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[Q] is anyone purchasing or pre ordered from best?

Sorry i meant best buy. I normally buy my phones from best buy off contract because they give us the highest value for our phones. Currently the GS3 is worth 360$ plus 50 gift card sign up promotion they normally do in January plus an additional 50$ gift card for their trade in if you have their protection for a total of 460$ last i have them price match sprint which is 550$ meaning i only have to pay 90$ plus tax. anyone go this route? or simply upgrading?

My local best buy said 230 for s3 in new condition and 699.99 for the HTC and they will not price match for contract phones even tho I'm paying retail. How did you pull that deal?
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18th.abn said:
My local best buy said 230 for s3 in new condition and 699.99 for the HTC and they will not price match for contract phones even tho I'm paying retail. How did you pull that deal?
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Wait... what? If you're paying unsubsidized price for a phone, that's not considered a contract phone. You should show them their own policy.
(http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Payment...ee/pcmcat297300050000.c?id=pcmcat297300050000)
I don't think ANY phones via trade-in will surpass the amount that you can get for them selling them individually. Best Buy provides that as a service to customers -- not so people can make money off trading phones in. I would strongly suggest just selling the S3 and buying the phone from Best Buy with the money that you obtain from the sale.

I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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18th.abn said:
I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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You might try asking after the 19th as well, as I know I was told they can't price match during pre-order. But once it's released for sure, they might be able to.
Are you opposed to buying the phone online?

18th.abn said:
I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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Can't you just add a line and buy out contract next day?
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Its 340 not 360 my apologies. Heres a screen shot of the worth of the sprint gs3. But I have doing this since the 1st evo and have never had issues and is always able to get the latest and greatest. Plus my 2 my 50$ gift cards. 1 from a promotion they do in January. The second from having their protection plan and upgrading.

18th.abn said:
My local best buy said 230 for s3 in new condition and 699.99 for the HTC and they will not price match for contract phones even tho I'm paying retail. How did you pull that deal?
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18th.abn said:
I called a few and they all say they will not price match phones at all. My problem is none of my sprint stores or the main sprint tele sales store will even sell me one unless I add a new line. I've gone to 3 stores in person and they all said it will be a month or so before they will sell the phone at retail price.
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Thats not true. best buy is hurting because now they even price match amazon.com which they NEVER used to do. I dont know who you guys spoke to but its not true. i have receipts to show the last 2 years. i have had the EVO 4G, EVO 3D, Epic 4G touch black and white. EVO LTE, GS3 IN WHITE, THEN OPTIMUS G, GALAXY NOTE 2 THEN BACK TO THE GS3 IN PEBBLE BLUE. So trust me when i say its true. Call a store in atlanta and they will tell you the same. Im actually considering just using my upgrade and getting the additional 200$ on a gift card.

Jahspree said:
Its 340 not 360 my apologies. Heres a screen shot of the worth of the sprint gs3. But I have doing this since the 1st evo and have never had issues and is always able to get the latest and greatest. Plus my 2 my 50$ gift cards. 1 from a promotion they do in January. The second from having their protection plan and upgrading.
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I'm not 100% sure but I remeber reading on the best buy price match policy that since they are now price matching online retailers one of the exclusions was mobile phones. Not sure if this was only for contract phones or all in general.

avwheeler said:
Can't you just add a line and buy out contract next day?
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i would not suggest that as buying it out that early is quite expensive. if your within 2 months of your upgrade i believe its only 50$ and they add it to your bill no up front cost.

rtoodeetwo said:
I'm not 100% sure but I remeber reading on the best buy price match policy that since they are now price matching online retailers one of the exclusions was mobile phones. Not sure if this was only for contract phones or all in general.
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I'm not sure about price matching amazon's mobile phone but i know they will do sprints. what they will do is go on sprints website check the retail price and take it from there

rtoodeetwo said:
I'm not 100% sure but I remeber reading on the best buy price match policy that since they are now price matching online retailers one of the exclusions was mobile phones. Not sure if this was only for contract phones or all in general.
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I linked BB's price match policy above. It excludes contract mobile phones.

