I just wanted to post this for all of you considering getting a new phone on AT&T, such as the One, S4, Blackberry, etc. According to what I have read, it looks like AT&T is starting a promotion tomorrow that will give an instant $100 or more credit toward a new phone of your choice when you trade in your old working smart phone, ( 3 years old or less). This may help in the decision making process for many people.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57582180-85/at-t-trade-in-drops-galaxy-s4-htc-one-others-to-$99/
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I just wanted to post this for all of you considering getting a new phone on AT&T, such as the One, S4, Sony, etc. According to what I have read, it looks like AT&T is starting a promotion tomorrow that will give an instant $100 or more credit toward a new phone of your choice when you trade in your old working smart phone, ( 3 years old or less). This may help in the decision making process for many people.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57582180-85/at-t-trade-in-drops-galaxy-s4-htc-one-others-to-$99/
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I just posted an article on this on our site! LOL It's a pretty good deal!
It will push me back into the store tomorrow. I was in the store today and almost bought one, but I wanted to consider it a little longer and wait until the weekend. I am done thinking about it, lol.
well i already traded in a phone directly through HTC for $100 and its gonna be for a visa prepaid card. plus you have to do this in store and they dont have the 64GB version available at stores. i guess its a good deal for those that missed the cutoff for the HTC deal though.
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well i already traded in a phone directly through HTC for $100 and its gonna be for a visa prepaid card. plus you have to do this in store and they dont have the 64GB version available at stores. i guess its a good deal for those that missed the cutoff for the HTC deal though.
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I actually signed up today and received a code. My 8525 qualifies for HTC, but not for AT&T.
Wolf said:
I just wanted to post this for all of you considering getting a new phone on AT&T, such as the One, S4, Blackberry, etc. According to what I have read, it looks like AT&T is starting a promotion tomorrow that will give an instant $100 or more credit toward a new phone of your choice when you trade in your old working smart phone, ( 3 years old or less). This may help in the decision making process for many people.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57582180-85/at-t-trade-in-drops-galaxy-s4-htc-one-others-to-$99/
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wife and I upgraded this weekend and I just called att and they credit my account 200
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wife and I upgraded this weekend and I just called att and they credit my account 200
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What did you tell him that you got the $200 credit? I just signed up with AT&T a week ago and I still cant get my 36 dollar activation fee waived
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Wow glad I came across this thread.. I'm locked in a 2 year contract with my s3 so this will definitely ease that upgrade fee
If I bought my One brand new from craigslist could I use this to get an S4 or another One?
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Cool, so this is retroactive?
I got my One on release day, so still within the 14 days - if I go back to the store, they should credit me, right? I have a Nokia 900 that I would gladly trade in for an easy $100, lol.
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I actually signed up today and received a code. My 8525 qualifies for HTC, but not for AT&T.
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An 8525? Wow. That is old. HTC was taking that for a trade in? I wish I would have known. I could have dug mine out of the drawer.
I had the One..exchanged it for the S4 and came back to the One. Anyone that that has the S4, should definitely get the One if you can, while the bootloader is still unlockable
I'd rather go on swappa or any number of other sites and sell my old kit for a lot more than $100 unless it's an old phone. Just about any decent, present day smartphone is worth more than $100. They're just catering to those who either don't know there options or don't want to deal with trying to sell on their own.
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I'd rather go on swappa or any number of other sites and sell my old kit for a lot more than $100 unless it's an old phone. Just about any decent, present day smartphone is worth more than $100. They're just catering to those who either don't know there options or don't want to deal with trying to sell on their own.
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You could go pick up a cheap android phone from virgin mobile for $30-50. This would get you $50 off. I'm trying to find out what phones are eligible. I sell my stuff on ebay too, but a free $50 is nice to stick it to at&t
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An 8525? Wow. That is old. HTC was taking that for a trade in? I wish I would have known. I could have dug mine out of the drawer.
