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I was looking at the Thunderbolt from Verizon, and online from Verizon's site it is $249.99
At Walmart it's $69.99
Why is the price that much lower?
its kind of hard to explain but bassicly carriers like sprint verizon etc will send 3rd party retailers phones because more people are in and out of places like walmart bestbuy radio shack etc than an actuall verizon store so they lower the prices there so they can get more people to sign contracts thats were the money is at in the contract not the device itself. think about it when u get that phone your guaranteeing them 2 years of your business.
Walmart and amazon can buy in bulk and they get commission off the monthly plan, not the phone.
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So is there any downside to getting a phone from Walmart/Amazon?
Hidden fees, etc?
I know about the 2 year contract as that's usually standard.
Thanks guys.
Does anyone on the corporate level of ATT know if employees will be able to activate the One X on the indirect employee line as a new phone? If anyone knows, please PM me.
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If you're talking about the employee rate plan then you can. There are no device restrictions.
Haven't needed to set up an ERP before though
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Just buy the phone out right with the employee discount and add it to the ERP line. That's what I did.
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I know you can spend the ungodly amount of money on it that no normal person has and start up a new line... My question is, is it one of the phones that employees can actually get as a "new.activation" if they don't already have ATT? My rep won't give me a straight answer.
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I know you can spend the ungodly amount of money on it that no normal person has and start up a new line... My question is, is it one of the phones that employees can actually get as a "new.activation" if they don't already have ATT? My rep won't give me a straight answer.
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That's what I'm taking about. It's called an ERP or employee rate plan. For me it's only 25bucks a month since I use google voice, I don't need a text plan but if you don't use google voice it should be around 50 with text unlimited.
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I don't know how much has changed, but I used to be the manager of Radioshack, and then worked at BBYM for 3 years, and the ERP never had a contract, therefore never had a subsidized phone. You always had to supply your own phone, you just get the really good rate plan.
I also know that what I originally was told to do by my AT&T rep when I first started at Radioshack was this: set up a new contract, get the subsidized phone, and then after 6 months they can convert me over to the ERP.
Again, this was 5 years ago, so I'm sure somethings changed.
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I don't know how much has changed, but I used to be the manager of Radioshack, and then worked at BBYM for 3 years, and the ERP never had a contract, therefore never had a subsidized phone. You always had to supply your own phone, you just get the really good rate plan.
I also know that what I originally was told to do by my AT&T rep when I first started at Radioshack was this: set up a new contract, get the subsidized phone, and then after 6 months they can convert me over to the ERP.
Again, this was 5 years ago, so I'm sure somethings changed.
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Yeah, lot has changed.. We can get certain phones for the contract price on the ERP line.. At least at The Shack. I know all about the plan, my question is regarding the phone itself.. I'm wondering if that is one of the phones an employee can get, on an employee line, at the discounted new contract price.
Edit: Found out today that it is available for ATT employees starting a new line of service.
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Nice! Congrats!
Question about LTE on the ERP
I'm interested in getting a HTC One X and use it with my ERP. But I would like to know if anybody with an ERP has been able to activate this phone and use LTE. Right now I have unlimited data access at no additional cost and I use a smartphone. I understand when using some phones such as the iPhone one has to pay more for the data plan.
The only reason I'm concern about LTE is because I have noticed the reception (at least in my area) is better on LTE as supposed to HSPA+ which I currently use.
I would appreciate if anybody can let me know. I wouldn't want to buy the at&t version just for the LTE to find out I'm not able to use it.
Thank you,
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I do understand to be able to use LTE one has to have the right plan and a LTE SIM card. I know I would need to contact at&t customer care to take care of the SIM card number change. My question is, would doing this affect my current plan price? and would I be able to keep my unlimited data access at no additional cost?
Thank you again,
So. Right now I have the HTC One Xl. About a year into my contract with AT&T. My family has had them ever since they were Cingular. I pay my parents for my portion of the phone bill.
I want to get my own plan, and cancel the one with my parents when the contract is up. I am going to T-Mobile- getting the Samsung galaxy s4. If I tell Samsung to move my current number over to my galaxy, what would happen to my one xl? Could AT&T just give me a new number and I'll use that till I cancel with them next year? Or will they charge me the Early Termination fee? Or is there some other fee for changing your phone number?
