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I don't think I've ever bought a phone upon it's release date. Last time I bought from VZW was in my pre-Eris days when I had an LG VX8700 (still my fav non-smart-phone).
Anyway, in anticipation of this TBolt launch, where would you guys expect to see the best pricing? I don't know if the corporate stores, Amazon or Best Buy, or VZW online or a satellite kiosk traditionally have the best pricing/rebates, etc.>
Just looking for the most bang for my buck I guess.
I do find it ridiculous that they've not announced pricing. If they are "coming soon" they have to know this crap.
if your looking for online then go for Wirefly if your also getting a new contract( i wouldnt but thats me)
of if your looking for full price either amazon or bestbuy. i suspect it will be sold out quick so bestbuy's preorder would make sure you get dibs
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if your looking for online then go for Wirefly if your also getting a new contract( i wouldnt but thats me)
of if your looking for full price either amazon or bestbuy. i suspect it will be sold out quick so bestbuy's preorder would make sure you get dibs
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Yeah, I'll be doing a new contract, NO way in hellz I'm going to pay full retail for the bugger.
I wonder if BB will let me in on their "buy back" program for free if I pre-order this week. I guess that new service is free this week only. ?
I will find out.
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Yeah, I'll be doing a new contract, NO way in hellz I'm going to pay full retail for the bugger.
I wonder if BB will let me in on their "buy back" program for free if I pre-order this week. I guess that new service is free this week only. ?
I will find out.
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Im paying full $600+
id say Wirefly as they give a ridiculous discount. but dont break their contract or you will be paying out the ass to them
Been with VZW since '98, I doubt I'll jump ship in the next 24 months. I just need to make sure that whatever I do w/the phone it does NOT affect my monthly pricing (I've got that great 69.99 plan for unlimited text, data, 450 minutes and 5 friends and family #'s).
Wirefly is good on some phones, but Amazon is sometimes better with their discounts.
I will be adding two of these to an existing plan, and porting numbers over from ATT, so I think I will see who offers the best deal. Including calling VZW directly and pitching them whatever lowest price I find online.
ATT's sales/retention has always matched Amazon prices for me in the past and without the pesky secondary ETF to worry about.
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Been with VZW since '98, I doubt I'll jump ship in the next 24 months. I just need to make sure that whatever I do w/the phone it does NOT affect my monthly pricing (I've got that great 69.99 plan for unlimited text, data, 450 minutes and 5 friends and family #'s).
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how do you get that plan cause im gonna be a new costumer but dont want to pay 90 dollars for the same plan.
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how do you get that plan cause im gonna be a new costumer but dont want to pay 90 dollars for the same plan.
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Its probably grandfathered in from long ago. Much like ATT will let you keep an existing unlimited data plan, but they no longer offer it to new customers.
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how do you get that plan cause im gonna be a new costumer but dont want to pay 90 dollars for the same plan.
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It was a special pricing plan but it ended on 1/31. You had to be "invited" by VZW to get it -or- had to call in to customer service and ask REAL nice about their loyalty program.
My contract was due to be up this year, so I think that's how I got it.
My T-bolt was pre-ordered with wirefly shortly after midnight pst.
Anyone else go this route? I should have it Friday, fingers crossed!
Mine is as well, gotta love not having to pay state tax at best buy!
Funny thing, I didn't even know wirefly was preordering tonite. I just happened to return my giftcard from the preorder at bestbuy.
I hope you all used fatwallet to get an additional $25 cashback. There is a coupon for a Transcend 4GB MicroSD Card & Mini & Standard Adapters.
So instead of Besbuy and its $300, it is 175 from wirefly thanks to fatwallet. I actually didn't remember at first, so I had to cancel my first order and redo it with fatwallet.
I ordered as well, i hope the standard fedex shipping gets here before monday
I don't even see it on the site? Did they pull it off?
