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Black Friday Deals?!?!

My wife and I have been eligible for an upgrade for awhile now. Finally a phone came out that's good enough to ditch my OG Epic. It's gonna be hard giving up a hardware keyboard as I'm typing this with it now BUT the note 2 specs are simply amazing!
I'm patiently waiting in hopes of a Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal but I have yet to see or hear of anything for the Note 2. I was hoping to see a buy one get one 1/2 off or 25% off all smart phones or something to that effect so I don't have to come off $600 in upgrading 2 devices.
Now that the multi-window update is out it's even harder to wait but if I can save even $100 I'll gladly wait another week or 2.
So has anyone seen or heard anything that will justify the wait? I'm not a patient person by nature and I've been following this forum since it was created and it's not looking too bad considering the device is still in it's infancy.
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I'm sure there will be deals on the GS3, but the GN2 is just too new imo. I also remember reading that Samsung will not let carriers drop the price of the GN2 for 90 days, so who knows.
Edit: Assuming you're not on a special plan like Sero, I'm sure places like Amazon could have a deal on it. I'll post back if I run into any deals
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Jocelyn said:
I'm sure there will be deals on the GS3, but the GN2 is just too new imo. I also remember reading that Samsung will not let carriers drop the price of the GN2 for 90 days, so who knows.
Edit: Assuming you're not on a special plan like Sero, I'm sure places like Amazon could have a deal on it. I'll post back if I run into any deals
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I saw the leaked ad for the GS3 for $50 but imo it's not really an upgrade from my epic, I'm running same software with a keyboard. I might ask for an early upgrade on my daughter's intercept tho for the GS3 but not if it's in-store only. I don't get sucked into waiting in lines for hours, especially here in Michigan where there might be snow on the ground by then!
An Amazon deal would be awesome, I did all my holiday shopping on amazon last year and their shipping is super fast! If anyone sees or hears of anything lemme know! Appreciate it!
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Wishkah420 said:
I saw the leaked ad for the GS3 for $50 but imo it's not really an upgrade from my epic, I'm running same software with a keyboard. I might ask for an early upgrade on my daughter's intercept tho for the GS3 but not if it's in-store only. I don't get sucked into waiting in lines for hours, especially here in Michigan where there might be snow on the ground by then!
An Amazon deal would be awesome, I did all my holiday shopping on amazon last year and their shipping is super fast! If anyone sees or hears of anything lemme know! Appreciate it!
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The GS3 is a HUGE upgrade from the Epic, unless you're referring to the ET4G. Even so , the S3 is a big leap in hardware from the ET4G.
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ptfdmedic said:
The GS3 is a HUGE upgrade from the Epic, unless you're referring to the ET4G. Even so , the S3 is a big leap in hardware from the ET4G.
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Hi Rob!!!!! Nice to see a familiar face! You have a Note 2? Will we be seeing anything midnight? Can you believe I still vote for you almost every day! Lol.
GS3 wasn't a big enough upgrade to lose my keyboard! Lol. But for a 9yr old going from an intercept to a GS3 will be amazing, as long as she keeps her grades up that is.
Back on topic, the GS3 is not
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Best Buy price matches amazon and radio shack. Sorry thats all I have.

Having gone from the epic to the gs3, I can say it's an excellent upgrade, especially for $50 on black Friday.
Having gone from the gs3 to the galaxy note II, I can say it's a great upgrade... not as big off a jump as between the epic and the gs3 but a good one
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Check my sig for the best price on Sprint GN2 $249 Tax free is better than you will get on any black friday sale...

Jocelyn said:
I'm sure there will be deals on the GS3, but the GN2 is just too new imo. I also remember reading that Samsung will not let carriers drop the price of the GN2 for 90 days, so who knows.
Edit: Assuming you're not on a special plan like Sero, I'm sure places like Amazon could have a deal on it. I'll post back if I run into any deals
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I saw on Ben's Bargains recently that someone was offering the GN2 for $225. I'm hoping that Sprint matches soon.
EDIT: I'm sorry, Dealsea: http://dealsea.com/view-deal/77108

Best buy is doing 25% off until December 9th on their Best Buy eBay page
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Jcossack88 said:
Best buy is doing 25% off until December 9th on their Best Buy eBay page
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it's up on the wirefly for 249.99 minus BOFA additup $50 total 199.99 right now

leond said:
it's up on the wirefly for 249.99 minus BOFA additup $50 total 199.99 right now
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link? Are you allowed to transfer the phone to a different line? we have an upgrade on one line, but want to transfer the phone to another line. Is "bofa additup" the coupon code? it doesnt work.
ok, doesnt do me any good anyways, we cant transfer the phone to another line on the same account.
if I can get the coupon code, we might just be able to swap lines, so we can keep that number.

loveshinesthru said:
link? Are you allowed to transfer the phone to a different line? we have an upgrade on one line, but want to transfer the phone to another line.
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If you are the administrator of both lines then you will be able to do it no problem. Also I think Best Buy charges tax on the full retail of the phone which will add an additional $60 depending on your location. I always get it from the link I posted earlier because it is the most reliable in my humble but accurate opinion. If you need any additional help transferring phones between lines, just PM me. I have a lot of experience helping friends with that.

