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I just bought the HTC Sensation. My mother has the HTC myTouch 3g Slide and I had the Samsung Vibrant. My mom would like to buy a myTouch 4g but isn't eligible for an upgrade. We are thinking of selling my Vibrant and her 3g slide and purchasing a new phone outright with no contract. Is this possible? and what is the best way to sell? and how much can we get. both phones are in great shape!
Thanks in advance everyone.
You could always trade them in, Target has a decent program http://target.nextworth.com/
So far one of the better non-private party deals i have seen so far, plus target sells phones so you can use the gift cards towards a new phone
Do not trade your phone in!
Do not trade them in. They'll give you less than half of what they're worth. The best thing I could tell you is to go to ebay and check the prices of the phones to see how much they're selling for. Then do what I do, and just sell it on ebay. I'm going to be posting my mytouch 3g on ebay, as well as a samsung behold to pay for my sensation. Then next year when the new hotness is out, I will sell my vibrant to pay for that phone, just how my g1 paid for my vibrant.
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Do not trade them in. They'll give you less than half of what they're worth. The best thing I could tell you is to go to ebay and check the prices of the phones to see how much they're selling for. Then do what I do, and just sell it on ebay. I'm going to be posting my mytouch 3g on ebay, as well as a samsung behold to pay for my sensation. Then next year when the new hotness is out, I will sell my vibrant to pay for that phone, just how my g1 paid for my vibrant.
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yes cause tmobile trade in gives you about 110 best buy trade in gives you about 127 radio shack gives you about 80 yea suxxxs
All your base belong to us
Check the price of the completed listings for the mytouch slide and you will see that you can easily get $200 for a used mytouch slide, and nearly $400 for a vibrant. So yeah, like I said those trade in deals suck.
I've used Swappa.com before and loved it. Got a good price selling my phone. Only do Android phones.
Join the marketplace.
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OK anyone know if radio Shack will stack discounts.
They give 100 for the evo (my buyer backed out )
And I see they will give 75$ for other smartphones
Would it be possible to trade in both evo and my old moment?
To get 175 off?
from my phone duh
CheesyNutz said:
OK anyone know if radio Shack will stack discounts.
They give 100 for the evo (my buyer backed out )
And I see they will give 75$ for other smartphones
Would it be possible to trade in both evo and my old moment?
To get 175 off?
from my phone duh
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CheesyNutz, I asked the same question of 2 local Radio Shack Managers and both said only 1 phone. 1 of the Managers said that question had been asked numerous times and he wished that he could accomodate but the Regional Manager told him "No way".
Great minds think alike....
I don't know if this still works, but last year when I bought my Evo 4g, the guys from the Sprint store took both my Nexus One and Mytouch 3g for credit towards my Evo when I first switched over from T-mob to Sprint. My personal experience with Radioshack has always been pretty crappy anyways, plus you get $150 for your Evo 4g @ the Sprint store vs. the $100 from Radioshack.
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I don't know if this still works, but last year when I bought my Evo 4g, the guys from the Sprint store took both my Nexus One and Mytouch 3g for credit towards my Evo when I first switched over from T-mob to Sprint. My personal experience with Radioshack has always been pretty crappy anyways, plus you get $150 for your Evo 4g @ the Sprint store vs. the $100 from Radioshack.
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Oh rly did not know this about the sprint store
from my phone duh
Poor Cheesy
You can always pre-order at target as well. They are giving $150 to trade in for your EVO4G.
Yea me too with last year, they took my G1 and bricked moto clique and put the money towards my EVO.
My radio shack said the same thing. Normally they can stack but with the 3d its a strict 1 for 1. I have an appt with radio shack for Friday at 9. I preordered before the $100 trade in was announced and at the time I was told $150 - $175 for the trade in. So, I'm hitting the Sprint store at 8 when they open. If they have stock and will do $150 for the trade in I'll get it there and use my RS gift card for accessories. If they trade in value goes down by Friday I'll keep my appointment.
For those of you with a Moment, you may want to check on that $75 offer, when I pre-orderd, there was a list of the specific phones that the $75 is valid for and the Moment was not listed.