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I am on the Sprint Network and will stay with them for a variety of reasons. I have always had a contract with them and upgraded whenever that opportunity presented itself. I am no longer on a contract and I'm considering a few options. The Note 3 (probably won't go that way due to problems on voice calls), The LG G2 or the Nexus 5. Advantage of the Nexus 5 is that it is off contract but if I am staying with Sprint anyway what advantage is there to being off contract? Sprint won't discount my monthly bill as far as I know so the off contract advantage has me a bit puzzled from the purely dollars and cents point of view. I'd be happy to hear views from others as to why this seems like a good idea. I'm leaning toward the LG G2 which will likely have a better camera and battery than the Nexus 5 and it's only $99 at Sprint with the 2 year contract. I'd go for the Nexus 5 at 399 for the 32GB model if it meant something off my monthly bill but I don't see Sprint giving me a discount just because I bought the Nexus 5 off contract. What am I missing?
I am in the exact same situation as you, except I bought a Note 3 and just returned it. If the Sprint Nexus 5 is available through google play, you buy that, use your upgrade towards an iphone 5s and sell it sealed. If the Nexus 5 winds up being only available through Sprint, then I'm not so sure what I'm going to do.
You can change your mind and leave whenever you want. And with the nexus you will be able to go to any carrier you want (except Verizon).
All in all, it gives you more options on what service provider you want. I would recommend seeing what offers the best service (data and calls) and pick that carrier or see if you can go prepaid. I know straight talk offers at&t and T-Mobile Sim cards and its like $51 a month after taxes for unlimited everything with 2.5 GB uncapped data.
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You can change your mind and leave whenever you want. And with the nexus you will be able to go to any carrier you want (except Verizon).
All in all, it gives you more options on what service provider you want. I would recommend seeing what offers the best service (data and calls) and pick that carrier or see if you can go prepaid. I know straight talk offers at&t and T-Mobile Sim cards and its like $51 a month after taxes for unlimited everything with 2.5 GB uncapped data.
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Yes, I totally agree that there are A LOT of options. I've even thought about picking up Tmo @ $30/month, but I'm on Sero, only pay $50/month for unlimited everything, and my Sprint service has been fantastic since relocating to Orlando, FL. Oh decisions decisions
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I am in the exact same situation as you, except I bought a Note 3 and just returned it. If the Sprint Nexus 5 is available through google play, you buy that, use your upgrade towards an iphone 5s and sell it sealed. If the Nexus 5 winds up being only available through Sprint, then I'm not so sure what I'm going to do.
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Boom Baby. Haha
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Trying to weigh my options as well.
My 2 year contract expired many months ago. I can buy the 16g Nexus 5 for $150 if I sign a new 2 year agreement, I can change to the Sprint One Up plan so I can be eligible for a new phone once a year (not sure pricing details), or I can buy through the Google Playstore for $350/$400. I have so many family members tied to the plan I am on I probably wouldn't switch carriers.
So if I bought through Google and in a year's time I wanted to switch phones I guess I could sell the Nexus 5 then use my upgrade to buy whatever phone I wanted. If I buy through Sprint, the upfront cost is cheaper, but I will have to wait a couple years if I want to switch phones.
Decisions, what do ya'll think?
For someone off-contract but that wants to stick with their post-paid account, the only advantage is flexibility. If coverage or financial conditions changed, you have the choice to be able to switch providers with no termination fees.
The only real exception to that would be the newer T-Mobile post-paid accounts where they do offer plans with lower base costs per month because they split off the phone subsidy, so if you bring your own phone you pay less since you aren't using a subsidy.
If you have a high degree of confidence you will be staying with your current contract provider and that other things like your financial situation will remain stable, I would say it makes more sense to just re-up with them and choose whatever phone you want from them. As far as which one, read some reviews and then try them out in-person at your local provider's store. Everyone has slightly different things they want out of phones, so without specific criteria it would be hard to say whether a Nexus 5 would still be the best phone for you.
I agree with you, flexibility is the main advantage of staying off contract. I've had an S3 for the last couple of years and am getting the itch to switch. If the HTC One came out today I would probably get that because I love the looks and build of it and I liked my original Evo, but it's so "old" now I want something newer - LG G2, Nexus 5 or some other upcoming phone.
