I heard that as an Applebees employee that I'm eligible for a 15% or so discount on my monthly bill. Does anyone have any knowledge of where/how to go about this?
Thanks guys
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Just call sprint and ask them to apply corporate discount to your account. They will ask for company and then attempt to verify. They usually require an email in the form of [email protected]. Most of us that are not in the corporate ranks do not have those however. In this case they can use a copy of employee id, check stub, or other methods. Shouldn't be hard to accomplish. Hope this helps.
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Just call sprint and ask them to apply corporate discount to your account. They will ask for company and then attempt to verify. They usually require an email in the form of [email protected]. Most of us that are not in the corporate ranks do not have those however. In this case they can use a copy of employee id, check stub, or other methods. Shouldn't be hard to accomplish. Hope this helps.
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Thanks, ill give it a go tomorrow :banghead:
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No problem glad to help.
lol if this is of any help to anyone, I believe Sprint gives a 7% discount to American Eagle employees.
Keep in mind this will automatically extend your contract for another 2 years by accepting the discount.
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Keep in mind this will automatically extend your contract for another 2 years by accepting the discount.
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when I called to get my discount I didn't have to renew my contract or anything
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when I called to get my discount I didn't have to renew my contract or anything
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Same here. No extension
My buddy worked for home depot and they gave him a 22% discount . I only get 15% for working for txdot
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parmend said:
My buddy worked for home depot and they gave him a 22% discount . I only get 15% for working for txdot
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I never got around to calling today. Are those discount for general employees or as corporate/managerial positions
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Hmm i have 25% discount
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Jonnyshatter said:
I heard that as an Applebees employee that I'm eligible for a 15% or so discount on my monthly bill. Does anyone have any knowledge of where/how to go about this?
Thanks guys
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I know that this is a old post. But the answer is YES! Disclosure: I am the National Wireless Benefits Manager at Sprint for ALL Applebee's and IHOP (regardless of Franchisee ownership), from coast-to-coast. Employees of both Applebee's and IHOP get a 17% monthly discount off eligible charges and OTHER special savings not available to general public.
This forum will not allow me to post outside link to the Applebee's and IHOP Sprint ordering site because I'm a new member. So, private message me for those links.
You can activate ANYWHERE (Best Buy, Radio Shack, even Sprint store, etc...) and get your monthly 17% employee discount code, BUT, not all specials will be available via all channels. You should complete the below steps within the first week of new activation to get your 17% code on ASAP. Retro-credits will NOT be issued/offered for any months of discount missed.
Employees that are existing customers needing discount, follow these steps:
1. Take a pic of your recent paystub (black out all sensitive info)
2. On your smartphone go to sprint.com/verify
3. Sign in with your Sprint wireless number
5. Tap / Select “Upload a photo of your proof of eligibility”
6. Select “Pay/pension stub issued within last 90 days*”
7. Next…. > Choose file… to select that pic that you took in step 1 above… and you should know what to do with the rest
The Corporate ID for Applebee’s employees is NADIN_ABE_ZZF; for IHOP is NADIN_IHO_ZZF
And yes, if your're current contract date is not within 90 days, then you will have to agree to a new 2 year contract from the point you request the monthly discount code, BUT this will NOT AFFECT your equipment upgrade eligibility date(s). For example, your existing equipment full eligibility date is 12/2/13, you apply for the 17% Applebee's Employee discount code today 10/22/13. Your new 2 year contract date will be fulfilled on 10/21/15. But when you upgrade to another equipment on 12/2/13, you will be required to agree to a new 2 year contract from that point on, so it wipes out the old 10/21/15 date and the new 12/1/15 will be in place.
Lastly: The name of the Sprint account holder DOES NOT have to be the actual employee (Applebee's or IHOP). So, long as the Applebee's or IHOP employee will declare that he/she is using as least one line on the account, he/she can follow the same steps above. This should solve any issues of the account being under the employee's spouse's, parents', relative's name, etc...
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... Disclosure: I am the National Wireless Benefits Manager at Sprint for ...
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Cool. Thanks for signing up and chiming in. You've earned a Thanks from me.:good:
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I've read random posts throughout threads from people asking about discounts or people saying where you can find one. I personally have a 25% discount from a thread on slickdeals.net that went into effect in June. I am unsure if the deal I got is still good but I'll post the link at the bottom. I've also seen threads like the 23% off student rate discount but not all schools are eligible.