Techronico said:
If you are the administrator of both lines then you will be able to do it no problem. Also I think Best Buy charges tax on the full retail of the phone which will add an additional $60 depending on your location. I always get it from the link I posted earlier because it is the most reliable in my humble but accurate opinion. If you need any additional help transferring phones between lines, just PM me. I have a lot of experience helping friends with that.
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If they go through simplexity then I dont think it can be done. wirefly goes thru simplexity and they said no. I dont have to worry about tax here, our state is tax free.

ptfdmedic said:
The GS3 is a HUGE upgrade from the Epic, unless you're referring to the ET4G. Even so , the S3 is a big leap in hardware from the ET4G.
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Lol that a joke? S2 S3 so close in hardware. Hardly noticeable differences
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leond said:
it's up on the wirefly for 249.99 minus BOFA additup $50 total 199.99 right now
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Can you do this more than once? On BOFA it says per plan, but what if you do it separately each time?

hajalie24 said:
Can you do this more than once? On BOFA it says per plan, but what if you do it separately each time?
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how do you get the BOFA?

If you have a bank of america account, go to additup.bankofamerica.com . The wirefly deal will be there.

Post Note 2 Sales deals here

Hello XDA:
I'm looking to shop for a Galaxy Note 2, with clean IMEI number, anyone know of a best place to buy it off the contract? I want a brand New in the box etc...
If anyone know, please post the deals in this thread...
Thanks,
I'm sure it will help many people who are looking to buy one.

Went to best buy. Traded in my phone. They paid me about $200 bucks for my phone, and beat Tmobile's price of $319 for the note. Best Buy sold me a note for $219 bucks, and THEN they subtracted the $200 they gave me for my old phone. I walked out with a new note 2 only paying $37.70. (I must make notice that I also purchased their warranty which replaces the phone if ANYTHING bad happens to it *minus theft* and a case, which they also matched the price of another site on and since they didnt have any otter boxes)
All in all, i think Best Buy has the competition beat here, but i please IMPLORE others to post me a better deal....maybe then i can tell them to price match that and they can give me some of my $40 bucks back lol!

Superthrust said:
Went to best buy. Traded in my phone. They paid me about $200 bucks for my phone, and beat Tmobile's price of $319 for the note. Best Buy sold me a note for $219 bucks, and THEN they subtracted the $200 they gave me for my old phone. I walked out with a new note 2 only paying $37.70. (I must make notice that I also purchased their warranty which replaces the phone if ANYTHING bad happens to it *minus theft* and a case, which they also matched the price of another site on and since they didnt have any otter boxes)
All in all, i think Best Buy has the competition beat here, but i please IMPLORE others to post me a better deal....maybe then i can tell them to price match that and they can give me some of my $40 bucks back lol!
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I find it hard to believe best buy is selling note 2 for 219 off contract
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The only good deal I found was 249 at best buy. I ordered one for my wife.
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For the love of god could you people specify whether you got it off or on contract. Jesus Christ I feel like im taking crazy pills!!!!
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That was def with contract.
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Well, it seems the Note 2 from T-Mobile's website is back-ordered. Does anyone know how long it generally takes for the new stocks to come in?

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I got mine on contract. I thought that's what we were talking about. Calm down... The original person never specifically asked for either so I told them my deal. Can't get mad if you didn't specify!
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Actually He did say he was looking for one with no CONTRACT. Theres no way they could be 200 withouth contract OP, ur looking to spend at least 500-600
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samsung is giving out free flip cases and nfc tags and 50% codes off accessories on their site all you have to do is sign up here
http://smgm.us/69V

Anyone wanna tell If this is legit?
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Superthrust said:
Anyone wanna tell If this is legit?
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yes it is. Samsung has given out flip covers in other countries but this is a first for US owners.

