Found this on twitter
http://t.co/kBzDJTA5
no more 1 year contracts or upgrades. You have to wait 20 months to upgrade now. It says some where in there though that if your a sprint gold member with a upgrade from sept. 1st 2011 to the end of the year Dec. 31st 2011 you can use it but if not then your hosed.
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Found this on twitter
http://t.co/kBzDJTA5
no more 1 year contacts or upgrades. You have to wait 20 months to upgrade now. It says some where in there though that if your a sprint gold member with a upgrade from sept. 1st 2011 to the end of the year Dec. 31st 2011 you can use it but if not then your hosed.
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If this is true, we can Thank the iPhone and all the Apple A-HOLES. The CARRIER KILLER Strikes Again. I now wish AT& T was able to buy T-Mobile. At least Sprint would have tried to stay competitive still. Once a Carrier gets the iCrap they forget who got them there
One of the many reasons the iphone can suck it....smfh...
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I hate the iphone!!!!!.....it ruins everything....
This is a **** move from sprint, they are going back downhill. They are upping their etf to $350 and now this? If they had decent 3g then ok but service is subpar. They want to play with the big 2 (being Verizon and AT&T) and they can't even match them with service. Yes we have unlimited but what good is that if people are only getting 300 kbps downloads.
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Sprint is far from putting whip cream on waffles, they where doing good before these changes. I would not renew my contract for a $350 etf for **** service.
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What's funny is I just talked to a Retention Manager and He told me that he got that e-mail about 30 minutes ago about the Premiere Program going away and was surprised it was in the Interwebz already. This is horrible. I have been with Sprint 11+years and if they think they can move up to the big dogs (Verizon & AT&T) and NOT provide the same Speed in 3G and 4G (LTE) they are going to loose customers so quick it will make their heads spin. Greed plain and simple. Get the iPhone and get Greedy, A-Holes. Bye Sprint, Hello Verizon and the Bionic.
All of this is totally understandable to me at least on Sprints part. They have the best rates and want to keep them a little longer. They have to make cuts somewhere.
I probably don't sympathize well because I just now finally got a cell phone but I think their rates are way better than Verizon or AT&T.
I do understand long term bonuses though because I've worked at the same place for over 18 years and to lose something sucks.
If I am going to get RAPED, I will at least have better coverage. Sprint has horrible coverage and thinks because they are getting the iPhone they can be Jerks. Adios Sprint, Hello Verizon. My Wife has a 24% discount with Verizon. Hopefully the Bionic is a nice phone. I may just go Trac Phone. This is getting ridiculous.
This thread is going no where real quick.
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What I really don't understand is why this would the the iPhones fault. I've read that iPhone users don't use as much data as Android users, so I'm a little confused why Sprint would need to put the new rules in place.
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What I really don't understand is why this would the the iPhones fault. I've read that iPhone users don't use as much data as Android users, so I'm a little confused why Sprint would need to put the new rules in place.
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perhaps for the subsidy costs that they are going to have to pay to Apple
I mean steve jobs has to get his colon cleansed right:?
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perhaps for the subsidy costs that they are going to have to pay to Apple
I mean steve jobs has to get his colon cleansed right:?
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I spit my beer out on that one.
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What I really don't understand is why this would the the iPhones fault. I've read that iPhone users don't use as much data as Android users, so I'm a little confused why Sprint would need to put the new rules in place.
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Apparently since this is your first cell phone.....you haven't been around long enough to understand.
Seems there's more, no more 30 day return. If you don't like it in 14 days then **** you.
http://tinyurl.com/6ypzete
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They are also making the return period 14 days instead of 30
Lol we posted at the same time
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Apparently since this is your first cell phone.....you haven't been around long enough to understand.
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Yeah, I think you are right. This just does not seem logical.
http://m.androidcentral.com/leaked-sprint-playbook-shows-big-changes-coming-premier-program-return-policy-and-more-and-you-wont#comment-316421
Here's the New iPhone policy. ****ing iPhone just KILLS CARRIERS and their existing customers.
Me and my gf signed up b4 the 14 day exchange policy do we still get our 30 days?
