Early phone upgrade with easy pay? - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

So I get a notice in my email stating that I am eligible for early phone upgrade using easy pay. By the way my contract is due in July of this year. Have anyone used this service? It basically look like a payment spread out over 2 years for a full purchase price.

That's because it is just a payment spread over 2 years. If I were you I'd just wait till your normal upgrade date
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CyberGmonster said:
So I get a notice in my email stating that I am eligible for early phone upgrade using easy pay. By the way my contract is due in July of this year. Have anyone used this service? It basically look like a payment spread out over 2 years for a full purchase price.
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Yeah I got this notice too and quickly deleted it. My monthly bill is already high enough lol
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Question about phone upgrade

So my $75 upgrade (used to be 150, which is bs) just opened up. I need some clarity on how the pricing works. Is this $75 off a new 2-year contract price? Or $75 off a full retail price and I still have to sign a 2-year contract? If the last one is the case, do I even get a 2-year contract price when my current contract expires?
I believe its $75 off retail price and to sign a 2 year contract as well.
75 off retail.
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You may be able to get them to make a one time exception and qualify you for a full $150 upgrade if you are the main/primary line. That's what retention is doing for me but I'm waiting for the gs2.
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Wow. That sucks then, I have to sign another contract to pay $500? No thanks... Might as well wait until my contract expires to get a new contract price...or will they even do that?
ncfastls1 said:
Wow. That sucks then, I have to sign another contract to pay $500? No thanks... Might as well wait until my contract expires to get a new contract price...or will they even do that?
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Yes if your contract expires you can get the new contract price.
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Your contract and your upgrade eligibility don't necessarily match. You can be out of contract and still not be eligible for an upgrade. However, there will probably be more flexibility if you're out of contract as Sprint would want to find a way to keep you as a customer.
The $75 upgrade isn't much of a deal, in my opinion. If you use it, you're signing a new 2 year contract, and you're pushing your $150+rebate upgrade out another year.
If you're not Premier Gold and you want to upgrade more often than every two years, I think it makes more sense to pay full price for the phone (or find a deal from ebay/craig) every other year.
Sprint is not flexible at all on upgrades right now. Don't waste your time it will only make you mad.
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Sprint is very flexible actually .. Just call 877 775 4886 that's the retention direct line and tell them how your upgrade was suppose to be full and now its not since they changed the premier things... I got mine moved up 10 months if the first person you talk to doesn't help out ask to speak to their supervisor or call back QUOTE=DirtyShroomz;16441394]Sprint is not flexible at all on upgrades right now. Don't waste your time it will only make you mad.
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I called and tried the to get the full $150 and they basically blew me off..Something about my phone is not THE main line. The contract is in my name and I added my mother and daughter but for some reason apparently my mosm phone is the main line..How the hell does this happen?
A supervisor told me that there isn't anything that can be done and some other stupid crap and if I wanted to upgrade now it would have to be on my mothers line..Well I don't want to start a 2yr contract over on her line cause she will be going to prepaid next year when the contract is up.
So my only choice is to cancel my contract and pay $100 then sell my EVO and move to another carrier..
Screw Sprint..
I was able to get a supervisor to approve an upgrade overide. My $150 was supposed to be 8/01/11 before they changed they downgraded me to silver. I haven't used the upgrade yet because I haven't decided on a phone but I did get it approved. The thing that sucks is that it can only be with Sprint directly. Can't use your supervisor approved upgrade at another store such as Best Buy or Walmart where the prices are better.
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Sprint is very flexible actually .. Just call 877 775 4886 that's the retention direct line and tell them how your upgrade was suppose to be full and now its not since they changed the premier things... I got mine moved up 10 months if the first person you talk to doesn't help out ask to speak to their supervisor or call back QUOTE=DirtyShroomz;16441394]Sprint is not flexible at all on upgrades right now. Don't waste your time it will only make you mad.
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I work sprint retention, resets are no longer being done under any circumstances except sprint error.
