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How to Get a Vibrant for $350: The Hard Way

Hello everyone,
I have one hell of a story to tell about one boy, two phones (the htc hd2 and the samsung vibrant), and one freakin' committed customer service team (T-Mobile's). OK, so I'll begin my story of how I ended up with a brand-new Vibrant for essentially 350 bucks. Bear with me here, it's a bit long. So, I originally purchased an htc hd2 way back in mid-June for 300 bucks on Craigslist. The phone ended up being defective because of a hardware issue, and because it happened to be under the "buyer's remorse" period, at least the way T-Mobile saw it, I was able to return it by mail for a brand new one for free. I was surprised when I called to learn that T-Mobile didn't require a single piece of information to verify that I was the original owner of the phone, all they saw was that an htc hd2 had magically been activated on such and such a date. So, I returned that hd2 and recieved a new one in a couple of days, which ended up being just as buggy as the last one, so I decided to abandon the hd2 altogether in exchange for the Samsung Vibrant. I called T-Mobile customer service today to setup the exchange for the vibrant, which would cost me 50 bucks since the hd2 cost 450 and the vibrant costs 500, and I was FINALLY told that they had no record of me ever buying an hd2 (I wonder why, lol). I then explained to them that I wasn't the original owner of the phone and that I had bought it from the original owner, but that the phone had been purchased only a few days before they sold it to me. They told me at first that I would have contact the original owner and get the 450 bucks credited back to there account. The only problem was that I had no way of contacting the original owner, and that they had switched carriers almost immediately after purchasing the hd2. After about four hours, and many many phone calls later, I called t-mobile one last time to explain my situation, keep in mind that I was totally honest the entire time, I reached a very nice customer service rep, and after explaining what had happened to me, and after speaking to her supervisor for over ten minutes, she told me that even though they almost never do this, that they would "take my word for it" and send the vibrant, no questions asked, for basically 50 bucks. I was over the moon considering that less than 5 minutes ago I had thought that I had thrown away 300 dollars. I would like to give some major props to T-Mobile's customer support, never in a million years would I have expected a customer service team work so hard to keep a a customer happy. Talk about going the distance. Well, that's my story. Tell me what you think, and what your experiences with them have been like.
Peace, bobofosho12

I got mine for $164 and i wasnt even due for a full upgrade. Got my phone around august. Even my sister which is due for a full upgrade has to pay more. So i think im super lucky except for the tax and all that

Alex530 said:
I got mine for $164 and i wasnt even due for a full upgrade. Got my phone around august. Even my sister which is due for a full upgrade has to pay more. So i think im super lucky except for the tax and all that
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Yeah, its an online Special. However i Would Suggest your sister to call T-mobile and ask to be transfered to the Loyalty Department to get hers. because she will get a good deal as her contract is up...... They will give it to her at full Discount and provide her with a data plan of $24.99 a month. instead of $30.00 like you got... and she wont have to pay no upgrade fee's whatsoever.

Alex530 said:
I got mine for $164 and i wasnt even due for a full upgrade. Got my phone around august. Even my sister which is due for a full upgrade has to pay more. So i think im super lucky except for the tax and all that
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Same here. I renewed my contract last year, so did my GF. We both are eligible for full discount so I jump on it right away.

I hate buying ANYTHING with a contract, I know that even though I might pay through the nose up front, i'm saving tons more than I would if I had a contract for two years. I just generally buy an "almost" brand new phone on someplace like Craigslist and then I return it to T-mobile and get a brand new one for free, hence what I did with the hd2. Just my strategy though.

