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So the epic 4g has finally been announced - august 31 for $250. Is there any chance that other retailers like best buy or radio shack will sell the phone for more like 200? It seems as though most phones are priced at 200 already. Will the epic see a drop in price anywhere?
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I don't think any stores can sell it for a different price. The best you can expect is instant rebates instead of mail in at places like Best Buy and maybe a gift card like a lot of places did for the Evo and Droid X
Physical stores don't tend to sell for less. However websites do. On Amazon the captivate and vibrant were both $150 on release day, and on the 2nd day they had both hit $99.99. I could see the epid 4g going as $200 then $150 or maybe $150 then $100, it's hard to say for sure though.
It would be nice. The mail in rebates don't help offset the cost very well. You have to have the phone for 30 dats before you can submit it and then up to 12 weeks to receive it. In the mean time you have to pay $350 up front.
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Radioshack just called me 2day concerning the epic. Preorders start Friday 8/13/2010 with $50 down, u get a gift card and pay the rest on the 31st. Overall price is $249. This is at the waterfront store here in Pittsburgh, pa. Thought y'all would want to know.
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@ygulp does radio shack offer instant rebates??
About amazon:
how hard is it to get one ot the phones off of amazon? Do they sell out quick?
Also, do you have to go through the rebate process to get money back? This sure sounds like a great deal vs buying through sprint. My only issue is availability.
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willquil1 said:
@ygulp does radio shack offer instant rebates??
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Radioshack said $250 with instatnt rebate, Sprint actually wants $350 with a $100 mail in rebate.
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yglup said:
Radioshack just called me 2day concerning the epic. Preorders start Friday 8/13/2010 with $50 down, u get a gift card and pay the rest on the 31st. Overall price is $249. This is at the waterfront store here in Pittsburgh, pa. Thought y'all would want to know.
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i was able to reserve one today, 8/12, with no money down...
Shadomastr said:
About amazon:
how hard is it to get one ot the phones off of amazon? Do they sell out quick?
Also, do you have to go through the rebate process to get money back? This sure sounds like a great deal vs buying through sprint. My only issue is availability.
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Can't comment on availability much. I have only been watching the Galaxy S phones on there, but the Captivate and Vibrant both had 0 issues with stock, I never once saw them sell out on amazon. The evo I have even seen on amazon once or twice, and I've never seen it anywhere else in stock online. The droid X is shipping in 1-2 weeks though. Popular phones get backstocked. The EPIC 4g is it hard to say whether it will be backordered or not for sure. There isn't really even a guarantee that Amazon will get it on the first day or at all.
The EVO 4G btw isn't discounted at all despite being out for so long, but other phones from sprint are, I think stock availability is likely to play a major role in pricing.
Thanks for your help and advice! Much appreciated to save a little $
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newegg sells the current US galaxy phones for $50 and $100
I reserved an epic at BestBuy but I'm checking Amazon and Newegg on release day.
Hey kennethlongshaw,
How did you pre order already from best buy? I don't see any epic 4g pre order info on their site. I'll try calling one of their stores tomorrow. I would really like to purchase through best buy so I don't have to do a rebate.
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Hey kennethlongshaw,
How did you pre order already from best buy? I don't see any epic 4g pre order info on their site. I'll try calling one of their stores tomorrow. I would really like to purchase through best buy so I don't have to do a rebate.
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I called a location near me and asked if they were taking reservations and they said they just started. They took my name and number and said theyd call me when they came in.
Try it.
Alright thanks ill call when they open!
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So I just got a call from Sprint saying that I was eligible to receive a free Palm Pixi with a small account upgrade. Is this something they do often, and has anyone else gotten a call? Is it just for Evo owners? Should I replace my Evo with the Palm Pixi?(LOL jk)
they seem to be getting more involved with their customers, im getting the same promos for various phones, they offered me a 199 evo just yesterday and a free blackberry like 2 months ago, i also got some kind of loyalty offer today, havent bothered to read it yet
Just so you know, the pixi is free for all new lines right now...
and going from an EVO to the pixi is a pretty major step down. I wonder if anyone ever actually takes them up on that offer.