Beware of userid:Loaferkan
Guys this guy and he sold me a bad imei number cellphone(note 2) last week in NewYork and it seems he has been doing this business on online forums and craigslist for a number of years.I regret being a victim but do not want you guys to be part of his cheating business.He gave me he box which has different imei than the actual imei number of the phone.This guy is a professional thief who is well educated but for the very wrong cause.He might change his id but his name is and do not deal with him.
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Jaimesco12 said:
Actually He did say he was looking for one with no CONTRACT. Theres no way they could be 200 withouth contract OP, ur looking to spend at least 500-600
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You are right!

haldi15 said:
samsung is giving out free flip cases and nfc tags and 50% codes off accessories on their site all you have to do is sign up here
http://smgm.us/69V
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Just did mine. Thanks!
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I bought mine from a tmobile store owner for 650 cash. The owner had used it for one week and just likes to try all the phones out. Got a free 32gb Samsung card, case, battery and screen protector. Oh ya and some random car charger. Came with a bill of sale and IMEI number on it ^_^
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Lol, scott that kinda sounds shady but i believe you. I just was not aware that any corp store could do that. Especially giving the accessories with it.
Kinda makes me wanna think twice about returning my phones next time. I do that alot...and by that, i mean like the guy, buy and try new phones quite a bit...at least, ones they don't end up sending me for free

haldi15 said:
samsung is giving out free flip cases and nfc tags and 50% codes off accessories on their site all you have to do is sign up here
http://smgm.us/69V
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Unfortunately, the supplies for the offer have run out.

Superthrust said:
Lol, scott that kinda sounds shady but i believe you. I just was not aware that any corp store could do that. Especially giving the accessories with it.
Kinda makes me wanna think twice about returning my phones next time. I do that alot...and by that, i mean like the guy, buy and try new phones quite a bit...at least, ones they don't end up sending me for free
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It was a tmobile store but not an official one. It is called emobile in garden Grove ca. All I wanted was a legitimate bill of sale. I tried ten different people on Craigslist but no one would even give me a bill of sale.
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Asurion..

Ok sorry if I double post this. Tapatalk has horrible cache issues.
Anyways.. long story short.. everyone should buy a good case for their phone. Asurion has the optimus g on back order.
One of my customers comes in the other day after only owning the phone for 2 days with a busted screen. At this point its DBR (damaged beyond repair) and the only other choice he had was to file an asurion claim. He decides to call himself first and the ***** told him to accept the galaxy nexus instead of replacing the optimus g. He hung up furious. So I called back using my store ID and got a different lady. She told me the optimus g is on back order. She said they would replace his optimus g for the galaxy nexus but when the optimus g is available he will be unable to exchange for the optimus G. That pissed me off. They refused to place him on a waiting list and said the galaxy nexus was equivalent to the optimus G and was his only option.
Luckily my regional manager happened to be present and he was happy to exchange the device in store. We had to ship one from another location.
Point is. **** asurion. Buy a case. A good one.
The gnex, a equivalent device?!
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At least its not another thread about jellybean or the such
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What else do you expect them to do when the best phone is out of stock? The only option is to offer a downgrade if it's on back order.

I don't think so. There is another quad core phone at Sprint called the Note 2.
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They tried to offer me an S3, i told them to shove it. If i wanted an s3 I'd have bought one to begin with
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The Sprint store tried to offer me an s3 once too. They didn't have the OG. I said I would take the Note. They said no. I couldn't understand it. My phone broke. I had insurance. I can't see me taking a broke Taurus to a dealership and them offering me a Focus. The best thing is that this time last year the Galaxy Nexus was the pinnacle of phones. Now it isn't even in the running.
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tsdeaton said:
Ok sorry if I double post this. Tapatalk has horrible cache issues.
Anyways.. long story short.. everyone should buy a good case for their phone. Asurion has the optimus g on back order.
One of my customers comes in the other day after only owning the phone for 2 days with a busted screen. At this point its DBR (damaged beyond repair) and the only other choice he had was to file an asurion claim. He decides to call himself first and the ***** told him to accept the galaxy nexus instead of replacing the optimus g. He hung up furious. So I called back using my store ID and got a different lady. She told me the optimus g is on back order. She said they would replace his optimus g for the galaxy nexus but when the optimus g is available he will be unable to exchange for the optimus G. That pissed me off. They refused to place him on a waiting list and said the galaxy nexus was equivalent to the optimus G and was his only option.
Luckily my regional manager happened to be present and he was happy to exchange the device in store. We had to ship one from another location.
Point is. **** asurion. Buy a case. A good one.
The gnex, a equivalent device?!
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Agree with the "buy a case comment" 100%
This is one of the reasons that SquareTrade made me so happy with my wife's phone. Admittedly they tried to get me to take a phone that they had no business offering (An Epic Touch 4G??? Please). I told them to not be ridiculous, in those exact words as a matter of fact, so they sent a manager out and he purchased an OG same day from a local retailer. They shipped it to me overnight and waived my deductible because they didn't have the phone in stock.
That said, while SquareTrade did right by me, none of this would have happened if I had just bought my wife some indestructible case from the get go.

