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$550 plus tax for US sensation

When was the last time a phone was this high? It will probably be like 575 after taxes... after watching all of the videos.. it doesn't seem worth the price of a computer. This is like crime. I always buy my phones out right because I don't like to wait for contract renewals but another 75? I bet if they added more internal memory and a better video camera and screen it would be like 800 huh? Lol maybe I need to back off on being a phone fanatic lol
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RT @TMobile: We had a few people ask: The retail price (non-contract) for the @HTC Sensation 4G will be $549.99 + applicable tax. http://goo.gl/54zvj
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Galaxy S II is $825 without tax off contract.

Adhiboy said:
Galaxy S II is $825 without tax off contract.
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Are u kidding me? :O and people are wanting that galaxy s 2 like its a 500 dollar phone. We talking close to 1000 dollars here for a phooone lol smh
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The Nexus One was $529.. so not much has changed with pricing when it comes to HTC smartphones.

pakraider said:
The Nexus One was $529.. so not much has changed with pricing when it comes to HTC smartphones.
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That was still Google branded but the majority of HTC US phones are like 500. I dunno.. I ain't flipping out but if the price is gonna continue to go up, they can be more solid with their product functionality
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stepinmyworld said:
That was still Google branded but the majority of HTC US phones are like 500. I dunno.. I ain't flipping out but if the price is gonna continue to go up, they can be more solid with their product functionality
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Amazon lists the Atrix for $599, and the Droid X for $559. I agree it's way too much. Just saying...

stepinmyworld said:
When was the last time a phone was this high? It will probably be like 575 after taxes... after watching all of the videos.. it doesn't seem worth the price of a computer. This is like crime. I always buy my phones out right because I don't like to wait for contract renewals but another 75? I bet if they added more internal memory and a better video camera and screen it would be like 800 huh? Lol maybe I need to back off on being a phone fanatic lol
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RT @TMobile: We had a few people ask: The retail price (non-contract) for the @HTC Sensation 4G will be $549.99 + applicable tax. http://goo.gl/54zvj
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Non-contract is sim free?

Tmobile non contract is meaning buying out right.. no half price off
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For whatever reason I had $499 on my mind...
$549 plus tax in LA @9.75% equals $602 and some change...
At this price point, I'm reconsidering purchasing this phone now as I'm pretty happy with the MyTouch 4G running Virtuous Fusion 1.1.2.
There's always Craigslist.
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Adhiboy said:
Galaxy S II is $825 without tax off contract.
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That's presently irrelevant in the US, because it hasn't been released in the US. I bet when it is released here, it's under $600.

I paid $650 for my GS2 with tax.

My Incredible was 550 six months after release. This doesn't seem outrageous.

Dunno why you're complaining, you guys have it cheap. In europe the average new phone, no contract costs $700-$800 usd. Currently the HTC sensation costs ~430pounds ($700usd) in the uk. The galaxy s ii also costs ~430pounds in europe and $800 aud in australia. The atrix is even more expensive, costing 500pounds ($850usd).

Killer Bee said:
I paid $650 for my GS2 with tax.
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You also have no warranty...
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Well I'm thinking y'all probably get paid more over in the uk or something. Where is the logic of the phones being like 100 to 200 dollars more? That's crazy and yeah we complain if HTC isn't giving it their all and not producing a better than good product for almost 600 dollars.
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I'd pay that kind of money for the phone if:
1) It comes with almost no flaws/bugs
2) Its a Pentaband GSM/HSDPA Phone
2) I have full control over it (rooting)
3) I get at least 5 years of guranteed timely updates
Last I bought a Asus laptop for this much

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You also have no warranty...
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True, but what the warranty covers wouldn't apply to me anyways, so it didn't matter.

Guess phones are going up now. When I bought my hd2 full price last year from tmo us it was like $450
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d

mattfmartin said:
Guess phones are going up now. When I bought my hd2 full price last year from tmo us it was like $450
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d
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Isn't the evo 3d cheaper off contract than the sensation? That's kinda sad. Makes me wish I was on sprint
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marky310 said:
Isn't the evo 3d cheaper off contract than the sensation? That's kinda sad. Makes me wish I was on sprint
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Yeah, it's like $500. Confusing...