EDIT: NM, it suddenly appeared. If I do this pre order, it's not going to mess w/my plan, right? I've got that 69.99/month for 450 minutes, unlimited data and 5 friends/family.
We don't know VZW pricing yet, do we?
Hmmm.
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I don't even see it on the site? Did they pull it off?
EDIT: NM, it suddenly appeared. If I do this pre order, it's not going to mess w/my plan, right? I've got that 69.99/month for 450 minutes, unlimited data and 5 friends/family.
We don't know VZW pricing yet, do we?
Hmmm.
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I have unlimited. They said my plan was gunna stay the same...But...they are taking back my 4th dx to bad I had high hopes for that phone..so im not signing a new contract... but they did tell me. They haven't heard anything about changes..said they tried it last year for a few months? ? And it didn't work..I dunno that's what I was told ... its prolly BS
Edit....looks like same price
http://androidcommunity.com/htc-thunderbolt-finally-priced-dated-for-verizon-4g-20110315/
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Ordered mine... anxiously waiting the release... They are teasing us more than the Sopranos ended their very last episode....
By any chance is that $199 price to extend your contract for upgrades only or are they doing special promotional pricing for anyone who extends their contract?
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By any chance is that $199 price to extend your contract for upgrades only or are they doing special promotional pricing for anyone who extends their contract?
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I think it's 199 either way ?
Question for you .... how do you like your rooted Nook Color? IDK why but I was thinking of getting one and rooting it (just because I can and I was dying for a new toy, but the TBolt may satisfy that lol). Not sure what I'd do with it though.
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I think it's 199 either way ?
Question for you .... how do you like your rooted Nook Color? IDK why but I was thinking of getting one and rooting it (just because I can and I was dying for a new toy, but the TBolt may satisfy that lol). Not sure what I'd do with it though.
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I love it, but truthfully I have no use for it. I've barely touched it except to install new roms here and there. Would you want to buy it? I have the box and all accessories.
Verizonwireless on twitter just announced. Thursday, no preorder. 249.99 in store.
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Verizonwireless on twitter just announced. Thursday, no preorder. 249.99 in store.
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I wonder why BB hasn't called me yet. I'm third on the pre-order list. IDK where I'm going to get it though. I have the $30 discount via VZW so I may just try that route.
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I love it, but truthfully I have no use for it. I've barely touched it except to install new roms here and there. Would you want to buy it? I have the box and all accessories.
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I also would probably leave it gathering dust
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I love it, but truthfully I have no use for it. I've barely touched it except to install new roms here and there. Would you want to buy it? I have the box and all accessories.
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And what would your asking price be, out of curiosity?
As for the Tbolt, I still have my Wirefly order open on my screen. Not sure which route to go. I might return my BB gift card too.
Just made my Wirefly Pre-Order total was $182 with the $25 VISA coupon code.
Switching from T-Mobile. Only thing I'm scared about with the Thunderbolt is battery life
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Just made my Wirefly Pre-Order total was $182 with the $25 VISA coupon code.
Switching from T-Mobile. Only thing I'm scared about with the Thunderbolt is battery life
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How did you get the VISA coupon code to work?
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How did you get the VISA coupon code to work?
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Had to call in my order because it wouldn't apply online. They put a 199 hold on your account first then when order is finally cleared $25 is deducted.
