Not sure if this has been posted, or even if I can post something like this, but I am upgrade eligible and really wanted a EVO LTE because I liked how the white version looked and the SVDO is also really appealing. I was searching forever for a deal, and really didn't want to even pay $50 the other week at Best Buy and I missed the day where BestBuy.com was selling for free. I came across an old SlickDeals post -
http://slickdeals.net/f/5324082-Sprint-HTC-EVO-4G-LTE-49-99-for-Upgrade-or-New-Line
The post was for a 49.99 deal, but when I clicked on the link, the Sprint site (which is a private store for Valued Sprint Customers) had several select smartphones and the EVO LTE was only .99 and no activation fee or shipping. I was able to order the phone without any troubles and now I have an EVO LTE on its way to me for next to nothing! If anybody else wants to avail themselves of the offer, you can either follow the above link, or I will post brief directions taken from the post here also:
go to http://www.sprint.com/99centoffer
Click on Phones tab, then select the type
That should take you to this website:
http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onli..._Phone_Char&id12=CustomAisleLanding_Promo_PDA
I imagine that at some point Sprint might close this off, but until then I may have to take advantage of it a couple of times for some other people I know with upgrades. Cheers.
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Not sure if this has been posted, or even if I can post something like this, but I am upgrade eligible and really wanted a EVO LTE because I liked how the white version looked and the SVDO is also really appealing. I was searching forever for a deal, and really didn't want to even pay $50 the other week at Best Buy and I missed the day where BestBuy.com was selling for free. I came across an old SlickDeals post -
http://slickdeals.net/f/5324082-Sprint-HTC-EVO-4G-LTE-49-99-for-Upgrade-or-New-Line
The post was for a 49.99 deal, but when I clicked on the link, the Sprint site (which is a private store for Valued Sprint Customers) had several select smartphones and the EVO LTE was only .99 and no activation fee or shipping. I was able to order the phone without any troubles and now I have an EVO LTE on its way to me for next to nothing! If anybody else wants to avail themselves of the offer, you can either follow the above link, or I will post brief directions taken from the post here also:
go to http://www.sprint.com/99centoffer
Click on Phones tab, then select the type
That should take you to this website:
http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onli..._Phone_Char&id12=CustomAisleLanding_Promo_PDA
I imagine that at some point Sprint might close this off, but until then I may have to take advantage of it a couple of times for some other people I know with upgrades. Cheers.
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i thought this was spam...but i did check it out and youre right. good find!
yea i got mines for that same price too! ..i saw on amazon for 20 bucks..new contract! n everything
Hey OP. Thanks for the post! Just bought my wife another little Christmas gift!
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ya sprint has had some great deals ..just got one for the wife for free at best buy.. with contract renewal
I paid the $10 4g fee since the og evo. Never got 4g on two lines, so I complained and got a two line contract reset and 200 credit and an evo lte and galaxy s3 free. Try this over the phone with tech help after the third call and remember what you say. Sprint made my day, and it's wonderful having 4g all over chicago (not there yet officially) even in a warehouse basement from the 1910's. 5gb each day and never roaming or throttled, unlimited is the best. But i must say the evo lte is a way better phone, but the samsung has way better reception. Bye HTC loved my last 6 years with you, but back to samsung because i get signal. :crying:
if only I waited a bit longer. oh well. looks like i'll be getting my brothers two evos for their christmas gifts
I just bought the phone for my girlfriend with this link. thanks!!!!
Got mine my wife one for Christmas last week through bestbuy.com ...it was a 24-hour free Evo LTE with contract extension...since I got my evo in July I jumped all over it...gotta keep an eye out for all those deals.
Anyone received there's yet that was ordered this way? Curious. Actually JUST came back from the store after buying one to replace my broken one ($99 upgrade was cheaper than the $150 Asurion deductible), havent activated it yet but need to tonight, wonder if I could return it when this 99-cent one arrives.
Mine was delivered within 48 hours of ordering, but I was also within 30 mins of a UPS warehouse.
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Thanks, ordered mine yesterday and currently "awaiting processing at the warehouse".
