i was wondering if this phone is worth a purchase if i can find it on Craigslist for $150? i've been looking to replace my OG Droid with a larger phone (i use it as a PMP), and i'm considering the Evo 4G or Droid X.
not worth it, you can get the phone for a penny online and it will be rootable.
unless of course you're not planning on staying with Sprint for 2 years, then I would buy the craigslist one.
http://www.cowboom.com/product/734766
$169.99 from cowboom (Best buy owned) if you want. Quality various, read the descriptions. This is, of course, you don't trust your local Craigslist stranger.
Amazon has it for 19.99 with no activation fee and free two day shipping if you plan on signing a contract anyway.
evo is way better than dX imo, CL for $150 isn't bad
Like mentioned...only a good deal if you don't want to sign a contract with Sprint or you're trying to activate with another carrier.
so then $150 is okay? i don't plan on getting a contract, so i figured it's cheaper than an iPod Touch.
isoDUB said:
so then $150 is okay? i don't plan on getting a contract, so i figured it's cheaper than an iPod Touch.
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I was going to advise that you check the hboot version, but silly me that doesn't matter anymore does it?
Yeah, $150 is a great deal as long as it's in decent condition. Used EVOs were going for anywhere from $200 to $350 or more on eBay last time I checked.
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Save money with Amazon and get the Touch Pro 2 for over 60% off at $149.99. T-mobile.com sells the same phone for $350 with a new activation and/or a 2-year upgrade. What a rip!
I dont get the logic with t-mobile either but if you were on the fence with the touch pro 2 and wanted to make the jump, this def is for you. Free fast shipping too. Hopefully this deal will last longer than last time when Amazon kept it up for only one day or so. This is a great steal if your out of contract and/or you need a new line. In this economy every dollar saved is worth it
http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Pro-Phone-Mocha-T-Mobile/dp/B002LITRMQ/ref=helpuu-20
You can also get $30 off by signing up with their rewards card for a grand total of $119. It doesn't say if ever have to use it lol. You shouldn't have to pay more than 150 for the TP2 anywhere.
has anyone try to buy this and then cancel? would be 150+200 ETF which is 350. would I have to pay for the first month? looking to buy one for ATT usage.
Just called Amazon and its not available to current tmobile customers and you can't have had tmobile service in the last 90 days.
I feel like screaming.
I posted a similar deal here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549614
Read the thread some people got the deal even if they were customer, don't give up just yet!!
And iambored, you know no 3G with a Tmo on ATT right?
you might have to pay activation, but not sure about the first month. craigslist is also your friend
labbbby said:
I posted a similar deal here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549614
Read the thread some people got the deal even if they were customer, don't give up just yet!!
And iambored, you know no 3G with a Tmo on ATT right?
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yes i know 3g won't work for att but im tired of waiting for att and plus i don't want to pay extra 30 dollar for data when it/if comes out
I wouldnt mind selling mine Tilt2
When HD2 is out in USA
I've visited eBay and many other online stores that offer the Tilt2 anywhere from $470 to as much as $730 for the same phone. What's the maximum I should pay, and or should I wait till after Jan 1, in hopes that prices will drop? I currently have the AT&T tilt, and after 2 terrific yrs of trying out different cooked ROMs I'm now ready to upgrade to the Tilt2. Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
Did you check craigslist.org?
$500 is retail. You should never pay a dime over that.
As to price drops, it's just a question of how much of a hurry you're in. You can play the wait and see game until the phone is obsolete, and in the end, when you do buy it, the price will drop the next day.
The Tilt2 is one of the newest of the TP2 versions, and so far, although the secondary market has seen the TMo version erode in price, even it (the earliest US branded version) hasn't had a real price drop (although it technically retailed at $550 on launch, it was sold at $500 from the start at some retailers). The int'l unlocked version released a few months earlier dropped from $720+ to about $600 after around 4-5 months.
Since there are a number of landscape WVGA winmo devices, it's possible that competition might drag the price down faster than usual, but then again, it might not. Holiday sales might be good, or they might not.
http://walmart.letstalk.com/product/product.htm?prId=35844
free after rebate with 2 year contract.
