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[Q] Deals on the Bionic

Just wondering what kind of deals people have seen on the Bionic. It almost seems like 3rd parties werent really pushing this phone. I know Costco had an ad with some accessories, but I also saw in the ad that it might not be on opening day.
Has anyone else seen anything worthwhile?

unfortunately nothing special as of yet. i have heard that you can do the $100 off trade-in deal if you are upgrading from a non-smart phone. other then that just accessories.

I got the 100 off for using a non smart phone upgrade then 50 off the new every two rebate. See what happens.

Phone Arena's reporting Costco's doing $280 + a nice accessories bundle.

I was in Costco today. They said they would have 8 tomorrow at this store. He wouldn't say the price but claimed it came with $170 worth of accessories including a dock. He did say they would be cheaper than the Verizon stores.
I am seriously considering this phone instead of my Droid Charge.

Im getting rid of my Charge for this phone. I just cant take the battery drain any more.
I wonder if Amazon or anyone else will be running big specials.

mrhunter602 said:
Im getting rid of my Charge for this phone. I just cant take the battery drain any more.
I wonder if Amazon or anyone else will be running big specials.
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Probably be some deals within a couple weeks, but I doubt it this week.

I just logged into my verizon and the upgrade price they have for me is $249. I totally expected $299.
I got this price by logging into the main phone account on a family plan and attempting to upgrade a secondary line.

$249 at amazonwireless

$50 for NE2, $30 off as loyalty bonus, free o/n shipping.
So one major gripe most reviewers had has been reduced. At $219, unlimited data and rooting it seems like a better deal, somewhat worthy of the delay.
I guess all new smartphones would receive such discount, but by most accounts the bionic is a capable phone and a significant jump from my D1.

mrhunter602 said:
Im getting rid of my Charge for this phone. I just cant take the battery drain any more.
I wonder if Amazon or anyone else will be running big specials.
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Amazon had it for $199 as of a couple hours ago.

pjosman said:
Amazon had it for $199 as of a couple hours ago.
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For new customers only, unfortunately. Upgrade is $249.

wow didnt know verizon had it cheaper. was about to go to BJ's to buy it as I usually do, since the price for the phone is generally the same and they have better deals on the accessories. Thanks for saving me the money.
EDIT: just went to VZW and it only wants to give me a price of $289 with no loyalty bonus. I am part of a family plan but that shouldnt matter. I have been eligible since july for upgrade. amazonwireless says its backordered.

Checked this morning and:
Wirefly.com was $249
Amazon.com was $199 ( backordered)
Letstalk.com was $199
I'm hoping BJs/Costco will drop the price to $199 and waive the activation fee for me

Walmart.com also has it for $199. stores don't have them yet. Just checked. Don't want to wait though. Plus I'm always paranoid about a 3rd party seller screwing up my plan and charging me extra. Especially my unlimited plan.
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$269 in store plus $100 trade-in credit for old phone when adding a line.

Can anyone confirm the $249 price with verizon for upgrading a current line?
I am secondary on a family plan, and my upgrade isn't until 9/13, but the extra $50 off makes the deal a little easier to swallow. As far as loyalty, we have been good customers for at least 5 years, not sure how they do their calculations as to who is "loyal"

Kyledoo said:
Can anyone confirm the $249 price with verizon for upgrading a current line?
I am secondary on a family plan, and my upgrade isn't until 9/13, but the extra $50 off makes the deal a little easier to swallow. As far as loyalty, we have been good customers for at least 5 years, not sure how they do their calculations as to who is "loyal"
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I am also secondary on a family plan and the best I got was $289. Just got mine a little while ago. Been with verizon for 8 years, but only 2 have been on the family plan I am now. Guess they dont count the other time before that.

Kyledoo said:
Can anyone confirm the $249 price with verizon for upgrading a current line?
I am secondary on a family plan, and my upgrade isn't until 9/13, but the extra $50 off makes the deal a little easier to swallow. As far as loyalty, we have been good customers for at least 5 years, not sure how they do their calculations as to who is "loyal"
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My mistake, this price was listed on my verizon for me because I had a $50 phone credit that I was unaware of. When I asked the verizon rep he said that all family plans are credited this $50 every 20 months.

I went in to the store today and got the Bionic for $289 without an upgrade and almost 50% off some accessories. Got the phone $589, a extended battery and door $49.99, case and holster $29.99, HDMI dock $99.99, and screen protectors $12.99 plus 24.43 tax and out the door for $431.63. Saved $375.75

Samsung Smart dock for $68.99

CDW has the Smart Dock for 68.99 + Tax, free shipping on ground, We have an internal sales guy there for our company and he said, they will get inventory end of this week.
I put in my order already

cyberma007 said:
CDW has the Smart Dock for 68.99 + Tax, free shipping on ground, We have an internal sales guy there for our company and he said, they will get inventory end of this week.
I put in my order already
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Man that's expensive. I don't think I could spend that much on a dock
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce

techgov8 said:
Man that's expensive. I don't think I could spend that much on a dock
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
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Really? I thought that's cheap considering the retail price for a Smart Dock is $99.99

That is a good price! Samsung and some Verizon stores are selling it for $100.
I am placing my order tomorrow. Good find.:thumbup:
Sent from my big A $$ Galaxy Note 2.

