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From the G2X to the Galaxy 2

Im a tmo customer desperately trying to get rid of this g2x. Problem is tmo wants to charge me $540 for the phone, and my upgrade is nowhere near due. Is there ANY way I could somehow get this phone from tmo for the contract price ? any loop holes or something ?

any chance you can cancel your current contract? or transfer it to some body else in your family/friends perhaps?
then open a new contract new phone number, and get the SGS2
then swap the SIM card, and you are done

Not really. Otherwise everyone would do this every 6 months. Just sell the g2x and buy the gs2. You can get up to like 275 or so depending on condition. Subtract that from the retail of the gs2 and it's basically the same. Plus you can get them to split the payments up on your bill.
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jburnette87 said:
Not really. Otherwise everyone would do this every 6 months. Just sell the g2x and buy the gs2. You can get up to like 275 or so depending on condition. Subtract that from the retail of the gs2 and it's basically the same. Plus you can get them to split the payments up on your bill.
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i was on the phone asking a rep about the split payments and she denied that they even do that. I always sells my phones on craigslist to upgrade, did it with the hero, evo, galaxy 1, g2x...but craigsloist is FLOODED with people selling the g2x i didnt post on it thinking i wouldnt be able to sell mine since there are so many postings. But thanks looks like i will have to just go the normal route. Thanks for the info.

She lied. I've done that with a bb9700,hd2 on contract,g2. They split it into 4 payments. The first you pay upfront with all sales tax included. So say 529+tax youd pay 132 or so plus the tax on 529 today. Then starting on your December bill, you'll have an extra 132 added to your bill the next 3 cycles. Essentially,your first payment delays a month of it being on your bill.
Also depends on credit I assume.
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Sell it on the marketplace here if you don't want to deal with CL
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thanks again dude. I will give tmo another call and try to purchase it today on payment plan, then in the meantime i will try and get rid of my g2x. thanks again. My friends told me it was possible also so i dont know what the hell that tmo rep was talking about

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thanks again dude. I will give tmo another call and try to purchase it today on payment plan, then in the meantime i will try and get rid of my g2x. thanks again. My friends told me it was possible also so i dont know what the hell that tmo rep was talking about
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Check your acct on mytmobile. Somewhere on there it shows your credit limit. Act like your doing an upgrade, it's there somewhere. Good luck.
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My rep told me I can split it between 15 payments, if I'm not mistaken.
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Jorge18 said:
My rep told me I can split it between 15 payments, if I'm not mistaken.
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Yeah. Depends how you buy it I think. There's one way you can pay like 20/month. I've never done that though.
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if you terminate your contract then theres early termination fees so that dont do you any good also.just put it on e-bay

You can only split you equipment into payments if you are on a value plan were you do not get and discount on the phone. They did away with it once value plans came out
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Heltic said:
You can only split you equipment into payments if you are on a value plan were you do not get and discount on the phone. They did away with it once value plans came out
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you guys are swesome with the helpful info but what he said is right. I just spoke to a rep. She gave me the number to customer loyalty and told me they can offer me things cuzstomer service cat, so im going to try my luck and if not i'll just patiently wait until i sell this g2x. Thanks again guys

Just rob somebody if you have to. The G2X is that bad. I am very extremely happy with this device coming from a G2X. I will never buy an LG product of and kind again.

zaventh said:
Just rob somebody if you have to. The G2X is that bad. I am very extremely happy with this device coming from a G2X. I will never buy an LG product of and kind again.
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this is how i felt. i thought the g2x dev community was going to be rich but it wasnt/isnt. on top of the bugs, cant deal with lg or nvidia again

zaventh said:
Just rob somebody if you have to. The G2X is that bad. I am very extremely happy with this device coming from a G2X. I will never buy an LG product of and kind again.
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Ditto to this! I mean, the features offered on the g2x are 2nd to none, but the execution of these features are horrendous. LG beat me on that purchase, but surely lg and me will not be transacting again in the near future! I'm digging this sgs2 tho!
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SGS2 cost me about $560 w/ tax, and I was able to sell ph G2X locally for $250. Took 1 hour on craigslist. So, I paid $310 for the phone, but very much worth it.

