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Hey all,
Where can i find the lowest upgrade price for this phone? it is way to high everywhere i have looked. I have a classic plan, not the value plan, so from T-mobile, i would be paying $229 + $50 (rebate). Basically $279 without tax.
Any lower prices out there? if not, i will go with the One S

Hate to say it cause I work for tmo as a sales rep. Lowest upgrade price is at walmart and they usually don't add the req(contracted)/correct data plan especially if you rush them
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blchff04 said:
Hate to say it cause I work for tmo as a sales rep. Lowest upgrade price is at walmart and they usually don't add the req(contracted)/correct data plan especially if you rush them
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but why would they tamper with my data..im not getting a new plan

dolcedavinci said:
but why would they tamper with my data..im not getting a new plan
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Same here work for Tmo... Walmart, or Cosco.... I no on wirefly wit new actos fones r cheap Idk if prices r the same wen upgrading.... Also tmo has alot of weird late night offers they give fones for free its weird like at 11 or 12 they have crazy deals
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dolcedavinci said:
but why would they tamper with my data..im not getting a new plan
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When you get a discount with your upgrade you have to have a contracted data plan. I.e. a required data plan. At walmart I've seen like 90% of our customers who bought their phone at Walmart come to the store because they didn't get the data plan that's required with the upgrade... so we add a non-contracted data plan on (one you can take off the account if you want)
Required data plan (contracted) = a data plan you can not take off for the length of the contract... you can increase or decrease the amount of data you want to purchase (200mb, 2gb, 5gb, 10gb) but you can't remove it completely without breaking contract
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I talked to tmobile and said bestbuy mobile was selling the phone for 199 and they said they could match the price so i bought it. I just called on tuesday.

Nicoaardappel said:
I talked to tmobile and said bestbuy mobile was selling the phone for 199 and they said they could match the price so i bought it. I just called on tuesday.
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really? so you payed $199,no $50 added or extra fees?
i walked into the local tmobile store and the price was $199, but the lady there said i was gonna pay $279.
what plan do you have?
id rather do t-mobile cuz i like how the warranty works...plus i walk out of the store with my phone

don't go to t-mobile stores. Talk to the loyalty/retention department, they usually hook it up when you upgrade/extend your contract. you should not be paying $230+ for this phone with an upgrade because you can find it off CL for about $300-375 (ymmv, friend got one for $310 2 days ago)

Teo032 said:
you can find it off CL for about $300-375 (ymmv, friend got one for $310 2 days ago)
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i got my sgs2 for 300 on CL this past weekend. mint condition as far as i can tell.

Man you guys are crazy, I work for Costco. I sell it for $179 + tax. No MIR, nothin. You also get a free accessory bundle which includes an extra car/wall charger, leather pouch, screen protectors and data cable. Not to mention a 90 day exchange period with NO restocking fee. If something better drops 2 months from now, you just bring it back and pay the difference. Buying a phone anywhere else is just nuts.
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dolcedavinci said:
really? so you payed $199,no $50 added or extra fees?
i walked into the local tmobile store and the price was $199, but the lady there said i was gonna pay $279.
what plan do you have?
id rather do t-mobile cuz i like how the warranty works...plus i walk out of the store with my phone
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I didnt pay any extra fees she said that she could match the price from best buy mobile. I on a family plan but im not sure which one. Are you sure your up for an upgrade that might me why the price is higher. And i did get the phone from tmobile they are shipping it this saturday. I dont know why they would say 279 unless your 2 years isnt up yet

