your account within 180 days. That's on top of T-Mobile's $200.

azsl1326 said:
Amazon is listing it as back ordered. FYI...you will pay an ETF of $150 with Amazon if you cancel your account within 180 days. That's on top of T-Mobile's $200.
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That shouldn't matter unless someone doesn't want to stick with their plan. I've been with t-mo forever and am not leaving until ATT devours up my contract. Sucks that's they're sold out, but it gives me time to sell my other phones so that I can buy it.

Wirefly has the sensation also for 179.99 for new contract or qualified upgrade if amazon is out
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From T-Mobile's Twitter:
Web only: $50 off T-Mobile's @HTC Sensation 4G. Use code “SENSATION50” at checkout. Expires June 28. http://goo.gl/3Jxa1
https://twitter.com/#!/TMobile/status/81023183653847040
The $50 “SENSATION50” discount code is valid for new customers, new 2-yr agreements, or for add a line. http://goo.gl/3Jxa1 (Web Only Offer)
https://twitter.com/#!/TMobile/status/81023766955687937
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A few questions:
Is this available to upgrades as well? (People who have recently completed a 2-year contract.)
Can you keep a grandfathered plan (myFaves) or does it make you sign up for one of the new standardized plans?
Can you bundle it with the $120 Father's day special?

cwee477 said:
Wirefly has the sensation also for 179.99 for new contract or qualified upgrade if amazon is out
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Wow Wal-mart beat out wirefly too for cheapest price. Unexpected but makes happier knowing I got the cheapest possible deal out.
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HOLY SH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They charge you FULL TAX for the FULL PRICE of the phone ($550)??
PLUS an $18 "upgrade" fee?!
PLUS shipping?! (UPS Ground $5.99 or 3-day UPS Express $19.99)
Wow!
Is there any reason why you would buy through T-Mobile rather than Amazon or Wirefly????
All these extra costs just completely wipe out the savings from that $50 coupon. What the heck??

T-Mobile users - I just got an HTC Sensation for $50.00!

Another reason why I <3
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Got the Sensation with the $50.00 Rebate (Visa gift card) AND that web special -$50.00 "SENSATION50" in the form of a credit to my account.
Click here for website with code and details: http://htc.t-mobile.com/sensation
PLUS
Another -$50.00 credit to my other account for the [email protected] VOIP Phone service (contract extension for 2 more years)
Total saved today -$150.00
HTC Sensation final cost: $50 bucks! vs the $199.00 2-year contract price shown above.
Best deal EVER I've had while being a T-Mobile users (aside from the CelFi unit I have from them)
I also chatted up the CSR and made her crack up when I said, "I pray you guys don't get purchased by those assholes at ATT; they suck and you rock!"
She said, "I hope your prayers are answered because I don't want to be laid off along with the 800+ CSR reps here in this call center." She was talking to me form Ohio.
In the end this was a better deal for me when compared to what Amazon.com is selling the phone for. With T-Mobile I didn't have to change or modify my voice/data plan which is grandfathered in. With Amazon or WireFly you MUST choose a NEW rate plan. There is always a catch...
Go get em folks!

Wait - how did you get the third $50 discount?

How much a month is the Home Phone service.
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xSDMx said:
Wait - how did you get the third $50 discount?
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I pay $9.50 or so a month for unlimited talk with the [email protected] service. I have a corp discount rate though; normally I think its around $12.00 a month? The service for new customers has been discontinued for about a year now but T-Mobile still provides it for standing customers.

When i purchased my vibrant through amazon i had to change my data plan. As soon as I activated the phone I was able to call tmobile and tell them that I wanted my old data plan and they switched me back. They really know how to treat their paying customers.

Paging Dr B said:
When i purchased my vibrant through amazon i had to change my data plan. As soon as I activated the phone I was able to call tmobile and tell them that I wanted my old data plan and they switched me back. They really know how to treat their paying customers.
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Very nice little walk around I'll remember that for next time, hehehe.