high upgrade price

Hey all,
Where can i find the lowest upgrade price for this phone? it is way to high everywhere i have looked. I have a classic plan, not the value plan, so from T-mobile, i would be paying $229 + $50 (rebate). Basically $279 without tax.
Any lower prices out there? if not, i will go with the One S

Hate to say it cause I work for tmo as a sales rep. Lowest upgrade price is at walmart and they usually don't add the req(contracted)/correct data plan especially if you rush them
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blchff04 said:
Hate to say it cause I work for tmo as a sales rep. Lowest upgrade price is at walmart and they usually don't add the req(contracted)/correct data plan especially if you rush them
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but why would they tamper with my data..im not getting a new plan

dolcedavinci said:
but why would they tamper with my data..im not getting a new plan
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Same here work for Tmo... Walmart, or Cosco.... I no on wirefly wit new actos fones r cheap Idk if prices r the same wen upgrading.... Also tmo has alot of weird late night offers they give fones for free its weird like at 11 or 12 they have crazy deals
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but why would they tamper with my data..im not getting a new plan
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When you get a discount with your upgrade you have to have a contracted data plan. I.e. a required data plan. At walmart I've seen like 90% of our customers who bought their phone at Walmart come to the store because they didn't get the data plan that's required with the upgrade... so we add a non-contracted data plan on (one you can take off the account if you want)
Required data plan (contracted) = a data plan you can not take off for the length of the contract... you can increase or decrease the amount of data you want to purchase (200mb, 2gb, 5gb, 10gb) but you can't remove it completely without breaking contract
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I talked to tmobile and said bestbuy mobile was selling the phone for 199 and they said they could match the price so i bought it. I just called on tuesday.

Nicoaardappel said:
I talked to tmobile and said bestbuy mobile was selling the phone for 199 and they said they could match the price so i bought it. I just called on tuesday.
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really? so you payed $199,no $50 added or extra fees?
i walked into the local tmobile store and the price was $199, but the lady there said i was gonna pay $279.
what plan do you have?
id rather do t-mobile cuz i like how the warranty works...plus i walk out of the store with my phone

don't go to t-mobile stores. Talk to the loyalty/retention department, they usually hook it up when you upgrade/extend your contract. you should not be paying $230+ for this phone with an upgrade because you can find it off CL for about $300-375 (ymmv, friend got one for $310 2 days ago)

Teo032 said:
you can find it off CL for about $300-375 (ymmv, friend got one for $310 2 days ago)
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i got my sgs2 for 300 on CL this past weekend. mint condition as far as i can tell.

Man you guys are crazy, I work for Costco. I sell it for $179 + tax. No MIR, nothin. You also get a free accessory bundle which includes an extra car/wall charger, leather pouch, screen protectors and data cable. Not to mention a 90 day exchange period with NO restocking fee. If something better drops 2 months from now, you just bring it back and pay the difference. Buying a phone anywhere else is just nuts.
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dolcedavinci said:
really? so you payed $199,no $50 added or extra fees?
i walked into the local tmobile store and the price was $199, but the lady there said i was gonna pay $279.
what plan do you have?
id rather do t-mobile cuz i like how the warranty works...plus i walk out of the store with my phone
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I didnt pay any extra fees she said that she could match the price from best buy mobile. I on a family plan but im not sure which one. Are you sure your up for an upgrade that might me why the price is higher. And i did get the phone from tmobile they are shipping it this saturday. I dont know why they would say 279 unless your 2 years isnt up yet

