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https://samsunggalaxypromotions.com/note4
EDIT: FAQ here - https://samsunggalaxypromotions.com/note4/Content/Faq.pdf
I guess it appears anyone who takes PRE-orders is good.
According to the above - are ALL US verizon wireless stores participating retailers?
I ask because I have a government account.. and I've "pre ordered" for 299 - I get a 100 dollar credit for upgrading and from above it sounds like all I have to do is walk into a verizon store and trade in a phone.
Does it have to be a verizon phone? Or would a sprint phone work too?
If it has to be verizon - what phones are you guys getting to trade in? I'll have to buy one somewhere.
What other stores are participating?
J3ff said:
https://samsunggalaxypromotions.com/note4
According to the above - are ALL US verizon wireless stores participating retailers?
I ask because I have a government account.. and I've "pre ordered" for 299 - I get a 100 dollar credit for upgrading and from above it sounds like all I have to do is walk into a verizon store and trade in a phone.
Does it have to be a verizon phone? Or would a sprint phone work too?
If it has to be verizon - what phones are you guys getting to trade in? I'll have to buy one somewhere.
What other stores are participating?
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Looking on Verizon's website it looks as if they will accept any phone from any carrier. As far as going into any Verizon store and being able to trade it in for cash I am not sure, but imagine they all the corporate stores are capable of doing so.
What I am more interested in is what other retailers count. I have an old HTC Aria that I received free when Alltel merged with AT&T that is almost like new. If I go to Verizon's website to get an estimated value it is rated at $0 dollars trade in. However, if I trade it in to Amazon it is worth more than the $10 dollar minimum a phone needs to take advantage of the $200 dollar deal.
wyatt57350 said:
Looking on Verizon's website it looks as if they will accept any phone from any carrier. As far as going into any Verizon store and being able to trade it in for cash I am not sure, but imagine they all the corporate stores are capable of doing so.
What I am more interested in is what other retailers count. I have an old HTC Aria that I received free when Alltel merged with AT&T that is almost like new. If I go to Verizon's website to get an estimated value it is rated at $0 dollars trade in. However, if I trade it in to Amazon it is worth more than the $10 dollar minimum a phone needs to take advantage of the $200 dollar deal.
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Interesting, I just went to verizons site and got 9 dollars as the trade in value. Sigh.
wow it's great one :good:
I don't see anywhere on the Samsung rebate website where it says you have to preorder a phone through a contract with carrier. I think Verizon may require that because they handle the rebate for you.
The Samsung website clearly says if you preorder from BestBuy, you cannot submit for the rebate yourself.
I am ordering from Amazon, full price, and I plan on submitting paperwork for this rebate. I turned in an old phone for $10 to Amazon. If you preorder from Amazon and have store credit you may be able to finance the full price phone at 0 interest for 6 months as well. The rebate is first come first serve and it is not as sweet as an instant rebate from Best Buy or a carrier. I don't know for sure it will work but after reading the small print, I don't see why it would not.
The main thing the rebate stipulates is that the phone has to be purchased as a preorder and the trade in have a minimum $10 value.
FYI-there is a lot of press out there that the phone will be immediately discounted in November to drive up sales.
But that press was generated before Verizon pre-orders sold out. Waiting always saves you money.
I cannot wait any longer for this phone. I am down to one working old android with a cracked digitizer.
I figure even if this phone isn't all that and the new Galaxy 6 comes out in April or a waterproof Note comes out in December, I can always recoup something by reselling this fairly new device.
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Interesting, I just went to verizons site and got 9 dollars as the trade in value. Sigh.
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wonder if you can fudge the trade in receipt to $10, if you are applying for the rebate directly (not through Verizon).
I dont' see how Samsung can check that. I think they can just verify that you traded in a phone and whether or not you preordered.
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There is an FAQ now linked at the bottom of the Promotion website page (cant post a link). It is two pages long and does clarify some of the rules, but not all. It does tell you what a 'Participating Retailer" is. Basically any physical or online retailer taking Pre-orders.
It also goes into more details on the Best Buy rules. Such as a 2 year activation is required.
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I don't see anywhere on the Samsung rebate website where it says you have to preorder a phone through a contract with carrier. I think Verizon may require that because they handle the rebate for you.
The Samsung website clearly says if you preorder from BestBuy, you cannot submit for the rebate yourself.
