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Can anyone recommend a good protection plan for the SGS3? I would hate to drop it on that magical angle and the screen shatter and be out $700.
http://www.squaretrade.com/
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http://www.squaretrade.com/
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And while I would normally agree with you and be the first to promote the crap out of SquareTrade, I'm going to go with ZAGGsafe this time.... I'm paying $95 for the device after all my discounts and what not from Best Buy, why should I pay $99 for the warranty (only ONCE you find a 30% off coupon) AND THEN $99 for the deductible if something happens? ZAGGsafe is only $59 for the deductible!
SquareTrades prices are getting way too high, so are phones, but I paid $750 for my damn international HTC TyTN II when it first came out, and only paid $47.99 for my warranty through them (just looked it up on Gmail to confirm that), with NO deductible when the keyboard died! They must have been getting people hooked at low prices initially and screwing them now.... I'm done with that, my mom and girlfriend just paid the last $99 each to SquareTrade for warranties, I'm not going to recommend them anymore until their prices drop
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And while I would normally agree with you and be the first to promote the crap out of SquareTrade, I'm going to go with ZAGGsafe this time.... I'm paying $95 for the device after all my discounts and what not from Best Buy, why should I pay $99 for the warranty (only ONCE you find a 30% off coupon) AND THEN $99 for the deductible if something happens? ZAGGsafe is only $59 for the deductible!
SquareTrades prices are getting way too high, so are phones, but I paid $750 for my damn international HTC TyTN II when it first came out, and only paid $47.99 for my warranty through them (just looked it up on Gmail to confirm that), with NO deductible when the keyboard died! They must have been getting people hooked at low prices initially and screwing them now.... I'm done with that, my mom and girlfriend just paid the last $99 each to SquareTrade for warranties, I'm not going to recommend them anymore until their prices drop
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Does this apply to buying it on contract? I believe TMO offers warranty for like $8-9 a month, but there's a 150 deductible...assurion I think...could I get tmo service, decline their warranty and get zagg? What's the actuall upfront cost to get the $59 deductible?
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Does this apply to buying it on contract? I believe TMO offers warranty for like $8-9 a month, but there's a 150 deductible...assurion I think...could I get tmo service, decline their warranty and get zagg? What's the actuall upfront cost to get the $59 deductible?
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The warrant is $99 - click the link for details. Yes, it applies to buying any phone, on or off contract. I never understood paying that much per month for insurance AND having to pay that much of a deductible
So it isn't just me who thought the warranty is getting ridiculously expensive from Squaretrade. I've been canceling them for the devices that I own lately after I sold them and not rebuying.
Does Squaretrade even cover International phones? (From Expansys)
I see that ZaggSafe seems to cover unlocked phones (read International?)
I'm going with Zagg as well.
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....SquareTrades prices are getting way too high, so are phones, but I paid $750 for my damn international HTC TyTN II when it first came out....
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Does Squaretrade even cover International phones? (From Expansys)
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They do, yes, but the prices are ridiculous as you seconded
I am hoping that some fellow XDA'ers will be able to help me out here. I am currently on a Classic plan and just got 2 Galaxy S3's with 1 free Galaxy S2 from Costco at the discounted rate. I want to switch to the Value plan pricing, (this was the plan even before buying the new phones). I know there is a $200 / line migration fee since we have recently used the subsidy pricing on all 3 lines. It was my understanding that I would have to pay $600.00 to migrate over. However, when I look into it online, the change says I will have to pay $400.00. Is there a cap or was there a mishap on T-mobiles part not charging me the extra $200?
I don't want to change it online only to have them come back and say I owe them $600 when the checkout shows only $400. Has anyone got any experience with this? Should I pull the trigger on line or contact CS to talk to them and almost assuredly get charged the $600?
Call CS. In my opinion it is better to call in and pay the $600 rather than have them find out they ****ed up later and end up charging $200 more. Try to talk to retention, they are easier to talk to and much friendlier. I don't think they will charge you the extra $200 if it isn't warranted. Just be sure to mention that online it says $400 and maybe even say another rep you talked to said $400 and you just wanted to be 100% sure so you called back.