Wow, Blue s3 trade in is $340, the white one is $230. Crazy its such a difference!
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18th.abn said:
Wow, Blue s3 trade in is $340, the white one is $230. Crazy its such a difference!
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now that i didnt know i used to have the white till i traded it for the optimus G. i think its because the blue is less common than the white. im the only one i know that has the blue. i know at least 15 people with gs3s maybe more and all of them have the white.

Yeah, I checked all the carriers s3's and they are all around 220-260. Only the Blue sprint model is that high
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Getting ready to pick up my phones!
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Ryno_666 said:
Getting ready to pick up my phones!
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I can't go to pick up mine until after work

Ready for best buy to open at 10. I plan on being the first person there and then coming home and sleeping because I work night shift.
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riceatusc said:
Ready for best buy to open at 10. I plan on being the first person there and then coming home and sleeping because I work night shift.
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Keyword being plan. Do you really believe as an xda member getting a new phone that youre gonna get to sleep?
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Keyword being plan. Do you really believe as an xda member getting a new phone that youre gonna get to sleep?
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Between a new phone and listening to everything going on in Boston on the scanner, I do not believe that I will be getting any sleep. Going to be thankful for coffee.

Operation - Trick Best Buy on Sale of Nexus 5

Here is an idea that requires everyone to participate.
Plan: Try and get Best Buy to sell you a Nexus 5 before official launch. Maybe they have stock already.
Action: Call your local Best Buy and act dumb. Tell them you want to buy the Nexus 5 and to put one on hold for you to pick up. Or walk into a store if you prefer and do the same. Ask them if perhaps they have a Nexus 5 sitting in the back of the store. Make no mention of the fact that it hasn't officially been announced for sale.
I forget exactly which phone was sold before it was officially released a years or so ago. I remember reading that this guy got a phone before time and he was a bit nervous about it but posted details online about it. So this is possible people! If you remember this incident and the phone remind us.
If everyone does it we might get lucky and have more info to share on the Nexus 5.
Of course report back if you are successful. It might even be fun to report the failed outcomes too. Be creative. See if you can snag an inventory screen shot. See if at least they tell you that they are back there but that they can't be touched.
PS - Don't be that guy. If you think this is a stupid plan be polite. Offer your opinion and insight in a respectful way. You can't say it isn't possible because this has happened before. Sure there are practices in place to prevent this. But all it takes is one rookie mistake and things go unexpected. This is all in good fun. We might get lucky!
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Who told you it was going to be sold at Best Buy? I see you have a N4, did you get that at Best Buy too?

We don't know if Best Buy is going to sell the Nexus 5. But they might. They sell all the other Google products (Nexus 7, Chromecast, Chromebook, etc). We also know from a particular Canadian store that there is Nexus 5 inventory. So the Nexus 5 isn't going to be exclusive to the Play Store. None if this is definite for Best Buy, but it can't hurt to try our luck. Perhaps Google learned from the N4 launch that Play Store only sales is bad way to launch a product.
... And I got my N4 and N10 from the Play Store on launch day.
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intekmdma said:
Who told you it was going to be sold at Best Buy? I see you have a N4, did you get that at Best Buy too?
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Several BestBuy managers have told people that they will have the Nexus 5 in stock.
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galfert said:
We don't know if Best Buy is going to sell the Nexus 5. But they might. They sell all the other Google products (Nexus 7, Chromecast, Chromebook, etc). We also know from a particular Canadian store that there is Nexus 5 inventory. So the Nexus 5 isn't going to be exclusive to the Play Store. None if this is definite for Best Buy, but it can't hurt to try our luck. Perhaps Google learned from the N4 launch that Play Store only sales is bad way to launch a product.
... And I got my N4 and N10 from the Play Store on launch day.
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When you say a particular Canadian store, are you talking about Future Shop?
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Several BestBuy managers have told people that they will have the Nexus 5 in stock.
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Are you talking about those end cap displays? I thought they were only for N7, Chromcast

I may try this tomorrow if I'm bored before work. Ha I'll report back.