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I have unlimited. They said my plan was gunna stay the same...But...they are taking back my 4th dx to bad I had high hopes for that phone..so im not signing a new contract... but they did tell me. They haven't heard anything about changes..said they tried it last year for a few months? ? And it didn't work..I dunno that's what I was told ... its prolly BS
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http://androidcommunity.com/htc-thunderbolt-finally-priced-dated-for-verizon-4g-20110315/
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What I'm afraid of is losing the $20 credit I get every month for the "special" plan that I'm on (that's the one that expired on 1/31 and was "only" available to special people). It's $59.99 (+) 29.99 (-) $20 = 69.98 for unlimited data, text, 450 minutes PLUS 5 friends and family (usually you only get that on 900+ minute plans). It wants me to add a plan to my cart and of course THAT plan isn't available. ~sigh~
I think I'm going to HAVE to get it from VZW so I can save the $30 w/my final NE2 discount. I wonder if VZW will have a $50 "visa" rebate to get the price down. I did the pre-order w/BB and have that $50 GC but they won't do the NE2 credit, I've asked several times. Coulda returned the BB card I guess, but I'll end up using it, I do shop there upon occasion :-D
Don't know if Wirefly has improved their activation process but I remember when the Incredible first came out, a bunch of people purchased from them because it was cheaper and they had issues with shipment, activation, and customer service. If I recall correctly there were people unable to activate their phones for almost a week. Just an fyi.......
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What I'm afraid of is losing the $20 credit I get every month for the "special" plan that I'm on (that's the one that expired on 1/31 and was "only" available to special people). It's $59.99 (+) 29.99 (-) $20 = 69.98 for unlimited data, text, 450 minutes PLUS 5 friends and family (usually you only get that on 900+ minute plans). It wants me to add a plan to my cart and of course THAT plan isn't available. ~sigh~
I think I'm going to HAVE to get it from VZW so I can save the $30 w/my final NE2 discount. I wonder if VZW will have a $50 "visa" rebate to get the price down. I did the pre-order w/BB and have that $50 GC but they won't do the NE2 credit, I've asked several times. Coulda returned the BB card I guess, but I'll end up using it, I do shop there upon occasion :-D
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i knew u was special i used to see u riding the short bus with ur helmet on trying to lick the windows lol
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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We are lucky they even offer to buy back our phones.
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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.
For those of us who can't do the $0.01 Amazon deal, this is the next best thing. I've got mine coming with free next day air.
http://membershipwireless.com/index.cfm/go/shop/do/PhoneDetails/productId/4907
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For those of us who can't do the $0.01 Amazon deal, this is the next best thing. I've got mine coming with free next day air.
http://membershipwireless.com/index.cfm/go/shop/do/PhoneDetails/productId/4907
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Nice find. I already have my Rezound on the way through the Amazon penny sale through a new activation, but only because I wasn't attached to my last phone number. In the end, it might end up being a bit of a headache because Amazon's system estimated that I have to wait 1 week because of the holiday weekend for the phone to show up.
-e- Ah, I missed the fact that Costco's price is an online-only deal too. Anyways, it's a nice offer for those that want to upgrade for a decent price.
Why couldn't you do the one penny deal. NM upgrade LOL sorry.
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For those of us who can't do the $0.01 Amazon deal, this is the next best thing. I've got mine coming with free next day air.
http://membershipwireless.com/index.cfm/go/shop/do/PhoneDetails/productId/4907
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THANK YOU! Just need to double check tomorrow that I can keep my current data plan and I will have mine on its way. You did it just in the right time too. I was going to order or pick one up tomorrow no matter what but you saved me 150$.
What about saving money on activation fees. I might transfer over 5 lines to Verizon, that's almost 180 bucks in activation fees.
Anyway to avoid this silly fee or get it waived?
I just bought my phone from Verizon last week for $300. Would it be possible for me to return the phone, get my money back (-$35 restocking fee), get my upgrade date back, and order this from Costco (not a member, so 5% surcharge)? I noticed that it said you need to have your current plan for 22 months, would getting my upgrade date back affect this at all?
You might be in luck
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I just bought my phone from Verizon last week for $300. Would it be possible for me to return the phone, get my money back (-$35 restocking fee), get my upgrade date back, and order this from Costco (not a member, so 5% surcharge)? I noticed that it said you need to have your current plan for 22 months, would getting my upgrade date back affect this at all?
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Some good news for you.