quailallstar said:
Why I <3 T-Mobile!
Got the Sensation with the $50.00 Rebate (Visa gift card) AND that web special -$50.00 "SENSATION50" in the form of a credit to my account.
Click here for website with code and details: http://htc.t-mobile.com/sensation
PLUS
Another -$50.00 credit to my other account for the [email protected] VOIP Phone service (contract extension for 2 more years)
Total saved today -$150.00
HTC Sensation final cost: $50 bucks!
Best deal EVER I've had while being a T-Mobile users (aside from the CelFi unit I have from them)
I also chatted up the CSR and made her crack up when I said, "I pray you guys don't get purchased by those assholes at ATT; they suck and you rock!"
She said, "I hope your prayers are answered because I don't want to be laid off along with the 800+ CSR reps here in this call center." She was talking to me form Ohio.
In the end this was a better deal for me when compaired to what Amazon.com is selling the phone for. With T-Mobile I didn't have to change or modify my voice/data plan which is grandfathered in. With Amazon or WireFly you MUST choose a NEW rate plan. There is always a catch...
Go get em folks!
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Wait what?
I think you missed a step there.
$250
-$50 Mail in rebate
-$50 "SENSATION50"
-$50 because of your phone service
= $100
Where did you get the last $50 off from?

Paul22000 said:
Wait what?
I think you missed a step there.
$250
-$50 Mail in rebate
-$50 "SENSATION50"
-$50 because of your phone service
= $100
Where did you get the last $50 off from?
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Nope I saved $150.00 as an incentive to renew the contract for the account containing the [email protected] service line. As a result the CSR offered me an additional -$50 off @Home account If I got the Sensation today. I couldn't pass this deal up.
In the end its
$50 VISA gift card
$100 back in my pocket (or never out, lol)

That's a good score.
However, I am waiting until Saturday to activate a new Sensation and contract, so I can stack SENSATION50 and the father's Day $10/month free data plan for a year.
Then, after that has been done, get my corporate plan to reimburse the activation fee and drop the monthly.

I got a $90 bill credit, HTC Sensation 4G at the 2 yr agreement price and a free Nokia Astound, the upgrade dates on my other lines are untouched but the contract was extended 2 years on all of them.. LOVED this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

heygrl said:
I got a $90 bill credit, HTC Sensation 4G at the 2 yr agreement price and a free Nokia Astound, the upgrade dates on my other lines are untouched but the contract was extended 2 years on all of them.. LOVED this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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How did you get the $90 bill credit?

heygrl said:
I got a $90 bill credit, HTC Sensation 4G at the 2 yr agreement price and a free Nokia Astound, the upgrade dates on my other lines are untouched but the contract was extended 2 years on all of them.. LOVED this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paul22000 said:
How did you get the $90 bill credit?
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Talk to customer loyalty

antiregister11 said:
Talk to customer loyalty
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Is 'customer loyalty' & 'retention' department one in the same?

quailallstar said:
Nope I saved $150.00 as an incentive to renew the contract for the account containing the [email protected] service line. As a result the CSR offered me an additional -$50 off @Home account If I got the Sensation today. I couldn't pass this deal up.
In the end its
$50 VISA gift card
$100 back in my pocket (or never out, lol)
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that still only adds up to $150 off of $250... I still don't follow you lol

galaxys said:
Is 'customer loyalty' & 'retention' department one in the same?
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Just call 1-800-TMobile and say "Cancel" when it asks you what your calling for.
OR call their Executive Customer Service Dept (little hidden secret) 1-877-724-4659 or 505-341-8059

drummr8 said:
that still only adds up to $150 off of $250... I still don't follow you lol
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Yep, it didn't make sense to me but I said forget it.

drummr8 said:
that still only adds up to $150 off of $250... I still don't follow you lol
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Dude the phone was $199 (upgrade price w/2 year service), -$50 (visa) -$100 (credit to my account which was 50 for the web special and the other 50 for the [email protected] contract renewal)
That equals $50
Get it now?

quailallstar said:
Dude the phone was $199, -$50 (visa) -$100 (credit to my account) That equals $50
Get it now?
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That's the problem.
The phone is $249, not $199.

I was offered the bill credit, I didn't ask for one.. I was happy enough getting the Sensation 4G 14 months before I was supposed to be able to.

HTC ThunderBolt $59.00....

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Now I thought I got a good deal when I paid $175 for my thunderbolt at the end of march. Now take a look see at this friggin deal.
http://www.wirefly.com/eCommerce/SpecialOffer.aspx?cid=36210_95b25ad5c63f4dcd8d51ee11b85188b1
WTF, VZW is really sending us down the drain now. Soon you'll be able to pick up a thunderbolt in a happy meal box....
VZW staying consistent though and still charging a full 250.00 for the damn thing. WOW

do you know the difference between a direct store and an indirect store?

what am I missing its still 149.99

Nope still there

It's $60 for new customers. $150 for upgrading.

