OK anyone know if radio Shack will stack discounts.
They give 100 for the evo (my buyer backed out )
And I see they will give 75$ for other smartphones
Would it be possible to trade in both evo and my old moment?
To get 175 off?
from my phone duh
CheesyNutz said:
OK anyone know if radio Shack will stack discounts.
They give 100 for the evo (my buyer backed out )
And I see they will give 75$ for other smartphones
Would it be possible to trade in both evo and my old moment?
To get 175 off?
from my phone duh
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CheesyNutz, I asked the same question of 2 local Radio Shack Managers and both said only 1 phone. 1 of the Managers said that question had been asked numerous times and he wished that he could accomodate but the Regional Manager told him "No way".
Great minds think alike....
I don't know if this still works, but last year when I bought my Evo 4g, the guys from the Sprint store took both my Nexus One and Mytouch 3g for credit towards my Evo when I first switched over from T-mob to Sprint. My personal experience with Radioshack has always been pretty crappy anyways, plus you get $150 for your Evo 4g @ the Sprint store vs. the $100 from Radioshack.
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I don't know if this still works, but last year when I bought my Evo 4g, the guys from the Sprint store took both my Nexus One and Mytouch 3g for credit towards my Evo when I first switched over from T-mob to Sprint. My personal experience with Radioshack has always been pretty crappy anyways, plus you get $150 for your Evo 4g @ the Sprint store vs. the $100 from Radioshack.
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Oh rly did not know this about the sprint store
from my phone duh
Poor Cheesy
You can always pre-order at target as well. They are giving $150 to trade in for your EVO4G.
Yea me too with last year, they took my G1 and bricked moto clique and put the money towards my EVO.
My radio shack said the same thing. Normally they can stack but with the 3d its a strict 1 for 1. I have an appt with radio shack for Friday at 9. I preordered before the $100 trade in was announced and at the time I was told $150 - $175 for the trade in. So, I'm hitting the Sprint store at 8 when they open. If they have stock and will do $150 for the trade in I'll get it there and use my RS gift card for accessories. If they trade in value goes down by Friday I'll keep my appointment.
For those of you with a Moment, you may want to check on that $75 offer, when I pre-orderd, there was a list of the specific phones that the $75 is valid for and the Moment was not listed.
According to the RS website they give $158.13 for an Evo4g in Excellent condition.....and 3 weeks ago they gave $175 for it!!
http://radioshack.cexchange.com/onl...tBDmYmQgv+G1hsJdKb5c/KOlpLGqZRlMaOCAOqKlzyQ==
Also.....you can stack trade-ins if you sell them to RS and get a gift card....then use the gift card towards the E3D phone purchase!
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After my switch to Sprint went very well this week, I wanted to share some advice with those who plan to switch. For those switching to Sprint for the EVO 3D, here's advice on how to get an excellent deal.
On June 23, the day before the EVO 3D releases, they have two deals expiring. The first offers a $125 credit to anyone who ports from another carrier to Sprint. The second gives an extra 300 minutes to anyone who gets the individual Everything Data 450 plan. That's 300 extra minutes every month for the lifetime of the plan, by the way. All this expires the day before the EVO 3D comes out because they don't want people using these deals on it.
Two solutions.
a) Go to a Sprint store, and tell them you want to preorder the EVO 3D but want to port your number over today and use a temporary phone until you can get an EVO 3D. Try to convince them, it's usually not hard with a good manager.
b) If you can't convince them, get a plan with an EVO 4G today, then return it on June 24 for the EVO 3D. There may be a $35 restocking fee, but you still get $90 off (and, if you got the Everything Data 450 plan, you get an extra 300 minutes every month for your plan's lifetime).
I went with A, and now I get unlimited data/texting/mobile-to-mobile with 750 mobile-to-landline minutes, all for $70 + tax per month. I'm on a Sanyo flip phone for two weeks, after which I get my EVO 3D.
Anyone else switching to Sprint?
I'm currently on tmobile thinking about doing this same thing. Only thing is my preorder is with Best Buy. I wonder and hoping, are they offer these discounts as well?
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d
yeah thats what i did got unlimited data/texting and the 125 dollar credit and no fees to pay. just using my old phone till the new one comes in, cant wait
I have a pre-pay plan at T-mobile. Does that count?
was planning on doing the same thing. I was going to wait until a few days before the 24th release to do the switch like on the 21st-22nd. Just get the Nexus 4G which is $199 and then go back on the 24th and do the switch with your evo 3d preorder.
Have you heard anything else about a restocking fee? I thought there wasn't any fee at all?
Was hoping someone else did this first, they didn't say anything about switching the phones and messing up the $125 dollar credit? Also did you do it at a Sprint store, BB, RS?
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I have a pre-pay plan at T-mobile. Does that count?
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check to see if your number is available here
http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/en/Action/PECLanding?audience=INDIVIDUAL&language=EN
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check to see if your number is available here
http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/en/Action/PECLanding?audience=INDIVIDUAL&language=EN
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Yes it is. Does it mean that I could move it over and get that deal with 300 extra minutes and $125?
Also I pre-ordered it at Best Buy. Will I be able to get it through BB?
Thank you for helping me.
Lejjvi said:
Yes it is. Does it mean that I could move it over and get that deal with 300 extra minutes and $125?
Also I pre-ordered it at Best Buy. Will I be able to get it through BB?
Thank you for helping me.
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That's what I want to know. If BB can do this? Cause thats where I got my preorder from too. Or do I have to go to a sprint store to get the discount?
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d
Its not 70+tax its 70+10(premium data plan)+tax any 4g device requires the 10 dollar premium data.
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Incorrect. Any smart phone requires this fee.
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After my switch to Sprint went very well this week, I wanted to share some advice with those who plan to switch. For those switching to Sprint for the EVO 3D, here's advice on how to get an excellent deal.
On June 23, the day before the EVO 3D releases, they have two deals expiring. The first offers a $125 credit to anyone who ports from another carrier to Sprint. The second gives an extra 300 minutes to anyone who gets the individual Everything Data 450 plan. That's 300 extra minutes every month for the lifetime of the plan, by the way. All this expires the day before the EVO 3D comes out because they don't want people using these deals on it.
Two solutions.
a) Go to a Sprint store, and tell them you want to preorder the EVO 3D but want to port your number over today and use a temporary phone until you can get an EVO 3D. Try to convince them, it's usually not hard with a good manager.
b) If you can't convince them, get a plan with an EVO 4G today, then return it on June 24 for the EVO 3D. There may be a $35 restocking fee, but you still get $90 off (and, if you got the Everything Data 450 plan, you get an extra 300 minutes every month for your plan's lifetime).
I went with A, and now I get unlimited data/texting/mobile-to-mobile with 750 mobile-to-landline minutes, all for $70 + tax per month. I'm on a Sanyo flip phone for two weeks, after which I get my EVO 3D.
Anyone else switching to Sprint?
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Does anybody know if you can do this at Best Buy? Or do they only handle discounts at Sprint?
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d
I just did this yesterday. Bought the Nexus S and I'll swap it for the 3D on the 24th. I didn't preorder it yet. But I did tell the guy helping me exactly what I was gonna do. I did option A. Swapped from Verizon and the original Droid. The $125 is gonna pay for the majority of my ETF!
Where did you do it at? Sprint or Best Buy?
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d
If I do this number porting, will I have to pay the tmobile early termination fee? I have a year left.
Rip vibrant, hello evo3d
Xencer said:
If I do this number porting, will I have to pay the tmobile early termination fee? I have a year left.
Rip vibrant, hello evo3d
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yes, why wouldn't you?
I picked up an EVO 4G at best buy to tide me over until I get the 3D. I got the port credit and the 300 bonus minutes. Also, since I am a silver premier member at best buy I don't have to pay the re-stocking fee when I switch phones. I also got a mailer saying that Sprint is offering a $50 visa gift card for new acts. AAAND when I went to best buy they were doing some promo on double points for new smartphone acts. I think I did pretty well
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Where did you do it at? Sprint or Best Buy?
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d
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I'm pretty sure that BestBuy can't give you the $125 credit. I went into the Sprint store last week and they said that the $125 credit is to combat with the deals that Bestbuy and other stores put out there.
Sounded like you could only get the credit directly from Sprint. I could be wrong though.
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Where did you do it at? Sprint or Best Buy?
R.I.P hd2 hello Evo 3d
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I did it at Sprint. I doubt Bestbuy will match all these deals.
Also yea, you'll have to pay the ETF.
I have an evo4g on a 129.00 plan the Rep at sprint told me since i have the evo i couldn't get the 69.00 plan i thought it was BS anyone hear of this
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Corrections and things to consider:
-the Everything Data 450 plan + 300 bonus minute plan expires 7/23, not 6/23.
-Smartphone credit is $125, dumbphone credit is only $50. So if you activate a dumbphone on or before 6/23 and then switch to a smartphone after 6/23, you may only get $50.
-I called Sprint last week and was told that a new phone activation is required to get either credit, meaning I couldn't activate my extra previously activated Hero on or before 6/23, then buy the Evo 3d and still get the credit.
