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Amazon seems to be sellling this phone unlocked for $519.00. My friend is in the US at the moment and i was planning on having them next day ship it to him (Miami). Is this a good deal for a new unlocked Inspire from a reputable place or could you all suggest some other places?
Thanks for all the help everyone! Looking forward to becoming a part of this forum.
I would recommend buying the phone locked for cheaper, and unlock it using the tools available in the dev section.
Well considering I can't get it on contract, do you know where I might be able to find it at an off contract price that is less that what I listed above? Thanks for you help!
479 at amazon without contract.
cant you walk into any ATT store and pay full price for it at 399 dollars? thought it was 400 dollars full price at ATT stores...
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cant you walk into any ATT store and pay full price for it at 399 dollars? thought it was 400 dollars full price at ATT stores...
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+ tax as well.
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AT&T raised the price to $450 a few weeks back, in fact every smartphone went up $50. Plus tax as well... Better off ordering through Amazon.
Actually would have had to order it pretty early this morning to make sure it got to my friends hotel in time before him leaving. So I might just have him walk into an AT&T as you have suggested... Doesn't seem like it will be too much of a difference. Thanks again everyone! Have all been greatly helpful.
I currently live in the US, and I'm about to go back to Korea for my mandatory military service. I want to buy a Nexus S in the states and take it to Korea, because it's a little bit more cheaper here. I saw a post here saying that the i9020T from T-mobile is the same as SHW-M200K, SHW-M200S from Korea. So if I buy the i9020T here would It work in Korea?
Frequency checks out for SK Telecom, but the other 2 carriers in SKorea, I am unsure of.
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Frequency checks out for SK Telecom, but the other 2 carriers in SKorea, I am unsure of.
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Thanks for checking it out. I'm going to bestbuy this weekend to get the T-mobile version then. One last question - is the price of nexus s rapidly dropping everywhere except bestbuy? if so then should I look for a different place to buy it? Thanks again.
If you're gonna buy it outright, its cheaper to buy online at different websites than from best buy. BB has it for 529.99 + tax. I found some for 459.99 at other sites. Keep in mind that bc some of these sites aren't physical stores, you won't have to pay for tax. Also a lot of them have free shipping and online coupons if you look for them.
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Hello all,
The skyrocket is at Best Buy for 199.99
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/b/product/de...b=&st=skyrocket&scr=search&cp=1&sc=Global&id=
So this means the Skyrocket costs as much as the non-LTE Galaxy S II. Now my question is,do you think it would be a good idea to swap my Galaxy S II for the skyrocket while still within the 30 day return period? Would the LTE and faster processor be better "future proofing"?
Your thoughts are much appreciated!
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Check the At&t store if you have one in your area. I went to best buy a couple weeks ago and it was $249. The At&t store was selling them for $149.
The i727 does have a faster clocked processor but the s2 you have actually SLIGHTLY outperforms the skyrocket. Not at all noticeable in my opinion. The LTE speeds are awesome though and if your area has any plans of implementing an LTE network I would switch.
Plus bigger screen
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Skyrocket has no physical home button like the regular S2 does. It has better battery performance and faster potential data speeds. Definitely get the Skyrocket.
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Here is my opinion.. The SR is a better phone if you don't plan on playing games on it all day or doing the "look at my really cool high bench score"
The proc in the og2 is slightly better with games .. graphics.. etc stuff like that.
Now with that being said..In the real world.. Most of us use our phones for work, talking, texting , browsing the web..etc.. the SR is perfect for this....with a few tweaks the sr is better than the og2 ...plus the LTE is nice..
Don't get stuck in the past...
I would get the SR.. all the ATT&T stores here in Houston have them at $149 with 2 year contract......
For me, i727 and i777 are dead even when it comes to pros and cons of one over the other.
i727 (AT&T Galaxy SII Skyrocket) - Internet outside is as fast as home internet. But it is not available everywhere, including your city that has LTE. Screen is bigger, but less battery life.
i777 (AT&T Galaxy SII) - Performance of everything, watching videos, 3D games, UI, compatibility of apps in the market, blows away the i727. Screen is smaller, but more battery life.
I love my Skyrocket, but I'm already wishing for an upgrade in the future. If the i777 had LTE, it would be the perfect device. But because of some licensing rights that Qualcomm has with LTE in the US, it seems at this point that all LTE devices will be crippled with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (like the AT&T Galaxy Note LTE). It is like they Qualcomm opened up a new freeway system. But to drive on it, you have to buy a car with a Qualcomm engine inside of it. But the Qualcomm engine can only do 45 mph. As for right now, all the negatives balance out the positives. And you are left yearning and screaming "WHY??!!??!! Why must you do this to me Qualcomm!?!?" And all the while Qualcomm is advertising their processor as the latest and greatest processor and you just want to throw up in your mouth.
There's been a lot of debate on this, and good arguments on each side. I love my Skyrocket, sometimes wish I had an og SGS2 for all the development support available, but the SR is still new and we will eventually get there.
