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Can you get the laptop dock at Costco?

I know Costco has the phone for $119. What about the docks and other accessories? Particularly the laptop dock.

Nope, they don't carry any accessories. I asked. The upside is they give you a USB charger and one of those fake leather belt pouches nobody ever uses for free.
I did notice though that there didn't seem to be an additional ETF over the AT&T $325 in the contract. Did I miss something?

pokey9000 said:
Nope, they don't carry any accessories. I asked. The upside is they give you a USB charger and one of those fake leather belt pouches nobody ever uses for free.
I did notice though that there didn't seem to be an additional ETF over the AT&T $325 in the contract. Did I miss something?
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i don't think you missed anything. Your contract is with AT&T and the resellers get about $500 per "new" customer (resigning is new too). Just like buying your phone at BestBuy - the ETF is with AT&T.

alphadog00 said:
Just like buying your phone at BestBuy - the ETF is with AT&T.
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Don't Wirefly and other resellers make you keep your current plan for 6 months, and then charge an extra ETF if you do? Not that I'm considering changing, I've had more or less the same plan for the last 4 years.

Bestbuy has the laptop dock listed for 399, but out of stock.
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Blue Puma said:
Bestbuy has the laptop dock listed for 399, but out of stock.
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I work for Best Buy, and when I looked in the system it said my store had 1 laptop dock in stock. None of the other accessories are in yet though.

Well, I didn't realize that Costco would sell the phones so cheaply. $119 for the first phone, $149 for each additional. I paid $199 each for my two Atrix phones direct from AT&T. Bummer. I could have saved $80.

Ya I just saw that they were $119 online, was just in-store and they're still $149... I do wonder if they make you change your data plans tho... Does anyone know if they do?? I have an older plan that's unlimited internet and 1500 text messages for $30 and if I have to change that to get the phone I don't wanna do it...

They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.

hallfleming said:
They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.
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I received mines from costco as well. Quick question though, whats their exchange policy? I realized taht the fingerprint reader on my atrix is slanted and it is very noticeable. Mine also gets very hot after some surfing and watching youtube videos.

hallfleming said:
They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.
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At the store, or online?
Online, it asks me to choose a data plan.

In stores for the costco deal

hallfleming said:
They are 149 minus 30 dollars at costco until the the 9th of march. No, they don't make you change your data plan. I have the same 30 dollar unlimited.
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Damnit, that's the answer I was hoping for/not hoping for!!!LOL Did you buy instore or online?
I really wanna get the phone and it's a great price but I'm still a little hesitant, I was hoping for a bad answer so I wouldn't be tempted...lol Omg I think I might have to break down and get it... Good thing Costco doesn't have any of the accessories for good prices or I'd be screwed...lmao

kbc88 said:
I received mines from costco as well. Quick question though, whats their exchange policy? I realized taht the fingerprint reader on my atrix is slanted and it is very noticeable. Mine also gets very hot after some surfing and watching youtube videos.
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AT&T return is 30 days. Costco return policy is 90 days. If your phone is defective it should be covered under the 1 yr manufacture warranty.

Rebate!

So who has done the $50 rebate already??? Some people dnt even know about this.
Tmo Galaxy S2

Raul69.atl said:
So who has done the $50 rebate already??? Some people dnt even know about this.
Tmo Galaxy S2
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i don't know about that... what rebate ?!?!
heck this could be a tipping point, i might get the Tmo version instead if there's $50 rebate

AllGamer said:
i don't know about that... what rebate ?!?!
heck this could be a tipping point, i might get the Tmo version instead if there's $50 rebate
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There is a $50 rebate if you upgrade to this phone and I think be on the 2GB or 5GB unlimited data plan. Not sure......

