Why is the DNA so much cheaper on Amazon than Verizon itself? Is safe to buy from there? I mean it isn't refurbished model right?
Amazon DNA: $50
Verizon DNA: $200
Thank you for the help. It'd be cool to save $150 haha
If it was refurbished it would say. I work at Walmart in the wireless center and its 148 not that big of a leap but mabe amazon is doing a promotion or something
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Hmm...is there a con to buying it from amazon? why would i not buy it from amazon?
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Hmm...is there a con to buying it from amazon? why would i not buy it from amazon?
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not that i know of let me check it out i dont think you will have a problem i buy other stuff on amazon that there has never been a problem other then once when i got the correct packaging and wrong case for the epic touch a year ago but they were great with allowing me to return it and get the correct case. i dont see a problem with it seems as if they are just doing a sale or something of it
edit: i do see that the 50$ is for new verizon customers and it goes up to 100 with upgrading. so idk if you are already on verizon or not
I got mine from best buy on a new line, I had them price match it for me. However, I did have to go to a few stores to make sure they had it in stock as well as make sure the manager approves the price match, some of them didn't.
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not that i know of let me check it out i dont think you will have a problem i buy other stuff on amazon that there has never been a problem other then once when i got the correct packaging and wrong case for the epic touch a year ago but they were great with allowing me to return it and get the correct case. i dont see a problem with it seems as if they are just doing a sale or something of it
edit: i do see that the 50$ is for new verizon customers and it goes up to 100 with upgrading. so idk if you are already on verizon or not
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yea i noticed the $50 version isn't there any more...it must have been a holiday/new year special. however, its cool. Thank you for the help. I'll probably end up buying from Amazon cause it'll be cheaper...I've bought other stuff from there and been okay with it, but the whole shbang with it being cheaper on Amazon compared to Verizon was like..whats the catch?
I just got two DNAs from best buy last Tuesday. They priced matched the $50 price that Amazon had. I ended up getting them both for free because I signed up for the $50 gift card offer that best buy was offering the week before. They gave me 2 $50 gift cards for signing a new wireless contract.
I switched from T-Mobile. I had the HTC Amaze. So far I don't regret the change. But the only thing that I'll miss from my Amaze is the 32gb ext sd card. It's going to take a bit to adjust the limited space that's on the DNA. Other than that, I'm really enjoying the DNA with the Venom Rom.
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Lunaillij said:
I just got two DNAs from best buy last Tuesday. They priced matched the $50 price that Amazon had. I ended up getting them both for free because I signed up for the $50 gift card offer that best buy was offering the week before. They gave me 2 $50 gift cards for signing a new wireless contract.
I switched from T-Mobile. I had the HTC Amaze. So far I don't regret the change. But the only thing that I'll miss from my Amaze is the 32gb ext sd card. It's going to take a bit to adjust the limited space that's on the DNA. Other than that, I'm really enjoying the DNA with the Venom Rom.
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There is no cons from buying there I have bought phones from amazon in the past and they were brand new and worked great.
The reason some don't buy from them or Best Buy, etc... is if you cancel within 6 months or something, you pay their $350 early term fees in addition to Verizon.
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The reason some don't buy from them or Best Buy, etc... is if you cancel within 6 months or something, you pay their $350 early term fees in addition to Verizon.
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Hmmm, did not know that, but that is something to note. Good to know and thanks!
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I'm coming from an HTC Inspire 4G and the difference with the screen quality and battery life is amazing, I'm so happy with this phone.
I went to my local walmart and saw the phone for $99.98 and saw the ad for a Free $100 walmart gift card when buying smartphones so I got it right away.
BTW if anyone is interested in this deal, it seems that Tomorrow 12/3 is the last day that it will be available.
It's a ridiculous phone for $99, free just doesn't seem right.
Wow, I got ripped when I paid $1.04.
Sounds to me like you got ripped off $100 gift card at Walmart so you can buy more sh*t @ walmart
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You can use the gift cards for gas, groceries you'd be buying anyway, maybe a case for the phone if they stock them.
It's a good deal, it's money you'd otherwise be taking out of your bank account. Unless you never purchase anything from Walmart that is.
I'll hopefully get in on this today.
I assume YMMV, so I shall pass by the Walmart tonight.
Was hoping to get this phone as a gift for somebody and with a $100 gift card I can buy some other things I was going to get at Walmart anyways.
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Sounds to me like you got ripped off $100 gift card at Walmart so you can buy more sh*t @ walmart
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Well walmart is pretty close to me and I usually put gas there so with the gift card I get a 10 cent discount per gallon = $2.89 for me.
$2.99! It's still $3.05 here.
