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HTC Aria available on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/AT-T-HTC-ARIA-ANDROID-AREA-NEW-BOX-FAST-/270595384107?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3f00bde32b
That didn't take long.

Ha, almost $500. Amazing how close it is in price (without contract) to a gently used Nexus One. Thank you for pointing this out.
I'm getting rid of my T-Mobile N1 because it sucks on AT&T (which I'm also stuck on due to insistent family members). I had bought the T-mobile version before any tech blog hinted that an AT&T version was coming out.
So anyway, Best Buy is offering this phone for $130 w/contract, with no silly $100 mail-in rebate for "AT&T cash" or whatever the hell it is. Yay!

damn pixie said:
Ha, almost $500. Amazing how close it is in price (without contract) to a gently used Nexus One. Thank you for pointing this out.
I'm getting rid of my T-Mobile N1 because it sucks on AT&T (which I'm also stuck on due to insistent family members). I had bought the T-mobile version before any tech blog hinted that an AT&T version was coming out.
So anyway, Best Buy is offering this phone for $130 w/contract, with no silly $100 mail-in rebate for "AT&T cash" or whatever the hell it is. Yay!
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take a look at the aria specs 1st, you may want to trade your tmo N1 for an ATT N1.... :2cents:

Unsubsidized it's overpriced, for sure. There is only $30.00 between that and a new N1.

johng75 said:
take a look at the aria specs 1st, you may want to trade your tmo N1 for an ATT N1.... :2cents:
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I did research the specs, thanks... according to the results, its speed is comparable to the N1 despite the lower processing power (http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=14408). And it's been difficult to find someone who'd trade in this area... so I'll just use the extra $ to pay for textbooks. But thanks for your thoughts.
Attn1: It's funny how they overprice it (unsubsidized) and then throw a lot of $10 AT&T services in there that they hope you'll buy. Hopefully we can delete these when someone develops root or a rom for this....

I heard this phone will be available at costco for $99 (upgrade price) or 49.99 if you're a new customer.

AT&T's no commitment pricing is $379.00. That makes that $499.00 EBay price a huge ripoff.

It's $499 at my Best Buy. And I hate that they only have dummies so I couldn't even play with it.

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It's $499 at my Best Buy. And I hate that they only have dummies so I couldn't even play with it.
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Looks like AT&T no commitment price is the best no contract price so far.
damn pixie said:
I did research the specs, thanks... according to the results, its speed is comparable to the N1 despite the lower processing power (http://www.mobileunderground.info/showthread.php?t=14408). And it's been difficult to find someone who'd trade in this area... so I'll just use the extra $ to pay for textbooks. But thanks for your thoughts.
Attn1: It's funny how they overprice it (unsubsidized) and then throw a lot of $10 AT&T services in there that they hope you'll buy. Hopefully we can delete these when someone develops root or a rom for this....
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Well, on Ebay you can sell the N1 and pretty much acquire an AT&T version for almost the same money.
I don't think that AT&T's $379.00 no contract pricing is out of whack for an Aria, really when compared to phones like the HTC Magic and the HTC Hero (GSM) which both cost more.
I know what you mean about those $10.00 services though. That you can't remove that software without root access is cheesy at best, but it's not the end of the world, either.

The only extra cost services are AT&T Nav and AT&T Music. AT&T Maps is free (albeit unnecessary). Family Map is preloaded, but these things are easy enough to ignore until it's rooted. It's not like they're the only carrier to load their programs on. I doubt that everyone on Sprint is way into Nascar, but it's usually there.
It's a great little phone that's more powerful than the specs would let on. It's smooth and fast. Mine was only $92 with my upgrade and fan discount so I couldn't resist. I don't want another iPhone so this is the best alternative at the moment.
btw, they didn't block Google Maps Nav like I thought they might and it works great.

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It's a great little phone that's more powerful than the specs would let on. It's smooth and fast.
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I agree with you there. I got mine yesterday and it seems to handle 2.1 better than the N1 did! Of course, there are no live backgrounds... but I can have 7 apps running and it's still smooth, unlike the N1 which could handle only 3 or 4 apps before it lagged (on mine anyway... and using "end app" management programs at the same time... before I had upped it to 2.2).

I think this is the link to root the phone and install 3rd party pgms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706887

stevebonning said:
I think this is the link to root the phone and install 3rd party pgms
That is a link to install Non market apps or "Side loading" it's not a root....YET ;-)
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Best Buy Will Hold A Pre-Sale For The Motorola XOOM Starting February 17th

I'm in for one! Plus the folio case/stand
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/11/best-buy-will-hold-a-pre-sale-for-the-motorola-xoom/
Updated with link, sorry.