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do you know the difference between a direct store and an indirect store?
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This is what makes XDA so good... The people.
Spotted a deal,
sharing it,
Expressed a little confusion on pricing and
some jag tries to create an illusion that he is a superior person by pointing out that this deal is because of the type of store that sells it.
REALLY about a $200 difference...
Wirefly has always offered great deals but when they can sell the same device at %20 of the price you have to wonder why VZW demands such a hefty price.
VZW must have some pretty good kickbacks now that they have there limited Data services which will definitely pull in some megabucks.

Direct locations are owned by verizon and indirect locations are not. Never goto direct stores, and they have no flexibility on pricing what so ever and generally arnt as friendly.
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do you know the difference between a direct store and an indirect store?
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i payed $250 for mine at best buy in june.

stayin100 said:
Direct locations are owned by verizon and indirect locations are not. Never goto direct stores, and they have no flexibility on pricing what so ever and generally arnt as friendly.
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I went to a direct store and they matched Amazon's price on the Thunderbolt.

Enjoy your "new" phone, that's been activated on at least two other accounts...yay indirects

All indirects aren't the same. Mine isn't allowed to do that, once a phone has been activated we aren't allowed to sell it again and must return it to the manufacturer.

Well generally phones do go down in price with age, and a few months is quite a lot when it comes to technology.

I paid $250.00 used no contract.
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Indirects get F'd in the butt with stupid goddamn deals like that. Indirects buy the phones at wholesale. The Thunderbolt is so expensive that the profit is crap. To upgrade someone to a thunderbolt only brings in 80 something dollars. If we discount the phone anymore than $80 we lose money.
We don't have to honor Amazon or Wireflyer deals. But when VZW pulls a deal like buy one get one free for the Droid 3 and Droid X2 we get ****ed cause we have to honor it.
A couple did that yesterday...his and hers Droid X2s. What would have been a $250 profit ended up being $50.
It's not that big of a deal for a direct store to match an Amazon deal. VZW makes tons of money from the contracts. Why do you think they give away the top of the line devices to their reps?
Indirects make money from a combination of phones and contracts. With some phones it's no big deal to give them for free but with a smartphone it's a whole nother story.
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I dont think you guys are reading the fine print for wirefly and amazon...it says that if your services are suspended disconnected or you change your plan within 181 days that you will have a chargeback of $250. So lets say you disconnect your ETF would be $350 ( minus $10 for every mon of active service) plus the chargeback. I dont know about you but thats not something I want to worry about.

Rominucka said:
Indirects get F'd in the butt with stupid goddamn deals like that. Indirects buy the phones at wholesale. The Thunderbolt is so expensive that the profit is crap. To upgrade someone to a thunderbolt only brings in 80 something dollars. If we discount the phone anymore than $80 we lose money.
We don't have to honor Amazon or Wireflyer deals. But when VZW pulls a deal like buy one get one free for the Droid 3 and Droid X2 we get ****ed cause we have to honor it.
A couple did that yesterday...his and hers Droid X2s. What would have been a $250 profit ended up being $50.
It's not that big of a deal for a direct store to match an Amazon deal. VZW makes tons of money from the contracts. Why do you think they give away the top of the line devices to their reps?
Indirects make money from a combination of phones and contracts. With some phones it's no big deal to give them for free but with a smartphone it's a whole nother story.
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I tried to go to a local verizon 3rd party dealer. They didn't have any iphones, said they didn't sell... I said, it's only the number 1 selling phone of all time but ok sure. Asked them about a Thunderbolt, they said 250. I said I can get it online for 100 bucks. They said they could give me a free case...
I bought a thunderbolt and 2 dinc2's from amazon for 200, free 2 day shipping.
hayes247 said:
I dont think you guys are reading the fine print for wirefly and amazon...it says that if your services are suspended disconnected or you change your plan within 181 days that you will have a chargeback of $250. So lets say you disconnect your ETF would be $350 ( minus $10 for every mon of active service) plus the chargeback. I dont know about you but thats not something I want to worry about.
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Sure I read the fine print. Not like I'm jumping off the unlimited data bandwagon anyways.

