Anyone buy this outright on installment plan? - HTC Amaze 4G

I bought my Vibrant about a year ago with the $25/month using the credit I had with them...Do they still do that? Because lately I keep seeing that you have to put like 300 down plus the payment. I only paid like 79 to cover the tax on the price of the phone and first months payment....
Anyone do it this way? Or have things changed?
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Yea I got mine on the installment plan but you have to have one of their newer plans.

So u extended contract?...im talking about buying at full price no contract ext and keep my 69/mo unlimited talk text web
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I did the Value Plan, but you have to pay the downpayment of $260 and then it's $15/mo for 20 mo or something. I don't think they have any plans w/o a downpayment any more.

You can still do a "classic" plan, there is no down payment, or any payments anymore, just the single time subsidized cost of the phone... however, the "classic" plans are more expensive...
That being said, I bought the phone outright, I have a friend that works at a T-Mo retail store, she ordered it with her discount that she gets 2x a year since I fixed her laptop a few months ago. $325 after tax

accordex said:
So u extended contract?...im talking about buying at full price no contract ext and keep my 69/mo unlimited talk text web
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Yes, you can buy a phone at full cost at any time. No matter what your plan is. It only extends contract if you change anything... like the plan, some features, etc...

I live in Boston and bought the amaze full price and I got the $60 prepaid unlimited Talk text and 2gb of internet. This is worth it trust me. They also got a $50 plan but the only thing is they offer only 100mb. That beast would burn through that in a few days not even.
Everything came up to after tax and the first month you gotta pay upfront too. $658.78
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Well I was at a store. This is what I was planning to do. I did get a 'value' plan contract so have to pay full price. value plan has $49.99 unlimited everything.
so TMO is willing to finance % free up to $300.00. Then the rest you have to down-payment. So Amaze is $270 and GS2 is $230 down payment. probably taxes are extra so i'd guess taxes on $570 is maybe $40? I did not go through with it so that would probably be $310 charged to my card. What else? $35 phone activation fee?

True and not true... There is an $18 "upgrade fee" (ahemm BULL****) *cough cough* that they have added to anyone that has stayed on the classic plan
Oh and let's not all forget about the $50 migration fee if you DO choose the new "value" plan.
God do I HATE big business/mega corporations.
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You can still do a "classic" plan, there is no down payment, or any payments anymore, just the single time subsidized cost of the phone... however, the "classic" plans are more expensive...
That being said, I bought the phone outright, I have a friend that works at a T-Mo retail store, she ordered it with her discount that she gets 2x a year since I fixed her laptop a few months ago. $325 after tax
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Gotta love it when karma comes back around in a good way
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Where to buy and Prices $$$