TJBunch1228 said:
Man you guys are crazy, I work for Costco. I sell it for $179 + tax. No MIR, nothin. You also get a free accessory bundle which includes an extra car/wall charger, leather pouch, screen protectors and data cable. Not to mention a 90 day exchange period with NO restocking fee. If something better drops 2 months from now, you just bring it back and pay the difference. Buying a phone anywhere else is just nuts.
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Please explain how people said to go to Walmart and Costco to get the phone are crazy when you said to go to Costco lol -_-.
In my opinion, it is crazy to spend $200 on a phone with an upgrade that is 7 months old. The price has been free-100 the past couple months with upgrade.
Instead of using your upgrade i would just pay $100 more to have it off contract.
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Teo032 said:
Please explain how people said to go to Walmart and Costco to get the phone are crazy when you said to go to Costco lol -_-.
In my opinion, it is crazy to spend $200 on a phone with an upgrade that is 7 months old. The price has been free-100 the past couple months with upgrade.
Instead of using your upgrade i would just pay $100 more to have it off contract.
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I obviously wasn't talking to the ones who suggested Costco or Walmart.... I'm taking about the ones who go through tmo direct. Even at $199, that costs more, you have no free accessories and only a 14 day exchange period (which also requires that you ship it back to them if you got it from the loyalty dept at that price, plus a restocking fee). I agree with you on the off contract price though. If you get lucky you can get one on CL in the $300-$350 range. If you can swing that, I'd go that route and save your upgrade for a newer phone. We do have the One S at Costco for $189. But I presume a lot of folks would rather wait to see if the SIII makes an appearance on tmo anytime soon.
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I got mine for $137 with upgrade through the retention department and they gave me a buy one get one free deal, so the wife is rocking a GS2 as well. No MIR required.
Had a problem with them sending out the wrong color phone so I had to do a mail in return. But, in the process of talking with them and crediting my account for the wrong phone, they accidentally changed my upgrade status and 4 months later I am still showing eligible for a full upgrade.

wow....this is crazy, defiantly checking out Costco....or hassling them on the phone till i get a good price.

dolcedavinci said:
wow....this is crazy, defiantly checking out Costco....or hassling them on the phone till i get a good price.
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Costco won't haggle on pricing at all but they are usually the cheapest anyway.
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yeah i would get the one s with the upgrade through costco, and if you don't enjoy it... sell it for more and buy a S2 and have some $ left over.
but yeah, call the retention/loyalty department and see what you can get it probably will be free.

Walmart $148
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Target i did mine one for 99 bucks
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bikrame said:
Target i did mine one for 99 bucks
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That's what I was just going to say. Target beats everyone else, and if the price drops within 30 days, you can go back and get refunded the difference.
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Great deal on T-Mo Galaxy SIII

Got an email this weekend about a good deal on Galaxy SIII, got it today over the phone with CS.
New TMobile Galaxy SIII for $229.99 (10% discount + waived $35 activation fees) via private channel. New activations, add a line and eligible upgrades. See flyer for promo code and phone # to call. Offer not redeemable online or at the store.
mention website student rate on the phone to redeem the promotion.

http://www.wirefly.com/content/t-mo...n=wirefly&refcode1=&agent=&eid=&zipcode=80120
I don't mean to thread jack but Wirefly has a really great price as well.
I used Wirefly to get mine for $199.99 tax free with free shipping and the process was VERY seamless. Before finalizing my order through them I even went into the T-Mobile store near me to see if they could match the price or even find anything fishy with the deal that I should be weary of. The salesman looked at his system for a bit and went through the order process on Wirefly with me then said "I'd hate to give business away to another merchant but we can't beat that deal and it looks 100% legit to me. If I were you I would go with that deal also."
So I ordered it through Wirefly right there on the spot. I chose the option to upgrade the phone while keeping my current plan and my phone arrived within 3 days with a final price of $199.99. The salesman even had me return to the store when I received my phone so he could give me a micro sim card for it free of charge.
I was nervous about going this route but I can honestly say that I would do it again in a heartbeat and plan on using them for future upgrades, assuming their prices remain cheaper.

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I don't mean to thread jack but Wirefly has a really great price as well.
I used Wirefly to get mine for $199.99 tax free with free shipping and the process was VERY seamless. Before finalizing my order through them I even went into the T-Mobile store near me to see if they could match the price or even find anything fishy with the deal that I should be weary of. The salesman looked at his system for a bit and went through the order process on Wirefly with me then said "I'd hate to give business away to another merchant but we can't beat that deal and it looks 100% legit to me. If I were you I would go with that deal also."
So I ordered it through Wirefly right there on the spot. I chose the option to upgrade the phone while keeping my current plan and my phone arrived within 3 days with a final price of $199.99. The salesman even had me return to the store when I received my phone so he could give me a micro sim card for it free of charge.
I was nervous about going this route but I can honestly say that I would do it again in a heartbeat and plan on using them for future upgrades, assuming their prices remain cheaper.
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I just called T-Mobile and asked why it was $329 when everybody else had it for $199. She said that it just is. I told her that I'd be buying a Galaxy Nexus straight from Google instead of extending my contract. She then transferred me to the "save" department where they instantly quoted me $186 before shipping and taxes. Ended up paying $211 and some change for express shipping and taxes and had the upgrade or activation fee waived.