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They've extended the offer, you still could.
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They've extended the offer, you still could.
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I checked. They showed a $0 payment for an 8525. For a galaxy sII, they offer less than AT&T. But, Swappa is a better deal than AT&T.
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I checked. They showed a $0 payment for an 8525. For a galaxy sII, they offer less than AT&T. But, Swappa is a better deal than AT&T.
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From everything I've been told, it's $100 minimum.
Just wanted to say, bought my One two weeks today and went back to the AT&T store to see if I could get in on this promo. Not a problem at all, traded in an old HTC Inspire 4G and they gave me the $100 credit, which by request, they applied to my bill. What's great is, average selling price on eBay for the Inspire is around $80.
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Just wanted to say, bought my One two weeks today and went back to the AT&T store to see if I could get in on this promo. Not a problem at all, traded in an old HTC Inspire 4G and they gave me the $100 credit, which by request, they applied to my bill. What's great is, average selling price on eBay for the Inspire is around $80.
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haha, exactly. i did the same thing and replaced my wife's old inspire 4g with htc one, and gave my iphone 5 to my wife she and i really happy about it. just rooted, and looking forward what i can do, and searching for which rom is best
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What did you tell him that you got the $200 credit? I just signed up with AT&T a week ago and I still cant get my 36 dollar activation fee waived
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i just told them that i see that you guys have the trade in promotion going that you get 100 dollars for trading in your used phone. i actually read this thread wrong which is why i called inthe first place lol. because i thought they give you 100 dollars on top of what they already give you. the wife traded her iphone 5 and i traded a nexus 4. the rep gave me a 200 dollar credit no questions asked. probably because she can't see on her system exactly what phones we traded in.
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I'm sure many of you have done this to subsidize the cost of our snazzy new beast.
I have the original box (that awful, terrible egg carton thing) and owner's manual. The device itself is a refurb I got from insurance, since my original Evo4G was stolen.
My biggest question is: since it is rooted, is it best to offer it that way? I guess my question is whether there's any market value to it being already rooted and thus getting more from an eBay auction (unless theres a better alternative to eBay that anyone knows). Or maybe advertise the option of: I can send it to you rooted or if you don't want it that way, I can unroot it for you.
If someone wants it rooted, basically I just need to do a full wipe and flash a rooted stock ROM. If they want it unrooted, I believe I need to unroot first, flash a stock ROM, then turn S-ON (might have that in the wrong order).
I hope this is an appropriate thread for this forum (instead of the Evo4G one) as it would be helpful to other people looking for a way to obtain the Evo3D.
My suggestion to you is Craigslist. Sold my hero a month ago for 100 bucks
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I tried to sell mine on Craigslist for 200 but had no offers. Sprint, unsolicited, sent me an offer for 150. They don't want the memory card or charger either.
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I tried to sell mine on Craigslist for 200 but had no offers. Sprint, unsolicited, sent me an offer for 150. They don't want the memory card or charger either.
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I sold mine on Ebay for 270 each
Hello,
I sold my 4G for 300 Dollars on Craigslist. I did happen to get a Replacement the week before I listed it. While my original 4G was Rooted, I held off Rooting this one, but did not do the GB Update so that the Buyer would have the option of Rooting or not doing so.
My Upgrade was not supposed to be until September, but I pleaded with Retention and they reset my eligibility. This happened the day after my Refurbished 4G arrived.
I threw in 2 Otterbox Defender Cases, an HTC HDMI Dock, and pointed out the 4G was a 004 Version and was only a week old. I actually received multiple offers and ended up selling to a guy who lives on the same Barrier Island that I do.
I would think it would be best if you could get it back to S-ON and not disclose that it has been Rooted unless someone asks. You could even offer to Root and customize the 4G for the prospective Buyer. It really helped for me as the guy who purchased mine wanted me to Root it, but when he went to Sprint to Activate it he walked out with 2 3VO's instead. I am now trying to help him sell the 4G. I have gotten a few offers around 250, but he wants 300 and I have not exactly killed myself trying to sell it.
Also, I think that sometimes the 4G's Sprint sends out as Recertified are actually new Phones. The one I got sure seemed that way and again was 004.
It helped greatly I sold mine before the 3D's Release. The marketplace has changed since then. There is another Website that offers more than 150 if the 4G is in pristine condition as well. The name eludes me.
Cheers,
JJ
Sprint gives you $150.
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I sold my 4G on craigslist for $200 about 90 minutes after I had it posted.
Well, it's VERY EASY.
Sprint will pay $150.00 for your evo 4G in account or store credit. You can either take your EVO 4G to a sprint store, or do it online and ship it to them:
http://www.sprintbuyback.com/
Just did it today at the store and paid only $49.99 for my new 3D!
If it is in good enough shape, I would sell it on eBay... considering I sold a refurbished one with a deadspot on the screen for $200 cash (Fully informed description I might add) You could likely get $250-300 for one in real good condition.
Good luck!!!
Craigslist is probably your best bet if you feel safe using it. Followed by ebay... You could also sell it on these forums which is the choice I took mostly because I wanted my phone to go to someone in the community.
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RadioShack gave me $167 on trade for the 3VO. I also traded in my Hero for $50 so had a store credit. I had the boxes and the chargers for both.
I posted my 4G on swappa.com for $250 and it was sold within 2 days. The cool thing is that doesn't matter if you're rooted, people there seem to prefer it. Also if someone is interested, they have the option to buy your phone right away via paypal.
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I posted my 4G on swappa.com for $250 and it was sold within 2 days. The cool thing is that doesn't matter if you're rooted, people there seem to prefer it. Also if someone is interested, they have the option to buy your phone right away via paypal.
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Dammit, I forgot about Swappa.
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Dammit, I forgot about Swappa.
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Never heard of it. Is it any good?
We sold ours on Craigslist for $225 each. $0 for the upgrade. Been doing this for YEARS. Depending on how rapidly you are upgrading you can sell them and profit from the sale.
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Never heard of it. Is it any good?
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From what I hear, yes. If I remember right, its specifically for selling/trading android phones.
Sold mine for 230 on craigslist. Might have gotten more on ebay, but it'd barely be with it after dealing with the fees and the scammers.
Sold my Verizon iPhone on craigs. Had 10 offers by morning. Sprint would have bought for $220. So there's always a fallback if you want quick cash. Assume EVO 4g should have similar results.
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Just used swappa to sell mine. Took 3 weeks though
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Just found the Photon for $99 on the Best Buy website! Go get $100 back if you bought one from Best Buy recently!
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Anybody know if Sprint will pricematch this? I just bought a Photon last week.
this is only with a new two year contract...
i tried to use an upgrade and get it but they wouldnt let me..
I just got my $100 back from Best Buy. I usually buy my phones from a cooperate store, but I was feeling adventurous this time. I guess for once it paid off for me! Usually it's the other way around.
I bought mine at the corporate store just a week ago I hope I don't have to cancel
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BB website has the Photon for $99 with 2-Yr upgrade. Just got back from BB with another $105 in my pocket. After getting $135 trade-in for my Evo 4g, I made money on the deal. For that, no way I'm going to wait for Galaxy S2. Besides, I love the Photon!!
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this is only with a new two year contract...
i tried to use an upgrade and get it but they wouldnt let me..
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This is true. Radioshack, amazon, bestbuy will sell for 99 ONLY if it is a new contract. I couldnt upgrade for 99.
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This is true. Radioshack, amazon, bestbuy will sell for 99 ONLY if it is a new contract. I couldnt upgrade for 99.
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Flat Wrong... I just got the Photon for $99 on the bestbuy website (http://goo.gl/fc02Q) for extending my daughter's contract. She was due for an upgrade. Kept the same plan and options, no changes. Select the phone and it gives you a popup that ask if you're a new or current customer...just follow the prompts.