Lets start listing where the SGSII can be purchased, and for how much.
We all know AT&T now has it for $199 on contract, $549 outright.
Amazon shows it as $150 for a qualified upgrade. The phone page is down, but you can still add it to your cart and order it.
Sams' Club also has it for $169 for a qualified upgrade, $199 for a new line
Weird that a new line would be more expensive...
Samsung Galaxy S II for AT&T - Sam's Club Mobile...
I got my Wife's Infuse there for $99 a few weeks back, and they even let us keep her Unlimited Data plan. Works for me.
Still waiting to see if CostCo will have it tomorrow. I like the idea of their 90 day return policy just in case the Nexus Prime is too tempting.
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Still waiting to see if CostCo will have it tomorrow. I like the idea of their 90 day return policy just in case the Nexus Prime is too tempting.
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I was thinking about doing this too... So, say if I were to buy it from CostCo at the 2-year price, would I be able to return it within its 90 days for a refund along with terminating the plan early (with no early termination fees of course)? So if this does happen, I should be allowed to buy the Prime, after the return, for the 2-year price, right?
I'm asking this because I was under the impression that, before 90 days, CostCo only held returns/refunds for the handset itself, and not for the 2-year service plan. And that AT&T were the only ones who could offer a refund/cancellation of a 2-year service plan, in addition to the handset, but this would only be before 30 days. Is this true?
Walmart's in store price is going to be 148.88 , but their website is listing it as 164.99 for qualified upgrade. But none of the local Walmart around here have received any of the phones yet in store. I'm going to try to get best buy here to price match.
http://walmart.letstalk.com/product/browse.htm?pgId=100&serviceCorpId=596
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Thanks for the Amazon Wireless tip... I wanted it so badly today, but damn, I couldn't resist the $50 discount.
Order placed, my SGS2 will be here Wednesday.
I'll spend $15 more of the $150 to pick it up at Bestbuy at 11am today. Can't wait.
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I was thinking about doing this too... So, say if I were to buy it from CostCo at the 2-year price, would I be able to return it within its 90 days for a refund along with terminating the plan early (with no early termination fees of course)? So if this does happen, I should be allowed to buy the Prime, after the return, for the 2-year price, right?
I'm asking this because I was under the impression that, before 90 days, CostCo only held returns/refunds for the handset itself, and not for the 2-year service plan. And that AT&T were the only ones who could offer a refund/cancellation of a 2-year service plan, in addition to the handset, but this would only be before 30 days. Is this true?
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I am going to call the cell phone kiosk at CostCo before I head in to get clarification on the actual terms.
The Prime announcement is on the 11th, and is within AT&T's 14 day return policy if it comes down to that. I will report back with what I find out.
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Walmart's in store price is going to be 148.88 , but their website is listing it as 164.99 for qualified upgrade. But none of the local Walmart around here have received any of the phones yet in store. I'm going to try to get best buy here to price match.
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Will an AT&T store price match this?
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I am going to call the cell phone kiosk at CostCo before I head in to get clarification on the actual terms.
The Prime announcement is on the 11th, and is within AT&T's 14 day return policy if it comes down to that. I will report back with what I find out.
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ATT has 30 day window for their returns with a $35 dollar restocking fee
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Will an AT&T store price match this?
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You can always try to get them to price match. Best buy does have a price match policy though, but I don't know how it works with a contract phone.
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None of the WalMarts in the area have it. Best Buys aren't open yet (11, same time as AT&T store).
Sam's Club doesn't have it, neither does Costco.
I'll go to BestBuy and see if they price match WalMarts, if not, I'll just go to an AT&T store.
Theyll prob announce it on the 11th but doubt it will release on the 11th lol
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Thanks for the Amazon Wireless tip... I wanted it so badly today, but damn, I couldn't resist the $50 discount.
Order placed, my SGS2 will be here Wednesday.
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Ditto !!!!!!!!
At best buy, they only have one in stock and I got it.
They are going to price match Walmart's website price.
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anyone have any experience with amazon?
i have an upgrade + an unlimited data plan but if you try to upgrade on amazon it makes you add the $15 dollar plan. how can i keep my unlimited data and still purchase elsewhere? not too wild on at&t charging me 199 + tax from the regular price
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anyone have any experience with amazon?
i have an upgrade + an unlimited data plan but if you try to upgrade on amazon it makes you add the $15 dollar plan. how can i keep my unlimited data and still purchase elsewhere? not too wild on at&t charging me 199 + tax from the regular price
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You will need to call 611 and get them to reinstate it. You will probably have to push, but from what I understand they will do it. Eventually.
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anyone have any experience with amazon?
i have an upgrade + an unlimited data plan but if you try to upgrade on amazon it makes you add the $15 dollar plan. how can i keep my unlimited data and still purchase elsewhere? not too wild on at&t charging me 199 + tax from the regular price
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Just a heads up for Amazon - if you buy through them and cancel before 6 months is up Amazon hits you with an ADDITIONAL $250 fee on top of AT&T's ETF.
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Just a heads up for Amazon - if you buy through them and cancel before 6 months is up Amazon hits you with an ADDITIONAL $250 fee on top of AT&T's ETF.
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ive been with gayt&t for the last 10years. wont be leaving anytime soon, its one of those comcast-like situations. dont like it, but cant go anywhere else. anyway, i guess ill just eat the cost and head to the corporate store :\
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Just a heads up for Amazon - if you buy through them and cancel before 6 months is up Amazon hits you with an ADDITIONAL $250 fee on top of AT&T's ETF.
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ive been with gayt&t for the last 10years. wont be leaving anytime soon, its one of those comcast-like situations. dont like it, but cant go anywhere else. anyway, i guess ill just eat the cost and head to the corporate store :\
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I understand ...... someone else said (no confirmation on this but I would call and double check) that you have to keep the SAME PHONE on the SAME LINE for 6 months. Not sure how they could verify that or if it is true.
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At best buy, they only have one in stock and I got it.
They are going to price match Walmart's website price.
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How did you get them to price match is there an ad i can print somewhere?
I just spoke with someone at CostCo Wireless. He has no idea when they are getting it, so buying it there is not an option for me, but I was able to get clarification on their return policy.
They offer the standard 30 day return if you just flat out don't want the device, with no penalty regarding your plan, and your "upgrade" can be rolled back, so same as an AT&T store.
For up to 90 days you can exchange your device for a new one if something goes wrong with yours. After 90 days you are dealing with the standard 1 year warranty through AT&T.
None of the other retailers in my area have the phone yet, so I am heading to my local AT&T store to buy it.
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Best Price?

