If you could get a new phone for free which would it be or same it for later
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If you could get a new phone for free which would it be or same it for later
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Depends on your financial situation. I always get the "last year's" model... Which will be the S3 next year because it is a lot cheaper with comparable hardware and software to the newer models.
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Depends on your financial situation. I always get the "last year's" model... Which will be the S3 next year because it is a lot cheaper with comparable hardware and software to the newer models.
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I don't get people who do this. If you're going to make a commitment to a phone for 2 years (or more) why wouldn't you go for the top end so it isn't obsolete on arrival? The money you spend monthly on your plan is where the real money spent comes from, 200 upfront is nothing compared to 50+ a month for service?
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I don't get people who do this. If you're going to make a commitment to a phone for 2 years (or more) why wouldn't you go for the top end so it isn't obsolete on arrival? The money you spend monthly on your plan is where the real money spent comes from, 200 upfront is nothing compared to 50+ a month for service?
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Coz i don't want to pay $200-300 for a phone when I can get a fairly newer model at less than $50. I got my skyrocket for $10. It is all about timing and patience. I also have a 2 year old son... Given that fact, I can spend $100[phone+upgrade fee] and still have another $100-200 for my son.
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I don't get people who do this. If you're going to make a commitment to a phone for 2 years (or more) why wouldn't you go for the top end so it isn't obsolete on arrival? The money you spend monthly on your plan is where the real money spent comes from, 200 upfront is nothing compared to 50+ a month for service?
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Not everybody has that luxury.
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I don't get people who do this. If you're going to make a commitment to a phone for 2 years (or more) why wouldn't you go for the top end so it isn't obsolete on arrival? The money you spend monthly on your plan is where the real money spent comes from, 200 upfront is nothing compared to 50+ a month for service?
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Because $200 up front isn't "nothing" for a lot of people.
If anything, sites like XDA have bolstered the argument for getting a phone that's a generation behind the latest. The Captivate, while not the fastest beast on the market, probably still has 18-24 months of life left as a perfectly usable phone thanks to custom ROMs and devs keeping it up to date. The Skyrocket will be a perfectly good phone for another 2-3 years. My Note II is the last phone I'm getting until, most likely, 2016-ish.
The "latest and greatest every year" mentality is one I curse Apple for creating to this day. Before the iPhart came out, you just didn't see people rushing to stores every 12 months to drop $700 on a phone...
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Because $200 up front isn't "nothing" for a lot of people.
If anything, sites like XDA have bolstered the argument for getting a phone that's a generation behind the latest. The Captivate, while not the fastest beast on the market, probably still has 18-24 months of life left as a perfectly usable phone thanks to custom ROMs and devs keeping it up to date. The Skyrocket will be a perfectly good phone for another 2-3 years. My Note II is the last phone I'm getting until, most likely, 2016-ish.
The "latest and greatest every year" mentality is one I curse Apple for creating to this day. Before the iPhart came out, you just didn't see people rushing to stores every 12 months to drop $700 on a phone...
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I agree. $200 is at least 1 1/2months worth of groceries for my family of three (2 milk chuggers; 3 heavy eaters). And it is not like we pick money from the tree in the back yard!
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If you "just can't wait," then go with the GS III, I have mine and love it. There is a heck of a lot of support here in XDA for the GS III.
BUT if you can wait, then the GS IV is supposed to be coming out "in the next few months," from statements I have read online. BUT the specs are (so far) near of the same as the GS III and Note II. Honestly I like the note for what it is, but it is just a bit too big for my liking. The GS III however is just about perfect.
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I agree. $200 is at least 1 1/2months worth of groceries for my family of three (2 milk chuggers; 3 heavy eaters). And it is not like we pick money from the tree in the back yard!
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Dang.. You spend only $200 in that amount of time.. with a family?!
I spend that in groceries in a month for myself and my girlfriend lolz. And she's not even that chubby
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Guess it depends on where you live though..
On topic, I don't understand why everyone is arguing about what they can afford. Unless the OP edited the post, I thought I read that he was asking what phone you'd get if you could get it for FREE today.
Like a fantasy phone thread.
Not everyone CAN!!!
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I don't get people who do this. If you're going to make a commitment to a phone for 2 years (or more) why wouldn't you go for the top end so it isn't obsolete on arrival? The money you spend monthly on your plan is where the real money spent comes from, 200 upfront is nothing compared to 50+ a month for service?
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Some people can do it , some others don't. For me I buy them contract free, I don't like to be attached, other people just cant afford to dispose of 200.00 so easily.