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So I just got a call from Sprint saying that I was eligible to receive a free Palm Pixi with a small account upgrade. Is this something they do often, and has anyone else gotten a call? Is it just for Evo owners? Should I replace my Evo with the Palm Pixi?(LOL jk)
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Got the same call today, but don't know what phone he was offering because told him I was leaving Sprint anyway on Nov. 8 (at least for 30 days) to try a win phone 7 device.
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fachadick said:
and going from an EVO to the pixi is a pretty major step down. I wonder if anyone ever actually takes them up on that offer.
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That's like trading in your Yukon for a Corolla. Or trading your dignity for a Pixi.
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Or trading your dignity for a Pixi.
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lmao
I called for a little assistance with my account about 2 months ago and out of nowhere the fit offers me a $70 credit to renew the 2 year contract on my line and assured me it wouldn't effect my upgrade in Dec. Now that I think of it I wonder if my next upgrade after that will be Dec of '11 or a year from my recent renewal.. I've been had! lol
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I called for a little assistance with my account about 2 months ago and out of nowhere the fit offers me a $70 credit to renew the 2 year contract on my line and assured me it wouldn't effect my upgrade in Dec. Now that I think of it I wonder if my next upgrade after that will be Dec of '11 or a year from my recent renewal.. I've been had! lol
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Your contract date and your upgrade date are independent of each other. Renewing your contract doesn't change your upgrade date, so you will still get your upgrade a year from your last upgrade.
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I took the offer, no way in hell im trading out my evo for the pixi, ill probably give it to my mom to get her off t-mobile so we have 1 less bill.
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Your contract date and your upgrade date are independent of each other. Renewing your contract doesn't change your upgrade date, so you will still get your upgrade a year from your last upgrade.
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Awesome, thanks for the info
How long do you have to be with sprint to get that promo?
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My brother is due for an upgrade and he's new to android. I think the phone will be great for him. So I was wondering where is the best place to buy an epic? I'm looking in terms of price and deals. So far, the best deal I found was at radio shack where I can get one for $49 + tax w/ contract after trading any old working phone.
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p00kienrayray said:
My brother is due for an upgrade and he's new to android. I think the phone will be great for him. So I was wondering where is the best place to buy an epic? I'm looking in terms of price and deals. So far, the best deal I found was at radio shack where I can get one for $49 + tax w/ contract after trading any old working phone.
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Thats probably cheapest price..radioshack had it for 29.99 before like a week ago :/
The 49.99 is new contracts only.
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cnuckols1 said:
The 49.99 is new contracts only.
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Are you sure? the radioshack employee told me that it was $149 for an upgrade, then take off $100 after trading in any old working phone, which would come to $49 + taxes...said that the promotion was going to end saturday, so I'm assuming it must've just started. I'm gonna call them to double check.
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Thats probably cheapest price..radioshack had it for 29.99 before like a week ago :/
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wow, can't beat that. ridiculous that the evo is still pulling $199 on contract
Talked to two different radio shack stores just now. The first store that I called said that its for new contracts only. The second one I called said that upgrades were indeed eligible for the offer, and the first store I called didn't know what they were talking about. She even went on to say that she just recently did the same offer for an upgrading customer...so I don't know what to believe.
Well I manage a RadioShack, so I'm pretty sure that it is only for new activations. The store maybe able to add the $100 trade and save rebate but the store will charged back for it.
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I worked for radioshack. Screw them. They only pay decent money for iphones with they're trade ins. Radioshack I apples personal *****. You guys should of seen how hard radioshack was fighting to get iphones. Apple threw us about 10000 units FOR THE ENTIRE US and now radioshack takes I in the ass. Stupid ****ing company I can't wait till they're business model cracks and they're ****ed. Capitalist corporate ****s.
/end hate rant
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It was 49.99 online at radioshack.com. also they had a new line for 19.99. That was a week or 2 ago thou
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cnuckols1 said:
Well I manage a RadioShack, so I'm pretty sure that it is only for new activations. The store maybe able to add the $100 trade and save rebate but the store will charged back for it.
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I called a 3rd and 4th store in my area, both said that upgrades were a go. They also said that ANY working trade-in phone would qualify for the deal, doesn't matter the value. I guess I'll just have to wait until my brother and I head down there later this week.
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I called a 3rd and 4th store in my area, both said that upgrades were a go. They also said that ANY working trade-in phone would qualify for the deal, doesn't matter the value. I guess I'll just have to wait until my brother and I head down there later this week.
