When I traded in my v20 that I got off offer up 60 bucks and upgraded att gives you a 400 dollar bill credit they are also doing by one get in on the v40. I didn't do that but if you trade in a v35 you get 400 off plus they have half off I should have done that but I need the better cameras and bigger screen.
Trade in any device worth $20 or more for the bill credit. So it makes more sense to sell your v20/v30 and buy a $50 iPhone 5, 5c, 5s and trade that in.
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Just curious.
I bought my AT&T Tilt for $99 (after a $100 rebate) from Cartoys Online.
I've heard of people paying as much as $1000 for their phone. I assume thats for an unlocked unbranded version.
How much did you pay?
$399, with two $50 rebates, bringing it to $299 (with a 2yr contract, new account), bought it about two weeks after launch for ATT
I paid $150 AR during AT&T's black Friday sale on Premier. I almost paid $300 for it second hand, but the guy from craigslist flaked out on me... twice. I'm glad he did though. The $800 price tag you've seen going around was for the HTC Kaiser (TyTN II) which has the front-facing camera.
I bought mine (A genuine TytnII with all on board (except the video driver) ) 27.500 New Taiwan Dollar
Must be some 800 USD indeed.
I paid -100 dollars!
$250 in store with 2 year contract -100 mail in rebate.
I also got another line with a $50 mail in rebate and sold the phone that came with it on eBay for $200. Paid 0 in store for that phone (Samsung a737)
So in total I put $100 in my pocket... my girlfriend kept her unlocked V3 (I know, pretty mean...)
$1140 AUD Outright
I could have gotten it cheaper online but never underestimate the value of a local warranty Plus it came with the full version of Copilot Live 7 and an after-market screen protector.
Wasnt cheap... but worth it. HTC gear is hard to find in Perth.
$600 CAD from Craigslist
mine was free! well, almost. $50 insurance deductable.
800 CAD local
£480.00 each, we bought six of them (!!!)
Mine was free from orange with my upgraded contract
i paid £50 ($100) on a 12 month £20 ($40) a month contract
paid $870.00 AUD delivered, its HK stock though, so the power plug is different. warrenty is via local which is good.
ran it for 1 day as stock, then flashed dutty v4.....very happy.
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Bought a TyTN II from 3 Australia for 1049 AUD, so thats like 947 USD. expensive but worth it!
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Bought mine on Expansys for 660 euros...and i tought it was the cheapest price around!
It's absourd that in an italian store a kaiser costs not less than 800 euros while in the US you can buy it for nothing...
Paid £105 as an upgrade phone from T-Mobile on a 1 year (£35 a month) contract.
It's very interessting to see how much the Kaiser cost in different countrys.
My contract in Germany included a pay-out of 100€.
So I paid for my Kaiser (VPA 1615v; incl. all monthly fees) 280€ or 410$
I didn't pay anything since it's a company phone. But they paid $299.
I bought mine with a two year contract at bestbuy for $325.00 with a plan of 65 or lower....
with a plan of 65 or higher it cost you $299.00.
I gave in an old cellphone so that they can discount $30.00.
$340 off Craig's List, and work will reimburse me $100. Will sell once (if?) T-Mobile USA rolls out their 3G.
So where is the best place to get this phone off contract? I have been free of the Verizon strangle hold for over a year now and will never go back...
BTW... I'm still rocking the Droid Incredible, now running CM7, that I picked up on release day...what an awesome phone!
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If you buy it from Verizon directly, it's $589. If you buy it from Best Buy, or anywhere else, it's going to be $699.
However, if you buy it from Best Buy, you can pay them something like $60 for their buyback program. When you want to buy another phone, just give it to them for a buyback and they will give you credit for half of the retail price towards a new off-contract phone.
So when you want to trade your Bionic in, it'll be $350 off a new phone. This works even if you buy on-contract, they still give you half of the retail price when you trade it in. This only works on phones that have been activated at Best Buy.
Not sure where the best place to get it is, but this is one expensive phone, it almost approaches Iphone retail price. Maybe try grabbing one off a reputable seller on Ebay?
Are you even able to unlock it to use on a service other than Verizon?