So I suggest getting what you want at the price you can afford (simple).
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Dang.. You spend only $200 in that amount of time.. with a family?!
I spend that in groceries in a month for myself and my girlfriend lolz. And she's not even that chubby
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Guess it depends on where you live though..
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Off topic/
LOL, we buy food from Save-a-Lot, Aldis, and other cheaper store. Plus, always have a freezer for on sale meat items.
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LOL, we buy food from Save-a-Lot, Aldis, and other cheaper store. Plus, always have a freezer for on sale meat items.
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Smart thinking! Excellent way to save money!
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I would get the Note 2. I understand why many people don't like the bigger display but I love it! I would buy it in a heartbeat if I had any money.
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I was thumbing through the weekly ads out of my local Sunday paper and i usually check best buy to see what movies are on sale for the week. I came across the phone part of the ad and it has the Atrix 2 for $1 on contract. Now for one it pisses me off because i paid $100.For two when places start to drop the price on phones that is a sign that the phone is on its way out. That has me a little worried. If a mod think this should be closed, go for it. I just wanted to point out the price drop. Comments are welcomed.
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I was thumbing through the weekly ads out of my local Sunday paper and i usually check best buy to see what movies are on sale for the week. I came across the phone part of the ad and it has the Atrix 2 for $1 on contract. Now for one it pisses me off because i paid $100.For two when places start to drop the price on phones that is a sign that the phone is on its way out. That has me a little worried. If a mod think this should be closed, go for it. I just wanted to point out the price drop. Comments are welcomed.
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Not to elevate your pissed-offedness more, but I got my A2 in October for $50 bucks at Best Buy, two or three weeks after it released. A buck, huh? Maybe that's just a crazy weekend promo or is it a full running deal with new contract? Could be that it's a significant an impending approach to the release of the ATRIX 3...? Interesting.
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I was thumbing through the weekly ads out of my local Sunday paper and i usually check best buy to see what movies are on sale for the week. I came across the phone part of the ad and it has the Atrix 2 for $1 on contract. Now for one it pisses me off because i paid $100.For two when places start to drop the price on phones that is a sign that the phone is on its way out. That has me a little worried. If a mod think this should be closed, go for it. I just wanted to point out the price drop. Comments are welcomed.
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Not necessarily the phone going out as it is moto having to do whatever the can to get people to buy their locked up phones....lol
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Not necessarily the phone going out as it is moto having to do whatever the can to get people to buy their locked up phones....lol
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Motorola (Motorubbish) screwed us on the A2. My lady friend has the A1 with bootloader unlocked.
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Not to elevate your pissed-offedness more, but I got my A2 in October for $50 bucks at Best Buy, two or three weeks after it released. A buck, huh? Maybe that's just a crazy weekend promo or is it a full running deal with new contract? Could be that it's a significant an impending approach to the release of the ATRIX 3...? Interesting.
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I'm not really mad about paying $100 for it. As much as i like this phone i would of paid more. I just don't think att or moto pushed this phone like they should of so now they are paying for it with a lack of sales.
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I'm not really mad about paying $100 for it. As much as i like this phone i would of paid more. I just don't think att or moto pushed this phone like they should of so now they are paying for it with a lack of sales.
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Could be, I'm not so sure AT&T is doing so hot right now so its probably just an incentive to get new customers on a 2 year contract. Either way, the phone is pretty damn awesome (coming from iPhone 3GS -I'll never make that mistake again) and thank Jeebus for the devs!
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I was thumbing through the weekly ads out of my local Sunday paper and i usually check best buy to see what movies are on sale for the week. I came across the phone part of the ad and it has the Atrix 2 for $1 on contract. Now for one it pisses me off because i paid $100.For two when places start to drop the price on phones that is a sign that the phone is on its way out. That has me a little worried. If a mod think this should be closed, go for it. I just wanted to point out the price drop. Comments are welcomed.
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You sound kind of surprised...is that not the norm in Android land anymore? As for the price, not bad, just a buck more than I paid for mine
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You sound kind of surprised...is that not the norm in Android land anymore? As for the price, not bad, just a buck more than I paid for mine
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I haven't checked on the price of this phone since i got mine and yes it did suprise me. It suprised the hell out of me to tell you the truth. Plus it's still the newest moto phone for att so you would think they wouldn't be done with it yet. I must be out of the loop.
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I haven't checked on the price of this phone since i got mine and yes it did suprise me. It suprised the hell out of me to tell you the truth. Plus it's still the newest moto phone for att so you would think they wouldn't be done with it yet.
