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Friend just emailed me....the Captivate is now just 1 cent. Not a bad deal, eh?
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This is Amazon, much like WireFly,LetsTak and any other reseller they can price the phone at whatever price theyd like since they make comission off the monthly plans more so than the actual hardware. Theyll take a big hit ($200-$300) on the phone in order to make it back up with the plan.
BTW this is for new contracts only via Amazon, renewals are still $99 and Family is $149.
I just ordered one from Amazon for a penny. So long Sprint and so long samsung moment (blech)
I ordered mine from Amazon along with 3 other phones on a new family plan with 1400 minutes. Total cost after shipping: $.04.
makes me feel I made a mistake getting the phone in the first place. Good thing I like the phone.
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makes me feel I made a mistake getting the phone in the first place. Good thing I like the phone.
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Why would you feel like you made a mistake getting the phone if you like it just b/c the price went down? Hell, I paid $175 for mine (Family plan upgrade-secondary line) and I'm still happy with my purchase. I agree that it is annoying to see them offer such good deals for new users and screw over "loyal" customers though...
AT&T charged me $100, they gave me the $100 discount for being a loyal customer. Funny thing is i joined when the iPhone 3G came out.
I tried to get my wife to get it for 1 cent but she insists on getting the EVO, loyal yo sprint.
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logicrulez said:
AT&T charged me $100, they gave me the $100 discount for being a loyal customer. Funny thing is i joined when the iPhone 3G came out.
I tried to get my wife to get it for 1 cent but she insists on getting the EVO, loyal yo sprint.
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Loyal enough to pay 240 dollars more over the length of her contract? I've been with Sprint for 5 years and I'm not THAT loyal to them
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Why would you feel like you made a mistake getting the phone if you like it just b/c the price went down? Hell, I paid $175 for mine (Family plan upgrade-secondary line) and I'm still happy with my purchase. I agree that it is annoying to see them offer such good deals for new users and screw over "loyal" customers though...
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To be fair Amazon's a dealer like Wirefly. They make nothing on the sale of phones but get paid on selling the contracts. The Captivate is 99 dollars if you are renewing or adding a line on Amazon. Still a better deal than anywhere else. As a NEW AT&T customer I would have spent $199 on the phone at the AT&T store. I was all about to buy a Vibrant yesterday for 70 bucks on Amazon when I found the penny deal on the Captivate. So here I am.
Difference is, when you buy it from the AT&T store, they cover your warranty for the year - and their warranty is great.
If you buy it anywhere else, you have to deal with Samsung directly unless you get lucky and AT&T ships you a replacement regardless.
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Why would you feel like you made a mistake getting the phone if you like it just b/c the price went down? Hell, I paid $175 for mine (Family plan upgrade-secondary line) and I'm still happy with my purchase. I agree that it is annoying to see them offer such good deals for new users and screw over "loyal" customers though...
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Not so much a mistake, I am happy with my purchase. It's just the price that we pay to get the best in tech before everyone else.
I've never done that before, and used to tout that my motorola karma was pretty much the same thing as a smartphone.
Obviously I had no clue what I was talking about.
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Difference is, when you buy it from the AT&T store, they cover your warranty for the year - and their warranty is great.
If you buy it anywhere else, you have to deal with Samsung directly unless you get lucky and AT&T ships you a replacement regardless.
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Now THAT I dodn't know. Guess I'll be adding insurance.
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Now THAT I dodn't know. Guess I'll be adding insurance.
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It's what I was told from AT&T and when I spoke to Letstalk, Wifefly and so on. But FWIW, people have stated that they just called AT&T and they sent them a replacement - but that could just be a YMMV. I would try to verify as well before you add insurance in case you don't need to.
But for $.01, I'm jealous!
Amazon has such a great rep that I doubt they'd have entered the Wireless sales business without some assurances from carriers. Wirefly has a shady rep from what I was able to google.
i paid full retail cause i wasnt up for upgrade... and thats for two phones too.. -_-. bye 1000
The thing many of you guys are not realizing is that this price and other similar deals are for completely new accounts only. Upgrades or even new family plan lines will bump up the price to $100-150. Under the circumstances most of the people I know who paid for Captivates, they wouldn't have saved any more money if they had waited, as everyone I know who has a Captivate was already an AT&T customer.
And quite frankly, while the Captivate is a great phone, it's not worth putting up with AT&T over if you're on a good carrier, especially since there is/will be a Galaxy S for all major carriers.
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The thing many of you guys are not realizing is that this price and other similar deals are for completely new accounts only. Upgrades or even new family plan lines will bump up the price to $100-150. Under the circumstances most of the people I know who paid for Captivates, they wouldn't have saved any more money if they had waited, as everyone I know who has a Captivate was already an AT&T customer.
And quite frankly, while the Captivate is a great phone, it's not worth putting up with AT&T over if you're on a good carrier, especially since there is/will be a Galaxy S for all major carriers.
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This man speaks the truth. Listen to his words. And get him a beer!
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Amazon has such a great rep that I doubt they'd have entered the Wireless sales business without some assurances from carriers. Wirefly has a shady rep from what I was able to google.
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True, but reading through Amazons policy, they only support the phone for 30 days - as do all online retailers besides AT&T itself (they have a full year). Other online retailers pass the warranty to Samsung. But for the period Amazon does cover it - they have great customer service.
I'm not saying that's bad as I never dealt with Samsung for warranty purposes. I just know that AT&T deals with warranty issues very well. But regardless, $.01 for this phone is an amazing deal. The chance of needing a replacement post-30 days might not even occur for you - and if it does - you can always try AT&T for replacement.
I've never had an Android phone, but something tells me the Captivate won't be the phone to have for 2 years.
But is it worth getting for 200 dollars? To mess around with and experiment with? I mean I'd use it as my main phone and all, but it's gotten such bad press, I'm not sure what to think of it. Not to mention the guy I am buying it from is switching to Sprint or Verizon because of a lack of HTC Android Phones on ATT.
So, should I go for it? It is a brand new Galaxy S, or a refurbished one... I don't know actually. It is in a box that was sent to him to replace his bricked Galaxy S from when he canceled an update.
And, is the GPS really that bad? Considering my Touch Pro's GPS is horrible, I don't expect much!
Off contract? Yes.
If I could switch to Verizon, Sprint, or T-Mobile, I'd be goner than gone.
Go for it. It's a good deal.
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Yes yes yes.
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Any chance you will share where you can get this phone for $200 off contract. I paid that for min on contract. I would love to get one for my wife but she has another year before she is eligible for an upgrade.
If you go to at&t's site, login and try to buy this phone without a contract they will charge you over $400.
hehe. i'm just gonna pay the breach of contract and switch to sprint for the evo or the epic. not sure wich, but i'm tossing mine up on craigs list. oh, and overstock.com is advertising them for .01 with new contract...
Paid $120 for mine after I called AT&T and told them that my crenelation is less than $100 or they can sell me the new phone for $120. The never thought twice and overnighted the phone to me for the $120.
I paid 230 for mine the first week it came out. I eventually went to best buy and got 80 bucks from them when they put it on sale
I paid $200 for mine. Totally worth it.
Coming from an x10 user, this phone is really good. Of course there is better, there always is hurting the price that you're getting is really good too.
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I would give a resounding "heck yeah". Get it. If you don't like it, you will most likely be able to sell for a profit.
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So I wired my younger brother the money to pick up my phone in the US and send it back with my grandparents who are there visiting... He went to AT&T today and they denied him the ability to purchase me the phone off contract. He said he tried for a little, but they kept saying that they would not sell it to him off contract. I told him to try and go back if he can, but he might not be able to due to work and my grandparents leaving soon.
Can AT&T actually deny selling the phone off contract? I told him that if he is able to go back, to tell them that it is being sold from AT&T stores for $549.00 and to ask how it is possible for them to deny the sale.
I understand that they dont make money selling phones, but rather the service, but to just deny him is crazy...
Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?
Thanks everyone! Have been at this android thing for almost a year and I am still without one...
I have never heard of them denying someone to purchase a phone off contract. Tell him to go to Target or Wal Mart they sell att phones off contract.
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I'm not sure if there is one near him unfortunately... I guess I should mention he lives in Boston at the moment, not cool on the part of the AT&T he went to.
Do you happen to know how much Walmart and Target are selling them for?
they can deny anything to anyone. but you can buy it on there website. they dont want to run out and are hoping that this will attract many new contracts so they prefer to sell to new subscribers. my att reps dont care either way and i had the option to buy outright, i shoulda taken that option but it is too late now. im not sure if i can cancel an early upgrade in the first month like a new contract.
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I'm not sure if there is one near him unfortunately... I guess I should mention he lives in Boston at the moment, not cool on the part of the AT&T he went to.
Do you happen to know how much Walmart and Target are selling them for?
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about $50-$100 more as far as i can tell but some regions are jacking up the price even in the at store. i think it is $579 on att's website. my store is $549 but some stores may be $600 or more
Is he a ATT customer. It is true they wont sell to non customers and they dont have to.
Crazy how some places jack up the price like that. The reason I cannot order it online is because I would have to pay a 16% tax for it to get through customs here in the Dominican Republic. So i have been trying to coordinate with friends and family that have been in the US and this was my big chance so say.
Pretty annoyed about this, seems like everytime I try to get a phone i am unsuccesful for one reason or another. Already had the issue with the G2X not being quad-band.
I hope he was able to go back this evening and get it... Not sure what to do next if that doesn't work out.
Ya. Inspire was $399 off contract at att. Went to buy at best buy because I had a 10% coupon and they wanted $599 for the thing! No.thanks! I'd call corporate and complain about the store. Either way its bad customer service for them to turn you down like that. "Can I give you $550 for this item" rep "no" ... "only $199" doesn't make sense. I'd raise hell. I realize they make money off the data plans and.contracts and how att works but either way you look at it that's poor customer relations and incorrect information directly from a.corporate store.
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Best buy will always price match. I have done it with many off contract phones there.
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Ya. Inspire was $399 off contract at att. Went to buy at best buy because I had a 10% coupon and they wanted $599 for the thing! No.thanks! I'd call corporate and complain about the store. Either way its bad customer service for them to turn you down like that. "Can I give you $550 for this item" rep "no" ... "only $199" doesn't make sense. I'd raise hell. I realize they make money off the data plans and.contracts and how att works but either way you look at it that's poor customer relations and incorrect information directly from a.corporate store.
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I don't think the infuse is only 399 off contract anywhere. I just looked online on att.com and its 550. If you can show me where to get it for 400 bucks I'm buying right now.
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Off topic - I hate you because you have a Transformer and I don't.
I'm not sure I'd plunk down that much for the infuse anyway. It has the same gps issues as the captivate and nexus s phone. To me I'd buy an iPhone and have your brother send it along with your grandparents or even an atrix. I like my phones to work right.
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I'm not sure I'd plunk down that much for the infuse anyway. It has the same gps issues as the captivate and nexus s phone. To me I'd buy an iPhone and have your brother send it along with your grandparents or even an atrix. I like my phones to work right.
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the gps if far better than the galaxy s phones. trust me on that. it can use altered settings as it has quirks but the gps is not the same hardware or drivers and is by far improved
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I don't think the infuse is only 399 off contract anywhere. I just looked online on att.com and its 550. If you can show me where to get it for 400 bucks I'm buying right now.
The inspire not infuse
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Was at at&t store and thought I remember seeing off contract price of $549.00 I am in KC, Mo.
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As long as you have a active account with AT&T then they will sell you a phone out of contract or no commitment pricing. If you don't have a account they don't have to sell it to you
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they can deny anything to anyone. but you can buy it on there website. they dont want to run out and are hoping that this will attract many new contracts so they prefer to sell to new subscribers. my att reps dont care either way and i had the option to buy outright, i shoulda taken that option but it is too late now. im not sure if i can cancel an early upgrade in the first month like a new contract.
