First and foremost, let me wish everyone a happy One S day in the states!
Picked mine up upon waking up. $178 out the door!
It was shown to be available for $250, before tax. Plus T-Mobile is running its magenta day deal right now, $100 off on any Android trade in. So I got $100 for my mytouch 3g. Plus on top of it, I still have a $50 rebate to send it. So my total will be $128 when all is said and done. Not bad.
Great phone so far! Can't wait for an AOSP rom, Not a fan of SENSE just as I was not a fan of Moto's crap intergrated UI as well.
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First and foremost, let me wish everyone a happy One S day in the states!
Picked mine up upon waking up. $178 out the door!
It was shown to be available for $250, before tax. Plus T-Mobile is running its magenta day deal right now, $100 off on any Android trade in. So I got $100 for my mytouch 3g. Plus on top of it, I still have a $50 rebate to send it. So my total will be $128 when all is said and done. Not bad.
Great phone so far! Can't wait for an AOSP rom, Not a fan of SENSE just as I was not a fan of Moto's crap intergrated UI as well.
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Wait, Magenta Day deal? I haven't heard of this... Is this a local thing?
EDIT: Also, congrats on the new phone!
Magenta Days
Running it in the Minneapolis MN area as well. Paid out right for mine though (grandfathered into even more plus)
Got the Magenta Days thing going on here in KC as well but I was ~$291 out the door because the trade in was a $100 mail in as well so after that and the $50 mail in will be $141 including taxes, upgrade fee; etc.
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Noticing one thing. On bright backgrounds I'm getting a wavy type effect. Best example is open the Play Store and go to My Apps. The grey screen as it is loading shows the wavy lines. Anyone else seeing it?
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Cool, hopefully they will have that in my area (Salt Lake City, UT).
Is it a mail in rebate for everyone?
On the magenta deal day you get $50 trade in for normal phones, $100 for smartphones, and $200 for ANY iPhone. (must be working, no water damage, and no cracked screen)
I bought mine from T-mobile outright. Is the trade-in deal only on new lines of service? If not I am taking my old MT4G back and getting a rebate!
I found this link: http://www.tmonews.com/2012/04/dont-forget-about-magenta-deal-days-and-trade-up-to-a-new-smartphone/
The wording does say "back" so I'm assuming it is strictly a mail in rebate.
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I bought mine from T-mobile outright. Is the trade-in deal only on new lines of service? If not I am taking my old MT4G back and getting a rebate!
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Mine was an existing line that was just eligible for a phone upgrade. Have had this line for 5+ years.
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I walked out of the store paying 178$ with tax. 50$ of which is a mail in. The guys did the mail in forms and everything for me.
Glad im sticking it out with TMo. I have had nothing but great customer service for the past 2.5 years and hope for another solid 2 years.
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I walked out of the store paying 178$ with tax. 50$ of which is a mail in. The guys did the mail in forms and everything for me.
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So you got the $100 trade in in-store? They did all the trade in forms for me and packed my old phone but I have to wait for the $100 rebate just like the other one.
And is no one else seeing the "wavy" lines thing I asked about earlier in this thread?
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Mine was an existing line that was just eligible for a phone upgrade. Have had this line for 5+ years.
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I have an upgrade available for one of my lines as well. I'm hoping to get this phone over the weekend. How much did it come out to?
W00t - got mine tonight
Trade in deal or Magenta, is a pretty sweet deal. It is a mail in rebate here in San Diego but the catch (for us not them) is it does not have to be a phone currently enrolled in a plan. I am an existing customer only about 8 months into my 2 year contract with an HTC Sensy. I have an old original iPhone laying around and they are offering $200 for iPhones!! they took it its worth like $50...maybe. $246 out the door and the mail in is on its way. $46 upgrade all said and done.
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This forum helped me a lot answering my question so now it's time for me to contribute a little to it.
I don't know about new activations, I'm just talking about my case which is an upgrade and I've been with T-mobile for 5 years already.
My contract has ended for a while so now it's time for an upgrade and I waited for this fone as the GS2 takes too long to come out. So I did a little research online and found out that I can match the price of this phone (currently $199 after mail in rebate on Tmobile website or store) with Wirefly's price at $149 using a promotion code "courtesy" when calling them.
First, don't talk to a regular representative, they have no power to reduce the price, ask to talk to Customer Loyalty, and insist on it if they refuse to transfer u to them. Then just tell them that a friend or other people can match the price with Wirefly. In my case, they even lowered the price to $103 after taxes and shipping, no rebate watsoever. I have a 3 lines family plan with them, I don't know if it helps, but for the price, it's great compared to other people that have to buy them at $149+tax. I'm pretty sure some of u got the fone for free, I don't know how u guys did it, please tell us how.