This stinks but its bringing them to same as the other carriers. Also, at least they are giving notice, over 3 months for the people who are close. If I'm not mistaken, I believe Verizon gave like no notice when they screwed over. Not happy, just hit gold and all cause its a crappy iphone but I can't see leaving for another carrier when they do the same or worse. Sprint still has the best plan prices and unlimited data (not saying this won't change next) F Apple.
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My first Sammy smart phone. I have been an xda member for years. I look forward to shooting **** balls with you guys.
Coming from the Photon, greatest phone I ever owned to date. Too bad it was on the worst network ever.
So far I'm loving the speeds. 12 down 7 up. And my bill will suprisingly be cheaper.
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My first Sammy smart phone. I have been an xda member for years. I look forward to shooting **** balls with you guys.
Coming from the Photon, greatest phone I ever owned to date. Too bad it was on the worst network ever.
So far I'm loving the speeds. 12 down 7 up. And my bill will suprisingly be cheaper.
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Let me guess, another Sprint convert?? I too came from Sprint for the note. I'll never be able to go back. Welcome to the Death Star network!
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Let me guess, another Sprint convert?? I too came from Sprint for the note. I'll never be able to go back. Welcome to the Death Star network!
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It's funny you call it that... I used to work for AT&T Corporate back in 1998-2001. We had a Service Van we used to shuttle servers and other equipment around to different locations.
We came out one day and someone had put a Death Star sticker for the main gun on the logo and several X wing and Tie Fighter stickers flying around it.
We had no idea who might have done that *cough* (I now have blank spaces in a sticker sheet)...
Anyway, we drove around like this for MONTHS, then someone for Corporate Management saw it and had us bring it up to the main campus, he stood next to it and we took a picture of him and he thought it was clever.
Sometimes, they aren't as stiff shirted as they want people to think they are.
What gave me away? *cough*screwsprint*cough*
I'm really digging this phone. My only worry is, the lte is almost 3 times faster than my dsl so I might forget to turn the wifi on =D.
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I jumped from Sprint as well for the Note.. Sprint is a joke, never again..
Welcome to the fun!
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What gave me away? *cough*screwsprint*cough*
I'm really digging this phone. My only worry is, the lte is almost 3 times faster than my dsl so I might forget to turn the wifi on =D.
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I forgot to do that one time an ran my 3 gig data plan up in 2 weeks lol.
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I jumped from sprint too, I can actually download stuff now. What a joke sprint was.
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I jumped from sprint too, I can actually download stuff now. What a joke sprint was.
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Hell yeah I forgot what it was like to download on the go and have it in a couple of seconds.
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Sprint blows
Another sprint convert here
Holy hair singes batman, I can get use to this!
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Anyone else here ever have to run prl 1115 to get decent service?
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I am sooooo jealous, here in rural AL we probably won't get LTE anytime soon. Shoot, we just got H+ a couple months ago. Maybe my granddkids will see LTE here.......
Hi. Happy to hear you are pleased with your purchase.
I have Sprint and am dying to get rid of my EVO 4G. As a new customer w AT&T, you seem pleased w the service, but what about your bill?
Sprint is cheap. $90/month for peace of mind that I will never have to worry about minutes or data overages.
What is your bill like and what plan are you on now?
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$39 450 minutes to non at&t land lines
$20 unlimited text (adds unlimited mobile to any carrier mobile [the only person I talk to with a non at&t landline is my mom])
$30 3GB data with $10/GB overage
$89 + tax
Sprint was $109 + tax
I rarely use over 3GB and if I go over it's $10. I used 7Gb once but I didn't have home Internet then. I have been over 3GB 2 times I can remember.
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What's going on dude, u couldn't have chosen a better phone for ur first Sammy lol
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Congrats on finally seeing the light with Samsung. In my opinion, easily the best major OEM here in the US. You can't beat their screens.
Texan and saved by the Grace of God, Redneck by choice.
Congrats. Welcome to Samsung!
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
Head's-Up on another petition (Stop Verizon from killing unlimited data plans for existing subscribers). I really hope this one pan's out better then the boot loader petition.
