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K so I didn't think I had one, but one of my lines has an upgrade and it's listing the thunder bolt as $199 online with a two year renewal. is this the same price as in the store? Or are they gonna make me do some stupid rebate thing?
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Nikolai2.1 said:
K so I didn't think I had one, but one of my lines has an upgrade and it's listing the thunder bolt as $199 online with a two year renewal. is this the same price as in the store? Or are they gonna make me do some stupid rebate thing?
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Price through VZW is $249.99, assuming the website stopped being glitchy(I snagged mine for $219 on launch day). You may be qualified for a discount through your work or the New Every Two program and thus the $199 price. Long story short: It's probably $199 either way.
That's cheaper then instore id get it
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In store is a lot more. Go with the Amazon pricing!
My price was even better. The Verizon website listed my price for the upgrade as $199, but when I got there, the rep looked up my account and said that my price was $149! Now I get special pricing through the company that I work for but if you get a discount through you company you might be pleasantly surprised like me.
Well I don't know about my work, but my line has an early upgrade which is showing it at $199, however, I have a secondary line with a full upgrade due tomorrow so as of now I can't view the price. I'm guessing it would be $149 or $199 online? Hopefully it's the same in store, I really dont wanna wait lol
Sorry to bump, but how many more people bought it in store, and what were the prices for what contracts? Also list any discounts you may have had please
Got Mine online for 199$ With upgrade and CVS Discount. In store they charge you way more fees. Also Normal price is 249.99 Plus tax (Over 300$) Online is best bet plus free 2 day shipping (Business days) I'd do online if I was you. Should come out to 250$ ish after taxes n such.
I got mine in the store. Paid 319 with a one year contract. I saw the thread about it being 199/229 and went on VZW online myself. I found the price and took a pic with my phone. Called the store and mms'd the pic the a VZW rep in the store. About 30 mins later got a email from vzw saying they refuned my card 96.00. Then a receipt followed in the next email.
I had the store match best buy's pricing on my DROID Incredible and I managed to still qualify for the mail in rebate... so at the very least if you find more competitive pricing you may want to see if they'll match in store...
I moaned and groaned about having the Droid for way too long now and having problems and spoke to a manager about possibly leaving Verizon. I ended getting the phone out the door, shipped for $49.99
Would it be better to get the thunderbolt on a 1 year or 2 year contract? If I do decide to do the one year am i going to be paying alot more than 249?
Sprint and target are offering 150 for used evo 4g, which isn't really a bad deal if you're evo is bad condition, but if yours is in good condition you can easily get 200, probably 250, and a slight chance at 300 if you post at the right time and include the right stuff.
Now there's also radioahack who is offering a whopping 100 for your evo. Like I said above if yours is in good condition go with Craig's or eBay, if not go with target or sprint. $100 ? Really radio shack?
Last of all is best buy. I'm not quite sure about there buy back program but its probably similar
Edit: wirefly is also sellin it right now for 179.99, but according to user RDCRDS, they ill jack I up to 300 if you switch the phone to another line. So for those upgrading your mom/brother/daughters lines, don't go through wirefly.
If you decide to sell your Evo through inline services, I highly recommend starting with craigslist. There are no fees or taxes, but the buyers are usually cheap compared to eBay buyers. With eBay you get a larger customer base and your item will sell for more, BUT and this a big but, sir mix-a-lots type of butt, eBay and PayPal combined, charge an arm and leg for their services. Those fees can be paid back with in 30 days so you can take them out of ur next paycheck to make your self feel better.
Heres a link to an eBay and PayPal fee calculator. If your start your item at 100 and it sells for 270 plus 10 shipping and handling, your total fees will be about 35 bucks
Once you sell, I recommend buying from sprint if the instant rebate service they're offering is still available at the time of launch. The tax charged on these phones is based on the full retail price and sprint usually has the cheapest out of all of the others.
I personally will be buying fromnbest buy because I put 50 bucks down on may 5th to pre order mine through that "secret pre order" thing they were doing.
So where are you guys going to buy from?
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We are lucky they even offer to buy back our phones.
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I think this is a pointless thread and is really irrelevant based upon the title. Ill humor you though. ATM im going with Best Buy but if sprint expands their new activation credit from another carrier thing that gives you $125 off the phone then it will be Sprint and the Sprint store I am near is not doing Pre-orders.
