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So. Who's getting one?

The phone is definitely enticing; always being a lover of big screened phones (On att, using a Captivate now) I love the design of the phone.
Of course im going ti wait until MWC to do anything; I have an upgrade and I plan on making ot a great one.

Pre ordered
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Going to tryand pre order tomorrow.

I'll get a demo one from work. And an Atrix. And a Infuse. Yeah, I'm a gadget nerd :/.

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I'll get a demo one from work. And an Atrix. And a Infuse. Yeah, I'm a gadget nerd :/.
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I want your job
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I'm totally on this one. I love my Nexus One, but I'm craving something with a little more power. A 2nd gen Snapdragon should be fine for me for around 2 years, especially since I'm using the money I make flipping my Nexus One to put towards a new tablet (hopefully a dual core HTC Honeycomb tablet). I'll still tinker with my phone a lot, but I want a tablet to be my next droolworthy device.
So yeah, I'll be at my local AT&T store when they open on the 13th to get mine. Can't wait to see CM7 and ADW EX running on that sexy hardware.

Moved to general as not android development

I'm definitely getting one!
I always had HTC phones and I loved them all. Made the switch to a Blackberry last year because of work now I can't wait to put the Blackberry in storage for the Inspire
By the way, I read that the non-commitment price would be $499. Is that confirmed?

Just wish it had a Front Facing camera That's the only thing that is making me want the Atrix/Infuse over the Inspire

I'm just gonna buy one retail, that's how I get most of my phones nowadays anyway. I'll save my contract renewal for something big. I'm fairly excited for this device

Just pre-ordered one.
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r34p3rex said:
Just wish it had a Front Facing camera That's the only thing that is making me want the Atrix/Infuse over the Inspire
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yea i'm slightly disappointed in the lack of a FFC, but i really don't think i'd use it all that much. i'm more disappointed in the 1230 mAh battery.
i'll probably still get one come june when my upgrade discount takes affect.

Pre - order
just preordered my at Radio Shack, I pick it up on the 13th

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just preordered my at Radio Shack, I pick it up on the 13th
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I wonder how radio shack is able to do pre-orders but at&t can't. Also how much is radio shack selling for? The 99.99 price?
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I wonder how radio shack is able to do pre-orders but at&t can't. Also how much is radio shack selling for? The 99.99 price?
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radio shack is having a pre-order for the Inspire from now until the 9th. you have to buy a $50.00 gift card to secure your order, they are selling the phone for $99.00 with no mail-in rebate. you also get a $30.00 store credit for using to buy accessories for the phone. you have to buy the $25.00 data plan as well. I already have the $30.00 unlimited and I asked if I get to keep it and they said yes (we will see)

"I already have the $30.00 unlimited and I asked if I get to keep it and they said yes (we will see)" - I really hope we don't get screwed into this 200mb cap...
I'm getting one - 8 more days guys!

It all depends on weather the 30 dollar unlimited data plan was already on a smartphone if not they will move you to the 2gig 25 dollar data plan
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I plan on waking up at the ass-crack of dawn and heading to the local AT&T Corporate Store 15 or 20 minutes before they open to pick one up the 13th.
My upgrade isn't up until the 8th so I can't preporder yet, I don't think. Talk about nice timing for an upgrade though!

Those those talking about your unlimited data plan and if you're going to lose it...
No, you won't.
AT&T is trying to tell me that I, a current iPhone user, with unlimited data, will lose it when I move to the Inspire. Well, they're wrong.
AT&T FAQ said:
Q: I am using a Smartphone Data Unlimited Plan. Do I need to sign up for a DataPlus or DataPro plan instead? Can I switch Between these New Data Plans As Needed?
A: If you were on a Smartphone Data Unlimited plan prior to June 7th, 2010, and would prefer to keep it, no problem! Even if you choose to upgrade to a new Smartphone and/or extend your contract. You may choose to move from your unlimited plan to either a DataPlus or DataPro plan. However, once you have moved to a DataPlus or DataPro plan, your old unlimited plan will no longer be available.
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I have to wait 8 posts before I can post a link. So if you're interested... I'll just tweet it. @Loiselle313
Enjoy.

