Title says it all. Any rebate of any form when you buy it, Mail-in or otherwise?
I haven't heard a whisper of this and don't expect to. Your best bet is to port a phone number in on a new line of service for a $125 credit.
And yes, the port in credit is until JULY 23, not June--no matter what they tell you (I've had to correct 4 different sprint employees on this!!)
http://www.sprint.com/landings/portcredit/?ECID=vanity:switchtosprint
I got a 150$ instant rebate at sprint store with the buy back program because I used my wifes line to get my EVO last year. My 3D cost me 60 dollars out of pocket
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Not really a rebate, but nice price!
The replenish I got 1 month ago only trades in for like $35, lol.
I'm already with sprint, I'm talking about something like the $100 mail-in rebate that I got last year with my Evo, Right now I'd likely be getting a $25 credit towards my account, the 150 for the OG Evo buyback and the $75 upgrade with it, I'm unsure whether it stacks, either.
199.99 is a great price, so I'm sure there wont be any rebates unless the price goes up. If you can use the buy back program, that helps. The OG Evo is worth 150, I traded that in along with my T-mo Galaxy S 4G and got the 3vo, Ottterbox defender, ballistic case and screen protectors all for free. Also ported my T-mo # over for the 125.00 credit.
sand1303 said:
I got a 150$ instant rebate at sprint store with the buy back program because I used my wifes line to get my EVO last year. My 3D cost me 60 dollars out of pocket
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Same thing here, from Radio Shack. I was expecting to pay $99, which was RS advertised price with trade-in, but then they said no, you get $150 back on trade in, so it was only $60.
got evo 3d and nexus s 4g for 50 bucks basically with no activation fees. 175 for each line port (125 + extra 50 per line from the sprint rep).
Helps having a huge corporate account with the company I work for. Thats in addition to 20 percent off every month. All in all really quite pleased with sprint at the moment.
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It looks like most Retailers are accepting trade ins on most electronics. This could help out with the purchase of your non upgrade purchase or make your upgrade almost free! I also looked and radioShack, Best Buy, Ebay instant sale, and Amazon below you will see the current (as of 5/23) trade in values.
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best buy offers $132 on a gift card. http://www.bestbuytradein.com/bb/
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Radio shack currently offers $179 Gift Card, for a used EVO 4G in great condition, $155 in good condition. Radio Shack Trade And Save
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Ebay has a instant trade value if $223 Cash PayPAL required http://green.ebay.com/instantsale/
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Amazon has a trade in of up to $114 currently, and they just give you a girft card. Amazon Trade In Program
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Sprint offers $150 credit on your bill for the EVO 4G Sprint Buy Back Program
Looks like you have to mail it in to Best Buy for the gift card which says it takes 7-14 days after receiving the item. If you were able to do it in store that would be cool and I would probabaly think about doing it depending the the 3d price.
Anybody know if it can be done it store?
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Looks like you have to mail it in to Best Buy for the gift card which says it takes 7-14 days after receiving the item. If you were able to do it in store that would be cool and I would probabaly think about doing it depending the the 3d price.
Anybody know if it can be done it store?
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there is a drop down near the bottom of the page that lists states, find your state then select your city, It turns out the bestbuy I pre-ordered at is a trade in center.
did a little shopping around and it appears that radio shack is offering $179 trade in for the evo 4g in excellent condition, $155 for good condition, and ebay has a instant sale program where $188 for a evo in great condition.
Im going to pre-order at the shack today because they actually know what they are doing when it comes to account management. the best buy pre order I was told is refundable. but either way I will be selling my evo using one of these programs.
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So If the price is $199 (when I use my upgrade) minus the 139, minus the $50 pre-order gift card = $10 on launch day.
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Plus sales tax on full price... at least where I live.
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Im going to be doing the same thing. I did that with my pre when I got the evo. The thing is once the evo 3d is out evo 4g prices will drop on ebay. I know I can get a bit more like 180 for the evo but it just easy to trade it in at best by for 150 and get a new phone for 50 bucks. cant beat that. I only paid 40 bucks for my evo so either way a new phone for 50 bucks is great.