According to the RS website they give $158.13 for an Evo4g in Excellent condition.....and 3 weeks ago they gave $175 for it!!
http://radioshack.cexchange.com/onl...tBDmYmQgv+G1hsJdKb5c/KOlpLGqZRlMaOCAOqKlzyQ==
Also.....you can stack trade-ins if you sell them to RS and get a gift card....then use the gift card towards the E3D phone purchase!
So im looking to upgrade from my Evo 4g to a Evo 3D the only problem is i dont quite know what would be best. I got my Evo 4G around october and its in really good conditions since i have had it on my Otterbox defender case most of the time. Is there a way that I can trade the OG Evo and get the Evo 3D? I can only spend about $100 on the Evo 3D. What would be my best choice?
Sorry if i make some mistakes my main language is spanish
egonadrian said:
So im looking to upgrade from my Evo 4g to a Evo 3D the only problem is i dont quite know what would be best. I got my Evo 4G around october and its in really good conditions since i have had it on my Otterbox defender case most of the time. Is there a way that I can trade the OG Evo and get the Evo 3D? I can only spend about $100 on the Evo 3D. What would be my best choice?
Sorry if i make some mistakes my main language is spanish
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If you are an account holder, you can upgrade your phone once per year.
Just mention option "one year account holder upgrade override" (or something like that-they would know). At the sprint's service desk they may not advertise it, coz some sprint reps are so damn lazy or just an a-ho-s. Actually I just upgraded my Evo 4G for Evo 3D at the kiosk in Ridgedale Mall (MN) location. I paid including taxes ~$54 for new 3D. The option is that you can trade-in your old Evo 4G for $150 instantly. Sprint runs this on for some time - this week 06/25/2011 at least, so... Also if you have 2 (two) devices on the account then upgrade one or add one to yours. I have 3 phones on $129/mo plan and can upgrade at least one device every year. You can upgrade one of "N" of your devices at once and swap numbers at the spot if you need to.
The strategy here is pretty straightforward:
The Sprint Buyback plan should buy your Evo 4g for $150 (not bad!): see here: https://secure2.sprintbuyback.com/consumer/app/CartPage/
The harder part will be convincing Sprint to give you at LEAST the 1-year renewal price if you buy the 3D. If you've been with Sprint for a long time, and especially if you're with Sprint Premiere, there might be some wiggle room for you here.
Basically, call in to customer service repeatedly until someone decides to help you. What you want is for someone to offer you a service credit.
One more option: see if you qualify for any discounts on your plan: I'm a USAA member (not an employee, just a cardholder!) and I get 15% off my whole bill. That difference will make the 3D pay for itself pretty soon....
Best,
The Panamaniac
panamaniac said:
The strategy here is pretty straightforward:
The Sprint Buyback plan should buy your Evo 4g for $150 (not bad!): see here: https://secure2.sprintbuyback.com/consumer/app/CartPage/
The harder part will be convincing Sprint to give you at LEAST the 1-year renewal price if you buy the 3D. If you've been with Sprint for a long time, and especially if you're with Sprint Premiere, there might be some wiggle room for you here.
Basically, call in to customer service repeatedly until someone decides to help you. What you want is for someone to offer you a service credit.
One more option: see if you qualify for any discounts on your plan: I'm a USAA member (not an employee, just a cardholder!) and I get 15% off my whole bill. That difference will make the 3D pay for itself pretty soon....
Best,
The Panamaniac
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Thanks for the great reply! I guess the only problem im gonna have is convincing the Sprint to give me the 1year renewal early since ive been with them for way less than a year. Maybe they will give me some mercy since everything has been paid on time. Also do i have to unroot my phone when i give it to them?
egonadrian said:
Thanks for the great reply! I guess the only problem im gonna have is convincing the Sprint to give me the 1year renewal early since ive been with them for way less than a year. Maybe they will give me some mercy since everything has been paid on time. Also do i have to unroot my phone when i give it to them?
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I unrooted before trading mine in, the link I followed was here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
Ya, don't forget to unroot if you trade in!
If you've been with them less than a year..then your best option is to find a friend who loves your 4G and is willing to take over your contract--then you can walk in and pay $200 for a new 3D on a brand new account.
