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Way to buy: Buy Tmo then cancel the contract or buy $520 directly?
ljwnow said:
Way to buy: Buy Tmo then cancel the contract or buy $520 directly?
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I remember people were trying this with the Nexus-1 when it first came out but Google would always end up charging you the full amount if you cancel
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Way to buy: Buy Tmo then cancel the contract or buy $520 directly?
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How much is the ETF for T-Mobile? I never really tried, then again I have been out of contract for a long time now, I always pay retail for my phones, ends up cheaper, atleast the way Tmobile does it
I saw it in Tmo's policy, it should be $200 ETF but I don't know if there is a catch in the policy for NEXUS S.
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How much is the ETF for T-Mobile?
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$200 for T-mobiles etf, but I remember something like if you bought the Nexus One subsidized and cancelled (in order to get it cheaper), you would end up paying the $200 termination fee PLUS the difference in price for the Nexus One ($329) for a total of $729
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$200 for T-mobiles etf, but I remember something like if you bought the Nexus One subsidized and cancelled (in order to get it cheaper), you would end up paying the $200 termination fee PLUS the difference in price for the Nexus One ($329)
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That sucks. I've already bought several handsets this year. It seems that I will pay another some $500....BROKE!!!!!!!!!
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$200 for T-mobiles etf, but I remember something like if you bought the Nexus One subsidized and cancelled (in order to get it cheaper), you would end up paying the $200 termination fee PLUS the difference in price for the Nexus One ($329) for a total of $729
200 (original subsidized price)
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I wouldnt test it if i where you, but if you do you can let the people know how it worked out for you
But i will be there with my 575 dollars
ap3604 said:
$200 for T-mobiles etf, but I remember something like if you bought the Nexus One subsidized and cancelled (in order to get it cheaper), you would end up paying the $200 termination fee PLUS the difference in price for the Nexus One ($329) for a total of $729
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That is definately a disaster!
slowz3r said:
I wouldnt test it if i where you, but if you do you can let the people know how it worked out for you
But i will be there with my 575 dollars
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Tax in KY is 6%. But a good thing is there are not so many people in my city! So I am not worrying about "Sold Out".
ljwnow said:
Tax in KY is 6%. But a good thing is there are not so many people in my city! So I am not worrying about "Sold Out".
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I just posted a thread about what you think the supply/demand will be..im thinking the demand will be low for the "normal" user but the supply scares me
slowz3r said:
I just posted a thread about what you think the supply/demand will be..im thinking the demand will be low for the "normal" user but the supply scares me
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Lol I just wrote something under your thread...
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Lol I just wrote something under your thread...
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i just replied to what your wrote under my thread.
okay ill stop
Well ive been thinking about this too because i got my nexus one for $212 no contract!
199 + tax
Cancelled t mobile during 14 day grace period $0
Google never set up the etf to charge people, $0
And the most they could have charged was $150 for the etf, so it only equals around $350
BUT is it set up for the nexus S?
Either way im sure you could save a few hundred, im adding a line to my plan i think and doing this!
Best Buy doesn't have their own ETF so why not add a line, then cancel it?
hah2110 said:
Best Buy doesn't have their own ETF so why not add a line, then cancel it?
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Adding a line would be done through Tmobile. So once you add a line, canceling it would require you to do it by going through Tmobile. In a sense, Best Buy can be thought of as a Tmobile retailer, if that makes it easier. They aren't the actually phone service themselves that can create/cancel lines.
@Sassyness, if you canceled your contract during the remorse period, how was it that they didn't ask for the Nexus One back?
Does anyonoe know if you have to get a data plan with the Nexus S if you purchase it with a contract?
If so, can that data plan ever be canceled later on by calling Tmobile? For example, let's say I wanted to get the Nexus S as a gift, but wanted to save some money. I have a line on my family plan eligible for upgrade, and say I upgrade it with that line, get a data plan, but I give the Nexus S as a gift to someone who will use their own data plan... can I cancel the data plan that I had to purchase on my line which I upgraded with?