Amazon does trade-in's now too:
EVO 4G trade-in
currently up to 209 bucks... i'm sure it will drop over time though... I know best buy's trade in was 175 bucks a week or so ago
Do you guys really think price will be $199? Im thinking $149
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I think its going to be 199 and sprint gives you 149.99 for the evo right now not sure what it will be when evo 3d comes out though
So i went into my local Radio Shack and asked about the trade in program and the guy said yes "we do participate in the program but honestly why would you want to do that, Ill give you $200 for the phone right now" he looked at the phone and determined that it was in the good quality bracket. and would be able to give me $155 in store credit. he said to get the $177 it cant show any wear at all. and mine shows wear by the hdmi/charge ports. other than that its been in an otterbox.
Sprint just gives you a $150 credit on your bill. Im not sure if you can put the new phone on your bill.
also anyone know If I can use my %25 employee discount on new equipment purchase?
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So i went into my local Radio Shack and asked about the trade in program and the guy said yes "we do participate in the program but honestly why would you want to do that, Ill give you $200 for the phone right now" he looked at the phone and determined that it was in the good quality bracket. and would be able to give me $155 in store credit. he said to get the $177 it cant show any wear at all. and mine shows wear by the hdmi/charge ports. other than that its been in an otterbox.
Sprint just gives you a $150 credit on your bill. Im not sure if you can put the new phone on your bill.
also anyone know If I can use my %25 employee discount on new equipment purchase?
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Can't use the discount for phone purchases.
The last couple of times I ordered through telesales they billed me Sprint account. Not sure if you need to meet a certain criteria for that though.
I wonder if RS is going to reduce their trade in value to $100 like it says in that "leaked" ad, from the current $179 trade in value. If so I might go in a day or 2 early and get the $179 on the gift card and then go in the next day and purchase the evo 3D.
Does sprint have it where you can make payments, if you buy it at full price?
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Does sprint have it where you can make payments, if you buy it at full price?
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I have been told that if you order over the phone, You can have the phone billed to your account. And I have heard that it could be split into 4 billing cycles. but I would call to make sure.
What did you guy's end up paying for your Evo 3D?
I got roped into a 2 year contract and had to pay the same $199.99 like anyone off the street would pay. And they basically told me that the $150 Silver Premier upgrade credit I had waiting for me didn't apply.
I feel as though I have been ripped off.
The way the math seemed correct in my head was this:
2 year contract price: $199.99 (was not in a contract before)
SP Upgrade Credit: $150.00
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Cost out of pocket: $50.00
Seeing as I started this account with my own Evo 4G that I already owned outright, I think Sprint got one over on me.
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What did you guy's end up paying for your Evo 3D?
I got roped into a 2 year contract and had to pay the same $199.99 like anyone off the street would pay. And they basically told me that the $150 Silver Premier upgrade credit I had waiting for me didn't apply.
I feel as though I have been ripped off.
The way the math seemed correct in my head was this:
2 year contract price: $199.99 (was not in a contract before)
SP Upgrade Credit: $150.00
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Cost out of pocket: $50.00
Seeing as I started this account with my own Evo 4G that I already owned outright, I think Sprint got one over on me.
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Regular price for this phone is $549 (probably similar to what you paid when you bought your evo outright if you bought it from a retail store and not used from ebay/craigslist). The $199 price is the price AFTER your $150 credit and other discounts.
I bought my 3d from wirefly for $149 no tax. I got a $25 rebate for using the wirefly link on fatwallet.com. I then got a $75 credit on my sprint bill by calling in and renewing contract. Lastly, I sold my old evo4g for $185. So total price was:
$149-$25-$75-$185= I got paid $136 to upgrade to the evo3d (sprint waived the $18 activation fee also.)
I did the 99 dollar trade in deal through radio shack I had to give them my old EVO but I'm happy with this new phone.
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I bought my 3d from wirefly for $149 no tax. I got a $25 rebate for using the wirefly link on fatwallet.com. I then got a $75 credit on my sprint bill by calling in and renewing contract. Lastly, I sold my old evo4g for $185. So total price was:
$149-$25-$75-$185= I got paid $136 to upgrade to the evo3d (sprint waived the $18 activation fee also.)
