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At&t s iii $99?

When do you guys think the AT&T S III will go down to $99?

When its not current like Christmas time
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Andrew149 said:
When its not current like Christmas time
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I want that Task AOKP goodness :crying:

Amazon had it for $99, but it's apparently gone up since I checked last.
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I want that Task AOKP goodness :crying:
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Tasks AOKP ROM is nice. I use it as my daily driver, but it has a few little bugs.
Most of which I can live with. My only real complaint with it is that the Voice Dialer doesn't work through bluetooth.
Other than that its superb.

I bought mine for $199 from the att store, nice red one btw then called two days later and said my cousin bought one at best buy for $99 (complete lie) and they credited my account $114
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nate5683 said:
I bought mine for $199 from the att store, nice red one btw then called two days later and said my cousin bought one at best buy for $99 (complete lie) and they credited my account $114
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Scammer.

I have confimed on Black Friday it will be on $50 on Radioshack...
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I saw it at radio Shack for $99 after I paid $199 at at&t, called them up and told them about it. They informed me that they don't offer price matching.
I informed them I would just return the phone and go buy it from the shack.
They promptly credited my account $100.
So apparently anyone can get it for $99 if they are willing to work with a customer service representative.
Hope this helps people get credited
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lostboy702 said:
I saw it at radio Shack for $99 after I paid $199 at at&t, called them up and told them about it. They informed me that they don't offer price matching.
I informed them I would just return the phone and go buy it from the shack.
They promptly credited my account $100.
So apparently anyone can get it for $99 if they are willing to work with a customer service representative.
Hope this helps people get credited
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Thanks! I think I might try this. When was it $99 at RadioShack, or did you make that up ?

nate5683 said:
I bought mine for $199 from the att store, nice red one btw then called two days later and said my cousin bought one at best buy for $99 (complete lie) and they credited my account $114
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Shamefully I'm not above this idea

I saw it for that price last week
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I might try this also. I just bought my wife an S3 from AT&T last week.

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I might try this also. I just bought my wife an S3 from AT&T last week.
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Tell me how it goes, because I really want this phone but I need it to be $99.

There was a thread about someone getting a gs3 for $99 from actually calling att and talking to a rep. I read this and called att myself. I bought mine for 199 at the store. So I called 611 and talked to someone. Told them I have been with att for a long time and felt I deserve the same price treatment as the person who got it for 99. Lady said how about 100 credit on bill. I said cool. Next thing I know it was only a 25 dollar credit. Week later I called again cause had issues with activating wife's new iPhone. After getting that resolved I told them about when I called last time and thought I was getting 100 dollar credit but only got 25. Somehow the guy this time hooked me up and gave me 2 different credits. An 80 and 28.50. And my other 25 he didn't take off. Said he wasn't going to. So all three credits took effect and I got 133.50 credit on my bill. So its like I got my gs3 for 66.50. Can't complain about that.
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I got mine from at&t for 99.99 I called in and told them I saw people getting it for a 99.99 and asked if I could get the same deal, the csr had to get a manager/supervisor override but was very nice and helpful.
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I bought mine from Frys Electronics last week for $150. Then I called AT&T and complained about the trouble I had activating it (spent 2 hours in the store on the phone, eventually had to go to an actual AT&T store). Even though there were no notes on the account, they issued me a $25 loyalty credit and waived the $36 upgrade fee. I didn't ask for anything more than waiving the upgrade fee, but they were very understanding of what I went through. I would highly recommend calling customer service if you aren't afraid to complain.

Check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761499

I suspect the earliest we could expect to see the price drop to $99 with a contract is Christmas. More likely scheduled around S4 release.

FlawleZ said:
I suspect the earliest we could expect to see the price drop to $99 with a contract is Christmas. More likely scheduled around S4 release.
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Seriously, people are getting it for $99 all the time now. With very little effort as well.
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Best Buy Availability

I'm continuing this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951870 here because it relates to the Sprint version.