If you pay full price - $150 trade in credit you're still looking at $425, ouch...
Another option (what I did): have any friends you'd be willing to split a plan with? They can be added as a line of service (most likely $20/month +$10/month for data) and then you can swap the two phones, and your friend will have the 4G.
Finally, keep your eyes peeled for if and when the SAVE50 rebate becomes usable again. It seems to come and go (probably only usable on a new line of service tho).
Don't trade in your phone. It will sell in a day on Craigslist at 225 no problem. Why give away that extra 75 dollars to sprint. Usually its hard to get the full upgrade unless you have been with them for a year. Once you get the 75 dollar credit one phone call should give you a full upgrade.
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OK here's the deal. I am currently phone-less being I sold my GS2 in wake of the note. Now I have two upgrades due in May. My GF also wants a Note and she said she is more than happy with waiting. Me, I tried but I can't lol. Being smart phone less sucks. Not fun bringing my new Transformer Prime around and hoping for wif lol. So here are my options.
One of the upgrades is deff going to my GF. So that leaves one. I figured I could buy the note today for $650 and instead if paying early upgrade price of $550 saving my May upgrade for future phones like a SG3 or whatever. Or better yet I could buy a Note for $300 "full upgrade price" in May and eBay it and make some profit. I have went to all local ATT stores asking to upgrade early, but no go. Even tried customer service. Last year I got my GF a iPhone 4 early 30 days early, but they say they are much more strict now.
Basically should I just pay the retail of $650 and pocket my upgrade for the future? Or pay $550 and extend ans save $100, which seems silly.
I already told my GF I'd sacrifice my PS Vita if I was able to get the Note. I'm dying g to get one!
I also know $650 seems expensive. But I look at it as a investment. Being I would be able to sell it down the road if needed or wanted for at least 60% of my money back. And I'm not signing a contract extension. And I believe not having to pay the $36 new activation fee.
Thanks, I've been reading these forums all day yesterday. So ready for my Note!
Go to best buy they will price match at$t and you get rewards zone points, if you're a silver member they even have a 3x points coupon out now that's good through today.. 650 would get you 1950 points with coupon, equals almost 40 back in reward zone certificate.
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Very good point. I am a silver premier member. Thanks for the double points heads up.
I just ordered it from gosale.com for $149. I added a line and am selling my skyrocket. With the money from the skyrocket, i'm paying the cancellation fee. I gotta wait for after 30 days of course but who cares. I'll be getting my note on Wednesday. http://www.gosale.com/5792771/samsung-galaxy-note-4g?gclid=CMDc883cu64CFQxX7AodSkcwNQ
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I just ordered it from gosale.com for $149. I added a line and am selling my skyrocket. With the money from the skyrocket, i'm paying the cancellation fee. I gotta wait for after 30 days of course but who cares. I'll be getting my note on Wednesday. http://www.gosale.com/5792771/samsung-galaxy-note-4g?gclid=CMDc883cu64CFQxX7AodSkcwNQ
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Damn that's a good deal. I'd be all for that if I wasn't at 5 lines already in our family plan. 150 is a steal for the note! Lucky you
Exactly. I just went to google and typed in Samsung Note for sale in US and that link came up. I thought it was bs but the live chat lady actually said its a great deal and she'd walk me through it to ensure I get the $150 discount. Can't wait. Bye-Bye Skyrocket.
Man I'm always missing the great deals! Maybe I should see if I can return my note and get this deal!
coretech said:
Man I'm always missing the great deals! Maybe I should see if I can return my note and get this deal!
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It's still up there. I mean $150 is still $150. That's beer money, game money, etc.
I paid full price. Gonna get another new one in June when get full upgrade and give this one to the wife. By that time might be free upgrade. Then I can sell the international I just handed down to her.
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Same here. I just got home and I got mine! Super happy, we had to stop at the grocery store and I was bumping into people playing with it lol.
I paid full price, gonna get my gf hers in may. And then save my other upgrade in case the galaxy s3 intrigues me. But I can't see it getting much better than the note, very happy with it thus far.
