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Inspire 4g Free at Best Buy this week

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HTC+-+I...id=1218303009559&skuId=1934448&contract_desc=
The Inspire is Free as in $0.00 not including taxes (which are like $35) this week at Best Buy!! Check it out!

Ugh got mine from radioshack for $35 but oh well.

Mister J said:
Ugh got mine from radioshack for $35 but oh well.
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You poor thing.
The $399 off-contract price I paid makes it difficult to sympathize.

Scott_S said:
You poor thing.
The $399 off-contract price I paid makes it difficult to sympathize.
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Lol I would never pay more than $100 bucks for a phone especially now that newer and better phones are coming out so often. But that sucks though I must admit.

Well 1 penny at amazon. So def not worth returning just for a penny.lol
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Mister J said:
Lol I would never pay more than $100 bucks for a phone especially now that newer and better phones are coming out so often. But that sucks though I must admit.
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i paid 260 for mine. bought it from ebay...
it depends, but atleast i m not stuck with it for 2 years, or giving it back early and paying another 100 some for new device.
i will use it five six months and sell it for 240 i guess..

35$ at the shack . Happy so far .

is back at $79.99

its free(+tax) at costco, well at least in northern cali. plus if u break it in the first 90 days, they will still accept it as a full return

Just go to at&t,ask them to price match someone who has it cheaper. I bought a case,car charger,and got screen protectors free (buy 2 get 1 free). And they made the price of the phone free
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gsbryanxr said:
its free(+tax) at costco, well at least in northern cali. plus if u break it in the first 90 days, they will still accept it as a full return
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Same price NO tax on AmazonWireless. Except, ironically, in Cali where I believe Amazon now charges tax.
How broken does it have to be for a Costco return...i.e. will they take a bricked phone? Will they also swap it out for a different model (Infuse?)

Nice find.
Wabi Sabi
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Original full price for NS4G?

What was the original price for the NS4G when it was first released? Trying to figure out how much I'll get back for it when I sell it to Best Buy

599 or 699. I know after 6 months u get like 350 back
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I bought my 4G from BestBuy on release day flat out for $699.99.

Why didn't you have them price match the Sprint retail price? Which is considerably lower. Just saying if you are paying "retail" then you have a case more than disputing a contract price.
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$199 with contract.
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I'm not disputing anything, don't they give you whatever percentage of the retail value back to you with their buy-back program?

Yes. Its 50% within the first 6 months. Here is a link.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/Buy-Back-Program/pcmcat230000050010.c?id=pcmcat230000050010
I wasn't saying anyone was disputing anything. What I meant was, if you were buying it retail you should have told them that Sprint sells it for $549.00. Would have saved you $150.00 on the release day.
Edit: Also in terms and conditions it says that the buyback program does not start til 30 days after the purchase. So in all actuallity you have til the 7th month of purchase to sell it back.
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You folks must all be the daddy warbucks type. I got my NS4G brand new off craigslist for $170 in box, a month ago. Pays to arrive late at the party and pay way less.

They're giving em away for free a BB right now where i live

I traded my Evo for mine. Definitely satisfied with my end of the trade.
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LordLugard said:
You folks must all be the daddy warbucks type. I got my NS4G brand new off craigslist for $170 in box, a month ago. Pays to arrive late at the party and pay way less.
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Good find. 225 is the going price for the SF bay area
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if I bought it with an upgrade at BB do I get 50% of the price I payed or retail?
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Retail
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Actually, I forgot that tthe buyback wasn't a free service. Woops. Too bad these aren't going for much on eBay...
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99.00 One S

http://www.tmonews.com/2012/06/deal...-best-buy-good-for-new-accounts-and-upgrades/

My wife is due for her upgrade and wants a One S, and this is perfect. Although for new accounts you can get it free this Friday and Saturday (the 15th & 16th of June) direct from T-Mobile.
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Got mine from reward zone mobile (same thing) but at $200 with $100 in points toward future purchases...close enough.