I called and asked to be transfered to the "loyalty department" ended up paying 300 but they waived my upgrade and shipping fee AND credited my account 200$. Basically only paid 100 for the device
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Sounds like there are all sorts of ways to get the S III for $199 or less with T-Mobile. Just have to be smart about it.

Wow Loyalty Department is awesome. I called them up and spoke to a nice guy about my situation. and Got a hell of a deal for a blue 32Gb GS3. I explained to the gentlemen that my wife wants to move to At&t and being with tmobile for 10 years I didn't really want to go but a friend of hers would hook us up with gs3 phones for $150 each and lower a monthly. The customer service was eager to help out to keep us with tmobile. after a few minutes on hold he came back with offering me a blue 32gb SGS3 for $120 and waving the over night charge plus saving me $50 on my monthly bill. also one of my phone are able to still upgrade next month. I'll save that for the next big thing in a few months. I love tmo. they know how to keep me as a valued customer. at the end of the phone call I asked him how soon will I have my new 32GB GS3. he said I should have it tomorrow when I get to work.
I should change my signature now... so happy

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Wow Loyalty Department is awesome. I called them up and spoke to a nice guy about my situation. and Got a hell of a deal for a blue 32Gb GS3. I explained to the gentlemen that my wife wants to move to At&t and being with tmobile for 10 years I didn't really want to go but a friend of hers would hook us up with gs3 phones for $150 each and lower a monthly. The customer service was eager to help out to keep us with tmobile. after a few minutes on hold he came back with offering me a blue 32gb SGS3 for $120 and waving the over night charge plus saving me $50 on my monthly bill. also one of my phone are able to still upgrade next month. I'll save that for the next big thing in a few months. I love tmo. they know how to keep me as a valued customer. at the end of the phone call I asked him how soon will I have my new 32GB GS3. he said I should have it tomorrow when I get to work.
I should change my signature now... so happy
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Not bad.
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iGoOsE76 said:
Wow Loyalty Department is awesome. I called them up and spoke to a nice guy about my situation. and Got a hell of a deal for a blue 32Gb GS3. I explained to the gentlemen that my wife wants to move to At&t and being with tmobile for 10 years I didn't really want to go but a friend of hers would hook us up with gs3 phones for $150 each and lower a monthly. The customer service was eager to help out to keep us with tmobile. after a few minutes on hold he came back with offering me a blue 32gb SGS3 for $120 and waving the over night charge plus saving me $50 on my monthly bill. also one of my phone are able to still upgrade next month. I'll save that for the next big thing in a few months. I love tmo. they know how to keep me as a valued customer. at the end of the phone call I asked him how soon will I have my new 32GB GS3. he said I should have it tomorrow when I get to work.
I should change my signature now... so happy
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Yea t-mobiles been great to me. I have five lines and the next set of full up grades is dec and feb. Well i called tmobile told them to transfer me to customer loyalty. And after a bit of talking with the women ( sounded hot so hot) she said i will give u the s3 for 360 and also got the 50 dollar mail in rebate which is cool so actually paid 310 for phone and it was at my house in 3 days. She just said i see u are a valued customer with 5 lines and always pay your bill sir we want you ro stay . Anyways im happy customer...also even tho she called it an upgrade she said it will not affect my actual upgrade i think because i extended my contract. But thats cool cuz i have been with tmobile forever anyways. So when december comes around i can get whatever is badass at that time

Lizzy345 said:
Got an email this weekend about a good deal on Galaxy SIII, got it today over the phone with CS.
New TMobile Galaxy SIII for $229.99 (10% discount + waived $35 activation fees) via private channel. New activations, add a line and eligible upgrades. See flyer for promo code and phone # to call. Offer not redeemable online or at the store.
mention website student rate on the phone to redeem the promotion.
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I just signed up for Tmo on July 5th and called them about this code. They said its a student code and wasnt able to apply to my account since I'm not a student. Has anyone else been succesful adding this code to their account?

just got off phone with customer retention they are able to offer the gs3 for 179.99 that price is only through customer retention need to call them to get it

Are you sure 179?... I paid 120 for the 32gb..
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iGoOsE76 said:
Are you sure 179?... I paid 120 for the 32gb..
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How much is your monthly bill before and after?

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Are you sure 179?... I paid 120 for the 32gb..
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I think it depends how long you have been with them plus if you pay your bill on time every month and stuff. Little variables cam change the price drastically. Just a thought?
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chrisram88 said:
I think it depends how long you have been with them plus if you pay your bill on time every month and stuff. Little variables cam change the price drastically. Just a thought?
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All that stuff is taken in to consideration as well as how many credits/promotions you are/have received in the past months.
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So is it better call retention or loyalty department? I is there a difference or does it matter thanks.
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So is it better call retention or loyalty department? I is there a difference or does it matter thanks.
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It's the Same department. When you dialing 611 and operator prompts you to select why you are calling just say "Cancel". That connects you directly to them.
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Monthly bill went from 250 to 200 for all 3 phones. 2 of them with 5gb with hotspot and the 3rd 2gb all unlimited text and min..
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When you guys upgraded via retentions, did they make you change your current data plan? I have the grandfathered 5 GB $30 data plan and I don't want to lose it. When I upgrade online it doesn't make me change it but obviously it's a lot more expensive.

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When you guys upgraded via retentions, did they make you change your current data plan? I have the grandfathered 5 GB $30 data plan and I don't want to lose it. When I upgrade online it doesn't make me change it but obviously it's a lot more expensive.
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It all depends if that plan will still be available with the offer they give you. Just say you wanna keep it and see if they agree.
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aNYthing24 said:
When you guys upgraded via retentions, did they make you change your current data plan? I have the grandfathered 5 GB $30 data plan and I don't want to lose it.
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I was in the same situation. Heidi gave me $5 off my data price per month. I asked her several times if my 5gb status would change and she assured me it would not. Ask nicely.

walmart 249$ plus 100$ walmart giftcard! Expire Dec 1 2012

with new contract.
UPDATE: also works for upgrade!

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with new contract.
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This won't work for those of us trying to upgrade, however.
But I may try to print this out and take it to Best Buy and see if they will price match (not knowing that it's only for new customers).

Yes, Walmart usually is between $50 and $100 cheaper. I tried to upgrade to the Note II through them, but when I added it as an upgrade the system told me the quantity in my cart was more than allowed and kinda froze there. I don't know if it was a system glitch or what. But I assume you'll eventually be able to upgrade through Walmart.
Note, last time I upgraded through Walmart (to Galaxy S II) my data plan got removed all together. I had to call AT&T to get my grandfathered unlimited Data back. My recommendation is to call AT&T after any upgrade and make sure your plan has not changed. Upon upgrading to the not II through AT&T my $5 for 200 text messaging plan (no longer offered) was removed and I had not text capability at all. I had to call them get it back.

I purchased the Note 2 from ATT on Friday. Today I see that Walmart has it for 250, so I chatted with the ATT rep and got them to price match it and they will credit me $50 back into my account and got the activation fee waved as well. Only been with ATT for 2 days and I already like their CS. Good bye Sprint, you wont be missed

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I purchased the Note 2 from ATT on Friday. Today I see that Walmart has it for 250, so I chatted with the ATT rep and got them to price match it and they will credit me $50 back into my account and got the activation fee waved as well. Only been with ATT for 2 days and I already like their CS. Good bye Sprint, you wont be missed
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Was it the store rep or one on the phone? (611)
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Scratch that. Called CS and they did it for me. Took $50 off the bill and waived activation. Purchased phone originally at local corporate store.
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^^ oh wow. I'll have to try giving ATT a call tomorrow to see if i can get them to price match it, as i just bought my note2 a few days ago.

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This won't work for those of us trying to upgrade, however.
But I may try to print this out and take it to Best Buy and see if they will price match (not knowing that it's only for new customers).
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Let us know if they price match, thanks and good luck.
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Astom22 said:
Let us know if they price match, thanks and good luck.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34036061&postcount=31

gonna try the price match now, will report later to see if this works

Many people are having success getting customer service to match $199.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976429
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I'm happy with $50 off lol
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I'm happy with $50 off lol
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yeah. i getting tired of calling att to save that 50$. called 3 times, no deal at 199$ !