I also just picked up a MoPho from BestBuy today for $99 on an upgrade.
Just got my wife a photon in store can i get 100 back? What would I need to do? Thanks
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Just got my wife a photon in store can i get 100 back? What would I need to do? Thanks
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Bringing in the receipt would make it easier for us to pricematch but we could just reprint it if you don't have it on you.
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I too bought it on release date, for that 2yr upgrade. Thank you for the heads up.. i will be going back to best buy tomorrow to see about this price match/ sales price bonus money..
Love this phone even with its minor glitches others and myself are having.. plays movies Great with mobo player app, cant wait for vlc to release their android media player..
Oh when i bought this phone from BB i had them price match the 32gb sd card too in store was 99 , tigerdirect had them for 55 he split the difference at 59$ i was sold ;D never buying from the sprint store again!!! And now i have the chance to get a hundred bucks back Helllllz yeah!!!
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Bringing in the receipt would make it easier for us to pricematch but we could just reprint it if you don't have it on you.
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Thanks so I should just say I saw it for 99 online and I'd like to price match?
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Well I hate to get rid of my photon but saving 100 is quite appealing.
My wife has an upgrade on her line... I was going to go use her upgrade... I then deactivate right when I left the store then activate it on my line.
Then go take this one back to the sprint store.
Seems like a lot of work for 100... Hmmmm
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Glad it's helping! I couldn't get my $100 back (yet) cause they said I was 2 days too late on my 30 day policy, but I'm sickin my Fiancee on em tomorrow! Sick balls, chopper!
Pew! Pew! Pew! From my Mo-Pho!
Just got a refund from Best Buy. Took my receipt to the customer service counter, said that I saw the phone for $100 less, and asked if I could get the difference back. She refunded the $100 no questions asked.
My original purchase was an upgrade, not a new contract.
I ordered mine through my Customer Care rep about a week ago. I called her back this morning to see what she could do and she said that I would need to return the one I have to a store or she could send me a return envelope. I was hoping they could just price match a credit for me. Oh well.
Now my worry is...my current phone is working great. I will prbly go return this one and stop by Best Buy and get one that's bunked.
Worth a $100 risk though.
I just bought my Photon at Best Buy as an upgrade and got it for $99 and they also gave me a free Zagg Invisible Shield screen protector. I saw the stock of phones in their closet and they all (the Photons) had Zagg boxes rubber-banded to the Photon boxes so anyone buying a Photon from Best Buy gets the phone for $99 and a free screen protector. They even had them pre-installed on the phones and when they saw that there was a hair under my screen protector they pulled it off and re-applied a brand new shield.
I traded in my Evo for $126 (just gave them the phone and the box; no cable, charger or memory card) so the Photon cost me nothing and I have $19 left on my Best Buy card after tax.
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Returning my photon to the Sprint store today and picking one up from Best Buy.
Looks like the price is being changed in stores today so it should be very easy to get that 100 back from bestbuy. They were changing out the price when I was there. What a great deal. I just came back to the photon after my little expo with the NExus S. Glad to be back. I can finally retire my Evo now.
Figure I could help some potential buyers out.
After reading on this forum that Target Mobile had the Galaxy S2 for $99 I decided to go to the store last night and check it out. Sure enough, they are $99. The saleswoman then asks what kind of phone i currently have/whether i am eligible for upgrade/etc.
I tell her that yes i'm eligible and I have a Captivate. She says "cool you should be able to get $95 on a trade-in"...
me: "uhh, really?" At this point I don't really believe her at all as I've never heard of such a thing with these phones and even if they do trade in i have no reason to believe they'd give me $95 for a used ~1.5 year old phone.
So she says "let me check it out on the CPU". She plugs in the info, comes back, and says "yep, you can get $95 for your captivate, and get the galaxy s2 for $5+tax.
