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Ok so I own a GS3 on-contract with T-Mobile and by my understanding T-Mobile is selling the HTC One for $99 upfront with $20 per month for 2 years off-contract until the phone's paid off and my question is can I still purchase the phone at that price while already under contract and just have the $20 applied to my current bill? or does this offer only apply to new customers going on one of the new Simple Choice plans?
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LuigiBull23 said:
Ok so I own a GS3 on-contract with T-Mobile and by my understanding T-Mobile is selling the HTC One for $99 upfront with $20 per month for 2 years off-contract until the phone's paid off and my question is can I still purchase the phone at that price while already under contract and just have the $20 applied to my current bill? or does this offer only apply to new customers going on one of the new Simple Choice plans?
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From my understanding, this offer seems to only be for customers on the Simple Choice Plan. Most likely, you won't be able to start this $99 initial/$20 per month deal until your current contract expires with T-Mobile. However, it would probably be best for you to call and ask customer service, if it's something you're interested in pursuing.
Thank you so much for the quick reply. I will try calling again. I just haven't had great experiences with T-Mobile's customer service but it doesn't hurt to try again.
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I was told you could. You would just be paying off both phones instead of one
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Well if that's true then I probably will purchase the One for that $99. I can deal with a $120 (estimate) monthly bill.
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I don't think it would work.
However you can just open another line for $50 and add the Htc One phone contract to that line. Quit your service next month and just continue to pay off the Htc One.
So your only extra cost would be the $50 for one month of service. You don't have to touch the other line.
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I don't think it would work.
However you can just open another line for $50 and add the Htc One phone contract to that line. Quit your service next month and just continue to pay off the Htc One.
So your only extra cost would be the $50 for one month of service. You don't have to touch the other line.
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That's not a bad idea except I would have to pay more for this to work cuz I would be terminating my current contract just to move over to that cheaper plan, unless I misunderstood. If so please do correct me.
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To decide the best course of action it would helpful to know what contract you are currently on. Phone contract or plan contract? Classic plan, old value plan, or new value plan?
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I am under the new value plan so I have unlimited everything. The reasons I wanna move to the Simple Choice plan are so I can pay less of what I pay now, hate contracts, and to get the HTC One at an affordable price and start working on my planned YouTube videos for the phone.
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Simple choice is the new value plan. If your value plan carries a contract then it's the old value plan.
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My mistake. Should have reread my post but sorry about the stupid predictive dictionary off my keyboard. What I meant to say was I am on the Unlimited Value Talk + Text plan or in other words the old value plan and want to move over to Simple Choice for the reasons I already mentioned.
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In this case I don't know. You should be able to as you no longer have a contract when you switch plans. But I don't know if they will let you pay off 2 phones same time on the same account. ie $50 plan + $20 (galaxy s3 ) + $20 (htc one).
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I agree. I should be able to. only problem is just facing a possible termination fee for switching to a no contract plan even though I'd still be with T-Mobile. I'll figure it out but thank you so much for taking the time to help me out.
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iirc you are allow to switch to the no contract plan with no fees from the old value plan.
Under the old value plan you have a contract on the value plan and another contract on the phone (if you took EIP payment plan). They don't make you pay etf for the value plan anymore. But you are still on the hook to pay off the remaining balance of the EIP phone contract.
If you want the htc one you get another EIP contract. That's why I said I don't know if they will let you take on 2 EIP contracts on a single line.
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What about if I bought my nexus 4 off contract but signed a contract to get a cheaper monthly plan? Currently I pay 30 for my plan (family plan my line). I don't pay for a phone but I'd be willing to pay 20 more for the one. Anyone know if that would work?
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*UPDATE* Only 1 EIP per plan so if I wanted to purchase either the GS4 or HTC One for $99 off-contract I'd have to pay my remaining EIP balance of my current phone in order to start up a new one with one of these devices or any future devices offering the same deal.
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This is my current quandary, figure I can sell my Nexus 4 and pay off EIP balance and buy One and still profit!!
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bryancotton84 said:
This is my current quandary, figure I can sell my Nexus 4 and pay off EIP balance and buy One and still profit!!
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Don't understand how you can profit when you pay full price of the phone.
