Hey guys so im thinking of getting a nexus 5 to replace my d2spr but i had a question. Currently im on a family plan and my mother is due for an upgrade but doesnt want it, can i pre order a phone from bestbuy or somewhere similar and once I get the phone just go on sprint.com and activate the phone under my number or do i need to activate it on her line for 24 hours then i can swap it to my account and put her original or my galaxy s iii on her account?
I think it has to be on the upgrade line for 30 days
I went to Sams club and they allowed me to "steal" my mom's upgrade and I now have mine due but no need for a phone... There was no waiting period or anything so it might depend on the store
Sent from my SPH-L710 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Questions and help issues go in Q&A and Help section
Thread moved
Thanks
FNM
You can use the phone right away on the other line
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
Related
Well just wanted to say Hi. Have been reading a lot of threads for almost a month. But now I decided to start posting since I know that I will have some questions soon.
Rotary Heart said:
Well just wanted to say Hi. Have been reading a lot of threads for almost a month. But now I decided to start posting since I know that I will have some questions soon.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
:thumbup:
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Welcome!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Welcome buddy
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Hi, welcome.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803761
Welcome aboard.
Hello!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Once you go Nexus,
you'll never go back-us.
No really though, welcome!! and start doing your reading so people dont jump on you for asking questions that are easy to figure out just by doing some reading, and the liberal use of the search function here and on Google
Today was also my first day with the GNex. It arrived from the Play Store and I am so ready to swap out my Evo 3D and Sprint's disappointing data speeds. I am waiting for my T-Mobile sim card to arrive (ordered it on Sunday). My contract ends at the end of the month. I was able to get it rooted this afternoon and I must say that was the easiest rootkit I've ever seen. Absolutely amazing the work you guys have done. I look forward to flashing ROMs on this thing and making it even more awesome.
Does any one know if i can still buy out my upgrade?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
I did it in August. Has anyone else done it more recently?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
My parents did it a couple weeks ago. They came to visit me, saw my phone, and decided to get their first smartphones. I created texting/google talk/email monsters.
Depending on how months/days you have left til your upgrade.. i had about a month left and it would have costed me $50.. i waited..
im sure the longer you have left the more it'll cost..
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
go into a sprint store and have them get you on the phone with retentions.
I've seen them allowing buyups on stuff as far out as june...
What are the details of this buyout program?
Did a Google search, and it seems as though they are always changing the rules of the program..
I just did this last week its a 50$ buy out plus your phone trade in you get credit for you phone I got around 80$ for the gs2 so it wiped out the 50$ plus took about 30$ off the 199$ price to upgrade to the gs3
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2
If you want to buy the GS3 this season there are some deals for AT&T at RadioShack and BestBuy starting this Sunday, more details here: http://gs3central.com/content.php?r=161-Galaxy-S3-Holiday-Deals-Starts-this-Sunday-Dec-16
O wow this is great lol
Slickest-Nexus!
Well ill tell you right now att has the best deal giving away the skyrocket with the s3.. talk about a powerhouse bundle.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
Anyone know if the skyrocket is out right free or do you have to put it on another line?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Is this legit? I was seriously minutes away from heading to att and getting my upgrade. Lol
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
I was just at radio shack you have to add it to another line
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
jjr3211 said:
I was just at radio shack you have to add it to another line
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to add the skyrocket to a new line in order for it to be free?
What if you just want the s3 its self?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
bdpyo said:
You have to add the skyrocket to a new line in order for it to be free?
What if you just want the s3 its self?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your better off just getting it from best buy then.
NexusPro said:
Your better off just getting it from best buy then.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah im gonna head there first thing tomorow
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
JxWayne89 said:
Well ill tell you right now att has the best deal giving away the skyrocket with the s3.. talk about a powerhouse bundle.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For the same price you can get 2 S3s from Best Buy.
sent from my S3 Sammy Bean.
So at radio shack you need to add the s2 to another line?
I just ordered an S3 online refurb for $30 but will go buy this tomorrow and send the refurb back.
