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T-Mobile “Magenta Saturday Sale" (Nov 19)

phone is on sale with some plans (new only maybe) with rebates etc. on Saturday.

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whuat?

marstodd said:
phone is on sale with some plans (new only maybe) with rebates etc. on Saturday.
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The ad is a bad deal. There is a link in the article to the T-Mobile website, goto it and just run your courser over payment under the sgs 2 pictureand it shows you the payment requirements.
http://androidcommunity.com/t-mobil...at-black-friday-all-phones-under-49-20111115/
I looked @ this but this only for new customers but did say you can get
an extension upgrade.
The catch with this is that you have to pay $200 down then use the mail in rebate card to get the $150 back. You would also pay 20 payments of $20 & get one of the value plans. Total for this endeavor is $600, $450 after rebate.
I think they are trying to reel in those who have little cash and bad credit.
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Tankrat said:
The ad is a bad deal. There is a link in the article to the T-Mobile website, goto it and just run your courser over payment under the sgs 2 pictureand it shows you the payment requirements.
http://androidcommunity.com/t-mobil...at-black-friday-all-phones-under-49-20111115/
I looked @ this but this only for new customers but did say you can get
an extension upgrade.
The catch with this is that you have to pay $200 down then use the mail in rebate card to get the $150 back. You would also pay 20 payments of $20 & get one of the value plans. Total for this endeavor is $600, $450 after rebate.
I think they are trying to reel in those who have little cash and bad credit.
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Since paying full price and doing a value plan is a better deal than taking a phone subsidy overall for the term of the contract, doesn't that mean the extra $150 rebate makes it a far better deal in general?
I am considering this deal.

ahh.. thanks Tankrat for filling in the blanks...
LOL

This sale is for (new)customers on Value plan NOT Classic.
#Havingablast w/ my SGS2

Tankrat said:
The ad is a bad deal. There is a link in the article to the T-Mobile website, goto it and just run your courser over payment under the sgs 2 pictureand it shows you the payment requirements.
http://androidcommunity.com/t-mobil...at-black-friday-all-phones-under-49-20111115/
I looked @ this but this only for new customers but did say you can get
an extension upgrade.
The catch with this is that you have to pay $200 down then use the mail in rebate card to get the $150 back. You would also pay 20 payments of $20 & get one of the value plans. Total for this endeavor is $600, $450 after rebate.
I think they are trying to reel in those who have little cash and bad credit.
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It's actually a pretty good deal. T-Mobile recently raised the price of the GS2 to $599 (from $529). You get a $150 rebate, so your net savings is $75 versus buying the phone from last week. If you had no intent of getting it last week, you save the whole $150. It's not a ton of money, but if you are planning on getting the GS2 or any other new phone, it's a good deal.

Target just had a sale. Got mine fore 150 as a upgrade. Not sure if it's still going on or not

I got 2 GSII for 60 bucks each

I picked mine up for 179 and got a touch slide for free, I took the subsidy and went with the classic plan. I plan on waiting a month or two and switching to the value plan or cancel and pay the EFT of 400. So I get both the phones for 579 and I'm on the value plan betted then paying retail for the a phones. I was at two stores and they told me that phones on the value plan don't qualified for any rebates ,full retail.
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NOTE2 for $247.49 with Classic Plan. Valid till NOV 8.

On Thursday I got an Email from Ebay that they are selling Smartphone for 25%Off w/2yrs contract... went to their website saw that it is actually BestBuy who is selling the phones. NOTE2 Costs $329.99 minus 25%. that comes to $247.49 + Tax... so i order a white one and they already shipped it out and i am gonna receive it on Monday....
This deal is good till November 8th 2012.. so any of you guys that are interested you can get it for almost $250+Tax either upgrade or new Activation.
Last week i bought a Titanium Gray Note (wanted white but didn't have it) from T-Mobile store $250 + full manufacturer price TAX that came up almost $300 with Value Plan that I am not happy.. i need to add two more line and if i do that i am gonna end up paying more that classic plans so that's why i was looking for a classic plan deal that i found from EBAY.
DON'T forget to add the Promo Code during checkout to get 25% Off - PromoCode: EBSAVE25. LINK to EBAY