I see that Amazon has the Note for $250 (with 2 year commitment) - anyone know of a better price?
Thanks!
Jamie
I believe that's the best price by far. If you can wait for it to be processed and shipped, go with that. I ended up paying about $320 after taxes in store for mine, so you're saving about $70 through amazon.
With amazon you will have to pay $36 activation fee, so it's not that big of a savings. I still got mine from amazon, though.
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You pay the activation fee anywhere that's Att not the retailer
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I was charged the fee at the ATT corp store.
Far and away the cheapest price is pay full retail. Sign up for month to month data/talk $45 a month straighttalk dot com. You will save about half a grand a year.
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I was charged the fee at the ATT corp store.
Far and away the cheapest price is pay full retail. Sign up for month to month data/talk $45 a month straighttalk dot com. You will save about half a grand a year.
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But then you will get no LTE.
OP, depending on your taxes, Amazon might be the best deal. Best buy has it for 239, but they charge tax.
I purchased from BestBuy and had then price match to Amazon's $249.00 price. Then I used a $50.00 gift card from a promotion back during the super bowl I happened to sign up for and had been holding. $199.00 plus tax (on the price I paid, not the real cost of the phone like at the AT&T store) turned out to be a pretty good deal. They did tack on the activation fee. I call AT&T and after some discussion, they waived it.
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I got mine for $150 with two year contract with that web-only special everyone was talking about a month ago.
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I got mine for $150 with two year contract with that web-only special everyone was talking about a month ago.
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And I'm sure your a new customer too. Most people are coming from another device on the carrier so they gotta put their neck out to try and find a decent price instead of forking out that much cash.
In another word I'm going.g to be doing some digging and find a nice price
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$239.00 at BestBuy Mobile for a limited time.
https://bbymobilephones.com/detail/...tent=FreeShip&utm_campaign=SPE_AC_SHIP_032112
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$249 on Amazon with no taxes and free two day shipping is an absolute deal unless you have no taxes in your area for Best Buy. I sold my iPhone 4S and am not looking back my Note gets delivered on Saturday.
Update: ordered, waiting on shipp confirmation, $229, free 2 business day shipp, no tax ect!
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Galaxy Nexus $399 from Google directly No Contract.

