Anyone Pick Up One Off Contract? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II

Where did you get yours? Still feel it's worth it after use as your daily driver?

bmstrong said:
Where did you get yours? Still feel it's worth it after use as your daily driver?
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I preordered from ATT. Got it on November 9th and it has been my daily driver since. The first thing I did was put a screen protector on it and put it in a case (OEM Samsung) I received my Seidio Surface combo last Saturday and am all set!
I loved my OG Galaxy Note, but I love the GN2 more! It is so much smoother and has so many more capabilities. My wife has a SGSIII so the phones work well together sharing media etc. I take notes at work, so this is THE device for me. The battery life seems to be outstanding so far. Have not seen it below 30% or so in a regular 12 hour day.

Picked an ATT version up on ebay for $599 total. Love it so far.
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Got it from BB for 649.99.
Asked them if they can pricematch ATT and they did.
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What color are you guys getting? $599 is the best price I've seen so far. I was hoping for a BF/CM discount but no such luck yet.

Got mine from Best Buy price matched as well, thought about switching to the Nexus 4, then noticed the screen is tiny. Once you have a 5.5" screen nothing else seems right.

androidoholic said:
Got mine from Best Buy price matched as well, thought about switching to the Nexus 4, then noticed the screen is tiny. Once you have a 5.5" screen nothing else seems right.
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I have a N4 on order but the longer I wait the less interested I am in it. If I was on T-Mobile? Sure. Done deal. But as long as el Diablo doesn't fire me for my unlimited data plan the lack of LTE is a deal breaker. It's not so much the LTE as it's the throttling. On the LTE plan it goes to HSPA, EDGE on the Nexus.

I got mine for $550 off Craigslist.
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Got mine from negrielectronics for 629 shipped. Not a bad price a week ago.

650 from att. Wife picked it up as a surprise.
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Picked up off-contact for $650+tax. Tried it as my replacement for my laptop on a trip this week-huge success. Worth every penny.
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I bought mine no commitment and when my wife touched it I had to order another no commitment. $649.99 each but absolutely no regrets. This phablet is worth every penny. I feel its a great upgrade from the Note.

got mine from att for 650 but called att and got a free $300 credit for being loyal
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got mine from att for 650 but called att and got a free $300 credit for being loyal
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Say what?

I got 100 off immediately when I purchased because I brought 2 then I called and got 200 dollar credit and so total I got $300 credits im pretty happy
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drakeymcmb said:
I got 100 off immediately when I purchased because I brought 2 then I called and got 200 dollar credit and so total I got $300 credits im pretty happy
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Where is this magical offer? How are you guys getting this?

Sold iphone 5 on craigslist for 850. Bought international Note 2 on craigslist for 600. Sold international Note 2 on craigslist for 600. Bought AT&T Note 2 for 650 + tax. Had it for two weeks and love it more than any phone I've tried. I usually flip a phone every 2 months. I can see myself keeping this one a year. Never tried the original note. Now that ive tried the Note 2 I dont think I can go back to a regular phone
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Got mine off of Ebay brand new with the fancy flip cover (grey) for $660.00 & free shipping (before AT&T had them in the store, went to the Samsung site and got a quote for upgrading (trade in my Galaxy Note) and got a promise (it is in process) of $375.00 for sending in my old Note (which is $75.00 MORE than I paid AT&T for it).
So I end up getting a new Note 2 for $285.00 Off contract, now just waiting for my rebate card from Samsung.

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Got mine off of Ebay brand new with the fancy flip cover (grey) for $660.00 & free shipping (before AT&T had them in the store, went to the Samsung site and got a quote for upgrading (trade in my Galaxy Note) and got a promise (it is in process) of $375.00 for sending in my old Note (which is $75.00 MORE than I paid AT&T for it).
So I end up getting a new Note 2 for $285.00 Off contract, now just waiting for my rebate card from Samsung.
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Forgot about Samung trade in program. I have my original Note sitting at this point collecting dust. Do they just mail you a check?

I paid $550 + tax off contract at at&t. I just asked nicely if they might be able to knock something off for me.
So far I like it better than my so although my touchscreen is less responsive on this.
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Why is the Tmobile version so much more???

I bought the phone the day after it came out but the total out the door was just short of $400. Then I would have gotten the $50 rebate.
I have a tmobile my touch 4g slide and it is a pretty good phone. I just couldn't justify $350 net so I returned it and paid the $50 restocking fee.
I got really ticked off when a co worker told me he got his from Sprint for $200. Then, a couple of days later, he told me that the cost was $100.
Why does Tmobile charge so much?
sandiegoan said:
I bought the phone the day after it came out but the total out the door was just short of $400. Then I would have gotten the $50 rebate.
I have a tmobile my touch 4g slide and it is a pretty good phone. I just couldn't justify $350 net so I returned it and paid the $50 restocking fee.
I got really ticked off when a co worker told me he got his from Sprint for $200. Then, a couple of days later, he told me that the cost was $100.
Why does Tmobile charge so much?
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Probably the chip to support hspa+ 72 made it cost more than the lte models.
I think it's just T-Mobile's pricing structure. With my now-gone New Every Two discount on Verizon, I paid $130 with a new two-year contract for my white 16GB Galaxy S3.
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I believe it's a mix of T-Mobile having cheaper plans for voice/text/data and also it could be the fact that the phone uses HSPA+.
I got mine on June 21st so I can't complain. Plus I have nothing but excellent contact with T-Mobile and excellent cell/data service.
sandiegoan said:
I bought the phone the day after it came out but the total out the door was just short of $400. Then I would have gotten the $50 rebate.
I have a tmobile my touch 4g slide and it is a pretty good phone. I just couldn't justify $350 net so I returned it and paid the $50 restocking fee.
I got really ticked off when a co worker told me he got his from Sprint for $200. Then, a couple of days later, he told me that the cost was $100.
Why does Tmobile charge so much?
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I paid a full $640 for mine!!! But since I save $360 a year over AT&T and Verizon using Tmobile's Monthly4G Prepaid plan so I don't mind.:laugh:
This tmobile price is bs but I just called today to see if I can get an early upgrade and the guy said he'll give me an instant $50 rebate with another $50 mail in rebate so final price will be $229 not bad I guess
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Walmart- $215 out the door.
Problem solved.
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ThC23 said:
Walmart- $215 out the door.
Problem solved.
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Please go into detail as I am very interested. Is it just $215 asking for the phone itself? No contract, no BS?
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How the hell are they gonna sell the s3 for $200 off contract? Ask yourself before answering
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Subsidized vs unsubsidized phones. Basically price comes out the same. Just pay more first day and pay less on plan vs pay less on first day but pay more on monthly plan
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It's more because the monthly bill is so cheap Offset the cheap monthly cost.
Family plan, 2 lines, 600 mins, myfaves, 5GB internet + unlimited texting on my line, all for $70 before taxes.
Booyah. I'll take the premium anyday.
(although I paid less than 200 for my upgrade due to loyalty status).
I know right. Some carriers are selling it as low as 99$.. and I upgraded through t-mobile for what.. 380$? such bs
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Tmobile actually lowered the price for the galaxy s3 on the tenth... If you guys still have your receipts to into the store you bought it from and they have to give you the money back for the price difference... (If you bought it within 30 days) .. I got like 33 bucks back.. Give it a try they have to do it.. I hear a lot of people getting the difference back
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xxmelissaxx said:
Tmobile actually lowered the price for the galaxy s3 on the tenth... If you guys still have your receipts to into the store you bought it from and they have to give you the money back for the price difference... (If you bought it within 30 days) .. I got like 33 bucks back.. Give it a try they have to do it.. I hear a lot of people getting the difference back
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Wait. They lowered the price of the 16gb? And is this only for the full price or they lowered the 279$?
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ayeitschris said:
Wait. They lowered the price of the 16gb?
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That's what I'm saying. Well I will fasho give those ****ers a call. Because I paid 389 on June 21st first for mine. Luv the phone doe.
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I got the money back for my friend she payed full price.. They lowered the price to 600$ and we got like 33 bucks back.. I got mine on upgrade and couldn't find my receipt then.. but I have it now and I am going into the store today to see what's up..I asked the rep in store if I could do it too because I payed upgrade price.. He said yes but who knows(they're never right)... I'll let you know what happens today when I go in there..
(yes this was the 16gb)
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xxmelissaxx said:
I got the money back for my friend she payed full price.. They lowered the price to 600$ and we got like 33 bucks back.. I got mine on upgrade and couldn't find my receipt then.. but I have it now and I am going into the store today to see what's up..I asked the rep in store if I could do it too because I payed upgrade price.. He said yes but who knows(they're never right)... I'll let you know what happens today when I go in there..
(yes this was the 16gb)
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Alright sweet
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PanCubano said:
Please go into detail as I am very interested. Is it just $215 asking for the phone itself? No contract, no BS?
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With contract of course. But still way cheaper than Tmobile.
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Alright sweet
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I guess they didn't lower the price on upgrades.. Smh they want me to come back on Monday and speak to the manager? I'll keep you posted.. But anyone that payed full price go get your money back!
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I might just return the phone and pay the restock fee since target is selling it for 199 with no tax + free shipping. imma be saving around 130$.
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just upgraded to s3 before n2 came out

is there any kind of deal/trade from sprint i can do to get the note? I mean i missed it by a few days.
Tregrad said:
is there any kind of deal/trade from sprint i can do to get the note? I mean i missed it by a few days.
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Sprint wont do nothing but you could, sell the GS3 on Ebay and pay the difference on the Note
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I did the same. Luckily I had an upgrade available for one of the lines on my account. Just sold the S3 and more than covered the upgrade cost.
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I did the same. Luckily I had an upgrade available for one of the lines on my account. Just sold the S3 and more than covered the upgrade cost.
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Same here, but I sold mine over a month ago.
Yeah, just sell the SG III on ebay for like $350 or $400 and then your getting the Note for the upgrade price.
You have a trial period with sprint of 14 days I believe so you could exchange it within that time. I almost jumped ship and got the s3 as well, but research showed me the note 2 was coming a month later.
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yeah i thought that was all i could do, worth a shot thos eh? really want the note. that thing kicks ass.
I know a way to do it pm me if u want to learn
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Just letting everyone know T-Mobile note 2 free

http://m.androidcentral.com/all-samsung-phones-going-sale-t-mobile-two-days
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Looks like thats the s3, not the note
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Of you remember when the s3 came out they had a bogo. you could buy the s3 but the free phone had to be something else
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j_shelton1988 said:
Looks like thats the s3, not the note
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Isn't that a note in the picture? Hard to tell, even staring at my own Note 2, lol.
free = still requires a contract = not really free
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free = still requires a contract = not really free
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True, mathematically it's still cheaper if you buy it for $650 and go with the $30 plan. BUT, I will need a family plan (3 phones) and I think the math will work out better if I go with free phones and a contract.
mdt73 said:
Isn't that a note in the picture? Hard to tell, even staring at my own Note 2, lol.
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The placement of the sensors next to the front camera looks different than the notes, but I could be wrong
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j_shelton1988 said:
The placement of the sensors next to the front camera looks different than the notes, but I could be wrong
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You're on to it, just looked note 2's sensors above ear price that picture they're below which means its just a white s3.
Damn it sorry guys
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Regardless if you pay $250 or got it for "free" on contract, you'll still have to pay for it in monthly increments.
j_shelton1988 said:
The placement of the sensors next to the front camera looks different than the notes, but I could be wrong
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yYu can also tell by how close the home button is to the bottom of the screen. The Note 2 home button is very close where the Gs3 has a larger space between the two.
Great find tho
pewterwest said:
yYu can also tell by how close the home button is to the bottom of the screen. The Note 2 home button is very close where the Gs3 has a larger space between the two.
Great find tho
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Thanks but I got way to excited damn it
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This may be a retarded question.
Can't you just get it for free than pay the 200$ etf fee lol?
Because I get activation for free from my school, so I would just need to pay the ETF & discounted monthly bill right?
Thanks.
Zamizzle said:
This may be a retarded question.
Can't you just get it for free than pay the 200$ etf fee lol?
Because I get activation for free from my school, so I would just need to pay the ETF & discounted monthly bill right?
Thanks.
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That's what I'm doing with the BestBuy Ebay deal. It's not free, but $250+tax+ETF is still way cheaper than $650+tax. I also doubt that they'd give the Note 2 away for free during that promo. If you read the fine print, I believe it says on "some" phones.
I also saw another site that had screenshots of some internal T-mobile memo (from his "friend") which showed T-Mobile cutting prices on several phones nearly in half. Not sure how realistic that is, but if they do come out with something like that, I'd bet the next step would be to increase the ETF to prevent bastards like me from taking advantage of the situation.
EDIT: Found the article for the rumored price drops, but the site hits our corporate firewall. It's at briefmobile.com.
my wife wants an S3 so this could work for her, i'm still concerned about the rebate part. I would activate it and immediately switch it to the value plan and eat the 200 buck migration fee, but would they still pay out on the rebate? I talked to customer support today, business support actually as I am going to use a corporate discount and they said yes it they would still pay the rebate but still iffy.
walmart doing 100 dollars rebate card for phones on blackfriday and cheap prices to boot, i'd rather gamble with that but who knows what will actually be available.
im also planning to get the s3 for free for my gf, then paying the $200 ETF and using it with straight talk.
seems like the cheapest way to go to get this phone.
Sams Club Black Friday is selling the SIII for 96 CENTS!
Here is the link:
http://www.theblackfriday.com/samsclub-blackfriday.shtml
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premiatul said:
Sams Club Black Friday is selling the SIII for 96 CENTS!
Here is the link:
http://www.theblackfriday.com/samsclub-blackfriday.shtml
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pretty good bet that won't be tmobile.
Weird how they have 2 Galaxy S3 on that poster... Pretty sure that big phone isnt a Note II... >.<
It doesn't matter guys. They'll make you get the classic plan, not the value. Therefore you'll end up buying the phone anyways. Not free at all.
Select phones free after rebate on Classic plans. If you are planning to get the phone then pay ETF then the rebate won't go through since it takes 10-12 weeks until you get rebate back and they make sure you still have the plan...

(Q) getting a Note 2

Hello guys,
Im on a family plan, but my line ia not due for an upgrade till june. On the other hand my brothers line is due for an upgrade in 14 days.
My question is if I upgrade my brothers line can I then swap the note 2 to my line with no problems after a few hours? My brother would get my sg2 for his line.
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As long as its not EWD or SWAC then yes.
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You shouldnt have any problems.i never have as its the line on contract not the phone.
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As long as its not EWD or SWAC then yes.
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What does EWD and SWAC mean?
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Also, you would be better off buying from a Site like Best buy or Radio Shack etc. You could swap the phones right in the store. Or as soon as it's activated, you can call sprint and have it switched.
If you purchase from one of those online sites they often require that the device stays on the upgrade line for 180 days. So you can't swap, or you'll get hit with a crazy fee over $200. Best Buy also matches online sales prices from Amazon. Just an FYI.
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What does EWD and SWAC mean?
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If ya dont know then your probably good but those are employee accounts. Upgrades have to remain on linebof service for 3 months before they can be swapped.
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KB112 said:
Also, you would be better off buying from a Site like Best buy or Radio Shack etc. You could swap the phones right in the store. Or as soon as it's activated, you can call sprint and have it switched.
If you purchase from one of those online sites they often require that the device stays on the upgrade line for 180 days. So you can't swap, or you'll get hit with a crazy fee over $200. Best Buy also matches online sales prices from Amazon. Just an FYI.
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Ya I got many wife's note 2 from best buy and had them match Amazon at 199. To bad that the lowest i found now is 249 for an upgrade
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albe070 said:
Ya I got many wife's note 2 from best buy and had them match Amazon at 199. To bad that the lowest i found now is 249 for an upgrade
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Amazon just lowered their prices. It's $99 for new line and $169.99 for renewals. Have the screenshots to prove it. Better take advantage now. Amazon changes their prices from one day to the other. I got best buy to match the $150 then couple days later they matched again for the $99. Only catch is some best buys are no longer matching online retailers. Luckily my local bb was doing it even before the last holiday policy. Hopefully you guys get lucky too.
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yankees45us said:
Amazon just lowered their prices. It's $99 for new line and $169.99 for renewals. Have the screenshots to prove it. Better take advantage now. Amazon changes their prices from one day to the other. I got best buy to match the $150 then couple days later they matched again for the $99. Only catch is some best buys are no longer matching online retailers. Luckily my local bb was doing it even before the last holiday policy. Hopefully you guys get lucky too.
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You got me excited. Unfortunately the $169 price is for add lines. It's still $250 for upgrades. $99 for new service is an awesome price though.
And I recent just did what the OP asked about. I bought the note 2 titanium from bestbuy.com using my Mom's upgrade. It shipped next day (even though they quoted 3 weeks). I activated it and swapped the lines instantly on the phone with sprint.The next day I took it into my local best buy and they price matched it down to $250. I generally despise Best Buy, but they are a great place to buy cell phones.
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Chance to pick up for $250. Yes?