Looks like the classic plan is only good for talk though, no texting. Although, I'm sure it could be added on to the plan later
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mha1021 said:
On Thursday I got an Email from Ebay that they are selling Smartphone for 25%Off w/2yrs contract... went to their website saw that it is actually BestBuy who is selling the phones. NOTE2 Costs $329.99 minus 25%. that comes to $247.49 + Tax... so i order a white one and they already shipped it out and i am gonna receive it on Monday....
This deal is good till November 8th 2012.. so any of you guys that are interested you can get it for almost $250+Tax either upgrade or new Activation.
Last week i bought a Titanium Gray Note (wanted white but didn't have it) from T-Mobile store $250 + full manufacturer price TAX that came up almost $300 with Value Plan that I am not happy.. i need to add two more line and if i do that i am gonna end up paying more that classic plans so that's why i was looking for a classic plan deal that i found from EBAY.
DON'T forget to add the Promo Code during checkout to get 25% Off - PromoCode: EBSAVE25. LINK to EBAY
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if you are new to tmobile on the classic plan, switch to the value plan, pay your 200 bucks and you just got a phone for 450.
EDIT: I was thinking of doing this deal but I was just at Costco and they said they will get the note soon so I will probably just go that route and hope they have a price that is comparable, plus no activation fee.

Those two plans offered looked like garbage. I think you will be paying for it in the end.

I have a grandfathered 200MB plan. The order went through, but I'm keeping my fingers that I don't get an email back about there being a problem with my order.

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I have unlimited text and talk, unlimited Internet true unlimited.
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Same here
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Thanks to this deal I saved myself some money. I upgraded a primary number on a classic family plan..there were no changes made to the existing plan..Oh yeah!
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robl45 said:
if you are new to tmobile on the classic plan, switch to the value plan, pay your 200 bucks and you just got a phone for 450.
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Thanks for the tip, I just ordered it with classic and will call and change it to value plan as soon as I get the phone.
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mha1021 said:
On Thursday I got an Email from Ebay that they are selling Smartphone for 25%Off w/2yrs contract... went to their website saw that it is actually BestBuy who is selling the phones. NOTE2 Costs $329.99 minus 25%. that comes to $247.49 + Tax... so i order a white one and they already shipped it out and i am gonna receive it on Monday....
This deal is good till November 8th 2012.. so any of you guys that are interested you can get it for almost $250+Tax either upgrade or new Activation.
Last week i bought a Titanium Gray Note (wanted white but didn't have it) from T-Mobile store $250 + full manufacturer price TAX that came up almost $300 with Value Plan that I am not happy.. i need to add two more line and if i do that i am gonna end up paying more that classic plans so that's why i was looking for a classic plan deal that i found from EBAY.
DON'T forget to add the Promo Code during checkout to get 25% Off - PromoCode: EBSAVE25. LINK to EBAY
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$150 back in my pocket. Man, You are the best person I've come in contact with this week!!!!

robl45 said:
if you are new to tmobile on the classic plan, switch to the value plan, pay your 200 bucks and you just got a phone for 450.
EDIT: I was thinking of doing this deal but I was just at Costco and they said they will get the note soon so I will probably just go that route and hope they have a price that is comparable, plus no activation fee.
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If you do this wouldn't you need to pay Tmobile ETF fee, eBay ETF fee, activation fee, and one month of service with the classic plan?

one80oneday said:
If you do this wouldn't you need to pay Tmobile ETF fee, eBay ETF fee, activation fee, and one month of service with the classic plan?
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Yeah, I've been looking at the details trying to figure out if I can save money by returning my phone ($650) and buying this. I don't think I'm going to do it. The only fine print I can't find is the eBay ETF. Is there an extra one?