Called CS to get $50.00 credit to my account but before she did, she gave me a big stink on how ATT does not match competitors prices and that was a one time
courtesy credit.

I didn't get that. It's like all businesses. They don't like to give much away lol
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I bought mine last Friday adding a new line and paid 300.00 think I will give them a call and see if I can get something back since I have both notes hopefully I can get the 100.00 and activation fee back...

Ordered mine yesterday, be polite, tried 3 times, the last one I talked to tried to accomodate me, and I even requested the upgrade fee waived. And by the way, I am not yet due for an upgrade. so Early upgrade, note 2, and waived fee. I tried to have them match the S3 on Bestbuy and Samsclub, they said no and just go to the store on Black Friday.

I tried to price match T-Mobile at $49.00, called twice, second time to premier, no deal.
Got it for $199.00 on a 3rd call very easily, just said: "Look, the reason I'm calling is, a couple of friends on this enthusiast forum got a great deal for $199, what can you do for me?" She said she would talk to her manager, did it, and they accepted. Without me asking, they waivered activation fee and gave me free premier shipping, but it should be shipping on Tuesday only (asked for the White Note II).
So I'm very happy with this, can't wait. Hopefully before thanksgiving I'll have my new phone!

Got note 2 white 249 $ best buy mobile with code. Called att premium and they would not match this price. So they loose the sale and good will.
Best buy mobile ebay had the discount best buy mobile from site didn't. Only hitch I had to call for a closer store pickup.
They had an open box phone waiting at the store which I declined. To swap it for an unopened box they had to return the phone and discount the new one.
Bottom line they can do whatever they want only if they want to and you're nice to them.
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Just ordered one from Walmart myself. $250 plus they are giving a $100 walmart gift card now, so effectively $150

Good price the big screen)

A big +1 to AT&T Retentions!

A few weeks back I called a rep to ask about my ETF to cancel and go to Verizon for the Note II. The lady I spoke with offered me the Note II for $249. I didn't t buy the phone at the time. The rep noted it on my account. I called back last night and spoke with another rep.
He honored the offer, even though I wasn't told all the details correctly the first time I called, and long story short, I renewed my contract and have a Note II on the way.
I ended up paying $312 {289.99 +tax) and got bill credits totalling $97, free overnight shipping and he waived the upgrade fee.
Thanks Phillip!

Att does this for all their products. If you have uverse they theyll give good discounts on it too.
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I love ATT Retention dept as well. They gave me $100 in credit just because I said I was thinking of switching to T-Mobile. Didn't have to upgrade or anything. They just gave it to me.

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ATT has been nothing but fantastic this time around. I am actually coming from Verizon and I wanted the Note 2 on a couple of our 5 lines. However, Verizon was being very...unfriendly towards my interest with this phone. We had 3 lines that were ready for upgrade immediately. However, in trying to sign our new 2 year contract to Big Red, they wanted a $30 upgrade fee per line. Additionally, two of our lines were going to lose their unlimited data. The third was going to drop from 4GB down to 2GB per month. They were in no way willing or interested in working with me to keep me as a customer. So, I immediately requested to cancel all lines of service. They threw a fit at that but that's a different story. In any event, I wound up doing a bit of shopping around for an alternative carrier. After deciding on ATT, I visited my local Best Buy due to the ATT corporate store being crazy busy during my lunch break. Best Buy got me set up with the Note 2 and also price matched Amazon Wireless. So, I walked out that day with 3 Notes for $175 a pop. However, the guy at Best Buy somehow set our share plan on different data plans per line. This next bit is where ATT customer service shines. I called in to have the matter addressed. It was a super friendly call from start to finish. I wasn't upset to begin with but had I been, the rep was super friendly and I'm sure it would have been de-escalated. At the end, to compensate me for the "inconvenience" of having to call in, she waived my first months bill entirely. That's what I call customer satisfaction. ATT might not have the same coverage, call quality, or speeds when compared to Verizon in my local area. However, the customer service more than made up for it in my book.