I recently found out a friend was paying almost $250 for 4 lines and I've been looking around trying to find some way of lowering that for her. I'm sure everyone here would appreciate some way of lowering their bill though so that's why I'm posting this.
The inspiration for this thread came from some posts I read in the CM7 thread and I thought it would help to open the question up to the entire community. Does anyone have any discounts they know of that haven't been previously mentioned?
As many know, Sprint changed their Terms of Service to only discount the first 2 lines
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749754
Student Rate discount
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=767225&highlight=sprint+discount
slickdeals.net 25% off
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=1115277&highlight=sprint+discount
Check with your employer. Mine gives me 25% for being employee. Most Sprint dealers have a book with thousands of employer discounts
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I get 25% off for a fireman discount...also no taxes and it's a government account rather than a regular
Working for Wells Fargo gets you a 27% discount.
Sprint percentage discounts or NVPs now come with two year contracts. They are now officially checking socials before applying the discounts.
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It really depends on who you talk to. If you go in the store they maybe will be a bit more leinent to get the discount. IF you are looking to upgrade soon or add a line I know starting sunday that are doing instant rebates.
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173903
When I worked for a Sprint store, a few moons ago (now I install the towers) we had a list of company's that offered discounts, the percentage, and the code to put on your account. As a salesman if your gonna be adding a line, or upgrading your phone to a phone that has an awesome "spiff" I was gonna go on that list and give you some kinda discount. Those days are probably done. When I left there were the 2 billing systems and migrating everyone over. But I am sure with a little persuading the right sales person can get you a discount if they are gonna gain from it...
I found this info about 2 years ago. The method I am posting works for either Time/Warner or Cox Communications. If you follow the directions you can receive upto a 27% discount like me. I personally used these basic directions to set up my discount. I don't know about the the time warner discount personally but according to the post I read it works in the same manner. I used this method for cox communications. Due to the wording in their contract with sprint anyone qualifies.
I'm not sure if this was ever posted before but I have found a way to get up to 27% discount off most Sprint plans.
A) sign up for an AIM Mail email account
https://new.aol.com/productsweb/?promocode=825960&ncid=txtlnkuswebr00000040
B) go to the corp discount page on the sprint site and enter your aim mail account as your business email address.
http://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/nxt/ais/wdyw.asp?id12=UHPCHP_Link_EmployeeDiscounts
Sprint will then send you an e-mail with a link to a private store that says you are a Time Warner employee and you get a 25% discount.
Plans with this discount cost less than on the current sero plans.
Remember to use coupon code save50 to get a $50 invoice credit on newservice! ( I didn't do this)
Thats it
let me know how it works out.
This takes up to 2 months to kick in. I have had this discount since 07 and it works for everyone that has tried it.
Btw I don't take credit for this exploit. I stumbled upon it.
Tim
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Oh new and existing customers must sign a new 2 year agreement.
timdawgdentist said:
I found this info about 2 years ago. The method I am posting works for either Time/Warner or Cox Communications. If you follow the directions you can receive upto a 27% discount like me. I personally used these basic directions to set up my discount. I don't know about the the time warner discount personally but according to the post I read it works in the same manner. I used this method for cox communications. Due to the wording in their contract with sprint anyone qualifies.
I'm not sure if this was ever posted before but I have found a way to get up to 27% discount off most Sprint plans.
A) sign up for an AIM Mail email account
https://new.aol.com/productsweb/?promocode=825960&ncid=txtlnkuswebr00000040
B) go to the corp discount page on the sprint site and enter your aim mail account as your business email address.
http://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/nxt/ais/wdyw.asp?id12=UHPCHP_Link_EmployeeDiscounts
Sprint will then send you an e-mail with a link to a private store that says you are a Time Warner employee and you get a 25% discount.
Plans with this discount cost less than on the current sero plans.
Remember to use coupon code save50 to get a $50 invoice credit on newservice! ( I didn't do this)
Thats it
let me know how it works out.
This takes up to 2 months to kick in. I have had this discount since 07 and it works for everyone that has tried it.
Btw I don't take credit for this exploit. I stumbled upon it.