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Fcuk that, i haven't been out contract for 3 years.... Yes i can't get insurance ever again just the manufacturing warranty... But i no longer thirst for devices i can get cheaper off the net.... If a person wants a new device.... Just keep allowing them to extended the contract out.... Stop trying to appeal to new customer and become appealing to the old obes
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So what qualifies as an error? I was told a few days ago that I could do it and now when I call back they are saying that promotion has ended.
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Fcuk that, i haven't been out contract for 3 years.... Yes i can't get insurance ever again just the manufacturing warranty... But i no longer thirst for devices i can get cheaper off the net.... If a person wants a new device.... Just keep allowing them to extended the contract out.... Stop trying to appeal to new customer and become appealing to the old obes
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Do you know how much money is lost on every subsidized phone? Early upgrades kill profit and sometimes programs are stopped. What good is a provider if it's not making any profit and can't buy new phones or expand its network?
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augy said:
So what qualifies as an error? I was told a few days ago that I could do it and now when I call back they are saying that promotion has ended.
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30 day return or upgrade being used when it was only a replacement.
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I called sprint and the rep told me it was 75 off the 2 year contract price. I made sure to ask her a second time if it was the contract price or retail price and she said it was the contract price because I would be signing a new 2 year contract.
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MedicStuder said:
I called sprint and the rep told me it was 75 off the 2 year contract price. I made sure to ask her a second time if it was the contract price or retail price and she said it was the contract price because I would be signing a new 2 year contract.
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Interesting...I'll have to ask in person next time I stop by the sprint store. Cause I was really looking forward to the galaxy s 2
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MedicStuder said:
I called sprint and the rep told me it was 75 off the 2 year contract price. I made sure to ask her a second time if it was the contract price or retail price and she said it was the contract price because I would be signing a new 2 year contract.
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There's no way. She's basically saying that the 1 year price is less than the 2 year price. I think we all know that's not true.

[Q] Will Verizon have holiday deals?

Maybe the razr or nexus with free accessories, our 50 dollar price drop,I mean something has to go down right?
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Maybe on black friday? If not Verizon, I'm sure someone will have a deal. Other than that, I'm guessing the prices will remain the same throughout the first month. Costco always gives away free accessories and discounts, but I don't know if you have a membership.
The thing is that I have to upgrade through Verizon.there the only ones that do the 1 year early upgrades
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The double data is the black friday/ holiday deal. Up to 10g u get double with purchase of a 4g device...I have unlimited with at&t but might switch for 20gigs of data...I use at the most 16gig in a month...
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juanzr1 said:
The thing is that I have to upgrade through Verizon.there the only ones that do the 1 year early upgrades
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Might want to double check that... my understanding of their new plans is they got rid of New Every 2 back in January, and in April-ish got rid of 1 year contracts. It's either 2 year subsidized price, or full retail.
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Nope I still have my early upgrade waiting, Verizon rep told me and it says it on my Verizon.
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T-Mobile SIII for $99

SIII 16 GB for $99 and 32 GB for $149 with mail in rebate on T Mobile website
http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s3
Go grab it guys.
shadabt said:
SIII 16 GB for $99 and 32 GB for $149 with mail in rebate on T Mobile website
http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s3
Go grab it guys.
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Wth.. I just bought it 3 weeks ago for $330 (with included $50 mail in rebate) *sighs*
Upgrade not included, right?
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I think the $99 is for those on value plan and they get that money back via rebate but they still pay 20 a month for the phone for 2 yrs
Edit: never mind looks like the deal is also for classic plan if ur new customer, anyone know if it applies for upgrade as well?
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otariq said:
I think the $99 is for those on value plan and they get that money back via rebate but they still pay 20 a month for the phone for 2 yrs
Edit: never mind looks like the deal is also for classic plan if ur new customer, anyone know if it applies for upgrade as well?
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I spoke to two CSRs today. This is only available to those adding a new line of service. Bummer...