stefymarty said:
yea i'm slightly disappointed in the lack of a FFC, but i really don't think i'd use it all that much. i'm more disappointed in the 1230 mAh battery.
i'll probably still get one come june when my upgrade discount takes affect.
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Honestly I hate the whole 1230mAh size too.
And in regards to the FFC I don't really see the point of it other than the 3 second WOW factor when first buying.
If that is going to save us from spending an additional 50 - 100 dollars Id rather save that money for something else.
I've been snooping around and it seems as if in the U.K. there are Desire HD aftermarket batteries with 1500 mAh.
I don't see why they can't sell/make them available in the U.S.
For $99, and even less if you buy through RadioShack because of the FREE $30 gift card you can't go wrong.
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best buy is 100% releasing the phone the 14th. confirmed even more

literally, ive called best buy coporate every single day since last sunday when i preordered our two thunderbolts, every single time ive gotten a different person, every single time i get the exact answer....
BEST BUY will be releasing it on the 14th, that does not mean verizon stores or other retailers will release it, but best buy will 100% be releasing it the 14th
the price is 199 w 2 year, again confirmed everyday this week by different personal including supervisors at best buy corporate, and best buy corporate mobile consultants.
why is all the speculation floating around? call 1800best buy, ask to speak with a mobile consultant, tell them you preordered and you demand to know the release date, you will get the exact same answer every single time!!!!
again 100% release date the 14 of feb ONLY BEST BUY
price WILL BE $199 ONLY BEST BUY!!
no speculation or rumor, call and see!

I highly doubt that Verizon is going to allow their flagship 4G device to be sold at Best Buy before it is available in the Verizon stores. If Best Buy releases it on the 14th it will be in Verizon stores on the 14th.
Edit: Also it is not going to be 199.99 (can't post this as a link but you can go to the bellow site and see)
w ww.androidpolice.com/2011/02/10/htc-thunderbolt-listed-at-749-99-off-contract-in-best-buys-system-thats-almost-a-whole-xoom/

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I highly doubt that Verizon is going to allow their flagship 4G device to be sold at Best Buy before it is available in the Verizon stores. If Best Buy releases it on the 14th it will be in Verizon stores on the 14th.
Edit: Also it is not going to be 199.99 (can't post this as a link but you can go to the bellow site and see)
w ww.androidpolice.com/2011/02/10/htc-thunderbolt-listed-at-749-99-off-contract-in-best-buys-system-thats-almost-a-whole-xoom/
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somehow i doubt the 750 price mark
thats nuts for a phone, tablets are cheaper than that!
some part of the paper doesnt make sense too..

my local best buy told me it was 749 on the phone last week but then when I went in store to reserve mine, they didn't have a clue so who knows

I'm 100% positive Best Buy reps have as much knowledge of confirmed release dates as we do.
Signs are pointing to the 24th, imo.

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somehow i doubt the 750 price mark
thats nuts for a phone, tablets are cheaper than that!
some part of the paper doesnt make sense too..
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I'm not trusting that price mark either to tell you the truth, especialy since it seems to have changed in their system over night. However it isn't going to be 199.99 either

http://www.intomobile.com/2011/02/10/htc-thunderbolt-hitting-verizon-february-feb-24-confirmed/
hahah I don't think anything is "confirmed" at this point until it comes from verizon. This is starting to remind me of the college football expansion talk

Verizon is releasing 24th I too was told by best buy mobile the 14th absolutely they rnt on the same time frame as vzw ..HTC says the phone is ready and best buy is releasing it..I don't understand vzw waiting its rediculous to me..but vzw never worries abt taking care of their customers like ..well ..best buy does..
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Verizon is releasing 24th I too was told by best buy mobile the 14th absolutely they rnt on the same time frame as vzw ..HTC says the phone is ready and best buy is releasing it..I don't understand vzw waiting its rediculous to me..but vzw never worries abt taking care of their customers like ..well ..best buy does..
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Like I said I highly doubt Verizon will allow this, if Best Buy releases it before it is in VZW stores then VZW will simply not allow Best Buy to sell their phones. This is VZW's flagship 4G device there is not way that VZW is going to allow someone else to sell it first.

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Like I said I highly doubt Verizon will allow this, if Best Buy releases it before it is in VZW stores then VZW will simply not allow Best Buy to sell their phones. This is VZW's flagship 4G device there is not way that VZW is going to allow someone else to sell it first.
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It's highly possible still because they are independent stores and if they do sell early then Verizon can do jack about it
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who cares if you can pre order from best buy early. last year when the incredible came out you could pre order from best buy and guess what? best buy was only shipped 10 phones and all the other people that preorderd got theirs when verizon finally released it. i have been told by a few vrz reps 24 is the day.