I hope this is still going Jan 1st when my wife can upgrade. That would save me a lot of $.
$79 with upgrade/ 1¢ new line on Amazon. I'm still considering getting one.
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Can you order through this offer if you're on SEROP?
Well, despite having already done the upgrade at the store, activating and extending my contract I still placed an order for this that evening and it came today. Returned the Evo I just paid $150 for to the store, activated the one I paid 99 cents for when I got home without any problems. Of course, returning the one I bought in-store also undoes the contract extension associated with it, we'll see at what point the 99 cent one reinstates the extension. Definitely glad I saw this thread though, definitely saved me money!
Did any of you get this when selecting the phone:
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I have an account, and I am hesitant to add my info again. By the way this is a business account.
Anyone have a problem with the checkout sticking when it says sending data? The status bar doesn't move, at all.
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Anyone have a problem with the checkout sticking when it says sending data? The status bar doesn't move, at all.
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I just ordered mine. I'm really hoping this works. If so, you just saved me money and a phone I was going to trade in to the buyback program. I'll let you guys know.
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Just got a Sprint email announcing the launch on the 24th as expected.
Dang! You beat me to it. Here's a link I found:
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-3d-evo-view-4g-available-sprint-june-24
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Dang! You beat me to it. Here's a link I found:
http://www.androidcentral.com/evo-3d-evo-view-4g-available-sprint-june-24
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I saw it here
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/htc-evo-3d-launches-on-june-24th-for-200-joined-by-evo-view-4g/
Anybody find any information about the ability to get it on the 21st for premere people?
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Anybody find any information about the ability to get it on the 21st for premere people?
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Premier customers will receive a link in "my rewards" on the sprint website which you can use to place ur order when u log in to ur account.
From the press release:
"Additionally, Sprint Premier customers will have the opportunity to purchase HTC EVO 3D online three days before the national launch, while supplies last. Qualifying customers will receive an email on June 21, or they can log on to their account at www.sprint.com on June 21, click "show me my rewards" and then "Sprint Premier Community" for more information."
got my email this morning as well... exciting times
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got my email this morning as well... exciting times
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same here. Hope this ancient Touch Pro can hold out until then.
I wonder what the delivery time is if you order online. Seems like it would arrive on the 23rd/24 unless you pay the big bucks for overnight delivery.
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Premier customers will receive a link in "my rewards" on the sprint website which you can use to place ur order when u log in to ur account.
From the press release:
"Additionally, Sprint Premier customers will have the opportunity to purchase HTC EVO 3D online three days before the national launch, while supplies last. Qualifying customers will receive an email on June 21, or they can log on to their account at www.sprint.com on June 21, click "show me my rewards" and then "Sprint Premier Community" for more information."
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We, Premier Customers, can also enter a contest to win a free EVO 3D:
http://now.sprint.com/bea3dstar/?ECID=MA:EM:20110606:EVO:CUS:movie#
You guys are fast damn lol
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just enough time to return my new white evo 4g
How much is the phone off contract
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How much is the phone off contract
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The EVO 4G was $450 from Sprint if you weren't eligible for an upgrade on launch day...Best Buy was trying to get people to pay $560 for that *****! I paid the $450 from Sprint online the morning of June 4th and had it in my hands by the 6th. I can only assume that the 3D will be along the same price range...maybe slightly higher...I am completely guessing though
Does anyone know how Sprint calculates the discounts? My contract isnt up until Oct so i was wondering how much i would pay for the Evo 3D
Best Buy has made their official announcement as well...
We know what Radio Shack's 'E3D Goodie Bag' is going to consist of, I wonder what Best Buy and Sprint will offer as goodies to entice us? With the evo, Best Buy threw in a free bluetooth headset. I forget what Radio Shack did. Anyone have any ideas?
So Rad shack is doing a trade in does anyone know if best buy is
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So get this I tell Sprint guy on the phone that I want to trade my EVO for the 3d at radio shack he says I hate to tell u there's no firm date I'm like wait dude look at ur own website now tell me there's no date he says oh I had no clue lol
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robnelle said:
Best Buy has made their official announcement as well...
