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Is this a Sprint thing?
I just called two corporate stores and they said that a new customer can't buy the phone for full retail price without a 2 year contract.
In other words, you must sign a two years contract if you are a new customer.
Can anyone here confirm this?
Go here
wirefly.com
Then goto the Samsung Epic 4G Touch order page and you can get it at full price.
I can't post links yet until my post count gets above 8 so sorry for no direct link.
"Get the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch without a plan for only $539.99"
Wizard220 said:
Go here
wirefly.com
Then goto the Samsung Epic 4G Touch order page and you can get it at full price.
I can't post links yet until my post count gets above 8 so sorry for no direct link.
"Get the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch without a plan for only $539.99"
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But will sprint let me activate it without a 2 years contract?
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Nope! Even if you buy at full price, no matter where you buy it, there will be a contract. Sorry guy.
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EDIT: Answered above.
Not sure if that is the correct answer, there is an Sprint employee in the Evo 3d forum that said yes.
His user is: DirtyShroomz
Thanks all for the replies. What is the ETF on this phone ? It might end up costing the same as full retail price.
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I AM a Sprint employee. I deal with it every single day. Even if someone buys a phone off Ebay, some guy off the street, or buys it in the store, there is going to be a two year agreement. The ETF is going to be 350 for the first six months and starts to decrease from there. If you are going to get one, you may as well get the discounted price.
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Im not saying that you are wrong, but this a an example of what customers have to deal with. One rep state one way, then the other rep.....
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I AM a Sprint employee. I deal with it every single day. Even if someone buys a phone off Ebay, some guy off the street, or buys it in the store, there is going to be a two year agreement. The ETF is going to be 350 for the first six months and starts to decrease from there. If you are going to get one, you may as well get the discounted price.
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Funny thing is, when the OG EVO came out, i bought from craigslist and was able to activate it on a month to month plan as a new customer while i was not able to get the same if would buy it at the Sprint store. but i think i got lucky that time and that Sprint policy is really to have a 2 year agreement regardless of the amount you buy the phone at.
The questions is what is the ETF. it might come out the same if i buy it for $199 and pay an ETF when i want out. i never keep a phone more than a few months and i have zero carrier loyalty. Sprint is the only carrier that does not allow month to month contracts it seems.
hold on hold on ... lol
you are wanting to buy a phone at full price then activate as a new customer without a contract??? on month to month? dont know about that one... i totally misread your post and thought you were already a customer and thought this guy was really giving you bad advice to be a sprint employee but now that i reread your post his answer sounds about right... sorry dude
Actually...they are both right. There is a new thing called business freedom. Which is where if you open a new business account with a federal tax ID, you can get this new plan that is a no contract commitment deal. If you interested in more information PM me so we can further discuss this.
Just come tome from now on with all your Sprint needs
Yeah, but you have to have a business and it is more expensive every month since there is no contract. Unless you actually have a business with seasonal employees I really wouldn't recommend it. If you get a new Tax ID just for this, you are GOING to have a deposit. You could run a blended credit but that might only knock it down fifty bucks. Sprint may also want proof that it is a real business so they may need bank statements with the business name, so you have to have a few months worth of that. Would you really want to go through all that just to pay more every month anyway? The average consumer would do best just to sign the contract.
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But will sprint let me activate it without a 2 years contract?
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You might be able to find a friend who wants out of their contract and are near the end of it. Well, right now they can get out for free...
In all seriousness. I wouldn't mind helping someone out if I ever lost one of my members in my family plan. Charge them something like 30 dollars +10 dollar for smart phones and I wouldn't hold you to a 2 year contract if you brought your own phone to use.
That's actually a very good idea. If you pay full price you don't have to sign a contract if you put the phone on an existing line. Maybe you could find someone who wants to switch to your current provider from Sprint and you could just take over each other's lines.
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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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Those people who have unopened boxes of galaxy s 2 are people who are eligible for an upgrade but like their current phone so they decide to make money of their contract. I recently did this.my mom didn't want a new phone so I used her upgrade to buy a new gs2 and sold out on Ebay for $500. These people are legit and Ebay will make sure you don't get scammed.you should just buy it
Question 1: Tmobile is not releasing a new amazing phone for awhile. (unless somehow the galaxy s2 HD comes over). But that is not likely at all.so there is no need to wait.unless you want to wait another year for the galaxy s3. Ice cream sandwich is just around the corner. Right now is the best time to get it.
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Seriously? You'd advocate risking getting your phone's IMEI number blacklisted to save $30?
The phones are $529 from t-mobile.
Why risk it for $30??? These "new" phones can be reported as lost then the insurance replaces it and they block the IMEI number and the sucker is out $400-$500.
BTW, Getting a "free" phone on a subsidy plan doesn't make the phone free, you're still paying for it over the 2 year term. With T-mobiles Unlimited Talk,Text, Web for $50 + buying the phone outright, over the 2 years a contract would run, you are paying out $1200+$530 for the phone so $1730. For the equivilant plan with a "free" phone you're paying $80 a month over 24 months so $1920.
So $1920 - $1730 = $190 You pay more for the phone than if you bought the phone with cash. And just looking now, you have to pony up $280 to buy the phone when you "upgrade" then a $50 rebate, so you're paying even more.
Heck, with T-mobile you can ge tthe non subsidized plan for $0 a month, pay $200 down, and finance the phone with T-mobile for $20 a month and come out ahead if you are looking for the least amount up front.
BTW, Ebay buyer protection is only good for 30 days after the sale, on day 31 the seller can report the phone "lost" and have it turned off and get their replacement.
i agree with gallaxxeess
no point saving $30 if you have a high risk of having your IMEI black listed
there's a topic about it in General
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Seriously? You'd advocate risking getting your phone's IMEI number blacklisted to save $30?
The phones are $529 from t-mobile.
Why risk it for $30??? These "new" phones can be reported as lost then the insurance replaces it and they block the IMEI number and the sucker is out $400-$500.
BTW, Getting a "free" phone on a subsidy plan doesn't make the phone free, you're still paying for it over the 2 year term. With T-mobiles Unlimited Talk,Text, Web for $50 + buying the phone outright, over the 2 years a contract would run, you are paying out $1200+$530 for the phone so $1730. For the equivilant plan with a "free" phone you're paying $80 a month over 24 months so $1920.
So $1920 - $1730 = $190 You pay more for the phone than if you bought the phone with cash. And just looking now, you have to pony up $280 to buy the phone when you "upgrade" then a $50 rebate, so you're paying even more.
Heck, with T-mobile you can ge tthe non subsidized plan for $0 a month, pay $200 down, and finance the phone with T-mobile for $20 a month and come out ahead if you are looking for the least amount up front.
BTW, Ebay buyer protection is only good for 30 days after the sale, on day 31 the seller can report the phone "lost" and have it turned off and get their replacement.
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You're assuming it's claimed as insurance fraud... and with taxes it's a 100 dollar difference. I do agree there is a risk though.
Edit: so thinking about that possibility I realized its sort of dumb for me to not just call up T-Mobile and see what they say about these sort if things (knowing they'd rather I give them NY money). I am legitimately thanking you for helping me solidify my paranoia to a point.
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If you wanna be happy, keep your vibrant and wait a few months. I recommend getting the GN if you have the money because it has a better screen, but if you want you could wait until ICS is offically released and then buy it.
If you have been used to the iphone screen, or any good res LCD screen, youll notice issues with the display on our GS2.
I get the phones for free by price matching at best buy.thus makes them have no mail in rebate and no monthly additional fee.
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If you wanna be happy, keep your vibrant and wait a few months. I recommend getting the GN if you have the money because it has a better screen, but if you want you could wait until ICS is offically released and then buy it.
If you have been used to the iphone screen, or any good res LCD screen, youll notice issues with the display on our GS2.
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I appreciate the opinion, although I am banking on "ignorance is bliss" when it comes to higher res screens. The expandable storage and currently only over seas options of the GN are why I am just going with the SGS2, but with sprint releasing one it is making me wonder if waiting would be smart. I would be happy with whatever I get, but I am pretty sick of my poor old vibrant.
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I get the phones for free by price matching at best buy.thus makes them have no mail in rebate and no monthly additional fee.
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Didn't mean to thanks you, if anyone wonders why, but what do you mean? As much as I hate big corporation and all, I just can't pull myself to do scams or I would "lose" my current phone. Not saying that's what you're doing, but so far that's what it sounds like.
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Similar situation. I just traded some BMW work for a NIB SGS2 off of craigslist. Upgrade phone he didnt want.
Just contacted CS
I asked about what they said and all they could say is "maybe...". They can't/won't verify that I purchased the phone so if the person were to claim it was stolen I would be SOL (I have read about a guy who got the seller in trouble in a similar situation with Sprint, but I don't want to go off something like that).
I guess I just have to re-budget 600 instead of 500.
why not just print the page ur phone is advertised on ? if its ebay the guy would have to setup an account every time he wantes to scam someone
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Pay with paypal. If the seller claims insurance fraud Paypal will get you your money back (may take time while they investigate but they will get it). Ebay is safe to buy from with all the fraud protection especially when you pay with paypal. DON"T DO IT ON CRAIGSLIST!!!
Don't wait for the Blaze, trust me, just get the SGSII or GN.
FYI, T-Mobile doesn't make money off handsets. When will people learn this. They make money off the monthly service. They are a SERVICE company, NOT a phone manufacturer. Go ahead and ask any question you want. In fact, T-Mobile prefer you have your own phone so they don't have to subsidize you!
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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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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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I managed to crack my screen and was going to take it in to see if I could get service on it at Sprint, and was wondering how much trouble I'm going to get for having a custom ROM and 'suspected root' on the device?
I have a doc from 4/4/11 from sprint itself that says they are supposed to service it anyway and 'counsel' me on not rooting - is this still current policy or is there a newer doc to have on-hand if I catch flak for a custom ROM?
You'll have to pay a deductible even if you have TEP. They changed things.... so they can't refuse you service for a rooted phone.
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New policy says that rooted does not matter anymore.
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New policy says that rooted does not matter anymore.
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A lot of store employees are not aware of this, think they know better, or choose to ignore it.
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Apparently the last time they did an in-store repair of the phone was a fluke - I got told they don't do any physical repairs at the store anymore.
Now the fun part is to file a claim and get my phone cloned and restored to the new device. $100 - yay. Half tempted to take that money and put it towards the Note I've been looking at for a while.
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Apparently the last time they did an in-store repair of the phone was a fluke - I got told they don't do any physical repairs at the store anymore.
Now the fun part is to file a claim and get my phone cloned and restored to the new device. $100 - yay.
I was just told that my wifes screen was too cracked to repair and I had to file a claim and pay the $100. I asked what it would cost me to pay them direct to replace the screen and I was told they could not do it. Neither he nor I understood that but he said that was policy because the crack was too big. If the crack was smaller they would replace it for me.
Who knows anymore?
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Apparently the last time they did an in-store repair of the phone was a fluke - I got told they don't do any physical repairs at the store anymore.
Now the fun part is to file a claim and get my phone cloned and restored to the new device. $100 - yay. Half tempted to take that money and put it towards the Note I've been looking at for a while.
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Precisely why tep is a waste. 100 plus the monthly fee makes no sense
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I've been jonesing for a Note too.
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Half tempted to take that money and put it towards the Note I've been looking at for a while.
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I just cracked my Epic 4G screen tonite.
I love my phone, but I've been jonesing for a Note too.
I have TEP.
A Samsung Note in my neighborhood is going for $549 plus a two year contract through ATT. Better deal on EBAY, at least if I don't miss 4G too much.
Glad they are no longer prejudiced against rooted phones.
I have CleanGB 1.1.2 MTD, and my USB computer access doesn't work any more, so I signed on to see how I could best brick my poor little Epic 4G so they wouldn't notice it's rooted, since I can't connect to ODIN to return to stock.
I expect that installing a BML rom might do the job, but I'm glad I won't have to figure it out.
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I managed to crack my screen and was going to take it in to see if I could get service on it at Sprint, and was wondering how much trouble I'm going to get for having a custom ROM and 'suspected root' on the device?
I have a doc from 4/4/11 from sprint itself that says they are supposed to service it anyway and 'counsel' me on not rooting - is this still current policy or is there a newer doc to have on-hand if I catch flak for a custom ROM?
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Sprint does service and/or rooted handsets but DOES NOT repair root devices with cracked screens where there are 3+ cracks and the length of the crack on any of them exceeds 1". There is value to their $8 or $11 TEP considering if you took advantage of a handset discount less than 20 months ago, you would be purchasing a replacement device at full retail price. I'd rather pay $100, $150 or $200 for the TEP deductible than have to pay up to $600 for full price.
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Sprint does service and/or rooted handsets but DOES NOT repair root devices with cracked screens where there are 3+ cracks and the length of the crack on any of them exceeds 1". There is value to their $8 or $11 TEP considering if you took advantage of a handset discount less than 20 months ago, you would be purchasing a replacement device at full retail price. I'd rather pay $100, $150 or $200 for the TEP deductible than have to pay up to $600 for full price.
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Or just go on ebay and get another Epic for $99 or cheaper if you wanna game an auction for one with the saved money you DIDN'T spend on TEP all the months the phone was fine
I'm going to drop the insurance after this.
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Or just go on ebay and get another Epic for $99 or cheaper if you wanna game an auction for one with the saved money you DIDN'T spend on TEP all the months the phone was fine
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For $99 I could send my phone away for repair or buy one buy one off EBAY or Cowboom. Sprint will give me a refurbished phone for my $100 deductible. Assuming they have another Epic 4g Galaxy S in stock, the only advantage of dealing with Sprint is convenience of not having to wait for one to come in the mail.
I have a hope they will have one in stock only because it's the biggest corporate store in New York City.
Else they are all mail options for the same price with absolutely no reason to pay $7 monthly to sprint.
If I had a brand new Galaxy Note, however, then it would be worthwhile cos I see those suckers Ebay for a Grand!. It gets like gambling.
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I just cracked my Epic 4G screen tonite.
I love my phone, but I've been jonesing for a Note too.
I have TEP.
A Samsung Note in my neighborhood is going for $549 plus a two year contract through ATT. Better deal on EBAY, at least if I don't miss 4G too much.
Glad they are no longer prejudiced against rooted phones.
I have CleanGB 1.1.2 MTD, and my USB computer access doesn't work any more. MOD EDIT
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It does not matter whether you are rooted or not when making an insurance claim. You cracked your screen, you will pay $100 for a refurb through Assurion.
There will be NO more talk of frauding Sprint.
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Hey guys,
I'm a note 1 user and i'm getting a note 2, either the unlocked or the AT&T model.
Every phone i got, I either utilized the carrier's insurance for 7-8 dollars a month, or for my last phone, I bought it at best buy, so i used their insurance which is about 10 dollars a month but there is no deductible when you need a new one, whereas carriers charge 1-200 deductible.
But, best buy's insurance doesnt cover loss or theft..
Aanyway, does anyone know of any good third party insurance where you can buy the phone anywhere and then sign up for the insurance, does that exist? I dont know much about buying phones unlocked but when you guys spent 700+ dollars on this phone did you buy protection from somewhere? what happens if you break it?
Thanks
I use Worth Ave Group, good coverages, quick with claims and have really good customer service imo. I think they have the cheapest deductible ($50) compare to other insurance companies that I looked up.
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I use Worth Ave Group, good coverages, quick with claims and have really good customer service imo. I think they have the cheapest deductible ($50) compare to other insurance companies that I looked up.
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So i called up and asked alot of questions, it seems pretty good. They dont cover loss, but then again, neither does best buy, and it is verry cheap.
you only pay 64 dollars for up to 599 worth of coverage. They will only pay whatever the phone is going for at the time you file the claim, but still..
So, i buy the note 2 either unlocked or att off contract for about 700, the plan will cost 64, and a year later i want to buy the note 3, i cash in for about 500, i pay another 50, so i end up with 450 in my pocket, about 390 in reality... not bad..
and its good all around because i may end up breaking the phone because i dont use cases..
they do insurance for cameras, laptops, tablets.... this may be the way to go..
do you have any experiences you can share?
Here are the things I like about Carrier coverage:
Covers EVERYTHING (including loss)
Overnight delivery of your phone
This is what I dislike:
High deductible (Sprint) = $100 for screen breaks and loss.
I am most likely transferring to AT&T but wondering if I should get something that includes my likes and if possible fixes my dislikes. Is there anything out there?
Milkman00 said:
Here are the things I like about Carrier coverage:
Covers EVERYTHING (including loss)
Overnight delivery of your phone
This is what I dislike:
High deductible (Sprint) = $100 for screen breaks and loss.
I am most likely transferring to AT&T but wondering if I should get something that includes my likes and if possible fixes my dislikes. Is there anything out there?
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250 for sprint bro it all change not 100
mrej201 said:
250 for sprint bro it all change not 100
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Are you telling me that Sprint's deductible is now $250!? I just get happier and happier about leaving Sprint.
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Are you telling me that Sprint's deductible is now $250!? I just get happier and happier about leaving Sprint.
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yea broo 200 to 250 that why im asking wat other insurance i can get cuz i wanna get sprint
mrej201 said:
yea broo 200 to 250 that why im asking wat other insurance i can get cuz i wanna get sprint
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Dude! That's ridiculous! Why the hell would you pay 10 bucks a month and then $200 for a phone claim? I know that it may be Asurion raising the price of the deductible but thats just stupid.
You might want to check out Square trade. Fair pricing and good reviews on claims. I've never had to file a claim.
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Why is anyone using carrier insurance? Go to squaretrade... now!
I'm looking to get the Galaxy Note II either with Sprint but I'm curious if the $200 deductible will hold true for it because currently the fine print (http://www.phoneclaim.com/doc_list/...ble-schedule-061712?tmpl=component&format=raw) shows it currently excludes tablets (even though Note is technically a phone with tablet abilities).
I love the squaretrade option so far and will probably end up going with it but I'm curious if anyone knows about the deductible rates with Verizon for lost/stolen for the upcoming Galaxy Note II. I know they both have Asurion but I'm pretty sure they didn't raise deductibles like sprint, $11 is a killer especially if you don't end up using it. I've been paying $8 for over 2 years and never had to use the insurance, so it would have been nice to get it refunded for taking good care of my phone.
Also, it's very unclear whether the deductible applies to specific repairs/damage. My experiences have always been that I never had to pay deductible unless it was stolen/lost, but some people are saying that water damage or glass damage now requires deductible, etc..
If it weren't for Sprint's Google Voice Integration (use it too heavily to try workarounds, biggest caveat is ensuring my calls always show callerid from my would-be Sprint-2-GVoice ported number), getting a free femtocell tower, and employee 25% off discount, I would seriously consider Verizon for 2 years until Sprint gets their LTE + Advanced going. Insurance is the big factor that might make me switch, but I'll probably lose their coverage and go with squaretrade and just be extra careful to not lose my phone. However, Is limited great coverage and data speeds > unlimited delayed LTE and typical 1 mbps 3G speeds?
Hope softbank helps make Sprint LTE deployment significantly faster.
It's still a phone and should be covered under TEP with no issues. It will fall under the new higher monthly insurance fee, plus incur the much higher deductible. For the first time I am seriously considering outside insurance, instead of Sprints TEP coverage.
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I loved Square Trade for a while, but due to quality issues with their replacement parts of my Android Tablet, I am a bit hesitant to use them.
Problems with SquareTrade:
Time without a phone during a warranty claim
Does not cover loss
$250 for a deductible with TEP is EXTREME. Does anyone know what AT&T's pricing structure for their service is?
Sprint appears to have a Deductible Schedule. So far, I don't see $250 for any phone, but I only tried the Galaxy S3 is $150 and the og EVO is $100.
I also didn't realized they have a Total Equipment Protection (covers loss) and an Equip Replacement plan.
http://www.phoneclaim.com/sprint/deductible
The Note 2 isn't listed yet.
I'm willing to bet the note 2 will be the first $200 deductible phone. There is a currently empty tier 4.
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wekebu said:
Sprint appears to have a Deductible Schedule. So far, I don't see $250 for any phone, but I only tried the Galaxy S3 is $150 and the og EVO is $100.
I also didn't realized they have a Total Equipment Protection (covers loss) and an Equip Replacement plan.
http://www.phoneclaim.com/sprint/deductible
The Note 2 isn't listed yet.
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Yeah not sure why people keep posting the $250 gibberish. It's currently $150 for lost stolen water damage, more than 2 screen cracks more than an Inch long each and damaged beyond repair
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I've been with T-Mobile insurance, Asurion since the G1. I'm planning on getting the Nexus 4 (THIS IS NOT A NEXUS 4 THREAD DO NOT TURN IT INTO ONE!!!!) should I drop the T-Mobile insurance and go with a different company... Options I have looked up are SquareTrade & Ensquared. If you know of another company I'm all ears. Thanks.
Ive heard that you can even insure it through some companies like state farm or whatever. Dont quote me on it, someone told me that a while back but I never looked into it. If they do id imagine its an addon type thing....
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Squaretrade, ensured, T-Mobile, geek squad. Visa, etc.
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Will T-Mobile/Asurion still ensure my phone if its a nexus device that I do not purchase through T-Mobile?
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Will T-Mobile/Asurion still ensure my phone if its a nexus device that I do not purchase through T-Mobile?
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Dont rely only on me, but I am pretty sure they will, so long as you are on a monthly plan, not prepaid. Verify that though!
I have heard a few times that using Asurion is a bit more expensive than other options, just fyi. It is convenient though.
Ya I'm going to ask a dude I know that works for them tomorrow. It is cheaper with the other companies with a cheaper deductible it seems, well I'll see what he says and go from there.
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Will T-Mobile/Asurion still ensure my phone if its a nexus device that I do not purchase through T-Mobile?
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Yeah but I do believe it has to be a Tmobile device. I called a while ago because I had insurance but the S3 wasn't purchased on my account. They assured me as long as it's a tmobile device you'll be covered.
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mt3g said:
I've been with T-Mobile insurance, Asurion since the G1. I'm planning on getting the Nexus 4 (THIS IS NOT A NEXUS 4 THREAD DO NOT TURN IT INTO ONE!!!!) should I drop the T-Mobile insurance and go with a different company... Options I have looked up are SquareTrade & Ensquared. If you know of another company I'm all ears. Thanks.
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I use "I take extreme care for my devices and know how to fix them should something happen to them insurance" for all insurance companies rip you off. I'll tell you my story with my HTC touch pro 2 that I had gotten replaced via insurance.....
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Phone flew down steps landed on concrete floor. Turned into confetti.
Called asurion. 100 bucks for deductible. After paying over 200 in monthly bills.(could have bought a brand new one from eBay for 150 at the time, didn't realize this till after I replaced it)
Got replacement, didn't work. Got second replacement. Still didn't work. Got third replacement(was extremely pissed by now) and ripped apart both 2nd replacement and 3rd and combined all the good parts to make a good phone.
And ever since then, I will never waste my money on insurance for my phone. It's nothing but a waste of money.
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Ya I understand all that lol. But I go out and camp, fish, go boating, drink, and house parties and what not (immature 23 year old) so I've used my insurance a few times; once with my G1 (stolen) twice with my MyTouch 3G (stolen, and then dropped which caused a weird ear piece sound while on call). So I like insurance and haven't been screwed over. Never had any issues with my G2X or the S3 so I've grown up a little and love my phones more now, haha.
I was going to ask the same thing but given that you asked it already, I'd like to see other responses. So far I've only had SquareTrade Warranty on multiple devices. I still haven't had to file a claim but the thing that I like is if I sell one of my devices, I can cancel my plan and get a prorated refund. I'm not sure if other companies do that.
I recently got my Samsung Galaxy S3 and haven't made a decision on what company to choose. Ensquared is cheaper and they claim to cover theft and accidental, all for $59 for 1 year. If anybody has dealt with them, can you please give us some insight?