LucJoe said:
Yeah, I've been looking at the details trying to figure out if I can save money by returning my phone ($650) and buying this. I don't think I'm going to do it. The only fine print I can't find is the eBay ETF. Is there an extra one?
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I wasn't able to find an eBay/BB ETF either so maybe there isn't one? I know with some companies like Amazon or Wirefly they have their own ETF. Since I still have 3 months left of credit on my prepaid plan I guess I'll be waiting til there's no rebate to try this..

one80oneday said:
If you do this wouldn't you need to pay Tmobile ETF fee, eBay ETF fee, activation fee, and one month of service with the classic plan?
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you would just pay the 200 dollar migration fee from classic to value, as far as I can tell, costco nor bestbuy charge any etf other than the carriers etf. you still need to pay activation but you pay that pretty much everywhere except costco. as for the one month on the classic plan, thats a possibility, but still thats a 20 dollar difference for one month so still a decent deal.

Dang my main line with data isn't due for an upgrade until the 10th, two days after this promotion ends. I wonder if I could use one of my non-data lines to get this without adding Data to that line.

paul2834 said:
I have a grandfathered 200MB plan. The order went through, but I'm keeping my fingers that I don't get an email back about there being a problem with my order.
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My order shipped today! The upgrade went through and I'm getting this phone for a measly $270 with tax, shipping, and upgrade fee included while only paying $10 a month for 200MB of data (and $10 for my voice line and $5 for 400 text messages) as far as I understand. I logged in to my T-Mobile account and it doesn't look like any of my plans changed which is what I wanted. Thank you so much for the heads up on this deal!

Grrat deal
paul2834 said:
My order shipped today! The upgrade went through and I'm getting this phone for a measly $270 with tax, shipping, and upgrade fee included while only paying $10 a month for 200MB of data (and $10 for my voice line and $5 for 400 text messages) as far as I understand. I logged in to my T-Mobile account and it doesn't look like any of my plans changed which is what I wanted. Thank you so much for the heads up on this deal!
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Same exact experience for me. I returned my Note 2 on Sunday after seeing this offer. I just got the email telling me it shipped. This is MUCH better than going the Value Plan route. With the value Plan you pay the $200 down and you pay $20 for the next 2 years. You will never see the savings in the value Plan because you will be paying for the phone each month, which will bring the bill to the same (or more) as a classic. I went over this option with THREE T-Mobile reps (the knowledgeable ones, not the ones from the Philippines) and they ALL said the same thing tome: It doesn't pay to switch to a Value Plan when the costs of the phone payments will put me at or above my current Classic Plan amount. #WINNING

Tweh said:
Same exact experience for me. I returned my Note 2 on Sunday after seeing this offer. I just got the email telling me it shipped. This is MUCH better than going the Value Plan route. With the value Plan you pay the $200 down and you pay $20 for the next 2 years. You will never see the savings in the value Plan because you will be paying for the phone each month, which will bring the bill to the same (or more) as a classic. I went over this option with THREE T-Mobile reps (the knowledgeable ones, not the ones from the Philippines) and they ALL said the same thing tome: It doesn't pay to switch to a Value Plan when the costs of the phone payments will put me at or above my current Classic Plan amount. #WINNING
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the reps are brain dead, you will pay less because 4 months of the contract you are not paying the extra amount, and with this price, you will pay much less by converting to value plan, taking the 200 dollar hit and being done with it.

paul2834 said:
My order shipped today! The upgrade went through and I'm getting this phone for a measly $270 with tax, shipping, and upgrade fee included while only paying $10 a month for 200MB of data (and $10 for my voice line and $5 for 400 text messages) as far as I understand. I logged in to my T-Mobile account and it doesn't look like any of my plans changed which is what I wanted. Thank you so much for the heads up on this deal!
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Tweh said:
Same exact experience for me. I returned my Note 2 on Sunday after seeing this offer. I just got the email telling me it shipped. This is MUCH better than going the Value Plan route. With the value Plan you pay the $200 down and you pay $20 for the next 2 years. You will never see the savings in the value Plan because you will be paying for the phone each month, which will bring the bill to the same (or more) as a classic. I went over this option with THREE T-Mobile reps (the knowledgeable ones, not the ones from the Philippines) and they ALL said the same thing tome: It doesn't pay to switch to a Value Plan when the costs of the phone payments will put me at or above my current Classic Plan amount. #WINNING
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Damn! You guys are lucky... I ordered last night, and this morning I get an email saying the phone's been backordered 1-2 weeks!! :crying:

