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[Q] Where can I buy the GS3 T-mobile version retail price?

So I have been looking and trying to figure out how to get this phone without having to do an upgrade and not pay extreme prices for the phone. Living in SoCal I could wait for AT&T to come out with there's and just use that phone as it supports the 1900 bands down here. But would like to use the T-mobile version as it supports all of the 1700 everywhere.
Any ideas or thoughts? My understanding is that Costco and Walmart only does updates. I am not changing my voice plan.

they should let you buy it outright at a T-Mobile store since you're paying full price. I did it in a cheap prepaid plan and the rep had trouble entering it in the system but the manager had no problems since I was paying full retail. He just had to enter his manager code I guess
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Craigslist
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My brother doesn't want his.... He use it two days.... So instead of paying u full retail lmk.... I think he wants 6oo and not sure if shipping included but I might make a thread for it
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How much does a Verizon gnexus with bad ESN sell for

I know its only good for a 4" tablet/MP3 player I was thinking I can get $200 for it seeing that I played almost $700 for it but what do you think its worth
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I see them going for about $170ish on ebay including shipping

DertyDOH said:
I see them going for about $170ish on ebay including shipping
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OK then I think I can get at lest $200 for it then if not close to it I can use the money to buy a gsm galaxy nexus
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Why is the ESN bad in the first place.
Just curious.

Mach3.2 said:
Why is the ESN bad in the first place.
Just curious.
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Second this. Bad ESN's never happen from good things.
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It will be bad on the 1st because I can not pay $489.00 a mouth on my bill it keeps going up every mouth and I don't know y this mouth its going to be $499.00 and I am not behind on the bill at all but the cost just keeps going up so I'm not going to pah the bill so I'm going to sell it because of the bad ESN and so I can buy a gsm nexus
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leerpsp said:
It will be bad on the 1st because I can not pay $489.00 a mouth on my bill it keeps going up every mouth and I don't know y this mouth its going to be $499.00 and I am not behind on the bill at all but the cost just keeps going up so I'm not going to pah the bill so I'm going to sell it because of the bad ESN and so I can buy a gsm nexus
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I guess you could give Verizon a ring and ask what the heck is going on.

Verizon marks phones for unpaid bills and other stupid ****. They black listed my Droid Incredible because I terminated my contract for the Nexus. DINC is literally a brick now.

Smokeey said:
Verizon marks phones for unpaid bills and other stupid ****. They black listed my Droid Incredible because I terminated my contract for the Nexus. DINC is literally a brick now.
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That's unreasonable..

I thought 4g phones couldn't be blacklisted? I got a bad esn gnex on cl for 100 and tried to activate it and it worked...,
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Yep even if you buy your phone out right if you don't pay your bill they will black list it
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leerpsp said:
Yep even if you buy your phone out right if you don't pay your bill they will black list it
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Wtf. GSM all the way.
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wilsonlam97 said:
Wtf. GSM all the way.
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Yep gsm all they way for me as well after all this with Verizon they have me turned off on all CDMA phones will the CDMA droid 3 even with a bad ESN you can flash a new radio with unlock code and it will work on gem so I'm going to have a droid 3 on at&t come the 1st till I can get a gsm galaxy nexus
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Smokeey said:
Verizon marks phones for unpaid bills and other stupid ****. They black listed my Droid Incredible because I terminated my contract for the Nexus. DINC is literally a brick now.
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That DINC can be used on alternate networks like cricket or metropcs that accept foreign esns... it not really hard to flash/reprogram them if you look a little bit.. that's the reason they are sold on craigslist all the time.
Before I took the plunge and bought a new GSM GNex for the $30 tmobile plan, that's I'll I did is buy bad esn phones off of ebay and reprogram them for my cricket account

pdxtechdoctor said:
That DINC can be used on alternate networks like cricket or metropcs that accept foreign esns... it not really hard to flash/reprogram them if you look a little bit.. that's the reason they are sold on craigslist all the time.
Before I took the plunge and bought a new GSM GNex for the $30 tmobile plan, that's I'll I did is buy bad esn phones off of ebay and reprogram them for my cricket account
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I wood do that but the only phone company's in Dawson springs NY is t- mobile edge at&t 2g in straight talk sprit does not work were we Are at and the company's you named i looked them up and we do not have them around here so I will just sell it or trade it for a gsm android phone
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Galaxy s3 international vs at&t s3

How come they have more development then we do....are our devices limited....they only thing I kno is the processor ?
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a lot more people in the world have the International version of the s3 (gt-i9300)

That is always the case when the international version uses a different cpu than domestic. That is why i am hoping Note 2 comes with Exynos in the US also.
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When u have a phone like ours (only canada and us) compared to one available in all of europe and some parts of asia as well as Australia and so on i believe theres gunna be more devs and what not....
im on my phone. expect terrible typos.