Apple are a bunch of assholes. The Iphone only brings in $40 of profit because Apple has their own data plan. It's no different in price and size for the customer but not for the retailer. Also their phones are a fortune to buy and we aren't allowed to sell them for a penny more than listed. We have iphones in our stores but unless the customer has their heart set on them we always steer them into an android.
Also we're not in the business of selling phones as much as we are in the business of customer service. For those that go online to buy things, they always "know better" and don't need our help.
My favorite part is when the online shopper needs to have their contacts transferred, needs their bluetooth synced to their car or has some issue with the phone; comes in the store and blows their stack when we say it's a $15 charge for any of that. Aaaaahahahaha!
In the long run it pays to give a little back to your local business.
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Rominucka said:
Apple are a bunch of assholes. The Iphone only brings in $40 of profit because Apple has their own data plan. It's no different in price and size for the customer but not for the retailer. Also their phones are a fortune to buy and we aren't allowed to sell them for a penny more than listed. We have iphones in our stores but unless the customer has their heart set on them we always steer them into an android.
Also we're not in the business of selling phones as much as we are in the business of customer service. For those that go online to buy things, they always "know better" and don't need our help.
My favorite part is when the online shopper needs to have their contacts transferred, needs their bluetooth synced to their car or has some issue with the phone; comes in the store and blows their stack when we say it's a $15 charge for any of that. Aaaaahahahaha!
In the long run it pays to give a little back to your local business.
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You are in the business of "customer service" yet you will steer a customer to an android device and away from an apple device because of a higher profit margin and not necessarily what's best for the customer?
And any corporate verizon store will try and help transfer those contacts for free.

hayes247 said:
I dont think you guys are reading the fine print for wirefly and amazon...it says that if your services are suspended disconnected or you change your plan within 181 days that you will have a chargeback of $250. So lets say you disconnect your ETF would be $350 ( minus $10 for every mon of active service) plus the chargeback. I dont know about you but thats not something I want to worry about.
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Honestly? Unless you pass on paying your bill, youll never have an issue. Theyre not crazy about it. Theyre actually pretty reasonable from my experience. Not to mention MDPA insurance PWNS Assurion ALL DAY LONG. Wirefly ftw. I got my phone release day for 182 shipped with the first month of insurance paid.

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Apple are a bunch of assholes. The Iphone only brings in $40 of profit because Apple has their own data plan. It's no different in price and size for the customer but not for the retailer. Also their phones are a fortune to buy and we aren't allowed to sell them for a penny more than listed. We have iphones in our stores but unless the customer has their heart set on them we always steer them into an android.
Also we're not in the business of selling phones as much as we are in the business of customer service. For those that go online to buy things, they always "know better" and don't need our help.
My favorite part is when the online shopper needs to have their contacts transferred, needs their bluetooth synced to their car or has some issue with the phone; comes in the store and blows their stack when we say it's a $15 charge for any of that. Aaaaahahahaha!
In the long run it pays to give a little back to your local business.
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Id laugh at you while walking the hell out of your store. You obviously dont know what customer service means.

ATT: "Whoops! Sorry guys the Galaxy S4 is $199 w/ 2-yr contract after all" (not $249)

ATT: "Whoops! Sorry guys the Galaxy S4 is $199 w/ 2-yr contract after all" (not $249)
http://blogs.att.net/consumerblog/story/a7788764
Continuing our legacy as the first carrier to launch Samsung’s Galaxy series, we are excited to announce AT&T customers will be able to begin pre-ordering the Galaxy S® 4 beginning April 16 for $249.99* with a two-year commitment. We are proud to offer this iconic device and continue to offer our customers the best smartphone line-up, with a variety of devices for every lifestyle and budget. For more information and to pre-order, please visit http://www.att.com/galaxys4.
*Update: The 32GB model will be $249.99 with a two-year commitment and the 16GB model will be $199.99 with a two-year commitment.
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On March 28th, AT&T made a said a statement saying pre-orders for the Galaxy S 4 started at $249 w/ a two year contract. I thought that either ATT (or Samsung) was becoming cocky as hell and were going to make $249 the new standard price for the base model of flagship phones
Apparently that was just an oversight and the $249 is for the 32 gb version. The 16gb base version is still just $199 w/ 2 year contract (as it should be) :highfive:

If they charged $249 for the phone I wouldn't call that cocky.
I mean the phone is at least twice as good as the iPhone5 so they should have charged twice as much. Make it $399 with 2 year contract. That's just my opinion =)