I tried on Fri. Its only for new customers or adding line but since I ve been with thtm for 4 years I got it for the 279+50 rebate plus they cancelled my next month bill so I got a free month of service:
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That's one thing that frustrates me about T-Mobile. They're ALWAYS doing amazing deals for new customers but never do much of anything for existing customers. I want to upgrade my wife's line and I can get a cheap standard flip phone for free or pay $100 for an old outdated MyTouch Q (which seems like an absolute waste of using an upgrade) or pay ~$300 for a SGS3 for her.
jbreeze228 said:
Wth.. I just bought it 3 weeks ago for $330 (with included $50 mail in rebate) *sighs*
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Same here. -.-
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uoY_redruM said:
That's one thing that frustrates me about T-Mobile. They're ALWAYS doing amazing deals for new customers but never do much of anything for existing customers. I want to upgrade my wife's line and I can get a cheap standard flip phone for free or pay $100 for an old outdated MyTouch Q (which seems like an absolute waste of using an upgrade) or pay ~$300 for a SGS3 for her.
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I've been with T-Mobile for 10 years and they have been fantastic. They offered me the 10gb data plan with mobile hotspot for $30 a month today. I'm still thinking about it, I have the new truly unlimited for $30 a month right now. I'm 10 days outside the 14 days you have to get the insurance and the customer service representative told me that today but still gave me the insurance for being a premium customer.
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jbreeze228 said:
I've been with T-Mobile for 10 years and they have been fantastic. They offered me the 10gb data plan with mobile hotspot for $30 a month today. I'm still thinking about it, I have the new truly unlimited for $30 a month right now. I'm 10 days outside the 14 days you have to get the insurance and the customer service representative told me that today but still gave me the insurance for being a premium customer.
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I've been with them since the beginning too and I have to say they take care of their long term customers. I took that same deal your talking about, worth it trust me. I never go over the 10gbs and I get what they promise.
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Orical said:
I've been with them since the beginning too and I have to say they take care of their long term customers. I took that same deal your talking about, worth it trust me. I never go over the 10gbs and I get what they promise.
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I'm soo thinking about calling them back about that deal. They said there only offering it for a short amount of time for premium customers. I hit 7gb last month. I just like knowing that I have unlimited data. Can we not tether like we could with the S II? I member all I did was delete tethering provision and it worked. But they did say with the truly unlimited plan tethering is not allowed.
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jbreeze228 said:
Wth.. I just bought it 3 weeks ago for $330 (with included $50 mail in rebate) *sighs*
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me too man... Oh well, I LOVE THIS PHONE :good:
I just added a second line to my account last Wed, and i got the S3. Friday i see the deal online and am pretty pissed that i just paid $348 for the phone and not 2 days later its $99. I call them and get tossed around all weekend and no help on being compensated for the difference. The only thing they said i could do was to send it back wait for the return process to go through, then buy a third line for that price. Complete Bull**** that they cant just credit me the difference(not including the rebate). The return process itself would take a week i was told, so i would be without a phone for 1-2 weeks. I am just shocked at their process for this. I love the S3 that i have, but come on.
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I'm soo thinking about calling them back about that deal. They said there only offering it for a short amount of time for premium customers. I hit 7gb last month. I just like knowing that I have unlimited data. Can we not tether like we could with the S II? I member all I did was delete tethering provision and it worked. But they did say with the truly unlimited plan tethering is not allowed.
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The main monitoring occurs on the network not the device level. Essentially they are monitoring the user agent of the outgoing traffic.
One easy way to circumvent their tethering blockage is to use a 3rd party tethering app and change your user agent on your internet browser to android or iPad/iPhone. Both Chrome and Firefox have extensions that easily let you change your user agent.
Confirmed working for me on the unlimited 4G plan using Chrome and WiFi tether.
179.99
It's worth noting for those who don't know that Bestbuy sells an upgrade to t-mobile customers for $179.99
Djapatos said:
I tried on Fri. Its only for new customers or adding line but since I ve been with thtm for 4 years I got it for the 279+50 rebate plus they cancelled my next month bill so I got a free month of service:
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Friday? Doesn't T-mobile run the same sales nationwide? I went in Friday and got the 16GB for $149 and got a $149 mail in rebate. Have to pay $40 tax(they tac the full price of the phone) but that's still just $40 for it.