Noob question. Can an international version work on the at&t network here in the USA? Sorry about the Noob question.
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Zeke757 said:
Noob question. Can an international version work on the at&t network here in the USA? Sorry about the Noob question.
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yes but you wouldn't get LTE. and you would be paying an unsubsidized price so you wouldn't really get your moneys worth from a pricy at&t plan.

Thanks man.
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jefferson9 said:
yes but you wouldn't get LTE. and you would be paying an unsubsidized price so you wouldn't really get your moneys worth from a pricy at&t plan.
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I beg to differ on this statement. I have both Euro S3 and ATT S3, the only advantage of the ATT is the LTE. Aside from that the Euro is hands down better in every aspect.
Unsubsidized pricing is NOT that bad, the huge benefit to this is you are not tied to busted ass ATT for 2 years and are able to leave them at any moment.
And with my Euro I have gotten more than my monies worth. The only reason I have the ATT one is because I got a steal on it and I couldn't pass it up. But it honestly just sits on my couch most of the time.

And if you are not in a contract buying an unsubsidised unlocked phone actually saves you money rather than signing a contract with a carrier. My folks pay $100+ for what I get for $45 month. If you do the math, you pay full price 10 times over buying a subsidized phone.
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Pricing of the cell phone plan has nothing to do with if the phone is subsidized or not...
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Yaken said:
Pricing of the cell phone plan has nothing to do with if the phone is subsidized or not...
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That correct, on At&T the plans are not connected to the device, you only get a break on the price on the device if you agreed to keep your account for 24 months, what phone you have or what plan you have during that period doesn't change or affect the contact.

Correct but if you get a subsidized phone you signed a contract.. carriers plans are more than the prepaid or postpaid plans that offer the same benefits.. its a known fact that carriers get you in the door by offering phones subsidized while offering higher rates than prepaid but if you do the math buying the phone outright you save more money (a LOT MORE) going with Straight Talk over AT&T and essentially get the same service.
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You don't have to but the phone at a subsidized price you can buy it out right and not sign a 2 yr contract its your choice.
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What do you guys pay for AT&T? $90 a month per line or so? $60?.. $50?.. Straight Talk is exactly the same at $45, they are also on the verge of allowing lte.. the minutes for dollars scam the carriers have been using is very outdated and coming to an end.
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Postpaid service is better on every Carrier than prepaid in my opinion.
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ahenderson223 said:
Postpaid service is better on every Carrier than prepaid in my opinion.
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I agree. That's why I use straight talk. Its post paid.
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Well if your going with one of the most costly carriers buying the us version from at&t over the unlocked version saves you 20% the cost of the phone + a 2 year plan. Obviously you would save money from using the unlocked version on a crappy carrier / plan without LTE..

jev3gs said:
That is always the case when the international version uses a different cpu than domestic. That is why i am hoping Note 2 comes with Exynos in the US also.
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The Note 2 is coming with the Exynos quad core and it will support LTE. Check out Briefmobile.com, they have an article about it. Definitely getting it.
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thegregulator said:
The Note 2 is coming with the Exynos quad core and it will support LTE. Check out Briefmobile.com, they have an article about it. Definitely getting it.
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Why? The next gen Exynos is around the corner. And it's dual core, now what does that say about quad core
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daddymatt said:
What do you guys pay for AT&T? $90 a month per line or so? $60?.. $50?.. Straight Talk is exactly the same at $45, they are also on the verge of allowing lte.. the minutes for dollars scam the carriers have been using is very outdated and coming to an end.
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we pay $10 per line line plus $30 for unlimited data and $20 total text unlimited text on 4 lines. granted it is grandfathered, so it is 100% with it for us to stay on our plan.
straight talk limits your data to 2gb and they don't offer LTE. i also have yet to see anything indicating they will or could. to each his own, though.
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Does att block imei?

I have been chatting with this girl on Craig list who wants to get rid of her sgs3 to help pay for an iphone later this week....
I know all the sprint / tmobile phones on Craig list eventually are blocked for non payment / reported stolen...
To my understanding att doesn't care about this stuff... At least last year the un didn't..
Is that still the case? Don't want to get this good deal on a phone just to have to unlock and sell it again..
Want to buy it for my sister
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Yes at&t now DOES block imeis. Ask her to meet at a store to confirm the device is legit.
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They do indeed imei block now.