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It's highly possible still because they are independent stores and if they do sell early then Verizon can do jack about it
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I understand what you are saying here, however those independent stores will find themselves unable to offer any contract pricing with VZW or have the ability to turn on the phone. So even if you got it from a Best Buy like that early you would still have to go to VZW to activate the phone.
Not to mention VZW would most certainly be able to tell the store that they can not sell a phone that has VZW branding all over it.

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I understand what you are saying here, however those independent stores will find themselves unable to offer any contract pricing with VZW or have the ability to turn on the phone. So even if you got it from a Best Buy like that early you would still have to go to VZW to activate the phone.
Not to mention VZW would most certainly be able to tell the store that they can not sell a phone that has VZW branding all over it.
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Not sure on that. The phone is HTC's property, not Verizon's. HTC can stop the release, not sure that Verizon would have the legal power to stop them. They could definitely throw threats out there, but not sure that it would do any good. They COULD decide to not activate any of the phones until their release date, which would still be pointless. What difference does it make what phone you are using? One other thing, if this delay was due to software problems, what was the point if you could push an update 10 days later?

The phone just got approved a couple of days ago by the FCC , one reason for a delay.
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From my experiences with Verizon they seem to have a history with releasing phones on Thursday, so I'm guessing we will see it released on the 24th
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That's correct.
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i just read on the android community forum that best buy pushed the date to the 24th so i called and they confirmed the 24th was now "probably" the earliest and that the 14th wasnt not happening most likely..cldnt give me anything definite tho..other than verizon is calling the shots

ska.t73 said:
I highly doubt that Verizon is going to allow their flagship 4G device to be sold at Best Buy before it is available in the Verizon stores. If Best Buy releases it on the 14th it will be in Verizon stores on the 14th.
Edit: Also it is not going to be 199.99 (can't post this as a link but you can go to the bellow site and see)
w ww.androidpolice.com/2011/02/10/htc-thunderbolt-listed-at-749-99-off-contract-in-best-buys-system-thats-almost-a-whole-xoom/
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Actually, It makes sense for Verizon to allow customers to buy the Bolt from Best Buy on Valentine's Day while they sell it at a later date because they can hustle customers into not cashing in their last NE2 credit in some cases and more importantly (for VZW), hustle more people into getting 2-year contracts with BB instead of 1-year contracts (or no contract) with them.
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jbh00jh said:
The phone just got approved a couple of days ago by the FCC , one reason for a delay.
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I've seen phones show up on the FCC site 2 weeks after it's release, Verizon dictates the date the phone shows up on that site not the FCC. The phone was reviewed and passed federal clearance weeks if not more than a month ago I'm sure.

Whatever , looks lile the 24th now.Just 2 more weeks.
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[Q] HTC Sensation Release Date

Is the release date still June 8th for the U.S?
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That's what that Google ad said so that's what everyone still thinks. No other word at this point

There hasn't been any other news?
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Play.com says 30th June.
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Play.com says 30th June.
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Play.com is a UK vendor. I believe snarestud was referring to the US release date.

I actually went into a T-Mobile store this morning and asked when I can pre-order the sensation? And the girl actually said, "I don't know when you can pre-order, but it comes out June 8th."

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I actually went into a T-Mobile store this morning and asked when I can pre-order the sensation? And the girl actually said, "I don't know when you can pre-order, but it comes out June 8th."
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Yeah from what I have heard from T-Mobile June 8th is still the day. I got a GX2, but have had issues with it going in and out, and seemingly destroying some SIM cards. So I am looking forward to the Sensation coming on T-Mobile as well as not looking forward to going to Verizon and turning my old no contract phone back on. Let's hope it continues to be June 8th definitely.

From what I heard from a friend that works at T-Mob, they will be going for training the 23rd for this device.

please tell me that its available on June 8 and its not just a preorder date

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please tell me that its available on June 8 and its not just a preorder date
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It is June 8 Tmobile always releases a phone on wed. The 23 of June is Thursday.
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When I said the 23rd it's May 23rd not June 23rd for the training. They go to training a few weeks before the devices goes on sale.

thats great! I can't wait til June 8th. Since my bought my Vibrant outright, I am eligible for an upgrade.
I'm looking forward to going to the HTC platform. I like the Vibrant, as well as my custom rom, but I think I would like HTC Sense a lot more. Is it true that the phone will be able to wifi tether? as well as skype?

Is it sim unlock to use on other carriers if purchase from T-Mobile?

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Is it sim unlock to use on other carriers if purchase from T-Mobile?
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If you're talking about tmous then it'll probably be locked but they're good at giving you the unlock code if you ask.