We know what Radio Shack's 'E3D Goodie Bag' is going to consist of, I wonder what Best Buy and Sprint will offer as goodies to entice us? With the evo, Best Buy threw in a free bluetooth headset. I forget what Radio Shack did. Anyone have any ideas?
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What's the radio shack goodie bag?
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I just got back from Sprint store. They are officially taking pre-orders now and I was their first one! Had to buy a 50 gift card but I expected that. The Sprint rep seemed really certain that Sprint would NOT be extending the instant rebate past the 23rd which would screw all the E3d people. He said and I quote " Sprint will NOT do it...won't do it." He said the staff had just had a meeting about it a few days prior and the MIR/IR rebate issue came up. He was not happy about it because, well, obviously that would chase all the people to Best Buy and Radio Shack both of whom at the moment seem to be offering better deals. Who knows, Sprint may cave at the last minute. I'm cool either way. I already have a preorder at Best Buy so whoever offers me the best deal gets to close the deal. Sprint would have to be total idiots to can the instant rebate the day before a flagship phone launches. Hopefully the rep just has outdated info that may not have been released to them yet....we all know how they are the last ones to find out anything which is actually pretty sad.
I preorderd my evo lte through Sam's club for $150. Has anyone received their phone yet? I'm getting anxious! I got an email last week saying that it would only be in the warehouse for 1 hour before they would ship it out to me. Haven't heard anything since.
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I preorderd my evo lte through Sam's club for $150. Has anyone received their phone yet? I'm getting anxious! I got an email last week saying that it would only be in the warehouse for 1 hour before they would ship it out to me. Haven't heard anything since.
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They are selling it for 150? Do they do trade ins prolly not...
I work there. From my knowledge none of the stores in my area (Houston) have gotten them in. We even got a memo saying to expect delays because of the customs incident and that the possible launch date would be Wednesday May 30th. Also said phones would probably ship this week.
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I work there. From my knowledge none of the stores in my area (Houston) have gotten them in. We even got a memo saying to expect delays because of the customs incident and that the possible launch date would be Wednesday May 30th. Also said phones would probably ship this week.
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I preorderd mine from the website because at the time the store wasn't doing pre orders.
Yes I did pay just $150 from Sam's club.
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Some Walmarts carry them also,my local store has listed for 158.88.Of course,they haven't received any yet.
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The Stores in the Charlotte area haven't gotten any either.. and probably want for awhile.. Sams Club seems to get the latest and greatest on the site months before the store ever sees it.. ( I've been with sams for over 10 years )
If you pre-ordered through Sams they will Ship out Tomorrow (they'll email you tracking number) and you should get it by Wednesday. (Which is the Release date).
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If you pre-ordered through Sams they will Ship out Tomorrow (they'll email you tracking number) and you should get it by Wednesday. (Which is the Release date).
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Your saying that like you know Wednesday is the release date?
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Yea, I was considering doing the same thing. But Im really torn between the 2. Evo lte or galaxy nexus. I was initially waiting on the g-nex, but after realizing there is no sd slot (which I dont think I can coupe with) and a lower res cam (why on earth would they do that) plus the addition to the evo's cam abilities, slow mo + hdr and to top it off with an 8 mp cam and 2.0 fstop and micro sd, its kinda hard to ignore all of that, not to mention a faster processor (which im sure the gnex will be oc'ed and the evo too) and slightly bigger screen.
PLUS (caps intended) for only $150? Its like I have no other choice but to pick the evo over the gnex (altho I know primarily what Im speaking is entirely off topic) so yea, I will be pre-ordering this week sometime, not knowing how long I will be waiting.
To answer your question though (which I've forgotten by now): N/A
I just ordered one yesterday and it said 2-3 weeks before shipping. I'm not good for a new phone till June 1, so they'll put it through then. And the insurance is only $6.99 a month.
Just checked my order status and it still says approved awaiting inventory. 7:55 pm on Monday.