Tim
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Yeah man good post.. but you failed to mention new and existing customers MUST sign a 2 year contract for this discount
timdawgdentist said:
I found this info about 2 years ago. The method I am posting works for either Time/Warner or Cox Communications. If you follow the directions you can receive upto a 27% discount like me. I personally used these basic directions to set up my discount. I don't know about the the time warner discount personally but according to the post I read it works in the same manner. I used this method for cox communications. Due to the wording in their contract with sprint anyone qualifies.
I'm not sure if this was ever posted before but I have found a way to get up to 27% discount off most Sprint plans.
A) sign up for an AIM Mail email account
https://new.aol.com/productsweb/?promocode=825960&ncid=txtlnkuswebr00000040
B) go to the corp discount page on the sprint site and enter your aim mail account as your business email address.
http://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/nxt/ais/wdyw.asp?id12=UHPCHP_Link_EmployeeDiscounts
Sprint will then send you an e-mail with a link to a private store that says you are a Time Warner employee and you get a 25% discount.
Plans with this discount cost less than on the current sero plans.
Remember to use coupon code save50 to get a $50 invoice credit on newservice! ( I didn't do this)
Thats it
let me know how it works out.
This takes up to 2 months to kick in. I have had this discount since 07 and it works for everyone that has tried it.
Btw I don't take credit for this exploit. I stumbled upon it.
Tim
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Give my boys some love Real West Coast Hip Hop
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Oh new and existing customers must sign a new 2 year agreement.
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Great post, thanks, I'm going to have to let my friend know about this one
New customers
Current customers are just going to be denied...... unless you fill out false information on your application.
I read somewhere that Sprint now does credit checks to verify. Can't find where I read that, anyone else hear/read anything about this?
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I read somewhere that Sprint now does credit checks to verify. Can't find where I read that, anyone else hear/read anything about this?
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On the first page DirtyShroomz, who works for Sprint retentions I believe, mentioned that their checking socials before applying discounts
What exactly is the social sec # being checked against? To see if it's an existing account?
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What exactly is the social sec # being checked against? To see if it's an existing account?
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Not sure, I wouldn't think they'd be able to check it and see if you actually work somewhere and are eligible for the discount.
I got the time Warner discount and they didn't check my ss#
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I got the time Warner discount and they didn't check my ss#
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Has it already been applied to your account, or did you just sign up recently and are still waiting?
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Has it already been applied to your account, or did you just sign up recently and are still waiting?
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I'd like to know this as well. I'm going over to my friends house today to help her sign up for the Time Warner discount (not very tech savvy, she gets confused easily), we'll see if it works.
Well, for the record, I was denied. I received an email saying that so-and-so sprint employee reviewed my discount request. They determined that "my current plan provides me with the best value available, making my account ineligible for the additional employee discounts I requested"... No harm done I guess.
So I work with a company that uses Sprint and Nextell phones . This company just bought out my previous company . Luckly I still have a job LOL but anyways . I got off the phone with a sprint rep and after some searching he was unable to find my company's name in their list of discounts . But he did find a discount under a dealership listing , mainly the brand my dealership sells . Long story short he tells me I have to sign another two year agreement just to have a discount applied to my account . Is this true or is this guy clueless ? When my previous company had Verizon all I needed was a checkstub from payday to validate and it was applied without signing a contract . I nearly laughed at the guy on the phone when he said that . So anyone know if this is real or him just blowing smoke up my @SS.
A good place to start is: http://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/nxt/ais/wdyw.asp.
If that doesn't work then Google Sprint | Employer Discounts: Submit Email
Click on the first link. Enter your company email address. You'll receive a one-time email from Sprint telling you if you're eligible for a discount and how you can start saving today.
Could also just tell them you got a job at Home Depot (25% off), if in fact you did just get a job there. Verification amounts to a call from corporate asking you if you work there. That's about it.
I can verify this is 100% correct. Once the discount is attached the contract will be set two years from that date. This does not affect upgrade eligibility
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if you do not already have a discount, yes, Sprint is requiring a 2 year extension. If you have a discount and leave your job and your new employer has a better discount, you do not have to extend again to switch the discount.
