Does anyone know the cheapest place to buy an S3 with contract with T-Mobile in the U.S.? The cheapest I've found is Costco at $179.99
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So far I think that's the cheapest unless u open a new line tmobile had it for $99 but not sure if the deal is still ongoing. Also check a target store for a limited time it was 160 I think
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Buy it from either Wirefly or Newegg, I bought mine from Newegg and I've had a couple issues with the first two I got and their really good with returns and I got my replacements overnighted to me the next day.
If you can wait until Black Friday all the sales will put everyone against each other.
Last year I got my E4GT for a .01 cent sale through Amazon Wireless.
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Wal-Mart. $148 on full renewal. Just bought mine last Friday.
Might have to call around to the area Wal-Marts. Only about half seem to carry T-Mobile contract phones.
Got mine for $179.99 with a MIR for $50 - drops it down to $129.99. It was done over the phone though, but no upgrade fees or anything like that.
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Right now handtec.co.uk and clove.co.uk have the phone for $690. The phone was released yesterday on Bell Canada and is $650 off contract. But im not sure those of us in the states have access to that without a Bell Canada account. Has anyone else found it cheaper?
Newegg 12/13: $699
handtec.co.uk and clove.co.uk have the phone for $690
You're going to pay about the same price no matter who you order from. Even from Canada. Your other priority is who and how your warranty will be handled depending on who you buy from. You found the cheapest already so scratch.if you're itching that bad. I paid a premium to order from expansys in the states. I ended up paying $741 USD.
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I got it for 549 euro today, which is around 734 USD.
unfortunately my eagerness to play with new tech doesn't mesh well with premium drop prices. this thing will be $600 new in a months time, not sure i can hold out that long
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unfortunately my eagerness to play with new tech doesn't mesh well with premium drop prices. this thing will be $600 new in a months time, not sure i can hold out that long
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If it is $650 new in Canada chances are it will be that in USA also. Gotta pay if you wanna play now. Waiting though will probably save close to $100 USD.
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Mobilecityonline.com was 749.99. Good service and fast shipping so I can't complain
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bump neweggs got it for 700
Negri Electronics
$685.00 before tax (only Nevada resid's get taxed), free shipping with "VZSucks" coupon, extended, good through 12/13. lol -51 min left Mountain Time.
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$685.00 before tax (only Nevada resid's get taxed), free shipping with "VZSucks" coupon, extended, good through 12/13. lol -51 min left Mountain Time.
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730.50 now
i ended up finding one on ebay, went for that. might end up selling it, think thats just too much money to have sitting in the phone these things drop basically a $100 a month for the first couple months
523 Euro in Munich!
So I habe a T-Mo GSII and I want to order a Galaxy Nexus, this'll be my first Nexus phone. I've been looking around the forums and there's different sites people have usied to order one. Any personal opinions on which is the best place to order from? Thank you in advance.
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If you want top service, order from Expansys. Aside from having a rep on this board who is VERY responsive & helpful (COREY L) they also have a $40 discount coupon 40OFFGNX (that's four-zero-oh) which worked for me as of late last (Thurs) night.
Ordered last night 11PM (PayPal) and it was already picked up by Fedex and scheduled for delivery tomorrow by noon(I paid for SAT delivery).
My guess is if you wait another 2-3 weeks you will see a pretty decent price drop but if you're in a rush I'd say EXPANSYS.
I just sold my T-Mo GSII as well.
Seconded, Expansys
I pre-ordered mine from Expansys and it arrived at my house about 5 days after the release overseas (including Thanksgiving). The transaction was professional and painless.
Yes, it's pricey at the moment, but the price should come down after the festive season.
Failing the announcement of a domestic US GSM version, go with Expansys.
Handtec UK has consistently been $50 cheaper since release. I've picked 2 from them so far. They also have free shipping to USA. Since it is your first Nexus I should point out that any grey market device will have marginal or no warranty service, including expansys us, read the fine print not the ads. Good luck.
Thanks for all the input guys. Yea and I was really wondering too about he whole warranty thing, would there be none since I'm ordering overseas?
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I think Negrielectronics.com still has a $40 off "HOLIDAYS" coupon. That makes it about $685, with free shipping.
+1 on expansys.
corey L is the sh!t!
Purchased mine from negrielectronics.com. Great experience.
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+1 for Negrielectronics.com . They had the cheapest price when I got mine, free shipping and I literally had it delivered to my house the next day. (Sadly it was a friday and I wasn't home so I had to wait until Monday for it to come around again but that was my bad.)
If you do use Negri, use amazon or google check out to speed things up, people processing credit cards with them have reported delays in the process.
Negri also - best price (after coupon), and shipped quickly. Also, no tax for me!
$685 is pretty good for this level of phone off contract.
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If you want top service, order from Expansys. Aside from having a rep on this board who is VERY responsive & helpful (COREY L) they also have a $40 discount coupon 40OFFGNX (that's four-zero-oh) which worked for me as of late last (Thurs) night.
Ordered last night 11PM (PayPal) and it was already picked up by Fedex and scheduled for delivery tomorrow by noon(I paid for SAT delivery).
My guess is if you wait another 2-3 weeks you will see a pretty decent price drop but if you're in a rush I'd say EXPANSYS.
I just sold my T-Mo GSII as well.
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I don't think I'll ever use expansys UK again. Mine was faulty on arrival and it took two weeks between reporting it faulty and getting the replacement through. Seemed like forever!!!
I don't know if that's typical for Internet retailers, quick to send but slow to resolve problems. It's all sorted in the end so can't complain but waiting two weeks was torture.
+1 for Expansys, Got mine delivered 2 days after ordering, no problems at all.
NewEgg is selling it for 719.00 right now, NewEgg is always on point, great service and prompt shipping.
Coupon codes available for both...
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Negri also - best price (after coupon), and shipped quickly. Also, no tax for me!
$685 is pretty good for this level of phone off contract.
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Ordered from Negri on the 22nd, the coupon was good for $50. My total was $680.50, and they were offering free shipping via FedEx Saver. Its due on the 29th.
I've always used Handtec, but with that coupon, Negri was cheaper.
Just order from Negri, they lower their price+ coupon. Paid $639.50
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Just order from Negri, they lower their price+ coupon. Paid $639.50
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I think I'm going with negri, I'm looking at 689 with no coupon. That's still not bad. Thanks for all the input guys, really appreciate it.
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I sold my T-MO GS2 and bought a galaxy nexus as well. Great decision imo.
I ordered from Negri and it was there in three days. Ordered on Sunday night, got it on Wednesday morning. Got it for 685.
Ohhhh of course a couple days after I order, they lower the price.
Anyway, did you guys get FedEx shipping? Mine was shipped on the 22nd, and still says estimated delivery is the 29th. I was really hoping for like Monday, or Tuesday at the latest...
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So I habe a T-Mo GSII and I want to order a Galaxy Nexus, this'll be my first Nexus phone. I've been looking around the forums and there's different sites people have usied to order one. Any personal opinions on which is the best place to order from? Thank you in advance.
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If you're still looking and depending on how close to the USA/CND border you are you could pick one up from Bell or Virgin off contract. Especially while the US DOllar is stronger. Just my 2cents...
I went to a Verizon store and bought mine for $650 and didn't have to worry about shipping.
Sometimes buying off contract doesn't make sense, can someone explain?
I have a question about buying unsubsidized phones off contract. It makes sense on certain plans, like T-mobile value plans that end up saving you money. However, for the rest of the folks who are on regular plans with Verizon, doesn't it make sense to get the phone subsidized from somewhere cheap like Amazon. I mean you're going to have the phone at least for 6 months, then you can pay the prorated Verizon ETF whenever you want to cancel your contract. Doesn't it come out cheaper? Am I missing something? Are you guys on different Verizon plans?
$179.99 + 25% off promo code HOLIDAY25 = $134.99 with 2 year agreement. https://ebay.bbymsolutions.com/deta...-ii-4g-mobile-phone-marble-white-sprint-/2519 -- got mine today with a store pick-up !!!
I guess this is only for new customers... upgrades price is $349!!! Wouldn't it be cheaper for me to get it in the store!?!?!
Great price for a new customer though!!! Just wish it was the same price for upgrades too!
For new customers. Where's the love for existing lol?
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yea that sure does suck... using the 25% promo code drops it to $262.50. I had recently upgraded both my lines for the GS3 and the EVO LTE... added a third line to get the NOTE 2 at the awesome price. Looks like the HOLIDAY25 promo code is good through the 18th.
I was wondering if I could add a line and get the note 2 and transfer a number from my existing family plan over to the note 2. Would that cancel that line out and just get replaced with the note. Just curious cause I got a phone that I'm kind of tired of.
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I was wondering if I could add a line and get the note 2 and transfer a number from my existing family plan over to the note 2. Would that cancel that line out and just get replaced with the note. Just curious cause I got a phone that I'm kind of tired of.
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that's what i did ... i had the GS3, got the NOTE 2, did an ESN swap where my number is now on the NOTE 2 and the new number is on the other. It does not cancel it out. Still gots to pay for that line per month. 19.99 per month for the third line, 10.00 if its a smart phone, and any insurance you might decide to go with.
Insane price especially add a line....
229 for upgrades right now. ALSO AMAZON Wireless has it for 99 new custumers
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Awesome. Got 4 upgrades at $173 each
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229 for upgrades right now. ALSO AMAZON Wireless has it for 99 new custumers
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Yep! I bought mines almost two weeks ago from the local Best Buy store and got the Note II price matched to Amazon Wirelsss at $240 and the SIII for my wife at $50.
Last week I saw that Amazon dropped the new customer price online to $149.99 so I went to the store to get my price match guarantee.
Now yesterday I saw that the SIII is now $0.01 for new customers and the Note II is $99.99. I went back to the store and got price matched again before my grace period ran out this Wed.
In the end, I got the Note II for $99.99 and my wife's SIII for $0.01, I am one happy camper!
I went to best buy and got sprint, they did priced match with amazon..so i only paid 150 for gn2 with new plan.
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I went to best buy and got sprint, they did priced match with amazon..so i only paid 150 for gn2 with new plan.
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If you got it recently, I would suggest you go back with a print out from the Amazon wireless webpage so you can get 50 bucks back with their price guarantee policy (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Payment...ee/pcmcat204400050011.c?id=pcmcat204400050011). It's the holidays so im guessing we can all use as much extra cash as possible.
http://wireless.amazon.com/Samsung-...=INDIVIDUAL_NEW&sr=1-3-entd&qid=1355851606068
Sweet. I actually sold my Note 1 on amazon for 350 bucks, and got the note 2 for 299 bucks. Newest phone, and made 50 dollars. lol
You go through a lot of phones. I had a iphone 3g. Then infuse. Now this. And I couldnt be happier.
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299 on a 2 year contract good deal?
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299 on a 2 year contract good deal?
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Agreed, not a good deal. They were on sale for $174 for a month on Amazon
I find it funny that people still pay full 2 year contract pricing.
Only 2 phones I could not find at least 50% off asking price is iphones (new iterations) and latest blackberry bold (do not know why this still cost)
All in all welcome.
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$299 is what most carriers are selling it for, especially on contract upgrade/extension. You sometimes get a better deal on a new contract (i.e., you aren't a current customer.)
Amazon had them for about $175 for a little bit but not on a contract upgrade. Then they went to $249, then $289. They seem to be back to $249 now on most carriers.
Usually the cheapest place is cartoys.com based in Seattle. Among other things, you get free shipping and no tax unless you live in Washington or a couple other states. AT&T (and I assume the other carriers) charge tax on the $699 list price. So here in California, the tax is about $60.
Cartoys finally has them available at $249. I did manage to get the only two they had a couple weeks ago at $149 each! I had been following their web site and they accidentally had posted them on the website at that price. I called and they discovered they shouldn't have posted them on the site because they didn't have any stock. So they took them down from the web site. I called a few days later and they had two phones in stock. With some taking, I was able to talk them in to selling them to me. But I wouldn't expect to see them at that price again for a bit.
