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Hello everyone I recently upgraded to the Evo 3d and I was on the half upgrade and they allowed me to upgrade paying the $200 price. Now that I tried to upgrade my girlfriend's line doing the same thing they would not allow it to happen. Her upgrade is on September 1st but they told us that they could prorate it and upgrade before September first but we tried and they told us that we had to pay $475 . I do not understand why do we get different prices, the retail on my line and full retail price on hers? Hope you can help and thanks in advance!!
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I belive the $200 is the full upgrade price. They give you $150 every 2 years and you also get a mail in rebate. I am not sure if sprint is still doing it but they were giving instant rebates, I think that was just a promotional thing and its over now. As far as your upgrade in September you wont get it until September unless you are willing to talk to a million people at sprint.
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My sister wants to get this phone and she is still on the EVO 4G.
I told her she could just buy out her contract if she wants the full discount. It's only $50.00 (she's a few months out).
The Corporate Sprint store said she had to hand in her old EVO 4G to do the Buyout. She wants to keep it and sell it (she already got offered like $130.00 for it).
She called Sprint and she said she had to go to a Store to do it.
I thought you could just call up sprint, payoff contract and then buy and Sprint phone after full discount from any authorized dealer with a 2 year renewel.
And sell your old phone any old time you want.
I bought out of my contract no problem...they never asked for me to return anything back....besides that she paid for her of EVO with her money I would call again and speak to a diffrent service rep....
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I called sprint retention and bought out my contract over the phone. Kept my phone too (sold it back to best buy for like $200)
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You were most likely given bad information. Call again.
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No point in calling again. That info is correct. Sprint modified the program. It is no longer being performed thru customer care. It is now being done in the stores and a buyback of the old device IS required. You were told correctly. Customer care can't offer this anymore. It must be done in the stores. This was done to reduce issues from the previous program.
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Unless that changed in the last couple of months, its nonsense. Or unless my situation was different. I had three lines on my account and terminated two of them for $50 each over the phone and didn't have to give them a thing.
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Couldn't a person just buy some piece of junk on craigs list, activate it on the line and give them that? (moment old blackberry etc) My kid has an epic touch with a crack in the screen that only can be seen with the screen off and they want to give him 40 bucks for it, i don't think so.
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No point in calling again. That info is correct. Sprint modified the program. It is no longer being performed thru customer care. It is now being done in the stores and a buyback of the old device IS required. You were told correctly. Customer care can't offer this anymore. It must be done in the stores. This was done to reduce issues from the previous program.
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^this is fact...and yes, it is new as of June I believe
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OdayAllDday said:
Unless that changed in the last couple of months, its nonsense. Or unless my situation was different. I had three lines on my account and terminated two of them for $50 each over the phone and didn't have to give them a thing.
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Completely different. This discussion is about essentially buying an early upgrade, not terminating lines
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I called customer care last week and bought out contract for 100 and got a new phone the next day, they never said anything about wanting the old phone, they even fixed it for me so I could get all the contacts off of it
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You were most likely given bad information. Call again.
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You may need to do a little checking yourself. Both my parents and sister did this. 2 paid $50 and my mother payed $100.
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A couple of internal docs regarding the new buy-out program were posted on Inside Sprint Now, which of course doesn't exist any more. Yes, starting in the second half of June early buy-outs are only supposed to be done through corp stores and yes, you have to turn in the phone that Sprint gave you in the previous upgrade cycle. The fee depends on the age of the current phone. It is a new program though, so you might still be able to do it the old way by calling customer service and without trading in your current phone, just depends on CSR's knowledge and luck.
Wow, just another reason to leave Sprint I guess. I think that's pretty dumb, as you essentially loose the money you paid for the device. Unless the money you paid to get the device is somehow subtracted from the price you pay to buy out the contract.
yeah this is bs, why would i pay off the rest of the fone just to turn in the fone and buy a new contract.... if sprint keeps this, they are gonna use alot of business....
You people are ridiculous....
How about you wait until your contract is up then? Then you can upgrade and keep your phone. If u want to upgrade early this is how you have to do it. Otherwise don't do it. Simple. Yet another reason to leave sprint? Lol. That sounds silly. Please explain to me how other providers run their buyout programs.
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.. if sprint keeps this, they are gonna use alot of business....
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Highly doubt THIS will be the reason Sprint loses business......
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Guys you get PAID for the phone you turn in
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She had an old flipphone she activated and handed that over.
They do buy back the old phone so it's not a bad deal.
I never let a "contract" sway when I do anything.
I think it's ridiculous when folks say I can't do X because they are under contract.
ok so i guess we're pretending that they didn't just take away the premire upgrades. you should be able to buy out the rest of your contract and not have to turn in the phone too, thats not a good deal, say you pay 165 to end your contract and then have to turn in a 500+ plus phone just do get a new one, might as well just pay the etf and keep the phone, u could actually make more money to get a new phone this way.
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ok so i guess we're pretending that they didn't just take away the premire upgrades. you should be able to buy out the rest of your contract and not have to turn in the phone too, thats not a good deal, say you pay 165 to end your contract and then have to turn in a 500+ plus phone just do get a new one, might as well just pay the etf and keep the phone, u could actually make more money to get a new phone this way.