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Ok profit in the short term
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Ok guys I'm curious here. I'm still on the OG sprint plan with 450 minutes and unlimited everything else... My phone bill is now damn near $91. ($90.50) How the Hell is this possible? I know there are guys here with phone bills as low as $70 so tell me what's going on peoples
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Ok guys I'm curious here. I'm still on the OG sprint plan with 450 minutes and unlimited everything else... My phone bill is now damn near $91. ($90.50) How the Hell is this possible? I know there are guys here with phone bills as low as $70 so tell me what's going on peoples
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i pay 77 i get discount from my job
plus i take insurance off
Mines almost $300! With 4 lines though...
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Why do you take insurance off? Don't TEP cover your phone when you have a brick or something like that?
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I have the same plan and mine is always just over $100.
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261.62 for 5 lines, really on the fence to try AT&T though, Sprint only offers 10% discount while at&t is 30% for the company.
I have the same plan with TEP and the $10 premium data. $83 after taxes, fees and employee discount.
That $10.00 premium data is a big joke as there is nothing premium about it. I am lucky to to get a half meg down or a ping under 250.
Companies can state any price they want now and just add fees to everything.
I was thinking that when I upgraded from EVO 3D to the ONE I would get better speeds. Not so!
Hell my Hero did better than the evo or the one.
So why the Hell is the bill so inflated?
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if you had a business discount, you might wanna check and see if its been taken off.
sprint apparently sent me a "renewal paper" in the mail, never got it, so i was unaware that i had to renew my discount.
ended up losing it, and my bill went from 70 to 90, just like yours.
had to go through the new discount program webpage and all that chit just to get a discount. not to mention signing a 2 yr agreement.
Tmo xao, Tmo
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I've still got my SERO-P plans. Two of them. Both lines with $11 insurance on each is $135 a month.
Yea I'm going to have to call and find out because $90.50 for sprint is RIDICULOUS
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XaoSilentrzk said:
So why the Hell is the bill so inflated?
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Taxes, surcharges...all that fun extra stuff the government and Sprint like you to pay. Its been skyrocketing the past few years.
You're on an $80 dollar plan before tax. Assuming you don't have insurance...$91 isn't that bad. It's called taxes.
I'd recommend rolling over into the My Way Plan. $80 would give you unlimited everything rather than 450 minutes. Get more for the same amount of money. Check into discounts through AAA, any credit union member or your employer as well. But honestly for a contracted carrier...your price isn't as unreasonable as you're making it sound considering the prices of other carriers. I believe you could save around $10 or so with T-Mobile. Not sure how their coverage is in your area though.
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Just about any company in existence gets a discount with Sprint lol. Just check with them, even my employer gets a measley 13% discount but that's almost $17 off per month which is pretty reasonable.
If you can't get a discount through your employer I think they offer discounts to credit union members. Open an account with the minimum amount and profit.
I pay $82 and that includes the $11 insurance.
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Yea I'm going to have to call and find out because $90.50 for sprint is RIDICULOUS
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+1 to that. For what its worth, i pay $240 for 4 phones all them with TEP and VVM. Sprint kills you on regulatory fees and gov fees and all that bull****
Or just move over to t-mobile... Especially if you have LTE
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Approximately $40 (total) for 3 lines. http://ting.com/
For those of you planning to get the device with 32GB on Sprint, you are out of luck
I called Sprint to pre-order and they only have 16GB. The rep does not know if Sprint will carry the 32GB
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For those of you planning to get the device with 32GB on Sprint, you are out of luck
I called Sprint to pre-order and they only have 16GB. The rep does not know if Sprint will carry the 32GB
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the 32gb from the play store works on sprint you just have to get one of their lte sims. This was confirmed yesterday
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the 32gb from the play store works on sprint you just have to get one of their lte sims. This was confirmed yesterday
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I did order from the play store.
The reason I called Sprint for pre-order is that my line is eligible for update and I want to take advantage of the savings by renewing my contract.
If Google makes the 64GB available, I will go for it
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the 32gb from the play store works on sprint you just have to get one of their lte sims. This was confirmed yesterday
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Do you know the process for getting the sim?
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If you order through sprint at the discounted and subsidized price, will the phone be locked into sprints network? If so, will sprint allow unlocking at the end of the contract?
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If you order through sprint at the discounted and subsidized price, will the phone be locked into sprints network? If so, will sprint allow unlocking at the end of the contract?
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It won't be locked, You can leave after contact.
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If you order through sprint at the discounted and subsidized price, will the phone be locked into sprints network? If so, will sprint allow unlocking at the end of the contract?
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If true, that's quite a discount.
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Just get it on Google Play. It's cheaper there anyway. Why would you pay a contract fee when it's cheaper to go off-contract and get sim-only contract?