I paid $0.01 for my SGS2 - how much did you pay in taxes?
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$2.99! It's still $3.05 here.
I paid $0.01 for my SGS2 - how much did you pay in taxes?
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$3.41 here. Hate you all...
And I paid $1.03 including tax @ Sam's Club.
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<--- Feels stupid for paying $199.
I already had a contract not sure if that's why your all getting it for that price.
Also for the $99 SGS2 at Walmart is it with a new contract or can you renew your current contract for that price and giftcard?
Going to get this for a friend so trying to find my best route.
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Also for the $99 SGS2 at Walmart is it with a new contract or can you renew your current contract for that price and giftcard?
Going to get this for a friend so trying to find my best route.
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If you're eligible for an upgrade, you can renew and still get the deal.
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If you're eligible for an upgrade, you can renew and still get the deal.
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Alright good, she will be happy if I get this for her.
Problem is I need to figure out how to do it as a surprise. *thinks*
I love my phone and want to buy another one for a spare.
I have an upgrade available but don't want to use it, I would rather just buy a phone outright.
What is the best deal anybody has found to buy a brand new Rezound outright??
Amazon.
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Amazon.
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Right, but I was kinda hoping to find it somewhere for under $600........
No one in their right mind would sell a new rezound outright/without contract/upgrade for much cheaper than that.
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No one in their right mind would sell a new rezound outright/without contract/upgrade for much cheaper than that.
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So are the ones for sale on ebay claiming to be new in the box for just over $400 a scam??
Hit the xda market, wouldn't hurt to ask
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So are the ones for sale on ebay claiming to be new in the box for just over $400 a scam??
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Well no. Sometimes ebay sellers have a "surplus" of new phones and try to clear them out at a high-midrange price before the demand goes down. If it were me, I'd go the ebay route. If there's a problem with it, ebay guarantees returns and all that. I never buy directly from a person without a middleman.
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I bought my Rezound new, sealed in the box from a Verizon employee who won it at work in a contest. They already had one and needed some cash.
I paid $200.00 cash for it (after ESN was verified, etc.)
Might be the BEST 200 bucks I have ever spent.
So back to the question, watch Craigslist and have the seller meet you at at VZW store to verify the ESN. You might not find NIB, but you should be able to get a good used one for a very reasonable price.
What he said. ^^^^
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I have to agree with chef Thomas I've bought a whole lot of phones on eBay brand new, around a lil over 400 sounds right for that market.
I'd go that route or craigslist local. Sometimes there's similar deals in your local area and you can do the deal in person just get the ESN ahead of time, and check it then and also check it at time of purchase.
There's a tool for that by the way I don't have a link handy but can send you one.
If you buy a phone from.an individual make sure when you send them the money it clearly states it's a purchase of a phone, because you can dispute the payment and get your money back but if its marked as a gift your stuck like chuck, it used to be that way at least.
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Actually swappa is a really good site and has good prices
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I have to agree with chef Thomas I've bought a whole lot of phones on eBay brand new, around a lil over 400 sounds right for that market.
I'd go that route or craigslist local. Sometimes there's similar deals in your local area and you can do the deal in person just get the ESN ahead of time, and check it then and also check it at time of purchase.
There's a tool for that by the way I don't have a link handy but can send you one.
If you buy a phone from.an individual make sure when you send them the money it clearly states it's a purchase of a phone, because you can dispute the payment and get your money back but if its marked as a gift your stuck like chuck, it used to be that way at least.
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Agreed. Cashiers check would be ideal.
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I just went with the unlocked galaxy nexus on straight talk and put in the word to drop Verizon today. Gonna miss the Rezound, but i am sick of being bound to Verizons contract, prices, bs, witholding updates, etc. I am looking to sell my stock unrooted Rezound. I was going to put it on swappa but havent yet. It is a cln that i recieved to replace my bionic. Its in great condition. Pm me if you want. I am looking for 300. Doesnt have beats headphones.
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I paid $350 for a mint condition rezound on eBay about 3 months ago. It also came with an extended battery and a car dock. I feel like it was a fair deal.
Take your time and you will find a deal.
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I just went with the unlocked galaxy nexus on straight talk and put in the word to drop Verizon today. Gonna miss the Rezound, but i am sick of being bound to Verizons contract, prices, bs, witholding updates, etc. I am looking to sell my stock unrooted Rezound. I was going to put it on swappa but havent yet. It is a cln that i recieved to replace my bionic. Its in great condition. Pm me if you want. I am looking for 300. Doesnt have beats headphones.
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I'm guessing you are under contract so if rezound was on the acct the esn will be blocked until you pay the etf.