I am ordering from Amazon, full price, and I plan on submitting paperwork for this rebate. I turned in an old phone for $10 to Amazon. If you preorder from Amazon and have store credit you may be able to finance the full price phone at 0 interest for 6 months as well. The rebate is first come first serve and it is not as sweet as an instant rebate from Best Buy or a carrier. I don't know for sure it will work but after reading the small print, I don't see why it would not.
The main thing the rebate stipulates is that the phone has to be purchased as a preorder and the trade in have a minimum $10 value.
FYI-there is a lot of press out there that the phone will be immediately discounted in November to drive up sales.
But that press was generated before Verizon pre-orders sold out. Waiting always saves you money.
I cannot wait any longer for this phone. I am down to one working old android with a cracked digitizer.
I figure even if this phone isn't all that and the new Galaxy 6 comes out in April or a waterproof Note comes out in December, I can always recoup something by reselling this fairly new device.
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wonder if you can fudge the trade in receipt to $10, if you are applying for the rebate directly (not through Verizon).
I dont' see how Samsung can check that. I think they can just verify that you traded in a phone and whether or not you preordered.
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At this point I'm just going to order it off of the b2b verizon wireless site. Cost is 299. Then you get a 99 dollar credit on your bill, bringing it down to 200. I'm going to trade in a sprint galaxy nexus to amazon and hope that they honor the deal. If they do, that means a note 4 for free! Then Whatever my current note 3 sells for on ebay is just the icing on the cake!!
I currently have unlimited data. What would be the best method of keeping my ULD while upgrading and taking advantage of this promo? If I wanted to do it at Best Buy, I would have to avoid going in the store entirely. Amazon, then?
I went ahead and sold my Note 3 for $350. Not a bad deal :silly:
Im on a govenment account as well.
I called and they sent me a padded envelope to put the phone in.
I sent in a AT&T iPhone 4 and got $65
Im waiting for the note 4 to arrive so I can get the rest of the $200 from Samsung.
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Im on a govenment account as well.
I called and they sent me a padded envelope to put the phone in.
I sent in a AT&T iPhone 4 and got $65
Im waiting for the note 4 to arrive so I can get the rest of the $200 from Samsung.
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npro1464 said:
I currently have unlimited data. What would be the best method of keeping my ULD while upgrading and taking advantage of this promo? If I wanted to do it at Best Buy, I would have to avoid going in the store entirely. Amazon, then?
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Yeah that's my predicament. I am buying it full price on Amazon. It's the cheapest I found for an off contract price.
If you have an Amazon Store Credit, you can defer the payment 12 months without interest, So maybe apply for one before purchasing. I am hoping to get the price reduced by receiving a check from Samsung from their preorder promotional rebate by preording and trading in an old phone. Look at the deadline dates for that promotion, if you want to participate.
You could also go to Verizon, and see if they will cut you a deal in exchange for giving up your unlimited data, like 6GB for your current monthly bill total. That is if you really don't use the unlimited data.
A Verizon rep, told me even though we are grandfathered in, Verizon at any time can renigg on the unlimited data because they could say that the ULD was for 3G not 4G data service. I think they have their ULD customers reduced down to 20% or less now.
The other way is to wait longer and buy one used off Swappa. But if you go for the upgrade, you lose your unlimted data. They closed the loophole where you could transfer upgrades on a new family plan to the old ULD customer.
billinaz said:
Im on a govenment account as well.
I called and they sent me a padded envelope to put the phone in.
I sent in a AT&T iPhone 4 and got $65
Im waiting for the note 4 to arrive so I can get the rest of the $200 from Samsung.
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Cool, I'll go that way too.
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uberclaud said:
Yeah that's my predicament. I am buying it full price on Amazon. It's the cheapest I found for an off contract price.
If you have an Amazon Store Credit, you can defer the payment 12 months without interest, So maybe apply for one before purchasing. I am hoping to get the price reduced by receiving a check from Samsung from their preorder promotional rebate by preording and trading in an old phone. Look at the deadline dates for that promotion, if you want to participate.
You could also go to Verizon, and see if they will cut you a deal in exchange for giving up your unlimited data, like 6GB for your current monthly bill total. That is if you really don't use the unlimited data.
A Verizon rep, told me even though we are grandfathered in, Verizon at any time can renigg on the unlimited data because they could say that the ULD was for 3G not 4G data service. I think they have their ULD customers reduced down to 20% or less now.