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I also ordered through wirefly for that price. Don't they automatically extend your contract when you order the phone? What was the activation process like when you received it?
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I also ordered through wirefly for that price. Don't they automatically extend your contract when you order the phone? What was the activation process like when you received it?
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So when you receive your phone there is this hugh warning saying "READ ACTIVATION PROCEDURE BEFORE ACTIVATING PHONE". So i read the procedure and they tell you to call this wirefly number. I did that and all they told me was to turn on my new phone and follow the information on the screen..(why were they neccessary). I left my old phone off while I did that. The process took less than 10 minutes I beleive
And yes they automatically renew your contract for two years. I called in to get the $75 credit since my contract was going to be extended two years anyway
Pre ordered mine from Radio Shack ...
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
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Pre ordered mine from Radio Shack ...
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
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Didn't you have to purchase the gift card when you placed your preorder? Thereyby making your total out of pocket expense $90?
$199 upgrade... even though I was still within my first year lol!!
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Pre ordered mine from Radio Shack ...
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
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That's exactly the same deal I got for my evo3d.- the otterbox case. Brought the htc rubber case instead.
Sam's Club
$174.88 @Sam's came to like $190 with tax plan to trade in old Evo for $150
I wish I could get "roped" into a 2 year contract...
I have no discounts available, except what they would give me for a trade in on my evo. so $549-??? = way too much for a phone
I would take definitely take it for $199 signing a new 2 year agreement
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Didn't you have to purchase the gift card when you placed your preorder? Thereyby making your total out of pocket expense $90?
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yes but then they applied that $50 off the phone, so i got the $ back which dropped the cost of the phone!!!
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What did you guy's end up paying for your Evo 3D?
I got roped into a 2 year contract and had to pay the same $199.99 like anyone off the street would pay. And they basically told me that the $150 Silver Premier upgrade credit I had waiting for me didn't apply.
I feel as though I have been ripped off.
The way the math seemed correct in my head was this:
2 year contract price: $199.99 (was not in a contract before)
SP Upgrade Credit: $150.00
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Cost out of pocket: $50.00
Seeing as I started this account with my own Evo 4G that I already owned outright, I think Sprint got one over on me.
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knlmwq explained it properly you got the right price from sprint although you could have gotten the phone cheaper elsewhere. Your best bet is sell your Evo 4G back to Sprint through their buyback program: h**ps://secure2.sprintbuyback.com/consumer
They should give you $150 for your old phone. Good luck.
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I wish I could get "roped" into a 2 year contract...
I have no discounts available, except what they would give me for a trade in on my evo. so $549-??? = way too much for a phone
I would take definitely take it for $199 signing a new 2 year agreement
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call retention dept. that's what I did got my upgrade overridden. I wasn't due until Nov. got it changed to July 1st
Sold mine with ballistic case for $250.....3d with defender from bestbuy was $214 after giftcard
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FREE!
I was expecting to take a hit because Best Buy and Target (and even the Sprint online page) told me I'm only "early upgrade" eligible which means only $75 off because I got my Evo 4G this time last year... but I ended up getting both myself and my wife an Evo 3D for FREE! I initially posted this here but it was moved out of this forum (to my objection). Here's how my wife and I got free Evo 3D's, and a bunch of Sprint deals I didn't know about where Sprint may actually PAY YOU to take an Evo 3D:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1141096
Mike
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yes but then they applied that $50 off the phone, so i got the $ back which dropped the cost of the phone!!!
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So as I understand it, you prepaid $50 for a gift card, which was then applied to the cost of the phone when you picked it up, which means you put a $50 down payment on the phone and still paid $90 out of pocket. According to your own post.
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card That you paid for out of pocket) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
I paid $216.98 after taxes with 2 yr upgrade status. I was only only 8 Months into my 2 year contract and was expecting to buy the phone at full price. I was greatly surprised 2 days before releasing how my problems with my Samsung Epic would relate on me getting a new phone at 2yr upgrade price. I can say that my bank account and saving was very happy to keep its $300. I could have kissed the lady from Sprint through the phone.