minogue said:
Yeah, its an online Special. However i Would Suggest your sister to call T-mobile and ask to be transfered to the Loyalty Department to get hers. because she will get a good deal as her contract is up...... They will give it to her at full Discount and provide her with a data plan of $24.99 a month. instead of $30.00 like you got... and she wont have to pay no upgrade fee's whatsoever.
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I have the 24.99 data plan and i will thanks for the info

my story on getting the vibrant new WITHOUT a contract for $133. Please note, this cannot be duplicated anymore as the "loop hole" has been caught and closed. I noticed this post on slickdeals.net the 2nd day it had been posted:
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2132124
So basically costco has the cell phone kiosk's which sell tmobile and a few other carriers. as we know, T-mobile offers and "even more plus" program with is NO contract. also as we know that if we went to tmobile and got a vibrant with this even more plus program is $500.
BUT for the first 3 or 4 days that costco sold the vibrant they were selling it for $250 with the "even more plus" plan or $99 with contract. EDIT( this $250 price was a wholesale price they were offering)
so went there and bought 2 samsung vibrants for 250$ each plus tax. ended up being about $540 by opening 2 new lines on the "even more plus" plan. note that this is different then the "even more" plan which is a contract. Even though "even more plus" is not a contract, costco would not sell the phone without an actual plan but thats ok because this "even more plus plan is no contract because normally you pay full price for the phone.
so then because the "even more plus" plan is not a contract, I called t mobile and told them that I want to cancel the even more plus plan and that I paid full price for the phone. (which i did pay costco's full price). they canceled the plans over the phone on the first try without any hassel (some people had a little trouble canceling)
So then i sold 1 on ebay for $485 including shipping and kept one for myself. After paying shipping, ebay listing fees, selling fees, and paypal fees. I came out basically paying the difference which is only about $130 for my new, NON contract vibrant
keep in mind I already have a tmobile contract from my mytouch, so i just put the sim card in the new vibrant and was good to go.
Costco and Tmobile both caught on to this within days, and now it went from 250 to 479 the day after i got mine.
so i basically ended up paying $130 for a New Vibrant, not subsidized, and non contract even less then if I had signed a new 2 year contract.
If so many people had not ONLY gotten this deal just to sell all the phones on ebay and craigslist, the deal probably would have lasted a little longer. (i just sold 1 to offset the cost of buying one for myself)
so keep in mind, this deal is now dead, and no one has had success trying to replicate it since the price change because costco and tmobile had caught on quickly.
Im still under contract with tmobile for another year because i bought mytouch last year. Wife's phone is still eligible for an upgrade I can use later this year

I got mine for $100 after $50 mail in rebate. I bought mine at Costco warehouse . It included the car charger, a carrying case and a Bluetooth headset.

still cant beleive you guys didnt just spam these forums spreading the good news on the price. so sad.
well thankfully, i got mine on bing cashback and so the phone might end up being $350 for me.
oh what i could have done with $100 extra, sigh
by the way did you need to be a costco member to get that price or could anyone get it?

I actually got mine for free, but in an extremely roundabout and lucky sort of way.
Got a Samsung Behold II with a new contract at the beginning of June for free from Letstalk.com. I won't rehash all the ridiculous problems I had with the phone, as it's fairly legendary at this point.
Had even more problems after the now infamous 1.6 OTA update, took my problems to T-Mobile corporate, and after 2 weeks worth of emails and phonecalls with their director of customer relations they basically convinced Samsung to toss me a Vibrant to make me happy enough to go away and leave them alone.
I sort of rode out the "perfect storm" here and was just in the right place at the right time. Still, this is the best free phone I've ever had!

Got mine for the same price as Alex.

i got mine for $534 after tax!

Can you get the laptop dock at Costco?

I know Costco has the phone for $119. What about the docks and other accessories? Particularly the laptop dock.