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I work for tmobile. Because you got your phones at costco u signed 2 contracts. One with tmobile and one with costco. Costco will charge u a mugration fee also because u got the phones at their price and their subsidy has its own terms and conditions. Same for any authorized dealer. I work for corporate tmobile. I know that costco has better deals than we do but they also have a lot more fine print.
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I work for tmobile. Because you got your phones at costco u signed 2 contracts. One with tmobile and one with costco. Costco will charge u a mugration fee also because u got the phones at their price and their subsidy has its own terms and conditions. Same for any authorized dealer. I work for corporate tmobile. I know that costco has better deals than we do but they also have a lot more fine print.
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EDIT: I just called Costco to ensure I wasn't under a contract with them and with T-Mobile. The Wireless Advocates associate I talked with was very informative about it and assured me there was no 2nd contract entered into with Costco when purchasing from them. He said that 90% of all 3rd party cell providers will require a separate contract when purchasing from them because when you cancel, or migrate to a value plan, the commission to the location you signed up at is cut and they want to recoup the cost. He said Costco is such a big company that it has been able to negotiate better pricing and can absorb the lower commission on the occasions a cancellation and/or migration occurs. Next, I gotta get on the phone and talk to retentions. Will update afterwards for anyone interested.
TLDR: Costco does not enter you into a 2nd contract with them when purchasing phones, while most other 3rd party retailers will.
For anyone interested, I just got off the phone with CS. I am of the belief that I simply got lucky on this one. Upon initially talking to the CS rep she told me there would be a $600.00 Migration fee or ETF depending on which direction I went. (Told her I was thinking about just canceling to join my companies discounted plan with AT&T). I told her I was under the impression the migration fee would be $400 and the ETF would be $600 so I would rather just migrate than cancel.
She told me again that it would be $600 either way so I asked her why it was only showing a $400 migration fee online, at this point she said she would start the process of migration just to see what the system told her. She was surprised to see it showing only $400 on her end as well. I was informed that one of my lines wasn't being charged the migration fee for some reason. I politely asked her if we could do it at that price and she responded by saying "I'm not going to correct it, that's what the computer says, so I won't look a gift horse in the mouth." Went typically smooth at this point, standard contract extension, yada yada. I thanked her for doing it for me and she was very happy to have done it.
Needless to say, I think a glitch in the system just saved me $200 bucks plus $50.00 a month. :victory::highfive:
Glad to hear a good ending to this event ... I love value plan, switched recently, saved $150 monthly. Best phone plan, cheap, speedy data & decent coverage. I too got phone from costco, and I got charged only $200 migration fees, no additional "costco" fees. Although I do have to pay tax to the migration fees....I heard that other stores such as walmart, best buy, target, wirefly...etc have additional fees ON TOP of t-mobile migration fees....so I guess it's vendor dependent, best to ask about break up fees before signing any contract, ahem...like prenuptial agreement ... ha ha....
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For anyone interested, I just got off the phone with CS. I am of the belief that I simply got lucky on this one. Upon initially talking to the CS rep she told me there would be a $600.00 Migration fee or ETF depending on which direction I went. (Told her I was thinking about just canceling to join my companies discounted plan with AT&T). I told her I was under the impression the migration fee would be $400 and the ETF would be $600 so I would rather just migrate than cancel.
She told me again that it would be $600 either way so I asked her why it was only showing a $400 migration fee online, at this point she said she would start the process of migration just to see what the system told her. She was surprised to see it showing only $400 on her end as well. I was informed that one of my lines wasn't being charged the migration fee for some reason. I politely asked her if we could do it at that price and she responded by saying "I'm not going to correct it, that's what the computer says, so I won't look a gift horse in the mouth." Went typically smooth at this point, standard contract extension, yada yada. I thanked her for doing it for me and she was very happy to have done it.