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I think this is a pointless thread and is really irrelevant based upon the title. Ill humor you though. ATM im going with Best Buy but if sprint expands their new activation credit from another carrier thing that gives you $125 off the phone then it will be Sprint and the Sprint store I am near is not doing Pre-orders.
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Much better thread then the another released date one.
So what you are saying is if Best Buy sells the phone for an extra $100 then everyone else, say $599, that is the price I will be paying tax on? Do you have to pay the tax on the full price of the device anywhere you go? If that is the case, I wish I didn't put $50 down at BB because that just seems wrong!
Can someone confirm this is how it works....
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Much better thread then the another released date one.
So what you are saying is if Best Buy sells the phone for an extra $100 then everyone else, say $599, that is the price I will be paying tax on? Do you have to pay the tax on the full price of the device anywhere you go? If that is the case, I wish I didn't put $50 down at BB because that just seems wrong!
Can someone confirm this is how it works....
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Its to what YOU pay. Lets say sprint is the only one that gave an instant rebate and all other places you have to mail it in. $200-50=150*1.07(for 7%)=$160.50 vs 200*1.07=214-50=164. OK so the difference is 164-160.5=$3.50. So it costs you
roughly a gallon of gas. Nothing to fret about. Also Best Buy has reward zone stuff and well the people that work there usually aren't as dumb as the people that work in a sprint store.
Also in reference to your $100 more that would cost you $7 in tax. Basically take the difference and multiply it by your tax. add the 1 in front of the decimal to add the tax or add a 0 to find out how much the tax is.
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Its to what YOU pay. Lets say sprint is the only one that gave an instant rebate and all other places you have to mail it in. $200-50=150*1.07(for 7%)=$160.50 vs 200*1.07=214-50=164. OK so the difference is 164-160.5=$3.50. So it costs you
roughly a gallon of gas. Nothing to fret about. Also Best Buy has reward zone stuff and well the people that work there usually aren't as dumb as the people that work in a sprint store.
Also in reference to your $100 more that would cost you $7 in tax. Basically take the difference and multiply it by your tax. add the 1 in front of the decimal to add the tax or add a 0 to find out how much the tax is.
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I understand the math but thought I would be paying the tax on $200 and not on $600 from Best Buy. So it is actually $400 more then I ws expecting to pay tax on and we are about .0875% here. If you trade in your device, do they give you the tax for it like when you trade in a car?
when I preordered mine at best buy the guy who rang me up told me that the gift card is refundable. I'm pretty sure bsed on past experience that best buy is going to charge 599 for full retal and sprint is going to charge 499. So pretty much you're looking at a 10 dollar dfference if the tax rate in your area is 10%! 50-60 dollars.
Wow that's pretty much the 50 down payment
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i'm gonna order from my sprint premiere account on the 21st (gonna check @ midnight, i know, terrible)
and i should get no later then the 23rd.
im gona get mine at best buy because in oregon i can get a real deal. probobly around 250 with my 2 year upgrade in september
I already purchased two from wirefly. 179.99 no tax, free shipping and 50 bucks off when used with my BofA add it up. I might have to wait a few extra days after launch but I am patient. So out the door 129.99. This is of course upgrade price.
I went in to Sprint to preorder mine today. This is a corporate store and I asked about the mail in rebate, he told me they are going to be using mail in rebates again with the EVO 3D. He may not have been right, but I do remember when Sprint stopped mail in rebates they said it would be temporary.
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I understand the math but thought I would be paying the tax on $200 and not on $600 from Best Buy. So it is actually $400 more then I ws expecting to pay tax on and we are about .0875% here. If you trade in your device, do they give you the tax for it like when you trade in a car?
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I have read elsewhere on here that Best Buy charged people tax on the total cost of the phone. I have no reason to disbelieve these people but that was not my experience. When I purchased my evo from BB last year, I was only charged tax on what I actually paid for the phone. I'm not complaining but I do wonder why this is not uniform all over.
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I have read elsewhere on here that Best Buy charged people tax on the total cost of the phone. I have no reason to disbelieve these people but that was not my experience. When I purchased my evo from BB last year, I was only charged tax on what I actually paid for the phone. I'm not complaining but I do wonder why this is not uniform all over.
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It depends on the state. From what I've read, that's how it works in California. Stores don't get to decide how they charge sales tax on items people buy...state/local government does that for them and they just pass it along to us .
