Hi all.
I will soon move to La Jolla, San Diego, to study and was thinking about buying a new cell phone. I was looking at either iPhone or HTC HD2 with some kind of contract. However, I only know AT&T and they only have the iPhone with a 2-year contract. Since my stay only will last for six months, 2-year is way too long time to be cuffed to a contract. Where is the cheapest place to buy a iPhone? And what about the HTC HD2? Is it possible to sign a 6-months contract which is the standard duration of a contract here in Denmark.
Thanks.
Best,
Kevin
Try buying a pre-paid (no contract) iphonie at at&t. The HD2 has not been released in the States, and a Euro unlocked one will not get 3G here!
Go for Leo definitely!
Of cource HTC
It is not so much a question of iPhone vs. HTC HD2 since my girlfriend is going for the iPhone and I definitely go for the HTC HD2, but since we are both going to San Diego we need to find the cheapest place.
I have been searching AT&T´s homepage and it looks like the iPhone cannot be bought as pre-paid. Are there any other big companies in the US that sell prepaid phones or with contracts less than 2-years?
Another thing, when I read about cell phones in the US I get the understanding that only iPhone has 3G in the US? Is that really true? Is 3G not so widely used in the US, because I was expected to use HTC HD2 with 3G.
How much did you pay for your phone? And was it on or off contract?
$178.99 off contract thru premier store. No commitment. No contract extension. However there was a flaw in their system that they have since fixed.
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DumIam said:
$178.99 off contract thru premier store. No commitment. No contract extension. However there was a flaw in their system that they have since fixed.
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Wow. Lucky!
Off what?
Isnt there 3 of these threads now?
99.
-50 recycle rebate at RS
$49 dollars
I paid $79 with contract
BUT I am grandfathered on a very old unlimited data plan plus 200 SMS for $35.
Also I'm happy with AT&T so why not?
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128.99 with contract extension from wal-mart. It was only 99.99 at ATT, but they didn't have any in stock and I wanted one right then
$80 on contract at Costco.
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My buddy just picked one up for free with a contract extension. The guy at att said he was a good customer.
$99 on contract (best buy)
Via the XDA app for the HTC Inspire
130 out of pocket in total 380 (sold my captivate on craiglist for 250)
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$90 after taxes but before the $18 upgrade fee from Costco. Includes an accessories bag, which has a belt case, crappy headphones and a working car charger which I was very happy about. This is on contract by the way.
69.99 Amazon with contract.
I want eligible for upgrade, att gave me $249 but added few of accessories and bluetooth. Phone came to $179. I check best buy, best they could was sell me retail.
Note that another att store i went to say $299 for my situation. 2nd att store is $249 befire the extra acc i bought the same time. Didnt hesitate. Although my next upgrade date is 2 years from now. And i still kept the unlimited data plan.
Not bad of a deal afterall, considering that i shelled out $700 for the touch pro wgen it first came out (dumb move)
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I paid 299 each for them with early upgrades on non data lines, but had them add the phones to the 2 data lines. My kids dont need data on thier lines.
I feel the phone is worth it and i have been waiting a long time for att to get something like this in. Im not sure if im going to keep using the inspire or the dell, yet. But my wife feels better now that she has a real replacement to the EDGE only hd2 she had before the crapdivate she just replaced.
$70 on contract with amazon and new contract but convinced ATT to give me a statement credit because my last phone's screen died three days ago after 10 months, so it was free
...except for the upgrade fee
I might just have to get one off Craigslist but its like 400 bucks.
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Got mine for free with make/model exchange after 2 faulty captivates and 2 hours on the phone
$49.99 from AT$T , off contract but with a new commitment. It was a knife in my side to " re-up " with AT$T because they suck so bad.
Would have gone to T-mobile, but really wanted this phone. Here's hoping that AT$T bites the dust now that their cash cow ( iPhone ) has been spread a little thinner.
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$49.99 from AT$T , off contract but with a new commitment. It was a knife in my side to " re-up " with AT$T because they suck so bad.
Would have gone to T-mobile, but really wanted this phone. Here's hoping that AT$T bites the dust now that there cash cow ( iPhone ) has been spread a little thinner.
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What is off contract but with new commitment?
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What is off contract but with new commitment?
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That means that my 2 year contract from my Tilt ended and I was free to take my number to another carrier with no early termination fees to AT$T.
After 18 months AT$T will allow you to upgrade your phone at a discounted price if you sign a new 2 year contract. But you cannot go to another carrier until your contract is up.
I had to sign another 2 year contract, so AT$T will easily make up the cost of the phone by taking everything I own and my first born child in outrageous service/data plans and obnoxious fees. There is a reason they are at the bottom of every customer satisfaction survey. They work hard to be there
How much is this phone going to be on the usual 2 years extended contract deal? The usual 199?I should be able to get this phone since I think my contract is about up (checked online and im able to get any phone with their upgrade selling price) and i wanted to know how much I should sell my vision for to help purchase this device. Thanks.
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I heard $199 for contact and $499 w/o...
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050842
Has anyone heard if and when they will be carrying this phone?
THANKS.
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Good question and it appears the answer is yes.
My only issue with Best Buy. Is that I'm a NON-contract customer with T-Mobile USA. And Best Buy always wants to charge an arm + both legs for anyone who wants to buy off contract. They specialize in selling with contract, they don't like us non-contract folks.
I'd love it if they'd price match a non-contract price, even the T-Mobile store's $549. Just because Best Buy has some nice protection and buyback type plans. (Not saying I'd nessisairly use their plans, but nice to have options if you want them.) But for me, they're not an option if they do the Sensation like all their other non-contract phones, that they sell for way over regular retail price. I'm sure their non-contract price for the Sensation will be about $650 . They're already selling the EVO 4G out of contract for $599, while you can get that at Amazon off contract for just $469.99, regular retail price for that one is $499.99
Available on the 15th, according to Best Buy Mobile employees
Found out from a friend, that Best Buy WILL price match T-Mobile's price. Plesant news for me . Now I just need this thing unlocked and rooted so I can buy one .
just walk into a walmart and buy it today...i got mind yesterday
Thanks for that info. As for me I buy at Best Buy because well i have credit there and don't want to open up credit anywhere else.
18 month no interest is not a bad deal for me since i always pay off my purchases within a few months so it works for me.
I really hope they match and have this phone on the June 15.
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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