Ok so here's what I was able to find out. The first store i called said that the phone was in the computer but not in stock could possibly come in tonights or Wednesdays shipment. The second store said that Sprint isn't going to release the phone till the 11th to which I replied they released it Thursday and she was like oh well that's weired. So I called the Reward Zone Premier Silver customer service and they weren't able to tell me exactly what I needed to know so I was transferred to .com support. This is what they said. The phone is available to order NOT PREORDER. Where it says "coming soon" that means it's coming soon in stores. When you add the phone to your cart you add all of your plan info and then pay for it. They said it ships in 5-7 days.
If this helps you please hit thanks!
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It says back ordered for me when I ordered it online :/ from BB the day it became available...
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mine said backordered too. i really wanted to keep it - 18mo no interest, $10 in bb rewards, and $88 credit on my account. but i cancelled it. i don't want to have to fight for the $150 price match on the retail price and picked one up a sprint today. they just got a new shipment in when i got there.

What about the 50 gift card towards purchase? Would I lose that if I ordered online? I have a white one that I bought at sprint, but hubby is waiting for his to use the gift card.

loveshinesthru said:
What about the 50 gift card towards purchase? Would I lose that if I ordered online? I have a white one that I bought at sprint, but hubby is waiting for his to use the gift card.
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Nope It's still 50 bucks no matter what. At bb that is. I don't think you can cash them in though...
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lazydazed said:
Nope It's still 50 bucks no matter what. At bb that is. I don't think you can cash them in though...
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It wasnt an actual card, it was the promo they had back in feb. you sign up with your email. My brother lost the email, but it will show up if we order in store. Im not sure it will show up if I order online?

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Nope It's still 50 bucks no matter what. At bb that is. I don't think you can cash them in though...
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That's correct you will still get the gift card, you just can't use it to pay for the phone.
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firemedic624 said:
That's correct you will silk get the gift card, you just can't use it to pay for the phone.
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oh well, I guess we will wait then. We hardly ever shop at BB. lol

loveshinesthru said:
It wasnt an actual card, it was the promo they had back in feb. you sign up with your email. My brother lost the email, but it will show up if we order in store. Im not sure it will show up if I order online?
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Ooooh, yes you'll get it, the promo is attached to the phone number they you upgrade. Might try calling to order it so you might be able to apply the fifty directly to the purchase,
I misunderstood because bb made me buy a fifty gift card in order to secure my preorder
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lazydazed said:
Ooooh, yes you'll get it, the promo is attached to the phone number they you upgrade. Might try calling to order it so you might be able to apply the fifty directly to the purchase,
I misunderstood because bb made me buy a fifty gift card in order to secure my preorder
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Yeah, I figured and I shouldve clarified better.

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Yeah, I figured and I shouldve clarified better.
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No prob.. so has anyone gotten one from bb yet? Just wondering if in store or online is faster..
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Called two Best Buy's this morning in the North Dallas area. Still not in the inventory system (don't know if their inventory system is national) - so none in stock at the store. They are taking pre-orders though.
Couldn't hazard a guess on which channel is actually faster.

i've called 15+ stores twice a day since the phone launched. the responses have been mixed, but over time the general consensus is now shifting to "it won't be available in store until Nov 11." i've pre-ordered it at a store, but in the meantime, i also bought one on their website. original delivery was 10/31-11/1, but just got updated to 11/8-11/19. if they start showing up in store before i get mine, i might just grab one there and cancel my online order. but i figure i've already missed launch day and have been waiting anyways, so what's a couple more days?

Called around to several stores today and wasn't able to find any phones or anyone who could tell me when it's going to released.
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My Nexus S just died on me... This wait just got so much worse.

Dariste said:
My Nexus S just died on me... This wait just got so much worse.
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Oh that sucks me than words can describe.
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Looks like its 2008 Blackberry time til i get it
> in 2012.

Talked to a Best Buy Mobile sales associate from a local store again today - this rep (taking it with a huge grain of salt) said that the carrier (Sprint) corporate stores would have a two week exclusive from launch. If true, that puts the date in line with the AT&T launch date: November 9th.
If I didn't have all those Best Buy gift cards from my Photon trade-in - I would've gone to the corporate store by now.

venture51 said:
Talked to a Best Buy Mobile sales associate from a local store again today - this rep (taking it with a huge grain of salt) said that the carrier (Sprint) corporate stores would have a two week exclusive from launch. If true, that puts the date in line with the AT&T launch date: November 9th.
If I didn't have all those Best Buy gift cards from my Photon trade-in - I would've gone to the corporate store by now.
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I'm guessing that the date they gave you is probably right or in the ballpark. I've heard from several stores that it won't be out till the 11th.
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Price bought off contract

