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Sprint and target are offering 150 for used evo 4g, which isn't really a bad deal if you're evo is bad condition, but if yours is in good condition you can easily get 200, probably 250, and a slight chance at 300 if you post at the right time and include the right stuff.
Now there's also radioahack who is offering a whopping 100 for your evo. Like I said above if yours is in good condition go with Craig's or eBay, if not go with target or sprint. $100 ? Really radio shack?
Last of all is best buy. I'm not quite sure about there buy back program but its probably similar
Edit: wirefly is also sellin it right now for 179.99, but according to user RDCRDS, they ill jack I up to 300 if you switch the phone to another line. So for those upgrading your mom/brother/daughters lines, don't go through wirefly.
If you decide to sell your Evo through inline services, I highly recommend starting with craigslist. There are no fees or taxes, but the buyers are usually cheap compared to eBay buyers. With eBay you get a larger customer base and your item will sell for more, BUT and this a big but, sir mix-a-lots type of butt, eBay and PayPal combined, charge an arm and leg for their services. Those fees can be paid back with in 30 days so you can take them out of ur next paycheck to make your self feel better.
Heres a link to an eBay and PayPal fee calculator. If your start your item at 100 and it sells for 270 plus 10 shipping and handling, your total fees will be about 35 bucks
Once you sell, I recommend buying from sprint if the instant rebate service they're offering is still available at the time of launch. The tax charged on these phones is based on the full retail price and sprint usually has the cheapest out of all of the others.
I personally will be buying fromnbest buy because I put 50 bucks down on may 5th to pre order mine through that "secret pre order" thing they were doing.
So where are you guys going to buy from?
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I think this is a pointless thread and is really irrelevant based upon the title. Ill humor you though. ATM im going with Best Buy but if sprint expands their new activation credit from another carrier thing that gives you $125 off the phone then it will be Sprint and the Sprint store I am near is not doing Pre-orders.
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I think this is a pointless thread and is really irrelevant based upon the title. Ill humor you though. ATM im going with Best Buy but if sprint expands their new activation credit from another carrier thing that gives you $125 off the phone then it will be Sprint and the Sprint store I am near is not doing Pre-orders.
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Much better thread then the another released date one.
So what you are saying is if Best Buy sells the phone for an extra $100 then everyone else, say $599, that is the price I will be paying tax on? Do you have to pay the tax on the full price of the device anywhere you go? If that is the case, I wish I didn't put $50 down at BB because that just seems wrong!
Can someone confirm this is how it works....
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Much better thread then the another released date one.
So what you are saying is if Best Buy sells the phone for an extra $100 then everyone else, say $599, that is the price I will be paying tax on? Do you have to pay the tax on the full price of the device anywhere you go? If that is the case, I wish I didn't put $50 down at BB because that just seems wrong!
Can someone confirm this is how it works....
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Its to what YOU pay. Lets say sprint is the only one that gave an instant rebate and all other places you have to mail it in. $200-50=150*1.07(for 7%)=$160.50 vs 200*1.07=214-50=164. OK so the difference is 164-160.5=$3.50. So it costs you
roughly a gallon of gas. Nothing to fret about. Also Best Buy has reward zone stuff and well the people that work there usually aren't as dumb as the people that work in a sprint store.
Also in reference to your $100 more that would cost you $7 in tax. Basically take the difference and multiply it by your tax. add the 1 in front of the decimal to add the tax or add a 0 to find out how much the tax is.
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Its to what YOU pay. Lets say sprint is the only one that gave an instant rebate and all other places you have to mail it in. $200-50=150*1.07(for 7%)=$160.50 vs 200*1.07=214-50=164. OK so the difference is 164-160.5=$3.50. So it costs you
roughly a gallon of gas. Nothing to fret about. Also Best Buy has reward zone stuff and well the people that work there usually aren't as dumb as the people that work in a sprint store.
Also in reference to your $100 more that would cost you $7 in tax. Basically take the difference and multiply it by your tax. add the 1 in front of the decimal to add the tax or add a 0 to find out how much the tax is.
