S4 for 199.99 and no activation fee? - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

Is there any way that the reps will go for this? I know people are getting their phones for 199.99 but is there anyway to get the $37(or however much it is) activation fee on a upgrade waived as well?

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I don't have one near me.

I got mine off the Sprint website for $149, activiation fee waived. But we added it on a new line.

Ttrain721 said:
Is there any way that the reps will go for this? I know people are getting their phones for 199.99 but is there anyway to get the $37(or however much it is) activation fee on a upgrade waived as well?
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Probably can't get it waived in store but if you haggle with the phone reps (specifically "Account Services" aka the cancellation/retention department), they will likely credit it back to you if you threaten to leave (especially if you are a long time customer). You just have to wait for the charge to appear on your account and when you call in, follow the prompts until you get to the option to cancel service and that will get you to the "Account Services" department. Last time I did this, they didn't specifically waive the fee but did offer me a $25 credit x 4 months (so $100 total) and I was obviously quite happy with that. Other times, they just went head and credited me back the $36.

Marty said:
Probably can't get it waived in store but if you haggle with the phone reps (specifically "Account Service"s aka the cancellation/retention department), they will likely waive it if you threaten to leave (especially if you are a long time customer).
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I've been with them for almost 10 years and have five lines through them.
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Ttrain721 said:
I've been with them for almost 10 years and have five lines through them.
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Then it sounds like you have all the leverage that you need.

What number would I call to talk to them?
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Ttrain721 said:
What number would I call to talk to them?
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retentions- ask for a transfer to them from the normal sprint rep

Seen at Target today $199.00 and in stock.
This has worked for me in the past. I flipped the tables on Sprint. Sprint had the phone and they knew I wanted it, so I bought it at there price asked but they would not discount it for me. Weeks later before the return policy date expired I called Sprint and told them I was returning the phone, told them I felt it was over priced and seen others were getting it at lower prices. Now I had the phone and Sprint did not want me to return it, they made a better deal than I first asked for.

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What number would I call to talk to them?
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Just follow the prompts until you get to the one that is for cancelling service. It may not be in the initial set of options presented to you so in that scenario, simply choose the "for all other issues, press 5."

Costco has it for 199.99 no 36 dollar fee.
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I got it for $249, But got my upgrade activation fee waived
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I just picked up 3 Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4's as an "upgrade" to my existing line for $188 with the $36 activation fee waived at Sams Club. Its only available in the stores, not sure for how long.
I didn't trade in my old phones either using the buyback.
Hope this helps.:good:

dtninc said:
I just picked up 3 Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4's as an "upgrade" to my existing line for $188 with the $36 activation fee waived at Sams Club. Its only available in the stores, not sure for how long.
I didn't trade in my old phones either using the buyback.
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Thanks for the info. I just called my Sam's Club and they have them for $188 but they said Sam's can't waive the activation fee themselves. How did you get it waived?
Also, I called my local Sprint store and they wouldn't budge from $249. The rep told me he hasn't heard of any Sprint store offering it for $199. I called Best Buy as well and they won't budge from $249 either.
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Ttrain721 said:
Thanks for the info. I just called my Sam's Club and they have them for $188 but they said Sam's can't waive the activation fee themselves. How did you get it waived?
Also, I called my local Sprint store and they wouldn't budge from $249. The rep told me he hasn't heard of any Sprint store offering it for $199. I called Best Buy as well and they won't budge from $249 either.
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Hey, I'm not sure if it was the deal my Sams club ran, however when i bought the phones for $188 he called into Sprint and they waived the activation via the phone. How it works though is I paid it upfront and it will be credited on my phone bill. So in a sense its waived.. just not immediately.
Glad to hear the Sams $188 deal is still going :hits thanks: lol
oh and as far as sprint budging .. they will not when I called a sprint store (that was closer to Sams) to see if they would match the offer. The workers there didn't even know how Sams was able to offer it when they have been told they cannot lower the price themselves and told me to jump on the deal. .. so i did.