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Your saying that like you know Wednesday is the release date?
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I guess i shouldn't of said "release date" . But I called Sams 1-888 number to check on update, they told me they will be shipping my phone tomorrow.
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Just checked my order status and it still says approved awaiting inventory. 7:55 pm on Monday.
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Mine does too, but you should get Tracking Number email tomorrow . If not then Sams Rep. would have LIED to me ... But i asked and re-asked and mentioned the 2 to 3 week period stated on their website and she still said it'll be at my door steps this Wednesday (Assuming everyone got the free overnight shipment).
Just checked again and it still says waiting on inventory. Has everyone else who pre ordered through sprint and best buy received their phones?
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Still waiting on inventory. Sam's club on the internet looks a lot like wirefly. I wonder if they are the same. Anyway I want my evo lte now.
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oldpreowner said:
Still waiting on inventory. Sam's club on the internet looks a lot like wirefly. I wonder if they are the same. Anyway I want my evo lte now.
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As far as the webpages looking the same, thats just a Portal Tool they use to order phones/services through Service providers, however that's all they have in common, stocking/inventory is still through Sams Club and webpage has nothing to do with that.
Clearly the Sams Rep. had no clue about the phone being held by customs. Getting my hopes ugh curse her!
Anyways so i called Wal-Mart last week (before pre-ordering from Sams) and they tell me that they don't carry Sprint.
I go today to get a few things and i checked out their Electronics section just for the heck of it. SURE ENOUGH I SEE SOMEONE purchasing the Brown Boxed LTE EVO! Boy did i get excited, so when I ask that i wanted one too, they told me that, that was the last one. and they had no clue when they were going to get more in. UGH!
I also slightly fussed about why someone told me that they didn’t carry sprint, they gave me no response, just said “I don’t know why they told you that.” Talk about poor communications to customers.
I also pre-ordered in store through Sam's Club for $149.74. Their orders are handled by cellstores.com which is a service of Simplexity. We are all in the same boat as the Wirefly group. Waiting without any info from Sam's Club, Sprint or Simplexity.
Although they did tell me in store last Thurs (5/24) that it would ship Friday (5/25) and I would have it Tuesday (5/29) because of the holiday. Didn't believe her then and I absolutely do not believe her now.
I sent a pretty nasty email to Sam's and they offered me a Bluetooth headset. I really don't want a cheap headset I want to know when will I get my phone! I guess in the future I will use BB or Sprint.
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Just got this email...Sound familiar?
Dear xxxxxxxx,
We are very sorry for the inconvenience that you have experienced with your preorder of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE through Sam's Club Mobile. While the situation is completely out of our control, this is certainly not the sort of customer experience that we endeavor to provide and we regret the delays you are experiencing.
At this point, you probably know that inventory for the HTC EVO 4G LTE is severely constrained nationwide. The latest information we have is that US Customs officials only released a small fraction of the device last week and the entire first shipment was just released (see article for additional information). We are in constant contact with Sprint and will send you an email with the latest official information as soon as we can.
In the meantime, we appreciate your patience. As a token of our appreciation for your loyalty, we are upgrading your shipping to Next Business Day at no additional charge. It isn’t much, but we feel it is the least we can do.
Thanks again for shopping with us. We greatly appreciate your business and hope to be shipping your new HTC EVO 4G LTE soon.
Sincerely,
Your Friends at Sam's Club Mobile
Sorry but Sam's offers Next Business Day Shipping from the get go. Thanks for nothing.....
I actually just received that email. Ill post the one I got earlier offering the headset.
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This will be a whole new contract with Sprint if that matters. I really wanted this phone but we weren't due for an upgrade so my girlfriend's mom is taking my place on my girlfriends contract and I will be starting my own. When we activated our phones, the rep did it on the spot and since it was my first Android phone I was not aware that it's not advisable to update the phone if you want root.
I know there wont likely be an OTA to break root by the time I get my phone (hopefully...) but in general, I like the feeling of opening a brand new device and being the first one to open it and set it up. Do any Sprint employees (or anyone else with the knowledge) know if they have to activate it on the spot?