Yea we had a similar issue with squaretrade and the optimus g. The "equivalent" was a evo 4g lte or a galaxy S II. Though they ended up ordering a brand new one through amazon wireless.
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One of the most disappointing things about this is alot of people don't really know what they are doing to themselves when they don't know the difference between an OG and a Gnex, so they trust Sprint or Asurion, and take the downgrade, and are thus stuck with an old phone for the contract length. I paid for this phone, and the I'm not taking anything less. And just because their definition of "equal" is idiotic, doesn't mean I should have to suffer so they can save a couple bucks.
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Read an article elsewhere..a lady claimed in the comment section that a sprint rep told her that LG wasn't making the phone anymore..there were many comments to the contrary
Is it possible there doing away with the cdma/sprint version?

t1vengeful said:
Read an article elsewhere..a lady claimed in the comment section that a sprint rep told her that LG wasn't making the phone anymore..there were many comments to the contrary
Is it possible there doing away with the cdma/sprint version?
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I would hope not. Its the highest selling phone at my store. They kept the viper for such a long time and still continue to carry it even though we've only sold maybe 10 the entire last year..
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outerpip said:
One of the most disappointing things about this is alot of people don't really know what they are doing to themselves when they don't know the difference between an OG and a Gnex, so they trust Sprint or Asurion, and take the downgrade, and are thus stuck with an old phone for the contract length. I paid for this phone, and the I'm not taking anything less. And just because their definition of "equal" is idiotic, doesn't mean I should have to suffer so they can save a couple bucks.
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This is an interesting point. How does an insurance provider determine "equality" in a handset. Anybody with half a brain should be able to look at specs and see inequalities. Dual core is less than quad core. 1.2 ghz is less than 1.5 ghz. 1 GB RAM is less than 2 GB RAM. 1750 mAh battery is less than 2100 mAh.
I get that some specs are a little more difficult. AMOLED v LCD, dpi, CPU/GPU/Chipset specs etc... but sooner or later they are going to get themselves in trouble for even offering these phones because people are going to accept these less than stellar, older phones and be very disappointed in the lack of performance they are providing. Can anyone else see a legal scenario arising from this? It's bait and switch and that's a bad precedent to be setting.
I am so grateful that I handle this in my home because my wife would have taken that ET4G SquareTrade offered.

Xiutehcuhtli said:
This is an interesting point. How does an insurance provider determine "equality" in a handset. Anybody with half a brain should be able to look at specs and see inequalities. Dual core is less than quad core. 1.2 ghz is less than 1.5 ghz. 1 GB RAM is less than 2 GB RAM. 1750 mAh battery is less than 2100 mAh.
I get that some specs are a little more difficult. AMOLED v LCD, dpi, CPU/GPU/Chipset specs etc... but sooner or later they are going to get themselves in trouble for even offering these phones because people are going to accept these less than stellar, older phones and be very disappointed in the lack of performance they are providing. Can anyone else see a legal scenario arising from this? It's bait and switch and that's a bad precedent to be setting.
I am so grateful that I handle this in my home because my wife would have taken that ET4G SquareTrade offered.
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In my 4 years at Sprint, I have had my fair share with Asurion but let me say this isn't the first time they've done this.
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_Epic said:
In my 4 years at Sprint, I have had my fair share with Asurion but let me say this isn't the first time they've done this.
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I don't doubt that, but they really are setting themselves up for some type of class action lawsuit, in my opinion. One customer is going to get pissed and then hundreds of customers will get invited into the legal action. Its bad business.
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In my 4 years at Sprint, I have had my fair share with Asurion but let me say this isn't the first time they've done this.
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heard that , I hate dealing with assurion with the customers in store because when assurion pisses the customer off, they have me to yell at face to face

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heard that , I hate dealing with assurion with the customers in store because when assurion pisses the customer off, they have me to yell at face to face
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I hardly will handle Asurion claims with customers anymore unless I know them. Because Asurion pisses them off everytime and they yell at me like it was my fault.