Droidificator said:
My wife is due for her upgrade and wants a One S, and this is perfect. Although for new accounts you can get it free this Friday and Saturday (the 15th & 16th of June) direct from T-Mobile.
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u will have to pay 300 plus tax then u get a mail in rebate card for 300

s10shane said:
u will have to pay 300 plus tax then u get a mail in rebate card for 300
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When you have discounts from insurance you pay less and still get $300 back.
When I got my One S from tmobile I paid $260 for the phone plus activation and got the $300 card back.

PcFish said:
When you have discounts from insurance you pay less and still get $300 back.
When I got my One S from tmobile I paid $260 for the phone plus activation and got the $300 card back.
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Discounts from insurance? Care to elaborate?
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I paid 290 total for mine with 50 mail in rebate. Now T-Mo lowers it?? **** them. ((( <-- that word starts with an F )))

99 dollars isn't bad but i just returned mine to t-mobiles customer service. **** i paid like 340. it was 250 plus tax, which tax sucks in cali. then i had it overnight shipped to me. so i returned it cause of all the issues ive had with it. now im just waiting for the 21st to get my hands on the GS3 since im sure it will cost me the same amount of money as the htc one s did. now i gotta get rid of my screen protector and my case for it lol
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chem.manish said:
Discounts from insurance? Care to elaborate?
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+1

Just picked up one of these from bestbuy. Had an issue with having to add a service plan to it, even though we already have one on that line, so I just called the number on their website and it worked out fine.
Also, now T-mobile has this phone for $99, with a $50 mail in rebate...

Closed Source Project said:
I paid 290 total for mine with 50 mail in rebate. Now T-Mo lowers it?? **** them. ((( <-- that word starts with an F )))
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+1 Paid 599.00 off contract. Didn't want to be committed to TMobile any more as there coverage sucks for my area needs--
However, at 99.00 it may have tempted me--

Of course they will try to push all devices before sgsIII gets here

Totòòò said:
Of course they will try to push all devices before sgsIII gets here
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I don't think that's the point at all since they're going to get returns specifically to trade for the SGS3 (and I'm sure they're aware of this). I do wonder though, if the SGS3 were available today would it be included in the sale? Probably not.
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I just called to ask about the Fathers Day sale but it applies ONLY to full upgrade. I'm not due for a full upgrade until September
That sucks!
I'm about to pay $169 for it by doing some other promotion the guy is applying for me since my Galaxy Nexus was just stolen last Thursday.

So full upgrades get the full deal this weekend?
I thought it was only for new lines.
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What is the return period? How many days? Thinking of returning mine
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Droidificator said:
So full upgrades get the full deal this weekend?
I thought it was only for new lines.
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I called T-Mobile directly. Full upgrades as well. Has to be FULL upgrade though.
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chem.manish said:
Discounts from insurance? Care to elaborate?
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Horizon Blue Cross Insurance you get a 12% discount I believe. Just show them your card and on the bill it comes off.
Govt employee 15%.

ohsofly25 said:
What is the return period? How many days? Thinking of returning mine
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tmo guy im with says 20days but i thought it was 14days, im new to gsm so hope it helps.

darren.wlsn1 said:
tmo guy im with says 20days but i thought it was 14days, im new to gsm so hope it helps.
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Just got mine through tmo loyalty dep. and can confirm that the return window is 20 days from the day you receive the phone (awesome for people like me that buy over the phone or online).

Behold_this said:
Just got mine through tmo loyalty dep. and can confirm that the return window is 20 days from the day you receive the phone (awesome for people like me that buy over the phone or online).
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Anyone know how much is the restocking fee if you want to exchange for another phone?

S4 cost might be lowered after Google IO?

Google announced that they will be selling the stock version of S4 LTE version for £427 ($649) on Google play. Currently the lowest cost sim-free S4 in the UK is £500+. I personally think that the price will drop soon. I am sure it will be a good news for everyone

lavafire said:
S4 cost might be lowered after Google IO?
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Not in the U.S.A. it won't.

