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[Q] Cheapest cell phone plan to the Nexus S

I am moving to the US for six months, and buying the NS is the first thing on my list
But I'm not an american, and don't entirely understand how cell plans works there.
What is the cheapest possibility for me? I need unlimited data, and some call minutes and texts, but it doesn't need to be unlimited. Since I'm only staying for six months, I don't want to be in a two-year agreement.
Can I for instance buy the NS unlocked from T-mobile, and then get the "Everyting Data - With Any Mobile" for 69.99 from Sprint? Is that the cheapest I can get?

amplizz said:
I am moving to the US for six months, and buying the NS is the first thing on my list
But I'm not an american, and don't entirely understand how cell plans works there.
What is the cheapest possibility for me? I need unlimited data, and some call minutes and texts, but it doesn't need to be unlimited. Since I'm only staying for six months, I don't want to be in a two-year agreement.
Can I for instance buy the NS unlocked from T-mobile, and then get the "Everyting Data - With Any Mobile" for 69.99 from Sprint? Is that the cheapest I can get?
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the cheapest way should be T-Mobile with the Even More Plus which does not require any contract. If you want the NS you will have to pick one of two GSM carriers which are T-Mobile and AT&T.

So T-mobile Even More with unlimited data and 500 talk for 79.99 is the way to go? This is over 40% more expensive than in Norway for unlimited everything. Not fun.

There is an "Even More Plus" plan that is off contract. T-Mobile pulled it from their website last month, but you can still get it if you go to one of their stores. Just Google "Even More Plus". It's about $20 less a month than then Even More plan and you are not on a 2 year contract. At&t does not have off contract plans.

amplizz said:
I am moving to the US for six months, and buying the NS is the first thing on my list
But I'm not an american, and don't entirely understand how cell plans works there.
What is the cheapest possibility for me? I need unlimited data, and some call minutes and texts, but it doesn't need to be unlimited. Since I'm only staying for six months, I don't want to be in a two-year agreement.
Can I for instance buy the NS unlocked from T-mobile, and then get the "Everyting Data - With Any Mobile" for 69.99 from Sprint? Is that the cheapest I can get?
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T-Mobile EM+ FlexPay will be the best bet. Since NS supports T-Mobile 3G band (you can use 2G on both T-Mobile and AT&T though), you can enjoy better internet experience with T-mobile.
EM+ 3 in 1 (TTW) FlexPay
$60 with 500 minutes
$70 with 1000 minutes
$80 unlimited minutes
These plans include messaging (text and MMS) and internet service.
If you want to use the phone as modem (it has mobile hotspot, so you can tether over wifi), you may need to pay $15, but you should try it first before paying the fee. If you don't see any error, you don't have to pay.

If you can get away with not getting FlexPay ie. your credit is good enough for a normal account don't get FlexPay. I work for T-Mobile and FlexPay is one of the worse things T-Mobile has. Its nice for people who have bad credit or no credit but when you are trying to do things with your account you are very limited to what you can do. I mean very limited.

Prod1702 said:
If you can get away with not getting FlexPay ie. your credit is good enough for a normal account don't get FlexPay. I work for T-Mobile and FlexPay is one of the worse things T-Mobile has. Its nice for people who have bad credit or no credit but when you are trying to do things with your account you are very limited to what you can do. I mean very limited.
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Thank you for your advice. I'm considering to only get a data plan, and use Google Voice for calling. Is this possible?

amplizz said:
Thank you for your advice. I'm considering to only get a data plan, and use Google Voice for calling. Is this possible?
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Google Voice uses minutes since it calls a US-based phone number to route your call that way. However, it looks like the Nexus S will be able to do VoIP with a SIP account. So you could do that.
I don't think T-Mobile will let you get a data-only plan on a phone though.