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Hey I made a bet about possible bestbuy etf's, help me win

A friend of mine and myself got into a bit of a disagreement last night over bestbuy etfs. Long story short he got a phone from bb cancelled the service and kept the phone. Will bb come after him with a etf?
I know sprint didn't charge him a etf but will bb come after him for a etf! I made a $75 bet with him that bb would come after him with a seperate etf. But he showed me his receipt/contract paperwork and other than the info about sprint etf, there's NOTHING that states anything about bb etfs. And he paid with cash so its not like bb can just charge his credit card. I searched google and everything and really didnt find any info on this. I know companies like wirefly, letstalk etc charge their own etf if you cancel service and don't return the device. Which they even indicate when you go through their application process and is also indicated in their paperwork.
So my question is, am I out of $75? Did I just lose this bet against this fool...lol? If someone have any insight into this, it'll help me out a lot. I'd love to show him some post that bb is going to come after him. So let me know what you all think.
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A friend of mine and myself got into a bit of a disagreement last night over bestbuy etfs. Long story short he got a phone from bb cancelled the service and kept the phone. Will bb come after him with a etf?
I know sprint didn't charge him a etf but will bb come after him for a etf! I made a $75 bet with him that bb would come after him with a seperate etf. But he showed me his receipt/contract paperwork and other than the info about sprint etf, there's NOTHING that states anything about bb etfs. And he paid with cash so its not like bb can just charge his credit card. I searched google and everything and really didnt find any info on this. I know companies like wirefly, letstalk etc charge their own etf if you cancel service and don't return the device. Which they even indicate when you go through their application process and is also indicated in their paperwork.
So my question is, am I out of $75? Did I just lose this bet against this fool...lol? If someone have any insight into this, it'll help me out a lot. I'd love to show him some post that bb is going to come after him. So let me know what you all think.
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I believe you lost yourself 75 bucks .... as far as I can remember when you purchase an item from a store that authorized to sale the item you are only under contract with the item provider.
Bestbuy typically give you instant rebates at the register because they send their rebates directly to the manufacturers and not the provider. Hence it is no lost to them only the provider who takes the hit
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I believe you lost yourself 75 bucks .... as far as I can remember when you purchase an item from a store that authorized to sale the item you are only under contract with the item provider.
Bestbuy typically give you instant rebates at the register because they send their rebates directly to the manufacturers and not the provider. Hence it is no lost to them only the provider who takes the hit
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Wow..are you serious. I kinda thought that I may lose the bet because there was nothing mentioned in the paperwork about a bb etf and if it was I didn't find it. I thought bb was just like wirefly and letstalk.com when it comes to cancelling service. But like I said sprint cancelled the service with no questions asked. Oh well...if I lose, I'll pay up...lol.
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plmiller0905 said:
Wow..are you serious. I kinda thought that I may lose the bet because there was nothing mentioned in the paperwork about a bb etf and if it was I didn't find it. I thought bb was just like wirefly and letstalk.com when it comes to cancelling service. But like I said sprint cancelled the service with no questions asked. Oh well...if I lose, I'll pay up...lol.
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from my knowledge you don't sign a contract with BB, just sprint
Are you your friend's personal accountant or money manager? I mean even if he gets an ETF all he has to do is say he didn't and collect your money lol
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Are you your friend's personal accountant or money manager? I mean even if he gets an ETF all he has to do is say he didn't and collect your money lol
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No I'm not...and he better not play me like that...lol. We made bets before in the past and he paid up....
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Sorry dude but as an employee of bb mobile I can tell you that you just lost $75. An etf is strictly through the carrier. After the contract is signed we have no part in it.
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Sorry dude but as an employee of bb mobile I can tell you that you just lost $75. An etf is strictly through the carrier. After the contract is signed we have no part in it.
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Ok..then...look like I'll be paying up.
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ETF
If anything he will get a Sprint etf. It wont show up for a month or 2 as was the case when I switched From At&t. Best buy is in the cell phone business, not the carrier business which subsidizes the cost of the phone so they cannot charge an etf