Yay for wasting money?

StirCwazy said:
I'm in for one! Plus the folio case/stand
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source? i haven't seen this.

legato89 said:
Yay for wasting money?
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Troll much /b/ ?

Bukem75 said:
Troll much /b/ ?
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I'm not a degenerate, nor am I frivolous with my money.

asianxtreme said:
source? i haven't seen this.
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Updated with link, sorry.

StirCwazy said:
Updated with link, sorry.
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Thanks, this is kick ass! Can hardly wait!!

legato89 said:
nor am I frivolous with my money.
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If you had any money you could buy a Xoom!!

Old MuckenMire said:
If you had any money you could buy a Xoom!!
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If I were richer than Donald Trump I wouldn't even let Motorola and Verizon take me for a ride like they hope to do come the 24th. Only a small minority of people who are foolish with their money are going to be purchasing this. Actual rich people are smart enough to do research on products they buy and wisely spend their money to get the best value for their buck. Thats how you get rich in the first place.

legato89 said:
If I were richer than Donald Trump I wouldn't even let Motorola and Verizon take me for a ride like they hope to do come the 24th. Only a small minority of people who are foolish with their money are going to be purchasing this. Actual rich people are smart enough to do research on products they buy and wisely spend their money to get the best value for their buck. Thats how you get rich in the first place.
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Actual rich people can't be bothered to shop and have paid shoppers to go out and buy things.
If you doubt me, come visit me in Yokohama Japan. I'm over in the Minatomirai district. Be a pleasure to walk you around the rich peoples malls and point out the personal shoppers.

BB Employees getting xoom for $577
Just saw a post over at xoomforums.com supposedly from a BB employee.
"But... Employee discount gives it to us for $577... I talked to our mobile department to see if our discounts are valid on those kinds of devices and they told me yes! "

angryclubs said:
Just saw a post over at xoomforums.com supposedly from a BB employee.
"But... Employee discount gives it to us for $577... I talked to our mobile department to see if our discounts are valid on those kinds of devices and they told me yes! "
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time to befriend a bb employee

My Dell Streak 7 pretty much has the same specs as this thing..The Xoom...for $900 should have an I5 processor & 4gigs of ram...I mean come on now.

AND WINDOWS!
Who wouldn't want Windows on a tablet?
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Arun01 said:
My Dell Streak 7 pretty much has the same specs as this thing..The Xoom...for $900 should have an I5 processor & 4gigs of ram...I mean come on now.
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The technology required to put a i5 and 4gb of ram into a tablet would shoot the price of the device up towards the $2000* range!
* this amount is pure speculation and doesn't apply any real educated calculations based on OP or XDA. Please see your dealer for more options...

Pre-oder necessary?
Does anyone expect the Xoom to sell out day one? Most of the people I have mentioned the Xoom to has not even heard of it. I personally do not want to drive for an hour to BB, give away $880ish dollars (is this how the pre-order will even work?), and then turn around and go back to school. I am gonna spend like $30 bucks in gas all in all on this thing. (Which I guess in the scope of things, isn't that much.)

SFBPro said:
Does anyone expect the Xoom to sell out day one? Most of the people I have mentioned the Xoom to has not even heard of it. I personally do not want to drive for an hour to BB, give away $880ish dollars (is this how the pre-order will even work?), and then turn around and go back to school. I am gonna spend like $30 bucks in gas all in all on this thing. (Which I guess in the scope of things, isn't that much.)
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Mmm I think your safe...noooooo way its gonna sell out.

SFBPro said:
Does anyone expect the Xoom to sell out day one? Most of the people I have mentioned the Xoom to has not even heard of it. I personally do not want to drive for an hour to BB, give away $880ish dollars (is this how the pre-order will even work?), and then turn around and go back to school. I am gonna spend like $30 bucks in gas all in all on this thing. (Which I guess in the scope of things, isn't that much.)
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I doubt that it will sell out, but if you're gonna drive an hour to get one, I'd try to go early; Best Buy probably will only carry 5-10 per store and a few will be preorders for CRAZY early adopters like me.... It also depends on the area, I live in a smaller town, so I doubt we'll have any sell outs

kenyu73 said:
I doubt that it will sell out, but if you're gonna drive an hour to get one, I'd try to go early; Best Buy probably will only carry 5-10 per store and a few will be preorders for CRAZY early adopters like me.... It also depends on the area, I live in a smaller town, so I doubt we'll have any sell outs
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Yeah, I will be going to the Montgomery, Al Bestbuy, which since it is the capital of Alabama, you would think they would have a larger stock... Well, back at home, I had access to three BB, one in Trussville, and 2 in Birmingham. The one on HWY 280 in B'ham had 100 iPads when they first came out. My friend (one of the managers) told me that they didn't sell a single one on the opening day! Then they sold them all in the following days and ran out of stock for the next several months... I plan on getting there right at or 15 min before the Montgomery store opens. (For pre-order) I could always get over sooner, but I am not sure I expect there to be a lot of crazy first adopters there.