Buy the phone full price and dont get sucked into a contract that you will eventually pay full price for phone anyway
Get the $60 with 500 minutes
on contract its $79 month

in canada mobilicity has
Unlimited north america calls
unlimited world-wide texting
unlimited 3g+ (that nexus s does not use ) data
voice mail
caller id
all for 40$ per month

If you buy a t-mobile phone unlocked, it'll only run on a gsm carrier with gsm plans.
Sprint, Verizon and Metro PCS are CDMA and therefor their networks are incompatible with the nexus s.
Your best bet would be to buy it unlocked and buy a t-mobile pre-paid sim or something because its I think $1 a day for unlimited internet and $.10 per text and minute used I think
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You can buy a simple mobile sim card and you can have everything unlimited calls, picture, text, video messages and internert. Simple mobile works with T-Mobiles antennas. All of it for $60.00 exact no taxes and its a good choice I had T-Mobile $59.99 plan 500 mins, text and unilimited data and it came out around $80 something with charges i didnt understand. So if u dont want to pay the extra charges beside the plan i suggest u to get simple mobile.

sippy_mo said:
I don't think T-Mobile will let you get a data-only plan on a phone though.
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You have 2 options:
1. Even More Plus data only plan for smartphones: $40/month, no contract, voice calling is optional
2. PAYG webpass $1.5/day, but I don't recommend it because it's pretty unreliable (too much error when you try to subscribe).
Postpaid plans require your Social Security Number (an number for US residents), that's why I recommend FlexPay except T-Mobile allows temporary residents (no SSN) to have postpay plans.

Danthrax27 said:
You can buy a simple mobile sim card and you can have everything unlimited calls, picture, text, video messages and internert. Simple mobile works with T-Mobiles antennas. All of it for $60.00 exact no taxes and its a good choice I had T-Mobile $59.99 plan 500 mins, text and unilimited data and it came out around $80 something with charges i didnt understand. So if u dont want to pay the extra charges beside the plan i suggest u to get simple mobile.
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This seems like a great plan! Does anybody have experience with Simple Mobile? Is it the same coverages as T-Mobile? Good 3g reception?
Can I tether with wifi?

mingkee said:
You have 2 options:
1. Even More Plus data only plan for smartphones: $40/month, no contract, voice calling is optional
2. PAYG webpass $1.5/day, but I don't recommend it because it's pretty unreliable (too much error when you try to subscribe).
Postpaid plans require your Social Security Number (an number for US residents), that's why I recommend FlexPay except T-Mobile allows temporary residents (no SSN) to have postpay plans.
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What do you mean with voice calling is optional? Regular voice over GSM? So I can still use Skype or something to call with data only plan?

Danthrax27 said:
T-Mobile $59.99 plan 500 mins, text and unilimited data and it came out around $80 something with charges i didnt understand. So if u dont want to pay the extra charges beside the plan i suggest u to get simple mobile.
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Yea because you're under contract or you're buying things on android market and having it bill your tmobile account
If you're not on a contract its it comes to avr $65 including tax
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Yea because you're under contract or you're buying things on android market and having it bill your tmobile account
If you're not on a contract its it comes to avr $65 including tax
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Wow for $65 I get 500 minutes, unlimited text and internet is a really good deal. My att contract is ending next week so I will be signing up for T mobiles ever more plus

Thunderbolt envy

I went to the Verizon store today thinking that I would trade up on my HTC Incredible only to find out that Verizon got rid of the upgrade anytime ability. They said I could get a Thunderbolt, but it would cost me $600.
Oh how nice it would be to have a Thunderbolt. Anyone have any ideas to fight this with Verizon?
Maj

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Adding to the envy I just got mine Saturday... Kernals.. omfg.. I'd missed them so much when I went from D1 to DX.
newalker91 said:
Seeing as promotions are not contractual, there's not really anything you can do. All I can suggest is seeing as the T-bolt is SIM based, see if you can get someone to do an insurance claim on theirs saying they lost it and buy it off of them. They might try to blank out the IMEI but the SIM should counteract that.
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He would have to activate the "lost" phone to even get a SIM card, which wouldn't happen because the IMEI would already be flagged. Since this is Verizon's only 4G device, how would he go about getting a SIM card? The SIM cards are useless once they've been activated on an account and then replaced with a new one, so using the other person's old one isn't an option.
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Actually if he found someone to do the lost phone deal. he could then go buy the cheapest sim-based phone outright,have it set to his account then take the sim card and put it in the t.
But the cheapest one i think is about 200.00 plus any changes it does to the contract (if any) and the at least 90.00 cost for the t's replacement. would end up costing over half the cost of the t and that's only if he gets lucky on the cost of the t

