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Does anyone know what radioshack and best buy might be charging yet?
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Does anyone know what radioshack and best buy might be charging yet?
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Someone posted that it was going to be $150 at Radio Shack. That's where I am leaning right now but I am looking for the best in store price myself. If I do get it on the 16th, I want to examine it with a magnifying glass! Lol. I would go nuts if I opened it up and it had a defect.
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If youre gonna buy your phone at radioshack be ready to spend money on accessories. They write up and threaten employees for not selling phones with accessories. Especially highly anticipated phones. I got written up once for selling an iphone 4 without apple care. Like everyone WANTS to spend an extra 70$. **** that stupid company. Avoid them if you can. The slightly cheaper price isnt worth the hassle and crappy support youll get from radioshack as a whole.
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Point is the associates are under high amounts of pressure. When the evo 4g came out i flat out would tell people i couldnt sell it to them unless they were getting **** with it for fear of my job security.
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Someone posted that it was going to be $150 at Radio Shack. That's where I am leaning right now but I am looking for the best in store price myself. If I do get it on the 16th, I want to examine it with a magnifying glass! Lol. I would go nuts if I opened it up and it had a defect.
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Actually if it is gonna be 150 at rs then my reasoning is exactly why. Just go to best buy or better yet get it online. I got both my epics for 150$ on letstalk.com last november when the epic was still [email protected] sprint and 200$ everywhere else. And they wont force you or even ask you to buy any accessories or overpriced crap warranty. (Be reasy for the kid to try and get you on that 125$ 2yr radioshack warranty.
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Buying online is the way to go especially in California where they tax the full retail value of the phone!!
anyone else hear any official prices yet?
Sprints playbook says $499 original price
Theres a link on A central
So if I'm within 10 months fulfilling my two years I can pay Sprint $75 to reset my eligibility and get a Touch for around $225 correct?
Anyone know if u can get a phone from radio shack if u have sero?
Sprint Online cheaper in the long run...
I just left T-Mobile today for the Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch and called the number posted on Sprint's website.
No deposit required (I have bad credit).
Activation fee waived (savings of $39.00).
Porting my T-Mobile number over ($125.00 credit to my Sprint account for bringing my T-Mobile number with me).
Getting the online "free" phone sent to me by Tuesday (shipping cost waived), trading it in on Friday at the store down the street (no restocking fee) and paying the discount price for the Epic Touch ($199.00).
Activating my phone in store on my T-Mobile number.
Unlimited data with no cap!!!
I'm thinking about getting the $8.00 handset insurance because it covers waterdamage.
Yeah, there's the contract cancellation fee with T-Mobile now, but mehh...
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I just left T-Mobile today for the Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch and called the number posted on Sprint's website.
No deposit required (I have bad credit).
Activation fee waived (savings of $39.00).
Porting my T-Mobile number over ($125.00 credit to my Sprint account for bringing my T-Mobile number with me).
Getting the online "free" phone sent to me by Tuesday (shipping cost waived), trading it in on Friday at the store down the street (no restocking fee) and paying the discount price for the Epic Touch ($199.00).
Activating my phone in store on my T-Mobile number.
Unlimited data with no cap!!!
I'm thinking about getting the $8.00 handset insurance because it covers waterdamage.
Yeah, there's the contract cancellation fee with T-Mobile now, but mehh...
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Plz get the insurance ......if u don't u will regret it
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lballer69 said:
Plz get the insurance ......if u don't u will regret it
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Its worth it especially if you like to flash a lot.
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So if I'm within 10 months fulfilling my two years I can pay Sprint $75 to reset my eligibility and get a Touch for around $225 correct?
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just call customer care and they'll charge your account the 75$ then go to best buy and it should only cost you 150.
So yes is the short answer, haha. I think its the buy back or buy up program.
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Best buy still not selling yet? It comes out in a week. Lol
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just call customer care and they'll charge your account the 75$ then go to best buy and it should only cost you 150.
So yes is the short answer, haha. I think its the buy back or buy up program.
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What am i missing here? You can "pay" sprint $75 to be eligible for a full upgrade if you only qualify for the $75 upgrade? If you are only eligible for the $75 off you get that $75 off the full price so if the phone is $500 outright it would cost you $425 with a $75 upgrade eligibility.
Would Best Buy price match Radio Shack at $150? I have about $100 in Best Buy gift cards and I would love to use them towards this purchase.
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What am i missing here? You can "pay" sprint $75 to be eligible for a full upgrade if you only qualify for the $75 upgrade? If you are only eligible for the $75 off you get that $75 off the full price so if the phone is $500 outright it would cost you $425 with a $75 upgrade eligibility.
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you are correct, if you are eligible for the 75$ I its only off the full price. I if you are 10 mnths from full (or 14 mnths into contract) you pay 75$ and you get your date reset.
the 150$ deal for the touch requires you to be eligible for full upgrade, which your 75$ payment gave you. So instead of using your 75$ off full price leaving you paying 425$ you get the phone for 150 + 75 coming out to 225$ saving you 200$.
also, this is just what the LSAT sprint rep told me when I tried to get my date moved. I haven't actually tried a i'm not up until next month for this but she assured me this is how it works.
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well, walmart has it @ $100 for an full update and $155 for an half.
Letstalk.com has it for 99.99, but with free overnight shipping. Walmart only gives you standard shipping for free.
I'm picking up my GS3 on Thursday, but unsure whether to get a new contract or stay out of contract. Both have pros/cons and of course financial considerations. When I got my family "Everything 1500" plan 4 years ago it was a good deal then as it is now. Going forward the family "Everything 1500" plan is the same one that is offered and ideally what I would get? Anyone know if there are any changes or variances in the new contracts?
I have the same plan and just renewed my contract. The plan stayed the same.
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The plan is the same except for $10 premium data, TEP is changing to $11 for new LTE devices, and $150 deductible. There are a lot of little things here and there but overall it's the same. You could change insurance to the $4 a month plan which covers defective devices but not lost are stolen phones. Still a really good price over other plans imo.
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The plan is the same except for $10 premium data, TEP is changing to $11 for new LTE devices, and $150 deductible. There are a lot of little things here and there but overall it's the same. You could change insurance to the $4 a month plan which covers defective devices but not lost are stolen phones. Still a really good price over other plans imo.
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What is the $150 deductible?
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What is the $150 deductible?
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The deductible refers to if you lose your phone or what not, break your screen in half and they have to eat the cost of the first phone (whether getting it back in terrible physical condition or not at all) and replace it with a new phone.
Just the same for car insurance, when you bring in your car and it needs repairs, if you have a $500 deduct and the total bill is $1500, you pay $500 and the insurance pays the rest.
Hope that clears that up logically,
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What is the $150 deductible?
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Its the new deductible cost of replacing a "smart" phone . Changes were made earlyer this year from Sprint.
I had to call them to activate the phone: the online system would not let me activate on the everything 1500. The operator even tried her best to activate the phone without charging me any more for insurance on it, poor girl. $1 bump in insurance from my OG Epic, no big deal.
i have a ton of freebies like 5pm nights..pick 6, free incoming minutes, etc
I always talk with a live person and make sure none of the add ons will fall off before activating a new phone
I have activated 3 phones in the last 12 months without any issues that way
you have to do a "manual activation" rather than "automatic"
I usually, only, speak with tech support in activating my new phones since they are more knowledgeable from my experience
Hey everyone! When I tried too purchase from best buy the rep told me to get BB insurance because there was no Sprint TEP for this phone. Anyone know otherwise?
Yes you do have TEP, $11 a month with $200 deductable. Don't know why he would say that unless he just wanted his numbers higher. Best buy $10 a month no deductible with 1-5 day turn around.
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I bought my phone from bestbuy but activated through my Sprint account and it gave me the option to add TEP. Which I did of course (if at least for the first few months)
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Yes you do have TEP, $11 a month with $200 deductable. Don't know why he would say that unless he just wanted his numbers higher. Best buy $10 a month no deductible with 1-5 day turn around.
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When did it go to $200? It was just $100. **** for $200, you might as well buy a new phone
Wow i heard it was going to be 11 but 200 deductable? Are they still going to do the advanced exchange?
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I was told by Sprint Employee Care that deductible is $150 for this phone because it is less than $550 retail cost.
I just Googled it and it looks to be corect, $150 for both 16GB and 32GB models: http://www.phoneclaim.com/sprint/deductible
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I was told by Sprint Employee Care that deductible is $150 for this phone because it is less than $550 retail cost.
I just Googled it and it looks to be corect, $150 for both 16GB and 32GB models: http://www.phoneclaim.com/sprint/deductible
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Confirmed. I just looked it up on Asurion's website.
150 is more but better than 200 I can deal with that if it gets stolen or water damaged
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So I just checked my account and noticed that my TEP didn't roll over when I got my GSIII, called Sprint and had it added. Took a swim in the pool today with my new GSIII in my pocket, didn't notice it for about 5 minutes and then pulled the battery and dropped it in some rice, think I'm SOL on this one. So do I just take it to sprint or what, NOt sure how it works as I never had to use insurance.
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So I just checked my account and noticed that my TEP didn't roll over when I got my GSIII, called Sprint and had it added. Took a swim in the pool today with my new GSIII in my pocket, didn't notice it for about 5 minutes and then pulled the battery and dropped it in some rice, think I'm SOL on this one. So do I just take it to sprint or what, NOt sure how it works as I never had to use insurance.
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If your phone is water damaged you can file your claim online. no need to go to the sprint store even, there not going to be able to do anything accept fill out the form thats on this site for you. phoneclaim.com The website is through asurion, sprints warranty and claim handler. If it were me i would just say i lost my sgs3. That way you dont have to send your Liquid Damaged Sgs3 back to sprint. It will cost you the same 150$ You can save the phone for parts or something. Wouldnt hurt to have an extra lcd front housing for the phone in case you ever dropped your new phone. You can pay for your replacement phone online with a credit card and they do overnight shipping is included in the 150$ price I believe. This is only what i would hypothically do and am in no way saying you should do this!
doesnt hurt to hit the repair center if you have some time. minor water damage is covered under TEP, and as long as there is no board level corrosion they should replace it at no cost. personally i think that a 45 min to a hour is worth the possibly saving a 150 bucks.
The battery water indicator turned pink but the one on the phone is still white. Does Sprint even carry the 32g model in store?
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minor water damage is covered under TEP
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Proof?
I'm pretty sure even sweat and condensation are not covered. As soon as it turns pink, it's a deductible.
Especially when OP states he jumped in the pool. I'm pretty sure that's not minor.
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doesnt hurt to hit the repair center if you have some time. minor water damage is covered under TEP, and as long as there is no board level corrosion they should replace it at no cost. personally i think that a 45 min to a hour is worth the possibly saving a 150 bucks.
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This is only true if you have a nice repair center that works outside the rules. Water and/or physical damage immediately negates the repair portion of TEP and requires you to file a claim. My wife works for Asurion, it's one of the very first questions they ask.
Regardless our deductable is 150 call it in stolen so asurion doesnt have to see ur wet phone
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So, I'm eligible on Wed. to upgrade and get myself the S3. My question is whether to insure it or not? I believe it's now $11/month and $150 deductible? Thoughts?
Thanks!
Worth it don't risk it I wouldn't I love this thing too much..
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Get insurance from worth ave group. Best value!
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ripalsanghani said:
Get insurance from worth ave group. Best value!
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Thanks, I'll check it out!
To Insure or not
sandman512 said:
So, I'm eligible on Wed. to upgrade and get myself the S3. My question is whether to insure it or not? I believe it's now $11/month and $150 deductible? Thoughts?
Thanks![11 dollars a month no way, I pay 8 dollars a month on my plan. It's definitely worth having insurance i have bricked two phones over the past 3 years and I have gotten a replacement free of charge trough Sprint, now Asurion is a very crappy insurance service, They wanted to charge me 500 usd for a broken HTC Evo Design that had been run over and sent back for replacement.]
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Before you get this from Sprint...check Best Buy...you get all the same offers that sprint gives...and insurance is around 10 bucks no deductable...you can also get a free extra battery from the insurance.
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Thanks for the replies, I'm on the SERO plan, so not sure BB can do the upgrade.
I went with the best buy insurance. There is no deductible but they do not cover lost or stolen phones. Plus if you pay for the full 2 years at once they give you a discount. I believe it came out to $170, which is about $7 a month.
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but they do not cover lost or stolen phones
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This is the number 1 reason I went with Sprint's TEP.
Worst case, I pay $150 for a new phone, and if it an actual hardware issue (not water or something "I" did) Sprint replaces it for free.
I got a replacement ET4G (bad GPS), and 2 replacement Samsung Moments (Bad USB Ports) all for free. Also got a replacement moment when it was less than 2 months old (stolen) for $100.
IMO, if you don't have some sort of insurance on your phone, you're nuts.
over two years with insurance if you file a claim, you will spend $414. if you break your phone without insurance the phone will cost $549.
personally, i have two children under three years old that throw objects very well. that includes cell phones laying around, so i have insurance on it
if you break your phone without insurance the phone will cost $549.
YOu're forgetting phone prices come down substantially after the first 6 months...
Personally I have only needed insurance once... paid 150 deductible for what would have cost me at most $200 to buy off ebay/craigslist for the same 'used' phone. Could have saved myself the year of premiums.
Didn't buy the insurance on the S3...remember manufacturer defects are still covered under it's warranty as well. (Though I don't recall how long that is just now... 90 day, or 1 yr).
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You best read about BB insurance claims
ToiletDuck555 said:
I went with the best buy insurance. There is no deductible but they do not cover lost or stolen phones. Plus if you pay for the full 2 years at once they give you a discount. I believe it came out to $170, which is about $7 a month.
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A lot of people have had very bad experiences trying to claim a broken phone.
I opted out of insurance. I got the HD2 a month before it was released when I worked for t-mobile and just recently sold it when I bought this phone through sprint. I just go out of my way to be careful wIth a phone.
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Before you get this from Sprint...check Best Buy...you get all the same offers that sprint gives...and insurance is around 10 bucks no deductable...you can also get a free extra battery from the insurance.
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How do you get a free extra battery
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sandman512 said:
So, I'm eligible on Wed. to upgrade and get myself the S3. My question is whether to insure it or not? I believe it's now $11/month and $150 deductible? Thoughts?
Thanks!
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Personnal preference is squaretrade. Wait for a 30% discount and it will be $95 for two years of coverage
Insurance, isnt always for you. its a given that youll be babying your phone. it covers the world around you. Sprint - Asurion TEP bills your cellphone to your account at your request. the only caveat is that its 150 dollar every claim deductable. im replacing my galaxy s3 in an insurance claim and since its so new its still currently on backorder. but they say itll take 5-7 business days. normally if you get your claim in before 10pm you get a new device out within 24 hours. its quite nice when it works as it should.
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?
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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
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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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