Nope, they don't carry any accessories. I asked. The upside is they give you a USB charger and one of those fake leather belt pouches nobody ever uses for free.
I did notice though that there didn't seem to be an additional ETF over the AT&T $325 in the contract. Did I miss something?

pokey9000 said:
Nope, they don't carry any accessories. I asked. The upside is they give you a USB charger and one of those fake leather belt pouches nobody ever uses for free.
I did notice though that there didn't seem to be an additional ETF over the AT&T $325 in the contract. Did I miss something?
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i don't think you missed anything. Your contract is with AT&T and the resellers get about $500 per "new" customer (resigning is new too). Just like buying your phone at BestBuy - the ETF is with AT&T.

alphadog00 said:
Just like buying your phone at BestBuy - the ETF is with AT&T.
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Don't Wirefly and other resellers make you keep your current plan for 6 months, and then charge an extra ETF if you do? Not that I'm considering changing, I've had more or less the same plan for the last 4 years.

Bestbuy has the laptop dock listed for 399, but out of stock.
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Blue Puma said:
Bestbuy has the laptop dock listed for 399, but out of stock.
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I work for Best Buy, and when I looked in the system it said my store had 1 laptop dock in stock. None of the other accessories are in yet though.

Well, I didn't realize that Costco would sell the phones so cheaply. $119 for the first phone, $149 for each additional. I paid $199 each for my two Atrix phones direct from AT&T. Bummer. I could have saved $80.

Ya I just saw that they were $119 online, was just in-store and they're still $149... I do wonder if they make you change your data plans tho... Does anyone know if they do?? I have an older plan that's unlimited internet and 1500 text messages for $30 and if I have to change that to get the phone I don't wanna do it...

They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.

hallfleming said:
They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.
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I received mines from costco as well. Quick question though, whats their exchange policy? I realized taht the fingerprint reader on my atrix is slanted and it is very noticeable. Mine also gets very hot after some surfing and watching youtube videos.

hallfleming said:
They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.
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At the store, or online?
Online, it asks me to choose a data plan.

In stores for the costco deal

hallfleming said:
They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.
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Damnit, that's the answer I was hoping for/not hoping for!!!LOL Did you buy instore or online?
I really wanna get the phone and it's a great price but I'm still a little hesitant, I was hoping for a bad answer so I wouldn't be tempted...lol Omg I think I might have to break down and get it... Good thing Costco doesn't have any of the accessories for good prices or I'd be screwed...lmao

kbc88 said:
I received mines from costco as well. Quick question though, whats their exchange policy? I realized taht the fingerprint reader on my atrix is slanted and it is very noticeable. Mine also gets very hot after some surfing and watching youtube videos.
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AT&T return is 30 days. Costco return policy is 90 days. If your phone is defective it should be covered under the 1 yr manufacture warranty.

Selling my Evo :(

Rooted running CM7. Comes with an Otterbox Commuter case and a couple extra batteries and an external charger. Great condition and clean ESN. Always had a screen protector. $225.00 shipped CONUS or best offer. Email only please.
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Bump to $210 shipped...
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So you want $210 for a used phone that you can get at Sprint for $99 w contract, because its rooted (free) with an extra battery ($40 at radio shack) and a $50 case..that ads up to $190, brand new, and you want $20 more than that for your used one? Maybe why you still have.$150 is more realistic for your bundle, good luck.
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You forget one thing.. this phone is being sold off contract. This is why it used to cost 200 on contract and 450 off contract. Price is fine op
Deck's + SZ + SuperCharger script + ViperMod script.

What is the point of a no-contract phone?
Most Sprint plans only have 1 yr between upgrades anyways.
$99 for new phone + $5 batt. on eBay + $2 for a simple silicone case +$3 for full body protector.
Doesn't make any sense to me.

No more 1 year upgrades as of last week. Everyone upgrades at 20 months now. $210 is pretty fair for a no-contract price...

I brought my wife an evo 4g white off ebay for $144.00. I wouldn't pay more then $150 for it.