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I'm guessing you are under contract so if rezound was on the acct the esn will be blocked until you pay the etf.
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Yes I just ported my number to Google Voice and waiting for that to go through to automatically cancel my contract. I am going to pay Verizon what they need right after the number is ported. That's why I was waiting to post the sale on swappa. I wanted to make sure all was set with Verizon first.
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It's been a long grueling last year with my OG Evo and it's time to part ways. I've always been and HTC supporter and I will continue to support their product. I will be getting an EVO LTE but paying the full $199 just seems outlandish especially now that ATT and T-Mobile dropped the One X to $99.99. I have some other options rather than buying directly from Sprint but I wanted to know other people's experience. Radioshack and Wirefly will ship one to my house, FedEx next day (which means I wouldn't get it till Tuesday), for $149.99 even. I was wanting to know any drawbacks to purchasing from these two providers rather than going through Sprint. I do have full insurance through Asurion so accidental damage isn't my concern but more of what happens if there is a manufactures defect? Also, anybody heard any news of Sprint reducing the price so they can compete? I would hate to pay $199 and then have Sprint drop it to $99 in the next month or so.
I could also go to Best Buy and get it for $149.99. I think this is going to be my first option considering my patience with my OG is running really thin. I am also selling my great condition OG with a ton of stuff so if anyone want to shoot me an offer, I would definitely think about it before posting on eBay.
It's too bad you didn't get it last week bestbuy had it for $99 for a week. I just got mine this pay Friday paid $104 out the door
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I would check the price on Amazon wireless last I heard it was $99 and that would be worth waiting a few days to save $50-100.
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I got my 4G LTE at Best Buy Mobile two days ago for $107 tax included.
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Should check amazon, got my phone a week ago for 0.01 and free activation don't know if they still doing it though. Got told it'd be on for a couple of weeks.
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Should check amazon, got my phone a week ago for 0.01 and free activation don't know if they still doing it though. Got told it'd be on for a couple of weeks.
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Ya I just checked and it is only for brand new lines. I need to upgrade so it would be $99 which isn't bad. I may just have to do that. I may walk in to best buy and see if they will honor last weeks price because I'm technically not eligible until Sept 1st and I've tried everything to get my date pushed up. Once again I am upgrading and not starting a new line or contract. The prices vary drastically.
Amazon wireless will have the best deal. No tax.
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Ya I just checked and it is only for brand new lines. I need to upgrade so it would be $99 which isn't bad. I may just have to do that. I may walk in to best buy and see if they will honor last weeks price because I'm technically not eligible until Sept 1st and I've tried everything to get my date pushed up. Once again I am upgrading and not starting a new line or contract. The prices vary drastically.
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I think that the most important part for you is to get evo with 1.12 hboot. If you go to the big stores or sprint corporate store you may not find it. You need to go to small stores that sell sprint phones, that way you may get lucky.
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I think that the most important part for you is to get evo with 1.12 hboot. If you go to the big stores or sprint corporate store you may not find it. You need to go to small stores that sell sprint phones, that way you may get lucky.
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Yah absolutely. The problem is small stores that sell Sprint have to abide by Sprint's pricing. I fell like if I order one online, it will come boxed and I can do whatever from there. I'm sure there will be a LazyPanda updated for 1.15 but who knows when. Having radio S-OFF isn't the biggest deal to me as long as I can get root. It sucks not being able to sideload firmware but what are you going to do about HTC and their bootloaders. I think I'm going to go through Amazon. It seems to be the only place to get the upgrade price of $99.99.
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Ya I just checked and it is only for brand new lines. I need to upgrade so it would be $99 which isn't bad. I may just have to do that. I may walk in to best buy and see if they will honor last weeks price because I'm technically not eligible until Sept 1st and I've tried everything to get my date pushed up. Once again I am upgrading and not starting a new line or contract. The prices vary drastically.
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So get a new line and shutdown the old one. You'll get it for $99 then.
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So get a new line and shutdown the old one. You'll get it for $99 then.
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I'm on a family plan. How does that actually work? Would I have to get a new number?
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I'm on a family plan. How does that actually work? Would I have to get a new number?
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Yes to a new number. Sucks a little but saves some money.
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If you have a Sam's Club membership, it's $98.
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I saw on Amazon amd newegg for 629 $ but now can't find it anymore. If I could still find I would have bestbuy price match. Wondering because my girlfriend is gonna buy in a week and has no upgrade. So im trying to find the best place for this. If I can find a legit site I can get bb to match. Anyone have ideas?
Thanks
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I got mine new on craigslist for $525 grey version. The guy was a iPhone user and got it as a gift. I seen another one today for same price. Sold my gnex for 200 so I paid $325 for new note 2 off contract kept unlimited data.