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I understand the math but thought I would be paying the tax on $200 and not on $600 from Best Buy. So it is actually $400 more then I ws expecting to pay tax on and we are about .0875% here. If you trade in your device, do they give you the tax for it like when you trade in a car?
when I preordered mine at best buy the guy who rang me up told me that the gift card is refundable. I'm pretty sure bsed on past experience that best buy is going to charge 599 for full retal and sprint is going to charge 499. So pretty much you're looking at a 10 dollar dfference if the tax rate in your area is 10%! 50-60 dollars.
Wow that's pretty much the 50 down payment
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i'm gonna order from my sprint premiere account on the 21st (gonna check @ midnight, i know, terrible)
and i should get no later then the 23rd.
im gona get mine at best buy because in oregon i can get a real deal. probobly around 250 with my 2 year upgrade in september
I already purchased two from wirefly. 179.99 no tax, free shipping and 50 bucks off when used with my BofA add it up. I might have to wait a few extra days after launch but I am patient. So out the door 129.99. This is of course upgrade price.
I went in to Sprint to preorder mine today. This is a corporate store and I asked about the mail in rebate, he told me they are going to be using mail in rebates again with the EVO 3D. He may not have been right, but I do remember when Sprint stopped mail in rebates they said it would be temporary.
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I understand the math but thought I would be paying the tax on $200 and not on $600 from Best Buy. So it is actually $400 more then I ws expecting to pay tax on and we are about .0875% here. If you trade in your device, do they give you the tax for it like when you trade in a car?
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I have read elsewhere on here that Best Buy charged people tax on the total cost of the phone. I have no reason to disbelieve these people but that was not my experience. When I purchased my evo from BB last year, I was only charged tax on what I actually paid for the phone. I'm not complaining but I do wonder why this is not uniform all over.
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I have read elsewhere on here that Best Buy charged people tax on the total cost of the phone. I have no reason to disbelieve these people but that was not my experience. When I purchased my evo from BB last year, I was only charged tax on what I actually paid for the phone. I'm not complaining but I do wonder why this is not uniform all over.
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It depends on the state. From what I've read, that's how it works in California. Stores don't get to decide how they charge sales tax on items people buy...state/local government does that for them and they just pass it along to us .
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It depends on the state. From what I've read, that's how it works in California. Stores don't get to decide how they charge sales tax on items people buy...state/local government does that for them and they just pass it along to us .
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Makes sense. I learned something new today!
Is it true that if you purchase at Sprint store you don't get charged activation and upgrade fees..I might of heard that about Telesales
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Is it true that if you purchase at Sprint store you don't get charged activation and upgrade fees..I might of heard that about Telesales
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That's only if you order online I think. I recently upgraded one of my lines and had to pay the $18 'upgrade fee'. I tried a couple times to get them to credit it back since I've never had to pay an activation fee because of my work discount, but they just told me their policies changed and it was a 'valid' fee lol. They said the only time it was not charged was online orders only. I can activate/switch as many phones as I want using the online activation thing and not get charged...but having the guy at the store punch in a few numbers costs me $18.
Just Bought mine from WireFly moments ago, $179.99 Free Shipping.
Wirefly is ok but if you have a problem with the phone it is 100% harder to get it fixed replaced because they do not have local stores.
For 20$ more ill go with best buy.Plus if in 5 months if you take the phone off that line they can hit you up for 300$
I got 1 evo from them and had a lot of problems.
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Wirefly is ok but if you have a problem with the phone it is 100% harder to get it fixed replaced because they do not have local stores.
For 20$ more ill go with best buy.Plus if in 5 months if you take the phone off that line they can hit you up for 300$
I got 1 evo from them and had a lot of problems.
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i've heard/read nothing but bad things about wirefly. i wouldn't know personally b/c i've never used them. is there a perk to preorder with best buy over preordering with local sprint store? seems like i will pay tax/upgrade fee in both places.
I just switched to to sprint. I had the Nexus S 4G but i had reception issues, so I went and got the EVO. I'm gonna return that when the EVO 3D comes out atBest Buy.
I expected this to run $599+ off contract, but it's $469, no tax, 2 day shipping at Amazon.
Amazon.com: Cell Phones & Service: HTC EVO 3D (Sprint)
This actually seems like a better deal than the on-contract price!
Even better for the hacking community too!
i wouldnt see why it would be more than that.
better than the on contract price? learn to do math, it would be cheaper to get it on contract and bite the etf then buy it off contract!!!