The other way is to wait longer and buy one used off Swappa. But if you go for the upgrade, you lose your unlimted data. They closed the loophole where you could transfer upgrades on a new family plan to the old ULD customer.
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So if I want to use my sisters upgrade for myself... I can't?
nope
Not if you want to keep udp
uglymfandb said:
So if I want to use my sisters upgrade for myself... I can't?
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Thanks
I guess my only recourse would be to buy outright.. EBay here I come.. Thanks again
uglymfandb said:
I guess my only recourse would be to buy outright.. EBay here I come.. Thanks again
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Yes you can, I assumed that your sister phone is due for upgrade. When your sister received the phone, just registered with her number for 24 hrs. After that switch her number back to her old phone, then take the new phone and register under your number.
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buhohitr said:
Yes you can, I assumed that your sister phone is due for upgrade. When your sister received the phone, just registered with her number for 24 hrs. After that switch her number back to her old phone, then take the new phone and register under your number.
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Yes her phone is due for upgrade... Much thanks for feedback on this situation.. I will definitely do that.. Will save me a lot of cash
uglymfandb said:
Yes her phone is due for upgrade... Much thanks for feedback on this situation.. I will definitely do that.. Will save me a lot of cash
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And you will be locked into a 2 year commitment and lose your udp. They closed that loophole this past spring.
OK forgive me if this has been answered CLEARLY but can somebody tell me how to pre order at full retail from Verizon and get the 200$ promo? Its so many conflicting statements here and I don't wanna fool with upgrade switching. Etc I just wanna get my 200 off and buy it from Verizon retail price.
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I just got a call today from my sales rep. and he told me the retail version of the phone was reduced from $299 to $149. As long as it's within 14 days of order, they'll give you an adjustment. [emoji3]
Update: promotion starts today through 1/15.
guruleenyc said:
I just got a call today from my sales rep. and he told me the retail version of the phone was reduced from $299 to $149. As long as it's within 14 days of order, they'll give you an adjustment. [emoji3]
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Nice info man, thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, I am not eligible for this but good info for others for sure.
So they had a price reduction? Planning on picking up a Note 4 in the coming week.
Although, this is not good news for Samsung or the performance of the Galaxy Note 4. A price reduction at this point means that the sales of the Note 4 are not performing as well as they want.
Terrible news for Samsung. Remember they already lost a LOT of money with the 'get $200 back' promotion. It's such a great phone and once again no one is buying it, yet iSheep continue to get iPhones.
guruleenyc said:
I just got a call today from my sales rep. and he told me the retail version of the phone was reduced from $299 to $149. As long as it's within 14 days of order, they'll give you an adjustment. [emoji3]
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Wow! Is it there on any website so that I can do a price match?
androidmaniac123 said:
Wow! Is it there on any website so that I can do a price match?
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Not sure, you may have to call about it. I have both business and consumer accounts, my rep. said he just found out about it yesterday and extended it to my consumer account.
Main verizonwireless site still shows original price. Has anyone had success getting this adjustment?
I disagree that the phone isn't selling well. They typically always reduce the price of the phone after it's been on the market for a while. I might take back the Lg G3 now for the note. I only got the LG cause it was 29 new on contract.
troboy41 said:
I disagree that the phone isn't selling well. They typically always reduce the price of the phone after it's been on the market for a while. I might take back the Lg G3 now for the note. I only got the LG cause it was 29 new on contract.
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Do you see the iPhone being reduced in price? If enough people were paying $300 for your phone you wouldn't just give it to them for $150 out of the goodness of your heart. Price drops are to increase sales, plain and simple. If you had been paying attention to Samsung's earnings reports and stock performance, you would see that they are very much in trouble. They aren't doing as bad as Sony, but they aren't even in the same league as the profits Apple is rolling in.
All companies have those slow down, Apple included. Samsung is still the top dog in phones, nothing will change that.
Argh. I JUST bought my phone last week. I paid $299 and got a $100 target gift card.
Has anyone else been able to get an adjustment, or the promotional $149 price besides me?
I wonder if there will be a reduction for those of us who purchased the Note 4 on Edge?
Or us suckers who paid full price for the phone in order to keep unlimited data
Huh. I just called Verizon, and the guy said there were no promotions for the Note 4 right now, but there could be on Christmas. (Everyone, including them, should hear about select deals on some phones a couple days before Christmas.)