I got it free Cuz they. Screwed me over on data for 3 months... and they sent me two broken vibrants as refurbished ones..... I was in the process of canceling when the manager came on and offered two new phones I got this one and saving my next free one for sgs2 if it comes to T-Mobile. I have two lines and only been a customer for 11 months. Just gotta know how to talk to them
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Wow, that's a great deal u've got. But ur case is very special cuz they screw u up. At least u got a really good deal on the phones. I guess because I'm not born here in the USA or else I'd get a better deal than that, lol
sorry to bump this but it sort of goes along with my question
on october 27 i'll be eligible for my 22 month upgrade, but can i upgrade earlier and still get the phone for $149? when i'm logged into mytmobile account it shows that the g2x is $149 after rebates but since i'm not exactly eligible to upgrade, would i still get the rebate?
basically i can't stand my current phone anymore and i don't think i can wait a month and a half haha
Go through the checkout and see. You probably will only get a partial discount. I suggest waiting it out to see what the nexus prime is all about...
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If you were looking online a couple weeks ago, you would've gotten them free with a 2-year contract or add-on line.
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If you were looking online a couple weeks ago, you would've gotten them free with a 2-year contract or add-on line.
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nope i tried it, it still said $149 for me when new customers were getting them for free
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Go through the checkout and see. You probably will only get a partial discount. I suggest waiting it out to see what the nexus prime is all about...
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i'm going to try it, i'm just not sure if upgrading early will affect my contract price in any way. and i just looked up the nexus prime a little bit and found this "It’s said that the Nexus Prime’s screen could be as big as 4.65-inches." that is way too big for me
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i'm going to try it, i'm just not sure if upgrading early will affect my contract price in any way. and i just looked up the nexus prime a little bit and found this "It’s said that the Nexus Prime’s screen could be as big as 4.65-inches." that is way too big for me
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Ouch... Good point. I like 4" and would settle for 4.3" but no higher.
As far as upgrading early, it will just start your new 2-year contract from the date that you actually upgrade, not an extension onto the end. At least that's how my partial upgrade was a few years back. If you have 2 or more lines and can stick it out a while longer, T-Mobile's new $99/mo unlimited for 2 lines is awesome if they're still running the promotion. Unlimited calls, texts, and 2GB data for each line (throttled after 2GB). But it requires that you're not under a contract when you sign the new plan or there are some pretty hefty migration fees. Just food for thought.
Got mine at CostCo as a 2year contract upgrade for $149, then they sent me a $50 gift card, so $99 out of my pocket. Later they had it for $79 out of pocket.
i'm about to order it soon... it will be $149 with mail in rebate so i'm happy with that my g1 was more than that when i bought it haha
tokimaromi said:
i'm about to order it soon... it will be $149 with mail in rebate so i'm happy with that my g1 was more than that when i bought it haha
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I paid $199.00 for my G1.
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I paid $199.00 for my G1.
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i think i paid like 179 for mine and was promised a $50 rebate but never got it in the mail
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Got mine at CostCo as a 2year contract upgrade for $149, then they sent me a $50 gift card, so $99 out of my pocket. Later they had it for $79 out of pocket.
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Get it at costco, they give free accessories and will price match their own prices within 30 days.
Hi, I got my G2x recently and love it with all the customization I did on it. Now I want to buy one for my wife, but do not want go for another contract and monthly rate. My wife already has a prepaid account with t-mobile.
So if I buy the phone today (coming for free with 2yr contract) and cancel the account after 20 days and pay them around $270 ($200 ETF + $35 Activation + around $35 for 20 days of service), will there be anything wrong?
Hope T-mobile will not ask me to return the phone if I it is after 20 days and I pay the ETF.
Did anyone has done this in past?
thats how i got my g2x to start with..i paid the 199$ with 50$ rebate so 149$ paid etf after 15 days 200$ paid 349$ when phone was 500$ outright.
they said nothing.
vapor311 said:
thats how i got my g2x to start with..i paid the 199$ with 50$ rebate so 149$ paid etf after 15 days 200$ paid 349$ when phone was 500$ outright.
they said nothing.
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Thanks for confirming that. At less than 300 its a nice phone to have..
If you can do that you are getting an excellent price for this device new. I paid $255 plus shipping for an excellent condition used device. New ones from reputable websites cost over $450.00. You are fulfilling your obligation under the contract you agreed to so I see nothing wrong in doing this. This type of practice is why Verizon raised their ETF fees. People were getting new phones, paying a $150 cancellation fee and then selling the devices on eBay for more than double what they paid.