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It depends on the state. From what I've read, that's how it works in California. Stores don't get to decide how they charge sales tax on items people buy...state/local government does that for them and they just pass it along to us .
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Makes sense. I learned something new today!
Is it true that if you purchase at Sprint store you don't get charged activation and upgrade fees..I might of heard that about Telesales
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Is it true that if you purchase at Sprint store you don't get charged activation and upgrade fees..I might of heard that about Telesales
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That's only if you order online I think. I recently upgraded one of my lines and had to pay the $18 'upgrade fee'. I tried a couple times to get them to credit it back since I've never had to pay an activation fee because of my work discount, but they just told me their policies changed and it was a 'valid' fee lol. They said the only time it was not charged was online orders only. I can activate/switch as many phones as I want using the online activation thing and not get charged...but having the guy at the store punch in a few numbers costs me $18.
Just Bought mine from WireFly moments ago, $179.99 Free Shipping.
Wirefly is ok but if you have a problem with the phone it is 100% harder to get it fixed replaced because they do not have local stores.
For 20$ more ill go with best buy.Plus if in 5 months if you take the phone off that line they can hit you up for 300$
I got 1 evo from them and had a lot of problems.
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Wirefly is ok but if you have a problem with the phone it is 100% harder to get it fixed replaced because they do not have local stores.
For 20$ more ill go with best buy.Plus if in 5 months if you take the phone off that line they can hit you up for 300$
I got 1 evo from them and had a lot of problems.
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i've heard/read nothing but bad things about wirefly. i wouldn't know personally b/c i've never used them. is there a perk to preorder with best buy over preordering with local sprint store? seems like i will pay tax/upgrade fee in both places.
I just switched to to sprint. I had the Nexus S 4G but i had reception issues, so I went and got the EVO. I'm gonna return that when the EVO 3D comes out atBest Buy.
I just upgraded three lines in my 5 line family plan to SG2's (I loved it, got my parents and uncle to love it too, iPhone converts! I should get a medal or something. Hah)
Costco.com has the SG2 for 199.99 with a 30 dollar instant off, PLUS a case, screen protector, and headset with purchase. That turns out to be more than 100 dollars in instant rebates and accessories (counting all 3 new phones). I just ordered from ATT, and the phones are already shipped, so I can't cancel yet. However I can return the phones, wait till the system resets my upgrade status, and buy from Costco. I'm more interested in the instant offs, since the cases aren't good, and I already ordered cases and screen protectors from amazon.
Any way ATT can "match the price" or something?
The accessories Costco gives you is $2 eBay junk.
Sometimes they will match a price but YMMV. Depends on the manager. Better off buying from Costco anyway because you can swap your device within 90 days rather than 30.
Walmart sells it for 148.88 unless they randomly upped the price.
If the $100 was for 3 phones, then they would save you over $150.
I have had no luck getting AT&T to match prices. Upgraded 2 lines on launch day at a COR store, and have since tried twice, once against online retailers, and more recently against the 148 price at walmart. No joy, the best I got out of either the store directly or AT&T customer care was credit for upgrade and activation fees (which I have always gotten credited in the past just by asking nicely). Was thinking about returning them and re-purchasing at walmart, but COR was gonna hit me with 70 bucks of restocking fees, so the net 30 dollar gain wasn't worth the hassle.
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Walmart sells it for 148.88 unless they randomly upped the price.
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That's where I got mine last Sunday. If you have an unlimited data plan call 611 and make sure you still have it. Mine got removed when I upgraded even though I told the guy I wanted to keep it. They don't know how to do it on their computers.
I don't upgrade through AT&T you get better deals through Walmart, Amazon and Costco.
The key at Walmart is to either call while the assoc is doing the paperwork, or, when they call to verify everything, MAKE THEM REMIND ATT ABOUT KEEPING UNLIM DATA!!! We've done it multiple times now, only reason I know.
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I have had no luck getting AT&T to match prices. Upgraded 2 lines on launch day at a COR store, and have since tried twice, once against online retailers, and more recently against the 148 price at walmart. No joy, the best I got out of either the store directly or AT&T customer care was credit for upgrade and activation fees (which I have always gotten credited in the past just by asking nicely). Was thinking about returning them and re-purchasing at walmart, but COR was gonna hit me with 70 bucks of restocking fees, so the net 30 dollar gain wasn't worth the hassle.