Paid $179.99 two year contract
I paid $179.99 two year contract here.
I'll be trading in my evo to the Evo3D and I wanted to know who's giving more for the trade, sprint,BB or RS?
I went through some threads and did a search but haven't found anyone answering/asking this ?
all the same 158 w/charger
rs is basically doing the sprint deal for you
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all the same 158 w/charger
rs is basically doing the sprint deal for you
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I'd keep the charger. It's worth the extra couple dollars.
I only got $136 for mine @ BB.
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My friend works at Target mobile and he said target gives you a full 150 bucks for your evo trade no charger no nothing just phone only. You walk out the door with phone for 49.99 and you have two chargers LOL. Eff that id never part with my baby that's one of the best phones EVER made...
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Target is also giving $150 credit towards a new 3D this week. I was thinking about doing that, but decided to try and sell my Evo 4G on swappa.com. Basically you put all the info on your phone, and if someone likes it, they can buy it via paypal right away. Most buyers there seem not to mind if a phone has root either. My phone(with some accessories) was posted for 2 days and it sold for $250(minus the swappa $10 fee and paypal fee).
Why trade it at all? I put mine on craigslist, and sold it for $250 in less than 2 hours. Met the person at a sprint store. Why not make some extra money and get a free Evo 3D in the process?
I took my EVO 4G to Sprint. No charger. No sd card. No extra batteries. And received 150 credit.
BB was only giving me 115 without the charger. Radioshack is only 100. Sprint was best in my opinion.
I sold mine on gazelle.com for $157.
ebay all the way!
Sprint only Needs the EVO and the Battery and it must power on and they give you 150 for you're evo, and they can even credit your account for service, if you play cool with the rep, plus if you call the CS rep they will give you a early contract renewal of around 50-70 bucks.
I traded my HTC Hero in for - $40
I traded my HTC Evo in for - $150
Early Renewal Bonus - $70
and a service credit of - $20
Total Credits - $280
Htc Evo 3D with Full upgrade after Tax 263
Credit $280
Evo3D $263
Balance on Account +$17 or you pay like 3 bucks more and get the Bodyglove case
FYI they buy back any phone from any carrier
I dunked my Evo 4G in my dog's water bowl about 2 months ago, and it seems something new acts wacky whenever something else stops acting wacky. Now the phone will sometimes reboot after freezing while taking a photo, but otherwise works like a charm. The photo thing is disappointing because I just spent some frustrating time replacing the camera lens last week. I'd feel bad selling it to someone like this, even though 90% of the time, it works properly. So if I do bite the bullet and get the 3D, I'd likely trade it in.
I got mine on Oct 16 for $259.99 with $50 rebate (yet to be received). Tomorrow only sale at TMO for all their phones. Amaze $199.99 - $150 MIR = $49.99..
"tmonews.com/2011/11/smartphone-tablet-price-breakdown-for-magenta-saturday-sale/" (add the hypertext transfer protocol colon slash slash dub dub dub dot at the beginning -I can't post urls yet!)
Wished you had waited to get yours? I personally don't have regrets for getting it last month - it's a great smartphone.
Hope this helps someone who's been sitting on the fence for a purchase...
I have one already and I paid full price no contract... This is very tempting to get another for the wifey....
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I got mine on Oct 16 for $259.99 with $50 rebate (yet to be received). Tomorrow only sale at TMO for all their phones. Amaze $199.99 - $150 MIR = $49.99..
"tmonews.com/2011/11/smartphone-tablet-price-breakdown-for-magenta-saturday-sale/" (add the hypertext transfer protocol dot dub dub dub colon slash slash at the beginning -I can't post urls yet!)
Wished you had waited to get yours? I personally don't have regrets for getting it last month - it's a great smartphone.
Hope this helps someone who's been sitting on the fence for a purchase...
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This is a deal only with a new contract under the "Value" plan.