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Yeah, I will be going to the Montgomery, Al Bestbuy, which since it is the capital of Alabama, you would think they would have a larger stock... Well, back at home, I had access to three BB, one in Trussville, and 2 in Birmingham. The one on HWY 280 in B'ham had 100 iPads when they first came out. My friend (one of the managers) told me that they didn't sell a single one on the opening day! Then they sold them all in the following days and ran out of stock for the next several months... I plan on getting there right at or 15 min before the Montgomery store opens. (For pre-order) I could always get over sooner, but I am not sure I expect there to be a lot of crazy first adopters there.
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If you're going to Pre-Order one on the 17th would that not lock in your order for pickup on the 24th? I'm just assuming that's how it is going to work, you pre-order, they set aside however many pre-orders they get, you go in and pickup on release day. Maybe I'm just thinking too logical, someone please correct me if I'm wrong because I saved the money for the XOOM and I don't care what others say, I'm getting one. So if I'm wrong someone please step up now and let me know what to expect. =)

Atrix 4G for $29.99

The Atrix 4G is on sale for $29.99 at Best Buy
http://www.droidmatters.com/phones/deal-alert-motorola-atrix-4g-29-99-at-best-buy/

Mother.f***er.
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lol....it is a sale, this happens with everything, people buy it, it goes on sale, more people buy it, rinse repeat until item is discontinued. Sales are nice to have. Maybe more people will buy it, more people will dev for it.

is it possible for att to price match this? i see no point in having paid 250 for this phone when i could ahve got it for 30

It's $29.99 only for new customers.

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It's $29.99 only for new customers.
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I am pretty sure that if you go to an AT&T store you can get them to price-match it if you don't tell them that it is for new customers

DITTO DITTO DITTO!!!!!!
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Mother.f***er.
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zizo79 said:
The Atrix 4G is on sale for $29.99 at Best Buy
http://www.droidmatters.com/phones/deal-alert-motorola-atrix-4g-29-99-at-best-buy/
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It's $99 if you upgrade which is still awesome!

lost2030 said:
It's $99 if you upgrade which is still awesome!
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If you are planning on getting it, you should try your local AT&T store and they will look it up on BB's site. they PM it if they don't investigate lol

Just ordered two Now the long wait and refreshing of order status

Why did I spend so much money on this phone again? I remember with my iPhones they retained their value, this is a HUGE degradation in a matter of months? I guess I won't be able to sell this phone when I'm ready to upgrade.

mpalatsi said:
Why did I spend so much money on this phone again? I remember with my iPhones they retained their value, this is a HUGE degradation in a matter of months? I guess I won't be able to sell this phone when I'm ready to upgrade.
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You do realise there's a HUGE difference between an iPhone and... well... any other phone, right? People flock to iPhones like gnats to a sweaty forehead. And not even just the US. Hell, i sold my iPhone 4 that i had since they came out to someone in Russia for $450. That was enough to cover the cost of the iPhone when i originally bought it, PLUS the Atrix. I've only ever seen one person NOT in an AT&T store that had an Atrix. Just about every smartphone you see on the street is some version of the iPhone. And with the 3GS now being $49.... I'd imagine that ratio will be even higher. People don't know how to find a good phone. They know what is crammed down their throat no matter where they turn... and that just happens to be any Apple product, really.
Hell... look on TV. You see at least 5 iPhone commercials for every single Atrix commercial... and they advertise the lapdock more than the phone itself it seems.

mpalatsi said:
Why did I spend so much money on this phone again? I remember with my iPhones they retained their value, this is a HUGE degradation in a matter of months? I guess I won't be able to sell this phone when I'm ready to upgrade.
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It ($29.99) is not a regular price. Its just a one day Easter Day sale at BestBuy. Soon it price will be back to $99.99 like everywhere else

Very jealous....

Are any AT&T stores even open today (Easter?) None of them answer the phone...