Another question regarding in-store purchases: If I take the phone out of the building and later on I find an imperfection (stuck/dead pixels, raised non-flushed glass or any other issues people have been noticing) am I able to swap it out without penalty within 14 days? Would it be rude to check the device in front of the employee before signing contract?
Thanks for all the help!
I walked out of bestbuy with them even opening the box up. I got home opened it all up and it auto activated.
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I walked out of bestbuy with them even opening the box up. I got home opened it all up and it auto activated.
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Awesome. I don't want them to touch or open mine.
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I walked out of bestbuy with them even opening the box up. I got home opened it all up and it auto activated.
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Hoping it's the same at actual Sprint stores (I have to do it through them to get faster corporate discount through my company -- another reason I couldn't pre-order on a non-existing line).
I don't know how many people actually do this in their stores so I don't want to seem like a demanding jerk "let me see the phone before I sign" and "I don't want the phone opened, I can activate at home".
Main reason I want to inspect the phone is because currently, with my Evo3D I'm stuck with a dead pixel and while it is not a big deal to some, it is very very irksome to me.
I don't think Sprint reps have to activate it at the store, but I do believe this is the normal policy. When I got my EVO 4G, the Sprint rep unboxed and activated it in front of me. It was launch day, and they did the same thing for all of the other people waiting in line.
Inside Sprint Now also published some internal memos on everything Sprint employees are supposed to cover with the customer before they leave with their new EVO LTE. They're encouraged to unbox it, activate it, offer to transfer contacts, walk you through basic features, etc.
Just politely ask to handle it yourself and you should be fine.
I set my phone up via hands free activation after I accidentally turned the phone on when I got it.
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I actually like when they do it, just so I know it's in full working order when I leave.
Except when there is a pesky OTA wating in the wind. Then I'm against them even looking at the box.
AFAIK it is a "requirement" if it's an upgrade or new line. They have to activate it in order to have the discount be used. I may be saying that wrong but most of you will understand my point. Lol
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This is one of the advantages to buying it from Sprint.com or telesales.
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Bought 3 evoLTE's. 2 I activated from home (but ended up having to contact sprint thru their online chat - something about the data plan changing) and one i took into the store.
I found that the knowledge of the Sprint reps varied widely. First phone was done in 10min. 2nd phone took 40min, lots of hassle, manual programming in service menus and manual prl update. 3rd was about 20min at the store.
No one at the store had even seen one yet when I brought it in. All the reps suddenly had nothing better to do that make sure my phone got activated...so they could play with it. It was quite amusing.
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AFAIK it is a "requirement" if it's an upgrade or new line. They have to activate it in order to have the discount be used. I may be saying that wrong but most of you will understand my point. Lol
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Def not a requirement at bestbuy, I used an upgrade and walked out with a sealed box.
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Same here about Best Buy.
I always tell them I'm very ocd about people touching stuff I'm going to buy and they just give me the box, take my money and I'm out in 5 minutes. Hands free activation and it's all set up and re-downloading my apps from market in 5 more minutes.
Just going through some ebay listings of the phone.
Looking at those that have closed in the last 2 weeks, I see prices from upper 400's to mid 700's.
This listing here really takes the cake though.
$740!!! At least the buyer got free shipping. I thought $200 alot to pay, but [email protected]!#, $740!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-EVO-4G-LTE-16GB-Black-Sprint-Smartphone-NEW-Clean-ESN-/230798472902
I see a few others have closed at ~$700 too.
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Just going through some ebay listings of the phone.
Looking at those that have closed in the last 2 weeks, I see prices from upper 400's to mid 700's.
This listing here really takes the cake though.
$740!!! At least the buyer got free shipping. I thought $200 alot to pay, but [email protected]!#, $740!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-EVO-4G-LTE-16GB-Black-Sprint-Smartphone-NEW-Clean-ESN-/230798472902
I see a few others have closed at ~$700 too.