-For new customers and customers adding new lines of service, the $35 restocking fee is waived. All others may get charged the fee.
-I haven't explored this further since I don't plan on doing it but existing Premier customers adding new lines may be able to order the Evo 3d on 6/21, and with overnight shipping, be able to activate it on or before 6/23 to get the $125.
I'm porting a line to my account so I've tried researching every scenario to the best of my ability, or lack thereof
So I'm a little confused about the whole trade in price of the original Evo 4G. According to the ad is states that they are giving $100 toward the purchase of the Evo 3d, but on Radio Shack's website the trade in value for an Evo in excellent condition is $158. If anyone that works for Radio Shack could answer this it would be greatly appreciated. I was actually thinking about trading in my Evo tomorrow to see what the value would be.
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So I'm a little confused about the whole trade in price of the original Evo 4G. According to the ad is states that they are giving $100 toward the purchase of the Evo 3d, but on Radio Shack's website the trade in value for an Evo in excellent condition is $158. If anyone that works for Radio Shack could answer this it would be greatly appreciated. I was actually thinking about trading in my Evo tomorrow to see what the value would be.
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thanks for the post im on the same boat in this confusion, truth be told id rather get 158 for the phone and then not have to pay anything for my 3d
why dont you call a few radio shacks and ask?
The Radio Shack by me is already closed. Just trying to see if anyone had the answer. Working all day tomorrow and was gonna have someone do it for me.
anthonyramaru said:
The Radio Shack by me is already closed. Just trying to see if anyone had the answer. Working all day tomorrow and was gonna have someone do it for me.
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lol. well, I'm $43/hour. how many stores do you want me to call tomorrow?
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lol. well, I'm $43/hour. how many stores do you want me to call tomorrow?
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I lol'd...
call them all. at the very least 15 in each state
I just called my radio shack. They will only do the $100. I told them the site says $158. They said they can't price match it when it comes to the 3d purchase because it has come from corporate. So maybe trade in for a different phone. Return it after 15 seconds and get the 3d? Me, I'm just going to sprint first thing in the am and if they have stock I'll just get it there and use my RS gift card for accessories.
Not much use in a RS thread,but my local sprint store is giving 150... and I don't even have to unroot. Keep the SD card and charger... just hand over the phone
NO NO NO NO!!!! guys! i worked at the shack and now dont lol. SO! heres what you do! You trade in your EVO for the regular trade in price of 158, you DO NOT trade it in towards your evo3d that will only get you your 100 trade in.... so go in and say hey i wanna trade in this phone, it should still be 158 till at least thursday or friday then im sure it will plummet, i traded mine in for the 158 and then used 50 of the trade in to preorder it =) soooo theres your insider tip!
Did just that at the Sprint store today. Gave them my rooted OG Evo for a $150 credit. Kept sd card and charger. No issues at all.
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I work for RadioShack. It's a little strange but trade-ins handled through the site aren't necessarily indicative of what you would get should you trade in at a store.
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So I'm a little confused about the whole trade in price of the original Evo 4G. According to the ad is states that they are giving $100 toward the purchase of the Evo 3d, but on Radio Shack's website the trade in value for an Evo in excellent condition is $158. If anyone that works for Radio Shack could answer this it would be greatly appreciated. I was actually thinking about trading in my Evo tomorrow to see what the value would be.
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I work for the shack you get $150 for your evo towards the 3d at target mobile locations (the kiosks inside target stores) which are owned and operated by the shack.
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RS sales associate here. We got a notification from corporate yesterday saying that if the traded in phone is worth more with a normal trade in, the higher price will be honored. The $100 is basically for phones that have damage to the point where the traded in value will be below $100 (same goes for the $75 deal too). If your evo is in good enough condition, the $158 trade in value will be honored.
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RS sales associate here. We got a notification from corporate yesterday saying that if the traded in phone is worth more with a normal trade in, the higher price will be honored. The $100 is basically for phones that have damage to the point where the traded in value will be below $100 (same goes for the $75 deal too). If your evo is in good enough condition, the $158 trade in value will be honored.
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I've always done that sort of thing - as in giving normal appraised trade-in price if it was higher than minimum "guaranteed" - because really, there was no one that told us not to.
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Did just that at the Sprint store today. Gave them my rooted OG Evo for a $150 credit. Kept sd card and charger. No issues at all.