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Just depends on the phone you have.
This is one specific program.. there are others
The push with buyback of the current phone in this specific program is the increased need for phone recycling, which sprint currently leads in.
The crying over contract changes that happened 6 months ago or more is just silly. Premium customers received one last upgrade to be used by end of year.
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I'm on vacation in NYC and tried to buy a One at the Times square AT&T but was denied. I was told they are saving them for contract upgrades.
Is this true for all AT&T stores, or was I fed some BS?
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I could have today at a corporate store here in South Carolina and decided not to.
bs. try another store
I have been told in the past that technically there is a rule against selling phones off-contract on release day but the manager can override. Once they have enough inventory to not be concerned about selling out to new contracts or upgrades they are permitted to sell off-contract.
I preordered off contract on 4/5 and received it today...
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Word of caution for off-contract purchase. If you have premier AT&T service that discounts your plan, every phone you add locks the new line in for 2 years regardless of whether you own the phone or not. It's better to buy on contract because you get the phone discount and same 2 year lock if you are on a discounted plan.
That isn't correct if you are using on an existing line...have done it at least once a year for 6 years, while receiving 18% off through my employer...
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Word of caution for off-contract purchase. If you have premier AT&T service that discounts your plan, every phone you add locks the new line in for 2 years regardless of whether you own the phone or not. It's better to buy on contract because you get the phone discount and same 2 year lock if you are on a discounted plan.
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What are you talking about?
Just put your sim card in it and nothing changes.
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Word of caution for off-contract purchase. If you have premier AT&T service that discounts your plan, every phone you add locks the new line in for 2 years regardless of whether you own the phone or not. It's better to buy on contract because you get the phone discount and same 2 year lock if you are on a discounted plan.
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They said mine was 1 year contract. But everyone at ATT says something different. I wouldn't be surprised to see i now have a 5 year commitment.
Checked 3 stores, no dice. Oh well...
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eallan said:
What are you talking about?
Just put your sim card in it and nothing changes.
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I meant if you add a new line. To your point, when you buy on contract, you are actually committing to 2 years of service, not the device. So yes, if you get a new phone and pop in an old SIM, there's not contract extension.
As a general rule, ask the AT&T sales rep if there are any stipulations or contract changes when you add a new line.
I did. Today. My rep said when the devices are in short supply they limit them to new activations only.
I had same issues with sprint. No stores will sell out right so I had to pay best buy prices:-/
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No issues here. I've honestly never had an AT&T store decline to sell me a device at full retail. Within the last year on launch day I have bought the HOX, S3, Note 2, Lumia 920, BB Z10, and now the One full retail from my local ATT corporate store. Haven't encountered even the slightest resistance to selling off contract. Perhaps it varies by region?
You lucky Bastard
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18th.abn said:
I had same issues with sprint. No stores will sell out right so I had to pay best buy prices:-/
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Sprint? Nooooooooooo!
No issues here as well. Went in to an AT&T store and purchased it at full price.
Went to one of the AT&T stores and was turned away except if I started a new account (hell no!)... So stopped by BestBuy and walked out with an Off-Contract HTC One :laugh:
Bought mine off contract today. Out here in Texas.
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You lucky Bastard
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I was able to get one today. I was denied at the retail stores unless I buy on contract. You need to go to AT&T authorized retailer stores. You can always call ahead to check, too.
May be a dumb question but my contract ends tomorrow and I have unlimited data. Do I have to upgrade or renew my contract with Verizon? I want to stay with Verizon but don't want to lose my unlimited data.
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May be a dumb question but my contract ends tomorrow and I have unlimited data. Do I have to upgrade or renew my contract with Verizon?
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No, not at all. You're just eligible to leave to another carrier or receive a subsidy on a new phone (for extending your contract of course). Otherwise your service plan will just stay the same. I was out of contract for a good year before I got my S4 in June.
Keep in mind if you accept a phone at subsidized price and agree to another 2 yr contract term you will lose your unlimited data.
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nyonya said:
No, not at all. You're just eligible to leave to another carrier or receive a subsidy on a new phone (for extending your contract of course). Otherwise your service plan will just stay the same. I was out of contract for a good year before I got my S4 in June.
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Thanks for the quick response. Lol this is my first time not upgrading so I wasn't sure.
mdorrett said:
Keep in mind if you accept a phone at subsidized price and agree to another 2 yr contract term you will lose your unlimited data.
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Oh no lol I'm not getting rid of my unlimited unless they make me. For the last 2yrs I have been trading phones every couple of months. There's always someone will to trade if you have a current phone. I will probably be getting the note 3 and giving my wife the s4.
White G2 free today from Verizon!
Just got it for my wife ?
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Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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It's also free via Sprint, for new lines and upgrades, but you need to use the holiday tab to get it free for upgrades.