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Well I was the Winner of that $740 dollar Evo and I find it to be worth every penny lol. I was off contract with an amazon preorder and canceled it in desperation when we had no date. Believe it or not I actually got it faster and cheaper than off contract at BestBuy which would have come ~$760. My OG Evo crapped out and I was completely phone-less so time was of the essence and I was shooting in the dark.
Tl;DR You know exactly how much I was willing to pay . Winning bidder: Crowordove
Also I think it's the funniest thing ever to be called out for my Evo desperation especially since I'm on XDA and got to be a part of it lol.
Is it really that worthwhile to remain off contract? You're still paying monthly service charges equal to what someone on-contract is paying. Your only benefit is the ability to cancel service at any time. Now if they gave you a year's worth of free service for paying the whole lot up front, that might be worth it.
Thanks for chiming in.
Edit: Not calling you out personally, just trying to get a grasp on how folks justify such purchases. I've heard of people paying exorbitant amounts on other devices - iphones, ipads, etc.
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Is it really that worthwhile to remain off contract? You're still paying monthly service charges equal to what someone on-contract is paying. Your only benefit is the ability to cancel service at any time. Now if they gave you a year's worth of free service for paying the whole lot up front, that might be worth it.
Thanks for chiming in.
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Actually I'm in my 2 year contract coming up on year one here shortly. I'm paying off contract for a phone to use on my current contract. I was an Og Evo buyer a little over a month before the Evo 3d and decided to wait it out and chalk it up to bad luck. So this time I jumped for the new phone instead of a referbed Evo that I would have had to buy out of pocket anyway. The best part about it is I get an upgrade next year if I choose to use it
I think knowing that you can up and leave without penalty is a certain sense of security, in which I also enjoy being locked into a contract. i've been eligible to upgrade both phone lines for over 4 years, and just never had because i never found a phone I liked enough. My main phone was a Sanyo MM9000 (I have lots of them collected) due to it's ability to make calls in other countries without being charged and the data usage not being able to be monitored, etc. I was tethering on that phone for years with no fees, lol. My 2nd line was a Touch Pro which was basically the perfect phone, just too slow. Had they put this proc in it, it would be great!
Anyways, I upgraded both lines at the same time with pre-orders, one came in, they f'd up my order and only had 1 phone ready because they thought it was supposed to be one, then my other came later. The 2nd I already had buyers lined up wanting to pay $650+, but due to the idiots at BB's error, by the time I got my 2nd phone, they were released so now I just have my 2nd phone sitting on craigslist for $500.00 until it sells. And my 2nd line is back on the Touch Pro it was on previously.
First EVO = $200 - $50 pre-order GC with BB - $75 in gift certificates I had, so I paid $75.00 for my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Second EVO = $200 - $50 pre-order GC with BB on my 2nd line. I paid $150 for that one, but once it sells for $500, I will have basically been paid to get one.
This is definitely the best phone out right now. I'm still amazed at how much you can do with it, and I have been experimenting with WEP cracking, lol. Going to see if I can get the right adapters to use my external WiFi antenna with it, then load up BackTrak3 on it. ;-p
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how much do they cost full price?
I just bought one brand new off craigslist for 400 last night....wow
Out of contract list at sprint is 550.00 + tax....any one got a better no contract price for a new EVO LTE?...I'm all ears because I'm out of contract
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Uh, $549 direct from sprint or walmart no contract
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redhatter said:
Out of contract list at sprint is 550.00 + tax....any one got a better no contract price for a new EVO LTE?...I'm all ears because I'm out of contract
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I saw 2 craigslist listing in Boston for $500.
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O_O
how much do they cost full price?
I just bought one brand new off craigslist for 400 last night....wow
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~$700 Bestbuy has them listed for that off contract as well as Amazon without the discounts they apply. After Amazons discount they are $550.
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I love forum picture fights.
Seriously though it was cost effective for me and I don't expect anyone else to agree with me. My Evo LTE has been and will continue to be worth every penny to me.
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Thought I would share this for those of you that only have 2 lines. Its a killer plan. The alternative before today was $120 for unlimited for 2 lines.