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Go for it then. Like I said the system may still prompt for the rebate but the store will get charged back for it not you. There misinformation is your gain.
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Don't hate the company because you left them or were terminated. Yes they do give a lot for iphone trade in but there is never a price drop for the iphone either. As far as love for other phones. A $100 trade in towards the epic to bring it down to $50 is pretty good. Love them our hate them you still get some of the best prices out there and employees who will go that extra mile for you instead of just clerking you out.
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Go for it then. Like I said the system may still prompt for the rebate but the store will get charged back for it not you. There misinformation is your gain.
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Looked at the radioshack ad. The epic price IS $149.99 on new activation, and the $100 trade-in IS also on new activation....
....Buuuuut...went to my local radioshack store. She took my cheap $20 virgin mobile phone, and rang up the epic under my brother's line. Kept ringing up to $198 after a couple tries, then she did something with the computer and it rang up to $98 after taxes...
Radioshacks are a corporate stores biggest headache. GOD the issues those guys cause make me want to scream sometimes. Sure...you'll get GREAT pricing on phones over there...and thats about it....
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Radioshacks are a corporate stores biggest headache. GOD the issues those guys cause make me want to scream sometimes. Sure...you'll get GREAT pricing on phones over there...and thats about it....
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Yep.
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Radioshacks are a corporate stores biggest headache. GOD the issues those guys cause make me want to scream sometimes. Sure...you'll get GREAT pricing on phones over there...and thats about it....
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That's all I really wanted from them. I went in there on Easter day to pick up a sata cable for my PC and they don't even carry those!
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I paid $60 each shipped for our contract extension Epics. I used wirefly friends and family who runs radio shacks site sales. The price on the Epics seems to change weekley. They are back up to $130 now.
I just shopped around untill I found the best price.
According to the press release, it's all models, including the AT&T version.
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/02/idUS246036+02-Aug-2011+HUG20110802
TmoNews: http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/deal...r-one-day-only-at-best-buy-upgrades-included/
I've been waiting for the price to drop and this is great news. Before I get it tomorrow can Sprint users tell me if the July update fixed the reception issues, made things worse, or stayed the same?
Online too?
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perdurabo2 said:
According to the press release, it's all models, including the AT&T version.
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/02/idUS246036+02-Aug-2011+HUG20110802
TmoNews: http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/deal...r-one-day-only-at-best-buy-upgrades-included/
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I ordered mine through Amazon for 1 cent with free 2 day shipping with a new contract. No taxes on the value of the phone and its 1 cent out the door. It may be free at Best Buy but be prepared to pay sales tax on 699.99 (their regular price wtf?). Thats $57.74 where I live (OC at 8.25% sales tax). Best Buy is not good for new contracts but good if you are renewing your contract because Amazon charges 99.99 for renewals. It is still free for renewing your contract at Best Buy.
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I ordered mine through Amazon for 1 cent with free 2 day shipping with a new contract. No taxes on the value of the phone and its 1 cent out the door. It may be free at Best Buy but be prepared to pay sales tax on 699.99 (their regular price wtf?). Thats $57.74 where I live (OC at 8.25% sales tax). Best Buy is not good for new contracts but good if you are renewing your contract because Amazon charges 99.99 for renewals. It is still free for renewing your contract at Best Buy.
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Sales tax? What's that? I don't pay no sales tax.
I got mine 2 days ago for free at best buy. Sprint model. I live a hour and a half away from the closest best buy, so I called to see how much it was. The lady that answered said free. Well I drive up there and its $99 with upgrade. So I told the manager what happened and he gave it to me for free.
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I've been waiting for the price to drop and this is great news. Before I get it tomorrow can Sprint users tell me if the July update fixed the reception issues, made things worse, or stayed the same?
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Reviews are mixed. I have personally seen a db increase and additional bars on all connectivity modes.
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I'm debating an upgrade from a nexus one for this. Otherwise waiting for next nexus or iPhone. My nexus one is in pretty rough shape.
Can I get this on Verizon?
I'm going to take my receipt to save the $99
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Can I get this on Verizon?
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There is no Nexus currently for Verizon. Sorry.
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I have an iPhone under my mom's account. In theory could I get one under my name and cancel the contract? I know it sounds silly, but I would like both. Would I have to give AT&T the phone back if I cancel?