I believe this is the correct link - http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/phone_wall.jsp?INTNAV=LP:SpecialOffers:LGG2MiniFree:120213
shook187 said:
Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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Not so bad if you do the unlimited data bait & switch. Not all of us have the convenience of reliable coverage from multiple carriers in our areas regardless of what coverage maps show.
Quit judging, I'm just passing on info man.
There's a reason Sprint is cheap, their coverage sucks.
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garywojdan81 said:
White G2 free today from Verizon!
Just got it for my wife ?
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It's available in white now? Sweet! Congrats! Got the the Black on VZW during glitch, my daughter has the white on Tmobile.
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It's available in white now? Sweet! Congrats! Got the the Black on VZW during glitch, my daughter has the white on Tmobile.
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I am getting the white one today through work and it was free for them.
If only it was off contract cuz im flashed to page plus....
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shook187 said:
Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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Some of us don't care as we are already WITH these carriers. If we are going to use them anyway, why not take advantage of a free phone?? (I am with ATT not verizon but same ol' same ol')
I am sick of peoples insistance that contract free is so great. If you live outside the USA, MAYBE, inside the USA that is not even close to true unless you A.) enjoy crap service B.) barely move C.) Never use your phone.
I would take AT&T or Verizon over any prepaid crap service and featureless "plan" any day of the week, hands down. I have tried many difference prepaid services and they are all the same, terrible spotty service, slow speeds, and hack call quality. Again this does not apply outside the USA, but here, prepaid is AWFUL.
I have no interest in swapping carriers, therefor I chose to use my upgrades and get free/discounted phones since I am going to continue to use AT&T anyway. My plan price does not go down if I do not, there is no advantage to me for not upgrading other than allowing to me to switch carriers.
Jocelyn said:
It's also free via Sprint, for new lines and upgrades, but you need to use the holiday tab to get it free for upgrades.
I believe this is the correct link - http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/phone_wall.jsp?INTNAV=LP:SpecialOffers:LGG2MiniFree:120213
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No not from Sprint. I tried and then call to order via phone and itis only for new customer or add a line. called locall Sprint store and same deal.
Best Buy has it free for upgrade.
That's a really good deal. And what he said I have no intentions of leaving Verizon so it I'm going to pay the same anyway might as well upgrade. I lost my unlimited and now I'm on the 6 gig plan. I average like 2 gigs a month so it was no big deal for me. My daughter average 30 gigs a month so she pretty much has to stay unlimited lol
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dps33 said:
No not from Sprint. I tried and then call to order via phone and itis only for new customer or add a line. called locall Sprint store and same deal.
Best Buy has it free for upgrade.
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Yea, if they offered this deal with upgraded, I'd be all over it.
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centro714 said:
Yea, if they offered this deal with upgraded, I'd be all over it.
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You can be all over it from Best Buy. The have it free for upgrading as well.
I rushed to the Bestbuy store on BF for $49.99. Fought for parking space, waited in long line and now find out it's free.
I can only laugh at myself. Sad but laughable.
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I rushed to the Bestbuy store on BF for $49.99. Fought for parking space, waited in long line and now find out it's free.
I can only laugh at myself. Sad but laughable.
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Call them, maybe they'll credit you
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Bestbuy will them free for a while
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If you order any Verizon phone through Comcast's website, u get a $200 Visa card, free LG G2 and free activation.
shook187 said:
Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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Some of us don't care about being locked into a contract. Where I live Verizon's coverage is so much better than everyone else's that I'll gladly pay more for it. Also, Verizon is offering former unlimited customers 6 GB of data for the 2 GB price with no additional strings attached. So the little to no data usage part doesn't apply either.
Did the exact same thing. BF $49 and cyber monday free. I took my receipt to best buy and they credited back my card. It was simple and fast.
Ordered mine for $0. Added as a new line. I already have a S3 on unlimited. Planning to break the contract immediately after activation and pay $350 ETF. Pay 1 day prorated monthly charge. Profit :laugh::good:. Sell my S3 for $180-$200 on ebay. U cant get such a good phone for $350 and still retain unlimited.
Have chat transcripts with VZW reps..who said doing such a thing will only result in a $350 ETF!!
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Ordered mine for $0. Added as a new line. I already have a S3 on unlimited. Planning to break the contract immediately after activation and pay $350 ETF. Pay 1 day prorated monthly charge. Profit :laugh::good:. Sell my S3 for $180-$200 on ebay. U cant get such a good phone for $350 and still retain unlimited.
Have chat transcripts with VZW reps..who said doing such a thing will only result in a $350 ETF!!
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You can get the deal if you use the loophole. I just did it twice, once for my line and just this week for my wife's line.
We both had upgrades due on our unlimited lines. We have 5 lines total on a national family plan, 2 are feature phones & 3 are smartphones. I transferred our upgrades to the feature phone lines, got the g2's at the promo price, and activated the new phones on the former feature phone lines. Immediately reactivated the feature phones on their respective lines by dialing *228 which deactivated the new phones and automatically cancelled the mandatory data plans required by the upgraded devices. Now that both new phones are free from their original lines, I popped in our SIM cards which reactivated the new phones on our unlimited lines.
So, new phones for promo pricing and unlimited data retained=win/win.
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