According to my understanding, Verizon's holiday return policy as of Nov 15 is the following....all phones can be returned until January 15th (was Jan 9 but they extended it). Minus a 35 dollar restocking fee, you can probably ask them to waive it. Also make sure the rep rolls back your upgrade date. I once returned a phone to T-mobile and they didn't roll back my date, it showed I had used my upgrade even though the phone was returned.
Next good news. I'm a Costco member and have purchased several phones from Wireless Advocates, the company who actually runs the Wireless cell phone sales. (ps they are horrible...Costco needs to go with someone else). Anyway, back to the good news, unless they changed their policy, CELL phones purchased online for non-costco members are exempt from the non-costco member 5 percent surcharge!!! So you get the same benefits as a Costco member would!!! I might be wrong, but maybe Sam's Club online cell phone sales works the same way?
Seems like you're in luck
im a costco member...and i'd totally do it, but honestly, i don't feel llike going through the hassle..if there's a bad batch out there, mine wasn't part of it, so i'd hate to get a bad one and return a perfectly good one lol...plus honestly, the 267 total with tax i paid for the phone feels justified because this phone was ACTUALLY worth every penny to me
I am tempted to return my Rezound also and then get this deal. I wonder how long it is going on for though!
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im a costco member...and i'd totally do it, but honestly, i don't feel llike going through the hassle..if there's a bad batch out there, mine wasn't part of it, so i'd hate to get a bad one and return a perfectly good one lol...plus honestly, the 267 total with tax i paid for the phone feels justified because this phone was ACTUALLY worth every penny to me
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I know exactly how you feel. The one that I got has been perfect, no lag, no dead pixels, no issues. I really don't feel like going through the hassle and potential lemon..but saving over 200 dollars is just too much for me to pass up lol. I paid $300 at the Verizon BJs store I frequent. Any idea how long they're doing this deal?
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I know exactly how you feel. The one that I got has been perfect, no lag, no dead pixels, no issues. I really don't feel like going through the hassle and potential lemon..but saving over 200 dollars is just too much for me to pass up lol. I paid $300 at the Verizon BJs store I frequent. Any idea how long they're doing this deal?
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Again, having dealt with Wireless Advocates(costco) several times, they don't really ever put expiration dates on promotions. Which is very annoying. Also, remember you will pay tax on full retail value of the phone(before subsidy), which the website also doesn't state what the full retail value exactly is. Anyway regardless you would have to pay full unsubsidized tax direct from Verizon too depending on your state.
Another thing, if the website suddenly says "sold out" just check a few hours later, sometimes minutes later, and it will be back in stock.
The free accessories it comes with is JUNK. You would find better stuff at the 99 cent store. You usually get a car charger, a case, and something else. Whatever it's free but still looks and feels like junk from the 99 cent store.
I say do it if you are tight on money.
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Again, having dealt with Wireless Advocates(costco) several times, they don't really ever put expiration dates on promotions. Which is very annoying. Also, remember you will pay tax on full retail value of the phone(before subsidy), which the website also doesn't state what the full retail value exactly is. Anyway regardless you would have to pay full unsubsidized tax direct from Verizon too depending on your state.
Another thing, if the website suddenly says "sold out" just check a few hours later and it will be back in stock.
The free accessories it comes with is JUNK. You would find better stuff at the 99 cent store. You usually get a car charger, a case, and something else. Whatever it's free but still looks and feels like junk from the 99 cent store.
I say do it if you are tight on money.
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I live in a tax free state (Live Free or Die baby), so would I have to pay said tax? Also, the only thing I'm interested in is the screen protector, I have my own case. Would you say that is junk also?
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I live in a tax free state (Live Free or Die baby), so would I have to pay said tax? Also, the only thing I'm interested in is the screen protector, I have my own case. Would you say that is junk also?
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Well if you live in a tax free state, then you probably don't have to pay taxes. LUCKY [email protected] J/K
What state are you in? I'm so jealous, I'm sick of paying nearly 10 percent sales tax in California, errrr. Every time I buy a smartphone I have to pay 50-60 dollars in taxes on the full unsubsidized retail value, this state is stupid.