thaprinze said:
Damn! You guys are lucky... I ordered last night, and this morning I get an email saying the phone's been backordered 1-2 weeks!! :crying:
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I implore you to be patient. The phone is worth the wait. I'm loving it so far and I've barely tapped into it's potential!

why so high

why is the galaxy note so expensive on tmobile 369 with contract wth
any body know where i can find it cheaper

Wirefly or T-Mobile this weekend for $199.99.

Upgrade or new Contract only
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bhowanidin said:
Wirefly or T-Mobile this weekend for $199.99.
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it will be $199.99 after mail in rebate... out of pocket $500 LOL....
so you will pay $500 plus tax and then you are gonna get $300 mail in rebate.. good luck. F*** T-Mobile for their stupid deals.

Just got back from T-mobile (switching over from sprint) and the Note II was 299.99 and a 200 MIR. So, didn't cost me 500, was 300 but I don't mind waiting for the rebate.

Wirefly is a way better deal.
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Renewed my contact and got mine for 250 plus tax. Well worth it imo.
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eBay Best Buy has 20% off making it $270 without rebates for contract

Wireflys friends and family site has it for 279.99.
http://wireflyfriends.com
Thats where I got mine. It was cheaper than wireflys regular site. I am not sure why they charge less at that url... they dont check to make sure u are a friend or family member...
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cashyftw said:
Wirefly is a way better deal.
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S2svetko said:
Wireflys friends and family site has it for 279.99.
http://wireflyfriends.com
Thats where I got mine. It was cheaper than wireflys regular site. I am not sure why they charge less at that url... they dont check to make sure u are a friend or family member...
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Wirefly is cheaper because they have secondary ETF charges...

CaptainMorgan said:
Just got back from T-mobile (switching over from sprint) and the Note II was 299.99 and a 200 MIR. So, didn't cost me 500, was 300 but I don't mind waiting for the rebate.
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I got it too. They are not even advertising it. There were several people in store for a new phone and all of them got GSIII. The CS was surprised and reluctant to sell me a $99 Note II.

That is pretty good. Two days ago i bought a note 2 from loyalty for $200 flat no upgrade fees, shipping fees or tax. UPS is supposed to deliver wednesday. I didn't know about that deal though, that might be a little better than mine... definitely worth it though
anyone know how long the MIR might take?

Check for an affinity group
If you belong to the right affinity group (i.e., public employee, large corporate account, alumni or trade association) you might have a significant discount on top of the current sale price. Note II is available w/new contract or renewal for $49. I'm buying.

Rebates usually take 5-7 weeks
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I got my Galaxy Note 2 today with the T-Mobile special. This is the math I came up with.
Suggested retail$699.99
Instant discount-$200.00
Mail-in rebate card-$300.00
After Mail-in rebate $199.99
Taxes $52.70
If you canceled early $200.00 (or what you end up paying through the two year contract)
Total of device $452.69
You must go with classic plan $59.99 + $30.00 + Insurance $7.99 = $97.98 (before taxes & fees)
Adding est of tax and fees $5.00
Est Total per month $102.98
Minus $200 within the 24 months to cover what you truly pay for the device (which they don't want you to know) $8.34 per month
What you pay per month for your plan in the end (After taking out the hidden monthly cost for your device) $94.64
Remember that you pay full price for your device one way or another.
Est of what you pay for the device and services within 2 years (after the rebate) $2724.21
$3000.00 for the Galaxy Note 2 is the about what you pay after two years. To think that this is much cheaper than Sprint, AT&T and Verizon. Ouch!!!