I wonder what's up?
nh97103 said:
Huh. I just called Verizon, and the guy said there were no promotions for the Note 4 right now, but there could be on Christmas. (Everyone, including them, should hear about select deals on some phones a couple days before Christmas.)
I wonder what's up?
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Bizarre; I did not question my rep., which handles my employers account as well, who took care of the provisioning/porting of my new [personal] Note 4. I will ask him if this discount is available to others?
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Bizarre; I did not question my rep., which handles my employers account as well, who took care of the provisioning/porting of my new [personal] Note 4. I will ask him if this discount is available to others?
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I just confirmed, the special pricing starts on 12/19 and ends on 1/15. I guess I had inside info....
guruleenyc said:
I just confirmed, the special pricing starts on 12/19 and ends on 1/15. I guess I had inside info....
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Fascinating. So it will be $149 on the Verizon site and in stores? Coincidentally, I'm getting the Note 4 tomorrow. It's really funny how things work out. (Thank you, Lord!)
nh97103 said:
Fascinating. So it will be $149 on the Verizon site and in stores? Coincidentally, I'm getting the Note 4 tomorrow. It's really funny how things work out. (Thank you, Lord!)
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As per my Verizon business rep. Right! Good for you. I hope I can help others and get more peeps equipped with the Note 4, what an awesome phone... And I don't even have root yet! [emoji6]
$150 for both 32GB and 64GB versions. It may be temporary price so act fast if you are in market for new unlocked Nexus 6.
https://store.google.com/product/nexus_6
Woohoo!!!! Oh wait, I already have one. But I can't complain, mine was $489 free shipping 5 weeks ago. No accessories though. $500 would have been a good price from the beginning, and they would have sold a lot more. Oh well. Good price for those still wanting one.
thanks...
just bought mine yesterday. supposed to be delivered on thursday.
Shipped
1 Nexus 6 (64GB, Cloud White) $699.00. hopefully they will do a price adjustment for me.
[email protected] said:
just bought mine yesterday. supposed to be delivered on thursday.
Shipped
1 Nexus 6 (64GB, Cloud White) $699.00. hopefully they will do a price adjustment for me.
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Good luck, got mine Friday so hoping for a partial refund, if not I'll return this one and buy one at the discounted price lol
Oh man i just got a G4 today otherwise i may have considered this.
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fantasy2c said:
Good luck, got mine Friday so hoping for a partial refund, if not I'll return this one and buy one at the discounted price lol
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visited support page and did a live chat. request is being forwarded. should have an email reply within 24 hours.
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visited support page and did a live chat. request is being forwarded. should have an email reply within 24 hours.
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Excellent hopefully they comply
just bought mine yesterday. supposed to be delivered on thursday.
jsuresh said:
$150 for both 32GB and 64GB versions. It may be temporary price so act fast if you are in market for new unlocked Nexus 6.
https://store.google.com/product/nexus_6
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can you get the motocare if you buy from google?
[email protected] said:
just bought mine yesterday. supposed to be delivered on thursday.
Shipped
1 Nexus 6 (64GB, Cloud White) $699.00. hopefully they will do a price adjustment for me.
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I just got mine recently too, I'm going to look into the price adjusting too. like the phone, will like it even more if I get it cheaper.
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wolfen69 said:
Woohoo!!!! Oh wait, I already have one. But I can't complain, mine was $489 free shipping 5 weeks ago. No accessories though. $500 would have been a good price from the beginning, and they would have sold a lot more. Oh well. Good price for those still wanting one.
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I don't think price alone affected low sales. Poor marketing. This was meant to compete with other flagship phablets. And they did a piss poor job. For the average person they don't care about "pure android" or timely updates. They want the latest and greatest. Seems like Google didn't do much to market this phone for people outside of the people who already have/own/want a nexus. Nexus crowd expect a cheaper price and were turned off by the size. If Google wanted this to sell better they should have marketed as a competitor to the iPhone 6+ and Note 4.
I bought mine 30 days ago. So how long they go back to do price adjustment?
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I bought mine 30 days ago. So how long they go back to do price adjustment?