Clarify the bet with him because I'm sure Sprint didn't give him a hassle about canceling but he will get a separate bill from Sprint for the remainder of his contract. Around $200 for early cancellation.
You said he paid cash. did he pay the whole amount or contract price, and did he cancel in the first 30 days? Not sure if BB does does the same but the store I got mine from told me if I canceled without returning the phone they would charge me an additional $250 for it.
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Not sure how Best Buy works, but I know that where I work, if you sign a contract and cancel, and DON'T bring the phone back to us, we charge a portion of the total cost.. I can't remember the amount, but that's how we do it..
Well what he did was call sprint and cancelled the service. Sprint didn't hassle him because he's well within his 30 days so they cancelled it with no questions asked. They said that he wouldn't be charge any SPRINT etf. However, he will have to pay for what he used prior to cancelling the service.
I am over his house watching the football game right now and had a chance to look at the paperwork again. And I just don't see anything that indicates a bb etf. Everything I see is in regards to sprint etf, that's it. I just thought that bb is like wirefly and letstalk. That is you have to return the device within a certain time frame if you cancel service or you'll be charged their etf. But I'm starting to think that's not the case.
Plus when I bought the Nexus S and tried to cancel my service with T-mobile, I tried to cancel my service like 3 days after I got the phone and I had to go to bb so that they can give tmobile some code that informs them that I returned the device. Sprint doesn't have a system like that. Which I know because I bought an Epic from Radioshack like 2 months ago and I returned it like 2 weeks later. However, before I took it back to radioshack, I called sprint to cancel the line that the Epic was on and they cancelled it with no questions asked again. Radioshack gave me my money back and I went to Sprint and bought me a brand new Evo for full price, I believe $500.
Oh well, I'll be paying $75 this Friday. thanks everyone for all your responses.
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You said he paid cash. did he pay the whole amount or contract price, and did he cancel in the first 30 days? Not sure if BB does does the same but the store I got mine from told me if I canceled without returning the phone they would charge me an additional $250 for it.
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He paid contract price. But even if they told him about a possible bb etf if he were to cancel service and not return the device, its not indicated anywhere in the paperwork. They gave him copies of everything he signed and and not one indicates a bb etf.
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This is an interesting scenario, especially if the device was paid for by cash.
Although the receipt has his sprint info, I don't think BB can go after sprint to collect anything, as they are an authorized third party seller in this case.
Now, there is this clause on the receipt under SERVICE AND SERVICE OPTIONS
....Thank you for purchasing your sprint phone and service at Best Buy. If you wish to change or cancel your Service please return with your phone to a best buy store.
As stated previously, BB is not in the carrier business, they are merely a third party reseller of sprint products. Also, nowhere on the receipt is anything else stipulated regarding cancellation of service and potential fees that may be charged [by best buy].
So, this may very well fall through the cracks.
Btw, some other resellers such as amazon and wirefly do have clauses that say if you cancel service within 180 days, you will be charged additional etf's outside of what the carrier may charge you.
ymmv.
Subscribed! <popcorn emoticon>
I believe Sprint will send a bill, and if he does not pay they will lock the ESN.
I can't speak for Best Buy since I've never worked there but I know Radioshack (and CompUSA before they went out of business) charge their own etfs if the service was cancelled within 90 days without the device being returned. At CompUSA you would get a separate paper contract about this additional etf. At Radioshack you get an electronic contract that shows up on the Verifone credit card device that requires the customer to read and sign that mentions this separate etf. I'm not sure if this is also mentioned on the receipt or not, I've never actually read it.
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This is something Sprint has recently changed. Anytime a new account (within 30 days) is going to cancelled, the phone must be returned to the original point of purchase, meaning if he purchased it at BB, Sprint will not cancel the service, Best Buy has to contact NSS and have them process the 30-day cancellation. In your particular instance, if someone at Sprint cancelled them, he got lucky. In normal instances, your friend would not be allowed to cancel over the phone, meaning if he kept the phone past 30 days he'd be under contract with Sprint and then your friend would be charged $200 ETF if he chose to cancel or keep receiving Sprint bills until his account was disconnected and sent to collections.
Your friend, was really lucky to have spoken with a new hire that mistakingly cancelled the account (or line).