A new 2 year agreement is required unless it is added within 90 days of activating the account
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I don't know if everyone heard but if you have a employee discount with Sprint get ready to pay more than you prevously did. Sprint will start applying the discount to the primary line only, not the plan. I have the family plan thats $129 I get a 15% discount which is $19.50. When this goes into effect I will be only getting 15% on $109.
I know whooppee a few extra bucks I have to pay. But if we don't say anything next will be our unlimited data.
Thanks,
BlueKalel
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It's been like that since quite a while now.
I just got this discount and i'm new to sprint. Can you explain this to me, i'm getting 18% and i have 2 lines w/ 129 plan.
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It's been like that since quite a while now.
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Actually it hasn't. This is a new change.
The previous change was they stopped applying the discount to lines 3-5, but they did apply it to the base plan which includes both lines 1&2.
Now they are restructuring the base plan so it only includes line 1 and splitting out line #2 separate. The purpose of this restructuring is a back-door way of reducing your discount without changing the advertised percentage discount.
This is considered an ETF waiving event by Sprint. You can leave ETF-free if you'd like.
BlueKalel said:
I don't know if everyone heard but if you have a employee discount with Sprint get ready to pay more than you prevously did. Sprint will start applying the discount to the primary line only, not the plan. I have the family plan thats $129 I get a 15% discount which is $19.50. When this goes into effect I will be only getting 15% on $109.
I know whooppee a few extra bucks I have to pay. But if we don't say anything next will be our unlimited data.
Thanks,
BlueKalel
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The discount applies to the initial plan, no add ons... so as a for instance, if you are paying 129.99 for your family plan with 2 people plus you both have smart phones which would give you 2 $10 premium data charges that would bring you to a grand total of 149.99 a month before tax, now that initial 129.99 is what the discount will come off of. Also if you have more phones than that you will have your additional 19.99 per phone... the discount will come off of that as well.
EDIT: I am looking into this further, I have someone on the inside who knows all about this.
I don't think you can cancel the ETF fee with this change.
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Discounts are contractual, therefore yes you may.
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I read about this change awhile ago. But don't you have to wait wait for the change to take place?
I think I may just call them to get some clarification on this.
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Do you know when they started this?
I hope Im not pass 30 days
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Yes, that is what it says in your contract so that is what everyone should go by.
However don't be surprised if you get a range of answers when you call in.
sfhub said:
Yes, that is what it says in your contract so that is what everyone should go by.
However don't be surprised if you get a range of answers when you call in.
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Just so I have something to fall back on, what does it our Contract say? I just want to have something to fall back on when I call them.
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rayprobg said:
The discount applies to the initial plan, no add ons... so as a for instance, if you are paying 129.99 for your family plan with 2 people plus you both have smart phones which would give you 2 $10 premium data charges that would bring you to a grand total of 149.99 a month before tax, now that initial 129.99 is what the discount will come off of. Also if you have more phones than that you will have your additional 19.99 per phone... the discount will come off of that as well.
EDIT: I am looking into this further, I have someone on the inside who knows all about this.
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I recently got the educational rebate.
I hope this email I got from a sprint rep will help you guys have a better insight into this program than me:
Your request has been approved and you will soon begin receiving Sprint discounts through State of New Jersey - Higher Education - NJ1 Contract, including:
? 15% on your Sprint monthly service charges.
These discounts are also applied to your add-on services that have a monthly service charge of $30 or more. Your discounts will be applied to the monthly service charges on the first line of your shared plane.
It takes 1 to 2 bill cycles for you to see the new discounts on your invoice. You will be able to view them under the heading "Service Discounts/Charges" with the description "Employ Discount Sprint/Nextel.
Sincerely,
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I wonder if I can zero out my contacts and still stay with Sprint.
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Just so I have something to fall back on, what does it our Contract say? I just want to have something to fall back on when I call them.
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Shouldn't have other people do your homework or you might might not pass the final exam
http://shop2.sprint.com/en/legal/legal_terms_privacy_popup.shtml
Our Right To Change The Agreement & Your Related Rights
We may change any part of the Agreement at any time, including, but not limited to, rates, charges, how we calculate charges, discounts, coverage, technologies used to provide services, or your terms of Service. We will provide you notice of material changes—and we may provide you notice of non-material changes—in a manner consistent with this Agreement (see "Providing Notice To Each Other Under The Agreement" section). If a change we make to the Agreement is material and has a material adverse effect on Services under your Term Commitment, you may terminate each line of Service materially affected without incurring an Early Termination Fee only if you: (a) call us within 30 days after the effective date of the change; and (b) specifically advise us that you wish to cancel Services because of a material change to the Agreement that we have made. If you do not cancel Service within 30 days of the change, an Early Termination Fee will apply if you terminate Services before the end of any applicable Term Commitment.
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Thanks... I'm gonna call them in a few.
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sfhub said:
Actually it hasn't. This is a new change.
The previous change was they stopped applying the discount to lines 3-5, but they did apply it to the base plan which includes both lines 1&2.
Now they are restructuring the base plan so it only includes line 1 and splitting out line #2 separate. The purpose of this restructuring is a back-door way of reducing your discount without changing the advertised percentage discount.
This is considered an ETF waiving event by Sprint. You can leave ETF-free if you'd like.
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Thanks for clarifying. I misread OP.
Ok guys,
If you want more info I got it from slickdeals.net:
slickdeals.net/f/3839688-SPRINT-Changing-T-C-again-Feb2012-Get-out-of-Contract-ETF-free
Thanks,
BlueKalel
Customer service told me that it will renew your contract, i forgot to ask from what date.
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Customer service told me that it will renew your contract, i forgot to ask from what date.
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What will renew your contract?
a) there is a huge thread in this very forum that covered this topic.
b) discount is not contractual. You will not be able to get out of the contract ETF fee. You may with a lot of complaining and getting lucky with customer care roulette, but getting a discount is not part of your contract. You do have to re-sign a 2 year agreement if you add a discount in the middle of your current contract, and for people who did this, you may be able to use it to get out, but I am not sure.
c) All this changes is that you will no longer get your discount on an additional 19.99 of your plan. For people on the 129.99 EDS 1500 plan, you will be getting your discount on the first 110, and not the next 19.99. There is no other difference. So you will be losing 15% on the 19.99, which is 3 dollars per month.
d) Sprint will still be far and away the cheapest of any national provider (well, T-mo is close). The maximum this change will cost any customer is $6 per month, if they are on the 27% discount that a very limited number of companies offer.
e) If you are in an area where Sprint is really terrible, this is a convenient excuse to at least try and get out of your contract, but don't be upset if it doesn't work. The 2-6 bucks ain't gonna break anyone. I think you are very likely to get a $2-6 monthly recurring credit for the length of your current contract, and very unlikely to get waived without ETF.
I didn't want to quote your entire post, but in that other link that was just posted "Slick deals" I believe that I read that a few people did have their etf waived because of this.
In addition, people said that you wouldnt be able to get your etf waived the last time Sprint changed something, which I believe was this past July. And three people I know was able to get their etf's waived as well as a bunch of people around here.
It don't hurt to try and that's what I'm gonna do.
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Tuesday evening, my wife and I upgraded and extended our contracts. Or, we thought we did. As it happens, however, the T-Mobile representative put through the contract extension but not the new Galaxy S IIIs. (We were to pay $79.98 for each 16GB phone; get a $10 monthly loyalty discount; and keep our 14% AAA monthly discount. The phones were supposed to be delivered no later than tomorrow (Friday).)
When the phones did not come today (Thursday) and I did not find a record of the phone upgrades at myTMobile, I called. Long story short, and I was on the phone for over 50 minutes (both talking and on hold), I accepted the following offer:
1. Two 32GB S IIIs for $79.98 each.
2. Free express delivery, most likely next Monday.
3. One month free service.
4. A $50.00 credit.
5. The same $10.00 loyalty credit and 14% discount.
I spoke calmly and reasonably. The T-Mobile representative was friendly and helpful. I infer her supervisor, whom she consulted more than once, was equally helpful.
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Tuesday evening, my wife and I upgraded and extended our contracts. Or, we thought we did. As it happens, however, the T-Mobile representative put through the contract extension but not the new Galaxy S IIIs. (We were to pay $79.98 for each 16GB phone; get a $10 monthly loyalty discount; and keep our 14% AAA monthly discount. The phones were supposed to be delivered no later than tomorrow (Friday).)