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Same here couldn't get them to price match and returning would be a lateral move with the restocking fee
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My corporate store did price match the Walmart price. You just have to try for yourself to see if they will accept it.
i had to try 2 different stores the 1st one told me its impossible to match and that they are not allowed to do that but if i want i could return the phone pay the restocking fee they would reverse my upgrade and then to go buy it at walmart but i said f*** that and went to another store to try again they did it with no questions asked they just needed proof so they went to walmart website once they saw it they put the credit into my account they will not give it baCK in cash or anything like that but they did put the 51. bucks back into my account as credit so im good with my next bill lol
Best buy will match walmart price(just ask them to look it up) IF you pay tax on the full retail price. Otherwise I think amazon wireless upgrade department also has it for $140 and also saw it at Fry's electronics for $130.
Just curious if anybody had any opinions on where the best place to buy this beast would be? So far I'm thinking Amazon Wireless. The Rezound is $200 there and the phone that I will be getting for the wife is free. Beyond that any possible price match scenarios? Thanks in advance for your advice!
If you want it now, then a corporate Verizon Store. If you can wait, then Amazon as its cheaper and you could save on tax.
Wal-mart! If they have it in stock. It's like 220 - 230...
radioshack.com & wirefly.com have it for $249.
wireless.amazon.com has it for $229 (upgrade), $199 (new contract)
I went to Best Buy and had them price match Amazon's price of $229 for my upgrade. Great deal IMO.
I got it with the Accessory Bundle from VZW Store when the opened Monday morning for $288 total on upgrade. But, I had a $50 discount and I am a Veteran(15% Discount)... lol
wirefly.com has it for $220 for new contract. Free FedEx and no sales tax I believe. And they have the double your data offer available too.
Thanks everyone for your input...I'm seriously at war with myself about getting either this or waiting for the Nexus, I just can't decide!
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I went to Best Buy and had them price match Amazon's price of $229 for my upgrade. Great deal IMO.
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This is the way to go.
$100 Amazon gift card with Hot Spot plan!
Hey! I was just checking on the Amazon price and they added a new incentive!
If you add a Hot Spot to your service at activation you get a $100 Amazon Gift Card. I don't see any fine print stating how long you have to have the Hot Spot feature. For what I was looking at it costs $20 more per month so even if I keep it for 1 month that's an $80 "discount" on the phone. Brings it down from their current $200 to $120. And I don't think Amazon taxes phones and there's free 2 day shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000745951
And they too have the double data available on their site.
I think I'm about to check out and complete purchase!
Is there anywhere where the retail price is slightly lower than the $650 verizon is asking for?
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amazon has them for .01 cents on all verizon phones!!!
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Is there anywhere where the retail price is slightly lower than the $650 verizon is asking for?
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Craigslist or eBay lol.
I wonder if it occurs to HTC that the lack of S-off and root could effect sales.
Verizon is certainly being rather pricky about not letting me upgrade early...I've gotta wait until December 27th.
I'm on three discontinued plans...unlimited data, the $39.95 Friends and Family phone service, and 500 texts for $5. I don't want to mess with that.
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Verizon is certainly being rather pricky about not letting me upgrade early...I've gotta wait until December 27th.
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same...i have to wait till like January 4th
I did the Amazon 1 cent deal. It's real. No tax, rebate, shipping charges, nothing! They actually charged my card .01! It's due here tomorrow. And unless there's a rock in the box, I'm prolly gonna like that deal.
I also got in on the 1 cent deal from amazon wireless and waiting for mine as well, it runs til the 28th so if you want to save 200-300 bucks prob the best deal you'll get
Just remember, it's for new customers only. Will not work for upgrade.
I got mine on Oct 16 for $259.99 with $50 rebate (yet to be received). Tomorrow only sale at TMO for all their phones. Amaze $199.99 - $150 MIR = $49.99..
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Wished you had waited to get yours? I personally don't have regrets for getting it last month - it's a great smartphone.
Hope this helps someone who's been sitting on the fence for a purchase...
I have one already and I paid full price no contract... This is very tempting to get another for the wifey....
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I got mine on Oct 16 for $259.99 with $50 rebate (yet to be received). Tomorrow only sale at TMO for all their phones. Amaze $199.99 - $150 MIR = $49.99..