I have 5 batteries and I baby my phones. $200 is fine. If you don't want to contribute, don't dog it.
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What is the point of giving this guy **** about the price he wants to sell his phone? I bet he doesn't give you input on what he thinks you sell your car or your house for. If you need a phone and can get it elsewhere cheaper, buy it there. If not, leave this guy alone and let him try to advertise w/o running anyone who is interested off. If it's not a fair price it'll sit on his shelf. Just like everything else on this forum, people have nothing better to do than ***** over nothing.

jimcgov3 said:
No more 1 year upgrades as of last week. Everyone upgrades at 20 months now. $210 is pretty fair for a no-contract price...
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Well, you're wrong. Just checked both by calling and checking online, sprint.com still says 72 days until next upgrade. And the nice lady in the phone reassured me that whoever I had heard that one year upgrades were gone, was mis informed.
ANYWAYS I wasn't being, or trying to anyways, a jerk. His post was up for 2 days with numerous views and no replies then he dropped the price and still nothing. I was just letting him know that people would probably be apprehensive about buying it because of this price. Paying $200 for a phone you can get for $100 to me doesn't make sense. Whoever buys it will (probably) use it on sprint, so why not re sign your contract. I see that he bought 5 batteries for it, which yes cost him money, but that just let's curious non evo owners know how bad our batteries suck, not exactly a plus. I told him IN MY OPINION what a fair price would be, I don't have a gun to his head forcing him to drop the price. He can advertise it for as much as he likes. It really doesn't matter to me. Like I said before to the op, good luck. (

Why don't you post this in the MarketPlace since that is what that forum is for. This forum is for discussing accessories for the EVO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476

I sold it for $200
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So you want $210 for a used phone that you can get at Sprint for $99 w contract, because its rooted (free) with an extra battery ($40 at radio shack) and a $50 case..that ads up to $190, brand new, and you want $20 more than that for your used one? Maybe why you still have.$150 is more realistic for your bundle, good luck.
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I just wanted to point out, not being a douche here also, that the 1 year upgrades are gone. No more Silver or Gold UNLESS you already have it or signed up to it PRIOR to October 2nd, 2011.
You will have the option of upgrading one more time before the year is up for 2012, again, if you signed up for the higher price plan for Gold status. After October 2nd no one will be able to sign up for the Gold status. Everyone will be put on the new service of upgrading once every 20 months.
I signed up for the Gold status last month and when I saw the message of their tiers ending on my account section I bugged and called them until I spoke to customer retention.
Since I signed up for the Gold status before Oct 2nd, I will be a Gold member and can upgrade December 1st and then 1 more time 12 months from then.
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Well, you're wrong. Just checked both by calling and checking online, sprint.com still says 72 days until next upgrade. And the nice lady in the phone reassured me that whoever I had heard that one year upgrades were gone, was mis informed.
ANYWAYS I wasn't being, or trying to anyways, a jerk. His post was up for 2 days with numerous views and no replies then he dropped the price and still nothing. I was just letting him know that people would probably be apprehensive about buying it because of this price. Paying $200 for a phone you can get for $100 to me doesn't make sense. Whoever buys it will (probably) use it on sprint, so why not re sign your contract. I see that he bought 5 batteries for it, which yes cost him money, but that just let's curious non evo owners know how bad our batteries suck, not exactly a plus. I told him IN MY OPINION what a fair price would be, I don't have a gun to his head forcing him to drop the price. He can advertise it for as much as he likes. It really doesn't matter to me. Like I said before to the op, good luck. (
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Opinions on buying a nib SGS2 on ebay?