JaguarXT said:
I got my Galaxy Note 2 today with the T-Mobile special. This is the math I came up with.
Suggested retail$699.99
Instant discount-$200.00
Mail-in rebate card-$300.00
After Mail-in rebate $199.99
Taxes $52.70
If you canceled early $200.00 (or what you end up paying through the two year contract)
Total of device $452.69
You must go with classic plan $59.99 + $30.00 + Insurance $7.99 = $97.98 (before taxes & fees)
Adding est of tax and fees $5.00
Est Total per month $102.98
Minus $200 within the 24 months to cover what you truly pay for the device (which they don't want you to know) $8.34 per month
What you pay per month for your plan in the end (After taking out the hidden monthly cost for your device) $94.64
Remember that you pay full price for your device one way or another.
Est of what you pay for the device and services within 2 years (after the rebate) $2724.21
$3000.00 for the Galaxy Note 2 is the about what you pay after two years. To think that this is much cheaper than Sprint, AT&T and Verizon. Ouch!!!
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btw, you don't really need the insurance.
In any case, I don't get the point of this thread. People need to realize that they're paying for the phone one way or another. I just go on the Value Plan and buy my phones for $700 straight up, that way, I know exactly what I'm paying for (and it's cheaper overall for me at least)

same **** to me today i pay 400 new customer

JaguarXT said:
I got my Galaxy Note 2 today with the T-Mobile special. This is the math I came up with.
Suggested retail$699.99
Instant discount-$200.00
Mail-in rebate card-$300.00
After Mail-in rebate $199.99
Taxes $52.70
If you canceled early $200.00 (or what you end up paying through the two year contract)
Total of device $452.69
You must go with classic plan $59.99 + $30.00 + Insurance $7.99 = $97.98 (before taxes & fees)
Adding est of tax and fees $5.00
Est Total per month $102.98
Minus $200 within the 24 months to cover what you truly pay for the device (which they don't want you to know) $8.34 per month
What you pay per month for your plan in the end (After taking out the hidden monthly cost for your device) $94.64
Remember that you pay full price for your device one way or another.
Est of what you pay for the device and services within 2 years (after the rebate) $2724.21
$3000.00 for the Galaxy Note 2 is the about what you pay after two years. To think that this is much cheaper than Sprint, AT&T and Verizon. Ouch!!!
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I have a 5 gig plan...500 minutes cuz I don't make calls and my bill is 92 and change every month. That's including the price of the phone. I paid 250 for the phone, then it's 20 dollars a month for 20 months. That's 400+250=650 for the phone.
You can't really factor the cost of the plan into the cost of the phone. I would be basically paying the same as it is with the phone regardless.
And I could just go to the store and pay the rest if I didn't want to pay tax.
I'm just having a hard time figuring out how you came up with 3000 for the phone...
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T-mobile sale today and saturday. Galaxy siii free after rebate

The title says it all. Just in time as I am up for renewal.

Wonder if this goes for early upgrades also.
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*facepalm* knew i shoulda waited ....

porfymartinez said:
Wonder if this goes for early upgrades also.
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I believe so.
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elesbb said:
*facepalm* knew i shoulda waited ....
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Exactly what I was just thinking, just got mine maybe 3 weeks ago :facepalm:

Unfortunately I can't login to order or check it out, that portion of their site has been down all day! Is this a repeat of the nexus 4 debacle? Are all of ya'll crashing their servers?
Anyway, late last night/early this AM, I was logged in, and my upgrades available weren't showing the cheap/free prices. I was still showing the GSIII for $150. I wonder if this is due to my account, it's a loyalty unlimited family plan they offered us a few years ago. Note that all lines on the account are eligible for upgrades (I'm actually still using my G1 as my daily driver!), so what gives? Is this for new accounts only? Lame. Guess I better call support and find out, but I'm kinda pissed if it's for new accounts only. I was going to add a line, and get 3 free GSIII's, presently a $450 option for me, even with plan renewal. So much for free, unless anybody knows something I'm missing? It says it's a web only deal, so I should be able to upgrade online, right?

can't log in wtf is that about.