Needless to say, I think a glitch in the system just saved me $200 bucks plus $50.00 a month. :victory::highfive:
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Nice to hear that everything went well on your part.
I was debating with myself about the Classic versus Value plan as well.
End up having to pay a larger sum to purchase a new phone at one time, but you save money in the long run.
Value plan ftw. I buy phones for around 300 anyways.
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Glad to hear a good ending to this event ... I love value plan, switched recently, saved $150 monthly. Best phone plan, cheap, speedy data & decent coverage. I too got phone from costco, and I got charged only $200 migration fees, no additional "costco" fees. Although I do have to pay tax to the migration fees....I heard that other stores such as walmart, best buy, target, wirefly...etc have additional fees ON TOP of t-mobile migration fees....so I guess it's vendor dependent, best to ask about break up fees before signing any contract, ahem...like prenuptial agreement ... ha ha....
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wait did you order it online or from the store? I'm looking to upgrade one of my lines for the samsung galaxy s3 but am i required to keep the data plan once migrating?
so basically when you migrated there wasn't any additional fees with costco? I thought online it says you must return the phone..
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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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.
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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..
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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?
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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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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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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!
So, I am currently on T-Mobiles classic plan. Not planning on hopping to the value plan at all. Anyways, any of you got the phone on classic plan yet and how much? I usually buy my phones from Bestbuy but its really temping to get it now from T-Mobile. And bestbuy sells the phone for $299 for the 16gb model.
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So, I am currently on T-Mobiles classic plan. Not planning on hopping to the value plan at all. Anyways, any of you got the phone on classic plan yet and how much? I usually buy my phones from Bestbuy but its really temping to get it now from T-Mobile. And bestbuy sells the phone for $299 for the 16gb model.
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I paid $700 for my i9500. Depending on how it handles my local T-Mobile coverage I may return it and buy the M919(?). As far as I know, T-Mobile itself is done with subsidized phones; meaning no discounts.
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So, I am currently on T-Mobiles classic plan. Not planning on hopping to the value plan at all. Anyways, any of you got the phone on classic plan yet and how much? I usually buy my phones from Bestbuy but its really temping to get it now from T-Mobile. And bestbuy sells the phone for $299 for the 16gb model.
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I have a classic plan, and they switched me to a "bridge to value" plan.
I got the phone for 149$ down (plus 20$ a month)
My bill DID go down from a high of 213$ (loyalty and corp discount included) to 181$ this month and 164$ next month. Plus I pay 10$ a month for Slacker premium through my tmo bill)
That being said, it actually might be better to pay the 299$ one time (as opposed to the full price I'll pay over time) depending on your monthly bill and plan.
Hopefully, this info helps you.
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I was in the same boat as you but decided to use the eip option. Total ill be paying 650 for the phone including taxes. If you get it through best buy n itll be 300 plus taxes plus $20 for data for two years. That's over 800! And remember, you have to keep that data plan for 2 years. With the eip, you can pay it off any time. Of course, there's is one other method. Add a new line of service and pay the 299. Pay for one month of data service for that line and then pay the etf $200 to cancel. Total will be $550. I say you're better off using the eip option if you don't want that hassle.
As the title says- want to understand whats the consensus on what insurance is smarter- I usually always get Squaretrade and they have it now for $5 a month with a $75 deductible which isn't bad and Tmobile offers Jump for $10 a month with a $175 deductible, but this option covers loss and also has the ability to upgrade after a year.
In my situation- i got the 64gb gold edge, and did the $100 down and paying 32 or so a month- which do you think is the best option? I am torn between the ability to upgrade and the loss coverage that Jump offers vs the cheaper but very reliable service that squaretrade offers...
Thoughts?
Do you prefer the upgrading function, Lookout Premium, and comfort? Or you prefer a cost effective method?
I think the upgrading function is awesome- but not sure of the whole value of it I guess and thats really my question I guess- is it worth it in the end?