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For someone off-contract but that wants to stick with their post-paid account, the only advantage is flexibility. If coverage or financial conditions changed, you have the choice to be able to switch providers with no termination fees.
The only real exception to that would be the newer T-Mobile post-paid accounts where they do offer plans with lower base costs per month because they split off the phone subsidy, so if you bring your own phone you pay less since you aren't using a subsidy.
If you have a high degree of confidence you will be staying with your current contract provider and that other things like your financial situation will remain stable, I would say it makes more sense to just re-up with them and choose whatever phone you want from them. As far as which one, read some reviews and then try them out in-person at your local provider's store. Everyone has slightly different things they want out of phones, so without specific criteria it would be hard to say whether a Nexus 5 would still be the best phone for you.
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It always amazes me how people would rather be in a contract that will require them to pay between $1-2,000 more over two years, instead of buying a phone outright and upfront, and save the money. Unless someone is too broke to afford a phone upfront... Of course if you can't afford a phone upfront, you likely can't afford a $100 monthly cell phone bill either.
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It always amazes me how people would rather be in a contract that will require them to pay between $1-2,000 more over two years, instead of buying a phone outright and upfront, and save the money. Unless someone is too broke to afford a phone upfront... Of course if you can't afford a phone upfront, you likely can't afford a $100 monthly cell phone bill either.
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Sure, but for people who only pay $50/month for essentially unlimited everything ( 1000 landline minutes, unlimited mobile minutes, texts, and data), subsidizing phones works in our favor.
We've been w/Sprint forever and have numerous phones on the account. I'm one of the ones who pays $50 for unlimited. I'm assuming I would continue to pay $50/month whether I bought a phone outright or through contract. I doubt if I bought a phone off contract my bill would be lower than $50/month.
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Sure, but for people who only pay $50/month for essentially unlimited everything ( 1000 landline minutes, unlimited mobile minutes, texts, and data), subsidizing phones works in our favor.
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If your on contract, why not buy the phone through google play and just use that on Sprint til you leave for ATT/Tmo?
I'm off contract, like a year now.
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If your on contract, why not buy the phone through google play and just use that on Sprint til you leave for ATT/Tmo?
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HTC One M8 Price Drop: Device to Sell for Just $99
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/05/0...rough-verizon-att-and-sprint-for-mothers-day/
http://www.christianpost.com/news/htc-one-m8-price-drop-device-to-sell-for-just-99-tomorrow-119322/
http://www.phonedog.com/2014/05/07/htc-to-discount-one-m8-to-99-on-contract-for-one-day-only/
are you really surprised though? they're already losing money at $199, now its just getting as many people on their networks / extending their contracts. They could give this away for free, but then that would set a precedent for all top-line android devices.
The sale has been going on for about a week now. I got price matched last week, thankfully.
This sale price isn't new for the Verizon variant. Too bad that there is no discount for off contract
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Abe21599 said:
are you really surprised though? they're already losing money at $199, now its just getting as many people on their networks / extending their contracts. They could give this away for free, but then that would set a precedent for all top-line android devices.
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They were giving it for free when it launched. $199 buy one get one free and $100 per line bill credit equals free for 2 new lines.
Add in the ISIS activation credit and they were actually paying you to take 2 new HTC One M8 phones out the door at Verizon. I took them up on it and promptly sold one of the new phones for $700 to cover my ETFs.
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We have three lines. One for me, my wife, and transferring upgrades.
So, I transferred the upgrade from my unlimited line to my dumb phone line and bought my wife an S5. It's been a few weeks, and I noticed my unlimited line is still eligible for an upgrade. So I transfer the upgrade to the dumb phone line, and order myself the M8 for $99.
Did I just unlock unlimited discounted upgrades?
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HTC One M8 Price Drop: Device to Sell for Just $99
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/05/0...rough-verizon-att-and-sprint-for-mothers-day/
http://www.christianpost.com/news/htc-one-m8-price-drop-device-to-sell-for-just-99-tomorrow-119322/
http://www.phonedog.com/2014/05/07/htc-to-discount-one-m8-to-99-on-contract-for-one-day-only/
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Price drop is not an accurate way of describing what your links refer to. It is actually a promotion, for one day only. Thanks for posting anyways