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Interesting...I've come to expect that in the land of Android, devices have a very short run and then the next not piece of hardware comes out just a few months later and what was, is no longer. It's kind of why i'm excited and sad at the same time about the prospect of me getting an SGS3. I have a feeling the device will be a has been come Christmas time
I don't think the phone is going anywhere anytime soon though man, the only way I was able to get mine for free was due to a price match back in November when Radio Shack had them for free w/2yr contract. Luckily mine wasn't 30 days old yet so I was able to get the price match via refund . Here we are 7 months later and it's still around....AT&T still selling them for $99. Now when AT&T drops it to free, then be worried And just a FYI, AT&T had it for the same price when I bought mine the end of October. Unless they run out of stock, I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon.
What's stopping me from adding 2 lines to my plan, getting 2 skyrockets or iphones for next to nothing, then selling them for $280 each, then buying out the contact on the 2 new lines, and pocketing $160? Am I missing some fine print?
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I don't think your missing anything. Its just a lot of work for only 160 bucks.
What? How?
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When you're as broke as me $160 is groceries for 6 for 2 Weeks lol
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What? How?
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You don't understand how?
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That's a lot of money upfront...
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Not really, I pay $9.99 for a skyrocket, someone gives me $280, I ship them the skyrocket, I pay $200 fee to buy-out the line I added, I pocket $80. Could do it with any phone that has a good deal going on.
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You sure it's only 200?
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You sure it's only 200?
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That's what they tools me
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I'd double check that. Maybe even triple check.
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Its $325 less $10 per every month of service
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Buy out on a smartphone from att is 325
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Plus you have to eat the $36 activation fee per line and partial months billing.
You'll get two packages of raman noodles with what's left.
I still don't understand...
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Seriously? This is the worst idea ever. I know you need the money, but this is not the way to do it.
Like someone said, it's going to cost you $722 plus tax just to get them both off contract. You won't make a profit, period. That's even if you go for the iPhones because no one's going to buy a 3GS when it's about to be unsupported starting TODAY in like a few hours time. The iPhone 4 8GB is not worth it either when you can get the 16GB for the same price.
When people look to buy phones, they don't want them at retail prices, which is what you would have to do in order to make a profit.
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Seriously? This is the worst idea ever. I know you need the money, but this is not the way to do it.
Like someone said, it's going to cost you $722 plus tax just to get them both off contract. You won't make a profit, period. That's even if you go for the iPhones because no one's going to buy a 3GS when it's about to be unsupported starting TODAY in like a few hours time. The iPhone 4 8GB is not worth it either when you can get the 16GB for the same price.
When people look to buy phones, they don't want them at retail prices, which is what you would have to do in order to make a profit.
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Which is why I asked of I was missing something lol, don't come here making my idea. I needed some info and I got my answer, insults aren't necessary. This thread can be closed now as there is nothing left to discuss. Thanks for the help everyone.
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Jessical said:
Seriously? This is the worst idea ever. I know you need the money, but this is not the way to do it.
Like someone said, it's going to cost you $722 plus tax just to get them both off contract. You won't make a profit, period. That's even if you go for the iPhones because no one's going to buy a 3GS when it's about to be unsupported starting TODAY in like a few hours time. The iPhone 4 8GB is not worth it either when you can get the 16GB for the same price.
When people look to buy phones, they don't want them at retail prices, which is what you would have to do in order to make a profit.
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Actually latest report I read said 3GS actually showed up on the leaked iOS6 file links.
*confirmed now
Seriously wish Android makers would steal this aspect from Apple. One of the biggest downsides to Android is most of the phones lose official support in 10-16 months. Apple is still updating 3GS after 3 years.
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Test
Edit: lol. That's what I thought
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Im really wanting a nexus, in order to get it I would need to sell my g2x. I was curious as to thoughts on pricing.
This phone has not had the reboot issues others have had. It has a slight scratch on the screen, but its only noticeable in direct sunlight. The bezel has a few dings in it. To be honest, its a great dependable phone that I hate to sell, but I want something that's better supported.
Any input on a price to sell it would be great.
Thanks.
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if you can get 200 for it id say its a good sell... ive seen them on craigslist for as low as 150 but if you can get 200 id say you made out alright... at least you got out of what you invested in it
For a sale on XDA I'd start with $175.
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For a sale on XDA I'd start with $175.
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Where would you sell it here?
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Where would you sell it here?
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I'm interested as well as pricing, I'm in Phoenix, AZ so the craigslist market is pretty good, and full of kids itching tto spend money. Mine is like the Guy's report stating no reboots and minor wear and tear. I'm putting mine up for 175$ cause people are going to low ball anyways. I'll be pretty happy with 150$ though, anything more is kinda hoping for too much.