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Awesome!.. i hope all the Sprint stores are the same way.. i have a feeling my store will be anal.. altho it is one of the "ghetto'er" stores lol
My evo is pretty beat up but it functions and the screen is fine. Ill even be happy with a $100 trade it. Im just going to wipe my Evo and take it with me to Sprint store on Friday that i pick up the 3D
o0adam0o said:
Awesome!.. i hope all the Sprint stores are the same way.. i have a feeling my store will be anal.. altho it is one of the "ghetto'er" stores lol
My evo is pretty beat up but it functions and the screen is fine. Ill even be happy with a $100 trade it. Im just going to wipe my Evo and take it with me to Sprint store on Friday that i pick up the 3D
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Well I just went to a Sprint store to pre-order my 3d and two different reps had mentioned to me that I should turn my phone in today as they are unsure the $150 price will stick tomorrow on trade-in. So i'm going back after work to turn it in. Cause well they wouldn't say that if wasn't going to happen and I would rather get the $150 instead who knows. Used to work at the Sprint HQ for years.
I'm currently with t-mobile and am planning to switch to sprint, and I want to get the $125 they offer for switching:
www.sprint.com/landings/portcredit/?ECID=vanity:switchtosprint-
(sorry, I can't post links yet).
What I'm trying to figure out is if buying the evo 3d at amazon for $180 will make me ineligible. (See the fine-print at the bottom of the sort-of linked page).
The offer is a simple
Just bring your number from another carrier to Sprint and activate a smartphone, like the Samsung Epic 4G, on a new line between 5/4/2011 and 7/23/2011 and we'll give you a $125 service credit.
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But the text that concerns me is
This offer is only available online, via telesales, and in participating Sprint Stores. Purchases from other retailers are not eligible for this credit. Requires port in from an active wireless line and mobile number that comes through the port process to a new line on an eligible Sprint service plan.
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Two reasons I was planning to buy at amazon:
$20 less than the sprint price
they're offering an "activation-fee credit" of $36 (I didn't go all the way through the ordering process at sprint, but I assume they would be charging me $36 to activate as a new customer)
Any tips on what's the best way to sign up without missing any deals? As near as I can tell, signing up through wirefly was going to result in me being charged the $36 activation fee too (and no idea if they'd try to deny my $125 for switching to sprint).
$125 > $36+ $20 + tax
So go with Sprint.
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they only give you that deal if you port your number over from tmobile, and sometimes they can wave the activation fee, if you sign up right then
I switched over from T-horrible and doing it a Sprint store is better. When they port your number you lose your T-mobile services so if you have your 3D shipped through amazon you won't have a phone until it arrives at your house. Do it at the Sprint store and if you have to get on the waiting list you will be okay. Just do like I did and get a EVO 4G for $150 plus buy the gift card to get on the waiting list for the next shipment to come in. Use the 30 day satisfaction deal and when your phone comes in trade it out for your 3D. With the gift card you have already paid for the price of the phone. Also baby your Evo 4G any scratches or scrapes and they may not take it back.
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I switched over from T-horrible and doing it a Sprint store is better. When they port your number you lose your T-mobile services so if you have your 3D shipped through amazon you won't have a phone until it arrives at your house. Do it at the Sprint store and if you have to get on the waiting list you will be okay. Just do like I did and get a EVO 4G for $150 plus buy the gift card to get on the waiting list for the next shipment to come in. Use the 30 day satisfaction deal and when your phone comes in trade it out for your 3D. With the gift card you have already paid for the price of the phone. Also baby your Evo 4G any scratches or scrapes and they may not take it back.
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The Evo 4g price dropped to 99 dollars today
kingakuma said:
The Evo 4g price dropped to 99 dollars today
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Well damn you Sprint LOL!!! I could of got my daughter's EVO cheaper by waiting a couple days.
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Well damn you Sprint LOL!!! I could of got my daughter's EVO cheaper by waiting a couple days.
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if you go back to the store with the receipt they can credit you the difference or return it then resell it too you for the difference, remember you have 30 days from the date of purchase
First call Sprint Costumer Service extend your plan out for two years they will give you $70 off current bill this does not affect your upgrade then head on over to the sprint store trade in your EVO 4G for the $150 BAM you just got the EVO
3D FREE. Say Thanks and Enjoy
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First call Sprint Costumer Service extend your plan out for two years they will give you $70 off current bill this does not affect your upgrade then head on over to the sprint store trade in your EVO 4G for the $150 BAM you just got the EVO
3D FREE. Say Thanks and Enjoy
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Or you can sell your EVO on Craigslist for 250-325. That would also work and save you a credit
Can s-off come out and play? You run but you can't hide
Or you can try to win one
http://now.sprint.com/bea3dstar/?ECID=vanity:bea3Dstar
And while you're there, tell them if you are a AAA member or you are a member of a credit union. If so, that's 10% off your monthly bill.