The best argument for me was that LTE is the future, so the Skyrocket will have a much higher re-sale value in a year or a year and a half when you're ready to upgrade to the next greatest thing.
I never thought about re-sale value until I was able to sell my well-used Captivate for $150 last month--which was the price I paid for it a year before. Just something to think about...
Walmart has it for $149 I went to Bestbuy and they matched the price. Today.
Love the skyrocket. Been a great device so far. Im in Austin and got mine for $99 from an authorized reseller.
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May82 said:
The i727 does have a faster clocked processor but the s2 you have actually SLIGHTLY outperforms the skyrocket. Not at all noticeable in my opinion. The LTE speeds are awesome though and if your area has any plans of implementing an LTE network I would switch.
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The Skyrocket's Adreno 220 GPU outperforms the Mali-400 MP4 in the standard Galaxy S II, though. The Galaxy S II seems to handle multimedia stuff better, but for fill-rate intensive gaming, the Skyrocket has the edge.
Performance can be a complicated question sometimes.
Ya but the new Skyrocket has a bigger screen and it's HD... So now what you gonna get???lol
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Ya but the new Skyrocket has a bigger screen and it's HD... So now what you gonna get???lol
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The Skyrocket isn't HD, the Skyrocket HD is HD...But it isn't due for at least a month or 3
The hd skyrocket will be out supposedly march april and so will sony ion....both are hd!
There will be always something better
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The hd skyrocket will be out supposedly march april and so will sony ion....both are hd!
There will be always something better
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you definitely don't want a sony phone lol
AT&T stores will price match for you too. I can't seem to find that Walmart price that someone quoted earlier, but I bought mine from my local AT&T store price matched to Amazon.com at $179. All I had to do was email the link to the webpage to the lady who was ringing me up. Amazon still has it at $179. So if you like dealing directly with AT&T stores, definitely get it price matched to the best price you can find.
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AT&T stores will price match for you too. I can't seem to find that Walmart price that someone quoted earlier, but I bought mine from my local AT&T store price matched to Amazon.com at $179. All I had to do was email the link to the webpage to the lady who was ringing me up. Amazon still has it at $179. So if you like dealing directly with AT&T stores, definitely get it price matched to the best price you can find.
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I bought my skyrocket from an ATT store on the 27th of December, but it was for 249.99.
Did the price drop in the past two weeks or did that store just happen to have it listed 50 bucks above what the ATT website says?
If the price hasn't dropped (meaning that the store charged me 50 bucks more than if I had just ordered it online from ATT) is there any way I could complain about it to get that 50 dollars back? I'm betting there's not much I could do but it's always worth a shot.
Yes you should. Go to att rep and tell them to do price match and they will do it. They did it to me and got $100 back from them. SO i got my Skyrocket for #149.99.
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I bought my skyrocket from an ATT store on the 27th of December, but it was for 249.99.
Did the price drop in the past two weeks or did that store just happen to have it listed 50 bucks above what the ATT website says?
If the price hasn't dropped (meaning that the store charged me 50 bucks more than if I had just ordered it online from ATT) is there any way I could complain about it to get that 50 dollars back? I'm betting there's not much I could do but it's always worth a shot.
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Yes you should. Go to att rep and tell them to do price match and they will do it. They did it to me and got $100 back from them. SO i got my Skyrocket for #149.99.
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Alright, where did you find it for 149.99 ? Lowest I can find is 179.99.
Ah, finally found it.
.. and I'm not allowed to post links. It's a search on walmarts lets talk page though, found it for 149.99.
Not sure why a normal walmart search wouldn't find it, but I now have a source for 149.99 hopefully they'll give me a hundred dollars back now
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Okay I've been fighting with ATT for the past half hour, and they will only price match (and this is AN EXCEPTION just for me supposedly) the online ATT price (199.99). So that's fifty bucks back.
They are refusing to price match the Amazon (179.99) or WalMart (149.99) prices. Think it's possible to continue arguing with them to drop down to the walmart price?
If walmart won't pricematch go to Best Buy. That's how I got mine for $149. I typed in a zip code in New York on their computer on the At&t site and as soon as they saw the price, they price matched it.
I got mine for free on contract through Rogers..
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If walmart won't pricematch go to Best Buy. That's how I got mine for $149. I typed in a zip code in New York on their computer on the At&t site and as soon as they saw the price, they price matched it.
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I'm trying to price match with ATT. I purchased it from an ATT store (unfortunately). They will only price match with another ATT store. I can find 199.99 on ATT's website, but Can't find a zip code where it's still 149.99. What Zip code did you use to pull up 149.99?
I purchased the phone for 249.99 by the way, so no matter what I'll get at least 50 bucks back, but I'd prefer the full 100.
EDIT: basically I need a zip code that will make the ATT website say that the Skyrocket is 149.99. I keep getting 199.99
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From tier 1, I've been transferred up twice so far. They are not budging on this. Any help?
Okay, I think I was upto tier 5 or 6, and they said they would refund the restocking fee, and let me do a full refund and order my phone from anywhere else I please. Jeez. I complained that it's much easier to simply refund me the 100 dollars but they were very adamant. Oh well.