Did anyone buy the device without changing their contract and if so how much did you pay?
I know at&t quotes $650 but I'm sure there are ways to buy buy for less (aside from getting axxount credits)
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$650. Only way to lower that is the early upgrade thing for $550, but it extends your contract.
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Yes it's $649 unless you're able to get the store manager to cut you a deal like I've had done once or twice in the past. I'll be returning my IP5 tomorrow in exchange for the Note 2. I hope they aren't too mad at me. Battery life on the IP5 leaves a lot to be desired.
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What about price matching? Anyone sell it for less?
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What about price matching? Anyone sell it for less?
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Outright price has always been cheaper from AT&T. Everywhere else I've seen is $699.99 or more.

What kind of deal u had with the manager to get it cheaper than $650?

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What kind of deal u had with the manager to get it cheaper than $650?
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When I purchased my last S3, the manager went in the system and marked it down to $399 since I'd purchased so many phones. Just have to be nice to people sometimes.

Im hoping bestbuy will price match it for me in a coupla hours here.
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1meanrex said:
Im hoping bestbuy will price match it for me in a coupla hours here.
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I never had any luck getting them to price match. I forget the reason/lie they always gave.
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Total comes out to $703 after taxes. Picked mine up this morning at 9, the white version
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05GT said:
I never had any luck getting them to price match. I forget the reason/lie they always gave.
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I ended going to att because bestbuy didnt even have it. $697 out the door titanium gray. I got there 5 min before they opened to discover a line, I thought my chances were gone only to find out the line was for the lumina 920. Thank goodness!
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1meanrex said:
I ended going to att because bestbuy didnt even have it. $697 out the door titanium gray. I got there 5 min before they opened to discover a line, I thought my chances were gone only to find out the line was for the lumina 920. Thank goodness!
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Total comes out to $703 after taxes. Picked mine up this morning at 9, the white version
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How did you guys manage to get one off contract? I showed up early this morning and was the first into one store and they would no sell me one without signing a new contract. I even called customer service who called the store to clarify and told me it was up to the manager to decide whether or not they would sell it to me without contract because they are in limited supply. I called another store thinking maybe it was just that one at&t store and I was told the exact same thing by the other store. It's driving me crazy because I was ready to fork over $650 + for this phone. Customer support wouldnt even let me order over the phone because they claim that the phone isn't even in their system yet. Very disappointing day so far...

Picked mine up from AT&T for $550 plus tax = $593
They extended my contract for 2 yrs from today.

servantz said:
How did you guys manage to get one off contract? I showed up early this morning and was the first into one store and they would no sell me one without signing a new contract. I even called customer service who called the store to clarify and told me it was up to the manager to decide whether or not they would sell it to me without contract because they are in limited supply. I called another store thinking maybe it was just that one at&t store and I was told the exact same thing by the other store. It's driving me crazy because I was ready to fork over $650 + for this phone. Customer support wouldnt even let me order over the phone because they claim that the phone isn't even in their system yet. Very disappointing day so far...
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I had an account already but I just told the guy I was paying the no commitment price and he didnt question it. Rang me up in about 3 or 4 minutes and I was done. I have no idea why they wouldnt sell it to you off contract. My best friend has simple mobile and he went in t mobile to buy his and they let him get his too with no problem.
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servantz said:
How did you guys manage to get one off contract? I showed up early this morning and was the first into one store and they would no sell me one without signing a new contract. I even called customer service who called the store to clarify and told me it was up to the manager to decide whether or not they would sell it to me without contract because they are in limited supply. I called another store thinking maybe it was just that one at&t store and I was told the exact same thing by the other store. It's driving me crazy because I was ready to fork over $650 + for this phone. Customer support wouldnt even let me order over the phone because they claim that the phone isn't even in their system yet. Very disappointing day so far...
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I literally walked in and said I was buying for the off contract price and that was it, guy rang me up and gave me my phone. My brother works for bestbuy mobile and he said that sometimes stores will do that to maximize sales because thats how they will make there money, off the contract instead of the phone. So if you were off contract i can see why they would be pricks about it.
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I literally walked in and said I was buying for the off contract price and that was it, guy rang me up and gave me my phone. My brother works for bestbuy mobile and he said that sometimes stores will do that to maximize sales because thats how they will make there money, off the contract instead of the phone. So if you were off contract i can see why they would be pricks about it.
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Man this sucks for me. I am still under contract but the guy didn't even ask. I have called about 10 stores and the story has been the same except for one guy who offered to sell me one for $750 cash only!! I laughed in his face before I hung up that phone. I have a business account and I finally got off the phone with someone who was willing to help me order it, but get this, they charge businesses $100 more for the no contract price...$650 vs $750. That is so close to Best Buy's price of $800 that I stop from ordering it. I will speak with my company's account rep next week but this is really shady business even from At&t. Without my grandfathered unlimited plan I would be walking out the door at this point.