Lucky me. Got sensation for free

I walked in to bestbuy to price match from target. $100 and they said they would. They brought over their manager. Boom! Phone was given for $1 along with $10 insurance and $20 buy back program. So I walked out with only paying $30 plus tax. It's almost too good
to be true. But my girl is jealous. Lol
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With contract ?
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woostar88 said:
I walked in to bestbuy to price match from target. $100 and they said they would. They brought over their manager. Boom! Phone was given for $1 along with $10 insurance and $20 buy back program. So I walked out with only paying $30 plus tax. It's almost too good
to be true. But my girl is jealous. Lol
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Sweet deal, I got my sensation for nothing too, only I paid nothing at all.
All I have to do is talk about it on Facebook now and again.

1 dollar is not free :s

I won my from HTC Australia

Electronic Punk said:
1 dollar is not free :s
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I paid $290 for mine... $1 seems pretty free to me
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Lucky me, got 2 Sensations and a G2x for free. I had recently swapped to Sprint, hated their service and switched back under the free phone promotions for the Sensation last Monday, and G2x this week.

Hydroshock said:
Lucky me, got 2 Sensations and a G2x for free. I had recently swapped to Sprint, hated their service and switched back under the free phone promotions for the Sensation last Monday, and G2x this week.
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Sounds like steal to me. :s
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I pay £36 a month ($58) 1250 any network mins, unlimited txt, 750mb data, 3000 landline minutes - free HTC Sensation -

Not nearly as good as the deal I got.
Some of you may not believe it but you can read my post explaining how I pulled it off. Just look back through my history. T-Mobile gave me a free Sensation, let me keep my G2X and kept me off of contract. Beat that deal!
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I would give $1 for a free phone

jrwingate6 said:
Not nearly as good as the deal I got.
Some of you may not believe it but you can read my post explaining how I pulled it off. Just look back through my history. T-Mobile gave me a free Sensation, let me keep my G2X and kept me off of contract. Beat that deal!
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I already have
Kept my DHD & got a Sensation for free

I'm on the market searching for a Sensation from T-Mobile but I've only seen it available for $250 as an upgrade I don't want to spend $250 + $10/mo data for 24 months, which is $490 total for everything.

armoguy94 said:
I'm on the market searching for a Sensation from T-Mobile but I've only seen it available for $250 as an upgrade I don't want to spend $250 + $10/mo data for 24 months, which is $490 total for everything.
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If you're in the USA, Target online has it for $99. And I believe Costco has it for a good price as well. There's some threads about it in the forum somewhere.

Got mine completely free thru the web only promotion that T-mo ran a couple of weeks ago.

Congrats, mate.

Telecom NZ gave me a free HTC Sensation Z710a to review and write blog posts about here: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/TelecomTech/

am i the only idiot in this world putting 500€ cash on the table to buy me a new phone?
seems so

Jur1nator said:
am i the only idiot in this world putting 500€ cash on the table to buy me a new phone?
seems so
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I paid $440 for mine off eBay.

I got 4 from Tmobile, sold 3 on ebay so I made some profit..

T-Mobile price???

Sorry for the stupid question but how much does this device cost with a 2 yr contract with T-Mobile. The website says 149$ now but is that the final price or will the final price be 50$ after mail in rebate? And is the price gonna drop anytime soon(hopefully on September) I want this phone more than anything right now but 149 is just too damn much for me.
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How about you call T-Mobile ask them....
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rvdangel630 said:
How about you call T-Mobile ask them....
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You know...that's so crazy it just might work!

It's been free on line numerous times.
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mike102871 said:
It's been free on line numerous times.
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Yea I've had the chance many times but Im hopeful that the Christmas season and the possibility of the HTC one x + coming to T-Mobile will drop the price significantly. My phone upgrade is on the 18th of October so all these will hopefully lower the price to like 50$
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lonoguge said:
Sorry for the stupid question but how much does this device cost with a 2 yr contract with T-Mobile. The website says 149$ now but is that the final price or will the final price be 50$ after mail in rebate? And is the price gonna drop anytime soon(hopefully on September) I want this phone more than anything right now but 149 is just too damn much for me.
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On T-Mobile's USA website this phone is $149, after $50 rebate. You can get this phone in Bestbuy for $79 and no rebate needed. I was on bestbuy's website and the phone was $79

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On T-Mobile's USA website this phone is $149, after $50 rebate. You can get this phone in Bestbuy for $79 and no rebate needed. I was on bestbuy's website and the phone was $79
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Holy crap that's a good deal! Its like half cheaper! Did you get it with a 2 year contract
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lonoguge said:
Holy crap that's a good deal! Its like half cheaper! Did you get it with a 2 year contract
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Yes with 2 year contract! There is one weird thing that happed. I had an older data plan which had unlimited fot $20. It was before the time when T-Mobile introduced 2G/5 and 10GB plans. On all other phones that I had including: Galaxy S and S 4G, Galaxy Nexus, Nokia Win 7 phone and so on, I was able to use Wifi HotSpot with that old data plan. Now when I got HTC One S, it stopped working and every time I wanted to activate hotspot on my phone, a page would open up, stating that I need to pay for $15 extra... So I called customer care and told them the above story. She told me that my plan is old and about 6 months ago the company started to monitor and charge users for hotspot service. She said I would have to pay $35 total. So at the end I made her do it for $20 for 2 year. So now I have new plan with 5GB+hotspot. I think phones with Android 4+ t-mobile started to block users without hotspot plan. So you know.

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Yes with 2 year contract! There is one weird thing that happed. I had an older data plan which had unlimited fot $20. It was before the time when T-Mobile introduced 2G/5 and 10GB plans. On all other phones that I had including: Galaxy S and S 4G, Galaxy Nexus, Nokia Win 7 phone and so on, I was able to use Wifi HotSpot with that old data plan. Now when I got HTC One S, it stopped working and every time I wanted to activate hotspot on my phone, a page would open up, stating that I need to pay for $15 extra... So I called customer care and told them the above story. She told me that my plan is old and about 6 months ago the company started to monitor and charge users for hotspot service. She said I would have to pay $35 total. So at the end I made her do it for $20 for 2 year. So now I have new plan with 5GB+hotspot. I think phones with Android 4+ t-mobile started to block users without hotspot plan. So you know.
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Wow that sucks! I'm assuming that since you're on xda your phone is rooted which means you can get FREE wifi tethering apps in fact that's one of the main reason people root in the first place. You should look onto it if you don't already know by now. Its just what you need!
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lonoguge said:
Wow that sucks! I'm assuming that since you're on xda your phone is rooted which means you can get FREE wifi tethering apps in fact that's one of the main reason people root in the first place. You should look onto it if you don't already know by now. Its just what you need!
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I have a newer data plan with hotspot for the same price as was my old one, so I am happy.

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I have a newer data plan with hotspot for the same price as was my old one, so I am happy.
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Oh OK lol
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whats your best phone and contract combination?

so I have been looking for ways to keep my Verizon service and my data... this is my plan...Craigslist for a note II...then Verizon has an unlimited month to month for fifty dollars no contract...of course my contract is up... but from what I seen upgrades are about three months before contract expiration...even with my 20 percent discount through work there is nothing cheaper when comparing contracts to prepaid fifty a month
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Hop on swappa and get what you want. If you have unlimited data and get a subsidized from Verizon they'll cut you off.
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kvswim said:
Hop on swappa and get what you want. If you have unlimited data and get a subsidized from Verizon they'll cut you off.
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yeah... i was fishing to see if anyone had a better plan...i will look at swappa... thanks... we have a thing in Houston where you bring your phone and do unlimited for 40 dollars a month and you use att or Verizon towers depending on your phone...but I haven't met anyone that has tried it...also I was wondering about places to shop for the note II...or try waiting a couple of months for a better phone... i also read somewhere people were keeping their grandfathered contracts by going to the Verizon store and the sales person can do it with some slight of hand....
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What carrier should I choose?

