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I have a TILT , great phone , for xmas i bought the fuze on premier and got it for free(added a line) , now my dad decided hes staying with sprint i now have two options , return the phone and have the one line removed , or keep it(it is the phone i want to upgrade to) and just convert the lines to family talk and keep him on for an additional 9.99(and give the additional line to a friend that cannot afford cellphone service?).so what do you say should i keep it or return it?

just keep it, "tis the season" right?

my opinion is sell the Fuze, get it unlocked and sell it on ebay for $500 or so, take the money pay the ETF and use the rest toward the Sprint Touch Pro on your dads plan... only if its cheaper to go on sprint with your dad, if its not cheaper per month i say keep the phone and give the line to someone that can atleast afford $10 a month

It is cheaper to go on sprint with my dad buuuuuut i hate sprint , the service isnt as good but the plus side is there plans are cheap data is cheap my only gripe against ATT is i think there prices of their plans could be a little better for example tmobile , tmobile has unlimited data for pdas for 20 and for berries for 20 , i wish att had this id be estatic.Besides we have the entire family on sprint i dont think he needs another , also when i told him my secret xmas plan he told me he was happy with his rumor and that getting the phone isnt a need its more of a want and that he would deal with what he had.So instead of a phone for xmas he has requested computer parts to further prolong the life of his computer.As far as pricing goes to keep the second line it would be
40 for 550 minutes unlimited nights and weekends both lines
25 data for my line
20 unlimited texting (my line)
10 dollars for the additional line
plus tax you figure 100 bucks (My bill is already 100-103 every month) why not?
To save money i could always reduce my texting package or see if i can finagle getting media max unlimited places on my plan(its a *****)
which would be for 35 unlimted data+texting.However media max unlimited is for "normal phones" and not pda phones even though both plans use the same gateway to connect to the internet(medianet not isp) If im not mistaken i could be wrong . So we have 1 for yay and for a maybe if other deciding factors!

wait 30 days and pay the ETF for the new line
Keep the phone and put your SIM in it

Umm, if your older than 18, just put it in your name with att, take over service and smile.

the account is in my name both lines are under me

Free ATT fuze from ATT

Hey guys just though i would toss this out for those who want ATT atm is giving fuzes away on a new line of service they are referbs but still a good deal just ordered one to replace my tilt hehe
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...ils.jsp?q_package=sku3680286&_requestid=23329

Sweet! Been looking for a deal like this to get my brother a Fuze for weeks. How much would it cost to get a new line and then cancel it just so we can get the fuze?

Early term fee is 250 hell its almost worth setting up a few lines X'ing them and selling the phones on ebay lol.
As for what i just i just added the line i ordered to my current account its 9.99 more per month x 2 years so a total of about 240 paid over 2 years for the phone now not a bad deal

Why is your ETF $250?
I thought the ETF for ATT is $175 and it goes down $5 every month?
magnamar said:
Early term fee is 250 hell its almost worth setting up a few lines X'ing them and selling the phones on ebay lol.
As for what i just i just added the line i ordered to my current account its 9.99 more per month x 2 years so a total of about 240 paid over 2 years for the phone now not a bad deal
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figures, right after i buy mine through amazon

I got one of these refurbs about 6 weeks ago and it was in perfect shape. Not a scratch on it and everything works beautifully.

so then not worth it to sign up for an extra line then cancel??

Yes, the early term fee is $175.00.... Not bad for a like new Fuze with a presumed 1 year warranty!

yea its 175 not 250 my bad sorry was used to the old early term fees when i sold phones.

Warranty is only 90 days
djaladin said:
Yes, the early term fee is $175.00.... Not bad for a like new Fuze with a presumed 1 year warranty!
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Is there an outright buy price on VZ?

I see VZ's site has the TP2 for 400 and something for "month to month" plan option.
Now I imagine this would entail atleast signing for the first month. Is there a way to opt out of even the first month?
I plan on using this as a travel phone, as I spend most of my time traveling... so no need to lock into a US contract.
Sure there is EBay, but if the phone has problems (dead pixels, etc)... then it's a hassle to try and get fixed, rather than something bought through an authorized channel.

unless I'm mistaken, which I don't believe I am, that's the outright buy it price. month-to-month pretty much means just that, paying month-to-month, not under contract. $489 is hard to believe too, given that the TP1 is above the TP2 month-to-month price, but whatev.