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Does anyonoe know if you have to get a data plan with the Nexus S if you purchase it with a contract?
If so, can that data plan ever be canceled later on by calling Tmobile? For example, let's say I wanted to get the Nexus S as a gift, but wanted to save some money. I have a line on my family plan eligible for upgrade, and say I upgrade it with that line, get a data plan, but I give the Nexus S as a gift to someone who will use their own data plan... can I cancel the data plan that I had to purchase on my line which I upgraded with?
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I believe so yes. Tmobile is really friendly with account changes
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Adding a line would be done through Tmobile. So once you add a line, canceling it would require you to do it by going through Tmobile. In a sense, Best Buy can be thought of as a Tmobile retailer, if that makes it easier. They aren't the actually phone service themselves that can create/cancel lines.
@Sassyness, if you canceled your contract during the remorse period, how was it that they didn't ask for the Nexus One back?
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Well t mobile CANT ask for it back, its not their device.
Leaving google themselves responsible for getting the phone back or charging a fee.
But does bestbuy have a fee or an equipment recovery fee with the NexS? Or is it on googles shoulders again? I need to know
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Well t mobile CANT ask for it back, its not their device.
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Right, you are.
sassyness77 said:
Well ive been thinking about this too because i got my nexus one for $212 no contract!
199 + tax
Cancelled t mobile during 14 day grace period $0
Google never set up the etf to charge people, $0
And the most they could have charged was $150 for the etf, so it only equals around $350
BUT is it set up for the nexus S?
Either way im sure you could save a few hundred, im adding a line to my plan i think and doing this!
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I was wondering about all the people scamming earlier last years. Wow, I'm surprised google didn't charge you the difference.
Hey Guys,
I just opened up a new line with TMobile for my new job and got the One S.
I submitted the rebate, (which I did not know at the time forbids you to return the phone for a refund after applying for the rebate.)
I then found out that I have to purchase my work phone through Verizon and will not be able to use the new One S. The account has been opened for about 6 weeks now and should get the 100 dollar rebate in another 2.
When I ETF this acccount and pay the 200 bucks, do I get to keep the phone after paying to cancel the contract?
Dont know what to do in this case. Any suggestions will help.
Thanks!
If you pay off the contract then the phone is yours.
In my case, The One S was a ''free gift'' and the money i pay is for the line rental. So if i pay my ETF (which is about £210) the phone is mine
not bad considering the phone is £400 new lol
azzledazzle said:
If you pay off the contract then the phone is yours.
In my case, The One S was a ''free gift'' and the money i pay is for the line rental. So if i pay my ETF (which is about £210) the phone is mine
not bad considering the phone is £400 new lol
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Same here, after the rebate, I will probably pay the etf and switch to tmobile prepaid. It will take about a year to make up the difference in plan cost.
tivofool said:
Same here, after the rebate, I will probably pay the etf and switch to tmobile prepaid. It will take about a year to make up the difference in plan cost.
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Is the prepay cheaper?
Also to the OP, if your from the states and want to sell you're one s shoot me a message. I could always use a backup.
What about this scenario...you buy the phone, sign up for the cheapest plan you can, then cancel as soon as the return period has expired?
You can get the phone for $99.99 ($49.99 if you count the mail in rebate), assume $30-50 for the one month of service, $200 ETF...you get a $600 phone for $350+/-...
question is then...can you then sign up for a value plan or would you have to wait?
Rebate will take up to 10 weeks plans will run you from 70 to 85 plus taxes, 35 bucks to activate. Chances are that you won't get your rebate within a month since ups for example don't deliver to p.o boxes. Even if you get the phone for 50 dollars after rebate you would spend 300+ dollars on services. Keep mind that T-Mobile has no warranty for your phone in pre paid so you have to deal with HTC directly. The original warranty will be voided as soon as you installed the pre paid sim card.