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Im pretty sure 30 days is out of price adjustment range.
md1008 said:
I don't think price alone affected low sales. Poor marketing. This was meant to compete with other flagship phablets. And they did a piss poor job. For the average person they don't care about "pure android" or timely updates. They want the latest and greatest. Seems like Google didn't do much to market this phone for people outside of the people who already have/own/want a nexus. Nexus crowd expect a cheaper price and were turned off by the size. If Google wanted this to sell better they should have marketed as a competitor to the iPhone 6+ and Note 4.
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Come to think about it, I dont think I've ever seen a Nexus commercial and thats going back to the Galaxy Nexus days
[email protected] said:
just bought mine yesterday. supposed to be delivered on thursday.
Shipped
1 Nexus 6 (64GB, Cloud White) $699.00. hopefully they will do a price adjustment for me.
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They will. Did a live chat and they refunded me on the spot. Took a couple minutes to do.
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Excellent hopefully they comply
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me too.
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They will. Did a live chat and they refunded me on the spot. Took a couple minutes to do.
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that makes me feel better. i will update here as soon as i find out.
thanks.
I coincidentally was purchasing one from the Play store when this price change occurred. Was looking at Amazon Warehouse deals and noticed new 64gb were the same price.
Wanted to swait and see what the next Nexus 5 had in store, but my Galaxy Nexus is finally croaking and well past its prime. Should have a new phone this evening. Then time to cut my Sim and wait for Google Fi so I can cut VZW.
They will reimburse you if you have a recent buy through them, got mine a week ago n they helped me out which is great!!
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I just got off the phone with Google. They had my joy on a yoyo string. First it was yes we can refund. then no we cant, because you're out of the 15 day refund period( by 1 day!!!). So I told her I havent connected it because of waiting on project fi. But also explained i was looking to maybe get the S6 and just return the nexus 6. I continued to tell her I saw online that google dropped the price and some people have gotten the difference refunded. She spoke to the manager and he said "no don't lose the sale just refund the difference"
So the $150 is suppose to post in my account in 2days.
Fyi there's a 15 day refund policy. they can work around that if you threaten to return the phone. Also. I'm sure if it's been more than 30days it won't work either way.
they did refund me the difference.
here is the email i got.......
Thank you for contacting Google about your recent Nexus 6 order!
In keeping with our Price Protection Policy, I've refunded you the difference in price resulting from our recent price reduction.
If there is anything else you need, please do not hesitate to reach out, and congratulations on your new phone!
Thanks,
Jessica
The Google Support Team
http://www.amazon.com/ALCATEL-OneTo...ie=UTF8&qid=1449855545&sr=1-3&keywords=idol+3
And here's a cool thing. I bought my 6045i from Amazon.com on Dec 5 for ~$250. I saw this price drop, chatted with a CSR and he instantly with no hassle gave me a $50 credit back to my credit card.
Wow. Decent price drop. Wonder if it'll stay that price or if it's a limited time holiday special. Those contemplating on buying this phone need to act now.
mikehd1959 said:
And here's a cool thing. I bought my 6045i from Amazon.com on Dec 5 for ~$250. I saw this price drop, chatted with a CSR and he instantly with no hassle gave me a $50 credit back to my credit card.
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..and if you want to double dip most credit cards nowadays have "price protection" and if you show them the ad plus your original receipt they have an insurance policy that will also cut you a check...that's how I got MY $50 back when the price dropped to $200 for one day only back in mid june or so...I purchased mine in may. Amazon typically will only do price adjustments within 10 days of purchase.
Awesome deal. I paid $179 during a promotion around launch time but after rooting and flashing cm12 it is easily worth more than $200.
Why is everyone so happy? 95% of the people that want this phone already have it. When they drop the price it just lowers the resale value.
Karly Johnston said:
Why is everyone so happy? 95% of the people that want this phone already have it. When they drop the price it just lowers the resale value.
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The idol 3 was never gonna have very good resale value even if price stayed at $249 until idol 4 is released. I plan on keeping mine as a backup since the display and speakers are great and it runs a lot better on cm 12.1 or vanir. Should also get some MM ROMs in the near future.
seabro01 said:
The idol 3 was never gonna have very good resale value even if price stayed at $249 until idol 4 is released. I plan on keeping mine as a backup since the display and speakers are great and it runs a lot better on cm 12.1 or vanir. Should also get some MM ROMs in the near future.