I tried online and couldn't got through so visited store, they do have the phone but it costs changing the unlimited plan which for individual is ~$95/pm in classic plan and ~$85/pm in the value plan. Untill you receive the rebate, you pay the offered price and then you can change the plan.
I'm paying $65 with unlimited web (Even More) on myTouch 4g, and $20-30 a month seems too much to me.
I'll wait on Black Friday to see if I get something chipper somewhere ...

Be forewarned. I just got back from my local T-Mobile store. Yesterday and all month I was told I was eligible for early upgrade. And today I am not. I was told yesterday to wait until today to upgrade because the phone would be free. This sucks. They are trying to get it corrected. Maybe it has to do with thier site being down. I hope so. Otherwise I am going to take my 10 years of loyalty and go elsewhere when my contract is done.

rushfunn said:
I tried online and couldn't got through so visited store, they do have the phone but it costs changing the unlimited plan which for individual is ~$95/pm in classic plan and ~$85/pm in the value plan. Untill you receive the rebate, you pay the offered price and then you can change the plan.
I'm paying $65 with unlimited web (Even More) on myTouch 4g, and $20-30 a month seems too much to me.
I'll wait on Black Friday to see if I get something chipper somewhere ...
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Off topic,
But anyone know of a major retail store having the nexus 7 for dirt cheap on black Friday (he reminded me of black Friday lol ) pm me if you know anything to keep the thread clean.
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I went to the Tmo store today and walked out with my new S III. I have a family plan with 5 lines. My line was up for renewal. I had to switch to the value plans (I was still using a My Faves plan) but ended up saving quite a bit on my monthly bill.
This deal is not Web only - the deal wouldn't show up for me, either when I tried to upgrade on the 'net.
If you have a line up for renewal, you can get one of the free phones (you do have to pay full price up front and rebate comes in the mail)
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Well, just as a warning for everyone, it is most certainly not free, even with the rebate. It will still cost at least $200 in the end. Basically, you pay $200, and you'll eventually get the rebate back for it. However, they're adding an extra $20 per month for the first 20 months to cover the discount... which will end up costing $200.
So, yeah... I'm not sure if anyone else had that same issue, but that's what the salespeople at my local T-Mobile store did to me. I needed the upgrade anyways, as my old HTC G2 is starting to show its age, but this is silly, just charge me $200 and be done with it, calling it free and still shelling out $200 in the end is not what was advertised.

Costco also has a promotion today and tomorrow with $150 MIR (required Unlimited Talk/Text Classic plan + Unlimited 4G data plan)
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/11/costco-gets-in-on-the-two-day-samsung-sale-fun/
I'm eligible for upgrade and having Unlimited Talk/Text Classic plan + Unlimited 4G data plan. I walked into a T-mobile store today and they gave me the price $299.99 for the phone (with $300 MIR) + $37.50 tax + $18 Activation fee = $355.49
Compare to what Costco offers:
$179.99 (with $150 MIR) + 11.25 tax + $0.00 activation free + free shipping + free GS3 accessory = $191.24
I think i'll go with Costco. lower upfront + cheaper after the rebate

If you have corporate or student discount options - check on the advantage pricing - I got $175 + $50 MIR for each of my GS3s (ordered three - signed up for new plan).
At the time costco had it for $149.99 each online. Note I ordered mine 2 weeks ago.