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better than the on contract price? learn to do math, it would be cheaper to get it on contract and bite the etf then buy it off contract!!!
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How much will it come out that way?
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better than the on contract price? learn to do math, it would be cheaper to get it on contract and bite the etf then buy it off contract!!!
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Not true. I gave this some more thought after reading it in THE OTHER OFF CONTRACT PRICE thread.. If you're within 30 days then they'll want you to just cancel and return the phone. If you are beyond the first 30 then you will have already paid current and next months mrc's, and an activation fee.
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Not true. I gave this some more thought after reading it in THE OTHER OFF CONTRACT PRICE thread.. If you're within 30 days then they'll want you to just cancel and return the phone. If you are beyond the first 30 then you will have already paid current and next months mrc's, and an activation fee.
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before 30 days you return the phone, no charge. between 30-90 days i believe you pay the etf and have to give up the phone or pay the difference to keep the phone.
thanks for posting, just preordered. I also added this to the off contract thread.
It also apprears that ordering the E3D with a new contract is $179 as opposed to $199 everywhere else.......save 20 bucks !!
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It also apprears that ordering the E3D with a new contract is $179 as opposed to $199 everywhere else.......save 20 bucks !!
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Nice to see Amazon matching Wirefly.
Just curious if anybody had any opinions on where the best place to buy this beast would be? So far I'm thinking Amazon Wireless. The Rezound is $200 there and the phone that I will be getting for the wife is free. Beyond that any possible price match scenarios? Thanks in advance for your advice!
If you want it now, then a corporate Verizon Store. If you can wait, then Amazon as its cheaper and you could save on tax.
Wal-mart! If they have it in stock. It's like 220 - 230...
radioshack.com & wirefly.com have it for $249.
wireless.amazon.com has it for $229 (upgrade), $199 (new contract)
I went to Best Buy and had them price match Amazon's price of $229 for my upgrade. Great deal IMO.
I got it with the Accessory Bundle from VZW Store when the opened Monday morning for $288 total on upgrade. But, I had a $50 discount and I am a Veteran(15% Discount)... lol
wirefly.com has it for $220 for new contract. Free FedEx and no sales tax I believe. And they have the double your data offer available too.
Thanks everyone for your input...I'm seriously at war with myself about getting either this or waiting for the Nexus, I just can't decide!
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I went to Best Buy and had them price match Amazon's price of $229 for my upgrade. Great deal IMO.
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This is the way to go.
$100 Amazon gift card with Hot Spot plan!
Hey! I was just checking on the Amazon price and they added a new incentive!
If you add a Hot Spot to your service at activation you get a $100 Amazon Gift Card. I don't see any fine print stating how long you have to have the Hot Spot feature. For what I was looking at it costs $20 more per month so even if I keep it for 1 month that's an $80 "discount" on the phone. Brings it down from their current $200 to $120. And I don't think Amazon taxes phones and there's free 2 day shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000745951
And they too have the double data available on their site.
I think I'm about to check out and complete purchase!
Is there anywhere where the retail price is slightly lower than the $650 verizon is asking for?
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amazon has them for .01 cents on all verizon phones!!!
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Is there anywhere where the retail price is slightly lower than the $650 verizon is asking for?
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Craigslist or eBay lol.
I wonder if it occurs to HTC that the lack of S-off and root could effect sales.
Verizon is certainly being rather pricky about not letting me upgrade early...I've gotta wait until December 27th.
I'm on three discontinued plans...unlimited data, the $39.95 Friends and Family phone service, and 500 texts for $5. I don't want to mess with that.
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Verizon is certainly being rather pricky about not letting me upgrade early...I've gotta wait until December 27th.
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same...i have to wait till like January 4th
I did the Amazon 1 cent deal. It's real. No tax, rebate, shipping charges, nothing! They actually charged my card .01! It's due here tomorrow. And unless there's a rock in the box, I'm prolly gonna like that deal.
I also got in on the 1 cent deal from amazon wireless and waiting for mine as well, it runs til the 28th so if you want to save 200-300 bucks prob the best deal you'll get
Just remember, it's for new customers only. Will not work for upgrade.
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.
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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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Mannnnn why is galaxy note so expensive here in VA???? gal note 300 + 38 dollars activation fee + 30 dollars 3gb data plan(?)
I hear some people paid 150 for gal note with contract.. can you guys help me where I can possibly get them for cheap?