Best or Cheapest place to buy a new epic 4g?

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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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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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.
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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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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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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.

Tmobile Note 2 is now for sale!

From www.tmobile.com. Ill be getting mine from the store in the morning.
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From www.tmobile.com. Ill be getting mine from the store in the morning.
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Doesn't ship with multi Window.
If you get it through T-Mo directly they charge $369 after a $50 Mail in Rebate plus tax on the retail price of $649. Total you pay up front with them is $473.35. Compared with us Total is $279.99 Flat! You save $193.36 with us!! Hit me up on PM and I can help you get a good deal. I dont want to post a link in case it is against XDA rules. If this post is against XDA rules as well, Mods, please delete and let me know if there is a kosher way to share this. I don't want to break any rules.
Got mine from wirefly for 280
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Just went to my local store and they said they had 6 but only for upgrading and new customers only... The guy was going to sell it, but the other lady store rep stopped him... =.= same person who probably refused to give me info the past two days...
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Just went to my local store and they said they had 6 but only for upgrading and new customers only... The guy was going to sell it, but the other lady store rep stopped him... =.= same person who probably refused to give me info the past two days...
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Congratulate me guys, i just got the Note 2 after using the GS1 for the longest time (over 2 years) What a great phone! I paid 310 up front, and 20/month for 20 months, so phone ends up being.. about 710? not bad.
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Just went to my local store and they said they had 6 but only for upgrading and new customers only... The guy was going to sell it, but the other lady store rep stopped him... =.= same person who probably refused to give me info the past two days...
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Just purchased mine for $688.00 OTD w/taxes and the only reason they sold it to me was that I already had a Monthly4G plan with them but they only had 3 and they were for new activations or current customers.... Not liking the missing multitasking though...
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Just went to my local store and they said they had 6 but only for upgrading and new customers only... The guy was going to sell it, but the other lady store rep stopped him... =.= same person who probably refused to give me info the past two days...
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I hope you made sure to tell her she was a douche before leaving
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Just purchased mine for $688.00 OTD w/taxes and the only reason they sold it to me was that I already had a Monthly4G plan with them but they only had 3 and they were for new activations or current customers.... Not liking the missing multitasking though...
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Where did you buy if full price? I went to 6 tmobiles in NYC and they were only selling it with new customers or upgradea. Ridiculous I tell you.
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shojus said:
Just purchased mine for $688.00 OTD w/taxes and the only reason they sold it to me was that I already had a Monthly4G plan with them but they only had 3 and they were for new activations or current customers.... Not liking the missing multitasking though...
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just annoyed since sure, it makes business sense to reserve them for new and upgrading customers. Buy if I'm buying a tmobile branded phone I am, with a 99.99% probability, going to be using the phone on their network and I'll still be using their service... Not to say I've been a tmo customer for 7 years but because I'm not a new customer or ready to extend my contract 2 years, I have to wait

Free Galaxy Note 3......I'll take that!