I just purchased mine for 150... I will try at&t service and determine if i will keep it.. If I decide i don't like it I will cancel my service and buy out my contract... 325... That's a total of 475 for the phone itself... Now that's a deal compared to paying 650...
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I just purchased mine for 150... I will try at&t service and determine if i will keep it.. If I decide i don't like it I will cancel my service and buy out my contract... 325... That's a total of 475 for the phone itself... Now that's a deal compared to paying 650...
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I hear ya man, today was the first time I laid out full price for a device. I usually go full upgrade or early I must really love the phone
But in my case my other two lines are due for upgrade in may so my gf gets one. And the other I can save for a future "me" device . Or get a note and sell it for $600 on the bay with my upgrade. Thus means I got mine for $300.
We utilize 3-4 of our lines between me and my gf. Id like to drop one off as well and save the $10 a month.The other we give to her parents in the mid west. Otherwise I would have done the $150 deal.
The ATT reps were totally unaware of the 50% off deal too, go figure lol.
Of course they were. They don't know of any of the deals I ask about.
Pay full price. I've been selling almost 10 $500 per Note in Craigslist. Only $100 more from early upgrade
Maybe try another store I just bought a phone back in November when I signed up for At&t. I called the store and said I wanted to buy the phone outright and the guy said why do that when you can do and early upgrade because they were not able to sell the phone off contract at the time. Do you live on Los Angeles? The store I go to is really customer focused.
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I paid $375
I just purchased one for $375, because my contract wasn't up until 08/12, so I had to do what they call an "exceptional upgrade". $300 for the phone and $75 for the early upgrade. I did it at one of those authorized AT&T stores, looks like the real store but they have their own price for early upgrades , compared to AT&T with their $175-250 fee. And now I see that premiere customers are eligible for 50% discount so I'll be calling them in the morning to try and get some kind of credit. Even though I really didn't spend any money because I sold my Skyrocket for $400!
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Pay full price. I've been selling almost 10 $500 per Note in Craigslist. Only $100 more from early upgrade
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sell me one lol
I'll be buying mine outright. $100 difference between outright and extending my contract and losing out on my scheduled upgrade in July? Kind of a no-brainer.
I did an early upgrade and was expecting to pay $550. It rang up at $500. The rep didn't know why. My upgrade wasn't due until March of '13.
Well im up for an upgrade on august 1st from the Og Evo and im starting to save up some money to buy the white Evo 4g LTE. Where can I get the best deal?
Thanks in advance
Check some of the online retailers, I doubt there is any stock or customs issues now, unlike around launch day. But if you want it that day, id go with best buy or sprint.
Since most retailers change their sales weekly, my approach is to shop around for the best deal. I usually watch Wire fly, Amazon wireless, Let's talk, Best Buy, Radio Shack, Target, and Sprint. I think there were a few more, but I can't think of them now. Also, keep in mind that if you find it cheaper somewhere else, Best Buy usually will price match it if you have the ad.
Just shop around and do your research, and you should get a good deal on this great phone. Hope this helps.
Edit: If you plan on trading in your old phone, I just found this. Best Buy is running a special right now. Here's the link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mobile-Phones/Mobile-Phones-Trade-In-Plus/pcmcat277500050012.c?id=pcmcat277500050012
Yup, check all retailers the day you want to pick it up. I picked up mine for 150 at radio Shack since they were having a special last week. Good luck.
Amazon has it for $79.99 with a 2 year contract. One of the coolest this I have been hearing from people is that somehow they renew your contract but Sprint systems doesnt picks it up, and your still eligible for an upgrade from other places....LOl
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-EVO-Andro...F8&qid=1342903627&sr=8-1&keywords=htc+evo+lte
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Amazon has it for $79.99 with a 2 year contract. One of the coolest this I have been hearing from people is that somehow they renew your contract but Sprint systems doesnt picks it up, and your still eligible for an upgrade from other places....LOl
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-EVO-Andro...F8&qid=1342903627&sr=8-1&keywords=htc+evo+lte
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Wow that is a really good deal, and what do you mean when Sprint systems doesnt pick it up? And once I buy it can I put it on Sprints insurance?