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The resale price would have been fine if they would stop discounting it into foodstamp range. The $150 sale on Cricket practically makes it worthless and now the unlocked version is back to pre order. $250 is a solid ask for the hardware, they are just insulting us by cheapening our product they refuse to update.
Karly Johnston said:
The resale price would have been fine if they would stop discounting it into foodstamp range. The $150 sale on Cricket practically makes it worthless and now the unlocked version is back to pre order. $250 is a solid ask for the hardware, they are just insulting us by cheapening our product they refuse to update.
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If you care about resale then buy a iPhone! Dumbest thing i ever heard someone complaining about a now 200 dollar phone resale value! Just be happy for what you get between 149-200 bucks.....smdh!!!
Karly Johnston said:
The resale price would have been fine if they would stop discounting it into foodstamp range. The $150 sale on Cricket practically makes it worthless and now the unlocked version is back to pre order. $250 is a solid ask for the hardware, they are just insulting us by cheapening our product they refuse to update.
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Do you think that the amount of people attempting to re-sell the phone outweigh the amount of people looking to buy a brand new phone for a very low price? Your argument makes no sense for anyone involved outside of yourself...
903tex said:
If you care about resale then buy a iPhone! Dumbest thing i ever heard someone complaining about a now 200 dollar phone resale value! Just be happy for what you get between 149-200 bucks.....smdh!!!
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Look in the menu bar bud, you see that link to Swappa? Once we are done modding our phones we get bored and sell it. If you hold on to a phone for three years you won't be buying a $200 phone in the first place.
Only 115 on Swappa right now, if anyone wants one this one is a total steal! ( no it's not mine)
Karly Johnston said:
Look in the menu bar bud, you see that link to Swappa? Once we are done modding our phones we get bored and sell it. If you hold on to a phone for three years you won't be buying a $200 phone in the first place.
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Then hush and sell it now so you can move on! Said can be said for youeself!!! If you want phone with better resale value buy a phone with known higher resale! The fact that your complaining about resale is dumb period for a 200 dollar phone!
Its people like you that ruin phone market and make the companies release the same phone with little upgrades worthy of the price jump instead of providing updates......
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Karly Johnston said:
Look in the menu bar bud, you see that link to Swappa? Once we are done modding our phones we get bored and sell it. If you hold on to a phone for three years you won't be buying a $200 phone in the first place.
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And why wouldnt i not buy a 200 dollar phone and keep it for three years? So your saying because i pay 200 dollar for a phone theres no point in keeping it for three years? Lmao wow ok i see now why samsung and apple dont have to work hard to get people like you in the stores to upgrade in couple months!!!
Actually what i'm saying is they are costing me money. If someone snatched $60 out of your pocket you wouldn't be so happy.
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Actually what i'm saying is they are costing me money. If someone snatched $60 out of your pocket you wouldn't be so happy.
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Buddy thats every phone! By that logic car dealership is a thief thats gives u a nice reach around.....
Hi, you probably read this article: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...e-discount-many-leaving-customers-frustrated/
I am still waiting for my Galaxy S8 to arrive(Monday) and after receiving will need to send in my old trade-in device. Did any one have their trade-in denied or accepted? I know that Samsung values the rejected trade-in as $25 and isn't returning the old phone back to the customer even if they return the new phone.
I was planning on sending in a Note 2. It's in very good condition, with box and charger. I figured that may increase my chances of the $200 trade in offer.
I don't understand the appeal it would be more cost effective to sell your phone and then use that money towards the s8 instead of relying on Samsung's judgement on what is acceptable and what isn't.
I really don't feel bad for the ones buying cheap phones and trying to turn them in for 200 and only getting 25
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I don't understand the appeal it would be more cost effective to sell your phone and then use that money towards the s8 instead of relying on Samsung's judgement on what is acceptable and what isn't.
I really don't feel bad for the ones buying cheap phones and trying to turn them in for 200 and only getting 25
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I have an old LG Optimus which is still in good condition and if Samsung won't accept it, I hope they at least give $25 back and I can always return the S8 back to them. The question is: will they give $25 back even if returning the Galaxy S8?
evo4g63t said:
I really don't feel bad for the ones buying cheap phones and trying to turn them in for 200 and only getting 25
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What's life like when everyone hates you?
I thought that trade-in was if you delivered an galaxy S7. When playstation 4 got out there was a deal like that, but in truth you had to deliver an Playstation 3 and 6 recent games to have a decent discount.
