Will the Nexus 4 sold at T-mobile have their bloatware?
I don't think so but expect it to be over priced and their stupid logo stamped underneath the nexus name lol
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Probably not, but why would anyone want to pay $499 for a phone through t-mobile when they can get it for $349 through the play store...T-Mobile fail
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/10/edit...-value-plan-pricing-on-the-nexus-4-isnt-cool/
there should be no reason why this phone should cost more then $150 on the classic plan. losing $200 and locking you into a 2 year contract is pretty fair. I cant believe anyone would pay for this on the value plan. i'm not sure saving $150 for the classic plan is worth being in a 2 year contract though. decisions decisions.
I think google needs to step in on this and roll up the newspaper and smack tmo on the nose. *THAT'S A NO!!!!*
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I basically just had a. 2 hour convo with Davidia bison'a supervisor at verizon customer care. I explain that if I have my xoom on contract I pay 600 for it but off contact its 800 now the problem I see is that the xoom has. A 350 dollar early termanation fee witch mean there crucking us out of 150 dollars so after a long talk she noted my account that if and when I do decide to cancel that the etf will'only be 200 the remaning price of the device not 350 the full etf
So just wanted to give a lil insight in case no one has relized
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You do realize that's generally how ETFs work?
Well. I wasn't gonna have it there being. A theif
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You probably shouldn't post your account number here, with a little social engineering someone could do something bad with that.
The thing about ETFs is that, like any contract, they offered you a discount in return for you signing up for 2 years of service. It's dumb cellphone comany logic, but they make the ETF higher so you won't just ditch your contract whenever. It's like any contractual agreement with a set number of months, if you bail out early you are going to get hit with fees... fees that you absolutely agreed to when you signed the contract. If you sign a contract you should know the terms.
I understand etf, but it usually is $350 when you get a $500 or more cellphone and you only pay $199 with a 2 year contract. But when you get a $799 worth product for only $200 less I don't see how they want to stuck you with a $350 etf. It'd be unwise to sign such a contract.
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Good point thanks for the heads up
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Callin that's ezackly what I was getting at
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Check the fine print. I was told it would be a 350 etf too, then I read the contract I signed to find out it was a max of 175...
Its considered a data device. $175.
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So is it 175 or 350? The verizon website shows the higher price.
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Just thinking, I'm not too worried about defects, Google will replace it for that. But reading about the nexus 4s slickness, and people dropping them makes me realize stuff happens. This is why I have insurance on my at&t account, but obviously that isn't going to mean much with a non at&t phone. Any third party companies that offer it?
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http://www.squaretrade.com/smartphone
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.
estallings15 said:
http://www.squaretrade.com/smartphone
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.
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Squaretrade is ridiculously overpriced given the cost of the n4 and the deductible they charge. Plus they offer cheaper coverage for iPhones which is irritating. Not recommended. If others have found reasonable insurance, I'd be interested.
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$125 for two years with a $99 deductible?
My current plan through T-mobile is $6 a month with a $130 decuctible. What are you used to paying?
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.
I think it's crap that I can't just pay $30 from square trade for a service plan with accidental coverage. Oh it's a phone. That means you need insurance and not a service plan. Who decides this crap? I got a service plan from square trade when I bought my HTC Flyer and it was $30, and what is a flyer? An oversized Desire HD!
I remember you used to be able to buy a service plan from best buy for a phone if you bought it from them, and now they have bend over and spread em insurance too! Really who decides this crap? Cell phones are pretty much in a class of their own with consumer electronics.
I guess I'll just go insurance free
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$125 for two years with a $99 deductible?
My current plan through T-mobile is $6 a month with a $130 decuctible. What are you used to paying?
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Both plans are outrageous given the cost of the Nexus 4.
Cor-master said:
I guess I'll just go insurance free
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I'm with you. Unless squaretrade recognizes their ridiculousness and adjusts their pricing plans accordingly. I'll not be holding my breath.