What you guys think? Did Google just ...... all the carrier's?
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What you guys think? Did Google just ...... all the carrier's?
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Not really. People will still need data plans. At most, Google might be snatching the small percentage of people who don't mind paying more for an unlocked device rather than the majority who tend to buy subsidized devices on contract.
Well If you go to a carrier with a phone that is yours outright. They cannot make you sign up for a data plan.
If you brought an unlocked Iphone to Tmobile, they have no reason to charge you for a monthly data plan..
However if you decide to use it with out a plan the price would be costly..
but you can just use Wifi..
that is how I had my Iphone working a few years ago on the tmobile service..
I never had any issues.
You get a cheaper phone through them. how ever they make up the money in the data plan.
So Google did sorta screw the carriers..
Actually the customer gets screwed and the carriers benefit. If you buy a $200 phone, you pay $100 a month for a data plan. It's $100 a month because instead of paying full retail for the phone, you are paying a little bit of it each month via your plan. So roughly $10-$15 of your bill each month is covering the cost of the phone.
The problem with buying an unlocked phone from someone else, is that the carriers don't discount the price of the monthly plan for you. So you still pay $100 a month, but you paid $400 for the device instead of $200. So you've been screwed $200 basically.
Now from the carriers perspective, they love this. Instead of taking $10-15 a month to recoup what they lost on the phone, they charge you that money anyway and it's pure profit.
When the original iPhone was released it was unsubsidized and people laughed at the $600 price. But, for $20 a month you got unlimited data and texting. so yes you paid more upfront, but your bill was $20 a month less than a comparable subsidized phone. So over the course of 2 years it was a good deal.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any carriers that will discount the monthly plan when you bring your own phone.
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Actually the customer gets screwed and the carriers benefit. If you buy a $200 phone, you pay $100 a month for a data plan. It's $100 a month because instead of paying full retail for the phone, you are paying a little bit of it each month via your plan. So roughly $10-$15 of your bill each month is covering the cost of the phone.
The problem with buying an unlocked phone from someone else, is that the carriers don't discount the price of the monthly plan for you. So you still pay $100 a month, but you paid $400 for the device instead of $200. So you've been screwed $200 basically.
Now from the carriers perspective, they love this. Instead of taking $10-15 a month to recoup what they lost on the phone, they charge you that money anyway and it's pure profit.
When the original iPhone was released it was unsubsidized and people laughed at the $600 price. But, for $20 a month you got unlimited data and texting. so yes you paid more upfront, but your bill was $20 a month less than a comparable subsidized phone. So over the course of 2 years it was a good deal.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any carriers that will discount the monthly plan when you bring your own phone.[
Or the customers could just be smart and get a monthly 4g without a contract...(T-mobile)
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Actually the customer gets screwed and the carriers benefit. If you buy a $200 phone, you pay $100 a month for a data plan. It's $100 a month because instead of paying full retail for the phone, you are paying a little bit of it each month via your plan. So roughly $10-$15 of your bill each month is covering the cost of the phone.
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Realy?! My data plan is $30/month 6gigs regardless of the phone I use. If I get a new phone from them ,on say a 3 yr contract, I don't have to get a new plan. How does what you say make any sense?
If i was to change carriers (why would you unless you are cconstantly moving?) every time I got a new phone and was always getting a new contract to reduce the purchase price of the phone, then yes, the price of the plan would probably be higher to subsidise the cost of the phone.
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Actually the customer gets screwed and the carriers benefit. If you buy a $200 phone, you pay $100 a month for a data plan. It's $100 a month because instead of paying full retail for the phone, you are paying a little bit of it each month via your plan. So roughly $10-$15 of your bill each month is covering the cost of the phone.
The problem with buying an unlocked phone from someone else, is that the carriers don't discount the price of the monthly plan for you. So you still pay $100 a month, but you paid $400 for the device instead of $200. So you've been screwed $200 basically.