tumbleweed65 said:
Actually if he found someone to do the lost phone deal. he could then go buy the cheapest sim-based phone outright,have it set to his account then take the sim card and put it in the t.
But the cheapest one i think is about 200.00 plus any changes it does to the contract (if any) and the at least 90.00 cost for the t's replacement. would end up costing over half the cost of the t and that's only if he gets lucky on the cost of the t
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How do you then get a 4G SIM? Verizon's only other SIM based devices are all 3G "world phones" that I'm pretty sure only use the SIM cards when not in the US. Verizon's not gonna say "oh, sure, you want a 4G SIM for your Blackberry.. no problem". Unless, of course, he just never wanted to utilize LTE. I don't know enough about Verizon to be certain, but was an AT&T Mobility Resolution Specialist for a while.. and what you're suggesting would definitely not work with AT&T(given the same conditions of them only having 1 device using the new network). However, how much is an outright USB 4G Modem? NVM, that would not include voice plans, and they'd know something was up when he tried to add one to a modem LOL.. seriously, I dunno if this is possible. Even if it was, would possibly just be easier to save for a bit and just buy the phone.
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tumbleweed65 said:
Actually if he found someone to do the lost phone deal. he could then go buy the cheapest sim-based phone outright,have it set to his account then take the sim card and put it in the t.
But the cheapest one i think is about 200.00 plus any changes it does to the contract (if any) and the at least 90.00 cost for the t's replacement. would end up costing over half the cost of the t and that's only if he gets lucky on the cost of the t
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You are confusing gsm and lte. They arebnot the same. DON'T DO IT! won't get you anywhere + it's insurance fraud.
Could maybe add a line to your acct. Essentially paying $240 over the course of your contract plus $250 for the phone... It's a little cheaper.
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Well, I logged into my Verizon account and saw the following:
You are eligible to upgrade with an additional loyalty discount on 4/27/12 You may upgrade now at full price.
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Hooray. Only another year of this phone!!

Ad a line to ur account assuming ur on a family share plan and don't already have five lines. Ull pay ten extra dollars a month then have to do a device change from one mtn to another.
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stayin100 said:
Ad a line to ur account assuming ur on a family share plan and don't already have five lines. Ull pay ten extra dollars a month then have to do a device change from one mtn to another.
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He'll be getting new phones every year.
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Buy a phone off craigslist or ebay and then sell your Incredible. I got $170 for my Inc with ebay's buy back program. I bought my TB off ebay for $500.

There's a thunderbolt locally on CL for 500.
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Sell that **** man!!
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ddgarcia05 said:
There's a thunderbolt locally on CL for 500.
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You can normally talk people down a bit on CL too. So if you sell your phone for almost $200.. you're really only paying $300 for the phone which isn't bad at all with no contract!

newalker91 said:
Seeing as promotions are not contractual, there's not really anything you can do. All I can suggest is seeing as the T-bolt is SIM based, see if you can get someone to do an insurance claim on theirs saying they lost it and buy it off of them. They might try to blank out the IMEI but the SIM should counteract that.
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I am not an attorney ... but this seems like quite a fraud. You have to ask (and convince) a 'friend' to lie that they lost their phone. Then you have to lie during the activation process. Seems like a heck of a conspiracy for a few hundred dollars. I would NEVER ask a friend to participate in this type of scam.
On the other hand ... I 'lost' my Thunderbolt.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Selling my Triumph and $25/month plan