TJBunch1228 said:
Man you guys are crazy, I work for Costco. I sell it for $179 + tax. No MIR, nothin. You also get a free accessory bundle which includes an extra car/wall charger, leather pouch, screen protectors and data cable. Not to mention a 90 day exchange period with NO restocking fee. If something better drops 2 months from now, you just bring it back and pay the difference. Buying a phone anywhere else is just nuts.
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Please explain how people said to go to Walmart and Costco to get the phone are crazy when you said to go to Costco lol -_-.
In my opinion, it is crazy to spend $200 on a phone with an upgrade that is 7 months old. The price has been free-100 the past couple months with upgrade.
Instead of using your upgrade i would just pay $100 more to have it off contract.
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Teo032 said:
Please explain how people said to go to Walmart and Costco to get the phone are crazy when you said to go to Costco lol -_-.
In my opinion, it is crazy to spend $200 on a phone with an upgrade that is 7 months old. The price has been free-100 the past couple months with upgrade.
Instead of using your upgrade i would just pay $100 more to have it off contract.
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I obviously wasn't talking to the ones who suggested Costco or Walmart.... I'm taking about the ones who go through tmo direct. Even at $199, that costs more, you have no free accessories and only a 14 day exchange period (which also requires that you ship it back to them if you got it from the loyalty dept at that price, plus a restocking fee). I agree with you on the off contract price though. If you get lucky you can get one on CL in the $300-$350 range. If you can swing that, I'd go that route and save your upgrade for a newer phone. We do have the One S at Costco for $189. But I presume a lot of folks would rather wait to see if the SIII makes an appearance on tmo anytime soon.
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I got mine for $137 with upgrade through the retention department and they gave me a buy one get one free deal, so the wife is rocking a GS2 as well. No MIR required.
Had a problem with them sending out the wrong color phone so I had to do a mail in return. But, in the process of talking with them and crediting my account for the wrong phone, they accidentally changed my upgrade status and 4 months later I am still showing eligible for a full upgrade.

wow....this is crazy, defiantly checking out Costco....or hassling them on the phone till i get a good price.

dolcedavinci said:
wow....this is crazy, defiantly checking out Costco....or hassling them on the phone till i get a good price.
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Costco won't haggle on pricing at all but they are usually the cheapest anyway.
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yeah i would get the one s with the upgrade through costco, and if you don't enjoy it... sell it for more and buy a S2 and have some $ left over.
but yeah, call the retention/loyalty department and see what you can get it probably will be free.

Walmart $148
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Target i did mine one for 99 bucks
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bikrame said:
Target i did mine one for 99 bucks
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That's what I was just going to say. Target beats everyone else, and if the price drops within 30 days, you can go back and get refunded the difference.
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To insure or not insure, that is the question?

So, I'm eligible on Wed. to upgrade and get myself the S3. My question is whether to insure it or not? I believe it's now $11/month and $150 deductible? Thoughts?
Thanks!

Worth it don't risk it I wouldn't I love this thing too much..
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Get insurance from worth ave group. Best value!
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ripalsanghani said:
Get insurance from worth ave group. Best value!
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Thanks, I'll check it out!

To Insure or not
sandman512 said:
So, I'm eligible on Wed. to upgrade and get myself the S3. My question is whether to insure it or not? I believe it's now $11/month and $150 deductible? Thoughts?
Thanks![11 dollars a month no way, I pay 8 dollars a month on my plan. It's definitely worth having insurance i have bricked two phones over the past 3 years and I have gotten a replacement free of charge trough Sprint, now Asurion is a very crappy insurance service, They wanted to charge me 500 usd for a broken HTC Evo Design that had been run over and sent back for replacement.]
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Before you get this from Sprint...check Best Buy...you get all the same offers that sprint gives...and insurance is around 10 bucks no deductable...you can also get a free extra battery from the insurance.
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Thanks for the replies, I'm on the SERO plan, so not sure BB can do the upgrade.

I went with the best buy insurance. There is no deductible but they do not cover lost or stolen phones. Plus if you pay for the full 2 years at once they give you a discount. I believe it came out to $170, which is about $7 a month.