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Total comes out to $703 after taxes. Picked mine up this morning at 9, the white version
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Kinda happy for Hawaii sales tax. Paid $680.60 out the door.
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Man this sucks for me. I am still under contract but the guy didn't even ask. I have called about 10 stores and the story has been the same except for one guy who offered to sell me one for $750 cash only!! I laughed in his face before I hung up that phone. I have a business account and I finally got off the phone with someone who was willing to help me order it, but get this, they charge businesses $100 more for the no contract price...$650 vs $750. That is so close to Best Buy's price of $800 that I stop from ordering it. I will speak with my company's account rep next week but this is really shady business even from At&t. Without my grandfathered unlimited plan I would be walking out the door at this point.
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Stores sound really hanky in your area.
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05GT said:
Kinda happy for Hawaii sales tax. Paid $680.60 out the door.
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Stores sound really hanky in your area.
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Yeah, you got that right. South Florida = Scumbag Land. This is the shady dealings I have had with a major company in a while. There shouldnt be this big of an issue buying off contract. It clearly lets you do it on the website, although when I tried that it makes me set up a new line of service or I have to act like a new customer. I even thought about buying it as a new customer and then canceling the line, etc. but that it just way to much work for a cell phone. Why they can't just shut up and take my money....I'll never know!
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Kinda happy for Hawaii sales tax. Paid $680.60 out the door.
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Stores sound really hanky in your area.
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Yeah, you got that right. South Florida = Scumbag Land. This is the shady dealings I have had with a major company in a while. There shouldnt be this big of an issue buying off contract. It clearly lets you do it on the website, although when I tried that it makes me set up a new line of service or I have to act like a new customer. I even thought about buying it as a new customer and then canceling the line, etc. but that it just way to much work for a cell phone. Why they can't just shut up and take my money....I'll never know!

Hey Note2 owners (and soon to be owners),
I tried all afternoon on launch day to pick up one at non-commitment price, but all the AT&T stores here in Los Angeles area wouldn't let me as they were in "limited stock" and reserved for new or upgrade accounts. I even called a friend who knew a manager but he said the same thing. The only way was to order it online as it ships from warehouse.
I do have an issue though and I was wondering if anyone else is in the same shoes as I am.
I placed an order online that same afternoon, but ever since and until now it still shows "Status: Attention" on my order status page. I did call AT&T Premier to make sure, and the rep told me that it's still being processed and take anywhere from 24-48 hrs to finish processing the order, considering that the weekend was non-business days.
Is anyone else who ordered online on launch day still show that status? I've been stuck on my old flip RAZR phone for a month now since my issue with my S3 being fraudulently reported stolen (a story I might like to tell someday).
Just wondering if it's just bad luck with me or something. I just want my Note 2 and carrying this RAZR is kinda embarrassing lol
Thanks guys for any input.

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I placed an order online that same afternoon, but ever since and until now it still shows "Status: Attention"
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My online (pre-)order status went from "Pending" or "Processing" to "Shipped". I never saw an "Attention" status, and I believe others here who did said it indicated that there was a problem that was holding up the order. Probably good to check with them again.
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servantz said:
Man this sucks for me. I am still under contract but the guy didn't even ask. I have called about 10 stores and the story has been the same except for one guy who offered to sell me one for $750 cash only!! I laughed in his face before I hung up that phone. I have a business account and I finally got off the phone with someone who was willing to help me order it, but get this, they charge businesses $100 more for the no contract price...$650 vs $750. That is so close to Best Buy's price of $800 that I stop from ordering it. I will speak with my company's account rep next week but this is really shady business even from At&t. Without my grandfathered unlimited plan I would be walking out the door at this point.
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Why not order it online? That seems to have worked smoothly for most people. I did that (for the full no-contract $650) and kept my grandfathered unlimited data plan (although initially AT&T changed it to a 3GB plan, and I had to call and have the unlimited plan restored).