Just so everyone knows, I broke my screen, and asurion is STILL claiming the LGOG is on back order. To make matters worse they offered me the Note 2, i guess they thought I'd say I didnt want it cause when I accepted it they told me that too was on back order and offered me a gs3. They've got some pair of balls.... Ive contacted the BBB and I am doing research into getting a class action lawsuit against the company

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Just so everyone knows, I broke my screen, and asurion is STILL claiming the LGOG is on back order. To make matters worse they offered me the Note 2, i guess they thought I'd say I didnt want it cause when I accepted it they told me that too was on back order and offered me a gs3. They've got some pair of balls.... Ive contacted the BBB and I am doing research into getting a class action lawsuit against the company
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Its been done so many times. Never heard any outcomes though.
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Didn't hear it from me
Equivalent "level" devices (entry, mid, flagship) released around the same time as the device in question. (GS3, Galaxy Nexus and Evo LTE. iPhone doesn't count)
Same class of device as the device in question. LGOG is classed as "phone" where the Note 2 is in that weird phone/tablet area so not the same class.

Yea I had a similar experience with Square trade where their equivalent device was a Galaxy S II and I had none of that but at least they have the ability to order a new one off of Amazon where asurion basically tells you to screw yourself :/ That is one of the main reasons we stopped selling asurion for our carriers and got ST because we got tired of customers yelling at us for something we didn't do and something the carriers didn't pay us for anyways!
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T-Mobile REALLY wants your S3 back!

I just went to T-Mobile's trade in program to see what I would get for my GS3. The T999 fetches a pretty penny - 225 bucks. On top of that, the "new" T999L only gets 190 and the Galaxy Note 2 gets 265. A 64GB iPhone 5 is 269.99 for comparison.
Looks like T-Mobile wants to buy back as many T999s as possible, probably anticipating an uptick in exchanges on the heels of the LTE model launching.
Interestingly enough, this is much better than their father's day trade-in deal for the iPhone since it applies to any phone. Something I'm thinking about but I don't have the cash to pay the down payment up front and I'm pretty sure you still have to pay up front if you go to the store as well (although I'm not sure, I haven't called).
Just thought I would post this since this is even more than what HTC was offering on their competitor trade-up offer!
http://www.t-mobile.com/DeviceRecovery/cell-phone-trade-in.aspx

EtherealRemnant said:
I just went to T-Mobile's trade in program to see what I would get for my GS3. The T999 fetches a pretty penny - 225 bucks. On top of that, the "new" T999L only gets 190 and the Galaxy Note 2 gets 265. A 64GB iPhone 5 is 269.99 for comparison.
Looks like T-Mobile wants to buy back as many T999s as possible, probably anticipating an uptick in exchanges on the heels of the LTE model launching.
Interestingly enough, this is much better than their father's day trade-in deal for the iPhone since it applies to any phone. Something I'm thinking about but I don't have the cash to pay the down payment up front and I'm pretty sure you still have to pay up front if you go to the store as well (although I'm not sure, I haven't called).
Just thought I would post this since this is even more than what HTC was offering on their competitor trade-up offer!
http://www.t-mobile.com/DeviceRecovery/cell-phone-trade-in.aspx
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You have to have the down payment as the trade in credit can take weeks to be processed. I was offered 225 as well. But I ended up selling mine while it was still hot for enough to out down for a note 2 for the wife and n4 for me. Got tired of the Samsung game.
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You have to have the down payment as the trade in credit can take weeks to be processed. I was offered 225 as well. But I ended up selling mine while it was still hot for enough to out down for a note 2 for the wife and n4 for me. Got tired of the Samsung game.
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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?

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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?
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Exactly.
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That sucks... The GS4 is going on for $99 down.. With this trade in would be nice to use that as credit of the down and the rest for the bill

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why would I give them an S3 that I can sell on ebay for $340?
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Exactly.
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I didn't realize they were still selling that high post-S4 and One release... That's kind of shocking if they're still selling that high, might consider putting mine on Craigslist and see if I can get 3 or 4 for it if that's the case!
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That sucks... The GS4 is going on for $99 down.. With this trade in would be nice to use that as credit of the down and the rest for the bill
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Yeah that was my idea too. Seems kind of silly they can't just do a quick in-store inspection and give you your credit. All they have to do is power it up, make sure its not rooted, plug it into a USB charger, and check for damage. Wouldn't take more than 5 minutes total and would dramatically increase sales for T-Mobile if everyone knew they could trade in their phone - T-Mobile still makes a profit, gets new customers and upgrades old ones, and the best part is that it moves them closer to having everyone on LTE so HSPA can be phased out sooner or left for customers that don't care about their network speed.

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That's all I saw of your post.

Just looked on eBay at recently sold phones... Average seems to be around 250 but mine is in MINT condition - hell one with a cracked screen sold for 250... The Titanium Grey is selling higher than the others (probably because its the rarest filtering by listing) which is what I happen to have. Prices are all over the place on Craigslist.
I've had eBay for years but never sold anything on there. Too bad my PayPal account got frozen or I'd consider it.
Still wish T-Mobile would just inspect it in the store though, much less of a hassle. lol. I suppose I can call them and see if they can just bill the phone to the account - we've had them for forever.