Dan37tz said:
If they charged $249 for the phone I wouldn't call that cocky.
I mean the phone is at least twice as good as the iPhone5 so they should have charged twice as much. Make it $399 with 2 year contract. That's just my opinion =)
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As a consumer I detest standard setting price increases and won't condone them. You know why? Because even more price increases down the line
If a company doesn't mind giving the customer the middle finger and setting the price at $249 with 2-yr contract for 16gb... you can bet your *** that they wouldn't have any issues increasing the price either next year or the year after to $299 with 2-yr contract as the new standard
Glad everything turned out ok though

Re: ATT: "Whoops! Sorry guys the Galaxy S4 is $199 w/ 2-yr contract after all" (not $
You can't blame AT&T for getting the max amount of money they think their customer base will pay. They are a business, that's what they do.
Customers can accept it, or vote with their wallet. If everyone will pay $250, then AT&T would be dumb not to charge it.
So don't blame AT&T, blame consumers that are willing to overpay for products...
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Re: ATT: "Whoops! Sorry guys the Galaxy S4 is $199 w/ 2-yr contract after all" (not $
samsung made the s4 in 236 $ and they are selling it for around 850 $ international variant. this is already overpriced. you want them to make it more expensive. OH God
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Re: ATT: "Whoops! Sorry guys the Galaxy S4 is $199 w/ 2-yr contract after all" (not $
Let's not forget the "upgrade" fee of $36. It's already just about $250 with contract.
It's starting to be really one sided towards the carrier here. $250 plus an upgrade fee is nearly $300, which is half the price of a new smartphone.
This might be worth it if we're talking yearly upgrades, but we aren't. And then we pay a higher fee for service, because it's supposed to subsidize us getting a phone "for a steal." We get no reduction in price for providing our own handset or when we're past our contract.
With that, maybe now you can see why any price increase is ridiculous.
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.

Most importantly lets not forget taxes. Taxes will be charged at the full price of the phone, not at $200. So if the phone cost $549.99 then you'll pay the taxes for that price in your state.

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Dannar said:
Let's not forget the "upgrade" fee of $36. It's already just about $250 with contract.
It's starting to be really one sided towards the carrier here. $250 plus an upgrade fee is nearly $300, which is half the price of a new smartphone.
This might be worth it if we're talking yearly upgrades, but we aren't. And then we pay a higher fee for service, because it's supposed to subsidize us getting a phone "for a steal." We get no reduction in price for providing our own handset or when we're past our contract.
With that, maybe now you can see why any price increase is ridiculous.
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.
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I usually call AT&T and use the VIP customer card to get the $36 taken off. However, it doesn't always work, and that's when I have to threaten to take the phone back, cancel existing lines, and move to Verizon. After that, they're usually happy to get rid of that $36 fee.
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That means Best Buy will probably sell it for even less, AND with a LOT better warranty.

The 16GB model is gonna be $199, the 32G $250 & at&t will be the only carrier getting the 64G but he didnt have a price on that, although I suspect it'll be $300

Dannar said:
Let's not forget the "upgrade" fee of $36. It's already just about $250 with contract.
It's starting to be really one sided towards the carrier here. $250 plus an upgrade fee is nearly $300, which is half the price of a new smartphone.
This might be worth it if we're talking yearly upgrades, but we aren't. And then we pay a higher fee for service, because it's supposed to subsidize us getting a phone "for a steal." We get no reduction in price for providing our own handset or when we're past our contract.
With that, maybe now you can see why any price increase is ridiculous.
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.
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That's one of the reasons I am waiting to see the exact pricing on these phones before buy one. I want to purchase on at full price so I can get it unlocked. Carriers such as AT&T should provide plan discounts for people that own their own device and don't need to subsidize it. There should be a $20 per month discount in such cases. But there isn't. I don't want to get into another 2 year contract, with a locked phone but customers paying 100% for their phones up front are getting screwed. The entire argument for carriers charging so much for data plans is that they are also paying for the subsidizing of the phones. So for a 2 year contract (or time frame), a person that buys their own phone is paying an extra $240 more than a person subsidizing. And at an upfront price of $700.00 for a phone (just an example) vs. someone subsidizing at $200.00, there is another $500.00 more. So in a 2 year time frame people that buy their phones might pay as much as $740.00 or more because they bought a phone instead of subsidized. Samsung will get the same money regardless. It is AT&T that is making the extra profits.