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If you're talking about tmous then it'll probably be locked but they're good at giving you the unlock code if you ask.
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Thanks, I need to call up customer service no for T-mobile USA and ask for unlock code?

I noticed this morning that Amazon.co.uk have now put the unlocked sim-free HTC Sensation up for pre-order at £499, with a release date of 15th June.

Hi Guys and Girls,
I'm a store manager at a Phones 4u store in Woolwich, London. Just to let you know that the HTC Sensation will be released tomorrow (20/05/2011) I will have limited stock availability tomorrow.
This will be available on a 24 month contract on Vodafone only at £35 per month and on 18 months at £45 per month, again only on Vodafone. There may be other tariffs but I will not know until tomorrow.
If anyone is local and is desperate to get your hands on this device please contact the store on 0208 316 2638.
Unfortunately as much as I am a huge fan of XDA Developers and love the support from everyone that posts I am unable to offer any special discount.
The only thing I will do is give a free case (An official HTC one worth £19.99) with your phone if you mention that you got this message from XDA Developers.
Thanks,
I'm not trying to post ads here but I'm sure there are people who are just as excited as I am to get this phone so I thought I'd give all you a heads up

I see that t-mobile us says that the phone will be released BY june 15, does anyone know if any us retailer will actually have the phone on june 8?

HTC Senation released at Walmart June 8th

The HTC Sensation HAS BEEN RELEASED AT WALMART!
Here in Austin TX, June 8th. I just bought two HTC sensations.
It was not with the other phones on display under glass - but they were in stock behind the display where the keep the inventory locked up.
Their un-released flyer has it on sale for $148.88 each from June 12th - June 19th.
I got one for me and for my wife. $148.88 each.
IT ROCKS!!
The clerk was not sure if he could sell it to me yet.... I got nervous has he started to check--- expecting a big "no you have to wait unit the 12th" BUT.. his system showed the release date as the 8th, and he sold me two of them.!
YEAH ME!

Did you buy them wit a new contract for that price?
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Bought two HTC Sensations at Walmart - June 8th!
Yes,
I bought them with a new contract for $148.88 each.
Switched from AT&T today to get the HTC Sensation.
AND because T-Moble has the WiFi calling capability, where you can use your WiFi connection to make calls, and not use any of you minutes.

That's awesome man im in Houston and haven't found a single one, looks like it might b a road trip!
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The Walmart at located 1030 Norwood Park Bd, Austin TX had at least two more HTC sensations when I left this afternoon.

I'm pretty sure that wi-fi calling uses your minutes.

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Not anymore it doesn't.
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well I went ahead and jumped out the window and bought one from walmart also... couldn't resist. mine is S-ON also but I still like it better than my g2x that phone is HORRIBLE...

Just got 4 for a family plan at Walmart in Raleigh, NC! Sensationnnnnnn

Very nice, mind doing a quick check for back light bleeding or dust under the screen? this was one of the many reasons i took back my g2x. I kept exchanging hoping hoping for a good one, I felt like I was at the super market shopping for fruit.

mdboze said:
The HTC Sensation HAS BEEN RELEASED AT WALMART!
Here in Austin TX, June 8th. I just bought two HTC sensations.
It was not with the other phones on display under glass - but they were in stock behind the display where the keep the inventory locked up.
Their un-released flyer has it on sale for $148.88 each from June 12th - June 19th.
I got one for me and for my wife. $148.88 each.
IT ROCKS!!
The clerk was not sure if he could sell it to me yet.... I got nervous has he started to check--- expecting a big "no you have to wait unit the 12th" BUT.. his system showed the release date as the 8th, and he sold me two of them.!
YEAH ME!
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This is being heavily discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1114380
If you want all the information. Would have been proper to link to that post where it was already being discussed just to keep down confusion. Not complaining, just fyi.

got the sensation
I do have a sensation it close me $648.00 .... the screen is beautiful.. it's kinda laggy.. quadrant of 1900 (tried twice).... BATTERY makes the back HOT... i dont know if this will last all the time.. I will see.. did i say the screen was beautiful?? ..... it's that battery though.. its HOT

Takiwaki said:
Very nice, mind doing a quick check for back light bleeding or dust under the screen? this was one of the many reasons i took back my g2x. I kept exchanging hoping hoping for a good one, I felt like I was at the super market shopping for fruit.
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I don't have any dust under the screen of my sensation and I haven't noticed any back light bleeding I know how you feel I have two g2x and the bleeding was super annoying
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I do have a sensation it close me $648.00 .... the screen is beautiful.. it's kinda laggy.. quadrant of 1900 (tried twice).... BATTERY makes the back HOT... i dont know if this will last all the time.. I will see.. did i say the screen was beautiful?? ..... it's that battery though.. its HOT
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is the battery hot? LMBO

None of the Walmarts by me (South Florida) even sell T-Mobile (except prepaid). All of the T-Mobile stores around here claim that Walmart can't be selling the Sensation because "corporate" hasn't released it yet.
What is the retail cost from Walmart?