Went to At&t retail store on the way home to pick up my Note 3....went thought the check out process with the Att rep and came to pay and she said "Well I guess its free". She had the manager come over and check and he said the same thing. Oh well good for me I guess...LOL :good:. And I high fived the rep as I left.
Yes I used my 2 year upgrade to get it. Also it was also a business account and it was not charged to the account (I checked)
Oh well just thought I would share....
Oh ya and I had to do some extra work to keep my unlimited data since they try to remove it no matter what now....I had to call 611 and have them reapply during the switch over to the new phone.
You are my hero!!!
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The bad part is I just sold my Note 2 for $300 just before I went to the store to get the note 3.....I guess I have $300 in my pocket now but I would have like to keep the Note 2 instead!
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The bad part is I just sold my Note 2 for $300 just before I went to the store to get the note 3.....I guess I have $300 in my pocket now but I would have like to keep the Note 2 instead!
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One can never be happy.
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ksprelude01 said:
The bad part is I just sold my Note 2 for $300 just before I went to the store to get the note 3.....I guess I have $300 in my pocket now but I would have like to keep the Note 2 instead!
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Tell you what, buy back your Note 2 and I'll take the free Note 3. You just got a more advanced phone for free and cash for your old one, how can you seriously be complaining? You're probably the only one who has gotten an absolute free N3 and aren't happy. That's like saying..oh no...I won the lottery but now I have to pay taxes on it, darn. -_-
how is that even possible? Did you have to renew your contract? Pay for the discounted price for the phone?
Free phone and you didnt pay for the insurance?!?! Man, it could have been double free later!
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Free phone and you didnt pay for the insurance?!?! Man, it could have been double free later!
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How do you figure? There's this thing called a deductible...
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Free phone and you didnt pay for the insurance?!?! Man, it could have been double free later!
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Ya I didn't want to add that to my companies monthly bill!
Are you sure it was free? There is a program called next where the sales tax is charged at point of sale and then an installment plan is added for 20 months...
There is also a bug right now at Corp stores where sometimes sales tax is not charged on a transaction...
I'm a great salesman and part of being one is knowing every deal and offer... that's the only way I know where the note would be free.
Don't get me wrong I love the next program but this sounds like possible bait and switch...
If this happened to you, you will notice a 35 dollar increase in you bill and a lack of the standard upgrade fee.
Trust me, I am a retail sales person at a Corp store. It sounds like they signed you up for next which is an installment plan that raises bill. It gives a one year upgrade option but it should only be sold to someone that wants it.
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Are you sure it was free? There is a program called next where the sales tax is charged at point of sale and then an installment plan is added for 20 months...
There is also a bug right now at Corp stores where sometimes sales tax is not charged on a transaction...
I'm a great salesman and part of being one is knowing every deal and offer... that's the only way I know where the note would be free.
Don't get me wrong I love the next program but this sounds like possible bait and switch...
If this happened to you, you will notice a 35 dollar increase in you bill and a lack of the standard upgrade fee.
Trust me, I am a retail sales person at a Corp store. It sounds like they signed you up for next which is an installment plan that raises bill. It gives a one year upgrade option but it should only be sold to someone that wants it.
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LOL @ OP if this was true. :laugh:
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LOL @ OP if this was true. :laugh:
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nvm. His recite clearly indicates a 24 month agreement... I don't get it that's ****ing amazing.
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What store did this happen at? I actually am in the St Louis market and if a store knows how to do this or what does I wanna know so I can hook customers up.
That's a FAN discount price but definitely an error.
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How do you figure? There's this thing called a deductible...
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AT&T can waive the deductible if you ask. They replaced my Note2 twice & each time the rep waived the deductible.
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He was signed up for the next program the same thing I did it wasn't free her will see when he gets his first book and they have added the 37.00 payment for the Phone
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macqueyl said:
AT&T can waive the deductible if you ask. They replaced my Note2 twice & each time the rep waived the deductible.
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Are you talking about AT&T replacing it or Asurion?
I called AT&T, instead of the insurance company. First time (headphone jack), the rep said it was still under AT&T's warranty. Second time (water damage), the rep said it would be a pain to go through the insurance company & they could replace it , but would have to charge the deductible. I asked could he waive it. He checked with the manager & he ok'd it, even sent the replacement overnight.
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macqueyl said:
I called AT&T, instead of the insurance company. First time (headphone jack), the rep said it was still under AT&T's warranty. Second time (water damage), the rep said it would be a pain to go through the insurance company & they could replace it , but would have to charge the deductible. I asked could he waive it. He checked with the manager & he ok'd it, even sent the replacement overnight.
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That makes more sense. I've never had an issue getting a phone replaced within a year from AT&T, some had physical damage to the housing. Water damage would be pretty iffy, but as long as you have documentation, I don't see how they can charge you. I've never paid for insurance, so I don't have experience with that process.
This thread has run its course. Clerical and pricing errors don't happen every day, congrats OP on a legit free device.
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Costco Members: $0 down EIP/JUMP