I have two questions.
I have been eyeing either this phone or the GN for a while now, and I am about ready to just shut up and grab the SGS2 already.
Looking online, the only thing that should be coming out anytime too soon is the Blaze which I am still assuming is not an upgraded SGS2 (I don't know if people are just paranoid, or ready for another Vibrant 4g situation). So it seems like I won't be kicking myself in a few months about the SGS2 (minus, MAYBE, a GN release).
So long story short.
Question 1: Have I missed evidence on why I should wait 1 or 2 months to grab a new phone?
Question 2: What would be the smartest way to get one?
Short story long again:
Ebay has new in box phones starting at 499 with shipping, but one has no returns and the other has 3 days. Will ebay/paypal protection save me if I find out there are problems with the phone outside those few days?
I hate asking this, but what problems would I want to look for? Unless they develop over time I don't want to know about the screen issues I have heard mentioned vaguely, but others seem to imply it's not a big deal so if I never notice it then it's not hurting me.
I am wanting to use Ebay because it is 100 bucks cheaper than Amazon but Tmobile would only be like 598 or something. Should I stop being so paranoid and just grab it from ebay?
Sorry, I stayed up way too late with my finger over the mouse button and I am now just about ready to start pacing but I am not getting google search results to do anything to calm or warn me yet. Is it worth the 100 bucks to buy it from Ebay instead of straight from Tmobile?
Sorry, I will stop spazzing.

Those people who have unopened boxes of galaxy s 2 are people who are eligible for an upgrade but like their current phone so they decide to make money of their contract. I recently did this.my mom didn't want a new phone so I used her upgrade to buy a new gs2 and sold out on Ebay for $500. These people are legit and Ebay will make sure you don't get scammed.you should just buy it
Question 1: Tmobile is not releasing a new amazing phone for awhile. (unless somehow the galaxy s2 HD comes over). But that is not likely at all.so there is no need to wait.unless you want to wait another year for the galaxy s3. Ice cream sandwich is just around the corner. Right now is the best time to get it.
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Thanks for the response, I am just worried I get it and, say, the speaker phone is messed up and I learn about it a day or two after the return window and then I have trouble getting it fixed instead of just returning it or exchanging it.
I have never had to do that though, so 100 bucks is a lot to KNOW I can.
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Branso07 said:
Those people who have unopened boxes of galaxy s 2 are people who are eligible for an upgrade but like their current phone so they decide to make money of their contract. I recently did this.my mom didn't want a new phone so I used her upgrade to buy a new gs2 and sold out on Ebay for $500. These people are legit and Ebay will make sure you don't get scammed.you should just buy it
Question 1: Tmobile is not releasing a new amazing phone for awhile. (unless somehow the galaxy s2 HD comes over). But that is not likely at all.so there is no need to wait.unless you want to wait another year for the galaxy s3. Ice cream sandwich is just around the corner. Right now is the best time to get it.
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Seriously? You'd advocate risking getting your phone's IMEI number blacklisted to save $30?
The phones are $529 from t-mobile.
Why risk it for $30??? These "new" phones can be reported as lost then the insurance replaces it and they block the IMEI number and the sucker is out $400-$500.
BTW, Getting a "free" phone on a subsidy plan doesn't make the phone free, you're still paying for it over the 2 year term. With T-mobiles Unlimited Talk,Text, Web for $50 + buying the phone outright, over the 2 years a contract would run, you are paying out $1200+$530 for the phone so $1730. For the equivilant plan with a "free" phone you're paying $80 a month over 24 months so $1920.
So $1920 - $1730 = $190 You pay more for the phone than if you bought the phone with cash. And just looking now, you have to pony up $280 to buy the phone when you "upgrade" then a $50 rebate, so you're paying even more.
Heck, with T-mobile you can ge tthe non subsidized plan for $0 a month, pay $200 down, and finance the phone with T-mobile for $20 a month and come out ahead if you are looking for the least amount up front.
BTW, Ebay buyer protection is only good for 30 days after the sale, on day 31 the seller can report the phone "lost" and have it turned off and get their replacement.

i agree with gallaxxeess
no point saving $30 if you have a high risk of having your IMEI black listed
there's a topic about it in General