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Are any AT&T stores even open today (Easter?) None of them answer the phone...
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It doesn't have to be a holiday for them not to answer the phone

Gvndeb60 said:
It doesn't have to be a holiday for them not to answer the phone
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ain't that the truth!
But yea... even if you did go elsewhere and tried to get them to price match, they'd probably see that it's for new customers only. I mean... they usually say that right around the price somewhere.... somewhere that's not easy to miss.

mpalatsi said:
Why did I spend so much money on this phone again? I remember with my iPhones they retained their value, this is a HUGE degradation in a matter of months? I guess I won't be able to sell this phone when I'm ready to upgrade.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Like-New-Motoro...ell_Phones&hash=item3f094ea310#ht_2507wt_1139
Dunno, they still seem to go for a fairly nice sum of money. I'd imagine it would still be rather nice a bit from now, especially being a dual core.

yeah store was closed here. I tried calling att to see if they would price match the 100 bucks at bestbuy and they told me nope and if i wanted bestbuy's price i should cancel and goto bestbuy. does att charge a restocking fee for canceling a plan within the 30 days?

Monterograves said:
yeah store was closed here. I tried calling att to see if they would price match the 100 bucks at bestbuy and they told me nope and if i wanted bestbuy's price i should cancel and goto bestbuy. does att charge a restocking fee for canceling a plan within the 30 days?
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Yes. Check their website for the exact amount.
BTW, they give this phone for free in Europe with contract.

Lapdock prices are absurd

we should probably go above and beyond to make sure motorola doesn't discover that yous guys have basically provided me with a way to justify the price of a lapdock, i mean, otherwise they're gonna "upgrade" it, and jack the price up over tablets...tablets that don't require a 500 dollar attachment
look at this
http://www.google.com/search?q=moto...gc.r_pw.&fp=718c35d66707d000&biw=1152&bih=567
you see how dramatically the price varies? what in **** is going on with this thing? is it going to be a thing, or something fanboys hoard knowing damn well i won't give them a ****ing dime?
just my thoughts

Im thinking about doing the 175 for the refrub on the at&t website. I doubt it'll go lower than that.
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the att website has it for 175
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damn, got beat to it

so new lapdocks are $299 while refurbs are $175.
why... do many online retailers and such show lapdocks at more than $299?
should they not adjust their prices to what the current price from the manufacturer is?
i understand that people sell their items for what they want.
but it just doesn't make sense to overprice something that you don't want to keep. it's like when you buy a car. as soon as it gets driven off the lot, it's worth less. it never increases in value.
unless it becomes a classic or something.

Just be on the lookout for a good deal. I just sold mine on CL for $150...

Lol, just checked on Craigslist vegas, a guy selling it fot $400, and he's giving a link with $499 brand new. Better include the phone with it on that price
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lol that so funny

im sorry guys if this is against the rules but I have one for sale. ill sell it for 150. im in nj and sold my ATRIX for cash for a prime and I have yet to sell the ATRIX

i got a message from att a couple of weeks ago to get the webtop for 99$. I'm in canada and it is for att customers but i thought i would just let u guys know

webtop ≠ lapdock
thanks, though.

both for 99

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both for 99
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Where is the link?
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http://www.talkandroid.com/59670-de...ntertainment-centerwebtop-access-kit-only-99/
sorry it didn't include the webtop...my bad

I know it's kind of late, but I just got the lap dock from my local att store for $99. I got my atrix on august, so I still have 2 years ahead of me with this phone.

reelon said:
... I just got the lap dock from my local att store for $99.
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what?! Laaaaame. i just went to my AT&T store and they don't have any atrix items nor any new atrix 2 stuff.
Laaaaame.
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someones know if this lapdock is going to work with the atrix 4g??

Best US deal I have seen, ordering next week!

Just found this deal. Unlocked for $599, best price I have found. Anyone dealt with this place before?
http://electroprise.com/samsung-galaxy-note-gt-n7000-gsm-hsdpa-quadband-unlocked-p-2911.html

Be careful...they use to be called "Exoticphones.com"

I'd be careful too...
How can they offer a discount with an ATT plan????
Seems suspicious to me...but good luck if you go with it!

Im only guessing here but I bet a phone vendor could sign you up for ATT with any phone, like an iPhone. Then turn around and sell that iPhone at retail to another person. But give you the 2 year discount on the Note.

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Im only guessing here but I bet a phone vendor could sign you up for ATT with any phone, like an iPhone. Then turn around and sell that iPhone at retail to another person. But give you the 2 year discount on the Note.
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That's exactly what I was thinking. Vendor signs you up for a new 2 year contract with at&t. They choose iphone 4s as your new phone. They keep the 4s and sell it for like $600 bucks. They are then able to offer you the note for $599
I would cut the middle man out and just do it yourself if you don't already have an at&t contract or are not in upgrade status.