I am pretty sure its only an online deal only... cause when I found out I couldnt get the 99 deal on mytmobile.com i called them and that's when I got the loyalty deal
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Just ordered a white 32gb for my sister shieet 150$ you cannot beat that deal with a spiked bat.
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Sucks so much anus.....paid 371 with 50 mail in rebate. Not even 3 weeks ago....
Oh well, wish happens.
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Just got my s3 today. Original csr I spoke with tried to sell me it for 329 with 50 rebate I asked to speak to the loyalty department(I been with them 10+ years) the ended up giving it to me for 179.99 with the 50 rebate and a 200 account credit, took 15 off my monthly bill and included unlimited data plan!
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Will AT&T let me upgrade after 1 year?

I want to buy the Note 2 and will buy it outright but I know AT&T has strange rules about that when a device first comes out. Does anyone know if they will let me upgrade after 1 year?
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Arcadia310 said:
I want to buy the Note 2 and will buy it outright but I know AT&T has strange rules about that when a device first comes out. Does anyone know if they will let me upgrade after 1 year?
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No upgardes are after 18 mo. But I called and complained I wanted an early upgrade and they sent me to the retention dept and they gave me an override to upgrade at the lowest price available so if you really want it call CSR and complain till they send you till retention dept.
If you have a business account with them or a grandfather account they would I got my phone this weekend after a year upgrade from a 4s now to a samsung galaxy note II.
I upgraded my line two months ago for the S3 and on the 9th I walked in and paid no commitment price for the Note 2.
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truth77 said:
No upgardes are after 18 mo. But I called and complained I wanted an early upgrade and they sent me to the retention dept and they gave me an override to upgrade at the lowest price available so if you really want it call CSR and complain till they send you till retention dept.
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shame on you! :silly::cyclops:
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shame on you! :silly::cyclops:
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I know...I'm bad lol!
Shoot...I got my early upgrade 6 months early
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Try......I got the note2 upgrade ($299) only 5 months into my note1 contract. Or you could Take the etf then buy it at new/upgrade price ($299+($325etf - $120(1yr))= $504). It will be cheaper doing it that way.
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I g0t mine for 444$ 6 months into my contract...
Guys on this thread were able to get an early upgrade, myself included.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33996613#post33996613
Wasn't due for an upgrade until March '13 but got the Note 2 for $199. :highfive:
It really depends on how long you have been with the company. It has been my experience after 12 years with them that they will bend over backwards for you. I got my note 2 for 100 bucks and a credit for a 100 bucks off my bill, so its like I got it for free. High five that!!!!! Woot!!!!
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I bought a Galaxy S3 from them, it was 29 days old. My contract act had 17 months left and they return my S3 no restocking fee and I got a early upgrade for the note2. Also got a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 all for $600 after my S3 return I paid $40 out of pocket. Sold the Galaxy Tab for 450 going to cancel the contract on that and I'm still up 100 plus I called and complained about my service the last few days cause they finally upgraded Denver to LTE and got another $100 off my bill.
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Just enrolled in JUMP!

Definitely beneficial and I'm actually saving $1 by adding it to my account by basically replacing my current insurance with that plan which is cheaper and allows me to upgrade every 6 months.. Can't wait for the HTC one max and note 3 to be announced..
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They told me I had to wait until my current contract ended. Bummer. 9 more months.
Rob the plumber said:
They told me I had to wait until my current contract ended. Bummer. 9 more months.
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I was told that if I want to enroll I have to upgrade to a new phone with an EIP, nothing about my contract.
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Rob the plumber said:
They told me I had to wait until my current contract ended. Bummer. 9 more months.
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Lol. I also enrolled too but I have to wait now and to 6 month to upgrade.
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How do you enroll I tried looking for it on tmobile page. But could not find anyth8ng
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janjannsen99 said:
How do you enroll I tried looking for it on tmobile page. But could not find anyth8ng
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I just called customer service and they enroll u no issues.. It's basically making a Change to Ur account..