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Seriously? You'd advocate risking getting your phone's IMEI number blacklisted to save $30?
The phones are $529 from t-mobile.
Why risk it for $30??? These "new" phones can be reported as lost then the insurance replaces it and they block the IMEI number and the sucker is out $400-$500.
BTW, Getting a "free" phone on a subsidy plan doesn't make the phone free, you're still paying for it over the 2 year term. With T-mobiles Unlimited Talk,Text, Web for $50 + buying the phone outright, over the 2 years a contract would run, you are paying out $1200+$530 for the phone so $1730. For the equivilant plan with a "free" phone you're paying $80 a month over 24 months so $1920.
So $1920 - $1730 = $190 You pay more for the phone than if you bought the phone with cash. And just looking now, you have to pony up $280 to buy the phone when you "upgrade" then a $50 rebate, so you're paying even more.
Heck, with T-mobile you can ge tthe non subsidized plan for $0 a month, pay $200 down, and finance the phone with T-mobile for $20 a month and come out ahead if you are looking for the least amount up front.
BTW, Ebay buyer protection is only good for 30 days after the sale, on day 31 the seller can report the phone "lost" and have it turned off and get their replacement.
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You're assuming it's claimed as insurance fraud... and with taxes it's a 100 dollar difference. I do agree there is a risk though.
Edit: so thinking about that possibility I realized its sort of dumb for me to not just call up T-Mobile and see what they say about these sort if things (knowing they'd rather I give them NY money). I am legitimately thanking you for helping me solidify my paranoia to a point.
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If you wanna be happy, keep your vibrant and wait a few months. I recommend getting the GN if you have the money because it has a better screen, but if you want you could wait until ICS is offically released and then buy it.
If you have been used to the iphone screen, or any good res LCD screen, youll notice issues with the display on our GS2.

I get the phones for free by price matching at best buy.thus makes them have no mail in rebate and no monthly additional fee.
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If you wanna be happy, keep your vibrant and wait a few months. I recommend getting the GN if you have the money because it has a better screen, but if you want you could wait until ICS is offically released and then buy it.
If you have been used to the iphone screen, or any good res LCD screen, youll notice issues with the display on our GS2.
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I appreciate the opinion, although I am banking on "ignorance is bliss" when it comes to higher res screens. The expandable storage and currently only over seas options of the GN are why I am just going with the SGS2, but with sprint releasing one it is making me wonder if waiting would be smart. I would be happy with whatever I get, but I am pretty sick of my poor old vibrant.
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I get the phones for free by price matching at best buy.thus makes them have no mail in rebate and no monthly additional fee.
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Didn't mean to thanks you, if anyone wonders why, but what do you mean? As much as I hate big corporation and all, I just can't pull myself to do scams or I would "lose" my current phone. Not saying that's what you're doing, but so far that's what it sounds like.
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Similar situation. I just traded some BMW work for a NIB SGS2 off of craigslist. Upgrade phone he didnt want.

Just contacted CS
I asked about what they said and all they could say is "maybe...". They can't/won't verify that I purchased the phone so if the person were to claim it was stolen I would be SOL (I have read about a guy who got the seller in trouble in a similar situation with Sprint, but I don't want to go off something like that).
I guess I just have to re-budget 600 instead of 500.

why not just print the page ur phone is advertised on ? if its ebay the guy would have to setup an account every time he wantes to scam someone
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Pay with paypal. If the seller claims insurance fraud Paypal will get you your money back (may take time while they investigate but they will get it). Ebay is safe to buy from with all the fraud protection especially when you pay with paypal. DON"T DO IT ON CRAIGSLIST!!!
Don't wait for the Blaze, trust me, just get the SGSII or GN.
FYI, T-Mobile doesn't make money off handsets. When will people learn this. They make money off the monthly service. They are a SERVICE company, NOT a phone manufacturer. Go ahead and ask any question you want. In fact, T-Mobile prefer you have your own phone so they don't have to subsidize you!