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bumping this in hopes that it gets some action.
i think i am going to get squaretrade before my 30 days are up. one of the things i like is you can cancel at any time and be refunded the rest of your money. or cancel and stop paying your seven bucks a month. you can also transfer it with the phone if you sell it and want to use the insurance as a perk.
has anyone else found anything better?
i just noted in a previous post that my phone just dropped 18" onto a rug with the bumper on and now my glass creaks. its only a matter of time i feel before something worse happens. and who knows... maybe google and lg will start building these things a bit better and with insurance we can swap it out.
I just think it's crap I can get a square trade warranty on a tablet for $30 that doesn't have a monthly fee and offers the exact same coverage but because the device is deemed small enough to be a phone I gotta pay a monthly fee
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Cor-master said:
I just think it's crap I can get a square trade warranty on a tablet for $30 that doesn't have a monthly fee and offers the exact same coverage but because the device is deemed small enough to be a phone I gotta pay a monthly fee
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i completely agree. i wish some hardware replacements would start hitting the market. if i could price out the replacement parts i could weight out the pricing better. but i dont want to go past my 30 days and be forced into buying the parts from the internet when they could very well be pricier.
Check the threads were people have sent their phones back for repair. I'd rather save my money then send it back to LG for repair, if there is something that needs repair. One post I read said it was going to cost $140 to repair the cracked glass. Another one was $153. So paying someone $125 for 2 years and $99 deductible seems like its not worth it. The cost for a one time repair would have to exceed $224 to make it worth it.
This is what I got. Square trade $79.99 for 2 years and a $50 deductible.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008I668NG/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
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BruceCLin said:
This is what I got. Square trade $79.99 for 2 years and a $50 deductible.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008I668NG/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
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That would be worth it but are you sure it covers phones?
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I agree. Paying $125 on the chance that I break it and then have to pay another $99, for a total of $224, on a phone I bought for $300, doesn't seem quite worth it.
Of course, that's if it only breaks once. My wife is murder on phones, so figure that she breaks hers, say, three times in two years and that's $125 + $99 x 3 = $422. But then, if LG will repair it for about $150, then those three times only cost me $450, so the difference is still pretty negligible.
I'm going to get us both the Ballistic cases when they are released in a few weeks and hope for the best.
danguyf;35721483My wife is murder on phones.[/QUOTE said:
as am i.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sOoXKBYC1c
the seventy dollar deal for prepaid doesnt sound bad at all.
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I got Square Trade. They are having a 35% off sale until December 26th. :thumbup:
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I've had mixed experiences with Squaretrade. My biggest complaint is that they send your device to a repair depot that can take over a week to fix. In addition, if the repairs exceed the cost of the phone, they keep it.
Also, the last time I used them, they wanted my SIM card (I was having SIM identification problems). I personally refuse to send an active SIM card through the mail. They said that all of their customers are fine with it?
Anyways, I personally don't think it's cost effective to buy insurance for a cell phone at $299-$349. Just keep money aside if it breaks or is lost/stolen.
I'd like to know if any one has used these guys.
http://www.worthavegroup.com/cell-phone-insurance
on paper it seems like a good deal and good coverage... but I'd like to hear some stories about claims being a hassle or not.
I'm content with using SquareTrade as an "Insurance" for my Nexus 4.
SquareTrade: $125+$99=$224 (They even cover shipping)
Buying New Replacement: $349+Shipping
Plus with buying new, you have to take into consideration that the Nexus 4 is nearly impossible to get right now.
So you could be stuck without a phone for months, where with SquareTrade you get one quickly.
And "Part Replacement" is pointless IMO. You might crack the screen, spend $150 for a new screen. But what if you do more damage than just the screen.. more parts to buy
But that's just me. Plus if the phone is not repairable. They give you the full retail cost of the phone at time of purchase.
$79 Plan from SquareTrade the Indian guy from the SquareTrade Customer Service said the Nexus 4 is covered under this plan.