ToiletDuck555 said:
but they do not cover lost or stolen phones
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This is the number 1 reason I went with Sprint's TEP.
Worst case, I pay $150 for a new phone, and if it an actual hardware issue (not water or something "I" did) Sprint replaces it for free.
I got a replacement ET4G (bad GPS), and 2 replacement Samsung Moments (Bad USB Ports) all for free. Also got a replacement moment when it was less than 2 months old (stolen) for $100.
IMO, if you don't have some sort of insurance on your phone, you're nuts.

over two years with insurance if you file a claim, you will spend $414. if you break your phone without insurance the phone will cost $549.
personally, i have two children under three years old that throw objects very well. that includes cell phones laying around, so i have insurance on it

if you break your phone without insurance the phone will cost $549.
YOu're forgetting phone prices come down substantially after the first 6 months...
Personally I have only needed insurance once... paid 150 deductible for what would have cost me at most $200 to buy off ebay/craigslist for the same 'used' phone. Could have saved myself the year of premiums.
Didn't buy the insurance on the S3...remember manufacturer defects are still covered under it's warranty as well. (Though I don't recall how long that is just now... 90 day, or 1 yr).
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You best read about BB insurance claims
ToiletDuck555 said:
I went with the best buy insurance. There is no deductible but they do not cover lost or stolen phones. Plus if you pay for the full 2 years at once they give you a discount. I believe it came out to $170, which is about $7 a month.
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A lot of people have had very bad experiences trying to claim a broken phone.

I opted out of insurance. I got the HD2 a month before it was released when I worked for t-mobile and just recently sold it when I bought this phone through sprint. I just go out of my way to be careful wIth a phone.

unxguyjr said:
Before you get this from Sprint...check Best Buy...you get all the same offers that sprint gives...and insurance is around 10 bucks no deductable...you can also get a free extra battery from the insurance.
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How do you get a free extra battery
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sandman512 said:
So, I'm eligible on Wed. to upgrade and get myself the S3. My question is whether to insure it or not? I believe it's now $11/month and $150 deductible? Thoughts?
Thanks!
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Personnal preference is squaretrade. Wait for a 30% discount and it will be $95 for two years of coverage

Insurance, isnt always for you. its a given that youll be babying your phone. it covers the world around you. Sprint - Asurion TEP bills your cellphone to your account at your request. the only caveat is that its 150 dollar every claim deductable. im replacing my galaxy s3 in an insurance claim and since its so new its still currently on backorder. but they say itll take 5-7 business days. normally if you get your claim in before 10pm you get a new device out within 24 hours. its quite nice when it works as it should.

[Q] Insurance Comparisons

Hi,
Hope this is the right forum for this question. If not, moderators please feel free to move it....
I just bought an S III along with an insurance plan, but cancelled it the next day because I was misled by the salesperson. Now I'm looking around to see if there's a better plan available. I found a thread here recommending EnSquared over SquareTrade, but no other comparisons.
I called AT&T about their insurance (offered through Asurion) and was told the deductible is $199! I've emailed Asurion to ask if this is also true for a policy ordered online.
EnSquared is the cheapest policy I've found (except for ProtectCell, which doesn't cover theft or loss, essential coverage for me), and as far as I can tell, the deductible is only $75. The one negative I've found is that there's a waiting period of 31 days. Safeware has a $50 deductible but would cost me $91/yr. as opposed to $59 for EnSquared.
I've also looked at ProtectYourBubble, reasonably priced with a 14-day waiting period but a $100 deductible. I tried to find information for ToughCell but they just want my email address.
Can anyone give me any help deciding between these?
Thanks!