Just odered with overnight shipping. Will let you guys know how it goes. Im beyond excited!
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Just odered with overnight shipping. Will let you guys know how it goes. Im beyond excited!
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Did you order for $599, or did you do the contract? If legit, the contract is very tempting.

dscline said:
Did you order for $599, or did you do the contract? If legit, the contract is very tempting.
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The contract is only $200 cheaper. If you instead extend your contract with buying an iphone 4s, you'll come out far ahead. You'll pay $200 (instead of $400) and you can sell it on ebay for $600 at least then use that money for the Note. So in effect the iphone route is at least $200 cheaper for the same end result. That is assuming this is legit, and ignoring ebay fees (use craigslist.)

"If it seems too good to be true..."
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/ExoticPhone_GSM_International_Inc
I also just called them up. I work in NYC and they seem to offer local pickup, so what better way to see if they actually have it in stock then to walk over there...The person that answered said it was out of stock and due back in, in about 2 weeks.
When I pressed for a more specific date, he just said he wasn't sure, but about 2 weeks.
...All kinds of red flags here.

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The contract is only $200 cheaper. If you instead extend your contract with buying an iphone 4s, you'll come out far ahead. You'll pay $200 (instead of $400) and you can sell it on ebay for $600 at least then use that money for the Note.
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Thanks. I was partially looking at it as a convenience issue (not having to deal with reselling, no fees, no uncertainty of what it ultimately sells for), but you're right, $200, or even $100, is a big chunk for convenience. But ultimately, it's not very convenient if "electropirise" screws you over.
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... so what better way to see if they actually have it in stock then to walk over there...
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Thanks for doing that, good to get some insight before blindly trusting them.

only $95 more on expansys-usa if you use promo code BFNOTE. then you dont have a contract to deal with either. it also ships from the us
woot....1st post

=n0thingr3mains;19925414]only $95 more on expansys-usa if you use promo code BFNOTE. then you dont have a contract to deal with either. it also ships from the us
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So its $494 on there without a contract?
is $399.00 with a contract. so add 95 to that?
What you posted makes no sense, but i know what you were trying to say.
You want people to pay 95 more full price compared to the full price on that other site in the OP
Wait, that also makes no sense

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=n0thingr3mains;19925414]only $95 more on expansys-usa if you use promo code BFNOTE. then you dont have a contract to deal with either. it also ships from the us
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So its $494 on there without a contract?
is $399.00 with a contract. so add 95 to that?
What you posted makes no sense, but i know what you were trying to say.
You want people to pay 95 more full price compared to the full price on that other site in the OP
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nevermind...thought it was $599 with the contract. now I see its $399 with the contract. that does sound like a good deal then if the site is legit.

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only $95 more on expansys-usa if you use promo code BFNOTE. then you dont have a contract to deal with either. it also ships from the us
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This is a pretty good deal -- except no way to get warranty. Expansys USA has a great reputation on resellerratings.com.
Will probably get mine thru ebay so I can get a SquareTrade warranty.

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only $95 more on expansys-usa if you use promo code BFNOTE. then you dont have a contract to deal with either. it also ships from the us
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Wow total came out to be $694.99 not too shabby! Thanks for the code!!!

Watching this thread since I wouldn't advice anyone to order anything from that website and I'm really curious to see if they will deliver.
There's another thread discussing the website that OP bought the phone. Always use the search button.

Just wanted to make everyone aware that Amazon is selling Notes for $660 shipped. That is the cheapest I've seen ANYWHERE on the web. I picked one up today through amazon, fulfilled by the oem shop.
Hopefully I'll get a new unit that hasn't been opened.

Yesasia.com has it about $650. I only bought small things from the site,yet I feel it does business alright.

inurb said:
Just wanted to make everyone aware that Amazon is selling Notes for $660 shipped. That is the cheapest I've seen ANYWHERE on the web. I picked one up today through amazon, fulfilled by the oem shop.
Hopefully I'll get a new unit that hasn't been opened.
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I got one today and already received tracking with it delivered Thursday ... it was transformersandgsmphones on Amazon. Paid $669 with 2 day shipping. Not bad!
Sent from my Beastly SGS2!

OP, did you get it?
Anyone know if the OP got his Note next day, or at all?
Dang, Expansys-USA is up to a whopping $779.99 for theirs.