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+++ Inventory is thin right now. They would rather sell that phone with a contract, which they probably did short after. Or if not, at least sell to a current customer.
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I'm not sure if there is one near him unfortunately... I guess I should mention he lives in Boston at the moment, not cool on the part of the AT&T he went to.
Do you happen to know how much Walmart and Target are selling them for?
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Do you happen to know what store in Boston he went to? I live in Boston and was able to buy one from the Downtown Crossing store with no issues. Just be nice to the AT&T reps and don't look/act like a grey market reseller
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So I wired my younger brother the money to pick up my phone in the US and send it back with my grandparents who are there visiting... He went to AT&T today and they denied him the ability to purchase me the phone off contract. He said he tried for a little, but they kept saying that they would not sell it to him off contract. I told him to try and go back if he can, but he might not be able to due to work and my grandparents leaving soon.
Can AT&T actually deny selling the phone off contract? I told him that if he is able to go back, to tell them that it is being sold from AT&T stores for $549.00 and to ask how it is possible for them to deny the sale.
I understand that they dont make money selling phones, but rather the service, but to just deny him is crazy...
Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?
Thanks everyone! Have been at this android thing for almost a year and I am still without one...
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Yes, AT&T rep told me that first couple of weeks no AT&T store will sell a new phone without contract.
You have to go to bestbuy for that. I bought mine there for $599 without contract.
Another option is online purchase from AT&T's website for $549 without contract, but there may be some issues with that.
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So I wired my younger brother the money to pick up my phone in the US and send it back with my grandparents who are there visiting... He went to AT&T today and they denied him the ability to purchase me the phone off contract. He said he tried for a little, but they kept saying that they would not sell it to him off contract. I told him to try and go back if he can, but he might not be able to due to work and my grandparents leaving soon.
Can AT&T actually deny selling the phone off contract? I told him that if he is able to go back, to tell them that it is being sold from AT&T stores for $549.00 and to ask how it is possible for them to deny the sale.
I understand that they dont make money selling phones, but rather the service, but to just deny him is crazy...
Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?
Thanks everyone! Have been at this android thing for almost a year and I am still without one...
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Just happened to me today as i got my Infuse...
ATT store said that they do not sell new phones off contract for the first month after release....
I had to go to Radio Shack to buy the phone...
Current owner of Verizon GNex. Gonna pick up S3 off contract. What will happen with my insurance when I finally purchase my S3? Will the insurance transfer to my S3 from Gnex even though I did not buy from Verizon?
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Nope insurance only covers for phones bought off Verizon stores
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Nope insurance only covers for phones bought off Verizon stores
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Not true most of my devices I've bought on craigslist and i did not have any issues getting my insurance switched to the device I got.
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I asked a Verizon rep this same question. A few reps actually confirmed that the insurance covers a privately bought phone as long as you are on the Verizon network. They say its because the insurance is a third party, not actually Verizon. Addition carries the insurance. The analogy they used is just like buying another brand car, your insurance still covers it. Hope that helps.
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I can also confirm this, insurance has stayed on my account after switching phones. Either that or they owe me back several months worth of Assurance payments.
Purchased my S3 at Best Buy Mobile.
Called Verizon and added TEC (Total Equipment Coverage) includes Asurion insurance.
To my understanding, your insurance automatically follows whatever device you activate on your plan, although with Verizon, certain devices have an additional coverage cost, with a higher deductible.
I can confirm this as well...they will cover a device even if purchased from a third party (craigslist, private reseller). I just did this in mid September, went from my Gnex to a SGS3 bought used at a local electronics store. Didn't even have to do anything, although I did call Verizon several times to confirm this is how it works.
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The insurance is on the line not the phone. So all phones are covered.