I realize that this phone has been on the market for sometime but I'm currently sitting on a Captivate and want a bit of an upgrade.
Current and previous owners - would you recommend picking this phone up for $250 (unlocked and brand new) or is my money better spent on another device?
Thanks!
As much as I like this phone and will probably use it a couple more years til my contract is up.....you can probably get a better, maybe slightly used phone for just a bit more.
Tho this is a great phone with tonnes of great devs working on it!
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kj2112 said:
As much as I like this phone and will probably use it a couple more years til my contract is up.....you can probably get a better, maybe slightly used phone for just a bit more.
Tho this is a great phone with tonnes of great devs working on it!
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I agree. You toss in $50 more and you can find a semi brand new S3 on craigslist. Also depends on your area. But yeah you can deff get a better phone.
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If 250 is your limit then I say go for it.
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abimael08 said:
I agree. You toss in $50 more and you can find a semi brand new S3 on craigslist. Also depends on your area. But yeah you can deff get a better phone.
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Or a nexus 4 if the glass and no sd card don't bother you.
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I just upgraded from a Captivate to the Hercules a couple weeks ago.
The T989 is a nice upgrade in terms of screen size and performance.
I only paid $100 though.
As mentioned for $250 you can probably get a device with a higher resolution and more ram.
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Or a nexus 4 if the glass and no sd card don't bother you.
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Yeah I'd go with a Nexus 4 as well. Only $50 bucks more and its a much newer phone.
Waiting on the S4 then i will sell this for 150
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Definitely go for it unless you want to put another $100 on top. I don't know about your area, but where I live, I'd take a brand new S2 over a $300 dollar S3. There's a reason for the low price tag lol
It's not a bad phone at all for the price, but some surfing on Craigslist or Kijiji might have some options too. The Nexus 4 option is also quite viable.
Overall, I would recommend the Hercules, but for the money, there are a few other options as well. It's a good phone though if you do get it.
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Yeah I'd go with a Nexus 4 as well. Only $50 bucks more and its a much newer phone.
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Agree with this. Save up a extra 50 and get the latest phone/official support.
$250 is how much I paid for mine this past December. If the JTAG takes this week, it'll be a $300 phone!
Go S3 or Nexus 4 you won't be disappointed.
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I picked up a brand new T989D for 236 USD.
Unlocking was free and easy.
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I was lucky and picked up SGH-T989 that was 10 days old on Craigslist for $150
Got mine for $250 about 6 months ago. The guy broke his other and got a "new" under insurance and sold it to move to a new carrier. Excellent condition.
The avg ive noticed on CL/ebay:
$250 good/great cond.
$200 for used condition
Ive bought several so I'm a bit seasoned in the market for these
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