6,476 Signatures so far so let's rock the petition Sign On Dude's...
http://www.change.org/petitions/sto...unlimited-data-plans-for-existing-subscribers
Signed it.
Do any other carriers get this many petitions thrown at them? lol
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Do any other carriers get this many petitions thrown at them? lol
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Doubt it
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Guys, it doesn't matter how many signatures this gets. They are making less money than they used to off of unlimited data contracts. This is going to happen.
@theredvendetta is right. I would love to think these petitions would do wonders for us, but our track record with them isn't what I call spectacular. The best way to deal with this is hit them where it hurts the most-their wallet.
If you are not voting with your feet and won't move to a different carrier, then you have no hope and Verizon knows it, so you are wasting your time. Verizon gets thousands of complaints every day about cost, signal, speed, plans customer services. I don't see Verizon improving any of that, its only gets worse, more expensive, etc. So save your signatures and use your wallet to vote Verizon out.
Just don't upgrade, to a 4G phone. Once you upgrade to 4G,then unlimited data plans are gone!
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Just don't upgrade, to a 4G phone. Once you upgrade to 4G,then unlimited data plans are gone!
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Not totally true. I was told if a moved to the Nexus sometime this week, Ill keep unlimited until the big plug is pulled.
You think they'll just suddenly get rid of unlimited for 3g customers wanting to upgrade to 4g?
I've been watching all the major android news sites to hear of any news on the subject from Verizon.
I want to go from my X2 to a SGIII but would rather not preorder. No guarantees.
In order to circumvent all of this, I want to do the following:
I may get a Nexus through Costco soon to lock into 4g unlimited. Then, once the SIII comes out at the same time the new shared data plans will like debut, I'd use Costco's 90-day warranty to return the Nexus and get a SIII with the intent to keep unlimited 4g.
In anyone's user experience, do you have to sign a new contract when upgrading your device? Can I just keep the Nexus plan?
Sooo I pretty much wrote this to see if you guys see any flaws in my master plan.
Almost 2000 more Signatures since my orignal post not to shabby. We need to get the word out. I known some people think this won't make a diffierance and maybe they're right. Showing are dissatisfaction will at least slow these greedy icehole's down.
My thought's on this is you want to renege on your grandfather promise raise data price's fine but don't force me to pay for it. How many people are using wi-fi because there 3g,4g is to slow or hardly working and paying a premium price for a service they don't use. Give your customers a choice. I do not have problem saving a dollar a day and using wi-fi.
But That's Just My Opinion. I Could Be Wrong..
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Almost 2000 more Signatures since my orignal post not to shabby. We need to get the word out. I known some people think this won't make a diffierance and maybe they're right. Showing are dissatisfaction will at least slow these greedy icehole's down.
My thought's on this is you want to renege on your grandfather promise raise data price's fine but don't force me to pay for it. How many people are using wi-fi because there 3g,4g is to slow or hardly working and paying a premium price for a service they don't use. Give your customers a choice. I do not have problem saving a dollar a day and using wi-fi.
But That's Just My Opinion. I Could Be Wrong..
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Have you received "feedback" of any form from anyone at Motorola?
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Have you received "feedback" of any form from anyone at Motorola?
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Odds are nope. They don't care. They'd rather just continue to screw us.
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Petitions only help for local government issues. Not multimillion dollar communications company the sooner people realize this the better. Money makes them run a petition doesn't stop their money flow so it won't work.
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the sooner people realize this the better.
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How does it make it better?
So they use there energy in more productive ways. It's all good though everyone can do what they feel is right. But what would get Verizon's attention would be 3k people not renewing their contacts. With the reason being the death of unlimited data. Not 3k signatures from people who are still going to begrudgingly pay them.
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Maximinus I said:
So they use there energy in more productive ways. It's all good though everyone can do what they feel is right. But what would get Verizon's attention would be 3k people not renewing their contacts. With the reason being the death of unlimited data. Not 3k signatures from people who are still going to begrudgingly pay them.
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This!
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Sprint still has unlimited... DOT DOT DOT
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Verizon can change anything they want, anytime they want to. Look at your service agreement, everything is subject to change.