Got 3 at $49.99

Go to best buy and have them match Fry's at 99.99 then tell them you signed up for the freedom program in January and they will give you $50 off. They will tell you "its not coming up in our system", just assure them that you did sign up for it. The system is kinda broken so they'll take your word for it. I got 3 of them yesterday for everyone on my family plan. Fantastic deal.

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Go to best buy and have them match Fry's at 99.99 then tell them you signed up for the freedom program in January and they will give you $50 off. They will tell you "its not coming up in our system", just assure them that you did sign up for it. The system is kinda broken so they'll take your word for it. I got 3 of them yesterday for everyone on my family plan. Fantastic deal.
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Yeah! Put the hurt on an already hurting company by lying to them! Get 'em!
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lessthanzach said:
Yeah! Put the hurt on an already hurting company by lying to them! Get 'em!
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Lol, a company that charges $20 for a $1 div to hdmi, $20 for a $3 hdmi, $300 for $10 monster cable hdmi cables.

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Lol, a company that charges $20 for a $1 div to hdmi, $20 for a $3 hdmi, $300 for $10 monster cable hdmi cables.
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And has literally almost no mark up at all on tvs or computers. In fact they often sell those items below cost. They make that money back in upselling those horribly priced accessories.
Regardless, I have no stock in them, I just find it frustrating when people abuse the system and straight up lie. That could cost someone their job, I've seen it happen.
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Go to best buy and have them match Fry's at 99.99
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Frys is now $149 w/ 2-year contract. I know because I went there yesterday and found they upped the price (which stopped me from upgrading).

I got my G Pro for $99 at the AT&T store, too my dad's old impulse, and they gave me a $100 credit. On their system, the Impulse 4G was worth $6!! Can you believe that!
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Frys is now $149 w/ 2-year contract. I know because I went there yesterday and found they upped the price (which stopped me from upgrading).
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Best buy will price match that and you can trade you old phone in to att. Then it's only 49.00 plus tax. Personally I just sell my old phone but either way.
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I can't find the deal on bestbuy.com
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Please tell me if it is availble for India?

nthknd said:
Best buy will price match that and you can trade you old phone in to att. Then it's only 49.00 plus tax. Personally I just sell my old phone but either way.
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I understand about BB price matching Fry's, but then how do you go about trading in your old phone to AT&T. Doesn't AT&T give you the money for your old phone ONLY if you purchase a new one from them? Or are you saying that BB will buy your old AT&T phone just like the corporate store will?
Edit: I just went to Fry's website and I saw Verizon, T-Mo, and Sprint, but no AT&T. So, if no AT&T, then how does one get a OGPro from them?

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I understand about BB price matching Fry's, but then how do you go about trading in your old phone to AT&T. Doesn't AT&T give you the money for your old phone ONLY if you purchase a new one from them? Or are you saying that BB will buy your old AT&T phone just like the corporate store will?
Edit: I just went to Fry's website and I saw Verizon, T-Mo, and Sprint, but no AT&T. So, if no AT&T, then how does one get a OGPro from them?
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Att sales the og pro. I got mine from them. You can sell your phone to Att or bestbuy both of them will buy old phones. I saw the add for att buy back at Best buy and Att and their website. Just give Att a call or best buy. I've sold my old phones to best buy before its just Att says you'll get atleast 100.00 best buy goes by the age of the phone and condition.
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Send me one? it cost ＄399 in China at least
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bossfang said:
Send me one? it cost ＄399 in China at least
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This is with a two year contract
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how much pay for a month?my english is not good,please forgive my mistake
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[Q] How to purchase E980 from att without activating att service plan?

Hello, I want to buy an E980 from att because the price cheaper, but how can I do that without activating an att service plan?
I know there is an option to buy from ebay, but I am just afraid of being scammed.
Thank you.