I bought mine full retail at Verizon. One BB I talked to wouldn't match Verizon's retail price. One did match an AT&T price on a Captivate, but that was only $30 different, not $110.
I bought it for $589 at BestBuy yesterday. (they price matched the local verizonwireless store). The buyback program which was referred to earlier is a sliding scale (which I don't have in front of me). I do know that it's 50% of the retail price of the phone for the first 6 months (assuming that you don't scratch it). If memory serves me after 2 years its down at 20%.
Also as far as the buyback is concerned it does not make a difference if you bought the phone on or off contract.
I had bought a thunderbolt a few months back for $299, signed up for a 2 year, to lock in the unlimited data. I traded up to the bionic yesterday and got $350 back for my thunderbolt since it retailed at $699 back when I got it.
Wait jstrangfeld, are you saying the buyback program is based on the retail price of the phone REGARDLESS of what you paid for it?
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Wait jstrangfeld, are you saying the buyback program is based on the retail price of the phone REGARDLESS of what you paid for it?
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You bet.
I paid $299 for my Thunderbolt in june (with a 2 year contract). It retailed for 699 at the time. Yesterday when I got my bionic I got $350 for my tbolt (less than 6 month = 50% of retail value).
So I had to pay $589 - $350 = $239. Actually I paid a bit more due to taxes getting screen protector and what not but you get the idea.
Interesting...thanks. Makes me tempted to go buy a Bionic right now since I could upgrade it to the rumored Nexus Prime if it really is all that and a box of crackers when it comes out in 2-3 months, lol. I'd still take a bath on the price of it, though; since I'd be buying it for retail price. Bleh.
Most eBay phones are going to be more expensive than Verizon. Honestly right now your best choice is to buy through Verizon. If you wait a few weeks you may be able to pick up some good sellers from eBay or elsewhere.
I just got the s6 edge 128gb pre ordered threw att's web site. I called customer service and told them Verizon is
selling there phone for 899.99 were att is selling it for 1014.99 so a difference of 115 dollars they credited my account
115 dollars and I payed full price so no contract for me. My contract was up last November so i waited for the s6 to come out.
I figured i would go back on a 2 tear plan but there isn't really any savings. The phone is 500 dollars buy they told me my
monthly rate goes up buy 15 dollars a month so take 15 dollars multiply it buy the time 24 months and add 360 dollars to the cost of the
phone. So the cost of the phone now is 860 dollars so for a 30 dollar difference i bought the phone and no contract. The next program
is a joke. But anyway i figured i would pass this info along so others might benefit from the savings. Have a good one
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. The next program
is a joke. But anyway i figured i would pass this info along so others might benefit from the savings. Have a good one
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yes. the NEXT is a joke. 2 years contract is no joke !
i have a old family plan with 3 lines, only 1st line has internet with 2GB data, the other 2 lines is just dumb phones, i paying average around 110$ a month.
but i getting S6 GOLD 64gb for 399$ plus taxes + upgrade fee, it' about 500$.
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yes. the NEXT is a joke. 2 years contract is no joke !
i have a old family plan with 3 lines, only 1st line has internet with 2GB data, the other 2 lines is just dumb phones, i paying average around 110$ a month.
but i getting S6 GOLD 64gb for 399$ plus taxes + upgrade fee, it' about 500$.
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How is next a joke? It'd actually cheaper to get phones through next compared to signing 2 years contracts on the new MS value plans 10gb +. It's simply an installment plan on the full retail price...
How much you paying Next with 10gb data a month? Plus full price on phone. I don't need no 10gb a month.
If you were gonna pay full price for the phone and you're with AT&T should have bought the T-Mobile variant and unlock it... Why? Because the T-Mobile variant would have worked with AT&t LTE and it would have a unlocked bootloader. Taking for previews Samsung phones the T-Mobile variant have most of the bands and unlocked bootloader. If you're Verizon should have wait for the Dev Edition
negev said:
I just got the s6 edge 128gb pre ordered threw att's web site. I called customer service and told them Verizon is
selling there phone for 899.99 were att is selling it for 1014.99 so a difference of 115 dollars they credited my account
115 dollars and I payed full price so no contract for me. My contract was up last November so i waited for the s6 to come out.