Or $99 Plan from SquareTrade will cover it too, (in case you don't want to take the chance that the $79 plan does not cover it.)
Would it not make sense for me to go buy it and terminate the contract for $200? Meaning $250(plus) 16GB Nexus 4?
I'm not leaving AT&T... Do you think T-Mobile has something in place to prevent this?
If I'm correct T-Mobile sells the Nexus 4 for a full price of $499 or $399. So you'll be paying a lot more than $200. That a big ETF price tag.
Might as well get a n4 on the play store.
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If I'm correct T-Mobile sells the Nexus 4 for a full price of $499 or $399. So you'll be paying a lot more than $200. That a big ETF price tag.
Might as well get a n4 on the play store.
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http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=Nexus-4
Here is the link to the phone. It was $125 until today and it went down. But if I terminate the contract like a week or so after I get the phone they'll charge me full price and bill me for the full phone?
Oh, and I am also going off of this documentation... Sorry!
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2938
Darbley said:
Would it not make sense for me to go buy it and terminate the contract for $200? Meaning $250(plus) 16GB Nexus 4?
I'm not leaving AT&T... Do you think T-Mobile has something in place to prevent this?
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this is not a new trick and most carriers set prices and policies to prevent it otherwise they would lose a lot of money. You probably have to return the phone if you want to cancel in your first month, and if you keep it for more than a month then its not cheaper than the play store anymore. You will probably have to sign up for a data plan too so there may be a separate ECF for data.
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this is not a new trick and most carriers set prices and policies to prevent it otherwise they would lose a lot of money. You probably have to return the phone if you want to cancel in your first month, and if you keep it for more than a month then its not cheaper than the play store anymore. You will probably have to sign up for a data plan too so there may be a separate ECF for data.
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Thanks.
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Ive been waiting to use my upgrade since last october and now that the s4 has been announced ive been patiently waiting.......but it seems like there will no longer be any subsidized phones is that correct? so my best bet is to upgrade to the note 2 now and sell it and just buy the s4 cash.
So i just wanted to make sure that is the case from now on.
They'll sell you a phone for a small amount down and monthly payments added to your bill if you prefer to work that way.
The difference between that and the old subsidized plans is that the extra monthly fee will disappear when the phone is paid off, instead of turning into pure profit for the carrier.
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Yeah, pretty much
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The one exception are National Retailers (Target, Walmart and Best Buy), who will offer "Classic Plans" instead of "Value Plans";
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/03/t-mo...-classic-available-at-all-national-resellers/
Personally, I wouldn't get a phone from my carrier, a TV from my cable company, a laptop from my ISP.
That's what Google Play and Amazon are for.
I'm frustrated to say the least with vzw
Oh, if this the Wrong place for this sorry.
The lack of updates to the note 3 and the looking down on the note 3 that prevents me from taking it elsewhere without hassles.
I pay $150/mo for "America's best network" that drops to 3g if I go into any buildings in Las Vegas on the strip.
So is this tracking bull enough to cancel a contract early? Honestly I want to just go to. T-Mobile for their cheaper plans with no contract and just be done with this crazy bill and crap service.
My contract ends in August. I'm. Perpetually under employed and the contract I'm on for share everything started when I had my old. Job paying my bill every month.
Any ideas?
Just go ahead and switch to T-Mobile. They will pay your etf.
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Nightmare_24_7 said:
Just go ahead and switch to T-Mobile. They will pay your etf.
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If I trade my note 3, for a whopping $175 yes indeed, they'll pay the etf.
At this point without wonderful credit, T-Mobile wants me to pay half of any device up front so the $175 goes towards a T-Mobile device, of which the top end require me to have $300 up front.
So yes. They will pay the $150 etf and $175 device credit but that is a total of $325 and I'd like to imagine my note 3 as worth more on eBay.
Maybe just wait till the note 4. I like the oneplus but like the s-pen more.