I know they said there would only be wifi only for US. But does anyone know of any USA retailers selling a 3g version for a reaonable price? I don't want to purchase an over priced one if I can avoid it.
3g version isn't officially supported in the US. Only available from "gray market" websites. LTE version will be available at an unspecified date.
Btw, what do you consider "reasonable?" Most flagship unlocked phones start out at $650+, so ~$750 for what is essentially a 10 inch unlocked phone really isn't that unreasonable.
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I just figured for $549 I can get the 32gb wifi. I would assume $699 would be reasonable for the same in a 3g model.
Maybe I am off base, but I feel like $799 plus is paying for having it before everyone else or because it isn't offered in the USA. I know it is $100 between my breaking point of buying and not buying, but I like to get the best deal whenever possible.
for all of us who cant get it via the play store , when can we expect it to be for sale on amazon? :fingers-crossed:
Well considering the Nexus 4 wasn't even available for sale on Amazon until a few months ago, your chances are slim. Plus on amazon it's individual sellers with large markups. You could try eBay, but again, there might be mark ups.
The best option right now is to go to Sprint when they have it on November 8th, and ask if they can sell you one off contract, and if it's GSM unlocked or not. Otherwise, T-Mobile will have it unlocked off contract also, but there's no pricing or release date as of right now. T-Mobile does have a email sign up for alerts when it's available.
Keep an eye on the Play store the next few days too. There's small chance more will come in stock, but most likely they'll sell out within minutes.
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Well considering the Nexus 4 wasn't even available for sale on Amazon until a few months ago, your chances are slim. Plus on amazon it's individual sellers with large markups. You could try eBay, but again, there might be mark ups.
The best option right now is to go to Sprint when they have it on November 8th, and ask if they can sell you one off contract, and if it's GSM unlocked or not. Otherwise, T-Mobile will have it unlocked off contract also, but there's no pricing or release date as of right now. T-Mobile does have a email sign up for alerts when it's available.
Keep an eye on the Play store the next few days too. There's small chance more will come in stock, but most likely they'll sell out within minutes.
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But im from ireland you see , where they don't sell the nexus on the play store , do you know if i get an american nexus 5 , would it work in ireland? i know that the uk one definately would! but unsure about the the us version
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/android-for-all-and-new-nexus-5.html?m=1
At the end of the official blog post, Google states that it will be available and other retailers, including amazon in time for the holiday season. So I expect 2-3 weeks max.
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http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/android-for-all-and-new-nexus-5.html?m=1
At the end of the official blog post, Google states that it will be available and other retailers, including amazon in time for the holiday season. So I expect 2-3 weeks max.
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Ah sorry, I didn't realize they had posted that information. I was expecting it'd be the same as last year.
klin1344 said:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/android-for-all-and-new-nexus-5.html?m=1
At the end of the official blog post, Google states that it will be available and other retailers, including amazon in time for the holiday season. So I expect 2-3 weeks max.
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So do you think it would be worth waiting for seen as im from ireland ?
There's a host of information available here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1pmrrr/nexus_5_amazon_release_monitoring_cooperative/
Do you know when B+M stores like BestBuy will have them in stock? thanks
I'm wondering this as well.... Also if I should get the 16gb or 32gb hmmm. Going to sell my HTC ONE towards it
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There's a host of information available here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1pmrrr/nexus_5_amazon_release_monitoring_cooperative/
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Thanks for that link. Seriously considering canceling my play store order; probably going to wait and see for now. I'm on an LG Optimus L9 and it's kind of crappy but if I can get the phone for almost $50 less on Amazon if I wait a couple of weeks, that's what I'm going to do.
I just wonder if getting warranty replacements is easier if you purchased the device through Google directly as opposed to a third party.
On Amazon now... wouldn't recommend it though
http://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Lg-5-16...=1383275736&sr=8-11&keywords=nexus+5+unlocked
Yea, not sold by Amazon though. I think that's probably what most people are waiting on.
I have one ordered through Google Play, but I might cancel to get one from Amazon because I have Prime, and I have a lot of Amazon GC's. Didn't see that they would have it until after I placed the order. So I hope they start selling it soon.
Quick thing everyone, I know T-mobile and Sprint will get the phone but I don't think it will be cheaper because T-mobile sells the N4 for roughly $430 but Google was selling it for $300-$350, and if you wait to get it on Amazon it'll most likely be around the same price because the Nexus 7 is the same price on Amazon as it is on Google play, but if you have prime you can probably get the free 2 day shipping which is nice.
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Quick thing everyone, I know T-mobile and Sprint will get the phone but I don't think it will be cheaper because T-mobile sells the N4 for roughly $430 but Google was selling it for $300-$350, and if you wait to get it on Amazon it'll most likely be around the same price because the Nexus 7 is the same price on Amazon as it is on Google play, but if you have prime you can probably get the free 2 day shipping which is nice.
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And not have to pay sales tax in most states