I believe if you're paying full retail, you can just walk in and pick it up. Have you tried that?
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TJBunch1228 said:
I believe if you're paying full retail, you can just walk in and pick it up. Have you tried that?
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I have tried that in the nearest store and they refused to do so. Maybe I should try another store?

arika44 said:
I have tried that in the nearest store and they refused to do so. Maybe I should try another store?
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You can just purchase it from the Internet.
I bought mine from buy.com

Nukpana said:
You can just purchase it from the Internet.
I bought mine from buy.com
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If I can find another online store that sells 440, I guess I won't hesitate

buy from costco then cancel the contract after 14 days and pay the ETF. It'll be cheaper than buying from AT&T outright.

arika44 said:
I have tried that in the nearest store and they refused to do so. Maybe I should try another store?
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if u go to a cor store...a real att store not a dealer location they'll sell it to u no problem without service. dealer locations like ms wireless and parott only sell with upgrades and new lines cuz they r typically pure commission. cor reps still get hourly pay so if u wanna just walk in, bye, walk out, it should be quick and easy

U could buy it on swappa on the xda site.
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An AT&T Cor Store will gladly sell you that phone without an account.... They HAVE TOO or they would be going agenst policy.

hyelton said:
An AT&T Cor Store will gladly sell you that phone without an account.... They HAVE TOO or they would be going agenst policy.
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I wish that were the case. I was able to buy the first one with a bit of persuading. But I returned it only to have the price drop 110 dollars so I bought the 2nd one. 3 different stores said it was against policy to sell without service plans. I called Customer service and they said the same thing. Who knows. But Just FYI they may be getting ready to stop selling the phone altogether . I had to purchase a 3rd due #2 dropping and shattered the screen. It rang up for 400 dollars.

royale192 said:
I wish that were the case. I was able to buy the first one with a bit of persuading. But I returned it only to have the price drop 110 dollars so I bought the 2nd one. 3 different stores said it was against policy to sell without service plans. I called Customer service and they said the same thing. Who knows. But Just FYI they may be getting ready to stop selling the phone altogether . I had to purchase a 3rd due #2 dropping and shattered the screen. It rang up for 400 dollars.
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interesting the only time ive ever had an issue buying out right was at Verizon several years ago.
They must had had a glitch, that phone should had been 439 plus tax. But I wouldnt complain at $400! haha.

So they are supposed to let you purchase the phone full retail with signing up for even a go phone plan?

vinniemac84 said:
if u go to a cor store...a real att store not a dealer location they'll sell it to u no problem without service. dealer locations like ms wireless and parott only sell with upgrades and new lines cuz they r typically pure commission. cor reps still get hourly pay so if u wanna just walk in, bye, walk out, it should be quick and easy
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thanks for the reply. I actually did go to a att store, where i was refused, not a dealer
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Wow that's crazy. The only restrictions we had on no contract sales were with iphones. A phone that Att doesnt even market should be no problem, especially if u already have service with them. Did they say y the wouldn't sell it to u?

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buy from costco then cancel the contract after 14 days and pay the ETF. It'll be cheaper than buying from AT&T outright.
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won't that affect my credit history somehow? i have not signed any wireless contract before so i am not quite sure
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Wow that's crazy. The only restrictions we had on no contract sales were with iphones. A phone that Att doesnt even market should be no problem, especially if u already have service with them. Did they say y the wouldn't sell it to u?
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eh.... i dont have att service. i just want to purchase it,unlock it and use on an att mvno. i didnt told them this much but i did say i dont want att service
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arika44 said:
won't that affect my credit history somehow? i have not signed any wireless contract before so i am not quite sure
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It will only affect your credit if you don't pay the etf.
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arika44 said:
eh.... i dont have att service. i just want to purchase it,unlock it and use on an att mvno. i didnt told them this much but i did say i dont want att service
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saying you wanted it without service is probably why they didnt sell it to you. most sales reps r shady and sharks...i know cuz i used to be one. i used to see my coworkers bold face lie to customers sometimes if they didnt wanna do something that didnt make them any money. since you wanted just the hardware and no service they werent getting jack from you at all and just said they couldnt even tho its not a problem at all

Did you try the swappa.com link in the forum? Several for sale there.
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