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Wished you had waited to get yours? I personally don't have regrets for getting it last month - it's a great smartphone.
Hope this helps someone who's been sitting on the fence for a purchase...
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This is a deal only with a new contract under the "Value" plan.
You basically put down 199.99 for the phone get 150 MIR
and then pay 20 dollars a month for 20 months.
Bringing the total to 450 for the phone. The deal comes from the MIR.
But like I said, requires new contract under the value plan.
I think it's cheaper to get it through a classic plan but you end up paying more for the length of the contract.
Haven't crunched all the numbers myself, but there you have it.
And I am getting this deal tomorrow.
It is actually a very good deal.
Under a 2 line family plan, this deal with a value plan would save you about $600 over a 2 year period versus the classic plan.
Classic plan
$140 x 24 months
$260 x 2 phones
=$3,880
value plan
$100 x 24 months
$50 x 2 phones
$20 monthly payment per phone x 2 phones x 20 months
= $3,300
But it isn't really a deal for the phone because you're paying 450 for the phone, people might misinterpret and think it's 50 only
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But it isn't really a deal for the phone because you're paying 450 for the phone, people might misinterpret and think it's 50 only
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Well his math is right. I worked it out myself and you save 290 per line.
So grand total you save 580.
It's a good deal in the long run even if you THINK you pay more for the phone
you pay less in the long run.
Anyway I picked up this deal today, no regrets.
My parents were able to get the Amaze for 199 with the value plan. The phone was 599 and they received a 250 discount with the 150 mail in rebate but they had to sign up on the 59.99 value plan. There are no activation fees or monthly equipment installments. At the end of the day, I think that was the best deal I had seen on the Amaze yet.
I am on month 16 of 24 so I could not take advantage of this but I would have!
For more infomation, check here: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3582170
i got mine from amazon wireless for $200 as an upgrade, no tax no shipping, more than happy with that price
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i got mine from amazon wireless for $200 as an upgrade, no tax no shipping, more than happy with that price
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Nice find! I didn't know amazon had a wireless thing lol
Amazon has had some amazing deals on phones of late. at one point they had almost every single smartphone except the iPhone for just a penny. of course, this was on a new 2 year, but still some smoking deals to be had.
I just got my Amaze through retentions for around $50 I think. not sure exactly, they said it will be $81 or so out of pocket, including taxes and shipping. this was after a $250 credit. all in all, not bad since I still had 5 months on my existing contract.
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I think one thing I noticed about Amazon Wireless is that the plans that they offer for Tmobile are different than the plans Tmo Stores can offer.
Maybe it's just me but when I go through the checkout process on Amazon they are very limited in their options.
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I just got my Amaze through retentions for around $50 I think. not sure exactly, they said it will be $81 or so out of pocket, including taxes and shipping. this was after a $250 credit. all in all, not bad since I still had 5 months on my existing contract.
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Great Deal! I didn't even consider going through retentions But, then again, I've no complaints with the phone so far.
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For those who live in the Miami, FL area you can get your Amaze for only $99.98 with a mail in rebate for $50 so that leaves you with an amaze for only $49.98. This is for new contracts or eligible upgrades on Classic Plans...
I got mine yesterday. Saw the ad online and rushed over to store hoping it was true.
Paid only $106.98 with taxes and got to mail in my rebate to get the $50 back...
Can't beat that with a bat................
I think the value plans are a better value. You don't have to spread the payments over 20 months. Pay it off sooner.
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For those who live in the Miami, FL area you can get your Amaze for only $99.98 with a mail in rebate for $50 so that leaves you with an amaze for only $49.98. This is for new contracts or eligible upgrades on Classic Plans...
I got mine yesterday. Saw the ad online and rushed over to store hoping it was true.
Paid only $106.98 with taxes and got to mail in my rebate to get the $50 back...
Can't beat that with a bat................
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The classic plans are typically $10 to $20 higher than the value plan per month. If the difference is $10 per month, you're paying $250 (approx) more for the same service and $50 for the phone. If you could buy the phone on the value plan for less then $300, you'd be ahead of the game but that's still only a few bucks a month in savings. I think you did pretty well.
They are 20.00 lower per line. None are 10.00 lower. That works out to be 480.00 on a 2 year contract. The deal they had on the 19 works out cheaper than taking the classic plan.
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