Good luck! It worked with the Nexus 7 a couple months ago.

I bought the n7 2 days early at BB too...I saw the box up above in those locked cages...so I pointed and asked for it...worth a try I guess.
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UK CarPhone Warehouse has 3,000 in stock according to a leak , I wonder if it would work there as in best buy? Does it depend on how clueless the staff is?

I think there is a definite possibility it will be sold at Best Buy. Google seems to be taking a different direction with this phone. More hype, and evleaks posted that it is going to be available on Sprint..

a friend of mine who works at BB as a manager told me they are expecting to sell the phone, but that they have yet to receive any units and might not get them until after its already out. This is on LI NY btw

mb3030 said:
a friend of mine who works at BB as a manager told me they are expecting to sell the phone, but that they have yet to receive any units and might not get them until after its already out. This is on LI NY btw
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If they're going to sell the phone it should be in their inventory systems; it's an easy thing to check.

devoncatt said:
UK CarPhone Warehouse has 3,000 in stock according to a leak , I wonder if it would work there as in best buy? Does it depend on how clueless the staff is?
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That and whether or not their system will allow them to sell it.
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mb3030 said:
a friend of mine who works at BB as a manager told me they are expecting to sell the phone, but that they have yet to receive any units and might not get them until after its already out. This is on LI NY btw
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Which bb in li? I live close to the one at green acres

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If they're going to sell the phone it should be in their inventory systems; it's an easy thing to check.
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Very true, that's why I find it's hard to believe that they'll have the N5 at launch. Someone should've posted a picture of the inventory already. I know I would if I was still there. (Like for the Wii's and PS3's.)

I'm pretty confident they are. I visit my local BestBuy yesterday and asked a customer service rep. He said he knew what I was talking about and went to ask his manager if he could sell it. When he came back 2-3 minutes later, he told me suddenly he wasn't permitted to talk about it because it's not official, so he couldn't legally converse over it. I'm going to try back at another location and see if I can get someone to pop early there, I also got my Nexus 7 2013 48 hours before launch just because I asked. Some guy went in the back and got it for me. Worth a try I suppose.

Hmm. I have a friend that works at BB.

jayr04 said:
Hmm. I have a friend that works at BB.
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This changes...everything...

jayr04 said:
Hmm. I have a friend that hangs around and gets paid for it at BB.
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fixed

So would it be better to go to the store and hang around the phones? Or just call the store?

HTC One or Nexus 5?

So, I have a best buy junk out coming up for my One. This should be happening in the next week or so.
I was told I can get any phone in store that is of equal or lesser value, then get the difference in store credit if lower. So, do I get the Nexus 5 32 gig and take the $250.00ish store credit?? I'm kind of leaning that way, but I have been an HTC fanboi for so damn long that I'm a-scurred! lol
Any thoughts would be appreciated!!
Peace.

Not sure if bb is gonna sell the 32gb one
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As much as I love Sense I'm selling my One on Swappa and getting the Nexus.

dased14 said:
Not sure if bb is gonna sell the 32gb one
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Well that would suck... I'll check bb tomorrow and see what they got. 16 gig would be kind of a deal breaker... my 32 gigs gets all full of por... derp... family videos already.
I would just like the fact that I can let my contract go with them and try a different carrier if they piss me off! There is some freedom in knowing you have em' by the balls. lol

Lol
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So tempting to go for the Nexus, but downgrading camera quality kinda sucks.

rank78 said:
So tempting to go for the Nexus, but downgrading camera quality kinda sucks.
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Well, my phone is getting replaced because of camera issues...
I read it will have a good camera. Who knows??