When the phones did not come today (Thursday) and I did not find a record of the phone upgrades at myTMobile, I called. Long story short, and I was on the phone for over 50 minutes (both talking and on hold), I accepted the following offer:
1. Two 32GB S IIIs for $79.98 each.
2. Free express delivery, most likely next Monday.
3. One month free service.
4. A $50.00 credit.
5. The same $10.00 loyalty credit and 14% discount.
I spoke calmly and reasonably. The T-Mobile representative was friendly and helpful. I infer her supervisor, whom she consulted more than once, was equally helpful.
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Damn, I wish I paid $79.98 for my S3 lol.
Good to see they handled your situation appropriately.
Haha who wouldn't. I paid 380$, let's trade haha.
That's good karma op, usually the person would have overreacted but like you pointed out you did it in a calmly fashion.
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The 16 GB ones are going to be free with MIR starting tomorrow (Friday). Still a good deal.
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The 16 GB ones are going to be free with MIR starting tomorrow (Friday). Still a good deal.
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I was generally aware of "Magenta Days." The T-Mobile representative told me, perhaps incorrectly, that only the down-payment on the Value plans is being waived. The 16GB phones, therefore, would have cost $400 each.In any case, after factoring in the two discounts I would have lost by switching, it seemed to me I was being offered a fair, indeed possibly a superior, deal.
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Tuesday evening, my wife and I upgraded and extended our contracts. Or, we thought we did. As it happens, however, the T-Mobile representative put through the contract extension but not the new Galaxy S IIIs. (We were to pay $79.98 for each 16GB phone; get a $10 monthly loyalty discount; and keep our 14% AAA monthly discount. The phones were supposed to be delivered no later than tomorrow (Friday).)
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I went through a similar situation, they upgrade the contract but then never do the phone, or they charge you full retail price. So then you have to call again and hope you get a good rep (they are about 1 in 5) who can help, most of the call center is clueless. So then they also need a manager to approve anything over $150 back to your acct. So, keep checking your mytmobile, you may end up seeing full retail price on there. Also check your data plan if you have grandfathered, they might mess that up too.
But I was honestly surprised, they appear to be fixing things as was originally agreed upon in the first place. So there are a few good people at the call center. (LOL, one exec brags about how he consolidated 14 customer support call centers down to just 2)
What? The phones will be free tomorrow? I just got mine like 5 days ago and I paid $200 before Mir. I wonder if I can get them to credit me the difference since in still in the 14 day return window?
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What? The phones will be free tomorrow? I just got mine like 5 days ago and I paid $200 before Mir. I wonder if I can get them to credit me the difference since in still in the 14 day return window?
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Possibly but you can always return within 14 days and go to a different store and get the magenta days deal
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There is some restocking fee when I asked before about getting something during father's day.
Is the Magenta sale only apply to Value plan? T-mo new policy is to call something "free" but they are only
talking about the downpayment. Their new scam is to relabel all phone pricing as downpayment and then
month installments.
So, yes the phone 20 monthly payments of $20 and a $150 down, you are getting $150 off, but still owe $400.
How long have you had that AAA discount? Is it grandfathered because that's not the AAA discount I got..
That is the AAA discount I get as well, I just got a 32GB GS3 for $179.99 with the 50MIR, I am on a grandfathered 1200minute myfave plan with 5GB data
The AAA discount now is one free month and no activation fee. Wtf.
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The AAA discount now is one free month and no activation fee. Wtf.
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really? I did the AAA thing about 2 years ago so I am not sure when they changed it but right now its either a 14 or 16% discount off everything except taxes and fees
I'll do a live chat tomorrow because that really blows lol.
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How long have you had that AAA discount? Is it grandfathered because that's not the AAA discount I got..
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Since T-Mobile was Voicestream. What's your discount?
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Since T-Mobile was Voicestream. What's your discount?
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Waived activation/ 1 free month.
Do you guys if those deals are available for upgrade too? cause I am currently eligible for an upgrade
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Any news on this front?
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Hay everyone I am at the 10th month of the 2 year contract with my Note 2. Thinking of upgrading (or downgrading) to Mega since it's now available on AT&T. Has anyone successfully done an upgrade as early as that? I think it's too crazy but might as well just ask for input here. Thanks for your info!