I have best buy geek squad coverage. No deductible but you need to purchase the phone from them.
Also they don't cover lost/stolen phones which isn't a problem for me because renters coverage takes care of that.
But took my screen protector off and haven't looked back. If I do drop or otherwise screw up my phone.. Get a replacement /refurbished /fixed phone for no deductible!
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waiters said:
I have best buy geek squad coverage. No deductible but you need to purchase the phone from them.
Also they don't cover lost/stolen phones which isn't a problem for me because renters coverage takes care of that.
But took my screen protector off and haven't looked back. If I do drop or otherwise screw up my phone.. Get a replacement /refurbished /fixed phone for no deductible!
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+1 on best buy protection. I brought in 3 s2's because of usb issues. Had my refurb replacements within 3 days, no deductible. Costs $10 a month. Covers water damage to completely destroyed phone, just not lost/stolen
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I have mine insured through my homeowners insurance. I pay $4 a year to have it as an "additional insured item" and I have no deductible. I've already used it once for my previous phone, and they just give you the cash to buy a new one.
Insurance companies don't advertise this, but it's worth calling your agent to find out!
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alissa7 said:
I have mine insured through my homeowners insurance. I pay $4 a year to have it as an "additional insured item" and I have no deductible. I've already used it once for my previous phone, and they just give you the cash to buy a new one.
Insurance companies don't advertise this, but it's worth calling your agent to find out!
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That's exactly why I have renters insurance though I own my home lol.. It's like 15/month but I insured 15,000 of camera equipment as additional insured items. If I ever have a big claim my home owners doesn't know about it and don't have to worry about it going up.. Renters insurance all the way.
Farmers renters insurance is cheap. Just call your local rep from yellow pages and add anything important.. Tablets /phones /cameras /jewelry etc
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I did squaretrade. Found a coupon someplace, paid about $100 for 2 years of coverage, $100 deductible. It was very fast, sent my cracked screen in on a Monday, had a repaired item back on Thursday. Not the same phone, but the one I got back was perfect.

Thanks for the help, everyone. bfinleyui, I did a search for "SquareTrade coupon" and found a bunch. I haven't been able to determine if they cover theft or loss of the phone, though. Can you tell me?

Better buy insuarance

I just called Samsung service centre in Quebec to enquire about screen replacement cost and they quoted me $275+tax and also they ll take 15 days ( which includes both sides shipping and repair time.)
As a side note...my screen is fine... I just wanted to know cost.

For those that don't know, square trade is a pretty good deal.
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i think my credit card's 90day insurance+ 1 additional year warranty+ rugger case+ my careful handling should do fine

Afishl1 said:
For those that don't know, square trade is a pretty good deal.
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I was going to buy square trade also, but its $125 + $99 deposit for any claim. Been looking at ensquared recently and it's $99 + $75 (first time claim) deposit, so hopefully that will be worth it. Prices are for 2 years

I believe square trade do not cover theft so I decided to go with
http://www.worthavegroup.com/cell-phone-insurance
deductible is $50 and you are not limited to just 2 claims a year.

You don't have to throw that down at square trade, you can pay roughly $6/mo, though in the long run that would be cheaper, but I'd probably have a new phone before then as fast as new tech is coming out these days... but yeah $90 deductible sucks, but good for screen breaks which is over $200
Never heard of worthave, got to go with known reputable company, for me i guess ill pay a premium for that...
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Afishl1 said:
You don't have to throw that down at square trade, you can pay roughly $6/mo, though in the long run that would be cheaper, but I'd probably have a new phone before then as fast as new tech is coming out these days... but yeah $90 deductible sucks, but good for screen breaks which is over $200
Never heard of worthave, got to go with known reputable company, for me i guess ill pay a premium for that...
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Worth ave group is cheaper and they have been around for past 40 years and I have read good reviews on them. You can chose between 1, 2 or 3 year plan. 1 year plan is like 50 dollar and if you search online, sometimes they have 10 or 15 percent discount on total. I just hope I never have to use them but I rather be safe than sorry. So if someone steals your phone, you are pretty much screwed with Square Trade.

eccoodamo said:
Worth ave group is cheaper and they have been around for past 40 years and I have read good reviews on them. You can chose between 1, 2 or 3 year plan. 1 year plan is like 50 dollar and if you search online, sometimes they have 10 or 15 percent discount on total. I just hope I never have to use them but I rather be safe than sorry. So if someone steals your phone, you are pretty much screwed with Square Trade.
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Cool, ill have to look into them, good thing I'm only paying month to month on square trade
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I buy all my cell phones at Best Buy so I can take advantage of their price match,instant mail in rebate program, and their $9.99 month, zero deductible, no claim limit insurance. If you make a claim they set you up with a loner phone until you get yours back which usually takes less than a week. Money well spent in my book.
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March is open enrollment for Sprint TEP Insurance