The screen protector is probably from the 25 cent gum ball machine. The free accessories they give you are seriously junk, but then again I've never gotten a screen protector from them, so it might actually be good, who knows.
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Well if you live in a tax free state, then you probably don't have to pay taxes. LUCKY [email protected] J/K
What state are you in? I'm so jealous, I'm sick of paying nearly 10 percent sales tax in California, errrr. Every time I buy a smart phone I have to pay 50 dollars in taxes on full unsubsidized retail value, this state is stupid.
The screen protector is probably from the 25 cent gum ball machine. The free accessories they give you are seriously junk, but then again I've never gotten a screen protector from them, so it might actually be good, who knows.
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Aw that sucks. I live in New Hampshire, and I love not paying sales tax They process the family line upgrade switch right? I used one of my other lines upgrades on my line.
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Aw that sucks. I live in New Hampshire, and I love not paying sales tax They process the family line upgrade switch right? I used one of my other lines upgrades on my line.
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I didn't understand what you were asking.
"They process the family line upgrade switch right?"
Huh?
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I didn't understand what you were asking.
"They process the family line upgrade switch right?"
Huh?
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Using an upgrade that is on another line in your family plan on your line. I think Verizon calls it the buddy upgrade?
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Using an upgrade that is on another line in your family plan on your line. I think Verizon calls it the buddy upgrade?
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Oh I didn't even know that was possible. You would have to ask wireless advocates directly. That might be something exclusive that Verizon representatives do for you directly as a courtesy, but probably Wireless Advocates(costco) wouldn't have the same ability to do. Make sure because you don't want to end up upgrading a different line on your account and be stuck paying data fees for 2 lines if your line isn't eligible for an upgrade.
Maybe you can call Verizon, tell them you're getting it at Costco, then have them do the buddy switch on the phone for you after?
I talked to Verizon via online chat and the rep said that this is possible through Costco, but I tend to take their info with a grain of salt lol. Thanks for your time and information Much appreciated!
I only got charged tax on $50. I do hope mine doesn't have any problems. I was expecting it would be like dealing with Costco (super easy) but from what you guys are saying, its not going to be easy if I have any issues.
There's no activation fee on upgrades, only on new lines, in which case you should do the Amazon 1 cent deal.
Tell me more about buddy upgrades please.
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I talked to Verizon via online chat and the rep said that this is possible through Costco, but I tend to take their info with a grain of salt lol. Thanks for your time and information Much appreciated!
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Hey, tell me more about this "buddy upgrade." Is this a known and allowed Verizon wireless policy? Also what is a "dummy phone line" they are talking about in that link?
PS read this I found via Google, talks about buddy upgrades and Costco, also someone mentioned something about being careful not to lose your grandfathered unlimited data.
http://community.vzw.com/t5/Upgrade-and-Activation/buddy-upgrades-and-Costco/td-p/626622
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HTGamingPC said:
I only got charged tax on $50. I do hope mine doesn't have any problems. I was expecting it would be like dealing with Costco (super easy) but from what you guys are saying, its not going to be easy if I have any issues.
There's no activation fee on upgrades, only on new lines, in which case you should do the Amazon 1 cent deal.
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Oh really tax only on 50 dollars? What state are you in?
I just saw the $30 upgrade fee on my bill for upgrading to the Inc4G. Since it's a BS charge, I figured I'd try to get it credited back. I upgraded at Best Buy, so I told the VZ rep that BB never mentioned an upgrade fee and that they just charged me for the phone. VZ said it didn't matter, and while BB should have told me, it's not a BB charge, so no matter how I upgraded, I would've been charged the $30 fee anyway.