Hansoliv said:
I thought that trade-in was if you delivered an galaxy S7. When playstation 4 got out there was a deal like that, but in truth you had to deliver an Playstation 3 and 6 recent games to have a decent discount.
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You get more money for the S7 ($300 I think) but it clearly stated $200 for ANY smartphone in really good condition. If you read the small print it basically said trade in values may vary. That means they pulled a fast one and are giving almost everyone $25. Once you've traded it in you're screwed because you'll get $25 and you can't get your old phone back. So trade in a phone worth nothing, at least you'll get $25 for it.
ccic2491 said:
You get more money for the S7 ($300 I think) but it clearly stated $200 for ANY smartphone in really good condition. If you read the small print it basically said trade in values may vary. That means they pulled a fast one and are giving almost everyone $25. Once you've traded it in you're screwed because you'll get $25 and you can't get your old phone back. So trade in a phone worth nothing, at least you'll get $25 for it.
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Ah, ok. Thank you. Just a marketing move. For 25$ not even my Galaxy S3
Did anyone return items back to Samsung? This is the return policy, is it actually true: "Samsung Direct will accept, for return or exchange, defective or unopened merchandise purchased at Samsung.com/US..." So I can't open the Galaxy S8 if I want to return it?
Here is my personal experience. I ordered the S8 directly from Samsung. First the deal was $100 off, from $725 to $625. Then $200 with trade-in. I sent them my LeEco LeMax 2. I had always kept it a case and the screen was perfect. No scratches on the phone. They honored the deal, and I paid $425 for my S8. Actually $457 with tax. It did state in the fine print that they reserve the right to make the final judgement, so they could say this phone wasn't eligible, but I personally think this has more to do with people trying to pull a fast one by purchasing a cheap Walmart phone for $50-$100 and returning it for a $200 discount. If you are honest with them, they are honest with you. They want people to come back to Samsung. The overall sales numbers for the S8 has been down after last years fiasco with the Note. They are not looking to create another public relations fiasco.
jim262 said:
Here is my personal experience. I ordered the S8 directly from Samsung. First the deal was $100 off, from $725 to $625. Then $200 with trade-in. I sent them my LeEco LeMax 2. I had always kept it a case and the screen was perfect. No scratches on the phone. They honored the deal, and I paid $425 for my S8. Actually $457 with tax. It did state in the fine print that they reserve the right to make the final judgement, so they could say this phone wasn't eligible, but I personally think this has more to do with people trying to pull a fast one by purchasing a cheap Walmart phone for $50-$100 and returning it for a $200 discount. If you are honest with them, they are honest with you. They want people to come back to Samsung. The overall sales numbers for the S8 has been down after last years fiasco with the Note. They are not looking to create another public relations fiasco.
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Thanks for your input! I have the same deal as yours and my new phone should arrive today. I do have an old LG Optimus which I would rate 8/9 out of 10 easily. Practically no scratches in overall, no dings, works perfect and battery life is long too. I could give it to my mom, but she likes her Nokia feature phone as she only calls on it. I just hope that Samsung will honor it because by my understanding it is in good working condition/order.
FAUguy said:
I was planning on sending in a Note 2. It's in very good condition, with box and charger. I figured that may increase my chances of the $200 trade in offer.
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Do not send in your device, sell it yourself on eBay instead. I am one of the victims. Samsung.com just robbed my good conditioned, no dents no scratches, S6 edge and just thrown back $25 on my face. While I will buy Samsung products again, I will never do business with Samsung,com USA.
fleebugs said:
Do not send in your device, sell it yourself on eBay instead. I am one of the victims. Samsung.com just robbed my good conditioned, no dents no scratches, S6 edge and just thrown back $25 on my face. While I will buy Samsung products again, I will never do business with Samsung,com USA.
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What do you think could be the reason for not honoring your phone?
ccic2491 said:
You get more money for the S7 ($300 I think) but it clearly stated $200 for ANY smartphone in really good condition. If you read the small print it basically said trade in values may vary. That means they pulled a fast one and are giving almost everyone $25. Once you've traded it in you're screwed because you'll get $25 and you can't get your old phone back. So trade in a phone worth nothing, at least you'll get $25 for it.
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Yes, I am one of the victims. Samsung.com just robbed my good conditioned, no dents no scratches, S6 edge and just thrown back $25 on my face. While I will buy Samsung products again, I will never do business with Samsung,com USA.