Try going to Target. My local target just gave me an amazing deal. They have much more leniance when it comes to upgrades and new plans. Im on a family plan with 5 lines. Only 2 were eligable for upgrade. He gave us 4 phones at upgrade price while only upgrading 2 lines. Three G2X's @ $149.99 each.
I just ordered the G2x for my wife. Wish there was a way to tell t-mobile that I really do not need 20 days of service and want to cancel now
Go on ebay, you can find a bunch of these phones on their now.
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Go on ebay, you can find a bunch of these phones on their now.
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Minimum I could find is $315. And ebay purchases always have issue with warranty. So getting form t-mobile for less than $300 is much better.
Wow. you guys are brilliant. lol. I think i'm gonna try that now that the g2x is free.
If it works out then great. I'd make sure to read through any fine print very carefully before making any commitment to sign or cancel the contract. Are there special conditions/fees when you're getting the handset for free?
Yea he has to carry the data plan on that line also for the.partial month so that's another small fee you have to figure in plus activation fee.
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Yea he has to carry the data plan on that line also for the.partial month so that's another small fee you have to figure in plus activation fee.
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I added everything in my first post:
early termination fee = 200
activation = 35
Service = 35 for 21 days. ((50/30) * 21)
total = 270 + tax...
Everything should come for less than 300.
Right on.
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You are right about eBay. No warranty as they are resales and/or not authorized resellers. The warranty is for original purchaser from authorized sales channel only. eBay and Craigslist are not authorized sales channels. Go the T-Mobile route and have a warranty. Good catch. Enjoy your low cost phones.
This should be stickied, haha. Tmobile would be getting all kinds of people doing this.
dont make a habit of buying phones!! I have a pretty long list of them, anyways Ill probably being selling a sensation for a g2x and $140 today. Just not a fan of sense UI!
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dont make a habit of buying phones!! I have a pretty long list of them, anyways Ill probably being selling a sensation for a g2x and $140 today. Just not a fan of sense UI!
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That's one of the reasons I bought a G2X and imported it to Thailand. The 2X models sold here have the god awful LG UI, which appears to be a mimic of the Samsung CrapUI. I hate them all. I prefer plain Android UI thank you. Plus the demo unit I saw at the LG store at a local mall here had more craplications on it then I have ever seen before. Three or four screens of them. Way more than the few apps T-Mobile forces upon us.
Yea MIUI is running pretty nice on mine. Loaded up Go Launcher and I'm pretty happy.
Really happy with this phone. Lots of development for it. CM7, MIUI, custom stock, OC/UV kernels. Very nice.
LG G2x - 2.3.5 MIUI Love
Asus TF - Custom 3.2
Its coming for free again for 3 days. Go for it if you want one for less
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Its coming for free again for 3 days. Go for it if you want one for less
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Good one.
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I thought this deal required its own thread. Amazon is selling the HTC One X in gray for $49.99 on ANY family plan line. Unlike the the Radio Shack deal which requires you to be the primary on the line, Amazon does NOT require that.
Here I was, with my $400 saved, thinking this phone was going to be $299 + $55 CA tax + $36 Activation fee... and I end up spending $50 total.
For that price, the Galaxy S3 is not even an afterthought.
Couple of questions -
1. If there are any problems with the phone, do I have to return it to AT&T, Amazon, or HTC?
2. What do I have to do to keep my unlimited plan if I order on Amazon, just call AT&T afterwards?
1. I believe you have to return it to Amazon for the first 14 or 30 days. Afterward, I would assume AT&T.
2. I also have an unlimited plan. The process is as follows:
Call AT&T and let them know you're going to be getting your phone through Amazon which requires a data plan change. If he's a knowledgeable rep, he will annotate your account and will tell you to call them as soon as you receive your equipment so they can revert you back to the unlimited plan. It took me 3 different reps, but the 3rd rep guaranteed me that he will annotate that in my account and verified with his supervisor that its possible to revert back without any issues.
Order through Amazon and choose any data plan, preferably the $30 dollar plan (cheapest one).
everyone i have talked to about ordering through amazon and keeping the unlimited data has said to order OVER THE PHONE. This ensures you keep your data plan instead of them saying "hey you selected this plan and are screwed"
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I thought this deal required its own thread. Amazon is selling the HTC One X in gray for $49.99 on ANY family plan line. Unlike the the Radio Shack deal which requires you to be the primary on the line, Amazon does NOT require that.