I figured i would go back on a 2 tear plan but there isn't really any savings. The phone is 500 dollars buy they told me my
monthly rate goes up buy 15 dollars a month so take 15 dollars multiply it buy the time 24 months and add 360 dollars to the cost of the
phone. So the cost of the phone now is 860 dollars so for a 30 dollar difference i bought the phone and no contract. The next program
is a joke. But anyway i figured i would pass this info along so others might benefit from the savings. Have a good one
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More or less, companies price everything so that you pretty much have minimal to no savings on the contract. Sometimes, you even lose money, depending on whether or not you can get the device cheaper online or which model you're getting. Paying full price up front, however, is usually not recommended, mainly due to inflation and opportunity cost. That being said, 2 year contracts are usually the worst of the options, especially since they make you pay the tax of the full price of the device. If you're in a state without sales tax, this discrepancy can work in your favor.
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That being said, 2 year contracts are usually the worst of the options, especially since they make you pay the tax of the full price of the device. If you're in a state without sales tax, this discrepancy can work in your favor.
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i dont have the NEXT plan, dont you also pay sales taxes on it also? like on the first bill ?
I had my old Bionic sitting my desk for 2+ years since switching to the Galaxy s4. When I was looking at upgrades at the Verizon store (should I go iPhone, stick w/ Samsung) I also looked at the Droid Turbo 2. On that phone only, I got $200 for my Bionic + a $100 upgrade promo. My DT2 is costing me $9.33 on device payment. I thought it was worth mentioning.
Verizon with tradeins has a specific web page, I was offered no more than 200 trade in for my mint (Verizon refurbished it after all... and its my seventh one since they are the worst at phone refurbish.. I paid 700 for this s4 vzw and i own two bionics, all paid cash. 200 is a trade in for a upgrade to make you feel good and i went through every channel to get to a corporate lady that took months. Hey, I'm with you same phones.. etc.. but youre not getting anything trading it... honestly.. imo this is obviously but you can get that credit just because of the standard 200, 100 for trade in plus new contract
Looking at the sprint note 8 and think I can get it for 250. Here is what I have in mind. I have a s8+ and I owe 500 on it. If I pay it off and sprint buys it back for 250. That means I only pay 250 to get it off my plan. Sprint has a half off note 8 promotion going on. So if I add a new line. I can get the 1000 note 8 for 500. Then give them 250. So I'll only owe 250 on the phone. Then I can switch my old number to the new phone and cancel the old line. Does that sound right?
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Sounds like you'll be paying $750 to upgrade, not $250. You'll be paying $500 to your old carrier and $250 to Sprint.
If you switch to T-Mobile instead, they'll pay off your old $500 balance and let you keep the S8+, which you can probably sell for about $500. That's already a better deal than the Sprint purchase. Then they also have a 2-for-1 Note8 sale, so you can get a further $465 discount if you have a friend who wants a Note8 too.
http://www.switch2t-mobile.com/
https://www.t-mobile.com/customers/samsung-galaxy-note8?icid=WMD_TM_Q317SAMSUN_6I9RNZP0GSA9801
Yeah I was looking at tmobile but service sucks in my area.
I had it at 500 out of pocket. Because sprint was giving me 250 for the s8+ so I would be paying 250 to get rid of the s8+and 250 for the note 8.
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Yeah I was looking at tmobile but service sucks in my area.
I had it at 500 out of pocket. Because sprint was giving me 250 for the s8+ so I would be paying 250 to get rid of the s8+and 250 for the note 8.
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Wait it out. Everything I read is that T-Mobile and Sprint on the verge of a merger.
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I had it at 500 out of pocket. Because sprint was giving me 250 for the s8+ so I would be paying 250 to get rid of the s8+and 250 for the note 8.
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Are you sure you're not double-counting the $250 Sprint would give you for the S8+? That $250 brings your payoff cost on the S8+ down to $250. Then, you pay an additional $500 for the Note8, for a total of $750.
I don't think I am. S8+ $500 - $250=$250 payoff. Note 8 $500 - $250 out of pocket. Remaining balance $250. So I pay 500 out of pocket and 250 over 18 months.
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If you are convinced that you have the math worked out correctly then go do the deal. I don't think it will work out either, but math isn't my strong suit.