Now from the carriers perspective, they love this. Instead of taking $10-15 a month to recoup what they lost on the phone, they charge you that money anyway and it's pure profit.
When the original iPhone was released it was unsubsidized and people laughed at the $600 price. But, for $20 a month you got unlimited data and texting. so yes you paid more upfront, but your bill was $20 a month less than a comparable subsidized phone. So over the course of 2 years it was a good deal.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any carriers that will discount the monthly plan when you bring your own phone.[
Or the customers could just be smart and get a monthly 4g without a contract...(T-mobile)
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You're missing the point. The monthly 4G plans are the same price as the contract plans, at least last time I checked. I looked at buying the international Galaxy Nexus when it first came out and putting it on T-Mobile and that is what I discovered.
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Realy?! My data plan is $30/month 6gigs regardless of the phone I use. If I get a new phone from them ,on say a 3 yr contract, I don't have to get a new plan. How does what you say make any sense?
If i was to change carriers (why would you unless you are cconstantly moving?) every time I got a new phone and was always getting a new contract to reduce the purchase price of the phone, then yes, the price of the plan would probably be higher to subsidise the cost of the phone.
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You're misunderstanding what I said. You pay right now $30/month for your data plan (in my example I chose $100 to represent minutes, data, and texts as an example). If you were to buy an unlocked Galaxy Nexus right now and put it on your plan, you'd still pay $30 a month, but you'd be out $400 for the phone. However, if you are due for an upgrade, you can could get a phone for $200 (subsidized) and still pay $30 a month.
In both cases you are paying $30 a month, but in the former you are paying more for your phone. The only advantage to buying the unlocked phones is not being stuck in your contract if you hate the service.
But my point was that US carriers base their monthly rates on the fact that they have subsidized your phone. When you bring your own non-subsidized phone, they don't discount the phone accordingly. So you end up paying more and they ending up making more money.
Doesn't T-Mobile have lower monthly plans when you use your own phone or buy one at full price?
Most people would want a data plan on their smart phone. So its cheaper to get it on contract since they require smartphones to have a data plan regardless of where you bought it. Data plans are not cheaper if you brought your own, its the same. The only good thing about buying a phone off contract is you can jump to another carrier without ETF. IMO, the only.phones I would buy off contracts would be unlocked international ones.
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Doesn't T-Mobile have lower monthly plans when you use your own phone or buy one at full price?
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Not when I last checked.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Packages/ValuePackages.aspx
I didn't read up on it, I'm going by the first few sentences at the top. I have a few friends that use this plan.
Since this phone is not carrier specific, does that mean you can use it with AT&T using the $15 unlimited data plan?
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http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Packages/ValuePackages.aspx
I didn't read up on it, I'm going by the first few sentences at the top. I have a few friends that use this plan.
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That must be new, when I looked into it a few months back it was not an option. Or else I had an uninformed sales rep at the time.
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Since this phone is not carrier specific, does that mean you can use it with AT&T using the $15 unlimited data plan?
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I'm not aware of that plan, where do you see it?
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That must be new, when I looked into it a few months back it was not an option. Or else I had an uninformed sales rep at the time.
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I'm not aware of that plan, where do you see it?
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I am referring to the unlimited data plan for "non-smartphone" from AT&T. As long as you are using a phone that's not sold by AT&T then they won't recognize IMEI and treat it as "non-smartphone".
For the samsung galaxy, AT&T has its own branded one and there is also a "world" version which also supports AT&T 3g band but AT&T don't recognize it. I assume the this is the same with this phone sold directly by google?
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GNexus doesn't do LTE does it?
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GNexus doesn't do LTE does it?
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The GSM version does not.