Ill be getting the 32gb model. $250 is a good price. Then ill sell my note 2 for around $500. Cha ching!

Baldilocks said:
That means Best Buy will probably sell it for even less, AND with a LOT better warranty.
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What is Best Buys warranty? Is there a deductible?
I might just stick with my credit card doubling the warranty and maybe getting a better warranty through them. It's like $60 from my memory.

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What is Best Buys warranty? Is there a deductible?
I might just stick with my credit card doubling the warranty and maybe getting a better warranty through them. It's like $60 from my memory.
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There isn't a deductible for a warranty. You only have a deductible for insurance. I'm not sure what kind of warranty or insurance BB offers though.
I do have a question that I hope someone can answer though.
When you upgrade at BB and you're part of a family plan and have a data plan that is no longer offered by AT&T (grandfathered in), can you still keep that data plan or do they change it?
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What is Best Buys warranty? Is there a deductible?
I might just stick with my credit card doubling the warranty and maybe getting a better warranty through them. It's like $60 from my memory.
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No $36 activation fee. 30 day return policy w no restocking fee. 1 year best buy warranty but it already comes with 1 year by default from samsung. Price match before puchase or after purchase up to 30 days.

SlimJ87D said:
What is Best Buys warranty? Is there a deductible?
I might just stick with my credit card doubling the warranty and maybe getting a better warranty through them. It's like $60 from my memory.
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It's well worth it I think.

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Thanks man. What's the cost?
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Oh I will surely agree on this one. LOL! :victory:

That's nice, but I still believe in using the free one with my Credit Card or even purchasing their extended one.
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2012/09/28/credit-card-purchase-protection-pays-to-fix-my-samsung-s3s-cracked-screen/
http://www.modestmoney.com/credit-card-protection-plan/

jtc276 said:
I usually call AT&T and use the VIP customer card to get the $36 taken off. However, it doesn't always work, and that's when I have to threaten to take the phone back, cancel existing lines, and move to Verizon. After that, they're usually happy to get rid of that $36 fee.
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Also have had good luck with this technique. I flat out refuse to pay a $36 fee when I'm renewing what's effectively a $2,000+ contract. If you ***** and moan enough, they'll eventually do it for you.

AT&T version is $639.99 no contract

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I was expecting it to be a bit lower, but oh well.

Wow F that. I was going to buy it without a contract but now I'll just wait the extra 2 months.
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And that's for the 16 GB version, I wonder what the 32 and 64 will cost through AT&T with no contract?

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Wow F that. I was going to buy it without a contract but now I'll just wait the extra 2 months.
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Couldn't you just preorder and add it as a new line and then cancel your current line afterwards? Even if you just got a new plan last month, the phone without a contract is more expensive than $200 + the ETF.

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Couldn't you just preorder and add it as a new line and then cancel your current line afterwards? Even if you just got a new plan last month, the phone without a contract is more expensive than $200 + the ETF.
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Or just be patient. Its only 2 months.

kenhuman said:
Couldn't you just preorder and add it as a new line and then cancel your current line afterwards? Even if you just got a new plan last month, the phone without a contract is more expensive than $200 + the ETF.
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Hmmm? But can you keep your current cellular number by doing that? I realize that the # is programmed into the SIM, but wouldn't you need another SIM to open another line before cancelling the old line? If you cancel the original line (and therefore number) how could you get the original # back? It seems to me AT&T ties a lot together with the phones (accounts) number.

scott14719 said:
Hmmm? But can you keep your current cellular number by doing that? I realize that the # is programmed into the SIM, but wouldn't you need another SIM to open another line before cancelling the old line? If you cancel the original line (and therefore number) how could you get the original # back? It seems to me AT&T ties a lot together with the phones (accounts) number.
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You add a new line to your current plan, not keeping your number, so you'd at one point end up having two sims. I guess it's not a good option if you want to keep your number, but I use google voice for everything anyway so that's not a big deal to me. I'm personally doing it this way because my current phone has a shattered screen and the ETF is less than what I'd pay to replace the phone with insurance while it's about the same price to just repair the screen. Just an option if anyone is really looking to get rid of their phone and they're not eligible for an upgrade, remember it's $325 - ($10 * months completed in contract), plus you'd probably end up having two phones for a month, I don't remember whether they prorate or not.

you can add a line, they run a credit check unless your already approved for 5-10 lines, then no worries. So basically, they give you a new sim, you swap your current sim (micro) and call att to swap the imei's. Then tell them you want to pay the etf fee for the newly upgraded line.
199 + tax + activation fees (if waived) = 290 (est)
199 + tax = 250
250 (w/o activation) + 325 = 575
290 w/ activation + 325 = 615
Your only saving a few bucks so its all up to you.