setzer715 said:
Pay with paypal. If the seller claims insurance fraud Paypal will get you your money back (may take time while they investigate but they will get it). Ebay is safe to buy from with all the fraud protection especially when you pay with paypal. DON"T DO IT ON CRAIGSLIST!!!
Don't wait for the Blaze, trust me, just get the SGSII or GN.
FYI, T-Mobile doesn't make money off handsets. When will people learn this. They make money off the monthly service. They are a SERVICE company, NOT a phone manufacturer. Go ahead and ask any question you want. In fact, T-Mobile prefer you have your own phone so they don't have to subsidize you!
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+1 . EBay is safe if you pay with paypal. Stay away from Craigslist!
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I bought my s2 from craigslist for $550 (white). It came brand new in a box, however headphones were missing. I have bunch of good headphones here and there so i didn't care. But the phone was in original packaging and I got within 3 days. I am happy with my purchase.
The last time i bought my galaxy 4g first series from someone advertising on craigslist, brand new phone but when i brought it home and try to use, the phone mic never worked. I called samsung and they told me to ship it to them and I received my phone back within 5 business days. They fixed it for free and even paid for overnight shipping.
I never had any issue with Samsung or Apple.
You don't wanna know my story with Dell and ATT when I ended up paying almost $2000 for a Dell Streak phone I never received.

Galaxy blaze is coming soon...wait for that
There's a leaked tmo map that shows 3 devices to b released in the next 2 months. One on the 18th 2 more in Feb.
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accordex said:
Galaxy blaze is coming soon...wait for that
There's a leaked tmo map that shows 3 devices to b released in the next 2 months. One on the 18th 2 more in Feb.
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I am still pretty sure the blaze will not be an upgrade, probably just a 4" phone...
Any way, doesn't matter, I went to Tmobile and bought myself a new SGS2... having trouble with my new plan though... ugh...

I just bought this white gs2 in the marketplace from another xda member. Bnib as stated, no problems & for around $450
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Where is everyone getting theirs from?

I've been looking for a Note 2. I've got enough money to buy one from the T mobile store off contract but I'm looking to save some money where else can I find one? I've checked the Swappa, Craigslist and even Best Buy. Where might I be able to find a deal on the Note 2?
Thanks.

Ironzey said:
I've been looking for a Note 2. I've got enough money to buy one from the T mobile store off contract but I'm looking to save some money where else can I find one? I've checked the Swappa, Craigslist and even Best Buy. Where might I be able to find a deal on the Note 2?
Thanks.
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Since I plan to try the $30/mo plan :
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II-No-Annual-Contract
Suggested Retail $699.99
Web-only discount -$50.00
$649.99 (+ state tax where applicable)
Free overnight delivery until Dec 20th during business days I was told although website simply says Free Shipping so it likely depends on US location.
If anyone finds a better deal, let us know
-Thnx
P.S. (877) 353-3614 should also give you that price if you need to speak with someone at T-Mobile Web.

Found one allegedly NIB on craigslist for 580.00 But I ended up ordering mine from t-mobile for 240.00 and they through in free unlimited internet and 250 more minutes a month for that price. But the experience ordering it made me almost wish Id paid full boat so I didnt have to deal with their incompetent service reps. took 3 seperate orders before they finally got it right : /

Surprisingly enough for me I found one on Craigslist for 300 (literally b.n.i.b) guy said he had the phone for a week and needed money for a ticket. I meet him at a McDonalds popped my Sim in from my GS3 and gave him the cash.. It had no visible signs of use except SuperSU app but everything else was still in original packaging.. Headphones, Charger, USB..
It took me a month to find one but it was worth the wait

gr8_gamer said:
Surprisingly enough for me I found one on Craigslist for 300 (literally b.n.i.b) guy said he had the phone for a week and needed money for a ticket. I meet him at a McDonalds popped my Sim in from my GS3 and gave him the cash.. It had no visible signs of use except SuperSU app but everything else was still in original packaging.. Headphones, Charger, USB..
It took me a month to find one but it was worth the wait
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yeau hope he not on a value plan ...
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