Wonder if I should just get a "2 year plan" then cancel and eat the $175 as the cost of doing business.
$199 + $79 for first month minimum plan + $175 cancellation fee = $453.

twostep said:
unless I'm mistaken, which I don't believe I am, that's the outright buy it price. month-to-month pretty much means just that, paying month-to-month, not under contract. $489 is hard to believe too, given that the TP1 is above the TP2 month-to-month price, but whatev.
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You are correct. The full price of the TP2 is $489. That's how I bought mine. I am locked into a 2 year contract, but was sick and tired of my BB Storm so I went ahead and bought the TP2 full price. I have been waiting for this phone for a while so when I saw the price was under $500 I could not believe it. Not sure how it would go if you were to just buy it and have it on a month to month basis. Would they even allow that?

just buy the phone at the 2 year price and then pay the ETF. that is the cheapest way to go. i always buy my phones with out a contract. and no you wont have to pay the first month. if they give you any hassle about it then just tell verizon you will give the phone back under their worry free gurantee. 9 times out of 10 they will take your money!

The month to month is the buy it outright price....you'll have to go to a local store to actually get one w/o a VZW account (tell them it's for a gift). I just called and they added a line to my family plan and gave me the phone for $150 + tax, then cancelled the line and charged me $175 ETF so $325 total.

Thanks for the input. But I've been reading that they aren't available in the stores.
Or is that hogwash?

Finally decided to get this. Now I need some advice.
I can't find this on eBay. There are a lot of Sprint TP2s available but I prefer the Verizon one (cuz it's a looker)
My business partner in the Baltimore has had a Verizon connection for as far back as my memory goes. I'd like him to get this for me. Problem is he's pretty daft and a bit of a ***** when it comes to these things.
I need a step by step guide (literally like 1. Call Verizon, 2. Say hello you get the picture) as to how to go about ordering this from Verizon. I'd prefer if he could do it over the phone or the internet (He is registered on VZW website). Oh and lastly I don't want this to interfere with his line in anyway neither is he looking for a new line (unless we can get the phone and then immediately pay the ETF and cancel the connection.
Also can somebody re-confirm that the ETF is exactly 175.00 in Baltimore?
I like the idea of doing the ETF thing. So any help would be greatly appreciated.

If you pay full price for the Touch Pro 2 it will be $489.00 plus tax which will come out to a total of about $520.00. This is what I paid for it. And you don't get a mail-in rebate for the phone if you pay full price.

I could get it for a lot lower than that on eBay... once the stocks are back I mean.
Looking for something south of 450 though.

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[Q] T-Mobile Users: Contract Question/Details

Hey guys,
There's one thing I don't quite understand about both this forum and the T-Mobile forum that I'd like some clarification on. I typically see blocks of text from members similar to the following:
Well, I like my Nexus One a lot, but I find myself using my Vibrant on Wednesdays and my G2 on the weekend. I think I'll pick up a myTouch HD when it comes out too for giggles.
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My question is: are you people throwing down out of contract prices for all of these phones or am I woefully ignorant of a better channel for buying them?
Just searching around today I've seen multiple people with a Nexus One and a Vibrant, and all I can think to myself is "Surely they didn't spend $1000 on phones..."
Also, as an aside, I noticed the differences between T-Mobiles Even More and Even More Plus plans, which seems to be $20 a month. I'm guessing if I did go with a G2 or a Vibrant under contract that my monthly bill would go up by $20 a month? Or, does that only matter on a new contract rather than an upgrade?

Some of them buy the phones new, off of e-bay or get them as testers. The difference in the even more and even more plus have to do with the phone discount. The cheaper plan you pay outright for the phone. To recieve the discounted phone price you pay the extra $20 a month.

Just talked to a rep today and looked at my plan more. I think I'm going to go for the Even More Plus 500. Right now I'm at loyalty unlimited with 1000 texts, but I'm only using around 300 anytime minutes and 100 texts. Going for the Even More Plus 500 keeps me at $60 a month.
If I factor in $20 a month more on my current plan under contract it means I'd be paying $480 + cost of phone over the lifetime, so it sounds like it's better off contract.
That aside, anyone else want to chip in on where they get their phones? Particularly people with 2-3 current Android devices?

[Q] Value Plan, Work Around... Am I missing Something

So i want the Sensation and the Touch Slide 4G, but on the value plan tmo whats you to pay retail for the phone and that's like $1000. Here's my work around.... No not craigslist, however I could get the two phone for about $700 maybe cheaper. Go to best buy get the the classic family 1000 with data and txting it's comes out to $119 a month for the two lines. Pay $99 for the sensation and $0 for the touch slide. Wait a month and pay tmo 400 for changing my plan to the value family 1000 that $79 a and re-up my conteract for two yrs.
The differance in the two plans is $40X24=960
I gave tmo 100 for the phones and 400 for the EFT so I'm out 500.
So i either got two NEW phones for 500, Maybe even cheaper then craiglist.
Or I save 460 over 24 months.
The Very Simple Math
960-500=460
What Am I missing.