bugler said:
Unfortunately I can't login to order or check it out, that portion of their site has been down all day! Is this a repeat of the nexus 4 debacle? Are all of ya'll crashing their servers?
Anyway, late last night/early this AM, I was logged in, and my upgrades available weren't showing the cheap/free prices. I was still showing the GSIII for $150. I wonder if this is due to my account, it's a loyalty unlimited family plan they offered us a few years ago. Note that all lines on the account are eligible for upgrades (I'm actually still using my G1 as my daily driver!), so what gives? Is this for new accounts only? Lame. Guess I better call support and find out, but I'm kinda pissed if it's for new accounts only. I was going to add a line, and get 3 free GSIII's, presently a $450 option for me, even with plan renewal. So much for free, unless anybody knows something I'm missing? It says it's a web only deal, so I should be able to upgrade online, right?
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It's free after mail in rebate.
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@swan3983 What is up with your math. $20 x 20 months is 400. And where are they adding this $20 a month. Now where in my paperwork says anything about an additional $20 a month for 20 months.
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verboten said:
@swan3983 What is up with your math. $20 x 20 months is 400. And where are they adding this $20 a month. Now where in my paperwork says anything about an additional $20 a month for 20 months.
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Pretty sure the $20 a month is a value plan thing, doesn't apply to you if you're on a classic plan.. I'm almost positive..
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Yes, you'll end up paying addistional $20 for 20x - thats $400!!! And they said its a value plan they gave me the 69.99 unlimited everything which is the cheapest plan! Im returning this tomorrow, its not worth it. I hope I can get all my money back, coz accdg to the gs3 box, if returned they charge you 50 $ re stocking fee!
Heres my receipt: (remove *)
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Why are they charging you so much for the phone? Are you not not eligible for a upgrade at this time?
The GS3 is suppose to be $299.99 minus $300 rebate with a classic plan or
$199 minus $200 rebate with a unlimited value plan.
Here's a link to the article
http://http://www.tmonews.com/2012/11/t-mobile-announces-two-day-samsung-sale-for-november-16th-17th/

dafish69 said:
Why are they charging you so much for the phone? Are you not not eligible for a upgrade at this time?
The GS3 is suppose to be $299.99 minus $300 rebate with a classic plan or
$199 minus $200 rebate with a unlimited value plan.
Here's a link to the article
http://http://www.tmonews.com/2012/11/t-mobile-announces-two-day-samsung-sale-for-november-16th-17th/
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the Value plan isn't subsidized and has 20 payments of $20 (or $15 on some cheaper phones) applied to your bill to pay for the device.
the Classic plan is subsidized, but costs around $20 more... so at > 20 months, the Value Plan is cheaper by $20/mo.

GS4 @ $99 down + 10% off on bill

Wanted to share this T-Mobile flyer - GS4 @ $99 down + 10% off on bill + no activation fees. You have to call customer service to activate and mention association with Student rate.

thanks! i'll be using that promotion i was just now about to add a line to my account...

Tricksie said:
Wanted to share this T-Mobile flyer - GS4 @ $99 down + 10% off on bill + no activation fees. You have to call customer service to activate and mention association with Student rate.
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What do you mean by "mention association with Student rate"

can you explain it a little more? i got the galaxy s4 a day before the price dropped to 99$ can i still get this discount on my phone? like a 50$ card or something and the 10% off

Wish &^*%(% TMo would make up their mind.
Right after its release they told me that their days of discounting a phone with a contract or extension were gone forever when dealing directly with them, but for now, third party vendors were still being permitted to so. Got mine from Costco because of that.

Is this with contract, or is it the prepaid thing. I have been waiting for the S4 to become $100 with data plan. We use the data and I don't see myself canceling the contract so paying $100 for the phone with data seems like a better deal to me than paying $600 plus data for the phone. Does this also include activation fee and if so, can it be waived? How much is one paying with this deal.

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Just picked up a Galaxy S4 yesterday at T-Mobile. $99 down (plus tax on the full retail cost of the phone - $579 at the moment) brought me up to about $146 at the store and a promise of $20/month for 24 months. Is it just me or does it seem a lot more expensive to get a phone through T-Mobile these days?

crawler9 said:
Just picked up a Galaxy S4 yesterday at T-Mobile. $99 down (plus tax on the full retail cost of the phone - $579 at the moment) brought me up to about $146 at the store and a promise of $20/month for 24 months. Is it just me or does it seem a lot more expensive to get a phone through T-Mobile these days?
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Per my earlier post - yes. Go to 3rd party vendors. Walmart just advertised $199 with a $50 gift certificate . That would be new line or two year extension - no $20/month BS.