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2522

Hmmm
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I probably would have gotten it but this time around after they raised it to $11 I purchased best buy protection. I know it doesn't cover loss or theft but it's no deductible and unlimited claims plus they give you a loaner if you need it. But for those who don't have that option it's a good idea to get it at least for the first year.
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yankees45us said:
I probably would have gotten it but this time around after they raised it to $11 I purchased best buy protection. I know it doesn't cover loss or theft but it's no deductible and unlimited claims plus they give you a loaner if you need it. But for those who don't have that option it's a good idea to get it at least for the first year.
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I have heard bad things about best buy insurance. I haven't personally tried them to say it's bad.
I have Sprint insurance for a about 7 years now.... And they are pretty good with replacements. The deductible sucks but they are quick with sending a refurbished phone or if you are lucky, a new phone.

DarkManX4lf said:
I have heard bad things about best buy insurance. I haven't personally tried them to say it's bad.
I have Sprint insurance for a about 7 years now.... And they are pretty good with replacements. The deductible sucks but they are quick with sending a refurbished phone or if you are lucky, a new phone.
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It's hit and miss. I had bb insurance years back and never had any issues. For the past 5 years I've had Sprint insurance but after the last experience at my local Sprint repair center I called it quits. Decided to try bb again. When I had bb several years ago it took them 3 days to get me a phone which is average for Sprint also. It all depends on the situation I guess. It's always good to have a loaner available.
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yankees45us said:
It's hit and miss. I had bb insurance years back and never had any issues. For the past 5 years I've had Sprint insurance but after the last experience at my local Sprint repair center I called it quits. Decided to try bb again. When I had bb several years ago it took them 3 days to get me a phone which is average for Sprint also. It all depends on the situation I guess. It's always good to have a loaner available.
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I used to work for the geeksquad helping implement and coming up with new software for them to fix computers. BB their return policy and their phone insurance is 2nd to none. it may take like 3 days to get a replacement but they were always quality refurbs and you could break one every day (every few days) if the refurbs aren't to your liking you just complain to a store manager and they will give you a new one lol. Just to test it and fufil my dreams of spiking an iphone on the ground I did that using their phone insurance and than the next week returned the refurb. The people that work there have 0 clue about anything lol.
Furthermore I hate bestbuy and the geeksquad horrible place redundant processes. SO i am not trying to say they are good by any stretch of the imagination they just have a poor system and people with foresight can work it to their advantage. lol

my opinion
TEP is dirt I can say this cause I am an ex sprint employee just take care of your device

blueeyedbassist said:
TEP is dirt I can say this cause I am an ex sprint employee just take care of your device
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I can vouch. I didn't work for sprint but have many horrible experiences. Only thing good about it is you'll get your phone pretty quick, only problem is most refurbished phones are done by companies that aren't too good at doing it.
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i dropped tep for the 2 reasons most others did. they bumped up the mothly payment to 11 bucks and the deductible to 200 dollars. thats $264 in premiums over the 2 year contract plus the 200 dollar deductible makes it 464 dollars if you have to replace your phone once. i assure you that you can buy a used note 2 for the same price online at swappa or craigslist and the such.
i went best buy black tie this time and paid upfront. 169 for 2 years with no deductibles.

austin420 said:
i dropped tep for the 2 reasons most others did. they bumped up the mothly payment to 11 bucks and the deductible to 200 dollars. thats $264 in premiums over the 2 year contract plus the 200 dollar deductible makes it 464 dollars if you have to replace your phone once. i assure you that you can buy a used note 2 for the same price online at swappa or craigslist and the such.
i went best buy black tie this time and paid upfront. 169 for 2 years with no deductibles.
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Exactly what I did. Paid up front and saved money. Plus at end of 1 year if I don't see as cost effective anymore I can cancel and get a prorated refund.
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when you signed up for ir did you get the "mobile trade in plus" deal?
they give you a 50 dollar gift card on top of whatever the current trade in value is. its free when you prepay for the bb insurance.