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Selling my Evo :(

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I sold it for $200
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dwall87 said:
So you want $210 for a used phone that you can get at Sprint for $99 w contract, because its rooted (free) with an extra battery ($40 at radio shack) and a $50 case..that ads up to $190, brand new, and you want $20 more than that for your used one? Maybe why you still have.$150 is more realistic for your bundle, good luck.
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I just wanted to point out, not being a douche here also, that the 1 year upgrades are gone. No more Silver or Gold UNLESS you already have it or signed up to it PRIOR to October 2nd, 2011.
You will have the option of upgrading one more time before the year is up for 2012, again, if you signed up for the higher price plan for Gold status. After October 2nd no one will be able to sign up for the Gold status. Everyone will be put on the new service of upgrading once every 20 months.
I signed up for the Gold status last month and when I saw the message of their tiers ending on my account section I bugged and called them until I spoke to customer retention.
Since I signed up for the Gold status before Oct 2nd, I will be a Gold member and can upgrade December 1st and then 1 more time 12 months from then.
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Well, you're wrong. Just checked both by calling and checking online, sprint.com still says 72 days until next upgrade. And the nice lady in the phone reassured me that whoever I had heard that one year upgrades were gone, was mis informed.
ANYWAYS I wasn't being, or trying to anyways, a jerk. His post was up for 2 days with numerous views and no replies then he dropped the price and still nothing. I was just letting him know that people would probably be apprehensive about buying it because of this price. Paying $200 for a phone you can get for $100 to me doesn't make sense. Whoever buys it will (probably) use it on sprint, so why not re sign your contract. I see that he bought 5 batteries for it, which yes cost him money, but that just let's curious non evo owners know how bad our batteries suck, not exactly a plus. I told him IN MY OPINION what a fair price would be, I don't have a gun to his head forcing him to drop the price. He can advertise it for as much as he likes. It really doesn't matter to me. Like I said before to the op, good luck. (
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Opinions on buying a nib SGS2 on ebay?

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

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

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

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

I get the phones for free by price matching at best buy.thus makes them have no mail in rebate and no monthly additional fee.
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Husam2011 said:
If you wanna be happy, keep your vibrant and wait a few months. I recommend getting the GN if you have the money because it has a better screen, but if you want you could wait until ICS is offically released and then buy it.
If you have been used to the iphone screen, or any good res LCD screen, youll notice issues with the display on our GS2.
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I appreciate the opinion, although I am banking on "ignorance is bliss" when it comes to higher res screens. The expandable storage and currently only over seas options of the GN are why I am just going with the SGS2, but with sprint releasing one it is making me wonder if waiting would be smart. I would be happy with whatever I get, but I am pretty sick of my poor old vibrant.
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I get the phones for free by price matching at best buy.thus makes them have no mail in rebate and no monthly additional fee.
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Didn't mean to thanks you, if anyone wonders why, but what do you mean? As much as I hate big corporation and all, I just can't pull myself to do scams or I would "lose" my current phone. Not saying that's what you're doing, but so far that's what it sounds like.
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Similar situation. I just traded some BMW work for a NIB SGS2 off of craigslist. Upgrade phone he didnt want.

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

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

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

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

I just bought this white gs2 in the marketplace from another xda member. Bnib as stated, no problems & for around $450
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Phone insurance companies UK

Who do you recommend? Experience based on claims, thanks

obviously this one is kinda limited - but vodafone insurance have always been the best for me. had to claim twice before on my old sony ericsson, first time it got stolen, they sent me the replacement pretty much next day.
second time i was answering the phone, and as i brought it up to my ear, it slipped, went over my head and straight into a pan of gravy
still worked afterwards, except for the antenna was ruined and although it could get signal in places, it couldn't at all in weaker signal areas (places where it previously could get signal)
so i took it into a vodafone store, and they gave me a new one there and then. even let me keep the old one as it had all my stuff on it still.
one to keep away from, is natwest advantage gold phone insurance. they suck. altogether took about 3 weeks before i had another phone.
dropped my dhd, screen smashed. so they wanted to send it in for repair first. several days later they said it was BER, and a new handset would be issued.
so they sent a new handset, but instead of sending it to my address (which i had told them several times, and once even corrected them because they had the complete wrong address for me) they went and sent it to the local natwest branch.
so i called them up (at which point i didn't know it was at the natwest branch) and they said ok we'll send another.
In the meantime, i did some googling, and found out that this '5 high street' (previous address they somehow had for me) was actually the branch, so i went down there to get it. after some security questions etc, i got the phone.
Sorted I thought... Nope in fact it wasn't
a couple of days later, the phone had been reported stolen (by insurance company) and it was blacklisted, couldn't get any sims to work in it.
The next handset never actually arrived!!!!!!! They sent yet another one, which actually came to my address, and I had to send the old one back. (before they would send the new one out)
So basically, unless you're confident it won't go tits up like that, don't bother with a banks phone insurance. I promptly changed back to vodafone insurance after that incident. A bit more costly, but well worth it.

Not sure about any Insurance companies apart from Vodafone's sucky p.o.s Insurance. It used to be really good but then they changed to a new company a few years bac. Heres my experience with them.
I used to have Vodafone Insurance and they changed to a new company, cant remember their name but they were useless and way more stricter than the last company. The deliveries would arrive late, they offered to replace my faulty HTC HD2 with a HTC Wildfire or some rubbish Wildfire. I said I wanted a Desire at the least, they wouldn't up it to anything else.
When the Desire arrived it was just a refurbished Wildfire in a generic Vodafone box. I complained and got an exchange and received a brand new Desire. I also made a complaint about the Insurance company, about how much they suck ****.
I then received a letter from Vodafone saying My Insurance has been cancelled and that if I take out any further Insurances, they will also be cancelled.
The only reason I'm still with Vodafone is that i have a friend who works for them and he always sorts out any problems I have, e.g. 24 month is getting too long for me and I want it shortened to 12 months, no problem. ;p

I use the insurance with my Barclays account which costs me £7 per month. Also gives me RAC breakdown. Excess in phone claims is £25 and when I've used them in the past they had a couple of week turnaround. Worth it for me.
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I'm currently using CUSC Foneguard, but i've never claimed, so I have no idea how happy I am to use them. £5 a month but that means nothing...and I see a clause in the T&Cs is no cover for "negligent use", which could mean any accident damage.

If your in the UK check your bank account benefits a lot of accounts cine with free mobile insurance as standard,I use mine all the time only had to claim once but no issues
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Who is the insurance company your bank uses? I am with Lloyds TSB, and they use Lifestylegroup (LSG), who are another company that gets appauling reviews on the internet.

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Who is the insurance company your bank uses? I am with Lloyds TSB, and they use Lifestylegroup (LSG), who are another company that gets appauling reviews on the internet.
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to be honest, every insurance company has a bad review on the internet, as the people who were successful in their claim have the new handset and couldn't care less vs the people who were refused, went mental (rightfully) and went to the internet to complain about it.

True, but i'd like to see some good reviews lol

I do bank with HSBC and they dont give any mobile phone insurance Gutted

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Who is the insurance company your bank uses? I am with Lloyds TSB, and they use Lifestylegroup (LSG), who are another company that gets appauling reviews on the internet.
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I'm with Lloyd's tsb and yes my claim was with them and while they would not win any awards and it took a month resolve (luckliy had another phone) thay paid up in the end after trying to palm me off with a branded locked handset
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Yeah that sounds crap tbh

Mine's on my home contents insurance, with accidental damage, new replacement and cover away from home. The whole lot's under £15 quid a month, with the NFU, which includes contents. My student son is with Endsleigh, who charge about £7per month, to include laptop insurance too and are taking ages to sort out his drowned one x replacement whilst they ascertain whether the phone was submerged in a highball tumbler or not!
I wouldn't pay extra for separate cover; not when my policy is as good as it is and it covers everything and they don't quibble.

Protect your bubble: great insurance company, costs me 14 a month for my one x and transformers prime. Claimed last year on my lost desire hd, had a replacement in a week. Very professional and friendly company
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I bank with Barclays and use their mobile phone insurance.
As I am on the old Additions account, there is no fee .

vincepg13 said:
Protect your bubble: great insurance company, costs me 14 a month for my one x and transformers prime. Claimed last year on my lost desire hd, had a replacement in a week. Very professional and friendly company
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Protect your bubble has good reviews online, surprisingly, although these are most if not all, based on registering, not claims.

esure cover both my one x and my wifes sensation included in our building and contents insurance for £15/month (all in) - it's thrown in with most policies these days under items away from the home. Covered for accidental, loss and theft.
Only problem is £100 excess. But when you consider that an additional policy will be at LEAST £60/year over and above and will likely have it's own excess of at LEAST £30 it's a no brainer not to bother.
Hope this helps.

How does insurance with a bank work exactly? im 99% sure i have mobile goods insurance with my account which includes laptop, phone, sat nav etc and covers against accidental damage, theft and loss.
But as far as im aware ive never had to register any of these goods with the bank, so if i were more devious i could pay the £50 excess and get a brand new laptop or phone or whatever very cheap after claiming it to be lost even though i didnt own the product in the first place.
I wont, because im good at heart but i wonder how many false claims actually go through every day from criminal masterminds

When I had Barclays additions with my bank account, I was required to register the devices with the insurance company, or I wasn't covered. When they upped it to £6.50, for no good reason, I checked with the home contents insurance policy. I have specified items with it now and its far better value.
Banks often charge up to £15 a Month and unless the customer benefits, it's just a good way to make more money.

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How does insurance with a bank work exactly? im 99% sure i have mobile goods insurance with my account which includes laptop, phone, sat nav etc and covers against accidental damage, theft and loss.
But as far as im aware ive never had to register any of these goods with the bank, so if i were more devious i could pay the £50 excess and get a brand new laptop or phone or whatever very cheap after claiming it to be lost even though i didnt own the product in the first place.
I wont, because im good at heart but i wonder how many false claims actually go through every day from criminal masterminds
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you 99% of the time have to register it with them, and its something like for the first 2 weeks after registering you can't claim

Possible Galaxy S4 for $579.99 (no contract)

Ive been looking around for the best price before I bought the phone and I came upon costco's website, they list the retail price as $579.99 which is the lowest Ive come across. However theres a slight problem. They wont let you order it at that price, they want you to go with the $199 contract deal.
However, you may be able to price match this through best buy or another store once they get the phones in stock..

Funny - I saw that when I ordered it with contract extensive for $200. Maybe call Costco and raise a stink.
It could partially be due to them not having them yet but no excuse
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They don't sell phones off contract. Trust me, I've tried.
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jonathan3579 said:
They don't sell phones off contract. Trust me, I've tried.
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If you search these forums there is a thread from 2 years ago and a costco manager says that it can be done but they almost always refuse because they make commission on the contract. Heres the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044213&page=2 the users name is iceshark.
Anyways if that route doesnt work for you, then like I said you can try getting another store to price match costco.

so expensive now

Its preorder and not outright buy. They are also asking for a 2 year contract (which I believe they need to update their site).

htc one and galaxy s4
its so expensive, i preferred using HTC One i watched google hangout by mashable, i like the design of HTC

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its so expensive, i preferred using HTC One i watched google hangout by mashable, i like the design of HTC
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Then get the HTC and don't troll here.
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Unfortunately those costco wireless stores are managed by another company and could care less about loyalty to costco or pleasing their members. Yes I said "pleasing their members", you are free to LOL.

T-Mobile store is $629
Stopped in at the T-Mobile store near me today, mentioned I am prepaid and asked how much for the S4. He thought the S4 was $649, then looked it up and current price is $629 for the S4. He said they were told they would get the S4 no later than the 15th. They just got a demo S4 in this morning and I got to play around with it a bit. I was sure put off by the mock-up version of the S4 I saw at BestBuy. The real deal is much nicer in person. Anyway, he didn't give me any grief for wanting to buy prepaid and said they would switch my ginormous SIM from the mytouch out for me for free. They already received TONS of accessories for it (mostly cases). He said 3 out of the last 4 days he has been getting in S4 accessories.
I know this is an S4 thread, but since many are still trying to decide between S4 and One, the One is $579. And this weekend only you can get it for $100 off of that (via HTC rebate). Only (BIG) problem is they have no idea when they are going to get One stock in.
Hopefully this was useful info to someone.:good:

im confused? you can get the phone from Tmobile for 150 down and then pay 20 bucks on your bill for 24 months with no contract extension (you do have to promise to pay the phone off, so i guess thats the same). i know yo uend up paying 650 for it, but isnt that easier on your wallet? especially if you are a current customer or someone who cant drop 600 bucks on a new phone?

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im confused? you can get the phone from Tmobile for 150 down and then pay 20 bucks on your bill for 24 months with no contract extension (you do have to promise to pay the phone off, so i guess thats the same). i know yo uend up paying 650 for it, but isnt that easier on your wallet? especially if you are a current customer or someone who cant drop 600 bucks on a new phone?
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You can only do that if on the value plan or due for upgrade. I already tried :/ I'm on classic and there's a fee for switching to the value plan so just easier to buy it for Me at least
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style154 said:
You can only do that if on the value plan or due for upgrade. I already tried :/ I'm on classic and there's a fee for switching to the value plan so just easier to buy it for Me at least
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im still on the classic 1000 family talk plan, pay 30 bucks for 4.5gb of data and 20 bucks for unlimited texts, just got a new iphone 5 and S4 and paid no migration fee and my plan and services are all the same as before. although i have 5 lines and i think maybe one of them was up for an upgrade...maybe 2 so i guess thats why

Does anyone think best buy would match this price??? They have heard so over priced at $730!!
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It looks cheap. You save $ 100. Very good price!

I'd wait a month or two if you can. There's gouging going on in the market because of the stock availability. Plus, first run devices (I learned this on my last few phones) almost always have some hardware issues in large quantities - waiting allows for the hardware revisions to fix these. Amazon hasn't gotten theirs yet, to my knowledge.
Not to mention once the HTC One is available widely, the two will force each other down. The fact HTC is doing a $100 MIR to bring theirs down to $479, shows that the Galaxy S4 is going to have to drop quickly to compete.
Food for thought.

UK phone insurance/HTC repairs

As we won't have uh ho insurance in UK, can anyone recommend a good phone insurance policy that ignores rooted/modified phones inline with HTC's warranty?
What are HTC like generally when fixing phones (speed/cost)? Thanks
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From my experience with the Desire, Desire S and M8 with HTC repairs... they are fast and accurate, very understanding, but they are very expensive with repairs. HTC phones are EXTREMELY fragile for metal damage and especially with water damage. My second M8 unit had a broken screen, HTC charged me £120 for it. At which time, the full phone itself was only worth £80-100 max.
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I just have insurance through my bank, £10 a month get phone insurance with £30 excess (no mention of rooted or not) Nd various other goodies

My insurance is with EE, my provider. They do a 24hr replacement service where you just swap your old phone for a new one with the courier and if the claim is made before 11am, you get one the same day. I've never had them come back to me with any issues about being rooted or having an unlocked bootloader and I've been doing it since the the days of the Samsung Galaxy S2. (if you claim the fault is with software too, you don't even pay an exces :victory: )

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My insurance is with EE, my provider. They do a 24hr replacement service where you just swap your old phone for a new one with the courier and if the claim is made before 11am, you get one the same day. I've never had them come back to me with any issues about being rooted or having an unlocked bootloader and I've been doing it since the the days of the Samsung Galaxy S2. (if you claim the fault is with software too, you don't even pay an exces :victory: )
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What's the excess? And how much is the insurance?
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£10 per month and includes accidental damage. I broke my screen and paid £25 for the excess.