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Sprint still has unlimited... DOT DOT DOT
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True statement - they don't seem like they aim to change that right now. I'd go to them as I've heard they're rates aren't bad. Is it true that they don't actually have 4G towers?
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I will be leaving the photon community since I am getting the Iphone 5 on friday. (please dont post if your going to be an android fanboy)
I am only switching because I'm getting it for 40 bucks!
this is how:
1. I bought my phone before sep 9 2011 so the termination fee is less (110)
2.The Iphone is 200
3. thats 310
4. I have buyback at best buy so they're giving me 210 for my phone
5. thats 100
6. you get a 10 dollar ift card if you preorder
7. 90
8. 2 25 dollar gift cards
9. 40 dollars!
Bye
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya
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rino187 said:
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya
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LMAO at this...
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bye
Don't feel too bad, I jumped ship to a blackberry style. Having never used blackberry before, gotta say I'm enjoying it. Probably temporary but I'm lovin the whole smarthphone in a flip phone thing. Oh yeah, iphone sucks
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Cya. Have fun with the more expensive iphone 4s.
I got it for 40 dollars
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I got it for 40 dollars
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If you had a termination fee that means you left sprint, therefore you'll have a higher monthly bill no matter where you go. Also, you'll have a metered internet cap with your spanky new 4G LTE phone, and therefore you've also opened yourself up to an overage bill on the internet if you are a moderate to heavy user.
Enjoy your new phone.
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If you had a termination fee that means you left sprint, therefore you'll have a higher monthly bill no matter where you go. Also, you'll have a metered internet cap with your spanky new 4G LTE phone, and therefore you've also opened yourself up to an overage bill on the internet if you are a moderate to heavy user.
Enjoy your new phone.
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Rofl
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Hello,
Thanks to being able to bill to my account, I ordered a 64gb iPhone 5 today. I am honestly not sure if I am going to end up keeping it as I have been using Androids since 2.1 (Eclair) and I really like the platform. However, I am frustrated that Sprint frakked the Photon 4G replacement and I am not fond of Samsung (too plasticky) and to a lesser extent HTC.
I was honestly praying that Sprint would get some sort of version of the RAZR. The Intel Atom powered RAZR looks amazing, but has only been announced for Europe and I think Asia.
Being with Sprint since 1999, I really am conflicted about the iPhone in general. Thanks to Sprint having to pony up Billions of Dollars just to offer the bloody thing. they have done away with the Premier Gold Program replete with 12 Month Upgrades, the ability to bill equipment to your account at any corporate owned Sprint Store, and far less understanding Account Services actions.
That being said., it will be nice to have tons of options for Accessories where with the Photon there are hardly any. Still, I am hoping a flagship Android Phone is announced by Sprint in the next month.
Cheers,
JJ
It was.
It was confirmed that any carrier that had the GS3 was getting the noteII
Have fun with your CrapS6
Ill be rolling on my lovely note <3
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If you had a termination fee that means you left sprint, therefore you'll have a higher monthly bill no matter where you go. Also, you'll have a metered internet cap with your spanky new 4G LTE phone, and therefore you've also opened yourself up to an overage bill on the internet if you are a moderate to heavy user.
Enjoy your new phone.
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Lmao
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My wife just got the iphone 5 and it's pretty impressive. I don't understand why people here sound so indignant that a photon user would be jumping ship. There is a market for the iphone obviously. I find it a foolish exercise to try and compare phones and platforms. At the end of the day they do the same most of functions. At the end of the day
Choice of device is a personal one. If on the day I told myself I now longer care to think about my tech I might move to a different platform as well. People have reasons for moving to ios, and are better for it in many cases.
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Haha! Nothing is impressive about any iPhone. Sheeples and their iPhones are funny!
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Cool story bro! You mad? :beer::beer:
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Haha! Nothing is impressive about any iPhone. Sheeples and their iPhones are funny!
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Comedy
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Is there no one saddened by the news of an Iphone convert simply because he was able to pay about what the phone is actually worth, $40?
Wouldn't you jump ship if you could get a Cryphone at a cheap price?
I'm sure there's plenty of people in 3rd world countries that would love to have this phone rather than something like food or shelter. How else
are they going to shoo the flys away?