Best place to buy it out right..

So I will be buying this phone cash no upgrade. Where should I go? I see it on sprint for 550 but everywhere else has the non upgrade price higher. I would have thought bb would see it cheaper than sprint.
Do you think any of the sprint stores will even have any on the 18th lol.
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I believe I saw you could pre-order it from Sprint with out going on contract.
Pretty much the best place to buy it out right would be from the carrier if you want it new. Everywhere else is pretty much $100+ more out right.
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Amazon has it for the same price as sprint, but you'll save the tax.
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Amazon has it for the same price as sprint, but you'll save the tax.
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That would depend on if Amazon has a warehouse or facility in your state. Like Texas I think now has one.
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That would depend on if Amazon has a warehouse or facility in your state. Like Texas I think now has one.
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I'm in Houston and just bought something on Amazon this week, no tax. Amazon tax is coming to Texas, but not here yet,
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Best places would be eBay if your willing to take a risk, I did and my Droid Razr Maxx was flawless. $450
Amazon.com may have good deals
but if your trying to stay away from the internet. AAFES aka The Exchange, but you have to be in or know someone who is in the military
If you are buying it out right because you are not due for an upgrade for a while keep this in mind, I was going to cancel my contract early then restart with a new 2 year agreement to get the upgrade price and when I told a Sprint rep that that is what I wanted to do, he said that if I pay $45 that it will give me an early upgrade elegibility and so I did it and I preordered the Evo and now wait for tomorrow for the release might wanna see if you can do that instead of payin all that money to get it off contract. This is legit at least in my case, I don't know if it work for everyone but it did for me. Worth a shot!
But keep in mind it will restart your 2 year agreement....your choice!
I am eligible for a upgrade. I just dont want to be on contract. With all the stuff Sprint has been taking away and them rolling out LTE Alot more could change soon.
I have been with them for 14 years and I have put up with there slow data speeds for the unlimited thing. But My GF has t-mobil and her speeds blow sprint away in my area (3g and 4g). On top of that she pays about 30 less then me a month. She only gets 5gb of data but I use wifi a lot and never really go over 3gb... Sooooo It might be worth it to change...
I'm planning on buying as an upgrade, but I missed pre-ordering so I'm going to buy from a physical store hopefully on release day. Anybody know if all sprint stores are going to have the phone available to buy on shelves? Or would it be better to try buying at Best Buy...?
If you buy the phone full price you'll pay 550. If you do a contract, get the phone for 200, cancel the first month and pay 350 etf, you've basically paid the same amount. Might as well go on contract
That's true .... I have been with them so long I forgot about etf..... so should I get it at sprint or best buy? I have also bought with sprint...
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Evo lte will not work on t mobiles network from what I read. They are different frequencies.
**** Apple, I won't buy anymore of their products. They delayed the release of a better phone.
Well if the lte does not roll out like they say it will... Or they dump unlimited data.. I will pay the etf and then sell the phone on eBay... That way I can get on tmobil or ever is cheaper... My bill is like 130 a month on sprint and my gf pays around 100 after everything... Now that only 5gb of data but still more than enough for me...
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What do you get with 130? With mobile to mobile minutes being free, I barely get to 100 on my plan and pay about 80 a month

Monthly Charges for new unlimited plan?