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Hay everyone I am at the 10th month of the 2 year contract with my Note 2. Thinking of upgrading (or downgrading) to Mega since it's now available on AT&T. Has anyone successfully done an upgrade as early as that? I think it's too crazy but might as well just ask for input here. Thanks for your info!
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Why wouldn't you wait for note 3?
The mega looks terrible
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Hay everyone I am at the 10th month of the 2 year contract with my Note 2. Thinking of upgrading (or downgrading) to Mega since it's now available on AT&T. Has anyone successfully done an upgrade as early as that? I think it's too crazy but might as well just ask for input here. Thanks for your info!
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I have a FAN (foundation account number) account with AT&T. I have had no problems with early upgrades and getting phones with them at the new contract price and in some cases for better than the new contract price. Case in point; I just got my wife an early upgrade (11 months into her contract for that line) to a galaxy S4 last month. I told the CSR that another carrier was offering the phone for $118 dollars with a 2 year agreement and she told me that she could offer it to me for $99 and free next day shipping. I have a rider on my account that also waives the $36 dollar activation fee. Prior to that, she had a Galaxy S3 and I got that upgrade only four months into her contract. I had to get a supervisor to do an override though. I also had a galaxy S3 and I was able to get the Note 2 twelve months into my contract and they offered it to me for $199 instead of the $299 it originally sold for. If you call AT&T premier and ask nicely, they will try to work with you. My most recent purchase was for a phone for my son. He wanted an HTC First. It was 99 cents with a 2 year contract but I was told I could buy it CONTRACT FREE for the insurance deductible price of $125 and again free next day shipping. The HTC First retails for $439 OFF CONTRACT. Great thing about ordering over the phone is that if you need to return the device for any reason within the 14 day return period, there is NO RESTOCKING FEE, and you can return or exchange it at a local AT&T store. I don't know if it helps that I've been a customer for 9 years and have 5 lines of service. YMMV but i would say call, and if a front line CSR says no, then ask to be transferred to a supervisor to see if they can do a courtesy early upgrade. It's worked for me! I don't even pay attention to the "2 year contract" that you sign up for when you get a new device, because I've been upgrading early for the last 4 years. However, if you were to try this with iPhones, I don't think they will budge. Good luck!
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I have a FAN (foundation account number) account with AT&T. I have had no problems with early upgrades and getting phones with them at the new contract price and in some cases for better than the new contract price. Case in point; I just got my wife an early upgrade (11 months into her contract for that line) to a galaxy S4 last month. I told the CSR that another carrier was offering the phone for $118 dollars with a 2 year agreement and she told me that she could offer it to me for $99 and free next day shipping. I have a rider on my account that also waives the $36 dollar activation fee. Prior to that, she had a Galaxy S3 and I got that upgrade only four months into her contract. I had to get a supervisor to do an override though. I also had a galaxy S3 and I was able to get the Note 2 twelve months into my contract and they offered it to me for $199 instead of the $299 it originally sold for. If you call AT&T premier and ask nicely, they will try to work with you. My most recent purchase was for a phone for my son. He wanted an HTC First. It was 99 cents with a 2 year contract but I was told I could buy it CONTRACT FREE for the insurance deductible price of $125 and again free next day shipping. The HTC First retails for $439 OFF CONTRACT. Great thing about ordering over the phone is that if you need to return the device for any reason within the 14 day return period, there is NO RESTOCKING FEE, and you can return or exchange it at a local AT&T store. I don't know if it helps that I've been a customer for 9 years and have 5 lines of service. YMMV but i would say call, and if a front line CSR says no, then ask to be transferred to a supervisor to see if they can do a courtesy early upgrade. It's worked for me! I don't even pay attention the "2 year contract" that you sign up for when you get a new device, because I've been upgrading early for the last 4 years. However, if you were to try this with iPhones, I don't think they will budge. Good luck!
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Thanks a lot for the useful info. I've been with ATT for 10 years so your experience might apply to me. However what is the FAN account? I've never heard of it. How can I get one in order to get those early upgrades as you do?
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Thanks a lot for the useful info. I've been with ATT for 10 years so your experience might apply to me. However what is the FAN account? I've never heard of it. How can I get one in order to get those early upgrades as you do?