rank78 said:
So tempting to go for the Nexus, but downgrading camera quality kinda sucks.
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what makes you think the camera quality will be worse. Aside from low-light, i don't think the one camera is all that good. Software is pretty good though.

dased14 said:
Not sure if bb is gonna sell the 32gb one
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Just read this... that gift card is lookin' good.
Sprint said it will sell a tri-band 4G LTE version of the freshly announced Nexus 5 starting on November 8 for $149.99 with a new two-year contract. Customers interested in the brand new smartphone can pre-order the device today. Meanwhile, T-Mobile will also sell the device (we’re still waiting on pricing information) and Best Buy, Amazon and RadioShack will all sell it unlocked starting at $349.99 for the 16GB model or $399.99 for the 32GB version.

Cool didn't know what bb would carry
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Cool didn't know what bb would carry
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I'm just hoping I can get one off contract, then let mine expire in May. I will miss all the Devs that do great work on our HTC phone. (and you too.) LOL

Don't need to buy on contract
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From what I read earlier, Sprint will be offering the Nexus 5 for $199 w/ $50 MIR with contract or you can buy it form them for MORE than what you'd pay if you bought directly from Google... Somewhere around $550. If you're taking the contract route it's cheaper, but you get screwed if you buy it from them. I just purchased my Nexus 5 32GB for $438 and may, or may not, be switching to T-Mobile cause I guess I roamed too much?

I'll stay with the ONE and wait for the M8.
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My One is available for upgrade today lol

I use my one for everything and it has yet to let me down. Sometimes pictures could be better but the way I look at it, it's a smart phone, not a digital camera. If I want high quality digital photos then I should probably use one of those. What does impress me about the camera though is how good the low light photos turn out. Unmatched. The other thing I feel can't be beat is the front speaker sound quality. Front speakers do make a huge difference! Beats with viper4android makes this phone sound awesome! I've yet to hear a handheld device sound better. Until another phone manufacturer comes out with front facing stereo speakers that sound at least as good as these I'll be sticking with the one series.
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Not sure how reliable this is, but in an online chat with Staples yesterday, I was told they would be selling it also. No word on pricing, but I will probably get one when they get in stock (company account at Staples = easier to justify and write off). For the time being, I plan on getting a TMOB prepaid SIM and using it as a second phone line. If I like it enough, it may replace my One.

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Just read this... that gift card is lookin' good.
Sprint said it will sell a tri-band 4G LTE version of the freshly announced Nexus 5 starting on November 8 for $149.99 with a new two-year contract. Customers interested in the brand new smartphone can pre-order the device today. Meanwhile, T-Mobile will also sell the device (we’re still waiting on pricing information) and Best Buy, Amazon and RadioShack will all sell it unlocked starting at $349.99 for the 16GB model or $399.99 for the 32GB version.
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http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/11/2/5058086/best-buy-charging-799-for-nexus-5-off-contract
BEST BUY... FAIL OF THE YEAR
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XaoSilentrzk said:
http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/11/2/5058086/best-buy-charging-799-for-nexus-5-off-contract
BEST BUY... FAIL OF THE YEAR
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They did the same thing with the HTC One, $200.00 over regular off contract price, but I just walked in and said I need a price match to Amazon.com and they said "ok no problem"

[Q] Nexus Devices Sold through Costco?

Anyone here know if the Nexus 6 will be sold through Costco? Would be awesome to get their free accessory pack and Cash card they offer sometimes.

I was walking through the other day and a salesman approached me with a pitch trying to sell me a phone I told him call me when you get the nexus 6 he replied saying next month as I walked away

I'm waiting for this as well, the last few phones I've bought from Costco, I've gotten the free accessory pack and free activation! Well worth the wait in my opinion!
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I would go through Costco but I don't think they offer the edge plan.

Correct me if Im wrong, i ask them , and they say that they wont do nexus6, check many costco store around my home

Shaffer678 said:
I would go through Costco but I don't think they offer the edge plan.
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I got my current Edge plan through my local Costco.