Charkatak said:
Thanks for your input! I have the same deal as yours and my new phone should arrive today. I do have an old LG Optimus which I would rate 8/9 out of 10 easily. Practically no scratches in overall, no dings, works perfect and battery life is long too. I could give it to my mom, but she likes her Nokia feature phone as she only calls on it. I just hope that Samsung will honor it because by my understanding it is in good working condition/order.
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When did you order yours? Mine has been on backorder since 6/23.
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When did you order yours? Mine has been on backorder since 6/23.
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I placed the order on June 20th and then after an hour it started showing back-order. There was a delay in shipping and my order shipped on 29th.
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What do you think could be the reason for not honoring your phone?
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They said my S6 edge does not meet the "normal tear and wear" conditions., which, by Samsung standards if they have any, I don't think any devices would pass unless they are brand new.
jim262 said:
Here is my personal experience. I ordered the S8 directly from Samsung. First the deal was $100 off, from $725 to $625. Then $200 with trade-in. I sent them my LeEco LeMax 2. I had always kept it a case and the screen was perfect. No scratches on the phone. They honored the deal, and I paid $425 for my S8. Actually $457 with tax. It did state in the fine print that they reserve the right to make the final judgement, so they could say this phone wasn't eligible, but I personally think this has more to do with people trying to pull a fast one by purchasing a cheap Walmart phone for $50-$100 and returning it for a $200 discount. If you are honest with them, they are honest with you. They want people to come back to Samsung. The overall sales numbers for the S8 has been down after last years fiasco with the Note. They are not looking to create another public relations fiasco.
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Why do morons keep making ridiculous insinuations that the consumers like me were "dishonest" and trying a "scam" ????
SAMSUNG IS THE ONLY SCUMBAG SCAMMING BECAUSE ALL THE PHONES BEING DENIED MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THEY PUT IN WRITING !!!!!!!
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Why do morons keep making ridiculous insinuations that the consumers like me were "dishonest" and trying a "scam" ????
SAMSUNG IS THE ONLY SCUMBAG SCAMMING BECAUSE ALL THE PHONES BEING DENIED MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THEY PUT IN WRITING !!!!!!!
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All I know is I have an S8 for $425. Sounds as though you didn't read everything thoroughly and now your pissed off.
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I was planning on sending in a Note 2. It's in very good condition, with box and charger. I figured that may increase my chances of the $200 trade in offer.
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Here is what I did when ordering an unlocked S8+
They unlocked S8 Plus is normally $850, got it for $470
1. 20% discount for students (search for Samsung student discount). Discount is based on full price.
2. Samsung $100 discount for unlocked phones (not sure if this is still available)
3. $200 trade-in credit
I placed the order last week, direct from Samsung. Website and CSR said it was back ordered 2-3 weeks, but a few days later I received the shipping notification and I received the phone today.
For the trade-in:
1. Called Samsung sales and spoke with a CSR. I confirmed that the $200 trade-in credit applies to a phone that (a) runs any verison of Android or iOS, (b) powers on and holds a charge, (c) does not have a cracked or damaged screen), and (e) has only normal signs of wear-and-tear. I confirmed with the CSR that any phone that meets these requirements would work, no matter how old or cheap. I also verified that minor scratches to the phone's screen or body were considered normal wear and tear and would not cause the trade in to be rejected. Finally, I recorded the phone call in case Samsung doesn't honor the trade-in.
2. With the above in mind, I purchased a brand new Alcatel phone from Walmart for $20. (can't post link, too new).
3. I will be sending the phone back to them tomorrow and I'll see what they do.
Other notes from my conversation with the CSR:
* Samsung's return policy is that items may be returned within 30 days. You have 15 days from *receipt* to initiate the return, and Samsung must receive the item within another 15 days.
* Officially, the item must be unopened to receive a full refund. Opened items are subject to a 15% restocking fee. The CSR told me that is is noramlly uncommon for Samsung to charge the restocking fee for items (even opened ones) that are returned in excellent condition, with all original accessories.
So far I like the phone, but not sure if I will be keeping it or exchanging it for a normal S8. I'm also not thrilled with the absence of a way to unlock the bootloader. This is my first experience with a Samsung phone and I kinds of just assumed that like my ZTE, an unlocked, non-carrier phone would have the bootloader accessible.