Nothing is free. With those contract deals you need to pay for a certain plan. Keep this in mind, for every $10 a month your bill goes up, that is $240 over the life of your plan.
I just bought a Tilt2 at an AT&T store for $500. I figured I am going to save money in the long run because the only way I could get the phone on a contract was to increase my monthly bill by a minimum of $15, or $360 over 2 years. + The $200 for the phone = $560.
This way I can also resell my phone and move to another company like T-Mobile when they get the HD2.
To answer the OP, $500 is retail, you can walk into an AT&T store and just say you want to buy the phone as a gift. Do NOT give them your phone # or account. Just say you are not even an AT&T customer and the phone is for a friend/family.
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Did you check craigslist.org?
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Yes, I have. After you suggested it. But I was surprised to find that of the 5 offers in my local area for this item, 3 were more than the $480 average buy now price listed on ebay. The other 2 were used, and had minor damages to one of them, and the other was without the software CD. Besides, with all the recent negative activity from former craigslist buyers in the news media these days, I'm a bit aprehensive about meeting someone face to face to broker a deal. But good suggestion. Thanks.
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Nothing is free. With those contract deals you need to pay for a certain plan. Keep this in mind, for every $10 a month your bill goes up, that is $240 over the life of your plan.
I just bought a Tilt2 at an AT&T store for $500. I figured I am going to save money in the long run because the only way I could get the phone on a contract was to increase my monthly bill by a minimum of $15, or $360 over 2 years. + The $200 for the phone = $560.
This way I can also resell my phone and move to another company like T-Mobile when they get the HD2.
To answer the OP, $500 is retail, you can walk into an AT&T store and just say you want to buy the phone as a gift. Do NOT give them your phone # or account. Just say you are not even an AT&T customer and the phone is for a friend/family.
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Your logic is very sound. If I upgrade my current contract it will cost me an additional $22/mo, plus $200 for the phone. If I buy the phone thru them w/o a contract it will cost me $540. After watching the prices that ebay buyers have been paying for this phone over the last 4 days the going rate is from $425 to $460. I would come out better just buying it from ebay and keeping my current contract. Thanks for the tip.
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http://walmart.letstalk.com/product/product.htm?prId=35844
free after rebate with 2 year contract.
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I checked out your link, which is thru Walmart Wireless. It is only free if I enter into a new 2yr contract with them. I would have to cancel my current contract and pay the penalties which is rediculous. If I upgrade my current contract the phone would cost me $99 plus the additional increase of $22/mo for 2yr. It's still cheaper to buy the phone thru ebay. Like Pops_G says, " Nothing is free!"
Just wondering, i've tried googling and I haven't found anything specific.
I got my Evo June 4th through Sprint so it was easy to throw the $7 a month insurance plan.
Now Im wondering, if I do upgrade in the future from a different store such as RadioShack, Wirefly, BestBuy, is it still possible to throw the TEP $7 a month on the new phone even though it's from another retail store?
Am I stupid for not wanting to put insurance on from the other stores instead of Sprints? I've had a good experience with Sprint when my evo power button stopped working. They said they had no more evo's in the warehouse and next-day aired me a brand new one.
Or... are the in-house (wirefly, BB, Radioshack) protection plans better?
Edit: Reason I ask are for the killer deals other stores have. For instance the Photon 4G at BB for $99 upgrade, where sprint has it for $199 upgrade
My name is David Keith Sims. Give Sprint my name. They hate me! They charged me $20+ for a phone call i made from +44 (United Kingdom) they saw my evil side!
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Just wondering, i've tried googling and I haven't found anything specific.
I got my Evo June 4th through Sprint so it was easy to throw the $7 a month insurance plan.
Now Im wondering, if I do upgrade in the future from a different store such as RadioShack, Wirefly, BestBuy, is it still possible to throw the TEP $7 a month on the new phone even though it's from another retail store?
Am I stupid for not wanting to put insurance on from the other stores instead of Sprints? I've had a good experience with Sprint when my evo power button stopped working. They said they had no more evo's in the warehouse and next-day aired me a brand new one.
Or... are the in-house (wirefly, BB, Radioshack) protection plans better?