Did he leave yet? Do we care?
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Is there no one saddened by the news of an Iphone convert simply because he was able to pay about what the phone is actually worth, $40?
Wouldn't you jump ship if you could get a Cryphone at a cheap price?
I'm sure there's plenty of people in 3rd world countries that would love to have this phone rather than something like food or shelter. How else
are they going to shoo the flys away?
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More comedy
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I have an evo lte running cm 10 and am very happy with it. I am also eligible for an upgrade and was wondering what should I do with it. I was thinking get an iPhone 5 and Craigslist it to some poor isheep for a cool $450ish profit. Or wait for the Galaxy Note II, and sell that one? I think the iPhone would bring better profit. You guys have any ideas?
How do u have an upgrade? Did u buy LTEVO at regular price?
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iPhone would bring most profit
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iPhone would bring most profit
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Yup. If you're getting a device just to sell...go this route.
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I think your logic is flawed here. You get the upgrade by signing a contract. So let's say you do this and get the iPhone 5 and sell it for 500 bux. You get you supposed cash for ****s and giggles or to get a new device, that's cool too. Now what happens when a surprise must have device drops in four months. You've spent your money and now are also still locked into contract. Person who bought you iPhone 5 made out like a bandit while your stuck with **** all.
My advice, upgrade to the phone you want or buy your phone outright and get off contracts. Don't let some shmuck on CL make out with deal cuz you want a little party cash.
My $0.02 anyways.
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Never buy a phone subsidized unless you totally have to.. Screw 2 year contracts, I'll pay full price please.
In your case I'd buy the iPhone and flip it for some "now" money. You can actually sell it for around 6-700 if you time it right.
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Note 2 might actually bring more profit than anything
I agree, the Note 2 might even be fun to play with
Save your upgrade... You'll regret it next year when the next EVO is released.
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Save your upgrade... You'll regret it next year when the next EVO is released.
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I would also get the Note 2, but I thought that you had to keep the phone activated on the line you are upgrading for at least 90 days... might want to check on that... I have two lines and they have different upgrade times, so I thought I could basically have an upgrade each year by alternating but they told me that the phone has to be activated on the line for 90 days... maybe it was just a rep having a bad day...
BrianBaker said:
Never buy a phone subsidized unless you totally have to.. Screw 2 year contracts, I'll pay full price please.
In your case I'd buy the iPhone and flip it for some "now" money. You can actually sell it for around 6-700 if you time it right.
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Why never buy a phone subsidized? If you are going to be using the service for the next two years, its a no brainer.
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Why never buy a phone subsidized? If you are going to be using the service for the next two years, its a no brainer.
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Im interested in the answer here as well. The only way I can find to make it cheaper is to go T-Mobile on their $30 monthly plan - http://goo.gl/dNLll
It gets pretty cheap compared to your base sprint plan pretty quick going that route.
Are there other options there I am missing?
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I would also get the Note 2, but I thought that you had to keep the phone activated on the line you are upgrading for at least 90 days... might want to check on that... I have two lines and they have different upgrade times, so I thought I could basically have an upgrade each year by alternating but they told me that the phone has to be activated on the line for 90 days... maybe it was just a rep having a bad day...
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I thought it was just 24 hours on Sprint?
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I thought it was just 24 hours on Sprint?
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Nope it's at least this long. Bill paid on time etc... Our they can go after you for the full price of the phone.. best thing to do is call and ask or actually read the policy on a subsidized phone..
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Not true, they may tell you this at sprint but as long as you activate a new or upgraded phone on the line its supposed to go on you can immediately call back n switch it to another line or off lines. I've done it dozens of times. As long as a phone stays on the line your good, only has to be new phone for a sec to trip the account.
Wait for the new Nexus.
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Why never buy a phone subsidized? If you are going to be using the service for the next two years, its a no brainer.
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Just my personal belief in not signing a 2 year contract to use a service. I can walk away at any time in those 2 years and not be stuck with an ETA and can also come back as I please. Also you pay a high premium for that phone when it's subsidized.