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Just got them to match the amazon $179 price minus Best Buy phone freedom ($50)....out the door $136 after taxes. No complaints here....

mykwalkr said:
Just got them to match the amazon $179 price minus Best Buy phone freedom ($50)....out the door $136 after taxes. No complaints here....
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Wow, I'm jealous. But I don't think BBuy would've done that for me - I wasn't eligible to upgrade till June of next year.

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raduque said:
Wow, I'm jealous. But I don't think BBuy would've done that for me - I wasn't eligible to upgrade till June of next year.
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This was from AT&T retention department....I just asked them if they could match this price before I bought it from BB.

Just wanted to say thanks for this thread.
I purchased two SGN2's last week at an ATT store, as they were the only ones carrying them in my area. We got the $100 off the second phone deal. After seeing this I called them last night and got the response to call a different number that wasn't currently open. She did credit my activation fees though ($86).
This morning, i called the number she referred me to and they said they did not handle that type of thing, Then forwarded me to another dept. After being disconnected and calling back the rep kindly credited me $120 to my account, I did not want to push the Amazon Wireless price and I am extremely happy with this.
Thank you All!
I believe my price came to $189.99 per phone. Plus free activation.

Is there a direct number to the retentions department? I qill be getting the note 2 today if i get paid.
Thanks in advance
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Just scored my note 2 for 100 bucks since amazonwireless has the note 2 for sprint for 99$. They also waved activation and shipping. Needless to say im stoked

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Just scored my note 2 for 100 bucks since amazonwireless has the note 2 for sprint for 99$. They also waved activation and shipping. Needless to say im stoked
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The att version?
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The att version?
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A couple weeks back I was having problems with my Galaxy S 2 that I already had replaced under warranty for factory defects, This time around was a charging issue. (Always says its charging) So I asked them if they would be able to allow me to upgrade because I was extremely unsatisified with the phone and they went ahead and upgraded me. I told them about XDA people reporting getting the phone for 199 from other reps and that Amazon Wireless was running a special for 199. They had me pay 330 which was about the price for the phone and the tax for it, waived the upgrade fee and credited my account a whole 150 bucks. Needless to say I was very satisfied, On top of that she even through in 2nd day delivery. So I had my replacement device within days, and my phone bill this month was a mere 30 bucks.

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Thats awesome!!!!! Maybe u could pm me the number u called and what u said to get it for that price?? I would appreciate it alot!
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jyazzie110 said:
Thats awesome!!!!! Maybe u could pm me the number u called and what u said to get it for that price?? I would appreciate it alot!
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i just dialed 611 went to the upgrades/service change option and chose other. I talked to the girl and asked her if they would price match that offer and she said yes. I had not already ordered he phone though so i did it through her. It all depends on who you egt to deal with in the long run.

Meh, not that big of a deal. The phone is 174 at Amazon.

:good: for AT&T Retentions over here.
I just got off the phone with them for a completely different issue. The price of the device wasn't an issue for me. I got my Note II for only $63 and some change. But, anyway, I saw a thread on another website, where a lot of people were complaining about our devices not coming with the much vaunted multi-view capability. There were many people reporting that when they complained to AT&T about it and threatened to cancel service, as a way of trying to give them an incentive, AT&T offered either a large one-time credit or a temporary monthly reoccurring credit. The typical result was getting $10 knocked off your bill for 12 months. Sure enough, just before I got off the phone with the retentions rep I spoke to, she offered me $10 off my bill for the next 12 months as a way for AT&T to apologize to me. I'm quite happy about that.

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Meh, not that big of a deal. The phone is 174 at Amazon.
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Heard amazon is on backorder with the note 2?? I may be wrong.
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I spent an hour and a half on the phone with them today. The best I could talk my way into was a discount to $274.99 and a $100 credit on my bill. I guess considering my upgrade isn't available until may 13 its not all bad. I kept throwing the amazon deal out but they wouldn't price match it outright on the device.

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i just dialed 611 went to the upgrades/service change option and chose other. I talked to the girl and asked her if they would price match that offer and she said yes. I had not already ordered he phone though so i did it through her. It all depends on who you egt to deal with in the long run.
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BTW are u a new customer or did u upgrade?
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