I told the VZ rep that that was not acceptable. When I asked what the upgrade fee was for, as in "where does that $30 go? What do I get for that $30?", he couldn't give me an answer. "It's just a new policy", he said. So I asked, "So it sounds like I'm paying $30 for the privilege to remain a VZ customer, is that right?" Again, I got the "policy" line. He insisted that he could not refund the fee. So I asked him what he could do... he put me on hold for about 2 minutes and said that he could credit me 1 month of my unlimited data, which equals the $30 of the upgrade fee. So he did.
Success.
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Don't let VZ get away with that BS upgrade fee. Complain and get something credited. It's a garbage fee.
Nicely done sir!
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I just saw the $30 upgrade fee on my bill for upgrading to the Inc4G. Since it's a BS charge, I figured I'd try to get it credited back. I upgraded at Best Buy, so I told the VZ rep that BB never mentioned an upgrade fee and that they just charged me for the phone. VZ said it didn't matter, and while BB should have told me, it's not a BB charge, so no matter how I upgraded, I would've been charged the $30 fee anyway.
I told the VZ rep that that was not acceptable. When I asked what the upgrade fee was for, as in "where does that $30 go? What do I get for that $30?", he couldn't give me an answer. "It's just a new policy", he said. So I asked, "So it sounds like I'm paying $30 for the privilege to remain a VZ customer, is that right?" Again, I got the "policy" line. He insisted that he could not refund the fee. So I asked him what he could do... he put me on hold for about 2 minutes and said that he could credit me 1 month of my unlimited data, which equals the $30 of the upgrade fee. So he did.
Success.
tldr:
Don't let VZ get away with that BS upgrade fee. Complain and get something credited. It's a garbage fee.
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I "exchanged" a Nexus for the Inc4, within the 14 day window, and they charged me an upgrade fee as well (I couldn't really understand their logic the way they explained it). They said there was no way that they couldn't charge it -- the system wouldn't let them take it off. I *****ed to the manager at the store (threatened to take the Nexus back...after they did all the paperwork... )and he credited me the $30 as well. I think you just have to be persistent, and not loose your temper. Good job! Let's all get some recovery!
yay!! you gotta use unlimited data more than $30 worth!!!! :good:
But for me, I don't know if I wanna argue them and get the unlimited data because I already have one.. :/ I wish they could just refund!
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I "exchanged" a Nexus for the Inc4, within the 14 day window, and they charged me an upgrade fee as well (I couldn't really understand their logic the way they explained it). They said there was no way that they couldn't charge it -- the system wouldn't let them take it off. I *****ed to the manager at the store (threatened to take the Nexus back...after they did all the paperwork... )and he credited me the $30 as well. I think you just have to be persistent, and not loose your temper. Good job! Let's all get some recovery!
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you're lucky you didn't get hit with the $35 restocking fee.
I had to pay the $30 upgrade fee AND the $35 restocking fee.
Maybe I'll try to argue one of those but I think it will be tough to get both.
I think the $35 has some justification I guess because they had to pay for fedex to pickup my GS3 and for fedex to delivery me a inc4g. Lets say verizon gets 50% off fedex retail rates, thats about $10 each way ($20 total) plus they need a guy to open the box and look at it.
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you're lucky you didn't get hit with the $35 restocking fee.
I had to pay the $30 upgrade fee AND the $35 restocking fee.
Maybe I'll try to argue one of those but I think it will be tough to get both.
I think the $35 has some justification I guess because they had to pay for fedex to pickup my GS3 and for fedex to delivery me a inc4g. Lets say verizon gets 50% off fedex retail rates, thats about $10 each way ($20 total) plus they need a guy to open the box and look at it.
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And they can't sell the phone new anymore
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Tmo, att, sprint, they all do upgrade fees, VZW was the last to implement the fee, its an extra revenue point, plain and simple. Its the nature of the beast. Corporate America. Deal with it.
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They say that exactly I think it's scripted or something.
Anyway they gave me an extended battery and cover for 30 to appease me.
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