If we paid US prices on the UK then nearly all of our Sim free phones would be cheaper. This would retail for £499 of it comes to the UK
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lavafire said:
Google announced that they will be selling the stock version of S4 LTE version for £427 ($649) on Google play. Currently the lowest cost sim-free S4 in the UK is £500+. I personally think that the price will drop soon. I am sure it will be a good news for everyone
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You're forgetting taxes, and also VAT for the uk
£427 + 20% VAT = £512.40
Though I wouldn't be surprised if it was more than this as stuff in the UK is rarely the exact figure as the US price + vat

shure2 said:
If we paid US prices on the UK then nearly all of our Sim free phones would be cheaper. This would retail for £499 of it comes to the UK
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i expect the uk price would be higher than in the US, but i dont think it would be that much. If i had to guess i would say £460.
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3473 said:
You're forgetting taxes, and also VAT for the uk
£427 + 20% VAT = £512.40
Though I wouldn't be surprised if it was more than this as stuff in the UK is rarely the exact figure as the US price + vat
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£427 already includes VAT mate. Its only added if it was shipped from the US.
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lavafire said:
£427 already includes VAT mate. Its only added if it was shipped from the US.
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Taxes always make UK prices more expensive. It's why we're called rip-off britain.
Consider the 8gb Nexus 4, a phone sold on the same website as the 'nexus' s4
US Price = $299, which converts to £196
But the 8gb nexus 4 costs £239 here, a 22% increase
So a realistic price for the S4 would be 427x1.22 = £521
Trust me, stuff is always more expensive here, and never the direct currency conversion

Having lived in Australia and Canada I can tell you this country is going to the dogs, its just a shame they're so tight on immigration!
Australian nexus 4 is 20$ more in Australia, I was earning 25$ an hour working in GAP... We get raped in the UK
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The price of S4 (LTE) version has dropped to £450 now on amazon. High five for a good prediction! ...no one? ok

For people getting a subsidized phone from a carrier the price for a TW-less SGS4 on Play is pretty much irrelevant. And the masses like "stuff" and the lack of TW won't be perceived as a benefit so if the prices between a Play SGS4 and unlocked SGS4 are close the standard SGS4 will win. When the GN was the same price as the SGS2/3 Samsung only sold 750K of them and it was available subsidized on quite a few carriers. So it’s doubtful that the Play price, which Samsung likely controls (it’s not a Nexus phone), will influence Samsung’s pricing strategy.

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Getting it from America

My frnd is getting the phone from America..
16 gigs black.. Let me knw the final price.. 349 $is quoted by playstore.. Are there any tax or local shipping after tat..
I am from India, so just want to make sure the phone is unlocked.. How do v ensure that v get a unlocked phone..
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milan.gadakari said:
My frnd is getting the phone from America..
16 gigs black.. Let me knw the final price.. 349 $is quoted by playstore.. Are there any tax or local shipping after tat..
I am from India, so just want to make sure the phone is unlocked.. How do v ensure that v get a unlocked phone..
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Phone will 100% ship factory unlocked.
If he is buying it in America, shipping will be $10 for 3 - 5 day shipping, or $14 for 2 day. Taxes will vary depending on what state he is in.
If it helps at all, my final price was $388 total including shipping and taxes.

Okay.. Hw is travelling this weekend.. So he will ask his frnd to block one handset who works for Google.. Why did u pay approx 40$more.. Shipping shudnt b this high.. Is it some kind of sales tax..
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milan.gadakari said:
Okay.. Hw is travelling this weekend.. So he will ask his frnd to block one handset who works for Google.. Why did u pay approx 40$more.. Shipping shudnt b this high.. Is it some kind of sales tax..
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in the U.S. a state is like its own little country inside of America. Some have sales tax, some have income tax, some have both.
Most states have some kind of sales tax. It was $10 for shipping on top of the $350, so $388 minus the $360 means I paid $28 in sales tax,
If your friend lives in a state with no sales tax, it would be $360 or $364, depending on what shipping method he used.
There are 50 states and only 5 do not have a sales tax, so odds are your friend will pay some sales tax unless he lives in Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, Delaware, or Oregon.

Yup I paid $21 in taxes, cos I'm from Maryland. It varies from state to state.
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