Do you have a link or an item number for it? I can't find it on CDW website. Thanks

Or if you register your phone with Samsung, you will get 50% off coupon, and can buy up to 10 accessories from their website for 1/2 the price Which means you can have this dock directly from Sammy for $50!

vectron said:
Or if you register your phone with Samsung, you will get 50% off coupon, and can buy up to 10 accessories from their website for 1/2 the price Which means you can have this dock directly from Sammy for $50!
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Where do I register the phone at to get the half off? I'd buy it for 50
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce

techgov8 said:
Where do I register the phone at to get the half off? I'd buy it for 50
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
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I registered my when they were giving away flip cover and tectiles, along with 50% coupon. It was all from the same link on their FB page. Check it out, their FB page and ask them where to register. Or take a look at free flip cover giveaway thread in this forum where you can find a link in the first post. Giveaway is over but I believe they still send out 50% off coupon after you register. Try it!

Do they have it in titanium or black? The only pics I ever see are white.
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They're all white. And it's still out of stock at the samsung store.

vectron said:
Or if you register your phone with Samsung, you will get 50% off coupon, and can buy up to 10 accessories from their website for 1/2 the price Which means you can have this dock directly from Sammy for $50!
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That MIGHT work if it was ever in stock.
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69 plus shipping at 13 dollars and tax at 7 no thanks
That's only about 10 les than Samsung. I'd rather spend 10 more and get it directly from them.
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I wouldn't count on it, I just checked 50% off of any accessory 50 dollars and under. Some items under 50 tell you that you can't use coupon, so you may have to call or chat to apply.
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That MIGHT work if it was ever in stock.
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I get a corporate discount which only mildly brings it down to $64 but I called them about availability and they said the preexisting back orders won't be filled until mid February at the earliest.

definitely getting one of these bad boys when it becomes available.

Gman65 said:
I wouldn't count on it, I just checked 50% off of any accessory 50 dollars and under. Some items under 50 tell you that you can't use coupon, so you may have to call or chat to apply.
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They must have changed it then because the 50% code I used brought the smart dock price down to $50

eraursls1984 said:
They must have changed it then because the 50% code I used brought the smart dock price down to $50
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Same here. I just able to use another 50% coupon three days ago and it worked. I have used about 6 50% codes after registering my current, as well as old devices. For me, it has worked for the flip covers, cases, replacement battery doors, and most recently the Smart dock.
FYI - the Samsung website updates certain Out of Stock updates periodically throughout the day. You just have to catch it at the right time, or watch closely.

I also recieved the "50% off any accessory under $50" code, but I was able to apply it to the Smart Dock today, give it a shot!

Normally I would like to get smarkdoc but since a simple one cost less then $10 and an hdmi adapter & cable cost another $10. think I would go that route.

Thanks for the advice about checking frequently for the dock, I had put in a backorder notification on the site but apparently it didn't bother letting me know about it's infrequent appearances. Got one just now....with the code. Definitely the way to do it.

Discount tmobile refill cards

I know tmobile recently killed the discount they offered top-up card resellers, but there must be someone who is still offering some sort of discount. Anyone know of any websites that are still/currently offering any sort of discount?

hp420 said:
I know tmobile recently killed the discount they offered top-up card resellers, but there must be someone who is still offering some sort of discount. Anyone know of any websites that are still/currently offering any sort of discount?
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None that I could find. You could still buy $50 refills for ~$40 from eBay as of last month, but even those seem to have dried up.

Yeah, I couldn't find anything. I spent 2 hours searching this morning, and all I could find were some pretty shady sites that offered no more than $2 off. I even enlisted the help of my sister, who is into extreme couponing and can find a deal on ANYTHING if you give her time.....nothing
I finally just caved and topped up the old fashioned way. If anyone finds anything I would greatly appreciate a heads-up, though. I'd love to be able to save a few bucks from now on!