No they dont i know this for a fact i have 3 broken contract phones and they all work they would rather have money from prepaid service then all that ****
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JB calhoun said:
No they dont i know this for a fact i have 3 broken contract phones and they all work they would rather have money from prepaid service then all that ****
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Actually yes att does block imeis for stolen devices. I work for them and it just came out. Its called blocklisting. Will not work on att and if you put an att sim in it it will suspend your service.
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Justinfedor said:
Actually yes att does block imeis for stolen devices. I work for them and it just came out. Its called blocklisting. Will not work on att and if you put an att sim in it it will suspend your service.
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What if somebody opens an att account.. Sells their phone on Craig list and stops payments to it.. Will att block the phone they got with the contract?
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Just meet up at the store make the purchase there. If the seller is unwilling to go there then tell them to screw off. They will have security cameras all over the place so there is evidence that this person is selling you the phone; and you will also have a witness that this is taking place so if later they claim that they never sold it to you and it was in fact stolen then you have some evidence in your corner. Legally speaking nothing is concrete but you have to think as litigious as possible because scum is everywhere.
And if you want to get really ridiculous you could type up a document stating that they will in fact pay in full the remainder of the contract and/or pay any fees necessary to keep "the specific ImeI" from being blocked from att service. You would have to have them sign it in front of a witness and a notary. If I were spending more than 400 bucks I would get this ridiculous. Then if you have to take them to small claims court this contract will be as good as any other contract and any judge worth a damn will force them to pay the damages.
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waiters said:
What if somebody opens an att account.. Sells their phone on Craig list and stops payments to it.. Will att block the phone they got with the contract?
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Att only blocks if the owner calls and reports it stolen and contacts device blocklist speciality group.
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Where did people buy t-mobile note 3?

From negri, ebay, or just t-mobile store?
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Online via the T-Mobile store (corp portal link)

Walked into the T-mobile store day after launch and picked one up. Using it unlocked on AT&T.
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I waited for weeks for Negri because I didn't know they were that shaddy. Costs more from T-Mobile but at least I have the peace of mind. 5% cashback also helped.

Brought mine from someone. $560. I unlocked it, now I'm rocking it on AT&T LTE network.

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Brought mine from someone. $560. I unlocked it, now I'm rocking it on AT&T LTE network.
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Tmobile variant has built in att LTE network band? Or did you need to unlock the AWS?

kenq2001 said:
From negri, ebay, or just t-mobile store?
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Oy! For the love of God, stay away from Negri. I'm sure the thread is still here somewhere. Just search.
I got my from Swappa (After I cancelled my Negri order). Got a decent deal, saved about $100 over the cost of getting it from T-Mobile. Take your time to find a reputable seller. Look for sellers that aren't just buying and selling used phones (i.e. look for an original owner).

Craigslist $530 :thumbup:
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Thank you! I want to buy tmobile note 3 and use it under my att plan on ATT network. Is craigslist or eBay reliable source? I try to avoid that the imei becomes in effective after I use it for one or two month......Thanks for your advice!
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kenq2001 said:
Thank you! I want to buy tmobile note 3 and use it under my att plan on ATT network. Is craigslist or eBay reliable source? I try to avoid that the imei becomes in effective after I use it for one or two month......Thanks for your advice!
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SWAPPA is what I would recommend. Can't trust the IMEI problems froms Craigslist or Ebay phones.

Got mine from swappa as well, paid $680, brand new in box.

It's not always a horror story with craigslist, there are a few decent people on there lol. But yea I agree other places are definetly more trustworthy and safe to buy from, just don't expect to get as good a deal from them since your not taking a chance.
I met with craigslist seller @Tmobile so to be sure it was paid off and not blacklisted, just gotta be smart and do things the right way or you will get screwed over on that site
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Just wondering for those who have a tmobile note 3 on atnt, what are the advantages of this? Just curious since I am currently choosing between tmobile and atnt.

d12unk13astard said:
It's not always a horror story with craigslist, there are a few decent people on there lol. But yea I agree other places are definetly more trustworthy and safe to buy from, just don't expect to get as good a deal from them since your not taking a chance.
I met with craigslist seller @Tmobile so to be sure it was paid off and not blacklisted, just gotta be smart and do things the right way or you will get screwed over on that site
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Two new posts today about Craig List nightmares....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532974
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533082
not worth the effort.

thegameksk said:
Just wondering for those who have a tmobile note 3 on atnt, what are the advantages of this? Just curious since I am currently choosing between tmobile and atnt.
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They want the unlocked bootloader of the T-Mobile Note 3 (GSM) for easy rooting and ROM'ing, but want to use it on ATTs more expensive (GSM) network. Has the ATT Note3's bootloader been hacked yet? I don't even know.
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d12unk13astard said:
Craigslist $530 :thumbup:
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+1, paid $550 though

thegameksk said:
Just wondering for those who have a tmobile note 3 on atnt, what are the advantages of this? Just curious since I am currently choosing between tmobile and atnt.
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Number 1 advantage is signal and real lte and more coverage I pretty much get 4G almost everywhere , T-mobile has too many dead spots. Even betting I'm using a straight att sim and getting 18- 20+ mbps download
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diamantericos said:
Number 1 advantage is signal and real lte and more coverage I pretty much get 4G almost everywhere , T-mobile has too many dead spots. Even betting I'm using a straight att sim and getting 18- 20+ mbps download
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Got it from T-M store.
BTW NUMBER 1 advantage of T-M here is normal coverage comparing to ATT garbage (even regular signal coverage is extremely weak)! Even with the microcell booster.