Is anyone interested in buying my Triumph and taking over my $25/month plan. I'm looking to get $340 for everything listed below.
What you get:
Motorola Triumph (gently used and in excellent condition)
The original box and accessories
A clear/smoke rocketfish case from Best Buy
A 32gb memory card
I will go online and change the name and the address on the account to yours and give you the login (phone number) and password to take over the account. This is the $25/month plan that is no longer offered anymore (new customers are forced to the $35 plan). It includes 300 minutes per month and unlimited text and data. I am not porting the number out (I use google voice)... you can keep it and change it if you wish.
The account currently paid through 2/2/12. In addition, there is a $35 top up credit in the account which will pay for all of February and part of March. So, this phone effectively comes with 2 1/2 months of free service.
The $25/month plan is a huge plus in this package as it saves you $10/month and is no longer offered.
If you are interested, send me a pm and we can work out the details. I will go to ebay or craigslist if I don't get any offers soon.
Thanks,
mp

maxpower17 said:
Is anyone interested in buying my Triumph and taking over my $25/month plan. I'm looking to get $340 for everything listed below.
What you get:
Motorola Triumph (gently used and in excellent condition)
The original box and accessories
A clear/smoke rocketfish case from Best Buy
A 32gb memory card
I will go online and change the name and the address on the account to yours and give you the login (phone number) and password to take over the account. This is the $25/month plan that is no longer offered anymore (new customers are forced to the $35 plan). It includes 300 minutes per month and unlimited text and data. I am not porting the number out (I use google voice)... you can keep it and change it if you wish.
The account currently paid through 2/2/12. In addition, there is a $35 top up credit in the account which will pay for all of February and part of March. So, this phone effectively comes with 2 1/2 months of free service.
The $25/month plan is a huge plus in this package as it saves you $10/month and is no longer offered.
If you are interested, send me a pm and we can work out the details. I will go to ebay or craigslist if I don't get any offers soon.
Thanks,
mp
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I would love to get that sd from you willing to trade a 16 and/or cash
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A 16? Sorry, I'm not following you...

maxpower17 said:
A 16? Sorry, I'm not following you...
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Sorry forgot the gb part. I meant a 16gb sd card
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Is your phone sold out?

I found a way to convert back to the 25$ plan.or The $40 1200min plan.
easy trick

prominator said:
I found a way to convert back to the 25$ plan.or The $40 1200min plan.
easy trick
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I'll bite. How?
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Any body interested to sell his/her virginmobileusa $25/month plan
Hi,
Any body interested to sell his/her virginmobileusa $25/month plan, please, let me know. Cell: +1571-249-3884, or, [email protected]

using google chrome , login to your virginmobile account then right click , inspect element. and edit the html code to "cos1".............
thats a big hint

prominator said:
using google chrome , login to your virginmobile account then right click , inspect element. and edit the html code to "cos1".............
thats a big hint
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I sent you a pm. Would like to know if this really is possible. I want to upgrade my $25 plan to the $40 plan.

prominator said:
using google chrome , login to your virginmobile account then right click , inspect element. and edit the html code to "cos1".............
thats a big hint
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not sure what you're talking about (dunno anything about editing html code)
but, do you think this would work after upgrading to new phones after 5/27?

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This is awesome. I'm on the $25 plan now but when I switch to the Evo V I'll try it.
Currently the codes are:
$35 plan == COS305
$45 plan == COS306
$55 plan == COS307
I'll post an update on 5/31 if it works

Jargin said:
This is awesome. I'm on the $25 plan now but when I switch to the Evo V I'll try it.
Currently the codes are:
$35 plan == COS305
$45 plan == COS306
$55 plan == COS307
I'll post an update on 5/31 if it works
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any update?

Finally got a shipping confirm, I'll have an update on the 6th.

Well it loaded the $25 plan instead of the $35 but then when I went to confirm the plan I got this error.
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Not sure if this is because I now have the Evo V and it's a newer phone or they corrected the system. I will try and reactive my Triumph tomorrow to see if that phone can be activated with a $25 plan.

Thanks for the update

So the plans are code based? Interesting. It'd be nice to get the 40 dollar plan.

Any update on this?

Cataulin said:
Any update on this?
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Oh yea it worked, instead of selecting change plan now, use change plan at end of cycle.

AT&T version is $639.99 no contract

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

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

SlimJ87D said:
Wow F that. I was going to buy it without a contract but now I'll just wait the extra 2 months.
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Couldn't you just preorder and add it as a new line and then cancel your current line afterwards? Even if you just got a new plan last month, the phone without a contract is more expensive than $200 + the ETF.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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