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Do you know the process for getting the sim?
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If it's the same as when i needed a SIM for an iPhone 5 a while ago, walk into a store and ask for a SIM. They wanted to charge me $50 for a SIM. I pulled the saddest sob story ever and the manager felt sorry and gave me one for free since it was my "first" time.
I used my dads upgrade! I get a 16 GB one for about $86. $50 rebate and selling my Glxy 3 for $80.
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Confirmed on sprint. Sprint will activate in store with a UICC sim on 11/08/13
https://community.sprint.com/baw/message/670687
So I can't just call and activate? Lol. My N5 is set to arrive tomorrow but I am out of town on a business trip.... Won't be home until late Wednesday night now I need to head to the sprint store first thing Thursday morning. Ugh. So excited!
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Wait until 11/8? Lame. My phone arrives tomorrow I'll try an earlier activation
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Wait until 11/8? Lame. My phone arrives tomorrow I'll try an earlier activation
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Keep us posted!
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Does anyone know if the Nexus 5 that Sprint will be selling is unlocked?
I had a plan to buy it from Sprint, pay it off and then cancel my service with Sprint. (Don't ask why)
So I need to know if I can just take it and get it activated at T-Mobile after I cancel Sprint.
I'm definitely going to try and activate this sooner. My phone arrives today. Will check Sprint stores and Best Buy for the sim.
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Does anyone know if the Nexus 5 that Sprint will be selling is unlocked?
I had a plan to buy it from Sprint, pay it off and then cancel my service with Sprint. (Don't ask why)
So I need to know if I can just take it and get it activated at T-Mobile after I cancel Sprint.
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They're selling the same model as the one on the playstore, which is unlocked.
Have you got your tracking numbers for Sprint yet, the suspense is killing me. Should have ordered from the play store.
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riggs170 said:
Have you got your tracking numbers for Sprint yet, the suspense is killing me. Should have ordered from the play store.
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If you didn't buy it in the initial hour of release the play store is backed up for weeks (mine arrives today, but alas, I will not be home until Wed...
I'm assuming the sprint pre-orders won't ship until the 8th? May be quicker for you to just snag one at the sprint store..
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It sucks that they want to charge for a SIM. Maybe I can weasel out of it since my original plan was to just pay the $100 ETF and switch it to T-Mo prepaid. If it gets them more money, maybe they'll give me a SIM so I stick around for another few months out of laziness.
Basically I figured $100 to switch to TMo early was worth it since I'll be paying $30/mo instead of $80 and my contract has 4 months left on it. But if I can get the SIM for free and easily switch to TMo after the contract ends, I may just stick around for now.
The only thing that sucks is that 11/8 date. I could go to Walmart and get a TMo SIM tomorrow once my phone gets here but if I stay with Sprint a little longer, I'll only be able to play with it on WiFi until Friday.
Hmmm.....
"T-Mobile 'Get out of Jail Free Card' pays contract cutters up to $650 per line" http://feedly.com/k/1dwQMyQ
I'm thinking it would be a lot nicer to have a gsm One 2 than a cdma one. Have at it guys!
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New link that works
http://www.androidguys.com/2014/01/...free-card-pays-contract-cutters-650-per-line/
No disrespect to the devs here in sprintland, it's all about the updates
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Thanks !!!
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FrozenRiff said:
"T-Mobile 'Get out of Jail Free Card' pays contract cutters up to $650 per line" http://feedly.com/k/1dwQMyQ
I'm thinking it would be a lot nicer to have a gsm One 2 than a cdma one. Have at it guys!
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Taking this.. thanks!
Link returns bad
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Link returns bad
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Try this one
http://www.androidguys.com/2014/01/...free-card-pays-contract-cutters-650-per-line/
So many people are about to be gone...me too maybe lol.
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So many people are about to be gone...me too maybe lol.
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Sprint better step it up, that is all. Framily plans don't cut it
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Sprint better step it up, that is all. Framily plans don't cut it
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Exactly, all these new plans Sprint is coming out with end up costing us more money than the plans we already have so why would we switch to them.
This is really tempting since T Mobile has better coverage and more 4G where I live than Sprint.
I'm going to scope it out. Might be something to jump on.
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Well I went to the website to check out how much it would be for 2 lines and it would end up costing more on T Mobile. First off you HAVE to finance a device or pay the full price up front. So 2 lines with unlimited everything comes up to $120 per month plus if I were to get 2 HTC Ones that would be an extra $50 per month. So $170 before taxes and fees. I think you have to buy the insurance also but I'm not sure. I'm going to go into a TMobile store and check it out for sure though.