You need to sign 2 year contract for rebate

quest4fire said:
You need to sign 2 year contract for rebate
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When i bought the phone the T-Mobile rep told me that the phone will cost $229.99 + $50 (mail-in rebate0 + $ 18 Upgrade Fee + Taxes. So i got the phone for a total of $312.**. The T-Mobile rep filled in the rebate form for me and told me to just mail it to the address mentioned on the form. I mailed the form last week and yesterday i got a message that they have received the rebate request and is under process. I was told that it takes upto 6-8 weeks for the rebate card to arrive. So i'm waiting.
You can check the status or eligibility for rebate from the following link:
http://www.tmobilerebates.com/splash.asp

bleh... that rebate will definitely not apply to me for many reasons

Yeh... I got the message yesterday too. It takes 6-8 weeks from now.
I mailed it out on 10/17.
Like other people said above, 2 year contract and $20 or higher data plan are needed for $50 mir.

Thank god for this post! Totally forgot about the rebate lool hopefully it didnt expire yet.
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xianzai2000 said:
Yeh... I got the message yesterday too. It takes 6-8 weeks from now.
I mailed it out on 10/17.
Like other people said above, 2 year contract and $20 or higher data plan are needed for $50 mir.
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Well i'm not sure about the Data plan requirement during upgrade....it is there for new contract....this is because when i upgraded my line it did not had any data plan on it and nobody checked for it....The T-Mobile rep only check on their system if the line is eligible for upgrade or not. I got the data plan added after i bought the phone and after reaching home i checked and internet was not working so i call 611 and the rep told me that there is no data plan on this line. So they definitely do not check for data plan during upgrade.

You lucked out without a data plan lol.. when upgrading to a smartphone data is required.. and can't be taken off. You do need a minimum of $20 web in order to receive the rebate as well
Only under the value plans is data not required on any phone.. def a bonus feauture of the value plan along with cheaper monthly plans
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CozzaFrenzyy said:
Thank god for this post! Totally forgot about the rebate lool hopefully it didnt expire yet.
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U got a month after purchase.
Tmo Galaxy S2

I did it online.....just search for rebate and fill out the online part...then u just gotta print and send the form at the end.
Also there is a rumor that samsung may do a rebate too...they might announce it next week...for $50
Thats $100 total.... Im not sure thought, lets wait how that works if its true.
Tmo Galaxy S2

Think this would work for a phone bought at target?
Deebo took your bike too?

The_Biz said:
Think this would work for a phone bought at target?
Deebo took your bike too?
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Maybe.....receipt is supposed to be attached. And I don't think the rebate specifies that it needs to be a T-Mobile receipt.

Thanks for the heads up on this - the drones in the store didn't mention the rebate
Using tapatalk on my Galaxy 2 to post this!

Rebate only applies to phones purchased at a corporate store under a classic/grandfathered plan. If you have a value plan you pay $229.99 + the whole tax of the equipment which is $529.99 and the rests gets put in 20 payments of$15.00 for 20 months.
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If the rebate is filled out online the turnaround time is usually around 4 Weeks. You still need to send it in to complete processing

I bought my S2 at Wally world for a total of $215.00. Do you guys think the rebate applies to me? I have a family plan that's $69.99 which I have been on for about 3 years now... and yes, I have a data plan that i pay $34.99 for 5GB and unlimited text(its a grandfather package that was used for the Mytouch).

Usually Walmart devices for Tmobile do not come with a rebate available

rsalina9 said:
Rebate only applies to phones purchased at a corporate store under a classic/grandfathered plan.
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Its also good for phones purchased from T-mobile.com
Other places i know you can get rebate from is Staples. They give it to you in form of a Visa Debit Prepaid Card
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Sprint Galaxy S III 4G LTE now for $149.99 @ Wirefly F&F

Wirefly’s Friends and Family site is now showing that new and existing Sprint subscribers can order the Galaxy S III for just $149.99, the lowest price seen to date, through the company’s Friends and Family site.
http://www.wireflyfriends.com/

The way this reads, it sounds like you copied it directly off of a website.

banzaiwolfe said:
The way this reads, it sounds like you copied it directly off of a website.
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Better?
Just figured somebody like me may have been waiting for the price to drop a bit.

That's what I'm gonna pay for it at bb

remember Wirefly adds a second agreement... if you ok with that, $150 sounds great! Myself, I went with Costco online $175 after $25 mail-rebate, no extra agreements and90 day return policy.

jbadboy2007 said:
That's what I'm gonna pay for it at bb
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Not really because those 50 dollars you got of the GC its actually yours, you paid that for a reservation.
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lepapirriky said:
Not really because those 50 dollars you got of the GC its actually yours, you paid that for a reservation.
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Unless you also signed up for the Phone Freedom promotion in which you get an aditional $50 gift card after you get your phone.

bizdady said:
Unless you also signed up for the Phone Freedom promotion in which you get an aditional $50 gift card after you get your phone.
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Wells that's a different story then that will be 100!
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So when we purchase the phone at Bestbuy they give us a $50 gift card on top of the phone freedom gift card? I can't find anything on Bestbuy's website that says that. Already signed up for the phone freedom promotion. Would love 50 more dollars.

Think I'm going to jump on this deal.
I was trying to hold out for a 32gb phone over the 16 but I just got a 64 gb SD card as well. Considering at this point it would cost another $100 to get the extra 16 gb, it just doesn't make much sense to wait, IMO.
Also, I can find nothing strange about the Wirefly agreement other than you have 14 days to return it to them if you don't like it as opposed to taking it back to a Sprint store.
What says yous?

Tommo153 said:
So when we purchase the phone at Bestbuy they give us a $50 gift card on top of the phone freedom gift card? I can't find anything on Bestbuy's website that says that. Already signed up for the phone freedom promotion. Would love 50 more dollars.
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I don't see it on the website either, but it is the same promotion they've been offering on the Evo LTE. This is what they offered me in-store. Not sure about online sales.

When ahead and got this deal. I should get $50 cash back from my bank as well.
That puts me at $100 for the device. It's a blue 16GB version. But for $150 less than a white 32GB version, I can live with it.
Even at $50 difference between the 16 and 32 it's just not worth it when you consider I just got a brand new SanDisk 64GB card for $50.
Their web site says they are shipping tomorrow, but I highly doubt that.

safe?
is wireflyfriends.com safe? I know of wirefly.com/autocontent.aspx?pageid=3586&referringdomain=wiredneirf, but the first one seems fishy. When you go to the checkout page, the site isn't secured, while the second one is. Sorry if I seem a bit paranoid.

I'm more concerned about this 'second agreement'.
can someone shed some light on that? Does it tack another agreement after this one or something?

theroyalwe said:
I'm more concerned about this 'second agreement'.
can someone shed some light on that? Does it tack another agreement after this one or something?
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I think you are talking about the fact that the phone needs to be connected on the same line for at least 6 months:
"By accepting the ISD, you agree to keep your account in good standing and keep your wireless plan and features as activated for at least 180 days.
You agree to repay $200 of this discount ($400 for smartphones, tablets, and netbooks) and authorize us to charge your credit card in repayment of this amount if, you signed up for a 2 year agreement and during the 181 days after your new equipment is activated, your carrier notifies us that the services you purchased have been suspended, disconnected, or deactivated, or if you return your purchase outside of the return and exchange provisions of our 14-day Satisfaction Guarantee.
Please note some of the reasons your carrier may notify us of a deactivation include if:
You transfer this equipment to another line of service after it is activated
You change your rate plan to a lower monthly service rate than was specifically required at the point of purchase
You deactivate texting/data features that were specifically required at the point of purchase
The new line of service activated with your order is used to replace a pre-existing account"

if only i had an upgrade :/

i've heard of a few people getting Bestbuy to price match Wirefly. I will be attempting this.

mdcarter67 said:
i've heard of a few people getting Bestbuy to price match Wirefly. I will be attempting this.
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They don't price match with online only retailers, but good luck.

Tommo153 said:
They don't price match with online only retailers, but good luck.
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its worth a shot. my bb will pm amazon...

Tommo153 said:
So when we purchase the phone at Bestbuy they give us a $50 gift card on top of the phone freedom gift card? I can't find anything on Bestbuy's website that says that. Already signed up for the phone freedom promotion. Would love 50 more dollars.
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yes you can...you use the$50 you used to reserve it for, and it will print out the freedom card for $50, so you'll play about $118 after tax
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Wells that's a different story then that will be 100!
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how will it be $100? they have it for $200-$50 freedom card at best buy
Soupskin said:
When ahead and got this deal. I should get $50 cash back from my bank as well.
Their web site says they are shipping tomorrow, but I highly doubt that.
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BOA? Wirefly won't be shipping till june 28th at this point.....i cancelled that pre order and just ended up getting it at best buy through my preorder there
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i've heard of a few people getting Bestbuy to price match Wirefly. I will be attempting this.
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good luck...its very rare forthat to happen...

NOTE2 for $247.49 with Classic Plan. Valid till NOV 8.

On Thursday I got an Email from Ebay that they are selling Smartphone for 25%Off w/2yrs contract... went to their website saw that it is actually BestBuy who is selling the phones. NOTE2 Costs $329.99 minus 25%. that comes to $247.49 + Tax... so i order a white one and they already shipped it out and i am gonna receive it on Monday....
This deal is good till November 8th 2012.. so any of you guys that are interested you can get it for almost $250+Tax either upgrade or new Activation.
Last week i bought a Titanium Gray Note (wanted white but didn't have it) from T-Mobile store $250 + full manufacturer price TAX that came up almost $300 with Value Plan that I am not happy.. i need to add two more line and if i do that i am gonna end up paying more that classic plans so that's why i was looking for a classic plan deal that i found from EBAY.
DON'T forget to add the Promo Code during checkout to get 25% Off - PromoCode: EBSAVE25. LINK to EBAY

Looks like the classic plan is only good for talk though, no texting. Although, I'm sure it could be added on to the plan later
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I have unlimited text and talk, unlimited Internet true unlimited.
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mha1021 said:
On Thursday I got an Email from Ebay that they are selling Smartphone for 25%Off w/2yrs contract... went to their website saw that it is actually BestBuy who is selling the phones. NOTE2 Costs $329.99 minus 25%. that comes to $247.49 + Tax... so i order a white one and they already shipped it out and i am gonna receive it on Monday....
This deal is good till November 8th 2012.. so any of you guys that are interested you can get it for almost $250+Tax either upgrade or new Activation.
Last week i bought a Titanium Gray Note (wanted white but didn't have it) from T-Mobile store $250 + full manufacturer price TAX that came up almost $300 with Value Plan that I am not happy.. i need to add two more line and if i do that i am gonna end up paying more that classic plans so that's why i was looking for a classic plan deal that i found from EBAY.
DON'T forget to add the Promo Code during checkout to get 25% Off - PromoCode: EBSAVE25. LINK to EBAY
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if you are new to tmobile on the classic plan, switch to the value plan, pay your 200 bucks and you just got a phone for 450.
EDIT: I was thinking of doing this deal but I was just at Costco and they said they will get the note soon so I will probably just go that route and hope they have a price that is comparable, plus no activation fee.

Those two plans offered looked like garbage. I think you will be paying for it in the end.

I have a grandfathered 200MB plan. The order went through, but I'm keeping my fingers that I don't get an email back about there being a problem with my order.

witeboy07 said:
I have unlimited text and talk, unlimited Internet true unlimited.
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Same here
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Thanks to this deal I saved myself some money. I upgraded a primary number on a classic family plan..there were no changes made to the existing plan..Oh yeah!
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robl45 said:
if you are new to tmobile on the classic plan, switch to the value plan, pay your 200 bucks and you just got a phone for 450.
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Thanks for the tip, I just ordered it with classic and will call and change it to value plan as soon as I get the phone.
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mha1021 said:
On Thursday I got an Email from Ebay that they are selling Smartphone for 25%Off w/2yrs contract... went to their website saw that it is actually BestBuy who is selling the phones. NOTE2 Costs $329.99 minus 25%. that comes to $247.49 + Tax... so i order a white one and they already shipped it out and i am gonna receive it on Monday....
This deal is good till November 8th 2012.. so any of you guys that are interested you can get it for almost $250+Tax either upgrade or new Activation.
Last week i bought a Titanium Gray Note (wanted white but didn't have it) from T-Mobile store $250 + full manufacturer price TAX that came up almost $300 with Value Plan that I am not happy.. i need to add two more line and if i do that i am gonna end up paying more that classic plans so that's why i was looking for a classic plan deal that i found from EBAY.
DON'T forget to add the Promo Code during checkout to get 25% Off - PromoCode: EBSAVE25. LINK to EBAY
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$150 back in my pocket. Man, You are the best person I've come in contact with this week!!!!

robl45 said:
if you are new to tmobile on the classic plan, switch to the value plan, pay your 200 bucks and you just got a phone for 450.
EDIT: I was thinking of doing this deal but I was just at Costco and they said they will get the note soon so I will probably just go that route and hope they have a price that is comparable, plus no activation fee.
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If you do this wouldn't you need to pay Tmobile ETF fee, eBay ETF fee, activation fee, and one month of service with the classic plan?

one80oneday said:
If you do this wouldn't you need to pay Tmobile ETF fee, eBay ETF fee, activation fee, and one month of service with the classic plan?
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Yeah, I've been looking at the details trying to figure out if I can save money by returning my phone ($650) and buying this. I don't think I'm going to do it. The only fine print I can't find is the eBay ETF. Is there an extra one?

LucJoe said:
Yeah, I've been looking at the details trying to figure out if I can save money by returning my phone ($650) and buying this. I don't think I'm going to do it. The only fine print I can't find is the eBay ETF. Is there an extra one?
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I wasn't able to find an eBay/BB ETF either so maybe there isn't one? I know with some companies like Amazon or Wirefly they have their own ETF. Since I still have 3 months left of credit on my prepaid plan I guess I'll be waiting til there's no rebate to try this..

one80oneday said:
If you do this wouldn't you need to pay Tmobile ETF fee, eBay ETF fee, activation fee, and one month of service with the classic plan?
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you would just pay the 200 dollar migration fee from classic to value, as far as I can tell, costco nor bestbuy charge any etf other than the carriers etf. you still need to pay activation but you pay that pretty much everywhere except costco. as for the one month on the classic plan, thats a possibility, but still thats a 20 dollar difference for one month so still a decent deal.

Dang my main line with data isn't due for an upgrade until the 10th, two days after this promotion ends. I wonder if I could use one of my non-data lines to get this without adding Data to that line.

paul2834 said:
I have a grandfathered 200MB plan. The order went through, but I'm keeping my fingers that I don't get an email back about there being a problem with my order.
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My order shipped today! The upgrade went through and I'm getting this phone for a measly $270 with tax, shipping, and upgrade fee included while only paying $10 a month for 200MB of data (and $10 for my voice line and $5 for 400 text messages) as far as I understand. I logged in to my T-Mobile account and it doesn't look like any of my plans changed which is what I wanted. Thank you so much for the heads up on this deal!

Grrat deal
paul2834 said:
My order shipped today! The upgrade went through and I'm getting this phone for a measly $270 with tax, shipping, and upgrade fee included while only paying $10 a month for 200MB of data (and $10 for my voice line and $5 for 400 text messages) as far as I understand. I logged in to my T-Mobile account and it doesn't look like any of my plans changed which is what I wanted. Thank you so much for the heads up on this deal!
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Same exact experience for me. I returned my Note 2 on Sunday after seeing this offer. I just got the email telling me it shipped. This is MUCH better than going the Value Plan route. With the value Plan you pay the $200 down and you pay $20 for the next 2 years. You will never see the savings in the value Plan because you will be paying for the phone each month, which will bring the bill to the same (or more) as a classic. I went over this option with THREE T-Mobile reps (the knowledgeable ones, not the ones from the Philippines) and they ALL said the same thing tome: It doesn't pay to switch to a Value Plan when the costs of the phone payments will put me at or above my current Classic Plan amount. #WINNING

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Same exact experience for me. I returned my Note 2 on Sunday after seeing this offer. I just got the email telling me it shipped. This is MUCH better than going the Value Plan route. With the value Plan you pay the $200 down and you pay $20 for the next 2 years. You will never see the savings in the value Plan because you will be paying for the phone each month, which will bring the bill to the same (or more) as a classic. I went over this option with THREE T-Mobile reps (the knowledgeable ones, not the ones from the Philippines) and they ALL said the same thing tome: It doesn't pay to switch to a Value Plan when the costs of the phone payments will put me at or above my current Classic Plan amount. #WINNING
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the reps are brain dead, you will pay less because 4 months of the contract you are not paying the extra amount, and with this price, you will pay much less by converting to value plan, taking the 200 dollar hit and being done with it.

paul2834 said:
My order shipped today! The upgrade went through and I'm getting this phone for a measly $270 with tax, shipping, and upgrade fee included while only paying $10 a month for 200MB of data (and $10 for my voice line and $5 for 400 text messages) as far as I understand. I logged in to my T-Mobile account and it doesn't look like any of my plans changed which is what I wanted. Thank you so much for the heads up on this deal!
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Tweh said:
Same exact experience for me. I returned my Note 2 on Sunday after seeing this offer. I just got the email telling me it shipped. This is MUCH better than going the Value Plan route. With the value Plan you pay the $200 down and you pay $20 for the next 2 years. You will never see the savings in the value Plan because you will be paying for the phone each month, which will bring the bill to the same (or more) as a classic. I went over this option with THREE T-Mobile reps (the knowledgeable ones, not the ones from the Philippines) and they ALL said the same thing tome: It doesn't pay to switch to a Value Plan when the costs of the phone payments will put me at or above my current Classic Plan amount. #WINNING
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Damn! You guys are lucky... I ordered last night, and this morning I get an email saying the phone's been backordered 1-2 weeks!! :crying:

thaprinze said:
Damn! You guys are lucky... I ordered last night, and this morning I get an email saying the phone's been backordered 1-2 weeks!! :crying:
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I implore you to be patient. The phone is worth the wait. I'm loving it so far and I've barely tapped into it's potential!

How to get a Note 5 for ATT without contract??

ATT has really screwed around with their plans and phone upgrades.
They want to boost the "access" charge on the share plans and after you add up the price for the phone charge and the upcharge it's closing in on $975 to get the 64GB phone.
Anyway to do any better than this?

les_garten said:
ATT has really screwed around with their plans and phone upgrades.
They want to boost the "access" charge on the share plans and after you add up the price for the phone charge and the upcharge it's closing in on $975 to get the 64GB phone.
Anyway to do any better than this?
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Yes.. here : https://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-note-5-att

norbarb said:
Yes.. here : https://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-note-5-att
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I'm leery of Swappa.
What happens when the phone gets banned by ATT for the orig buyer not fullfilling the contract or reporting it stolen?

les_garten said:
I'm leery of Swappa.
What happens when the phone gets banned by ATT for the orig buyer not fullfilling the contract or reporting it stolen?
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He can't report stolen because you have proof of purchase from PayPal. Swappa is checking if phone is under contract or not. If it is under contract you not allowed to post for sale. Read this : https://swappa.com/faq
I personally buying and selling on swappa and never had problems.

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He can't report stolen because you have proof of purchase from PayPal. Swappa is checking if phone is under contract or not. If it is under contract you not allowed to post for sale. Read this : https://swappa.com/faq
I personally buying and selling on swappa and never had problems.
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I've sold on Swappa but never bought there. Seems like you can still get nailed later

les_garten said:
I've sold on Swappa but never bought there. Seems like you can still get nailed later
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If you scared go to AT&T and pay full price.
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norbarb said:
If you scared go to AT&T and pay full price.
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I would, but doing that changes my plan radically because of the upgrade.

les_garten said:
I've sold on Swappa but never bought there. Seems like you can still get nailed later
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I wouldn't worry too much on AT&T. They aren't like T-Mobile. If someone stops paying off a phone on AT&T, they don't blacklist the phone. Instead they ding the persons credit and go after them that way. T-Mobile does it different and will blacklist the phone.

WizeGuyDezignz said:
I wouldn't worry too much on AT&T. They aren't like T-Mobile. If someone stops paying off a phone on AT&T, they don't blacklist the phone. Instead they ding the persons credit and go after them that way. T-Mobile does it different and will blacklist the phone.
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Interesting, didn't know that. I thought they all blacklisted them.

les_garten said:
Interesting, didn't know that. I thought they all blacklisted them.
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That is just what I've always been told. But definitely don't take it as gospel as I've never experienced being blacklisted myself.

les_garten said:
Interesting, didn't know that. I thought they all blacklisted them.
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BTW.. IF you get phone and go at&t store with PayPal receipt and register phone on your account how someone who you get phone from can blacklisted? You legally purchased phone and now is register on your account. Other person have no access to it anymore as he is not owner.

If you want to pay full price, I would say go for t mobile note 5, cheaper and much better as bootloader unlocked, you have chance of getting root or flash rom for faster update.
If you still want at&t note 5, keep eye on bestbuy deals for samsung phones on at&t next plan, on this plan you have to pay for phone in installments over period you decide. In a similar deal at time of launch of note 5, I got $200 for trading in a smartphone (which I purchased on ebay for $30), $45 for getting the phone on at&t next and wireless charger as promo deal. I went for 30% downpayment ($222) + tax on full price ($59.2) and paid with gift cards I got and remaining 36.2 with my credit card. The rest $518, I am paying in installments over 28 months (Which I can pay anytime and get my device unlocked). Basically I got phone for $554, which was sweet deal for me. You will still have to pay $15 activation fee, which is $45 (I guess) for on contract phone.

Ruturaj001 said:
If you want to pay full price, I would say go for t mobile note 5, cheaper and much better as bootloader unlocked, you have chance of getting root or flash rom for faster update.
If you still want at&t note 5, keep eye on bestbuy deals for samsung phones on at&t next plan, on this plan you have to pay for phone in installments over period you decide. In a similar deal at time of launch of note 5, I got $200 for trading in a smartphone (which I purchased on ebay for $30), $45 for getting the phone on at&t next and wireless charger as promo deal. I went for 30% downpayment ($222) + tax on full price ($59.2) and paid with gift cards I got and remaining 36.2 with my credit card. The rest $518, I am paying in installments over 28 months (Which I can pay anytime and get my device unlocked). Basically I got phone for $554, which was sweet deal for me. You will still have to pay $15 activation fee, which is $45 (I guess) for on contract phone.
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You got phone for $30(old phone from ebay)+$222 (down payment)+$518 (for 28 months) = $770. Unless I got my math wrong...
I got my phone from swappa for $540, phone was never activated. Brand new.
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norbarb said:
BTW.. IF you get phone and go at&t store with PayPal receipt and register phone on your account how someone who you get phone from can blacklisted? You legally purchased phone and now is register on your account. Other person have no access to it anymore as he is not owner.
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I don't think you understand what I am talking about. Lots of people have had this problem. If the contract is not paid off, the person who sold the phone did not own it, get it? AT&T owns it till it is paid off.

Ruturaj001 said:
If you want to pay full price, I would say go for t mobile note 5, cheaper and much better as bootloader unlocked, you have chance of getting root or flash rom for faster update.
If you still want at&t note 5, keep eye on bestbuy deals for samsung phones on at&t next plan, on this plan you have to pay for phone in installments over period you decide. In a similar deal at time of launch of note 5, I got $200 for trading in a smartphone (which I purchased on ebay for $30), $45 for getting the phone on at&t next and wireless charger as promo deal. I went for 30% downpayment ($222) + tax on full price ($59.2) and paid with gift cards I got and remaining 36.2 with my credit card. The rest $518, I am paying in installments over 28 months (Which I can pay anytime and get my device unlocked). Basically I got phone for $554, which was sweet deal for me. You will still have to pay $15 activation fee, which is $45 (I guess) for on contract phone.
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I don't want to do any type of upgrade on my account. I went to upgrade my phones with ATT after fulfilling my last contract and I am getting all kinds of BS about upping the price of my current share plan. That's what started this is their "new" policies about not really providing subsidized phones anymore.

norbarb said:
You got phone for $30(old phone from ebay)+$222 (down payment)+$518 (for 28 months) = $770. Unless I got my math wrong...
I got my phone from swappa for $540, phone was never activated. Brand new.
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You got it wrong
I paid $30 for phone from ebay + $222 down payment + $59.2 tax + $518 for 28 months - $200 gift card for trade in - $45 giftcard for getting phone on at&t next - Wireless charger ( which I think is worth $30) = $554.2
I used gift card to pay for down payment and tax
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les_garten said:
I don't want to do any type of upgrade on my account. I went to upgrade my phones with ATT after fulfilling my last contract and I am getting all kinds of BS about upping the price of my current share plan. That's what started this is their "new" policies about not really providing subsidized phones anymore.
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At&t next is different than getting phone on contract. Right now my phone is not on 2 year contract, I am paying $15 for line (and $80 for share data plan), if I have got it on contract that would have raised that to $40.
If you are on very old type of plan, those you can not get now then you shouldn't go with at&t next.

Ruturaj001 said:
At&t nest is different than getting phone on contract. Right now my phone is not on 2 year contract, I am paying $15 for line (and $80 for share data plan), if I have got it on contract that would have raised that to $40.
If you are on very old type of plan, those you can not get now then you shouldn't go with at&t next.
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I think I am on the same plan as you but I have 3 phones on it at $15 per. I read the fine print and if I upgrade, they raise that to $40. I have 10GB shared data plan.
For my Note 3 I bought a T-mobile and a $10 plan and swapped out SIM card. Rooted, etc, etc
Trying to figure out how to go now as cheap as possible without getting a Blacklisted phone. and screwing up my Plan.

les_garten said:
I don't think you understand what I am talking about. Lots of people have had this problem. If the contract is not paid off, the person who sold the phone did not own it, get it? AT&T owns it till it is paid off.
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No. If you paid in full even from third party you own it. At&t is charging person who you purchased phone full price or remaining of balance on phone on next bill. I had exactly this situation. I purchase phone and ask at&t for unlocking sim card code. Phone was not paid in full and they did not want me to send it. Then I get my pay pal receipt and go to at&t store, present them that I purchase this phone from third party. They switch phone to my account and told me they will charge account that phone was buy on for remaining balance. I get my unlocking code two days later. They told me that phone is on my account and is paid in full according to my account.

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No. If you paid in full even from third party you own it. At&t is charging person who you purchased phone full price or remaining of balance on phone on next bill. I had exactly this situation. I purchase phone and ask at&t for unlocking sim card code. Phone was not paid in full and they did not want me to send it. Then I get my pay pal receipt and go to at&t store, present them that I purchase this phone from third party. They switch phone to my account and told me they will charge account that phone was buy on for remaining balance. I get my unlocking code two days later. They told me that phone is on my account and is paid in full according to my account.
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Glad it worked out for you. Others have had different experiences, thus my questions.
Some people don't complete contract, report phone stolen, sell it, , IMEI/ESN is blacklisted.

les_garten said:
Glad it worked out for you. Others have had different experiences, thus my questions.
Some people don't complete contract, report phone stolen, sell it, , IMEI/ESN is blacklisted.
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Explain to me how they can report stolen if you have prof of purchase and real name and address from who did you get phone ?
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