If you want to sign up for the value plan your phone will still not be on warranty so why do the 2 year contract. 200 dollars more would be involve again in ETF of the value so you wouldn't save money.
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ozkerr said:
Rebate will take up to 10 weeks plans will run you from 70 to 85 plus taxes, 35 bucks to activate. Chances are that you won't get your rebate within a month since ups for example don't deliver to p.o boxes. Even if you get the phone for 50 dollars after rebate you would spend 300+ dollars on services. Keep mind that T-Mobile has no warranty for your phone in pre paid so you have to deal with HTC directly. The original warranty will be voided as soon as you installed the pre paid sim card.
If you want to sign up for the value plan your phone will still not be on warranty so why do the 2 year contract. 200 dollars more would be involve again in ETF of the value so you wouldn't save money.
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i don't see any reason why the warranty would be voided if you switch over to Tmobile monthly4g...and if you buy the phone new at full price and sign up for the monthly4g plan you should still have warranty.
Opening a regular account and switching to pre paid will mean a Different account, if I were you ill keep the receipt just in case. On pre paid for obvious reasons you have to send the phone first to get replaced if it has warranty. Even your saved voicemails are lost when you switch over along with your tmobile back up so I'm pretty sure warranty will not be verified either.
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To whoever asked about Value Plans...that's a postpaid account. So if you open a postpaid account, close it and try to open another postpaid account, they will reopen the original account.
They are having a sale for the Galaxy S4.
$99 for a 2-year plan of you can pay $5.99 a month.
http://www.squaretrade.com/samsung-galaxy-warranty
Read the fine print - $99 deductible makes your insurance policy worth a total of $200, or, exactly what you paid for the phone (unless you got it at Walmart or Best Buy with the Phone Freedom)
Yes, I know that you're locked in for another 2 years and all that good stuff, but if you don't have a way of getting another phone on contract at any time, you should start looking in to that instead.... My point is, if you break the phone tomorrow, it will cost you the same price as if you pulled it from an on contract plan, but if you break it two or three months from now, it will be cheaper to get another on contract phone because that price is variable and will certainly drop compared to the Square Trade price that is fixed....
I was a huge fan of ST back in the day, but their prices now are just outrageous! A good case costs a max of what, 60 bucks? Sounds smarter than $99 plus whatever you're planning on getting already to protect the outside of the phone!
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KryptosXLayer2 said:
Read the fine print - $99 deductible makes your insurance policy worth a total of $200, or, exactly what you paid for the phone (unless you got it at Walmart or Best Buy with the Phone Freedom)
Yes, I know that you're locked in for another 2 years and all that good stuff, but if you don't have a way of getting another phone on contract at any time, you should start looking in to that instead.... My point is, if you break the phone tomorrow, it will cost you the same price as if you pulled it from an on contract plan, but if you break it two or three months from now, it will be cheaper to get another on contract phone because that price is variable and will certainly drop compared to the Square Trade price that is fixed....
I was a huge fan of ST back in the day, but their prices now are just outrageous! A good case costs a max of what, 60 bucks? Sounds smarter than $99 plus whatever you're planning on getting already to protect the outside of the phone!
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Dude, if you break the phone in 2 months it will cost 639 for a new one because presumably you won't have another upgrade to use...
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phositadc said:
Dude, if you break the phone in 2 months it will cost 639 for a new one because presumably you won't have another upgrade to use...
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OBVIOUSLY didn't read my entire post - please read before replying
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KryptosXLayer2 said:
OBVIOUSLY didn't read my entire post - please read before replying
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I did read it, and your post seems to assume people just have unlimited upgrades laying around, which is false for the vast majority of us.
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I paid full price for mine $639 plus tax..
If you shatter the screen it's $99 to get it fixed with the insurance. Without insurance it's another $639 plus tax..
Sure you can add another line and get a new phone for $200.. Plus the added line of $10 a month, plus the added line smart phone data fee of $20 a month.. Adding another line will cost you $200 plus tax, plus $30 a month for 24 months..
Do the math over 2-years..
I will stick with Square Trade thank you very much..
phositadc said:
I did read it, and your post seems to assume people just have unlimited upgrades laying around, which is false for the vast majority of us.
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Then maybe you should look into that instead of wasting money on an intangible, inflated insurance policy! I have a finite amount of upgrades to use too, but at least I can get another phone quickly without having spent $99 for potentially no reason ahead of time....
If you sleep better at night because of this insurance policy, then great - I have guns and hope I never have to use them either, on a similar note, haha
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Then maybe you should look into that instead of wasting money on an intangible, inflated insurance policy! I have a finite amount of upgrades to use too, but at least I can get another phone quickly without having spent $99 for potentially no reason ahead of time....
If you sleep better at night because of this insurance policy, then great - I have guns and hope I never have to use them either, on a similar note, haha
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Yawn... Why do people continually post in a thread they don't care about?
raqball said:
Yawn... Why do people continually post in a thread they don't care about?
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I do care about it, enough to offer a better suggestion to those who care to save some money, if my opinion isn't welcome, please let me know
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KryptosXLayer2 said:
I do care about it, enough to offer a better suggestion to those who care to save some money, if my opinion isn't welcome, please let me know
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It's not a better suggestion.. It's a ridiculous suggestion IMHO..
Your idea:
$199 for a new line to replace broken phone.. $30 a month ($10 for added line and $20 for cheapest data plan) x 24 month contract = $720 plus the $199 for phone = $920 total cost..
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Full price phone $640
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Square trade plan $99 plus $99 deductible = $200
Ya your way is better!
Note that I did NOT say new line.... YOU said new line.... I have upgrades from other accounts to use, but then again, I think you're only reading / comprehending what you want, so I'm done trying to offer help if you're going to be the voice of XDA!
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KryptosXLayer2 said:
Note that I did NOT say new line.... YOU said new line.... I have upgrades from other accounts to use, but then again, I think you're only reading / comprehending what you want, so I'm done trying to offer help if you're going to be the voice of XDA!
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Thanks for not wanting to *help* me understand how doing it your way will cost $920 and doing it the insurance way will cost $200..
Preciate that.. LOL
Also. I have a friend who went through 2 iPhones in a year because of shattered screens..
Doing it your way she would have spent $400 just for upgrades never mind the monthly cost associated with having 2 extra lines. Now we are talking $400 just for contract price phones. Add in the monthly add a line and data fees for 2 phones and for 2-years and your idea / plan is even more asinine..
With Square Trade she spent a total of $300..
Oh well... To each their own..
Heres a couple coupon codes if someone wants to save a few bucks on the plan $91 instead of $99.
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1J6QN0JD01H
KryptosXLayer2 said:
Note that I did NOT say new line.... YOU said new line.... I have upgrades from other accounts to use, but then again, I think you're only reading / comprehending what you want, so I'm done trying to offer help if you're going to be the voice of XDA!
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gotta admit, I do not understand your method either. Can oyu explain it better? thanks
Re-purchasing the phone using an upgrade on your current plan will cost you no less than the ~$199 (cost of the phone) + $240 ($10 a month for add'l line w/ blocked data * 24 month contract) and you switching phones from that line to your original number. This is well above the cost to get a replacement through SquareTrade.
OR, are you referring to taking another family members' upgrade and therefore simply subsidizing your cost by pushing it into the future?
cfn87 said:
Re-purchasing the phone using an upgrade on your current plan will cost you no less than the ~$199 (cost of the phone) + $240 ($10 a month for add'l line w/ blocked data * 24 month contract) and you switching phones from that line to your original number. This is well above the cost to get a replacement through SquareTrade.
OR, are you referring to taking another family members' upgrade and therefore simply subsidizing your cost by pushing it into the future?
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I think he's assuming the latter. I think he is assuming everyone has dozens of upgrades to use...
coincidentally I do have 2 extra lines with upgrades since I pay for my parents lines and they stick to dumbphones.
Was $91 for me using a coupon off their Facebook page. YMMV.
Squaretrade is loads cheaper than AT&T's $6.99/mo with $199 deductible.
My service with them has always been stellar, even when I call to complain and moan and cancel plans.
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burningembers said:
Was $91 for me using a coupon off their Facebook page. YMMV.
Squaretrade is loads cheaper than AT&T's $6.99/mo with $199 deductible.
My service with them has always been stellar, even when I call to complain and moan and cancel plans.
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Well one thing that the att covers is theft.
Honestly, you get a extended warranty if you purchase your phone with a premium credit card. They will also pay for anything the manufacturer doesn't want to cover. That's 2 years.
Google "credit card fixed sgs3 screen." a guy shares his story.
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SlimJ87D said:
Well one thing that the att covers is theft.
Honestly, you get a extended warranty if you purchase your phone with a premium credit card. They will also pay for anything the manufacturer doesn't want to cover. That's 2 years.
Google "credit card fixed sgs3 screen." a guy shares his story.
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You are right, ST doesn't cover theft. I didn't consider that.
I've never had a phone stolen (famous last words?) and that's because it is either in my hands or in my front pocket. I do this not only for theft reasons, but also for dropping reasons. Of the 27 smartphones I've owned in the last 3 years, I've only ever dropped one once.
The cost of the phone would be the least of my worries to a phone being stolen, honestly, I don't want some rando having copies of my music, pictures, and notes. Regardless of my having backups.
I will check out credit card coverage options, gotta put my 12 CC's to use somehow.
burningembers said:
You are right, ST doesn't cover theft. I didn't consider that.
I've never had a phone stolen (famous last words?) and that's because it is either in my hands or in my front pocket. I do this not only for theft reasons, but also for dropping reasons. Of the 27 smartphones I've owned in the last 3 years, I've only ever dropped one once.
The cost of the phone would be the least of my worries to a phone being stolen, honestly, I don't want some rando having copies of my music, pictures, and notes. Regardless of my having backups.
I will check out credit card coverage options, gotta put my 12 CC's to use somehow.
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http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewf...on-pays-to-fix-my-samsung-s3s-cracked-screen/
Here's a story. Just make sure you have a premium credit card. For Visa, they call it a signature visa card, it should say signature above the visa logo.
Androidpolice released a report stating that all smartphones at or under the price of $200 are 50% off until June 30. This includes the galaxy s4 and s4 active but requires a 2 year contract. Should work for upgrades too but I haven't gotten a chance to check it. If you've been on the fence about getting a new phone now is a good time to check this deal out. Here is the link to the androidpolice article.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...me-includes-s4-s4-active-one-and-many-others/
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bacon_n_icecream said:
Androidpolice released a report stating that all smartphones at or under the price of $200 are 50% off until June 30. This includes the galaxy s4 and s4 active but requires a 2 year contract. Should work for upgrades too but I haven't gotten a chance to check it. If you've been on the fence about getting a new phone now is a good time to check this deal out. Here is the link to the androidpolice article.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...me-includes-s4-s4-active-one-and-many-others/
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Just snagged an Active. F'n taxes brought it up to $147 but no activation fee made me feel better.
ordered a s4 and it came out to be 363 with tax and overnight shipping. Will cancel the line once I get the phone
You might want to read thru the terms you agreed to when ordering the device. If you cancel the line you used to get the phone you are subject to an early term fee and/or an equipment fee if canceled in the first 6 months. If you take advantage of the 14/30 day return period and do not return the device they can and will charge your account for the full cost of the device.
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You might want to read thru the terms you agreed to when ordering the device. If you cancel the line you used to get the phone you are subject to an early term fee and/or an equipment fee if canceled in the first 6 months. If you take advantage of the 14/30 day return period and do not return the device they can and will charge your account for the full cost of the device.
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lol bro im sure thats his intentions, i bet "cancel" was just a misuse of words
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ordered a s4 and it came out to be 363 with tax and overnight shipping. Will cancel the line once I get the phone
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Was this the price on a month to month basis with no contract?
I'm assuming this wouldn't work for the 32gb S4 since it's more than 200 dollars.
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I upgraded a line and traded an old phone in to get $100 literally one day before this sale went live. I had to call yesterday and ask for credit because why would anyone give away an old phone when you can get the same discount online without doing that. Anyways all they could do is give me $100 credit on my next bill which was nice. Overall great deal
There's super-long thread on SlickDeals about this deal. Apparently you can get 50% certain smartphones using a month-to-month option. Basically, you can get 50% the full price of the phone.
Details from the "Wiki" portion of this deal:
How to buy a non-commitment i.e. no contract device from ATT
Your best bet is going to the local store for pickup or ordering with overnight shipping. I don't think ATT is going to ship these devices on monday.
Select month-to-month.
Online
Cancel the line AFTER you get shipping confirmation and it is in route to you.
Pickup
Nothing. Cancel as soon as you get home with your device.
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Canceling
Call ATT and request to cancel your line. You have 3 days to get 100% service/act fee refund. After that it is prorated or the whims of ATT. Get confirmation of canceling and the employee's ID (their email address). You will get a bill in the mail for $0 and that is it.
Call any ATT number and say "cancel" and you will get transfered to retention/cancelation department. "I would like to cancel my new line. All I wanted was the phone which is why I ordered a month to month plan."
DO NOT USE the activated SIM if you want a 100% refund i.e. don't make a 30 minute call and expect them to not charge you.
Month-to-month = you get a bill = postpaid = you need credit
b0r3dguy said:
There's super-long thread on SlickDeals about this deal. Apparently you can get 50% certain smartphones using a month-to-month option. Basically, you can get 50% the full price of the phone.
Details from the "Wiki" portion of this deal:
How to buy a non-commitment i.e. no contract device from ATT
Your best bet is going to the local store for pickup or ordering with overnight shipping. I don't think ATT is going to ship these devices on monday.
Canceling
Call ATT and request to cancel your line. You have 3 days to get 100% service/act fee refund. After that it is prorated or the whims of ATT. Get confirmation of canceling and the employee's ID (their email address). You will get a bill in the mail for $0 and that is it.
Call any ATT number and say "cancel" and you will get transfered to retention/cancelation department. "I would like to cancel my new line. All I wanted was the phone which is why I ordered a month to month plan."
DO NOT USE the activated SIM if you want a 100% refund i.e. don't make a 30 minute call and expect them to not charge you.
Month-to-month = you get a bill = postpaid = you need credit
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how much does it come out to then? less than the FWC approach? (Fat Wad of Cash)
thats usually how i do it; cash and no info; just the device.
I'm concerned because the fine prints states only 2 yr agreement. I want to go the month to month direction just to get the phone but I feel like they will get their money from me one way or the other.
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I'm concerned because the fine prints states only 2 yr agreement. I want to go the month to month direction just to get the phone but I feel like they will get their money from me one way or the other.
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Over 70 pages of discussion on it here
http://slickdeals.net/f/6107214-AT-...e-iPhone-5-100-amp-More-Free-Shipping?page=87
I ordered month to month, cancelled when I got home. Guy on phone confirmed no fees for cancelling. I keep the GS4. Paid $320+tax.
Quick question
If you are already an existing AT&T customer (I have the original galaxy note - still in contract), can I buy the month by month (e.g. full price)? Or do I have to add another line?
I mean I just want to buy it at full price, toss out the simcard from my gnote (cut it to be microsim) and pop it in to my new S4?
so its $320 plus tax if you go month to month and cancel? seriously?
Slade8525 said:
so its $320 plus tax if you go month to month and cancel? seriously?