Hey guys/gals, just a reminder - Costco sells T-Mobile phones.
Its not well known, but as a Costco Club Member you can start a new EIP or JUMP, both $0 down, regardless of what your credit or deposit is at a T-Mobile store. All you pay is sales tax.
Also, you get a free generic car charger and window mount.
I was in and out with my new Note 4 in about 30 min.
Note 4 T-Mobile
AND a 90 day return policy.
now if i had a Costco close to me lol
thats where i got mine, in and out in 20 mins.
Gotta love costco!
San Jose, CA area
For San Francisco Bay Area peeps, specifically South Bay, the Sunnyvale Costco has some. I just picked up a black Note 4.
Is there a price break when you buy from Costco?
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DigitalChris602 said:
Hey guys. Just a reminder - Costco sells T-Mobile phones.
Its not well known, but as a Costco Club Member/Existing Tmo customer, you can start a new EIP or JUMP, both $0 down, regardless of what your credit or deposit is at a T-Mobile store. All you pay is sales tax.
Also, you get a free generic car charger and window mount.
I was in and out with my new Note 4 in about 30 min.
Note 4 T-Mobile
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I see the plans listed, but don't see any T-Mobile phones listed on their linked site: http://membershipwireless.com/index...shipWireless&utm_medium=T-Mobile-Plans_banner
I pre-ordered my Note 4 through T-Mobile, but does Costco really have them in the store?
Yes, Costco really has them in store. I'm not sure why their phones section online is crap. But call your local Costco, ask for the cell phone kiosk, and the person there will verify inventory. True story bro.
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JimSmith94 said:
I see the plans listed, but don't see any T-Mobile phones listed on their linked site: http://membershipwireless.com/index...shipWireless&utm_medium=T-Mobile-Plans_banner
I pre-ordered my Note 4 through T-Mobile, but does Costco really have them in the store?
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Yea tru story, I got mine and my wife's on Saturday 11/1 just paid sales tax and walked out with 2 brand new charcoal black note 4's!!
DigitalChris602 said:
Yes, Costco really has them in store. I'm not sure why their phones section online is crap. But call your local Costco, ask for the cell phone kiosk, and the person there will verify inventory. True story bro.
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So they gave you zero down regardless of credit? My credit is poor and t-mobile wants $350 down even with my Jump exchange. Should I just get a membership?
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So they gave you zero down regardless of credit? My credit is poor and t-mobile wants $350 down even with my Jump exchange. Should I just get a membership?
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All u pay is sales tax out the door.
DigitalChris602 said:
Hey guys. Just a reminder - Costco sells T-Mobile phones.
Its not well known, but as a Costco Club Member/Existing Tmo customer, you can start a new EIP or JUMP, both $0 down, regardless of what your credit or deposit is at a T-Mobile store. All you pay is sales tax.
Also, you get a free generic car charger and window mount.
I was in and out with my new Note 4 in about 30 min.
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Costco doesn't charge the sales tax. At least our kiosk doesn't. Sa Texas.
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What is the total price of the phone? $750?
What is the total price of the phone that you're financing? $750?
mad82109 said:
Costco doesn't charge the sales tax. At least our kiosk doesn't. Sa Texas.
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You pay nothing at the kiosk, they make you go to the register with the receipt, it was 749 for 1 and 1498 for 2. I paid around 117.00 sales tax, than u go to the claim area so they can pick up your order and take it back to the kiosk for them to finalize your setup of phones.
iunlock said:
What is the total price of the phone that you're financing? $750?
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What a concept...wow, costco fixing the people up.....:good::good::good:
Ohh man I'm going to Costco as soon as I get out of work.. But 1st I need to find somebody who is a member... ?
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So they gave you zero down regardless of credit? My credit is poor and t-mobile wants $350 down even with my Jump exchange. Should I just get a membership?
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Yeah, I actually joined Costco JUST to get my phone from them. The membership was $55 + Tax, then my phone was $0 down (REGARDLESS of T-mobiles credit rank for you), and I just paid sales tax on the phone. Total out the door was around $120.
So, now I have a Costco membership AND a new phone, for less down than what T-mobile wanted. Seems like a win/win.
Got my note 4 today no money down not even taxes and they was charging me almost 400. At the t mobile store... Great deal
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You pay nothing at the kiosk, they make you go to the register with the receipt, it was 749 for 1 and 1498 for 2. I paid around 117.00 sales tax, than u go to the claim area so they can pick up your order and take it back to the kiosk for them to finalize your setup of phones.
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Wrong. The sales slip has a coupon code for the full price of the phone. Making it zero at the register.They can't tax you on $0.00 They even throw in gift cards for 25 and car chargers and a car mount.
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