$699 in canada...we always get screwed here lol...everything costs more. it won't prevent me from buying it Of course just hope I can snag one the first day they are in stores
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expertzero1 said:
you can add a line, they run a credit check unless your already approved for 5-10 lines, then no worries. So basically, they give you a new sim, you swap your current sim (micro) and call att to swap the imei's. Then tell them you want to pay the etf fee for the newly upgraded line.
199 + tax + activation fees (if waived) = 290 (est)
199 + tax = 250
250 (w/o activation) + 325 = 575
290 w/ activation + 325 = 615
Your only saving a few bucks so its all up to you.
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I was thinking about buying the phone at full price (the 32 GIG version when it is released) and just swapping the SIM from my S2 Skyrocket to the S4. I would then call AT&T and tell them I am using a new phone so they can update my account and insurance and remain on my current contract (I have about 7 - 8 months left). Once the current contract expires, I will continue on a month to month basis or go to T-Mobile. If possible, I will buy the phone unlocked so I might have to get it at a source other than AT&T. This way I will be able to get the phone (at full price) but I won't have to terminate the contract early and will also have the option to leave AT&T (after contract) if I want.
Do you see any potential problems with this plan?

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I was thinking about buying the phone at full price (the 32 GIG version when it is released) and just swapping the SIM from my S2 Skyrocket to the S4. I would then call AT&T and tell them I am using a new phone so they can update my account and insurance and remain on my current contract (I have about 7 - 8 months left). Once the current contract expires, I will continue on a month to month basis or go to T-Mobile. If possible, I will buy the phone unlocked so I might have to get it at a source other than AT&T. This way I will be able to get the phone (at full price) but I won't have to terminate the contract early and will also have the option to leave AT&T (after contract) if I want.
Do you see any potential problems with this plan?
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Sounds good.

scott14719 said:
I was thinking about buying the phone at full price (the 32 GIG version when it is released) and just swapping the SIM from my S2 Skyrocket to the S4. I would then call AT&T and tell them I am using a new phone so they can update my account and insurance and remain on my current contract (I have about 7 - 8 months left). Once the current contract expires, I will continue on a month to month basis or go to T-Mobile. If possible, I will buy the phone unlocked so I might have to get it at a source other than AT&T. This way I will be able to get the phone (at full price) but I won't have to terminate the contract early and will also have the option to leave AT&T (after contract) if I want.
Do you see any potential problems with this plan?
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Yeah go ahead. Only thing is the compatibility with tmobile. Gotta check the bands for lte.
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WTF? What happened to $579? Maybe I'm mistaken, but isn't that what they said right after the announcement?

Omg that is cheap as hell.. Be glad u dont live in sweden.. Here it cost: 939.153 USD

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WTF? What happened to $579? Maybe I'm mistaken, but isn't that what they said right after the announcement?
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That price was never confirmed.

IMO its best to call with AT&T particularly if you are a longer term customer. You can often sweet talk them into an early upgrade via phone where you cannot in the store because they don't seem to take the time you have been with them into account in the store as much so as on the phone. No idea why but that is my experience. Doesn't take long to run it by them so you have nothing to lose but a few minutes of your time.

is getting it from AT&T the same thing as getting the international? is there any differences?
also wouldn't it be fastest to wait outside AT&T's door on release day and pick one up in store, instead of waiting for one to ship?
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this phone is too expensive full price, same with the galaxy note 8.0.

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IMO its best to call with AT&T particularly if you are a longer term customer. You can often sweet talk them into an early upgrade via phone where you cannot in the store because they don't seem to take the time you have been with them into account in the store as much so as on the phone. No idea why but that is my experience. Doesn't take long to run it by them so you have nothing to lose but a few minutes of your time.
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Well the upgrade date is usually 5 months ahead of time. Not sure if it can get any shorter than that.
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Is this version 699.99 US, no contract with ATyT are unlocked or must be use with same company sim cards?
Really good price