Should I get it from radio shack or best buy? Only looking to add the S3 to a 2yr upgrade
Waiting in line now, busy at this location and they only have a 16gb version left in blue or white for at&t
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
I thought att only had the 16gb version
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
If your in California they tax you on the full value of the phone, not the sales price. Ridiculous.
It took 4 hours to get mine. Paid 53.49$
I'll post what happened in a bit...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
2.5 hours to get the wifes at best buy. The worker did everything rite but only could make calls. He seen problems and called att. Got the run around from 4 people and tried 3 sims cards. Finally what went down was a better att rep on phone realized that att itself changed my wife's plan from grandfather unlimited to 3gig limited and tried saying it was always that plan. Well its fixed and still grandfathered in. Best buys paper work had everything rite on it. Att just was trying to kick my wife's plan out and force a diff plan.
But $63 got her the phone.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
Their "beast" system crashed , globally, while I was in there and was shut down for about 3 hours until the guy called att on his personal phone and did it that way, had to hand write my contract.
The beast system is their in-store upgrader which communicates with all major carriers but now I'm home playing with the phone it's a downgrade from the one I previously owned, the screen has a blue/ purpleish haze at the bottom of the screen.
I'm not happy at all with this one. I do plan on writing an email to best buy about their terrible service and considering the iPhone 5.
So much for saving $150..
Also after initially waiting in line for 40 minutes they told me I had no upgrade amid made me go to a att store close by and verified that I did then came back and waited another 3 hours till they figured this mess out
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
bdpyo said:
Their "beast" system crashed , globally, while I was in there and was shut down for about 3 hours until the guy called att on his personal phone and did it that way, had to hand write my contract.
The beast system is their in-store upgrader which communicates with all major carriers but now I'm home playing with the phone it's a downgrade from the one I previously owned, the screen has a blue/ purpleish haze at the bottom of the screen.
I'm not happy at all with this one. I do plan on writing an email to best buy about their terrible service and considering the iPhone 5.
So much for saving $150..
Also after initially waiting in line for 40 minutes they told me I had no upgrade amid made me go to a att store close by and verified that I did then came back and waited another 3 hours till they figured this mess out
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Agh, that sounds ROUGH!
I've herd BB called worst buy a bunch of times already. And your experience puts it into perspective.
I ordered a blue ATT 16GB from their website for a line on my family account that wasn't on a 2 year.
You woud have got the upper hand on price cause I payed $58.53. But you had a long wait in line.. And they gave you problems.
What you experienced is why I avoid Black friday, and only go to the store if Absolutely necessary.
I must say, calling ATT or Best buy on a Sunday is the worst way to spend your day.
I wanted to verify with ATT that they knew what was going on, and to make the note on my account
And Just wanted to make sure that Best buy wasn't going to pre-activate the line, or send a text to the phone number. (its a gift)
So i was reading about the kies 4.1.1 jb update and I noticed all the diferentes in the camera filters.
No this current phone does not have those extra options where as the old s3 I had bought and returned a few months ago, and did have the extra options.
What gives??
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Wife's new one didn't have the jb update installed. Had to hook it to kies. Did u check that..?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
Hey fellow XDA users I've got a question regarding pre-ordering on ATT.
I've been unable to receive a clear answer from customer support or any other sites.
Basically does pre-ordering a device give you an upgrade?
I believe so because when my Galaxy S2 I-777 was stolen my dad used his upgrade to
get me a Galaxy S3. He had his upgrade left over since he pre-ordered the Galaxy Note1.
Now my GS3 screen is cracked, but still works so i plan to sell it(got the unlock code) and
pre-order the S4 when it becomes available, so does pre-ordering in-fact give you an early upgrade or was that just luck?
Thanks
Only AT&T will know the specifics. If you are having trouble with the CSRs on the phone, try going to a store, they will be more willing to answer questions like that.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
airjordan117 said:
Hey fellow XDA users I've got a question regarding pre-ordering on ATT.