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if you can get 200 for it id say its a good sell... ive seen them on craigslist for as low as 150 but if you can get 200 id say you made out alright... at least you got out of what you invested in it
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I haven't gotten a phone on contract since the sidekick. So unfortunately I paid a bit more than 200. I hate being locked into overpriced plans. Prepaid is the way to go.
I was hoping between this and the g2 I have I would be able to get a nexus without adding any out of pocket money.. unemployment sucks, but I gotta feed my phone addiction. Lol.. looking like I might have to throw in some cash tho.
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I tried selling my phone with case for $200 and then dropped it to190 but didn't get any hits. You'll definitely want to go lower (maybe $175 is a sweet spot for some people).
I tried putting my perfect condition G2x on craigslist for $200 with 3 cases, 2 extra batteries, and a 16 GB Micro SD, and I got lowballed like crazy. Most offers I got were around the $125 range (one guy even offered $90! ) I eventually got somebody to buy it for the $200, but it took a couple days.
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Mint g2x should go for ~200$
Good condition ~150$
That's with minimal or no accessories, don't let those lowballs get you down
Pin it to Win it.
Sell on Ebay and start the bid at $1. You'll be surprised how quickly the bids come in.
Sold a bb tourch for $175 on there. And my old MT3G for about $140.
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Sell on Ebay and start the bid at $1. You'll be surprised how quickly the bids come in.
Sold a bb tourch for $175 on there. And my old MT3G for about $140.
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Don't u gotta pay a bunch of fees if u sell it on eBay?
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Don't u gotta pay a bunch of fees if u sell it on eBay?
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I put mine on eBay its in mint condition no scratch at all with charger 2 battery's and a zagg protector and case and got 300 for it but eBay wanted to charge 30 bucks and PayPal took 9 so I cancelled the order and it was also going to take 21 days till I received the money so I couldnt do it I didn't have another phone set up I was gonna use the money to buy a another phone
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How the hell did u get 300 for it? That's crazy
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I'm trying to get $300 for g2x and a HTC inspire as a set ive even offered a samsung focus as a bonus for $350 but I'm in west Chester Ohio and want to do local sale not eBay
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How the hell did u get 300 for it? That's crazy
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I know right I couldn't be live it either
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I sold my black iPhone 16gig for 300$ privately
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I sold my black iPhone 16gig for 300$ privately
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That's an iPhone tho those have good resale values anyways
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Ebay Value Fee (This is ebay's fee after you sell the item) = 9% of the total value
Paypal fee = 2.9% + $0.30 PER TRANSACTION
Not to bad, I mean, I prefer this route instead of dealing with it privately when its for stuff like this of course.
I got $265 for mine but sold to a buddy of mine with a bunch of extra 2 extended batteries and one stock battery. one naked shield and case and charger.
Well, I've wanted this phone since it came out.. I know the S4 is out there but not for Verizon.. I'm wondering if it's worth still picking up for an extra phone to play with and root? Amazon Wireless has it for $19.99 and it's only $40/month for my plan to add a line... Worth the additional line to be able to play around with it? I know it's another contract or whatever ...
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Well, I've wanted this phone since it came out.. I know the S4 is out there but not for Verizon.. I'm wondering if it's worth still picking up for an extra phone to play with and root? Amazon Wireless has it for $19.99 and it's only $40/month for my plan to add a line... Worth the additional line to be able to play around with it? I know it's another contract or whatever ...
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I'd take S3 over DNA anytime, but that's just my 2 cents.
what do you mean the S4 isnt out there for verizon?
its not currently, but it will be.
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what do you mean the S4 isnt out there for verizon?
its not currently, but it will be.
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I haven't been keeping up with the news... that would be great!
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It'll be weeks, But it will come to vzw.
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xHoLyx said:
I'd take S3 over DNA anytime, but that's just my 2 cents.
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I've always wanted a Samsung phone since I had my Fascinate so long ago but dumped in favor of HTC....
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I wouldnt add one to my line just to play with. Pick up one with a bad esn for 100 to 200. Its certainly one of the best smart phones overall.
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The S4 isn't even worth the cost to upgrade from S3. Specs need to be a lot better. Wait until fall and grab a phone with better specs then the S4
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The S4 isn't even worth the cost to upgrade from S3. Specs need to be a lot better. Wait until fall and grab a phone with better specs then the S4
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But if he waits till Q1 of next year he can get an even better spec'd phone then that!