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Just looked on eBay at recently sold phones... Average seems to be around 250 but mine is in MINT condition - hell one with a cracked screen sold for 250... The Titanium Grey is selling higher than the others (probably because its the rarest filtering by listing) which is what I happen to have. Prices are all over the place on Craigslist.
I've had eBay for years but never sold anything on there. Too bad my PayPal account got frozen or I'd consider it.
Still wish T-Mobile would just inspect it in the store though, much less of a hassle. lol. I suppose I can call them and see if they can just bill the phone to the account - we've had them for forever.
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I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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If I had a regular SIM card I would just use my Samsung Captivate for a little bit while I sold my SGS3 (its really not a bad phone, hell LiquidSmooth 2.6 is even out for that old thing and I'm in a refarmed market to boot so I wouldn't lose 3G) but I don't so yeah.
It doesn't surprise me that people aren't biting on Craigslist. Although here in Denver that's how most people buy and sell things online, hardly anyone I know uses eBay for anything other than super rare stuff so who knows.
I think I'll have to talk to my roommate about billing it to the account if T-Mobile will let us... I don't know though, my S3 still does everything I need it to and I don't have any real issues with it, I just want something new. LMAO.

monkeypaws said:
I had the same problem also. I had my sgs3 on cl for 2 weeks. No takers except for scammers. Just last year is get a couple hits within the first couple hours. Seems like no one can afford to fork out 350 . I ended up selling for 240. Just a little over what Tmobile offered me
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Have you checked Swappa. Here is the link. The recent sales are at the bottom $275 up. People are willing to pay more for some protection against blacklisted IMEI phones. Got my Note 2 there and had a reasonable experience.
http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-tmobile/us

EtherealRemnant said:
If I had a regular SIM card I would just use my Samsung Captivate for a little bit while I sold my SGS3 (its really not a bad phone, hell LiquidSmooth 2.6 is even out for that old thing and I'm in a refarmed market to boot so I wouldn't lose 3G) but I don't so yeah.
It doesn't surprise me that people aren't biting on Craigslist. Although here in Denver that's how most people buy and sell things online, hardly anyone I know uses eBay for anything other than super rare stuff so who knows.
I think I'll have to talk to my roommate about billing it to the account if T-Mobile will let us... I don't know though, my S3 still does everything I need it to and I don't have any real issues with it, I just want something new. LMAO.
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If you have an older sim for your other phone you should be able to reactivate it. I've done it online before, or you can call or go to a store and they can do it for you.
Anyone have any idea what theyd give for my s3 with a cracked screen? Works perfectly and you can't see the cracks while its on, but something tells me they wouldn't give the full $225!
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sfsilicon said:
Have you checked Swappa. Here is the link. The recent sales are at the bottom $275 up. People are willing to pay more for some protection against blacklisted IMEI phones. Got my Note 2 there and had a reasonable experience.
http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-tmobile/us
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I've never used Swappa before, might have to check it out. I was going to list my two Droid RAZR Maxx's there but never got around to it and found out that they're pretty much worth nothing even though they're both in mint condition.
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If you have an older sim for your other phone you should be able to reactivate it. I've done it online before, or you can call or go to a store and they can do it for you.
Anyone have any idea what theyd give for my s3 with a cracked screen? Works perfectly and you can't see the cracks while its on, but something tells me they wouldn't give the full $225!
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Unfortunately the Captivate is Samsung's Galaxy S I for at&t, I never had a full-size T-Mo SIM for it
They wouldn't give you 225 at T-Mobile but I saw one on eBay sell for 245... I would go to eBay and filter until you get your device and then select show sold only and see what they're selling for. Might surprise you.
EDIT: Damn frozen PayPal account - that's what Swappa uses for payment >_<

Any ways T-Mobile dropped that GS4 to $99 who cant afford $99? trade in your phone with tmobile and use it as credit to pay for the phone faster. I seen a lot of post of people saying that the s4 is not a big upgrade from the s3.. I played with one today at the store.. First time I played with an actual live show device. And I put my s3 next to it.. There is a huge different between these 2. If you see them side by side in person.. Now in pictures not so much

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Any ways T-Mobile dropped that GS4 to $99 who cant afford $99? trade in your phone with tmobile and use it as credit to pay for the phone faster. I seen a lot of post of people saying that the s4 is not a big upgrade from the s3.. I played with one today at the store.. First time I played with an actual live show device. And I put my s3 next to it.. There is a huge different between these 2. If you see them side by side in person.. Now in pictures not so much
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People on extremely fixed incomes can't afford 99 dollars. I'm fighting disability right now so I get 175 a month from the state of Colorado while I go through the long process with Social Security.
Oh and I fixed my PayPal account... I can't believe all I had to do was call and verify some information with them. If I had known that I would have done that back in October! So now I might just sell my GS3 and get an S4 or One. Torn between the two - don't like non-expandable storage but the One being able to run any ROM from at&t, T-Mo OR International is a HUGE plus to me.