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I was able to just do it on chat....i was already under EIP so now i have to wait 6 months and i am eligible for an upgrade....Jan here I come....
There is an open enrollment period for current customers, you need to have a phone on EIP and thats it.
I came across this article comparing the new plans that TMobile and AT&T have intro'd - its worth a read if you are considering JUMP
I'm on a Classic plan my contract ends August next year. I wonder if I qualify for this? Already have insurance.
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So with Tmobile you can pay an extra $10 month and when a new phone is released you have to trade up the phone that is on the EIP.. sounds like a rip to me. But to each his own.
Let me know if I have this right. I am on a classic plan. When the Note 3 comes out, I go in and pay $200 to cancel my classic plan, then buy the Note 3 and sign up for jump!. Then sell my Note 2 to pay for all of this. The only problem I see is that I have had the Note 2 for 9 months and it is still the only phone I want.
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Double0EK said:
So with Tmobile you can pay an extra $10 month and when a new phone is released you have to trade up the phone that is on the EIP.. sounds like a rip to me. But to each his own.
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It's really more of an easy way to always have the latest and greatest. It's about the same price as selling your current phone and buying at full price. If you keep your phone in perfect condition and can sell it for top dollar than that is a better deal but a lot of hassle. I personally love this plan.
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Let me know if I have this right. I am on a classic plan. When the Note 3 comes out, I go in and pay $200 to cancel my classic plan, then buy the Note 3 and sign up for jump!. Then sell my Note 2 to pay for all of this. The only problem I see is that I have had the Note 2 for 9 months and it is still the only phone I want.
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**removed my previous statement**
Edit: after re-reading what you wrote I now understand it better so you can disregard my ramblings..lmao
I was just able to do it on the tmo website. Very easy and totally worth it.
Now Verizon copied them also calling theirs "Edge", guess they see this program as a threat to take away their subscribers
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This is good but would rather have timely updates to continue to make my phone feel new. My only concern is this could be an incentive for t mobile not to push updates. And if the carrier isn't pushing them the oems may decide it not necessary to update despite the fact they are almost always a year or more behind what aosp is. I mean 4.3 is around the corner and an we are still on 4.1.
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I think that T-Mobile is being pretty generous. They are basically buying any phone back for $360 bucks ($20x18months). Which can't be a money maker for them. They are probably hoping that they can sell the refurbs real cheap and get more people on monthly plans. 0 down and $15 a month and they only break even.
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This is good but would rather have timely updates to continue to make my phone feel new. My only concern is this could be an incentive for t mobile not to push updates. And if the carrier isn't pushing them the oems may decide it not necessary to update despite the fact they are almost always a year or more behind what aosp is. I mean 4.3 is around the corner and an we are still on 4.1.
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Carriers are not going to push updates. If that's what you want Google editions or Nexus
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md1008 said:
This is good but would rather have timely updates to continue to make my phone feel new. My only concern is this could be an incentive for t mobile not to push updates. And if the carrier isn't pushing them the oems may decide it not necessary to update despite the fact they are almost always a year or more behind what aosp is. I mean 4.3 is around the corner and an we are still on 4.1.
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Well good thing we have xda.. Now only if Samsung would be open souring more, we're golden
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Sounds awesome but I've already had my GN2 for 9 months and everything else out right now it a downgrade if I switched. Don't see myself giving up GN2 anytime soon and don't like the idea of renting a device.
Just my 2c
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Carriers are not going to push updates. If that's what you want Google editions or Nexus
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They do push out updates for a lot of the flagship devices. Hence the gs2 started on gingerbread and now has jellybean(I would bet money that's where it will end) I am well aware that unless something radically changes it will always be slow especially since they are dependent on oems. My concern is that this could make things worst. Unless Samsung starts pushing their own os (what ever it's called) and bypasses the carriers through kies like how apple does it through itunes. In the end I am happy with touchwiz and am looking more forward to an updated touchwiz rather than an updated android version.
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