So I am up for a upgrade next week on the 18th and I really wanted to upgrade from the Skyrocket to the Note II. I want to try to find the best deal, because at the current $300 I don't think I would be able to get it. A month or so ago a couple people had luck getting Best Buy to price match the $99 Amazon Wireless price for the Note II on Sprint.. for a upgrade on AT&T. I have no idea how they got it to go through but someone even posted a copy of his receipt from Best Buy. Last week I called about 20 times trying to get a discount from AT&T customer service, since people had luck with them as well, but that failed. So I went down to Best Buy and they wouldn't do it either, even with the copy of the receipt. I just read about the $200 deal from Best Buy for the previous weekend and it sucks because people were able to get these great deals, and now that my upgrade is actually here I am going to miss out. Anyway, now that my rant is over, I was wondering if there are certain things people say or tricks that allow them to get places like Best Buy to lower prices that much and if I would be able to get a great deal next week.
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So I am up for a upgrade next week on the 18th and I really wanted to upgrade from the Skyrocket to the Note II. I want to try to find the best deal, because at the current $300 I don't think I would be able to get it. A month or so ago a couple people had luck getting Best Buy to price match the $99 Amazon Wireless price for the Note II on Sprint.. for a upgrade on AT&T. I have no idea how they got it to go through but someone even posted a copy of his receipt from Best Buy. Last week I called about 20 times trying to get a discount from AT&T customer service, since people had luck with them as well, but that failed. So I went down to Best Buy and they wouldn't do it either, even with the copy of the receipt. I just read about the $200 deal from Best Buy for the previous weekend and it sucks because people were able to get these great deals, and now that my upgrade is actually here I am going to miss out. Anyway, now that my rant is over, I was wondering if there are certain things people say or tricks that allow them to get places like Best Buy to lower prices that much and if I would be able to get a great deal next week.
Thanks.
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See what the current deals are @ Radio Shack, Costco, Sams Club, etc. Bring those ads in to Best Buy and see what they will price match... if that doesn't work, show some leg.
http://slickdeals.net/f/5848528-Sam...on-Sprint-129-for-Verizon-with-a-50-Gift-Card
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I called AT&T customer service (several times) & talked to them about what a great customer I was & I was able to get it for $199 (the week of release!) They even waived all activation fees, & over nite shipping! There is a thread here about it if you do a search! (that is how I got the idea!)
I got ours from best buy for like $230 and found online for $99 thru sprint and best buy matched!
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I got ours from best buy for like $230 and found online for $99 thru sprint and best buy matched!
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Really.... I saw that a couple people posted about success at BB with price matching sprint but when I went in they said its for sprint and they won't price match for att. Currently there is a deal going on at BB that they give you $50 rewards points. Also RadioShack has note 2 upgrade for $200 so hopefully I can get BB to price match and then get the $50 off and get the note for $150.
But I would still like to get the $99 price match.. do you still have your receipt from when you got yours?
I got mine at Brandsmart for $249
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Amazon Wireless has it for $199 with an upgrade or new contract. That's where I got mine.
Best buy got my note 2 for $139 ..as well radio shack does price match as long as you bring in a printed Ad with competitor's price
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Best buy got my note 2 for $139 ..as well radio shack does price match as long as you bring in a printed Ad with competitor's price
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I am going tomorrow to finally get it from Best Buy.. I'm going to get them to price match radio shack and they seem to be having some deal where they give you $50 dollar credit.. so hopefully I will be able to get both those things and get if for $150.
How were you able to get it for $139 from Best Buy?..
Was on sale for $199 said I seen ad online for $150 which they found and matched then applied for bestbuy card which got denied lol and that gave me a $10 discount for applying but if you get approved you get $20 off so you can get it down a bit..of course went to NH were there is no tax haha
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Was on sale for $199 said I seen ad online for $150 which they found and matched then applied for bestbuy card which got denied lol and that gave me a $10 discount for applying but if you get approved you get $20 off so you can get it down a bit..of course went to NH were there is no tax haha
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Oh... interesting. So I'm assuming the ad was for Verizon or sprint but BB still matched?