My jaw probably hit the floor, after picking it up I ask her to show me the dotted line and I'm in.
So...for all you cappy owners, hit up Target Mobile!
Was you're captivate rooted or romed?
Thats... unbelievable. Im going to go try this out...
Thanks for sharing your awesome experience!
Edit: Target website is still showing the GS2 as $199. I also called a few local stores here in California and they all confirmed that the device is $199. Where did you see that Target was dropping the price to $99?
Or you could sell it for $200+ on craigslist
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Or you could sell it for $200+ on craigslist
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i guess this really depends on the area. I'm trying to sell mine on craigslist and no one is even biting (and I'm selling it for less than $200)
I bought mine from Walmart last Friday. I always buy my phones from Walmart since I get alot free gift cards BC of my job.
I only came $2.69 out of pocket.
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Red5 said:
Thats... unbelievable. Im going to go try this out...
Thanks for sharing your awesome experience!
Edit: Target website is still showing the GS2 as $199. I also called a few local stores here in California and they all confirmed that the device is $199. Where did you see that Target was dropping the price to $99?
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Hey Red5, I don't remember which thread I was in...but i was lurking a bit last week trying to make a decision on a phone and i saw someone posted that Target Mobile had the SGII this week only for $99.
I walked into the store last night and they had a price tag of $99...
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Hey Red5, I don't remember which thread I was in...but i was lurking a bit last week trying to make a decision on a phone and i saw someone posted that Target Mobile had the SGII this week only for $99.
I walked into the store last night and they had a price tag of $99...
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Hmm, interesting. Maybe its regional. Thanks for letting me know.
How I got my Galaxy S II for $5:
Stole it. Unfortunately a five dollar bill fell out of my pocket while I was running.
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How I got my Galaxy S II for $5:
Stole it. Unfortunately a five dollar bill fell out of my pocket while I was running.
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You forgot to include how much your bail-bond was.
Trade-In
I sold my cappy on eBay about 6 months ago for $250.
Right now they are selling em for about $200 bucks.
If your cappy is in like new condition with retail box,
no cracks, chips, scratches and all accessories which
it came with, you can get an easy $200-$225 bucks
even now on eBay.
So $95 bucks trade in is not a good deal at all unless there
is something wrong with phone.
hmm interesting. Mine had quite a few chips on the back. It was laggy as hell and was rooted so i'll take $95.
In store only man. Online is the full $199.99.
Edit: Target deal.
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The only Galaxy S II I saw for $99 was the Sprint Epic Touch 4g....:/
I hope it's true about that $99 deal for the in-store AT&T Galaxy S II though...
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I sold my cappy on eBay about 6 months ago for $250.
Right now they are selling em for about $200 bucks.
If your cappy is in like new condition with retail box,
no cracks, chips, scratches and all accessories which
it came with, you can get an easy $200-$225 bucks
even now on eBay.
So $95 bucks trade in is not a good deal at all unless there
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It's around $140 on Ebay for used.
jonathanhatch88 said:
The only Galaxy S II I saw for $99 was the Sprint Epic Touch 4g....:/
I hope it's true about that $99 deal for the in-store AT&T Galaxy S II though...
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$99 was in-store in Target. Best Buy was price matching too.
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I just sold my Captivate for $250 using craigslist in the Denver area. Granted it was unlocked and included an extra battery, but it was still a great transaction.
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I sold my captivate for 200 also. Targets are now buying your old phones. obviously at a lower price but the thing is whether or not you want to deal with trying to sell it on eBay or Craigslist. Then you have to ship it or meet the person. It can become a hassle. I would of done the same thing knowing I could get a gs2 for 5 bucks right then and now. Not having to deal with or waiting for someone to buy my old phone. Great job in getting the phone for 5 bucks.
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$-3.
Ebayed my old N1 for $200, got back $165 after fees and shipping. Bought the GS2 from Target for $150, paid $162 after taxes.