Hit me up on Gtalk if u need help @musclehead84
Whatever phone is activated on insured line shows up on Assurion website as the one insured at the time.
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Purchased my S3 at Best Buy Mobile.
Called Verizon and added TEC (Total Equipment Coverage) includes Asurion insurance.
To my understanding, your insurance automatically follows whatever device you activate on your plan, although with Verizon, certain devices have an additional coverage cost, with a higher deductible.
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If you bought your phone at Best Buy why in the world would you not use their insurance instead? I only buy my phones at best buy. Same monthly cost and no deductible. Only downside is 3 day turn around instead of overnight. But at the cost of a deductible vs none I'll wait the 3 days.
Please fill me in if something has changed before I buy my wife's phone.
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If you bought your phone at Best Buy why in the world would you not use their insurance instead? I only buy my phones at best buy. Same monthly cost and no deductible. Only downside is 3 day turn around instead of overnight. But at the cost of a deductible vs none I'll wait the 3 days.
Please fill me in if something has changed before I buy my wife's phone.
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As per the BBM Rep, their insurance doesn't cover for
Lost phone or Theft.
TEC (Total Equipment Coverage) costs me
Only $6.99/mo. with a $99 deductible.
I'm covered for theft, loss, water damage, malfunctions, etc.
Funny thing is that the guy who recommended I purchase my S3 from BB, said I should buy their insurance, and that I'd be covered for theft and loss when I asked him this specifically. All for $10
I had to inform him differently after I made my purchase.
Found this with a quick search:
http://www.techlicious.com/guide/should-you-buy-phone-insurance/
ever since i got this phone i been having trouble trying to get TEP they keep saying call back.. i always hace had TEP on every sprint phone i have had.. im on the phone now and they saying that they cant do it for some reason?? what im i supposed to do.. wtf?? where can i get good phone insurance at? im really pissed about this.. if i knew that i couldnt get TEP on this phone i never would have gotten it.. i would have just kept my gs4.. now i have a phone that i have NO insurance on cant find any cases or screen protectors for the darn thing.. like wtf.. yea i kno i can get a case off line which i alreadt orderd one but that will take 1-2 weeks to get her.. i NEED insurance.. so guys who or what insurance do u guys use?? i need some for peice of mind
The only way you would is if you bought the phone through Sprint. Guessing you didn't? Just take care of your things.
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The only way you would is if you bought the phone through Sprint. Guessing you didn't? Just take care of your things.
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yea i do take care of my things bro but **it happens.. well if i cant find decent insurance then its going on ebay:good:
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yea i do take care of my things bro but **it happens.. well if i cant find decent insurance then its going on ebay:good:
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Really? TEP is a total ripoff. 10 bucks a month PLUS a $150 deductible on the off chance that you actually have to use it. Seems like kind of a questionable reason to sell your awesome new phone, especially when you can get a brand new one for $350. But hey, whatever floats your boat.
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Really? TEP is a total ripoff. 10 bucks a month PLUS a $150 deductible on the off chance that you actually have to use it. Seems like kind of a questionable reason to sell your awesome new phone, especially when you can get a brand new one for $350. But hey, whatever floats your boat.
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well see i like having insurance on every smartphone i ever had.. i really dont care what insurance it is.. all i kno is TEP.. do i want to sell my new phone.. na not really.. just want insurance on it that all years ago my evo 4g got stolen paid 100$ they sent me a brandnew phone... so 10$ a month really dont bother me much.. what happens if something like that happens to my new phone.. im *****d
I'd never buy insurance on a $350 phone but I have Worth Ave Group insurance on my son's iphone.
Why not set the $150 aside and then put away $10/mo as insurance?? You'd reach the outright purchase price of the phone pretty quick if you ever ran in to problems. It can't possibly be that hard to set aside some reserve in case your phone dies.
Sell the phone, then pay $450 for the same phone from Sprint, they'll let you pay $11 per month for high deductible insurance.
$450 cost of phone
$150 deductible if you lose it once.