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People on extremely fixed incomes can't afford 99 dollars. I'm fighting disability right now so I get 175 a month from the state of Colorado while I go through the long process with Social Security.
Oh and I fixed my PayPal account... I can't believe all I had to do was call and verify some information with them. If I had known that I would have done that back in October! So now I might just sell my GS3 and get an S4 or One. Torn between the two - don't like non-expandable storage but the One being able to run any ROM from at&t, T-Mo OR International is a HUGE plus to me.
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That GS4 is able to run any rom from any carrier in the states and even the international! Go to any carrier s4 forum and you will see... One of the reason I would trade my s3 for the s4 in a heart bit because of it.... And you know samsung is faster than htc in updating phones.. So if a new update comes to the international you can flash it on any carrier us s4.. Witch is pretty cool in my part..

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That GS4 is able to run any rom from any carrier in the states and even the international! Go to any carrier s4 forum and you will see... One of the reason I would trade my s3 for the s4 in a heart bit because of it.... And you know samsung is faster than htc in updating phones.. So if a new update comes to the international you can flash it on any carrier us s4.. Witch is pretty cool in my part..
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Okay well you just made my decision a ton easier, especially if the 99 down price point is T-Mobile's now standard pricing for the S4. I couldn't really see any other reason to get the One (I really like having an SD card and "Boom Sound" is nice but I found myself covering up the speakers anyway holding the phone in landscape) and with the 7500mAh Zero Lemon battery out for the S4, its kind of a no-brainer especially since it fixes the design flaw with the speaker on the S4 and shoots the sound out the sides.
I wasn't aware that you could flash any carrier ROM to the S4. Apparently that was just in the beginning of the launch then? Sweet!

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Okay well you just made my decision a ton easier, especially if the 99 down price point is T-Mobile's now standard pricing for the S4. I couldn't really see any other reason to get the One (I really like having an SD card and "Boom Sound" is nice but I found myself covering up the speakers anyway holding the phone in landscape) and with the 7500mAh Zero Lemon battery out for the S4, its kind of a no-brainer especially since it fixes the design flaw with the speaker on the S4 and shoots the sound out the sides.
I wasn't aware that you could flash any carrier ROM to the S4. Apparently that was just in the beginning of the launch then? Sweet!
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Yeah people with the s4 are flashing international roms like crazy out of the box... But remember dont flash a rom with the modem witch now days none comes with a modem hehehe.. I played with one today and I really liked it.. I think I may get it and not wait for the note 3.. Really I like the note 2 and that 5'5 screen is big enough.. I Kinda think about it if i want a note 2 but rumors says the that note 3 will be 6'' screen.. I really dont think I will like it that much..
As we on the S3 we can port any carrier rom to ours but not international.. And look how long they been having 4.2.x roms. and we dont have a leak yet.. Flashing roms from international like on the s4 is priceless lol.. I really dont know why XDA had to split these forums.. And not make one. Like on the HTC Sensation.. It was one forum for all Sensations worldwide.

Not to mention that Samsung is MUCH more dev friendly than HTC. Since the One series it just seemed to me that HTC was trying to become too much like the icrap. Plus No expandable storage, no removable battery, locked bootloaders, etc.... any one of these is a deal killer in my book.
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New Galaxy Note 3 came with a nick. What to do?

Its so small, yet noticeable. Paid the full price for the phone, but I'm thinking if I take it back, they'll think I did it. Just because its there, its driving me crazy. What would you guys do?
http://i40.tinypic.com/1zxl14z.jpg
Basically, I'd like to know if I should return it. It's so small.

If you got it from an authorized retailer and you've only had it for a day or so I would bring it into the retail store and try to have it switched out. Call them first, be honest. Hopefully somebody decent will help you out or get authorization from a manager.
It will help if you have some sort of print out (order tracker details stating delivery date and time if shipped or receipt if bought in store) saying when you bought or received it. Call multiple stores until you get the answer you want. Be somewhat confident and aggressive that you paid good money for the phone and you deserve a minute t condition decide upon arrival.
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teknowiz23 said:
If you got it from an authorized retailer and you've only had it for a day or so I would bring it into the retail store and try to have it switched out. Call them first, be honest. Hopefully somebody decent will help you out or get authorization from a manager.
It will help if you have some sort of print out (order tracker details stating delivery date and time if shipped or receipt if bought in store) saying when you bought or received it.
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Bought from a TMO corporate store, this morning.