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Figure I could help some potential buyers out.
After reading on this forum that Target Mobile had the Galaxy S2 for $99 I decided to go to the store last night and check it out. Sure enough, they are $99. The saleswoman then asks what kind of phone i currently have/whether i am eligible for upgrade/etc.
I tell her that yes i'm eligible and I have a Captivate. She says "cool you should be able to get $95 on a trade-in"...
me: "uhh, really?" At this point I don't really believe her at all as I've never heard of such a thing with these phones and even if they do trade in i have no reason to believe they'd give me $95 for a used ~1.5 year old phone.
So she says "let me check it out on the CPU". She plugs in the info, comes back, and says "yep, you can get $95 for your captivate, and get the galaxy s2 for $5+tax.
My jaw probably hit the floor, after picking it up I ask her to show me the dotted line and I'm in.
So...for all you cappy owners, hit up Target Mobile!
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Yup! I got mine for $5 too!!!! Thank you!!!!
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LOL...exactly.. that sales woman jacked you man
Just got a price match from my local store. Spread the word. hands down the best deal for a phone right now
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Just got a price match from my local store. Spread the word. hands down the best deal for a phone right now
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Amazon too.
sigh, my wife's inspire bit the dust on the 9th. fortunately it was due for upgrade but the plan was to replace it this week, just my luck
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sigh, my wife's inspire bit the dust on the 9th. fortunately it was due for upgrade but the plan was to replace it this week, just my luck
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You have 30 days from purchase to match.
I got mine for $59 through Wal-Mart the week prior. Still worth it IMO.
Got mine for 100 bucks quite a while back. I'd say anything less is a massive steal.
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I paid $449 for mine. None on Craigslist and I looked for several months.
I did this in January ..Amazon had it for 49.99 for awhile and best buy price matched for me
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I bought mine for $150 in November. I would have paid full price honestly, amazing phone
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Got mine for 100 bucks quite a while back. I'd say anything less is a massive steal.
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Ditto. I got mine for $107 total and it came with the LG Stereo Bluetooth. Possible the best deal I've ever gotten on anything.
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I contacted Best Buy (888#) and requested the $50 credit. I purchased my LG E970on 3/2/12 for $99 and was in the 15 day Price Match by one day. The rep put me on hold, came back, took down my info and said that I would get a call back letting me know the status of my credit. I was concerned that I would not hear back from BB and he said that I would get a return call within 48 hours. Needless to say, no call back so I called back and was told that BB no longer offers the Price Match on contracted cell phone as of 3/2/12. Great. I went back and read the small print details and yup, it does say that. Argh.
Going to go into store tomorrow and talk to a manager and push for the $50.00 Heck for $50.00 I would have returned the darn thing and bought it again. I can play their game too. I will add that I did not receive a call back as promised.
Did you go to an actual best buy store, or best buy Mobile? I went to the mobile store at my local mall and they price matched and gave me a $50 credit, no questions asked.
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Did you go to an actual best buy store, or best buy Mobile? I went to the mobile store at my local mall and they price matched and gave me a $50 credit, no questions asked.
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I've gotten a price match at bbm before. I think whoever he's having to put up with are just assholes.
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It's a pretty recent policy change
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got mine for $49 in Feb by calling ATT to price match amazon, they upped my upgrade cycle from May and I got activation fee waved as well. So 3 months early upgrade, no fee and LGOG all for under $50, really good steal.
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mickey4mice said:
got mine for $49 in Feb by calling ATT to price match amazon, they upped my upgrade cycle from May and I got activation fee waved as well. So 3 months early upgrade, no fee and LGOG all for under $50, really good steal.
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Interesting, I called AT&T to see about getting an early upgrade (March instead of May). I was told that they could only do 30 days early. My brother had a similar convo with them about a year ago. Seems like it's luck of the draw on who you actually get on the call.
dbgeek said:
Interesting, I called AT&T to see about getting an early upgrade (March instead of May). I was told that they could only do 30 days early. My brother had a similar convo with them about a year ago. Seems like it's luck of the draw on who you actually get on the call.