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Some companies and organizations have an agreement with AT&T to provide discounts to their employees. Call AT&T and ask if your employer or organization has a discount. The savings can be substantial. My current employers discount is 17% and a waiver of the activation fees. I also get a 50% discount on accessories from the AT&T premier store. Each organizations discount and perks vary. I've heard of people getting up to a 27% discount depending on their affiliation.
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Some companies and organizations have an agreement with AT&T to provide discounts to their employees. Call AT&T and ask if your employer or organization has a discount. The savings can be substantial. My current employers discount is 17% and a waiver of the activation fees. I also get a 50% discount on accessories from the AT&T premier store. Each organizations discount and perks vary. I've heard of people getting up to a 27% discount depending on their affiliation.
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Thanks a lot. I just found out I have a FAN account too and I do know there's a 17% discount on my bill. Things are looking good. ...
crixley said:
Why wouldn't you wait for note 3?
The mega looks terrible
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Because it is probably smaller than Mega.
FAN account here too...and no issues getting early upgrades .
Mine is Army dept. FAN account and is at 20% off.....g
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Is a fan account the same as corporate account.
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Is a fan account the same as corporate account.
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There are two types of FAN accounts: an IRU (Individual Responsibility Users) and CRU (Corporate Responsibility Users). Both IRU's and CRU's can upgrade over the phone by contacting AT&T Business Services at 1-800-999-5445. The company's permission to let CRU's upgrade must appear in the company profile. Also, IRU's can upgrade at an AT&T corporate store. CRU's cannot. They have to go thru AT&T premier or customer service, not in store.
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There are two types of FAN accounts: an IRU (Individual Responsibility Users) and CRU (Corporate Responsibility Users). Both IRU's and CRU's can upgrade over the phone by contacting AT&T Business Services at 1-800-999-5445. The company's permission to let CRU's upgrade must appear in the company profile. Also, IRU's can upgrade at an AT&T corporate store. CRU's cannot. They have to go thru AT&T premier or customer service, not in store.
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So u saying if I go through att premier account on the phone I will get upgrade?
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So u saying if I go through att premier account on the phone I will get upgrade?
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I have a CRU and have been doing it over the phone for the last 4 years with a 100% success rate.
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I have a CRU and have been doing it over the phone for the last 4 years with a 100% success rate.
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What are you telling them?
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What are you telling them?
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I usually say that I am interested in a particular device but that I am "x" months into my contract. As a loyal AT&T customer for the last 9 years who has never missed a payment, is it possible to get a courtesy upgrade at the new contract price. I've also asked if they can match a competitors price on a new device. I've had front line CSR's tell me "no" twice but when I asked politely to be connected to a supervisor, I've always gotten an override. The supervisors have always been SUPER nice to me so I always try to be polite over the phone and not sound demanding. Before hanging up they usually ask if they have provided me with good customer service and I never hesitate to tell them how happy I am to be an AT&T customer. I'm almost certain that AT&T annotates on the account if the customer was polite and pleasant to deal with. The last supervisor I spoke with told me that she wanted very hard to work with me because she didn't want to lose such a good customer to another competitor. I know there will people who say that they've had horrible experiences with AT&T customer service but I've had nothing but very pleasant experiences with them.
At&t is charging me $99 to renew my contract. So the moto x I want or note 3 will cost me $99 more the the regular subsidized price, but reset my 2 year contract. I am also 10 months in.
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Played with the mega. The phone is a fraction bigger than my note 2 with a UAG case on. I will wait on the note 3. The innards are lackluster.
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Played with the mega. The phone is a fraction bigger than my note 2 with a UAG case on. I will wait on the note 3. The innards are lackluster.
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Note 3 screen is 5.7 inch but body dimension might be the same or even less than the Note 2. Looks like Sammy is not willing to make the Note series larger in dimension. Does that mean they are coming up with a 7 inch tablet?
Att store guy can't do early upgrade anymore. Online it would only let me select iPhone. Called and same crap. Was annoyed then came back to this thread and realized we we are a fan account and what number I should be calling. Called and they finally let me do early upgrade but it wasn't as cheap as most of you show offs. Wasn't as expensive as in store early upgrade either. I'm little happier and have save the business number for future.
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im new with fan account but i never use that service, i think upgrade note 3, but only i have 8 months with my note 2.
what is the best way to use this fan account?
I attempted this and was unsuccessful.
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