Here I was, with my $400 saved, thinking this phone was going to be $299 + $55 CA tax + $36 Activation fee... and I end up spending $50 total.
For that price, the Galaxy S3 is not even an afterthought.
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Whoa!! Thanks OP.. This is really great. Had pre-ordered for $149.99 on Amazon ( me too in the money hungry CA !!) . Was thinking of cancelling the order and re-ordering it, called customer care instead and they took care of it (Amazon--FTW!)
This is truly unbelievable .. Grey ATT HTC One X for $49.99 !! (psst.. dint order grey bcoz of the lower price.. i wanted a grey itself!) .. Yippppeeee...
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everyone i have talked to about ordering through amazon and keeping the unlimited data has said to order OVER THE PHONE. This ensures you keep your data plan instead of them saying "hey you selected this plan and are screwed"
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Amazon has absolutely nothing to do with keeping your unlimited data plan. They don't have the power to do anything about that.
I too called Amazon first. And they simply said that's something AT&T will have to take care of.
the only thing that has me curious is about the exchange policy....i really hate getting a new phone and something being wrong with it. I returned my captivate 3 times, and my inspire 4g twice to finally get a "good" one.
Apparently through Amazonwireless, you can't exchange phones, only return it. So, if you get a good one, then you got a good deal.......but if you don't, then you are kinda screwed.
Hmm debating this... but I really wanted the white.
Anyone do a cancel with ATT on the pre-order? I checked my upgrade status and it says 2014 on the line. I would need to cancel... and see how quick they unlock the upgrade...
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the only thing that has me curious is about the exchange policy....i really hate getting a new phone and something being wrong with it. I returned my captivate 3 times, and my inspire 4g twice to finally get a "good" one.
Apparently through Amazonwireless, you can't exchange phones, only return it. So, if you get a good one, then you got a good deal.......but if you don't, then you are kinda screwed.
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I am willing to take that chance , instead of paying almost $200 more in CA
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Hmm debating this... but I really wanted the white.
Anyone do a cancel with ATT on the pre-order? I checked my upgrade status and it says 2014 on the line. I would need to cancel... and see how quick they unlock the upgrade...
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I cancelled my original Amazon preorder and preordered this gray version immediately afterwards without a problem. Not sure if ATT works the same.
at radioshak the guy said he will price match to online 49.99 so will i be able to get a white one there for that price ?
Worth a try but probably not. This whole thing started w/ radioshack selling the gray HOX for 49.99 on family plan's primary line, and Amazon price-matched radioshack. Hence only the gray HOX is 49.99 while the white remains 149.99.
Given that radioshack is the company that started the low price, I assume they have good reason driven by demand not to lower the cost of the white one.
Does anyone know what I need to do to get Radio shack to match the price on Amazon? I already have a pre order in place. Do I need to print out the AmazonWireless page or something? Thanks!
man.. I really REALLY hope this deal is on until the SGS3 announcement..
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the only thing that has me curious is about the exchange policy....i really hate getting a new phone and something being wrong with it. I returned my captivate 3 times, and my inspire 4g twice to finally get a "good" one.
Apparently through Amazonwireless, you can't exchange phones, only return it. So, if you get a good one, then you got a good deal.......but if you don't, then you are kinda screwed.
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I think you can return phones on Amazon Wireless right?? And we still have 30 days to return it without any penalty right?? I heard somewhere they add another $250 on top of the $350 if we cancel the contract after the 30 day period??
sounds great. im a fan of amazon mobile they have great deals and fast processing and shipping.
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So If I preordered for an upgrade for family plan line, they will do a price match at this point right?
placed my order on the 26th of April for $150... I can cancel and re-order with the new price right? I chose grey both times anyway.
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placed my order on the 26th of April for $150... I can cancel and re-order with the new price right? I chose grey both times anyway.
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I think someone else said that they just called amazon and they refunded the $100 difference
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I think someone else said that they just called amazon and they refunded the $100 difference
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ok thank you
Okay, so I got an AT&T HTC One X on June 12 (almost two months ago).
I recently heard about the price drop down to $99.99 when I got it for $199.99!
Has anyone successfully gotten their $100 back?
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Okay, so I got an AT&T HTC One X on June 12 (almost two months ago).
I recently heard about the price drop down to $99.99 when I got it for $199.99!
Has anyone successfully gotten their $100 back?
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Why would they give you your 100 bucks back? Prices drop over time...everyone knows that lol
Would've been ok if within 30 days. Not 60.