Retail cost at walmart the guy told me was 599.
I got it for 144 + tax.

I went to a Walmart in Houston and they had it but the $148.88 price is available ONLY if your 2 year contract is up. My contract is not up until Sept so no dice.. close but no cigar. The TMOBILE stores around my house are CLUELESS they gave me a June 18th date and one TMOBILE store even said they would not get for A MONTH. WHY?!?!? TMOBILE FAIL.

ditto!
Was Able to buy one in my local Walmart Super Center in Michigan, soooo Happy with this purchase its a Fantastic phone. Glad to FINALLY have a 4.3" Android phone on T-Mobile. Did I say Finally?? LOL ; D

Does anyone know if Wal-Mart lets you keep grandfathered plans with an upgrade?

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Does anyone know if Wal-Mart lets you keep grandfathered plans with an upgrade?
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Today, I was told by the walmart rep that it won't effect my plan. But, I called tmo when I got home and they sad the same thing that if you just do an upgrade then your plan doesn't change.
So far I am very happy with this phone. It is blazing fast. There is not any screen bleeding. I will wait to do a dust test tomorrow under sunshine. I am going to pick another one tomorrow for my other line.
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HTC Sensation Special

Recently I've been thinking about getting the HTC Sensation or the MyTocuch 4G Slide. I haven't had time to get to a store to check them out yet. Which do you think is better? I found a 10% T-Mobile discount online which would help too. It says "Switch to T-Mobile and also save 10% off monthly recurring charges, plus get your initial $35 activation fee waived and FREE 2 Day shipping". Has anyone heard of this before?

Do you know if this is only good for new customers?

Sensation man! As long as you don't get a dud. on my third handset but it's finally flawless.
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This is for student only. If you are a college student, you may want to check if your school has an even better contract with t-mobile than this (ask your school, not t-mobile, or search your sechool webpage)
My school has 15% off, and the rest of the offers are the same. Not wanting to wait for it to ship, I printed out the offer two weeks ago and brought it to a local tmobile store. They did the price match after confirming the offer on the phone with someone else.

I was curious about that. This deal says you just have to be a member of the site studentrate for the discount, and since you don't have to be a student to be a member, I was thinking you'd still be eligible.

Mytouch sucks & Sensation is the best thing out till the Hercules/SGS2
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I wouldnt say it sucks..its basically the sensation in a smaller package with a keyboard

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I was curious about that. This deal says you just have to be a member of the site studentrate for the discount, and since you don't have to be a student to be a member, I was thinking you'd still be eligible.
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That's correct.I got the deal and i'm not currently a student,just a studentrate member.They didn't ask for my school Id #.

Got my sensation for free on midnight sale. I like it
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That's correct.I got the deal and i'm not currently a student,just a studentrate member.They didn't ask for my school Id #.
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Ok sweet, thanks.
I'm thinking the mytouch slide because it has a keyboard. I'm worried I'll have a tough time texting with the touch screen on the sensation.

I was using the myTouch 3G Slide and thought the same thing. I've always been weary of full touch-screen phones without a keyboard, but with the Sensation's larger screen size texting on-screen is a breeze. Go with the Sensation.

I guess I could always return in before, what is it 30 days? If I don't like it.

Can you get this same discount/deal in stores?

I used to run a Desire Z because I was leary of the lack of a keyboard on most other phones but I got the Sensation recently because I wanted a solid, one piece, device and the screen on the Sensation is big enough, though it still does take some getting used to.

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Can you get this same discount/deal in stores?
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I don't think so, not the same one anyway. If you click on the link I posted it says you can get it by calling that #866 number or there's a link for the T-Mobile online site

I got my Sensation thru Target online for $99...and only a $18 activation fee.
I looked the other day and it was now $119.
Hope this helps.

Were you just upgrading?

I've got both phones and I like the sensation better but the mytouch 4g is a good phone too. *cough* just get the sensation it has better specs ,dual core.
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You can buy the same apps for both phones right?

jolined said:
Were you just upgrading?
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Yep, just an upgrade to my first smartphone.
Got the phone for $99 + $18 activation fee, and my bill went up $10 a month.