Yeah id rather buy it from a store then ebay or cl. That way I know its new legit etc and can get insurance on it. Accursion or whatever through Verizon
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Honestly I always buy my phones from Craigslist. Just picked up my Note 2 on CL yesterday for $560 practically brand new came with everything. Just tell the seller to give you the IMEI number and get it verified by Verizon. Hope this helps
If you buy off craigslist and call to add insurance for the phone they cannot do it.
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You might have issues with the warranty as well. Amazon seems to be the lowest that I can find at $699. That's worth printing and bringing to best buy which is $100 more.
I bought mine on Craigslist new and still have assurian insurance on my device. Long time customer my deductible is only 50 bucks
I met seller at verizon and activated it before I gave him the cash.
How is it that this phone is $199 at AT&T and at Best Buy I can get it for $99?
How could there be that big of a difference in price?
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It's like the same thing where I work in Wal-Mart wireless it is basically there phone and they do their own pricing.
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Trying to get rid of it I'm sure. I just wonder how much of a kick back they get for getting people to sign 2 year contracts.
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I would guess close to $100.
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Yea picked mines up from BB. I can't stand them but they are still the best with pricing. Art will price match over CS if you call but their retail. Stores have always been stingy in my experience
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Yea picked mines up from BB. I can't stand them but they are still the best with pricing. Art will price match over CS if you call but their retail. Stores have always been stingy in my experience
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Customer service could give the phone for free, if they wanted. I've seen it happen. Lol
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Jhoopes517 said:
Customer service could give the phone for free, if they wanted. I've seen it happen. Lol
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That's how I ended up with my One X.
If you want the BB price, but want to buy from AT&T, check if your credit card has some sort of price protection. My card has it. I just had to call in and they open a claim. You fill out some paperwork and send in the advertisement with the price and they send you a check for the difference up to $250. I'm waiting for my paperwork for the OG right now.
BBUY price match to Amazon $50
Best Buy has a deal right now where you can sign up before Sunday to get a $50 gift card when you upgrade, but they will also price match to Amazon.
I got the price match a few weeks back and got the phone for $50. The $50 gift card would've been nice, but I had to buy before the end of last month for another deal. $50 credit on my AMEX is better than $50 at Best Buy.
tl;dr Best Buy price match to Amazon = $50 plus tax [on unlocked price].
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How is it that this phone is $199 at AT&T and at Best Buy I can get it for $99?
How could there be that big of a difference in price?
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Best buy makes commission based on how many they sell. So if it is free they make commission only but if it is more they make commission plus the price. The phones are worth 600 so either way your carrier loses money in the short term which is why there are contracts to keep you locked in. Best buy is paid by carriers for giving them 2yr customers.
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Where would I get a best price for an upgrade for OG?
I tried Best Buy and they said they only activate new lines. I'm not sure if I was lied to by a sales rep so they would not waste time on customers with lower commission than activation a new line. Other places have the same attitude. It seems only ATT stores do upgrades and also phones are the cheapest there when you upgrade.
BTW, I am eligible for an upgrade (not early or anything).
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Where would I get a best price for an upgrade for OG?
I tried Best Buy and they said they only activate new lines. I'm not sure if I was lied to by a sales rep so they would not waste time on customers with lower commission than activation a new line. Other places have the same attitude. It seems only ATT stores do upgrades and also phones are the cheapest there when you upgrade.
BTW, I am eligible for an upgrade (not early or anything).
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Best Buy Mobile employees do not receive commission, and they also do do upgrades so you were lied to or at least misinformed but it wasn't because of commission... Perhaps a misunderstanding or a new employee, but as far as I know Costco is the cheapest right now but Best Buy will match any ones price so Best Buy is always the cheapest if you use price match.
The question is which stores have good prices on phone upgrades?
(They usually advertise new line prices only and upgrades are more expensive than AT&T store)
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The question is which stores have good prices on phone upgrades?
(They usually advertise new line prices only and upgrades are more expensive than AT&T store)
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When you ask a question try reading the answers already posted before repeating the question BEST BUY IS THE CHEAPEST BECAUSE THEY WILL MATCH ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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When you ask a question try reading the answers already posted before repeating the question BEST BUY IS THE CHEAPEST BECAUSE THEY WILL MATCH ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OK, but do they do it also for upgrades or just new lines?
Maybe you haven't read my question.
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OK, but do they do it also for upgrades or just new lines?
Maybe you haven't read my question.
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I got mine at Best Buy and it was an upgrade. So I think its new or upgrade.
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OK, but do they do it also for upgrades or just new lines?
Maybe you haven't read my question.
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They do both.
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