Edit: Reason I ask are for the killer deals other stores have. For instance the Photon 4G at BB for $99 upgrade, where sprint has it for $199 upgrade
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It does not matter if you get your phone from a retail store its all Sprint at the end of the day. I purchased my Evo at Best Buy and another at Radio Shack. Now Best Buy offers a monthly insurance for I believe $10 which offers full replacement and upgrade protection. You have to just check around and see if those outside protection plans work better for you.
I have insurance through Best Buy and I just cashed in on my cracked screen this this past week. It took about 4 days to get a replacement (Labor Day holiday). I had a loaner phone in the mean time. When I finally got the phone, it was in better shape than that one I had...THUMBS UP!!!!!!
I only have $75 off from Sprint to upgrade, so what is the cheapest method into getting the ET4G? Many websites unfortunately only take account the upgrade price if you're 2 years in, but most don't give you an option if you're between 1 and 2 years between contracts.
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I only have $75 off from Sprint to upgrade, so what is the cheapest method into getting the ET4G? Many websites unfortunately only take account the upgrade price if you're 2 years in, but most don't give you an option if you're between 1 and 2 years between contracts.
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Cheapest way is through Sprint. Their retail price is $499 for the phone at Sprint stores. That's quite a bit cheaper than through other resellers.
Depending on what your coming from, you may be able to sell your old phone on ebay or craigslist to recoup some of the cost.
The other option is to wait. I have no doubts that this phone, while impressive right now, will be outclassed in a few months. By the time you can cash in your full discounted upgrade, there will be something bigger and badder... or the E4GT will be much cheaper.
Keep in mind, you'll have to go another two years if you cash in that $75. Not worth it in my opinion... it's just a phone.
$75 is NOT worth re-upping your contract for 2 years. I went ahead and paid pull price for the phone and I will keep my full upgrade for next spring when the hopefully the LTE phones are out
Best Buy gave the phone for$399.99 and I also was only qualified for a $75 discount. That and the gave me $97 bucks for my old Epic thus I got this bad boy for about $300 and change.
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Best Buy gave the phone for$399.99 and I also was only qualified for a $75 discount. That and the gave me $97 bucks for my old Epic thus I got this bad boy for about $300 and change.
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U had to renew a contract?
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Yeah I renew it, and I also had some gift cards so the price of the phone was a little under $300 with taxes
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What i did was early terminate for $80 and started a new contract and got the phone for $199 plus acctivation. If you already got the phone wih only a 75 discount have ur accout reversed and do the early termination thing
p.s. If u do the account reversal you will need an old sprint phone to temperarily put ur number back on or they will charge u a restocking fee of 35 dollars
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What i did was early terminate for $80 and started a new contract and got the phone for $199 plus acctivation. If you already got the phone wih only a 75 discount have ur accout reversed and do the early termination thing
p.s. If u do the account reversal you will need an old sprint phone to temperarily put ur number back on or they will charge u a restocking fee of 35 dollars
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I was thinking of early terminating too. I am 1 year into my contract so it would be $100 for the ETF. Start a new contract and get the phone for $100 at Wal-Mart plus tax and $36 activation fee. The only thing is I want to keep my number so I would have to port it over maybe a prepaid phone or Google voice and then port it back to Sprint?
xx8todiefor6xx said:
What i did was early terminate for $80 and started a new contract and got the phone for $199 plus acctivation. If you already got the phone wih only a 75 discount have ur accout reversed and do the early termination thing
p.s. If u do the account reversal you will need an old sprint phone to temperarily put ur number back on or they will charge u a restocking fee of 35 dollars
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I did this exactly and traded in an Evo which they gave me an 87 credit for. I know I could of got more but it was too easy this way, totally off set the ETA. Phone number change for me wasn't a problem as I give out my Google voice number. I asked the guy at the store if he would just give me the full upgrade price instead of doing this but he said no. It was easy enough.
I was in the same situation. Got one from sprint, did not use it and sent it back because I realize that I could get a brand new one from eBay for cheaper and not use my $75 upgrade and be eligible for the next s3.
Maybe I might wait until after October 11 and see if Samsung and Google will announce the new Galaxy Nexus for Sprint hopefully. If it does come to Sprint I may just ETF and port my number out to a cheap prepaid phone and open a new contract.