As it is right now that is the regular price. I think Amazon had it for $250.00 for some time not sure if it still that price . Anyone that got it for less was pretty much a fluke. I got it myself for $150.00 as an upgrade and they waived any other fees and this was at Bestbuy and I consider myself very lucky.
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Mannnnn why is galaxy note so expensive here in VA???? gal note 300 + 38 dollars activation fee + 30 dollars 3gb data plan(?)
I hear some people paid 150 for gal note with contract.. can you guys help me where I can possibly get them for cheap?
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Here's the link but it's expired. They took the Note off the list:
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/de...are&siteId=dZCX6Je2w8Q-sBG3oO9zQ5oOdYyuLQ44IA
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As it is right now that is the regular price. I think Amazon had it for $250.00 for some time not sure if it still that price . Anyone that got it for less was pretty much a fluke. I got it myself for $150.00 as an upgrade and they waived any other fees and this was at Bestbuy and I consider myself very lucky.
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I'm in Charlotte right now. I've tried Best Buy and they said no because it's web only.
I paid the same thing. It's a standard price for newly released premium phones nowadays.
It's worth it. See if you can't try BB to price match Amazon.
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It's worth it. See if you can't try BB to price match Amazon.
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Does best buy match prices?
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It's worth it. See if you can't try BB to price match Amazon.
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It's definitely worth it! However, in addition to the 300 dollars there is tax, in states like CA they charge that on the full retail price of the phone.
YMMV
my brother gave me his galaxy note for my birthday. He said that he exchanged his phone and got a $150 credit. He had to pay the remaining balance for an upgrade phone, $150. I don't know if you have a phone that you can exchange (he had an HTC Vivid 4g for ATT). Thing to note, he traded his phone at a certified reseller and not at a corporate store. YMMV.
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/samsung-galaxy-note-smartphone/37363.aspx
Should still be valid. $50 off.
I note it is worth every penny.
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1332795228&sr=1-1 amazon has it on contract $250 and I don't believe they charge shipping or tax.
I personally purchased my note on release day from Sam's Club and walked out out of pocket under $300 and they charged me only $16 activation fee, no clue why. Sam's Club only charges tax on their sales price and not tax on the "full" price. I did a 2 year agreement and they transferred my unlimited data plan. Also I love my note, I've practically given my girlfriend my tablet, though it's an Adam so no big loss there
$229 at fry's. Best buy will match. I did it. Out the door $280
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I got mine for 150 through some AT&T promotion. Today I switched by black one for a white one even though I was two days outside the 30 day window. They even waived the restocking fee. Woo Hoo!!!
Feel my pain, I paid $688 with tax Got it early couldn't wait for my upgrades in May. But I figured I will get 2 for $600 in May with my 2 due upgrades. Give one to the GF and sell one for $550 on Craigslist and make most of my cash back that I paid outright for mine. In the long run it will cost me roughly $100 bucks to have it 2 1/2 months early. Worth it to me. Can't stand waiting.
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I got mine for 150 through some AT&T promotion. Today I switched by black one for a white one even though I was two days outside the 30 day window. They even waived the restocking fee. Woo Hoo!!!
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Did you use this promotion?
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/de...are&siteId=dZCX6Je2w8Q-sBG3oO9zQ5oOdYyuLQ44IA
Or was it something else? I need to know!!!
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Did you use this promotion?
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/de...are&siteId=dZCX6Je2w8Q-sBG3oO9zQ5oOdYyuLQ44IA
Or was it something else? I need to know!!!
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Yup that's the one.
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You guys are lucky. I'm with t-mobile and i was so close to getting at&t just for this phone but with 4 lines i would go broke with at&t. So i bought mine from craigslist for 500 bucks, but worth every penny. :d
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$229 at fry's. Best buy will match. I did it. Out the door $280
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I have a fry's here. Just saw the full retail price on their website. When did you buy it? I think last week that was the price at best buy and att.
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I have a fry's here. Just saw the full retail price on their website. When did you buy it? I think last week that was the price at best buy and att.
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Look online at their weekly add then select the mobile phone section and itslike the first thing posted
Also I just got it sunday
Biggest big dog there is, NOTE!
Ahh thanks! With tax that matches Amazon but I get it instantly
Is it available in black?