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Why would they give you your 100 bucks back? Prices drop over time...everyone knows that lol
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I was just kinda hoping...
You'd think they would do SOMETHING to people who payed full price.
Like Nintendo's 3DS. I got it full price and they gave me twenty free downloadable games when the price dropped...
Oh well, thanks anyways...
That would be a horrible business plan if they did that
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Some credit card companies offer price protection for 60 days but it comes with loads of fine prints. Call yours and ask.
call ATT and ask them. They may feel nice and credit your account for $100. They just waived my upgrade fee over the phone today so you never know. Good luck!
I bought mine less than a week before the price drop, and I went back to the store I got it from (AT&T corp store) and they refunded me the difference. 60 days out is kind of a stretch, but if you got it from a brick & mortar store it's worth a shot.
I'm upgrading one of my line to the S4 but the price went from $199 to $299 at the check out. How much did you guys with ATT Premiere account paid for your S4?
I paid the same as regular at&t. $199
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I'm upgrading one of my line to the S4 but the price went from $199 to $299 at the check out. How much did you guys with ATT Premiere account paid for your S4?
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If you have a premier account, they give you the "$100 off promotion" which brings the phone down from that $299 price to the standard $199. As explained here in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247597
I just pre ordered through an actual store and paid the $199 price.
Okay, can someone explain to me what exactly is the advantage of AT&T premier? It seems that I have it (discount from my place of work), but from everything I've seen, the GS4 is still the same price as in store...?
Maybe I'm missing something..
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Okay, can someone explain to me what exactly is the advantage of AT&T premier? It seems that I have it (discount from my place of work), but from everything I've seen, the GS4 is still the same price as in store...?
Maybe I'm missing something..
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I get about a 22% discount on my service each month and you get a discount on all accessories and some phones. You usually don't get much of a discount on a phone that has just been released.
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I get about a 22% discount on my service each month and you get a discount on all accessories and some phones. You usually don't get much of a discount on a phone that has just been released.
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Gotcha. Thanks. Yeah, it looks like I'm getting a 15% discount which is alright. I was also told by 611 that I get free overnight shipping on all orders via Premier. Not sure if that's 100% true or not because I've always done my shopping at the corp store anyway.
Just contacted Premier CS. I had to upgrade my plan code. Everything works now. Waiting impatiently for my S4. How much could I get for me S3 on the black market?
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Just contacted Premier CS. I had to upgrade my plan code. Everything works now. Waiting impatiently for my S4. How much could I get for me S3 on the black market?
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I got about $350 for my wifes gs3 from tmobile a month ago. I plan on selling my unlocked note 2 on swappa for almost $500.
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I got about $350 for my wifes gs3 from tmobile a month ago. I plan on selling my unlocked note 2 on swappa for almost $500.
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mine they charged me $299 so pissed ordered 2 cells, gonna call in the morning
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mine they charged me $299 so pissed ordered 2 cells, gonna call in the morning
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I got mine for 179.00 I think because I have been a premier member for a while maybe its a credit, I just got my phone yesterday. Its nice and thin but holy moly is it loaded with crap. Cant wait to root this thing!!!!
Weird, I had no such issues with mine when I ordered premier. I preordered 4/16 and got it 4/24. Great phone so far btw. Can't wait for root to clear out the crap on it though.
I ordered mine on the 24th and had an issue with the checkout button sending me to an error page at the very last step. When I restarted the process, it had changed my plan details from "550 minutes" to "Add a line" (my phone is a second line). This reduced the cost to less than the $35 dollar minimum or whatever that the $100 instant off requires.
I cleared my cookies in another browser and restarted the process. I was able to get through that time without an issue and it had reverted back to the "550 minutes" so I got the $100 off.
I did have to choose a "new" data plan though I was still able to select Unlimited Personal Data Plan for 4G LTE Smartphones (what I had previously). The code changed from LTEDPPBVM to LDPPBVM5 or something like that. Probably just a coding change internally.
I do get free overnight shipping with Premier, I don't know if this is the case for everyone. My phone shipped yesterday and is out for delivery today.
im on the phone now with them when i said $299 they guy was taken back a little bit and said that didnt sound right and he was also amazed that i got the phone 1 day after ordering, dont call the sales department tho i called them and have waited 20min to get transfered to internet department
long story short you need to upgrade your plan and they wont help me with any discounts because i have the old plan grandfathered in with unlimited data
Mine came in yesterday. I paid $174.99 and ordered over the phone with the premier dept. I've had better luck over the phone on prices. They seem to be able to "bend the rules" a little more.
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