Whats your current phone now? I personally think its worth it if you can sell your current phone for a decent amount and use it towards the 4g touch on eBay.
The best way is the Best Buy method. I sold my Evo and a Zune HD straight to Best Buy for about $210...I ended up paying $14 for mine (I had a full upgrade though).
If you've got some other old electronics you never use, I suggest going that route, Best Buy pays out pretty well.
Also, they won't be announcing the Nexus S in October. It'll be the iPhone 5 and MAYBE switching to LTE. IF we get the Nexus S, it won't be til later on.
I sold my Epic on Facebook in 20 minutes for $150, then used the $75 discount. I put down another $75 and billed the rest to my account. Ill have a huge bill next month, but I'm OK with that. But that's really the cheapest route.
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adelmundo said:
I only have $75 off from Sprint to upgrade, so what is the cheapest method into getting the ET4G? Many websites unfortunately only take account the upgrade price if you're 2 years in, but most don't give you an option if you're between 1 and 2 years between contracts.
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I had the same problem and I was willing to just buy the Epic Touch full price without renewing my contract BUT I decided it was worth a shot calling customer service to see what they could do for me.
I got:
$100 account credit
$75 renewal
$75+ phone buyback (I had a bunch of old phones)
Which left me at less than $249 out of pocket.
Then I transfered my OG Epic to my wife, and she ended up getting a brand new OG Epic because the Sprint store couldn't figure out how to swap things over to her correctly and I wasn't about to tell them how
I'm happy with it because we both have brand new phones and like I said before I was ready to just buy it full price... and I still have a full upgrade next spring...
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I had the same problem and I was willing to just buy the Epic Touch full price without renewing my contract BUT I decided it was worth a shot calling customer service to see what they could do for me.
I got:
$100 account credit
$75 renewal
$75+ phone buyback (I had a bunch of old phones)
Which left me at less than $249 out of pocket.
Then I transfered my OG Epic to my wife, and she ended up getting a brand new OG Epic because the Sprint store couldn't figure out how to swap things over to her correctly and I wasn't about to tell them how
I'm happy with it because we both have brand new phones and like I said before I was ready to just buy it full price... and I still have a full upgrade next spring...
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I did something like that. I get my $75 upgrade tomorrow, I chatted and got $100 credit when I use the $75 and I told a buddy of mine if he wanted my phone for $100 and he said yes so my phone will be around $225.
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Whats your current phone now? I personally think its worth it if you can sell your current phone for a decent amount and use it towards the 4g touch on eBay.
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Have an OG Epic right now. I know the going rate is $150 on ebay and Craigslist. But I want to see what they announce on the 11th.
Darkshneider said:
I did something like that. I get my $75 upgrade tomorrow, I chatted and got $100 credit when I use the $75 and I told a buddy of mine if he wanted my phone for $100 and he said yes so my phone will be around $225.
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Wow, you guys are lucky. I must have spoke with 4 Sprint reps to try to get some sort of deal going on. Two over the phone and 2 online. Even one of the guy was telling me to just keep my Evo and wait til next year, "since there will be a newer phone out every year."
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Have an OG Epic right now. I know the going rate is $150 on ebay and Craigslist. But I want to see what they announce on the 11th.
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I see, yeah the 11th is coming up pretty soon anyways. I've noticed that the epic 4g touch prices have dropped quit a bit since I bought mine on eBay. I believe the going rate now is close to $450-60 shipped, I paid $480 for mine. Hopefully I can see my Evo for a decent amount. If you opt out for the new Nexus the price might be a bit lower too for the epic 4g touch.
I just ordered my HTC One for $49.99 on Verizon. Now, I have terrible luck with phones. Asurion essentially kicked me off my last plan for getting too many replacements, so this time I am going to look for an alternative before going with them again.
I've heard a lot of talk about SquareTrade. Did anyone go with them for their phone? Also, how much did you pay? Currently it says I would pay $125 or $7.99 a month, which is somewhat upsetting because Galaxy and Iphone owners get lower rates.
If you didn't go with SquareTrade, what did you go with and why? I'm interested in hearing! Happy new year guys.