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I have an iPhone under my mom's account. In theory could I get one under my name and cancel the contract? I know it sounds silly, but I would like both. Would I have to give AT&T the phone back if I cancel?
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No you can get one under your name. You keep the iPhone you have. I got the Nexsus S on Saturday and will be going tomorrow to get my $99 back. It is actually cheaper to get on contract and cancel later as you will only have paid around $340 vs $529 buy out right without contract at Best Buy.
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I just ordered mine online with BestBuy for the AT&T version .. pricing is ALL $ 0.00 .. no taxes added .. only other fee is an $ 18.00 activation fee which is billed to you by your provider.
So .. the actual purchase of the phone is physically FREE.
Got mine free today
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whats the early term fee for the providers?
im a lil past the one year point with my evo,
the best buy upgrade indicator online tells me im ready for an upgrade if i renew my 2 year, however when i go to purchase it online it tells me im not available for upgrade.
ill go in at ten and find out what my options are, and report back for fellow xda'ers
Will it be free by adding a line?
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I'm going to wait for the SGSII since it's a better spec phone. The Nexus S has no SD card slot and that's a no no for me. The plus side is the updates on that phone but that's about it.
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There is no Nexus currently for Verizon. Sorry.
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If I buy the Sprint version and cancel the contract, could I activate this on Verizon?
Amazing price just got it from best buy with price match
Im on sprint 2 year upgrade
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rafal2006 said:
Amazing price just got it from best buy with price match
Im on sprint 2 year upgrade
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Dammit. I should have waited. I pre ordered with easy pay. I knew amazon would do it.
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Wow...so I need to return mine to AT&T and get it from amazon.
It's ok, Thanks
Hot damn. Looking on Amazon, it seems the AT&T one is $0.00 and the Sprint one is $0.01. The Verzion one is still $199.99 though. Thanks Verizon. Pretty unbelievable prices.
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Hot damn. Looking on Amazon, it seems the AT&T one is $0.00 and the Sprint one is $0.01. The Verzion one is still $199.99 though. Thanks Verizon. Pretty unbelievable prices.
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Never expected a good deal from Verizon lol
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Isn't the AT&T one only free because Amazon only supports upgrades through the next program? Unless something changed from when the thread started it says 2 year upgrade not available, and has a monthly Next fee just like AT&T does.
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Isn't the AT&T one only free because Amazon only supports upgrades through the next program? Unless something changed from when the thread started it says 2 year upgrade not available, and has a monthly Next fee just like AT&T does.
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Just checked now and it's says 2 year contract is not available? Only looks like sprint is free
Sprint no longer showing free, but i see at&t is
Just wanted to stop by and thank the OP for this post cause you saved me $200......well $199.99!
Due to me being on SERO-P I haven't been able to jump on these types of deals since I switched to SERO-P on the Evo 4G. I found out from someone on Slickdeals that Discover's price protection worked on cell phones so I figured I'd try it this time. When I preordered the G4 I made sure I used Discover. I waited until my 14 day return period passed before submitting my claim with Discover. It took a little over a week after resubmitting my claim and it is now approved.
So now I get the best of both worlds...SERO-P and super cheap phones!
I only see this phone on Amazon for $99. I'm assuming this deal is over?
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I only see this phone on Amazon for $99. I'm assuming this deal is over?
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You realize this was 2 months ago?
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ambervals6 said:
You realize this was 2 months ago?
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Yes I do.
And the $99 is only since Sunday, before that it was $199. (free is long since over)
How was the amazon 99 cent/ free deal good on AT&T?
Cause you'd end up paying $600 for it in the end anyway. Cause if your under contract your bill is $25 higher.
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How was the amazon 99 cent/ free deal good on AT&T?
Cause you'd end up paying $600 for it in the end anyway. Cause if your under contract your bill is $25 higher.
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Just go buy on ebay for 400 new.
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Just go buy on ebay for 400 new.
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Be sure to buy a international version that can be unlocked. H815
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Couldn't get best buy to match the $99 price since I'm on a business 'legacy' plan. So I purchased through Sprint for the usual $199.
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Amazing price just got it from best buy with price match
Im on sprint 2 year upgrade
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No longer viable, so no need to stay open.
Thanks for the tip rafal2006 while it lasted:good: