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T-mobile: Galaxy Nexus "coming soon" through Best Buy stores

I have been told by two different contacts at T-mobile (my local Tmo store and a Tmo phone rep) that the Galaxy Nexus is "coming soon", but will only be available through Best Buy stores.

I think those rep just found out about the Nexus S...

We'll see...
I'm here >=P

Believing in-store and phone reps with this kind of information has historically proven to only enhance our own wishful thinking. Bad idea.
So I suggest everyone take the "coming soon" part with a huge grain of salt until more concrete information is made available. If only for your own sanity.

sosquidtaste said:
Believing in-store and phone reps with this kind of information has historically proven to only enhance our own wishful thinking. Bad idea.
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I agree but her initial response was that she did not know. She then did several searches and found the info in her T-mobile system. FWIW.

First inklings of Best Buy mentions.
Feels good man.

If it was in their system listed as coming soon I think it would've leaked by now.

According to bb employees they don't go into the system until the press release is out.

JCopernicus said:
According to bb employees they don't go into the system until the press release is out.
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This was not a Best Buy employee. It was a T-mobile employee, and it was only a "notification" of coming soon to Best Buy. The phone was not actually "in their system". I fully understand that there is no concrete information about this at this time. I am just digging for information, and this is all speculation at this point, but since T-mobile has taken this route before, it is plausible that we could see the Galaxy Nexus released like the Nexus S was released. Again... speculation.

steevo1 said:
I agree but her initial response was that she did not know. She then did several searches and found the info in her T-mobile system. FWIW.
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Hmm, that's an interesting twist. I remain very, very guardedly optimistic.
If we get some leaked Best Buy documentation soon, I will sacrifice many lambs in your honor :]

its hopefully the unlocked version coming to best buy? Either way since its pentaband we should be able to use it with at&t tho it may require a unlock?

pewpewbangbang said:
its hopefully the unlocked version coming to best buy? Either way since its pentaband we should be able to use it with at&t tho it may require a unlock?
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I am also monitoring a page at Amazon which has the Galaxy Nexus (unlocked) listed but shows a status of "currently unavailable", hopefully that will change at some point.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/dp/B005ZEF01A/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321226981&sr=1-1
Yes , folks I am "grasping at straws", but with the lack of any information here in the US, it's about all we can do.

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I am also monitoring a page at Amazon which has the Galaxy Nexus (unlocked) listed but shows a status of "currently unavailable", hopefully that will change at some point.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/dp/B005ZEF01A/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321226981&sr=1-1
Yes , folks I am "grasping at straws", but with the lack of any information here in the US, it's about all we can do.
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The lack of info on this phone in the US is horrendous. Nobody knows what's going on.

steevo1 said:
I am also monitoring a page at Amazon which has the Galaxy Nexus (unlocked) listed but shows a status of "currently unavailable", hopefully that will change at some point.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/dp/B005ZEF01A/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321226981&sr=1-1
Yes , folks I am "grasping at straws", but with the lack of any information here in the US, it's about all we can do.
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Wow, that page has been up since the 28th of October. How did I miss that?
Anyone contact Amazon to find out?

steevo1 said:
This was not a Best Buy employee. It was a T-mobile employee, and it was only a "notification" of coming soon to Best Buy. The phone was not actually "in their system". I fully understand that there is no concrete information about this at this time. I am just digging for information, and this is all speculation at this point, but since T-mobile has taken this route before, it is plausible that we could see the Galaxy Nexus released like the Nexus S was released. Again... speculation.
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I know, I wasn't talking about the comments you received, just what I've seen elsewhere. Mainly in response to the person who said "we would have seen a leak by now".

Vyse666 said:
Anyone contact Amazon to find out?
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I haven't, but that is a good idea. I'll contact them and see what kind of response I get. Maybe others should contact them as well.

steevo1 said:
I haven't, but that is a good idea. I'll contact them and see what kind of response I get. Maybe others should contact them as well.
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waiting for yoou to post response...

pewpewbangbang said:
its hopefully the unlocked version coming to best buy? Either way since its pentaband we should be able to use it with at&t tho it may require a unlock?
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They're unlocked out of the box. And it works with AT&T.

I called tmo yesterday to add corporate discount to my account and ended up speaking to 3 diff departments. It looks like they don't have any info on the Galaxy Nexus. This leads me to believe that they won't be carrying this phone anytime soon.
While speaking to them they told me about a sale they are having this Saturday. Found some more info here: http://www.tmonews.com/2011/11/guest-post-explaining-the-“value”-in-value-plan/.
I'll be buying the GN unlocked and will go for the $70 plan which includes 2GB data. I hope Amazon US carries it too.

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I am also monitoring a page at Amazon which has the Galaxy Nexus (unlocked) listed but shows a status of "currently unavailable", hopefully that will change at some point.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/dp/B005ZEF01A/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321226981&sr=1-1
Yes , folks I am "grasping at straws", but with the lack of any information here in the US, it's about all we can do.
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I would rather amazon carries it than best buy. Paying 8.25% sales tax on a $600 phone is pretty painful.

Note II in Costco??

When the Note I came out Costco sold it for regular price with Flip Case and two Screen protectors. Does anyone know or have gotten the Note II
at Costco? If so does it come with same accessories? Haven't had a chance to make it down there to ask them.

I was told they are getting it near launch date. They already sent back original Note inventory. Accessories unknown but usually lame except for one OEM they include.
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AT&T at Costco....
I was at Costco before as well, and noticed that the Kios/stand didn't have the AT&T phones anymore. I asked what happened, and they said they are no longer doing AT&T phone in the store, but will still do it online... I'm not sure if it's all Costco, or just in my region(Northwest)....
I asked about the Note 2 as well, and they were only able to answer for the carriers that had in the store..
I have not seen it online(haven't checked yet today) on the Costco site... so, just ended up pre-ordering from AT&T...

I work there...we still sell at&t phones and service through the with wireless advocates kiosk. I have no clue what the accessory bundle is going to be, but I'm pretty sure its going to be 279.99 or 289.99...we don't sell phones outright. Only new, upgrades, and add a line.
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Artimus009 said:
I work there...we still sell at&t phones and service through the with wireless advocates kiosk. I have no clue what the accessory bundle is going to be, but I'm pretty sure its going to be 279.99 or 289.99...we don't sell phones outright. Only new, upgrades, and add a line.
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So, at least it's not all of Costco Kios that AT&T is pulling out of.. was hoping that they were still at the one in my area... as I liked getting the accessories as a bonus..
Do you know when it will go live online for order? I know when I ordered the SGSIII, I was able to pre-order it online.

jpinoy said:
So, at least it's not all of Costco Kios that AT&T is pulling out of.. was hoping that they were still at the one in my area... as I liked getting the accessories as a bonus..
Do you know when it will go live online for order? I know when I ordered the SGSIII, I was able to pre-order it online.
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I do know its only going to be for home delivery as of now. You'll be able to go online yourself or go to a kiosk and the employees there will order it for you. Kind of sucks, I understand why (note is still considered a niche category phone).
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Artimus009 said:
I do know its only going to be for home delivery as of now. You'll be able to go online yourself or go to a kiosk and the employees there will order it for you. Kind of sucks, I understand why (note is still considered a niche category phone).
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Unfortunatly, the person at that time stated that they couldn't order any AT&T phone at the Kios, and it has to be done only online, as they got rid of the AT&T display..
So, not sure what the story is.. haha... either way, I'm good with the online order from AT&T direct...

Thank you everyone for your input. I will be purchasing my phones from Costco from now on.

phro321 said:
Thank you everyone for your input. I will be purchasing my phones from Costco from now on.
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Depending on the type of account you have, they will honor the 14 or 30 day return. After that, 90 days for device swap for same device. Just an FYI for you. As long as you're not one to abuse this policy, they will help you anyway they can.
Only downside is they hardly ever have pre-orders. I've only seen the one s for tmo.

SamsungUpgrade.com (Clover Wireless) a Fraud

Beware; I received an upgrade offer of $375 for my Note 1. It was a new phone. After sending it, I inquired the status and they said they'll give me $145 for it. It's a scam. I'm contacting the Michigan attorney general's office.
The business is:
Clover Wireless
794 Industrial Court
Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
248-335-0440
[email protected]
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a_ok2me said:
Beware; I received an upgrade offer of $375 for my Note 1. It was a new phone. After sending it, I inquired the status and they said they'll give me $145 for it. It's a scam. I'm contacting the Michigan attorney general's office.
The business is:
Clover Wireless
794 Industrial Court
Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
248-335-0440
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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That sucs sorry to hear
I logged into their site requesting quote & sure enough 375.00 was given for GN1 perfect condition.
What condition did they rate phone after received ?

sling said:
That sucs sorry to hear
I logged into their site requesting quote & sure enough 375.00 was given for GN1 perfect condition.
What condition did they rate phone after received ?
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it's almost new. They didn't say the condition of my phone.

I was looking into that you might have picked the wrong Galaxy Note since they have like 4 or 5 you pick from in there some are worth more money than the others I've tried all of them and the one I really had was the ATT i717 galaxy note was only work $145-$150

Well that sucks, I'm glad I'm a procrastinator... I had planned to mail my note off to them last week. I guess I'll have to try my luck with ebay then.
Are they going to ship it back to you?
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The program's endorsed by Samsung; it's linked off their site...

Is that Samsung.com or
SamsungUpgrade.com?
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chinaone said:
I was looking into that you might have picked the wrong Galaxy Note since they have like 4 or 5 you pick from in there some are worth more money than the others I've tried all of them and the one I really had was the ATT i717 galaxy note was only work $145-$150
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First, what accounts for the price differential between the $375 option and $145? Second, that's their misrepresentation and liability for incorrectly providing consumers with incorrect options.

a_ok2me said:
Second, that's their misrepresentation and liability for incorrectly providing consumers with incorrect options.
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The previous poster was speculating that you might have mistakenly specified the wrong version of your phone when you obtained your quote. If so, the error would be yours, not theirs.

Tbh I'm pretty sure that's how all those sites work. They'll find anything to knock the price down. Was never interested in them for that reason. You'll have much better luck with Craigs or fleabay
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FYI -
http://www.bbb.org/eastern-michigan...ver-wireless-in-bloomfield-hills-mi-90019825/
THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED
Clover Wireless
794 Industrial Court, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
http://www.cloverwireless.com/
Complaint Breakdown by Resolution
Complaint Resolution Log (4) BBB Closure Definitions
Complaint resolved with BBB assistance (3 complaints)
10/11/2012 Problems with Product/Service
9/4/2012 Problems with Product/Service
9/4/2012 Problems with Product/Service
1
BBB did not receive a response from business (1 complaint)
9/3/2012 Problems with Product/Service
Another thing to note, on their front page they say:
"Upgrade to a new Samsung smartphone and get a Visa® prepaid card up to $300 for your old phone."
But when you get a quote for a Samsung Galaxy Note 1 they are willing to give you $375.
Odd.
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@ a-ok2m
You should contact Samsung voice support at 1-888-987-4357, Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 9 PM (CST), Sat: 9 AM - 6 PM (CST).

Why not sell on craiglist ebay swappa or something.
Always wonder why type of people fall for these things.
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Gary02468 said:
The previous poster was speculating that you might have mistakenly specified the wrong version of your phone when you obtained your quote. If so, the error would be yours, not theirs.
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No; there are 6 different galaxy note selections. Each option gave you a different amount and any could be correct, except for the 32gb option.
ingrown said:
Well that sucks, I'm glad I'm a procrastinator... I had planned to mail my note off to them last week. I guess I'll have to try my luck with ebay then.
Are they going to ship it back to you?
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After a lot of non-response from their online contact option, I was able to Google a phone number to get a hold of real people. It sounds like it will be shipped back to me.