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I'm coming from the Slickdeals post. I was able to get two "month to month" phones (S4 and S4 Active) for in-store pickup. Once you get the phone, you call and cancel the service. The "month to month" is a no-contract plan. I got the S4 for $200 no contract (due to an error with the system, the store manager made the price $200 for my extra wait.)
I now have an S4 for $200 and an S4 Active for $318 no contract. I didn't have any problems when canceling the plan.
So awesome
Death&co said:
I upgraded a line and traded an old phone in to get $100 literally one day before this sale went live. I had to call yesterday and ask for credit because why would anyone give away an old phone when you can get the same discount online without doing that. Anyways all they could do is give me $100 credit on my next bill which was nice. Overall great deal
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I only got a $60 credit on mine.
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I ordered an S4 Active last night with Month to Month under my current number that is already on contact. I paid full retail for my S4 last month and $315 including tax for the S4 Active.
I have a USPS tracking number now so all looks good.
I will either keep both or sell my least favorite. Either way a good deal.
I literally got my S4 YESTERDAY. My god
So wait, let me get this straight. As an existing ATT customer, I can order a new phone on a new plan (month to month). Then cancel the line as soon as the device ships, and I will receive the phone, but no bill? Except for the price of the device of course.
Does anybody know if this applys to the Note 2
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Have you seen this. Starts July 14th and seems like a cheap way to upgrade.
MOBILE SITE: http://m.t-mobile.com/phone-upgrade?cm_mmc_o=FB_bkwCjC-czywEwllCjC3J4VCjC3J4VFB_bkwFzy6Aww
FULL SITE: http://explore.t-mobile.com/phone-upgrade
Opinions?
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getting a nexus from the play store (or maybe the motoX in a month) is cheaper than the jump plan.
This is sorta confusing. Does trade in your phone every six months mean you carry over the difference between trade in value and what's left to be paid? Like every time you trade in a phone you end up further in debt? Or do they just go ok here's you a new phone and here's the new payment plan and thanks for your old one we don't have to worry about what you still owed on that. I guess I should be asking the T-Mobile guys.. I might go do that.
TwitchyEye said:
This is sorta confusing. Does trade in your phone every six months mean you carry over the difference between trade in value and what's left to be paid? Like every time you trade in a phone you end up further in debt? Or do they just go ok here's you a new phone and here's the new payment plan and thanks for your old one we don't have to worry about what you still owed on that. I guess I should be asking the T-Mobile guys.. I might go do that.
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It is confusing and I definitely plan on calling to ask about it. But I believe what happens is the second part of what you said, new phone new payment plan.
My only problem with trade-in at the moment is I want to either play some baseball or golf with this phone and watch pieces fly.... or save it for my son as an emergency device.
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TwitchyEye said:
This is sorta confusing. Does trade in your phone every six months mean you carry over the difference between trade in value and what's left to be paid?
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From what I understand the $10 per month gives you the option to send them back your phone and erase whatever remaining balance you owe. They don't actually evaluate a trade in value, nor do they give you any kind of credit back. You then have the option to buy a new phone just like anyone else would. Since monthly payments are generally $20 on hardware with $100 down, you have payed them $280 for a six month rental if you trade in as soon as you can.
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From what I understand the $10 per month gives you the option to send them back your phone and erase whatever remaining balance you owe. They don't actually evaluate a trade in value, nor do they give you any kind of credit back. You then have the option to buy a new phone just like anyone else would. Since monthly payments are generally $20 on hardware with $100 down, you have payed them $280 for a six month rental if you trade in as soon as you can.
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this makes the most sense to me. Thanks!
so $100 + $10 * (6) + $20 * 6 = 100 + 60 + 120 = $280 for 6 months for the phone.
for a new phone you continue with same plan. so through the course of a year you pay 2 * $280 = $560 which is about $100 less than the s4 but about $200 more than the google nexus.
plan is good for people who get a new phone every year as long as its a top of the line phone. doesn't make sense to get it if you always get the nexus phones or if you get a phone every other year.