You basically put down 199.99 for the phone get 150 MIR
and then pay 20 dollars a month for 20 months.
Bringing the total to 450 for the phone. The deal comes from the MIR.
But like I said, requires new contract under the value plan.
I think it's cheaper to get it through a classic plan but you end up paying more for the length of the contract.
Haven't crunched all the numbers myself, but there you have it.
And I am getting this deal tomorrow.
It is actually a very good deal.
Under a 2 line family plan, this deal with a value plan would save you about $600 over a 2 year period versus the classic plan.
Classic plan
$140 x 24 months
$260 x 2 phones
=$3,880
value plan
$100 x 24 months
$50 x 2 phones
$20 monthly payment per phone x 2 phones x 20 months
= $3,300
But it isn't really a deal for the phone because you're paying 450 for the phone, people might misinterpret and think it's 50 only
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But it isn't really a deal for the phone because you're paying 450 for the phone, people might misinterpret and think it's 50 only
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Well his math is right. I worked it out myself and you save 290 per line.
So grand total you save 580.
It's a good deal in the long run even if you THINK you pay more for the phone
you pay less in the long run.
Anyway I picked up this deal today, no regrets.
My parents were able to get the Amaze for 199 with the value plan. The phone was 599 and they received a 250 discount with the 150 mail in rebate but they had to sign up on the 59.99 value plan. There are no activation fees or monthly equipment installments. At the end of the day, I think that was the best deal I had seen on the Amaze yet.
I am on month 16 of 24 so I could not take advantage of this but I would have!
For more infomation, check here: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3582170
i got mine from amazon wireless for $200 as an upgrade, no tax no shipping, more than happy with that price
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i got mine from amazon wireless for $200 as an upgrade, no tax no shipping, more than happy with that price
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Nice find! I didn't know amazon had a wireless thing lol
Amazon has had some amazing deals on phones of late. at one point they had almost every single smartphone except the iPhone for just a penny. of course, this was on a new 2 year, but still some smoking deals to be had.
I just got my Amaze through retentions for around $50 I think. not sure exactly, they said it will be $81 or so out of pocket, including taxes and shipping. this was after a $250 credit. all in all, not bad since I still had 5 months on my existing contract.
Amazon Upgrade
I think one thing I noticed about Amazon Wireless is that the plans that they offer for Tmobile are different than the plans Tmo Stores can offer.
Maybe it's just me but when I go through the checkout process on Amazon they are very limited in their options.
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I just got my Amaze through retentions for around $50 I think. not sure exactly, they said it will be $81 or so out of pocket, including taxes and shipping. this was after a $250 credit. all in all, not bad since I still had 5 months on my existing contract.
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Great Deal! I didn't even consider going through retentions But, then again, I've no complaints with the phone so far.
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For those who live in the Miami, FL area you can get your Amaze for only $99.98 with a mail in rebate for $50 so that leaves you with an amaze for only $49.98. This is for new contracts or eligible upgrades on Classic Plans...
I got mine yesterday. Saw the ad online and rushed over to store hoping it was true.
Paid only $106.98 with taxes and got to mail in my rebate to get the $50 back...
Can't beat that with a bat................
I think the value plans are a better value. You don't have to spread the payments over 20 months. Pay it off sooner.
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For those who live in the Miami, FL area you can get your Amaze for only $99.98 with a mail in rebate for $50 so that leaves you with an amaze for only $49.98. This is for new contracts or eligible upgrades on Classic Plans...
I got mine yesterday. Saw the ad online and rushed over to store hoping it was true.
Paid only $106.98 with taxes and got to mail in my rebate to get the $50 back...
Can't beat that with a bat................
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The classic plans are typically $10 to $20 higher than the value plan per month. If the difference is $10 per month, you're paying $250 (approx) more for the same service and $50 for the phone. If you could buy the phone on the value plan for less then $300, you'd be ahead of the game but that's still only a few bucks a month in savings. I think you did pretty well.
They are 20.00 lower per line. None are 10.00 lower. That works out to be 480.00 on a 2 year contract. The deal they had on the 19 works out cheaper than taking the classic plan.
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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.