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I don't understand why people think these no contract plans are any better than signing a contract.
Why would you want to be on the hook for paying off a 600$ device rather than paying a 200$ early termination fee..
Sprint has the cheapest plans of the major providers flat out, and the network is improving quickly
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T-Mobile has no 3g or 4g in my area, they only have edge no way I'm leaving Sprint for that at least with Sprint I have Damn Good 4g and 3g.
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T-Mobile has no 3g or 4g in my area, they only have edge no way I'm leaving Sprint for that at least with Sprint I have Damn Good 4g and 3g.
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T-Mobile can go away already..
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This isn't for everyone but for those who are in bad sprint areas would like it or those who complain about the long wait for updates would like it too since gsm always gets the update first
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This isn't for everyone but for those who are in bad sprint areas would like it or those who complain about the long wait for updates would like it too since gsm always gets the update first
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Exactly. Good info for those who want it. Those who don't shouldn't complain, just stay where they're at. Already sent a link to a friend who was talking about jumping ship from Verizon.
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Yeah I'd rather have my text messages send and receive normally. Past T-Mobile people I've texted have told me of "texting issues" and the whole "edge" thing. No thanks, if my LTE drops, at least 3G is faster than edge. And I'm not giving up my unlimited 4G LTE & tethering. As for upgrades... If I really want the phone like my two HTC Ones then I pay full price. T-Mobile sounds good and all but i know there's a catch there some here. And Sprint made me happy thay my AT&T friends with extreme speeds sometimes ask me to lend my portable hotspot when their LTE drops to HSPA or Edge.
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I went to a T-Mobile store today to inquire about it. What kills it for me is that you HAVE to purchase a device from them, and our Ones are only worth $106 in trade-in. Doesn't seem fair when I could sell it on CL for $275. The cost would work out roughly the same. $86/month. They also don't pay the ETF directly. You have to cover it, then you get a prepaid MasterCard in 4-8 weeks. So to start the plan, you're looking at potentially hundreds of dollars.
Yeah, it's contract free, but it's not really worth it in my opinion. Sprint does just fine in Metro Atlanta, and as much as I feel I'm getting boned by them, it's the smallest in the long list of dicks that are phone companies.
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I went to a T-Mobile store today to inquire about it. What kills it for me is that you HAVE to purchase a device from them, and our Ones are only worth $106 in trade-in. Doesn't seem fair when I could sell it on CL for $275. The cost would work out roughly the same. $86/month. They also don't pay the ETF directly. You have to cover it, then you get a prepaid MasterCard in 4-8 weeks. So to start the plan, you're looking at potentially hundreds of dollars.
Yeah, it's contract free, but it's not really worth it in my opinion. Sprint does just fine in Metro Atlanta, and as much as I feel I'm getting boned by them, it's the smallest in the long list of dicks that are phone companies.
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Yeah, what he said! I work in Pendergrass, Geogia, which is about 90 miles north of metro Atlanta, and formerly a 3G area if I was lucky. Within the last four months it has gone from spotty 3G to 2 bars of LTE. And that's literally out in the boonies. That much improvement that fast is worth hanging around, especially with the whole Mastercard bait and switch crap. Sprint is really earning my business these days. My penny and a half...
http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-one-m8-99-contract-377786/
Do you need to have an upgrade eligible line to sign a 2 year contract for this price?
Sprint is out of stock, and the h/k edition does not apply the discount. This sucks ?
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Sprint is out of stock, and the h/k edition does not apply the discount. This sucks ?
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Raincheck?
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Raincheck?
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+1 or offer the h/k edition ?
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+1 or offer the h/k edition ?
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Or at least knock $100.00 off it.
By way does anyone know if they drop the no contract price by $100.00 as well. I just bought my no contract one only 6 days ago.
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Or at least knock $100.00 off it.
By way does anyone know if they drop the no contract price by $100.00 as well. I just bought my no contract one only 6 days ago.
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Not likely. I would think the discount is an incentive for new customers or for people looking to sign a new 2-year contract agreement. The last paragraph of the article could use some clarification, though.
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What do you wanna bet that Samsung made out better than HTC did with this stupid deal.
I know several people that were interested in this deal and they were sold out, so guess what they came home with !!
A Samsung.
How could you start something like this with out good stock?
And they are probably low on stock because of all the early faulty units.