Official eFlyer:
https://app.box.com/s/wyawkrockk4khm14vgn3
Decent plan, but still not as good as two Sero lines
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Jocelyn said:
Decent plan, but still not as good as two Sero lines
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My old family plan, with 4 lines, unlimited data and text, unlimited mobile to mobile, and 2100 minutes of other calls, and 4 subsidized phones is still cheaper than the cost of this plus monthly payments on 4 phones.
hey hellot1M can you sent me this link. i do not see it on sprint site. this would low my bill by $40
I called sprint today about this and no one know about this
The monthly payments on the phones is the killer part. So this might as well be $130-$140 per month.
I switched over today, took them a minute to find it. I was already on Sprint with a G3 and S4. I didn't seem to effect my upgrade's. The dates are still the same. This will be a pretty sweet deal if they apply my discount along with it.
If anyone wants to switch to this and the employee doesn't know what you are talking about tell them they need to add the soc code for it. IT is working on getting this fixed to show automatically and won't have it available in the systems till the 18th or 19th
SOCs: REQLPRO, REQ3PRO, REQBPRO and REQWPRO
Or just tell them to check their damn email lol
It really depends on the customer. this plan won't save everyone money but I have a encountered a few that it did. If you are on the framily plan with 2-3 lines and the ID has 7 or more then this is not for you. If you are on the sero plan, then please NEVER leave!! Lol if you only have one line. Then stay away from this. Talk to your rep and see what's best. Keep in mind this is not discountable so make sure you take that into consideration before switching.
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hey hellot1M can you sent me this link. i do not see it on sprint site. this would low my bill by $40
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Its an internal email so I have no way of sending you a link. Just like most new plans, you will have to go into a direct or indirect sprint store for new offers. The website and customer care usually won't have these available the first few weeks. This isn't advertised just yet and may never be. It even states in the email that we should use this plan as a last option, meaning its probably temporary. I haven't received any other notification that its permanent or temp so that's just a guess
Also for those interested, the G3 and M8 are still on sale from black Friday. The G3 is down $20 a month and the M8 is down to $15.
In my case I have 2 lines and with my discount I was paying $151. My discount is 18%, I had 2 lines both with unlimited talk,text and data. I also had the $11 insurance on both lines. Looking at my bill my discount was $10.80. So even without my discount I should be looking at $141.80. That's a saving of $9.20. I'm happy with that.
HelloT1m I called in to Sprint and was able to secure this plan. I just said I saw it online. She put me on hold for a few min when she came back she said she found it.
I think she was confused about it though. At first she said it wasn't available till Jan 12, when she tried putting on for that day she came back said she was able to add it today.
Do you still have a 2 year upgrade on this plan?
I called Sprint again today about this plan the rep did not know anything about the plan so I gave him the code SOC he found what I was talking about but did not know how to apply to my account. so he gave me this 866-412-9241 to call and see if they can apply to my account. I called the number and rep also did not know nothing about it neither. so I gave him the code too but kept on looking for excuses telling me that he can't find the plan i was talk about. then when he finally found the plan he tried to say my bill would go higher if I changed to this plan, but didn’t tell me how my plan would go up. he gave me a manager to speak to then the manager there try to tell me if I go to this plan charge me additional $15 per line and it was for only meant for new customers
They are lying, I've been a Sprint customer for 7 years. Here is a screenshot of my account plan after she made the change.
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They are lying, I've been a Sprint customer for 7 years. Here is a screenshot of my account plan after she made the change.
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I know they are will try again tomorrow
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BTW this plan is focused on new customers or customers out of contract. If you are still in a 2yr contract this will be a little harder to get into
Edit: lol I may have forgotten the second screenshot
https://app.box.com/s/wyawkrockk4khm14vgn3
Here is the eflyer. This has ALL in the info on this plan. Be sure to read all the small print. There is a $25 fee if you are still in a contract.
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Do you still have a 2 year upgrade on this plan?
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I'm also interested to know this is well.
Can anyone confirm if the 2 year phone upgrade is still available with this plan, or does it get switched to the Easy Pay (or w/e it's called)?