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There is a "resolution" department, but you have to insist that you want to be connected to them.
adfurgerson said:
There is a "resolution" department, but you have to insist that you want to be connected to them.
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Yep. Every company has one and you can generally get crazy deals by doing so.
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I contacted Best Buy (888#) and requested the $50 credit. I purchased my LG E970on 3/2/12 for $99 and was in the 15 day Price Match by one day. The rep put me on hold, came back, took down my info and said that I would get a call back letting me know the status of my credit. I was concerned that I would not hear back from BB and he said that I would get a return call within 48 hours. Needless to say, no call back so I called back and was told that BB no longer offers the Price Match on contracted cell phone as of 3/2/12. Great. I went back and read the small print details and yup, it does say that. Argh.
Going to go into store tomorrow and talk to a manager and push for the $50.00 Heck for $50.00 I would have returned the darn thing and bought it again. I can play their game too. I will add that I did not receive a call back as promised.
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I contacted the store that I purchased the phone from and the manager did issue me the $50 credit BUT ONLY because she didn't want an unhappy customer. She made sure to inform me that company police no longer offers price guarantee on cell phone.....yeah yeah yeah......
I was going to pick up a Note II on Sunday but the debate between the S4 and Note 2 lasted a bit long. By the time I was ready to buy, it was late and we needed to get the kids home and tucked in. That was Sunday. I look today and... $299 online. What the hell?
Best Buy's got it for $199 wit a $50 BB gift card. Tempted to do that so long as I can still upgrade it on my wife's line and move it over to mine, keeping unlimited data.
Yeah, do a round of online shopping. I got 2 for 216.00 from price matching sams club. If you can find a deal without gift cards verizon onlone match.
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Yup, I'm looking around. Best Buy's deal is pretty decent as the price was already approved and I'm sure I can make use of the $50 gift card
The one alternative stuck in my head now is that the House Finance Committee has said she's fine with me picking up the Note 3 for the assumed $299 price.
The only thing I'd have to check on there is whether or not TrevE gets tethering working on it. I might just get the Note 2, then upgrade later to the 3 as the wife wants the Note 2 once I'm done with it.
Just get it at best buy. I got my note 2s with 100 gift cards due to a price match and recently got an s4 from a deal match at Dell for 129. It isn't worth it to buy through Verizon since they don't price match and you can get it elsewhere for cheaper from vendors that don't charge a restocking fee.
Never never never buy a phone directly from the carrier. Carriers don't offer deals that can beat third party stores such as Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wirefly and etc. For example, yesterday I purchased the Galaxy Note 2 and S3 from Radio for the total cost of $179. The Note 2 is only $149 at Radio Shack online store and Wirefly.
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Amazon has it for $150 as an upgrade and $80 for a new line.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AB7FVCY
Gnoop said:
Yup, I'm looking around. Best Buy's deal is pretty decent as the price was already approved and I'm sure I can make use of the $50 gift card
The one alternative stuck in my head now is that the House Finance Committee has said she's fine with me picking up the Note 3 for the assumed $299 price.
The only thing I'd have to check on there is whether or not TrevE gets tethering working on it. I might just get the Note 2, then upgrade later to the 3 as the wife wants the Note 2 once I'm done with it.
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Costco is also 199 and give you accessories.
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I always print an online offer and head to Best Buy and they price match. Just did it a month ago for an s4 for my daughter. They matched amazons sale price and saved $100 by not going to a Verizon store.
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Amazon has it for $150 as an upgrade and $80 for a new line.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AB7FVCY
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I clicked the link and it shows $699. I then tried to search Amazon and it said not available for my zip code? Weird!