crawler9 said:
Just picked up a Galaxy S4 yesterday at T-Mobile. $99 down (plus tax on the full retail cost of the phone - $579 at the moment) brought me up to about $146 at the store and a promise of $20/month for 24 months. Is it just me or does it seem a lot more expensive to get a phone through T-Mobile these days?
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No. You're basically buying the phone outright, but for $99 down with the remaining 480 spread out over 2 years with no interest. If you were to buy the S4 outright at AT&T or Verizon, etc. then you'd have to pony up the total $579 right then and there.

Can't find any info on this, so anyone with personal experience: Can you take this deal if you're on the $30 pre-paid monthly plan? T-Mobile just posted a simaler offer on their Facebook page today....

did this expire?

Still think you are not getting it folks or I am missing something.
Why buy from TMo when you can get a much better deal elsewhere (unless you would not be eligible for the two year extension requirement and you don't want a new line)?
I was eligible but TMo would not deal - they even suggested I go elsewhere for the phone which I did. Then I sold my Note 2 (too big for my pocket - especially on my bike) for over twice what I paid for the S4..

aimfire72 said:
No. You're basically buying the phone outright, but for $99 down with the remaining 480 spread out over 2 years with no interest. If you were to buy the S4 outright at AT&T or Verizon, etc. then you'd have to pony up the total $579 right then and there.
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Yeah, but the way the plans were before, you could pay the up front cost of the phone, sign a 2 year contract, and either get the phone without much additional cost with the plans you intended to keep anyway, or pay a $200 ETF which in this case would put you completely out of contract with a Galaxy S4 for $299. With the way things are now, you pony up an extra $280 over the course of two years (or up front, or at any point in between up front and two years) to reach the same state you could have reached for $299 + tax + activation before.

crawler9 said:
Yeah, but the way the plans were before, you could pay the up front cost of the phone, sign a 2 year contract, and either get the phone without much additional cost with the plans you intended to keep anyway, or pay a $200 ETF which in this case would put you completely out of contract with a Galaxy S4 for $299. With the way things are now, you pony up an extra $280 over the course of two years (or up front, or at any point in between up front and two years) to reach the same state you could have reached for $299 + tax + activation before.
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Guys, its basically the same thing. The only difference I see is that before this change happened, if you knew you were going to be in a two years contract and it didn't matter to you, you could buy the phone for $199. Now you just have to buy it full price.
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statuzz said:
Guys, its basically the same thing. The only difference I see is that before this change happened, if you knew you were going to be in a two years contract and it didn't matter to you, you could buy the phone for $199. Now you just have to buy it full price.
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You are basically right as to buying it from TMo. My point is don't - you could get if for $199 with 2 year extension but now this is down to $149 elsewhere.
TMo said they will be reining in the third party sellers soon so they can't do it anymore, so take advantage of it now.

You can find a lot more info on this deal here . Sry I didn't post that link before. this deal is with the no-contract plan (but not prepaid plan) .

Tricksie said:
You can find a lot more info on this deal here . Sry I didn't post that link before. this deal is with the no-contract plan (but not prepaid plan) .
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I have personally used this deal with the galaxy S4 - I signed up on the phone to confirm with a rep that discount was applied properly. I pay $54.00 for unlimited talk text and 2.5GB of data + $20 of monthly payment for the phone. I have one line on my plan. Hope this helps

T-Mobile paid off my old EIP and put the 99 plus taxes on my bill coming next month. Came out to 151 down on my bill next month. Free Express shipping, and also gave me 10 dollars off a month for 6 months on my bill.
Gotta love T-Mobile. Been with them 7 years.
That was from just talking to the right rep. No specific deal

It's all about talking to the right rep. Last time I called with a billing question, I ended up speaking with someone who didn't really know what was going on instead of trying to make my case I just hung up and called back and spoke with a super helpful rep after.