The lookout premium is not really a selling point to me at all- to me its just bloatware and most of the features can be done through google or other free apps to begin with.
i went with squaretrade because i dont have tmobile. but yes, if i lose the phone, im done for. but ive never lost my phone. (knocks on wood)
I am an original Jump #1 customer, and love the ability to upgrade TWICE every 12 months.
Now, the current Jump #2, lets you upgrade AFTER you have paid off 50% of the phone, or sooner, but you pay the difference.
So obviously #2 is not as appealing, you are paying $120 "extra" a year, plus the usual monthly EIP (say $30) for a new phone. So you are paying $480 ($40 per month) for a new phone every year, in addition to your service plan, and taxes and fees.
So if you get unlimited ($80) + JUMP ($10) + EIP ($30) = $120 per month(plus tax/fees)....for a new phone every year. (Leasing)
You can see why JUMP #1 was SO much better (same money, 2 phones a year)..
Yes, you get insurance, but with that deductible, unless you use it fairly early into your JUMP payments, it diminishes in value.
Hope this helps.
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What about the Samsung's premium protection plan? Is that a good alternative? It's $129 to buy and then around $100 for any service. No monthly payments.. and coverage is for 2 years.
Quoting from Samsung's website: "Samsung Protection Plus℠ Mobile Elite* extends your coverage to two years from the original purchase date of your device and adds up to three incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a $95 service fee plus applicable tax.
Samsung Protection Plus℠ Mobile Elite*
o Accidental Damage: Cracked Displays or Liquid Damage
o Extended warranty covers mechanical damage after the 1 year limited warranty expires."
So, any thoughts?
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What about the Samsung's premium protection plan? Is that a good alternative? It's $129 to buy and then around $100 for any service. No monthly payments.. and coverage is for 2 years.
Quoting from Samsung's website: "Samsung Protection Plus℠ Mobile Elite* extends your coverage to two years from the original purchase date of your device and adds up to three incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a $95 service fee plus applicable tax.
Samsung Protection Plus℠ Mobile Elite*
o Accidental Damage: Cracked Displays or Liquid Damage
o Extended warranty covers mechanical damage after the 1 year limited warranty expires."
So, any thoughts?
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I saw this as well but didnt even consider it since Squaretrade offers the same coverage and you can pay month to month at $5 a month rather than pay for the whole plan up front which you must do for the samsung plan. Squaretrade also offers a $75 deductible and they have a proven track record and I have not ever heard of anyone using the samsung plan before.
EDIT-- looks like the $5 a month option is no longer there- its either $8 a month or a $99 one time payment over 2 years- still beats the Samsung plan by cost and deductible cost....but now if I wanted to go a monthly route its not much more to just get the Jump program for $2 more.
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I saw this as well but didnt even consider it since Squaretrade offers the same coverage and you can pay month to month at $5 a month rather than pay for the whole plan up front which you must do for the samsung plan. Squaretrade also offers a $75 deductible and they have a proven track record and I have not ever heard of anyone using the samsung plan before.
EDIT-- looks like the $5 a month option is no longer there- its either $8 a month or a $99 one time payment over 2 years- still beats the Samsung plan by cost and deductible cost....but now if I wanted to go a monthly route its not much more to just get the Jump program for $2 more.
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Thanks for the info..
This is the first time I'm getting any kind of protection plan for my phone. So, didn't even know about squaretrade before this thread..
After thinking about it some more- i decided to get the squaretrade 2 year coverage for the one time payment of $99. It is far cheaper than doing the JUMP program that would cost me $240 over two years, and with the cost of the deductible being $75 vs $175 I thought it was the best choice.
Still have a few days to change my mind if someone can tell me the cost advantage to the Jump Program. The way I look at it- my phone is an $859 phone ( 64gb Edge Model-RIDICULOUS!)- and the jump program requires me paying half of it off for the upgrade- So I would have already paid $430 dollars of the phone + 120(12 months of JUMp)= $550, and with nothing to show for it since the upgrade would essentially require me to turn in my s6 edge for the next big thing.