Try prepaid-refill.com... I've bought tmo refills from that site a few times with no issue. They have tmo refill deals from time to time, I bought a $50 refill for $40 the other day and yes I know the risk involved with using this site.
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You can still save a buck or two on tax if you use callingmart to buy refills, they charge zero tax for tmo prepaid. Saves me a little over $4 a month
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lowrider262 said:
You can still save a buck or two on tax if you use callingmart to buy refills, they charge zero tax for tmo prepaid. Saves me a little over $4 a month
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yeah, I noticed tmo charged about $4 in tax...wasn't very pleased when I saw how much it was, but I think next time I'm going to do just what you said....every little bit helps, and it really adds up over a two year span which is what a standard contract would be, assuming I had one

buy from Target using Redcard, 5% off no tax.

lowrider262 said:
You can still save a buck or two on tax if you use callingmart to buy refills, they charge zero tax for tmo prepaid. Saves me a little over $4 a month
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This is what I do. The fact that it has no taxes and it's instant is really nice. I do miss the extra dollar or two savings they did offer, but it's still worth it over going to a store or something.

namartlu said:
buy from Target using Redcard, 5% off no tax.
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At the risk of bumping an old thread, this is great advice. Also right now $30 cards are on sale for $28.49, so with the 5% off, no tax, free shipping, it comes out to $27.07 per card.
Link to card: http://www.target.com/p/t-mobile-30-prepaid-refill-card/-/A-14510266#

Tmo refills seem to be on sale for non red card holders I got $5 off a $100 at target and they don't charge tax.
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Ostrich Egg said:
At the risk of bumping an old thread, this is great advice. Also right now $30 cards are on sale for $28.49, so with the 5% off, no tax, free shipping, it comes out to $27.07 per card.
Link to card: http://www.target.com/p/t-mobile-30-prepaid-refill-card/-/A-14510266#
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Target sales on prepaid cards usually last a week so I'm guessing this deal is good till Saturday night.

I know this is old but best not create a new thread.
anyway, just dig around and wow these discount are completely dried out. eBay and Target even sell $100 refill for $105. Cost more than face value. Wow. Buy directly from T and have to pay tax. So my $10 refill is almost $12.

More then 10% off on the t-mobile refill
hp420 said:
I know tmobile recently killed the discount they offered top-up card resellers, but there must be someone who is still offering some sort of discount. Anyone know of any websites that are still/currently offering any sort of discount?
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Hello, There is a person on ebay who is good, and selling the tmobile refill card. He is giving more then %10 percent off, that is if you are still interested. I am new and cannot post URls so if you got to ebay, then copy and paste this into the search box. 161496855152
Thank You

kmonga said:
Hello, There is a person on ebay who is good, and selling the tmobile refill card. He is giving more then %10 percent off, that is if you are still interested. I am new and cannot post URls so if you got to ebay, then copy and paste this into the search box. 161496855152
Thank You
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It's auction, so it could easily end up at full price, but I'll definitely watch it, thanks!

Thank You XDA Members!

I ordered a Galaxy Note 3 last Tuesday and received it on Thursday. Saturday I saw an XDA post that said that a discount code Verizon30 was giving members 30% off their Note 3 purchase. Some even said that they called in after ordering to have a price reduction done and the rep mistakenly gave them a $250 credit and only charging them 30% of the price instead of taking 30% off the price. I called in simply to ask for the 30% discount but was instead credited $250 for my phone purchase without even asking. So my phone cost me $50. Since I just saved $250 I figured I planned on spending it anyway so why not get the Galaxy Gear watch to go with it. So I went to my local VZW store and picked one up. Today I was looking here in the Galaxy Gear forum and saw members talking about T-Mobile discounting the watch to the price of $209 online with a promo code. Not believing it I tried myself and the code worked. Not wanting to have to go through the process of returning mine to VZW and buying one from T-Mobile I called the VZW store I purchased the Gear from and emailed the screenshot of my cart on T-Mobile showing the watch at $209. The rep. Said she would credit the difference of $90 from my purchase. The point of my story is without the XDA members sharing their knowledge I would have paid $600 for the 2 items. Instead I paid approximately $250 instead with your help. So thank you! You made my week.

Did anyone tried to use 50% coupon

Recived after Note 4 registration?
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I tried, but it didn't work. The coupon says 50% off item less then $50.

diomark said:
I tried, but it didn't work. The coupon says 50% off item less then $50.
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I received the same error when I put in my order on Monday and tried the coupon..

My Note4 is registerred and I don't recall getting any coupon. Does it come in an email?

I haven't received a 50% off coupon. I'd like to use it on a note 4 case hah.

I was frustrated to find that the Spare Battery Charger is out of stock (for a long time now) and even the regular extra batteries aren't available. I ended up buying it on Amazon.
Hoping something else turns up that is worth using my coupon code for.

I picked up two extra batteries (/w chargers) with it. Super glad I did too, the first day of using the Gear VR I just about killed two batteries in roughly 4 hours of playing.

Is this something you get with the Gear VR? Or, is it with the phone?
I've seen neither (bought from the UK).

It was emailed to me once i registered my note 4. I dont know if it works in countries other than US
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