my plan is $50 + $20 all unlimited but i am getting additional $20 for the equipment this all charges doesn't include taxes. is this how t-mobile roll right now?
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my plan is $50 + $20 all unlimited but i am getting additional $20 for the equipment this all charges doesn't include taxes. is this how t-mobile roll right now?
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Yep! There is no contract though.... you can cancel your plan anytime, but then you will be responsible for the remaining amount you own on your device.
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my plan is $50 + $20 all unlimited but i am getting additional $20 for the equipment this all charges doesn't include taxes. is this how t-mobile roll right now?
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Yup. I think T-Mobile's no contract thing is overblown and exaggerated. You're saving money purely because their $50 unlimited plan is cheaper. Otherwise, everything else is still the same as say AT&T. I mean if you leave T-Mobile, you pay the remaining balance on the phone, which is practically the ETF fee if you were to leave AT&T. Your saving really comes from when you already own a phone and can sign up to T-Mobile w/o being forced to pay $30 extra for using a smartphone.
T-Mobiles new system is great if you have an old phone or dont mind paying 600 bucks out your pocket but at the same thing I dont see the savings if you buy a phone from them
say you get the iPhone, $199 plus $20 a month for 24 months, thats $680 bucks and on top of this, there is a mandatory $11 a month for insurance which you can only remove once you paid the phone off. So that iPhone just ended up costing you 944 bucks
waynebradyson said:
Yup. I think T-Mobile's no contract thing is overblown and exaggerated. You're saving money purely because their $50 unlimited plan is cheaper. Otherwise, everything else is still the same as say AT&T. I mean if you leave T-Mobile, you pay the remaining balance on the phone, which is practically the ETF fee if you were to leave AT&T. Your saving really comes from when you already own a phone and can sign up to T-Mobile w/o being forced to pay $30 extra for using a smartphone.
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Not really.. if you've actually looked at AT&T's prices to add on more data, its pretty ridiculous compared to 20 bucks for t-mobiles unlimited data
The really big savings comes when you have more than one phone. $30 for second phone and $10 each phone after. And you can add extra data just to the phones that need it.
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Is the mandatory insurance just for the iPhone? I have my note 2 financed and I don't have insurance.
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Not really.. if you've actually looked at AT&T's prices to add on more data, its pretty ridiculous compared to 20 bucks for t-mobiles unlimited data
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That's what I said. The savings come from T-Mobile's $50 plan being cheaper. The whole no contract savings thing is not really a savings. The ETF you pay from any other carriers is the same thing as you having to pay off the remaining balance on the equipment if you cancel.
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busab said:
Is the mandatory insurance just for the iPhone? I have my note 2 financed and I don't have insurance.
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I have not heard of mandatory insurance. That makes no sense. It's not like you're leasing the phone.
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That's what I said. The savings come from T-Mobile's $50 plan being cheaper. The whole no contract savings thing is not really a savings. The ETF you pay from any other carriers is the same thing as you having to pay off the remaining balance on the equipment if you cancel.
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I have not heard of mandatory insurance. That makes no sense. It's not like you're leasing the phone.
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Not mandatory at all, my wife got the s4 and paid $400 down..they told her she had to keep the insurance only for the first month and only pays like $8 or $10 at month for the phone, not sure which one because I would to look at the bill but is one of those 2 numbers
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waynebradyson said:
Yup. I think T-Mobile's no contract thing is overblown and exaggerated. You're saving money purely because their $50 unlimited plan is cheaper. Otherwise, everything else is still the same as say AT&T. I mean if you leave T-Mobile, you pay the remaining balance on the phone, which is practically the ETF fee if you were to leave AT&T. Your saving really comes from when you already own a phone and can sign up to T-Mobile w/o being forced to pay $30 extra for using a smartphone.
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I disagree with you on that. Think about this, in T-Mobile after you decide to go a head and pay off the phone your phone bill goes down $20. In the rest of the carriers even after your 2 year contract have you ever seen you bill gone down? You will pay that phone 5 times for all that matters without them never telling you "your done".
I believe that T-Mobile has done something fair this time around. Paying your equipment independently from the plan enables them to offer better plans and more affordable prices because they are no longer in risk of chargeback's from contracts gone wrong.
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megabiteg said:
I disagree with you on that. Think about this, in T-Mobile after you decide to go a head and pay off the phone your phone bill goes down $20. In the rest of the carriers even after your 2 year contract have you ever seen you bill gone down? You will pay that phone 5 times for all that matters without them never telling you "your done".
I believe that T-Mobile has done something fair this time around. Paying your equipment independently from the plan enables them to offer better plans and more affordable prices because they are no longer in risk of chargeback's from contracts gone wrong.
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Tomato, tomatoes dude. It all boils down to T-Mobile's plan being cheaper as the reason why you're saving money.
waynebradyson said:
Tomato, tomatoes dude. It all boils down to T-Mobile's plan being cheaper as the reason why you're saving money.
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I guess we can all agree with that.

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