$11 per month x 24 ? = $264
Spigen has both cases and screen protectors. http://stores.ebay.com/spigensgp/
I don't buy any other.
The insurance industry is working on your mind, now that you need insurance.
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Sell the phone, then pay $450 for the same phone from Sprint, they'll let you pay $11 per month for high deductible insurance.
$450 cost of phone
$150 deductible if you lose it once.
$11 per month x 24 ? = $264
Spigen has both cases and screen protectors. http://stores.ebay.com/spigensgp/
I don't buy any other.
The insurance industry is working on your mind, now that you need insurance.
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Totally rockin' the SlimArmor case on my N5! Fit's perfect and the buttons are great.
I bought my phone from Google had to go to Sprint to get the SIM card. Had the tech switch my evo 4g LTE to the Nexus. He asked if I want to keep my insurance and I said yes. He also said that it would go down in cost from $11 to just $8.
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I bought my phone from Google had to go to Sprint to get the SIM card. Had the tech switch my evo 4g LTE to the Nexus. He asked if I want to keep my insurance and I said yes. He also said that it would go down in cost from $11 to just $8.
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well u got lucky man.. cause i always had insurance since i been with sprint and when i switch from the s4 they said i had to switch my plan also cause i was on the 450 min plan.. so then i went with the my way new plan... then i talked to many reps and they all said they cant do it..??? they even credit me 20$ for the hassel..
I believe there are 3rd Party insurance companies you can go through. Sprint dropped mine too. But if something happens I'll just buy a new one outright.
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You can't get tep only insurance for if its physically damaged or liquid damaged which is dumb. But I'm a technician for sprint so if your in northern Virginia I can try to help you the best I can. But it may change in the future I will let my higher ups know and get this addressed to try to help not only you but people with this phone cause I don't think its fair that if your speaker goes out that you would have to pay $53 or $75 once they change it for not having in store coverage which cannot be covered. I think with all the people I know I should be able to get something done I'll post back when I get something confirmed but rest assured I will get tep for this phone for everyone that wants it.
I activated my n5 today and they transfered my insurance no problem it actually went down to 8 a month instead of 11
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The issue is the 32GB model, If you have the 16GB model you can get Sprint TEP on it, as I have it on mine and mine was bought from the play store, but anyone with the 32GB model will not be able to get Sprints TEP and will not be able to have sprint techs look at their phone in repair stores either, it's simply not supported. PS I am a technician at a corporate Sprint store
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Better than tep IMO
http://www.ensquared.com/Android-Cell-Phone-Insurance
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TEP is a ripoff. My credit card offers free coverage, as long as I pay my cell bill on it every month. $400 of coverage I believe, with something like a $50 deduct.
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The issue is the 32GB model, If you have the 16GB model you can get Sprint TEP on it, as I have it on mine and mine was bought from the play store, but anyone with the 32GB model will not be able to get Sprints TEP and will not be able to have sprint techs look at their phone in repair stores either, it's simply not supported. PS I am a technician at a corporate Sprint store
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I work at the employee store and bought the 16gb version (obviously) and it wouldn't let me get tep so it may just be a temporary issue with RMS
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TEP is a ripoff. My credit card offers free coverage, as long as I pay my cell bill on it every month. $400 of coverage I believe, with something like a $50 deduct.
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Which credit card is that?
P.Mobile said:
well u got lucky man.. cause i always had insurance since i been with sprint and when i switch from the s4 they said i had to switch my plan also cause i was on the 450 min plan.. so then i went with the my way new plan... then i talked to many reps and they all said they cant do it..??? they even credit me 20$ for the hassel..
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Forget the fact that you have insurance, how many times have you had to claim insurance in all the years you had the smartphone? I had TEP for my HTC Touch Pro for almost 1.5 years back in 2009/2010 and I only claimed it once. To me it was a rip off and this was when it was still $7/mo. At $11/mo currently it is even more of a rip off. To add insult to injury the Galaxy Nexus 5 is only $350 unlike the GS4 or iPhone 5S which are $650-$700.