Deleted as earlier harassing post was deleted. Thanks Mods! :0)

a_ok2me said:
First, what accounts for the price differential between the $375 option and $145? Second, that's their misrepresentation and liability for incorrectly providing consumers with incorrect options.
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I think the ones that don't say model number like samsung galaxy note 16gb or lte or whatever it maybe are the international ones and the other one that says samsung galaxy note i717 is the one for att I'm not really sure just guessing....even on the att website for the trade in it's the same way

chinaone said:
I think the ones that don't say model number like samsung galaxy note 16gb or lte or whatever it maybe are the international ones and the other one that says samsung galaxy note i717 is the one for att I'm not really sure just guessing....even on the att website for the trade in it's the same way
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Yesterday, I was told the LTE option was the one they used. They asked if I was willing to take $125 for my phone. The day before, I was given a price of $145, which someone previously mentioned was the I717 option. It appears any option can be correct.

a_ok2me said:
No; there are 6 different galaxy note selections. Each option gave you a different amount and any could be correct, except for the 32gb option.
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I see what you mean. You're right, they're engaging in a blatant bait-and-switch.

a_ok2me said:
Yesterday, I was told the LTE option was the one they used. They asked if I was willing to take $125 for my phone. The day before, I was given a price of $145, which someone previously mentioned was the I717 option. It appears any option can be correct.
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yeah that don't even sound right, can you get your phone back?

chinaone said:
yeah that don't even sound right, can you get your phone back?
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They said they will send it back. Hopefully it's in the same condition.

intruda119 said:
Why not sell on craiglist ebay swappa or something.
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They offered a good price for it and it's easier than selling it. Apparently too good to be true.

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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monkeypaws said:
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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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.

EtherealRemnant said:
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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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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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.

EtherealRemnant said:
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!

EtherealRemnant said:
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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Recommendation: Disable Diagnostic Report Collection by T-Mobile

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900T) comes with software diagnostics package. This system process periodically scans the device for several information and sends the data to T-Mobile servers:
1) Updated/Uninstalled Apps from last scan.
2) App data compilation information.
3) Signal information.
4) Number of successful calls/texts/data services.
5) Number of times the processor was running in full capacity.
Disable this by going to settings-->Accounts-->Backup/Factory Reset-->Collect Diagnostics--> Uncheck the box.
You may leave the checkmark in tact if you would still like to send your device data to T-Mobile. I recommend disabling it because there are no benefits of sending data to T-Mobile. You will not receive faster updates, get new features and/or receive better signal by sending the data.

I think the first thing I did after unboxing the phone (and rooting, of course) was deleting every single bit of T-Mobile crap.

Morningstar said:
I think the first thing I did after unboxing the phone (and rooting, of course) was deleting every single bit of T-Mobile crap.
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I did that as well. Carriers need to stop bloating our phones with bloatwares.

That's what you get for discounted phones, bloatware.
Pp.

PanchoPlanet said:
That's what you get for discounted phones, bloatware.
Pp.
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Discounted phones? Most people are paying full price. T-Mobile no longer has contracts therefore no subsidized phone pricing. Note 3 runs about $700 and still has bloatware.

gregcapps said:
Discounted phones? Most people are paying full price. T-Mobile no longer has contracts therefore no subsidized phone pricing. Note 3 runs about $700 and still has bloatware.
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I don't know about you but my Note 3 new was like $400.

stewartsoda said:
I don't know about you but my Note 3 new was like $400.
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When did you buy it?

Paid 200 for wife's note 3 and 100 for my S4. Bought in 12/13 , debloatted both phones on day one.
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gregcapps said:
When did you buy it?
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Cyber Monday
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stewartsoda said:
Cyber Monday
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Thats why you got it at that price. I got it when it was the newest in the Note line in February of last year.

gregcapps said:
Thats why you got it at that price. I got it when it was the newest in the Note line in February of last year.
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I'm saying it's not *still* going for $700. You may have paid that much but nobody should be paying that now.

stewartsoda said:
I'm saying it's not *still* going for $700. You may have paid that much but nobody should be paying that now.
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That is true, however devices That do sell for that will still have bloat unfortunately.