I've been unable to receive a clear answer from customer support or any other sites.
Basically does pre-ordering a device give you an upgrade?
I believe so because when my Galaxy S2 I-777 was stolen my dad used his upgrade to
get me a Galaxy S3. He had his upgrade left over since he pre-ordered the Galaxy Note1.
Now my GS3 screen is cracked, but still works so i plan to sell it(got the unlock code) and
pre-order the S4 when it becomes available, so does pre-ordering in-fact give you an early upgrade or was that just luck?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No it doesnt give you an upgrade. You can only use the up grade for a pre order is the up grade is already available.
Thanks guys just wondering though since my dads upgrade was still there after pre-ordering the note 1
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
airjordan117 said:
Thanks guys just wondering though since my dads upgrade was still there after pre-ordering the note 1
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Most of the time the account does use the upgrade until the device comes in and the account is changed. This could also be that he paid full retail for it.
and don't forget that S4 for U.S variants won't come out till June.
Thanks dude and no he payed $300 subsidized
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Honestly, though the S2 was much better that thing was indestructible it survived every drop on every surface tile, concrete, wood, etc.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
airjordan117 said:
Honestly, though the S2 was much better that thing was indestructible it survived every drop on every surface tile, concrete, wood, etc.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'll smack someone in the face for talking down to an S2. i'm with ya. that was the best phone i've ever had. it took everything i ever threw at it and ran like a champ.
You know, I am not sure. I used to be able to upgrade a lot earlier if I pre-ordered a iPhone on AT&T on my family plan. They may have done away with that. You should ask though because it is possible.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
So after posting this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399983
I decided a few days later to see what would happen if I added data roaming into the equation. I checked my sprint account and it showed ~380MB roaming data (12MB on sprint lol). Clearly not enough
I found myself a nice 1GB test file to download and was able to get it 3x the first night and 2x last night.
Woke up and go this text:
SprintFreeMsg: Please watch your mail for an important account notice. If your address has changed blah blah blah
I looked at my sprint account to see how much my roaming has went up and saw a much nicer 6.5GB! Not bad for 2 days of work!
I'm HOPING this is them parting ways with me, and I can finally go GSM (Nexus 4 probably).
Has anyone who has been terminated confirm this is the final straw or what?! :victory:
If they don't ETF you, I mean one thing is for certain, you're outta here!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Well I know for a fact they can't ETF you if they are the one terminating the contract.
I honestly wouldn't even be in such a rush to get off Sprint but I cracked my screen and don't want to spend the $$ when I was planning on leaving Sprint when my contract is up in March 2014 anyway... sooner the better though lol
NYYFan325 said:
Well I know for a fact they can't ETF you if they are the one terminating the contract.
I honestly wouldn't even be in such a rush to get off Sprint but I cracked my screen and don't want to spend the $$ when I was planning on leaving Sprint when my contract is up in March 2014 anyway... sooner the better though lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They did me, got a call from collection agency from when it happened years ago a couple of weeks ago...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Well, if you broke whatever terms are in their contract and they terminate it, yeah they can charge you an ETF.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
They are sneaky though, said I had completely free roaming, didn't tell me if I went over X amount they would terminate me. I'm sure it was somewhere in that stack of papers.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
jeremytn86 said:
They are sneaky though, said I had completely free roaming, didn't tell me if I went over X amount they would terminate me. I'm sure it was somewhere in that stack of papers.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That sucks. But, this would make you the first and only person i've ever heard of being charged an ETF when sprint ended the contract and not you. Maybe you caught the roaming department on a bad day or something.
Hey where can I get a good /updated verizan prl??or which one you using??
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
GBPackerFanForLife said:
Hey where can I get a good /updated verizan prl??or which one you using??
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Any chance you know where I can get the sprint diag tool
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
GBPackerFanForLife said:
Any chance you know where I can get the sprint diag tool
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just flash in recovery https://copy.com/TNnca
﹩εη+ ғяσм мӯ ġ@ł@✖ӯ ηε✖υ﹩