I just feel it's better to have the option to leave when/if you want.. Guess I shouldn't have said "Never" as I was pushing my thoughts on people. I should have worded it a little different. If you can avoid to purchase the phone full price that's the way to go so you're not locked in and locked down for 2 years.
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You pay for that subsidy every month in your bill. Might as well use it.
It's easy to walk away from a contract by making them kick you off.
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Just my personal belief in not signing a 2 year contract to use a service. I can walk away at any time in those 2 years and not be stuck with an ETA and can also come back as I please. Also you pay a high premium for that phone when it's subsidized.
I just feel it's better to have the option to leave when/if you want.. Guess I shouldn't have said "Never" as I was pushing my thoughts on people. I should have worded it a little different. If you can avoid to purchase the phone full price that's the way to go so you're not locked in and locked down for 2 years.
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I don't believe in spending $500 more for a phone to avoid a $350 fee (or less).
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Keep your upgrade until the next time you want to upgrade...so maybe this coming summer or even wait 2 years to get something that's way better than the evo 4g lte...I don't think anything that comes out by summer 2013 will be leaps and bounds better than the evo 4g lte
“With AT&T Next, customers can get the newest smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment. That’s hard to beat, and it’s an incredible value for customers who want the latest and greatest every year,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility.
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/16...t-next-smartphone-and-tablet-upgrade-program/
Yeah but it's not worth it with at&t's prices unfortunately
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0 interest loan, but still make a killing off the data plans.
cvflowe
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I just pay for my two parents lines who both hate smartphones. So I get a upgrade every few months.
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Smh. People who sign up for this should pay a lower rate for service. AT&T isn't offering that so I'll pass.
gunnyman said:
Smh. People who sign up for this should pay a lower rate for service. AT&T isn't offering that so I'll pass.
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Exactly, not worth it unless they offered a discount in service.
No amazing value there. No incentives for me to port out my 2 AT&T HTC ONEs from Straight Talk. Which is too bad because I'm willing to pay a bit extra for LTE service, but with AT&T's current rate plans I'm better off just keeping my phone with Straight Talk.
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/16/4528404/att-next-phone-upgrade-plans-a-huge-ripoff
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/16/4528404/att-next-phone-upgrade-plans-a-huge-ripoff
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Props to you, I was just about to share this link lol
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You fail at math and basic money skills if you sign up for this service.
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AT&T keeps finding ways to screw customers. Luckily it's only an option and not a requirement.
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is it not like leasing a car. I mean you are still paying the same amount but with upgrade ability every year. And because you pay for 1 year you basically pay half price of the device. or am i wrong?
RaXxaa said:
is it not like leasing a car. I mean you are still paying the same amount but with upgrade ability every year. And because you pay for 1 year you basically pay half price of the device. or am i wrong?
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You're paying half price but you never really own it.
This new way of selling phones, totally doesn't make sense.
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total rip off !!
glad tmoblie is building 2 new towers in my area should really improve service here ... if so i might be moving over ... this plan is a complete joke
Honestly it seems like there are monthly meetings at AT&T where the agenda is "how can we screw our customers next?"
gunnyman said:
Honestly it seems like there are monthly meetings at AT&T where the agenda is "how can we screw our customers next?"
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True...but with the amount of consumers who just want a phone without having to pay anything up front let alone $200 up front and don't really pay attention to details....Next will most likely do well.
It's sad
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This would be OK for someone who wants a new device and do not have current eligibility for an upgrade. Of course you probably can only do this at the time of the contract renewal.
I mean this, if you are willing to pay full price anyway, why not pay interest free payments? But, if you are eligible for an upgrade then this makes no sense. And I don't mean HTC Sense.
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I'm sorry but this is so foolish. We have four phones on our plan, two of them are the $10 options and they never upgrade their phones that basically gives me the option to buy a new phone every 8 months.
The only people I see buying into this are wealthy people, with bad math skills, that have teenaged children complaining for the newest phone.
Haha amazing value. That's gotta be sarcasm?
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No, it's not an amazing value. It would be an amazing value ONLY IF the phone service prices dropped. The phone services have a $20 subsidy built in already, so essentially you're paying twice for the subsidy. What a joke AT&T. Only stupid customers will fall for this.