Sprint is giving me the boot for excessive voice roaming and best buy said they'd give me $275 for my phone and it's only 199 for a new line so I'm already making money off the deal I guess I'm just being greedy and trying to squeeze them for more lol.
Gonna miss unlimited data but I guess the silver lining is being paid to switch. Bonus is I'm running goodness rom now and it's available for Verizon too!
Edit: found the Amazon deal. Just needed to use the computer lol
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Honestly I work at a Verizon premium retailer and I can say I don't know why we don't price match. Thing I hate though is people getting the phone somewhere else and asking us to fix the screwed up plans or transfer contacts and put on screen protectors. If you don't want to spend the extra money here, don't ask us to do work for free, as we are 100 percent commision.
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Honestly I work at a Verizon premium retailer and I can say I don't know why we don't price match. Thing I hate though is people getting the phone somewhere else and asking us to fix the screwed up plans or transfer contacts and put on screen protectors. If you don't want to spend the extra money here, don't ask us to do work for free, as we are 100 percent commision.
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Not saying you are out of line or anything, but that's part of retail/customer service.
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Never never never buy a phone directly from the carrier. Carriers don't offer deals that can beat third party stores such as Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wirefly and etc. For example, yesterday I purchased the Galaxy Note 2 and S3 from Radio for the total cost of $179. The Note 2 is only $149 at Radio Shack online store and Wirefly.
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Only problem is he wants to transfer upgrade and when I got my Note 2, best buy told me that only Verizon could do it because they would only do it when I upgraded, not before and have it ready on my acct. Amazon couldn't do it either.
Looks like I missed Amazon's $149.99 price. I was going to hit Best Buy yesterday and got caught up with other things so it didn't happen and we figured on getting it Saturday. Amazon has it at $179.99 right now. Not bad and still the cheapest price for upgrading a line (new service is cheaper).
As to the upgrades, no, I won't be moving upgrades around. I'll be upgrading my wife's line as it's eligible for an upgrade. Then just move the phone to my line and reactivate her current phone. Once the Note 3 is out, I'll need to move my upgrade over to her line to do it again so I may run into the necessity of using Verizon there. I'll have to see how that goes.
Radio Shack is offering $149 for new customers & $199 for upgrade.
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Costco has it for $179.99 2yr. upgrade.
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Only problem is he wants to transfer upgrade and when I got my Note 2, best buy told me that only Verizon could do it because they would only do it when I upgraded, not before and have it ready on my acct. Amazon couldn't do it either.
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Costco did it for me. It was 199 but I think it just went down to 179
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Well damn. Amazon went back up to $199. NewEgg's got it at $189. I'd do Costco but Best Buy won't price match them (the $50 BB gift card is still a solid deal) and I doubt the Costco deal includes extras. I guess if you snooze, you lose
Whatever the best price, hopefully I'll have a new Note 2 later this afternoon.
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Gnoop not sure if you've already made your Note 2 purchase, but if not "letstalk" is still running deal for $149 new customer or upgrade and it includes upgraded free next day shipping as well.
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Well damn. Amazon went back up to $199. NewEgg's got it at $189. I'd do Costco but Best Buy won't price match them (the $50 BB gift card is still a solid deal) and I doubt the Costco deal includes extras. I guess if you snooze, you lose
Whatever the best price, hopefully I'll have a new Note 2 later this afternoon.
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Gnoop not sure if you've already made your Note 2 purchase, but if not "letstalk" is still running deal for $149 new customer or upgrade and it includes upgraded free next day shipping as well.
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I did pick it up but thank you for the info. I ended up getting it at Best Buy on the last day of the gift card deal. The gift card was able to be used immediately so it came to $149 and I walked out of the store with the phone working. Now I just need to wait for Amazon to ship my case and memory card.
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Costco did it for me. It was 199 but I think it just went down to 179
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If you want to be a frugal shopper, you can provide your receipt to the kiosk booth to get back your $20 for the difference in the price drop.