Have a friend still using an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4? Tell them to dump it and go with Sprint. They'll get about $135 for their old iPhone 3GS (more for the iPhone 4) and $125 for porting their old AT&T number over to Sprint so Sprint will actually pay THEM to own an Evo 3D.
They've also been giving Sprint Premier Silver members the full upgrade price even though you've only had your Evo 4G for a year. Sprint is running so many great deals right now, most people should be able to get an Evo 3D for just about free if not better.
Mike
clavoie26 said:
First call Sprint Costumer Service extend your plan out for two years they will give you $70 off current bill this does not affect your upgrade then head on over to the sprint store trade in your EVO 4G for the $150 BAM you just got the EVO
3D FREE. Say Thanks and Enjoy
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You have to be AT LEAST 16 months into your contract to get the $70.00 dollar credit when you extend your contract, or you wont get it..
If I just upgraded to the evo in December will this work? I called earlier and I'm not eligible for a full upgrade until Dec 2012
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Well i just got my evo3d yesterday I only paid 50 bucks but I trade my evo4g n got 150 for it .....but I wasnt elgiable for a upgrade until 2012 but what I did i called and n told them my phone is mess up n I kno I don't get my upgrade til 2012 would you reset my upgrade n then next thing you kno they said yes and that they was gonna call me the next day to tell me that they reseted my upgrade and got my 3D =)
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they have been ultra generous with their upgrades, so, anything is possible, if you ask nicely...
Indeed very tru
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Or you can sell your EVO on Craigslist for 250-325. That would also work and save you a credit
Can s-off come out and play? You run but you can't hide
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This. I think I got like $240 shipped for mine on Craigslist.
Selling off my 3 Epics, so I got mine for free. BAHAHA. Trading in a phone is just a rip off program. You think it's a good deal, but you just don't know any better.
I don't know why Sprint is giving me such a hard time. I'm one year into my contract and have tried and tried. They want me to pay the full retail price. IMO it's not worth the retail price esp when I have an EVO. It's not worth all the hassle. I don't know what else to do. Hell I will sign a 3 year contract if they would cut me a little slack. I hope someone from Sprint sees this and contacts me.
I am impatiently waiting to get my hands on this beast! I have made friends with the store manager at my local Radio Shack. He said that they could match any price,anywhere! At one point, Wirefly had them for $119 but sadly that's gone. Bestbuy has the $199 plus the gift card. I have $200 in hand. Where shall I go?
Went to the Sprint store the other day. Got talking to a rooter sales guy. Sprint has a buy back program. He said $99 for the EVO 3D (I paid ~$55), $55 for my iPhone 3G (not even worth having it's so slow, my 4 year old would rather play with a broken nextel then the working iPhone), plus the $150 for new 2 year upgrade agreement and the $200 istant savings puts me right around $60. Hopefully I can use my preferred members discount to knock off the activation fee.
Walmart for 149.99, that's probably the cheapest place that has the phone in stock right now. If you count the gift card on Best Buy then same deal.
Best buy, $50 gc + 5000($100) rewardzone points with 2yrs agreement of course. Even less if you have a trade in phone.
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I got mine at Best Buy.
$50 for old evo
$50 for activating a new phone
$50 for getting the evo lte.
Total cost to me = $56
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I got mine at Best Buy.
$50 for old evo
$50 for activating a new phone
$50 for getting the evo lte.
Total cost to me = $56
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Thats what I plan to do, but at my BB they told me their running a promo if you trade in an EVO its a $50 card plus value of the phone and I also have the $50 for the phone freedom....So -$50-100, if all goes as they say I'll let you know in the morning
I was considering BB but since the phone is no longer available for pre-order I'd miss out on that $50. I wish I hadn't trusted WireFly so much and just pre-ordered as a backup plan. Now I'm trying to decide if waiting another week is worth paying $100 for it or not.
I haven't seen where you get $50 for activating a new phone and I know the $50 pre-order GC is gone now.. But if that activation one is good I basically pay $150 OOP and get $100 in credit on my RZ account bringing it down to $50 after everything. Not bad..
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I got mine at Best Buy.
$50 for old evo
$50 for activating a new phone
$50 for getting the evo lte.
Total cost to me = $56
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Isn't that the deal that was available for preorders? I think the OP is referring to what's the best deal now since the phone is technically available in stores as of today. I'm still trying to figure it out myself. And as another thread said you cant combine the best buy reward zone points AND get the $50 gift card. I think walmart $150 sounds like the best no hassle deal as of now.