Oh yea.. They should do it man. Read the edit, be direct, confident and respectful but demand what you paid for.
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It depends on who you bought it from. If you boutch it from a retailer take it back they'll replace it. But if you didnt you may have a hard time returning it, much less getting a replacement from the same person. Thats why whenever I buy something ie ebay/craigslist/amazon, as soon as I get it I take pictures of it, with the same days newspaper in the picture so it validates the date. and i make sure they have pictures of it before the package it.

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It depends on who you bought it from. If you boutch it from a retailer take it back they'll replace it. But if you didnt you may have a hard time returning it, much less getting a replacement from the same person. Thats why whenever I buy something ie ebay/craigslist/amazon, as soon as I get it I take pictures of it, with the same days newspaper in the picture so it validates the date. and i make sure they have pictures of it before the package it.
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Bought at a TMO

I would take it back today. Same day with the nick almost guarantees a replacement even if they do think it was you. You probably lose 50 percent of your chances even by the second day and then from there you might be screwed.
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teknowiz23 said:
I would take it back today. Same day with the nick almost guarantees a replacement even if they do think it was you. You probably lose 50 percent of your chances even by the second day and then from there you might be screwed.
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Good point. Hopefully I'll have no problem. I'll report back. Is quality control on these phones pretty bad?

I don't think so I purchased an AT&T version and a tmobile version both were perfect. I haven't seen any complaints on the forums, although a few they seem to be very few and far between. Good luck I'm rootin for the little guy.
thank me dammit i probably helped you!!

MattMJB0188 said:
Its so small, yet noticeable. Paid the full price for the phone, but I'm thinking if I take it back, they'll think I did it. Just because its there, its driving me crazy. What would you guys do?
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Basically, I'd like to know if I should return it. It's so small.
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your not the only one i bought mine brand new also and it has a small nicks on the silver bezel too can't return mine because i bought it from a guy on ebay but the box was sealed so i don't think he use it

fineazbro said:
your not the only one i bought mine brand new also and it has a small nicks on the silver bezel too can't return mine because i bought it from a guy on ebay but the box was sealed so i don't think he use it
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Well I'm on my way there now. Gonna see what they say. If they let me, great, if not, I can probably live with it. Definitely gonna get a case.

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thank me dammit i probably helped you!!
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That was a signature test. It was supposed to come out small with italics and possibly be funny with a point. Didn't work, my bad didnt mean to come off as a d.
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MattMJB0188 said:
Well I'm on my way there now. Gonna see what they say. If they let me, great, if not, I can probably live with it. Definitely gonna get a case.
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Update: Ok I went to the T-Mobile store and they really hesitated to swap out my device. The girl had to call her manager. She did question if I did this, and I told her very humbly that I did not. She was like, well you had the device for 10 hours. Her manager then agreed to let her swap it out.
New device seems fine. No nicks on the bezel.

Hell yea buddy. I was very persistent with them and finally they sold me an sm_s900t with no service plan. It's funny though, I'm actually cancelling my att service tomm and headed to a T Mobile store to start using them as my new wireless carrier. I had no idea that their data plan was so good until today. Peace ATT. I've been with them for 5 years and I still pay 110 a month for my current plan. Better plan for $40 cheaper on
Congrats

teknowiz23 said:
Hell yea buddy. I was very persistent with them and finally they sold me an sm_s900t with no service plan. It's funny though, I'm actually cancelling my att service tomm and headed to a T Mobile store to start using them as my new wireless carrier. I had no idea that their data plan was so good until today. Peace ATT. I've been with them for 5 years and I still pay 110 a month for my current plan. Better plan for $40 cheaper on
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Exactly my scenario. Using TMO on an unlocked att iphone 5S, they sucked. Using a TMO GN3, it's a whole another story. I'm using the $70 prepaid plan, but plan on porting my two att lines over soon. I am so sick of AT&T's locked boot loaders, and them throttling my data every month. What pisses me off the most is not everyone on the old unlimited data plan gets throttled. I was really shocked to see TMo LTE light up in so many places today. With one bar, I pulled 25 down. Yea att is faster, but who cares. Now I won't have to monitor my usage with my unlimited plan.

Yup that's the first thing on my to do list tomm. Att who? Never heard of em.

Should be no problem returning it
One of my buddies, we'll call him " Butterfingers" dropped his brand new T-mobile Note 3 2 hours after opening, while sitting in his room. It fell and slightly dinged a corner. He went to T-Mobile the next day and they overnight a new phone for him, no questions asked. LOL
Glad it worked out for you.