Anyone have any luck finding one in a costco?

I bought a nexus 6 and it works and says not globally blacklisted but shows this?

Like the title says I bought a nexus 6 from someone off craigslist. Well I traded a unlocked Samsung galaxy note 3 and a T-Mobile Sony xperia z for it and when I look up the imei number this is what shows. Now the phone works and does not have any issues at all and the guy I got it from says that he got it as a gift and it is paid off that it just has not changed in the system yet. Any thoughts on this? Also I have called T-Mobile and have chatted with Motorola through there online live chat and they both have told me that the phone is good to go. Just does not make sense to me lol thanks.
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Slipknot8Wwe said:
Like the title says I bought a nexus 6 from someone off craigslist. Well I traded a unlocked Samsung galaxy note 3 and a T-Mobile Sony xperia z for it and when I look up the imei number this is what shows. Now the phone works and does not have any issues at all and the guy I got it from says that he got it as a gift and it is paid off that it just has not changed in the system yet. Any thoughts on this? Also I have called T-Mobile and have chatted with Motorola through there online live chat and they both have told me that the phone is good to go. Just does not make sense to me lol thanks.
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looks suspicious to me. if it was a gift, why wouldnt it show paid off immediately.
i hear too many bad stories from craigs list to buy anything off there.

bweN diorD said:
looks suspicious to me. if it was a gift, why wouldnt it show paid off immediately.
i hear too many bad stories from craigs list to buy anything off there.
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Exactly but I guess we will see lol. I was able to get Motorola on there live support that if anything happened to it that they would replace it sense its still under warranty.
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Slipknot8Wwe said:
Exactly but I guess we will see lol. I was able to get Motorola on there live support that if anything happened to it that they would replace it sense its still under warranty.
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thats nice of them, i wouldnt believe them though if they said they would replace it if it gets blacklisted. would be good for you, but a bad move for them as a company. then anyone could get a phone, not pay for it, then send it to them for a new one.

Slipknot8Wwe said:
Exactly but I guess we will see lol. I was able to get Motorola on there live support that if anything happened to it that they would replace it sense its still under warranty.
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Ya but I specifically asked about 4 times and they assured me that they would and then they gave me a case number where they documented it at as well I guess.
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If you have insurance, drown that phone and get a replacement before it gets blacklisted. I got screwed out of $400 like that with the note 2.
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Slipknot8Wwe said:
Like the title says I bought a nexus 6 from someone off craigslist. Well I traded a unlocked Samsung galaxy note 3 and a T-Mobile Sony xperia z for it and when I look up the imei number this is what shows. Now the phone works and does not have any issues at all and the guy I got it from says that he got it as a gift and it is paid off that it just has not changed in the system yet. Any thoughts on this? Also I have called T-Mobile and have chatted with Motorola through there online live chat and they both have told me that the phone is good to go. Just does not make sense to me lol thanks.
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First thing I would do is go to https://imeidata.net/ and look up the imei. It will tell you about the status of your phone, warranty all sorts of useful information. It will tell you if the phone is INW (in warranty) or OOW (out of warranty)
Second thing I would advise you to do is attempt to submit a repair claim at Motorola:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/mcp/service/.
If you can make it to the step where it asks if you want to do an advanced exchange or regular exchange, then its still under warranty and it'll work. Just going through the step does not submit a claim so as long as you don't to the end which would be a screen telling you it is submitting a claim.
And to your initial question as to what that means, basically it means that someone bought that phone and was making monthly payments towards it. When they sold it to you, the balance of the phone was not paid off to whatever carrier it was purchased from (most likely t-mobile as i'm not sure other carriers allowed financing like that at the time of the N6). To get that removed, you would either have to find out where he bought it and pay off the balance, or just live with it and as long as its covered under the moto warranty, you can just swap it if the time arises for that need.

Well I guess there still is honest people in this world lol. Rechecked the imei number again today and this is what I found haha
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