Okay so I'm 18 have a minimum wage job "yay my life is so great" blah. Minimum wage here is $7.25 btw. But I feel like taking on some responsibility and leaving my parents cellphone plan (AT&T) and going to T-Mobile. Good idea or no? Sprint is pointless in my area because it barely gets any service here. And Verizon. Just no. Any sort of input is gladly taken into consideration and thanks for all the help! ;*<3
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One way to find out is to go into your local cellphone provider establishment and ask how far do reception go. Be sure to ask about their packages there a plan for anyone.
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pjcanales said:
One way to find out is to go into your local cellphone provider establishment and ask how far do reception go. Be sure to ask about their packages there a plan for anyone.
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Well from what I know t-mobile in my area gets 3g and at&t gets 4g. But At&t just screws you over. I compared and t-mobile is like $60 a month and at&t is $80 with same exact service package. Just trying to figure out if it's a good idea
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Megadoug13 said:
Well from what I know t-mobile in my area gets 3g and at&t gets 4g. But At&t just screws you over. I compared and t-mobile is like $60 a month and at&t is $80 with same exact service package. Just trying to figure out if it's a good idea
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Go with tmobile as you can upgrade your phone whenever you want too
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Megadoug13 said:
Okay so I'm 18 have a minimum wage job "yay my life is so great" blah. Minimum wage here is $7.25 btw. But I feel like taking on some responsibility and leaving my parents cellphone plan (AT&T) and going to T-Mobile. Good idea or no? Sprint is pointless in my area because it barely gets any service here. And Verizon. Just no. Any sort of input is gladly taken into consideration and thanks for all the help! ;*<3
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Tmo has the best deal, $70/mo contract free with unlimited everything.. Go GSM for sure for the option of nexus just in case
I'll trade you jobs. They pay me $9/hr but treat their employees like microorganisms
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Forget all of them contract plans. Straight Talk is way cheaper( 43.22 a month), offer 4g service, att coverage, no contract, and semi-unlimited everything( talk,text,and data.) THe only drawback is that they seem to have temporarily discontinued att sim cards thus its kind of hard to find them. You probably can find one in a phone or on ebay or something.

ImagioX1 said:
Forget all of them contract plans. Straight Talk is way cheaper( 43.22 a month), offer 4g service, att coverage, no contract, and semi-unlimited everything( talk,text,and data.) THe only drawback is that they seem to have temporarily discontinued att sim cards thus its kind of hard to find them. You probably can find one in a phone or on ebay or something.
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But then you can't upgrade and get a discounted price for phones
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ImagioX1 said:
Forget all of them contract plans. Straight Talk is way cheaper( 43.22 a month), offer 4g service, att coverage, no contract, and semi-unlimited everything( talk,text,and data.) THe only drawback is that they seem to have temporarily discontinued att sim cards thus its kind of hard to find them. You probably can find one in a phone or on ebay or something.
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only problem with this is ive seen alot of complaints online about straight talk cutting data and it being slow

ZeRo2o9 said:
only problem with this is ive seen alot of complaints online about straight talk cutting data and it being slow
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I tested the other day and I got 8mbps down.
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Megadoug13 said:
But then you can't upgrade and get a discounted price for phones
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You pay for the phone in your contract. Buy a phone on swappa or some other site. The money you save off contract makes up for the up front purchase of the phone.
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jasonwojo75 said:
You pay for the phone in your contract. Buy a phone on swappa or some other site. The money you save off contract makes up for the up front purchase of the phone.
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+1 going from $70 to $40 is $30 and then times that by 12 you save about $360 a year
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Check out Wal-Mart Family Mobile. I used them for a while. Was very happy. $45 a month for unlimited everything (throttle data after 2GB). Runs on the t-mobile network. Only concern was lack of short code and call forwarding support. Other than that, I just put my account on automatic payment and never had to contact them again after the initial setup. You pay at the end of the month (it's not prepay), there are no contracts, no credit checks, and you can even pay your bill in person at any Wal-Mart.
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