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S3 will still be a good phone for atleast another year or so, especially with the community it has. Roms keep getting better and better
Imo, I'd pay for it. The d2vzw has a huge developement community, so you'll have plenty to tinker with.
Ok if you havent heard att has a new deal that allows you to get a new device on your plan every 12 months. The catch is your billed 39 dollars on every bill. At least that's what I think....
Can someone explain to me if I'm missing something. Now when I tried to do this I still had to pay a large amount, 2yr, 1yr, and full retail, even though I wanted to do the Next deal. I'm almost due for an upgrade in 2 months any how. Is that the reason?
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You can't do any deal until it's upgrade time
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Also, with this "deal" you end up paying at least a 3rd more than the price of the phone for a normal upgrade. I think, if I remember correctly, that the s4 was going to be around $270 over the life of the contract as opposed to the $200 you'd pay for a normal upgrade.
Seems like it's a rip off to me, but to each their own.
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Also, with this "deal" you end up paying at least a 3rd more than the price of the phone for a normal upgrade. I think, if I remember correctly, that the s4 was going to be around $270 over the life of the contract as opposed to the $200 you'd pay for a normal upgrade.
Seems like it's a rip off to me, but to each their own.
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But......You get to upgrade in 1 year instead of waiting 2 years. You also have to trade in the phone when upgrading, unless you want to pay off the remainder owed on the phone.
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But......You get to upgrade in 1 year instead of waiting 2 years. You also have to trade in the phone when upgrading, unless you want to pay off the remainder owed on the phone.
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I think going to use this next program for the note 3. According to my upgrade page it will $35 a month for 20 months but I will be able to upgrade in a year. So instead of $300 upfront and a $36 upgrade fee, it will be around $420 for the year plus the fact that not gonna get insurance on it cause I'm gonna "lease" it for a year.
I'm still going to keep my skyrocket though on my work line.
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So basically your leasing the phone. I knew there was something up with this next deal. I'd rather just wait till my upgrade then.
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So basically your leasing the phone. I knew there was something up with this next deal. I'd rather just wait till my upgrade then.
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Lease with option to buy
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hotbyz168 said:
I think going to use this next program for the note 3. According to my upgrade page it will $35 a month for 20 months but I will be able to upgrade in a year. So instead of $300 upfront and a $36 upgrade fee, it will be around $420 for the year plus the fact that not gonna get insurance on it cause I'm gonna "lease" it for a year.
I'm still going to keep my skyrocket though on my work line.
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To me the thing to know is the trade in value at the end of the year. In other words will you recieve any money back or not when you return the phone. The note 3 retails for 799. 299 if you get the two year contract. It's 37 a month with the next program. If you keep it for the whole 20 months thats 740 bucks. So your getting a little over 7% off the full retail value. If you keep it for the 12 months then trade it in you'll pay 444. Will you get any of that back when you trade in the phone for next years model? That seems to be the unknown here. As far as not getting insurance goes that is a really bad idea. You break or lose it and you'll not be able to trade it in hence will have to pay the full term of the next contract I would think.
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To me the thing to know is the trade in value at the end of the year. In other words will you recieve any money back or not when you return the phone. The note 3 retails for 799. 299 if you get the two year contract. It's 37 a month with the next program. If you keep it for the whole 20 months thats 740 bucks. So your getting a little over 7% off the full retail value. If you keep it for the 12 months then trade it in you'll pay 444. Will you get any of that back when you trade in the phone for next years model? That seems to be the unknown here. As far as not getting insurance goes that is a really bad idea. You break or lose it and you'll not be able to trade it in hence will have to pay the full term of the next contract I would think.
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$35 for me. I've heard from a few different forums people have had different prices from one another by a few dollars per month. For me it seems worth it. Especially taking out the $10 a month for insurance.
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I know att is trying to do good here, but it doesn't seem worth it. So If I get a note 3 flash that baby left and right 12 months is over then what? Convert it to stock?
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WhatzinyourphonE said:
I know att is trying to do good here, but it doesn't seem worth it. So If I get a note 3 flash that baby left and right 12 months is over then what? Convert it to stock?
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Well that's if the bootloader gets cracked.
And only if you want to return it. Next is really only worth it if you upgrade every year. Or else in 20 months you pay full price at contract monthly cost.
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I'll just leave this here for everyone. http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/0...t-next-v-verizon-edge-true-cost-of-ownership/
That sums it up for me.
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Wow so to really have freedom, buy all the phones then you can switch between all the phones you want! Ill just wait for my upgrade.
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