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I went in to best but today and picked up one if the best buy mobile magazines. I saw a picture of the Galaxy Nexus saying it was coming to Verizon but it was called the Nexus Prime in the magazine. It was priced $299 on contract and $799 without

vibey101 said:
I went in to best but today and picked up one if the best buy mobile magazines. I saw a picture of the Galaxy Nexus saying it was coming to Verizon but it was called the Nexus Prime in the magazine. It was priced $299 on contract and $799 without
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That $799 off contract is just... wrong. And the Nexus Prime thing is an obvious placeholder. Why not take the magazine and give a pic to us?

LMAO @ the $799. that's why i don't do business with verizon. the big red are crooks and a half. and then some. and what's sad is people are being robbed willingly.

$799?! Ouch! I was going to wait until Best Buy or other US vendors get the GSM/HSPA+ version. But I may as well get one for $700 at Handtec right now.

vibey101 said:
I went in to best but today and picked up one if the best buy mobile magazines. I saw a picture of the Galaxy Nexus saying it was coming to Verizon but it was called the Nexus Prime in the magazine. It was priced $299 on contract and $799 without
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I believe the $799 pricing is unsubsidized. It also says the rezound is $799 off contract which we know from vzw it is $649.99.
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I picked one up and didn't see this
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The ad is posted here:
http://phandroid.com/2011/11/21/sam...eaked-best-buy-ad-no-longer-the-galaxy-nexus/

I attached pics
Edit: ^ beat me to it

The 799 is the best buy price. It's always been that high for a non-contracted phone. To give you an example: Sprint has the EPIC 4G TOUCH S2 for $499 while best buy charges $699. But their subsidized pricing matches all carriers. and they even price match against all carriers.

$799.
wtf

Interesting. As long as it comes out before January 25th
ruthlesset said:
The ad is posted here:
http://phandroid.com/2011/11/21/sam...eaked-best-buy-ad-no-longer-the-galaxy-nexus/
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i already call my gsm nexus the prime too..lol and i dont even have it yet

bmstrong said:
$799.
wtf
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martonikaj said:
That $799 off contract is just... wrong. And the Nexus Prime thing is an obvious placeholder. Why not take the magazine and give a pic to us?
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Lol he showed you literally
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I wouldn't pay 799 for ANY phone. Good thing I have an upgrade waiting.
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Looks like I'll be buying my Nexus from the UK

Any release date info or does the fine print detail when their sale starts?
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DammitCubs said:
The 799 is the best buy price. It's always been that high for a non-contracted phone. To give you an example: Sprint has the EPIC 4G TOUCH S2 for $499 while best buy charges $699. But their subsidized pricing matches all carriers. and they even price match against all carriers.
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This.
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$799 ... -__- ....

It represents prices from the 27th through the 26th of December
illcat2000 said:
Any release date info or does the fine print detail when their sale starts?
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[Q] Buying galaxy s3

I have been with tmobile since its inception and my contract just ran up, I want to upgrade to the galaxy s3. The cheapest I found it so far was at best buy for $229 but Im hoping to find one for as close to $199 as possible... any suggestions?
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casrocks said:
I have been with tmobile since its inception and my contract just ran up, I want to upgrade to the galaxy s3. The cheapest I found it so far was at best buy for $229 but Im hoping to find one for as close to $199 as possible... any suggestions?
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Target.com has it for $199.
http://www.targetmobilestore.com/eCommerce/SpecialOffer.aspx?cid=36415_ca22c64577b5491b87392af918c41a5c
edit: I actually just found this thread. Should help get a cheaper price.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1805621

casrocks said:
I have been with tmobile since its inception and my contract just ran up, I want to upgrade to the galaxy s3. The cheapest I found it so far was at best buy for $229 but Im hoping to find one for as close to $199 as possible... any suggestions?
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If your contract is up, call 611 & when prompted for input say "cancel". This should get you to the loyalty department, 'inform' them you are thinking of switching to AT&T because they offered you free Galaxy S3s if you did. They will definitely give you a better price than you can find anywhere as far as retailers are concerned. Please report your success story with us

My dad simply just called customer loyalty and said we were thinking of switching and what's the best they could do for us. So I ended up getting the 32gig white s3 for 240 and that includes shipping and all fees
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falcons2 said:
My dad simply just called customer loyalty and said we were thinking of switching and what's the best they could do for us. So I ended up getting the 32gig white s3 for 240 and that includes shipping and all fees
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Take it from a man that makes his OWN deals. If you tell them you aren't too satisfied and another carrier is already "courting" you they will make you a better offer than what this kid above listed. Trust me.
No offense kid.

KillaHurtz said:
Take it from a man that makes his OWN deals. If you tell them you aren't too satisfied and another carrier is already "courting" you they will make you a better offer than what this kid above listed. Trust me.
No offense kid.
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Agreed! T-mobile has been losing contract customers in significant numbers to either pre-paid or other carriers. This above strategy used to work for me... until I found a family member that works there... That's what you really need!

Just to add to the info on what you should be able to easily get: my contract expired and I called to "verify" that it was. I also mentioned that I could get the same phone for $150 less with another carrier at the time. She immediately offered the phone for $229 (16gb) with a $150 bill credit to bring it down to $79. PLUS she gave me the $20 5gb data plan and a $10 monthly credit for 24 months! Also got free overnight shipping. Oh and I still get to send in for the $50 rebate!
Hope that helps give you an idea what to shoot for.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Just to add to the info on what you should be able to easily get: my contract expired and I called to "verify" that it was. I also mentioned that I could get the same phone for $150 less with another carrier at the time. She immediately offered the phone for $229 (16gb) with a $150 bill credit to bring it down to $79. PLUS she gave me the $20 5gb data plan and a $10 monthly credit for 24 months! Also got free overnight shipping. Oh and I still get to send in for the $50 rebate!
Hope that helps give you an idea what to shoot for.
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Dang bro that's a crazy deal.
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hucesar1017 said:
Dang bro that's a crazy deal.
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If you're off contract tmobile will do close to anything to keep you if you have been loyal (5+ years, no late payments)
For me I always jump on the latest and greatest so i'm constantly under contract, tmo still honors my loyalty and gives me great pricing along with monthly discounts.

Walmart deal coming up.

I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and the rep told me Walmart is cooking up a big promotion for the S3. I called to upgrade one of my lines and asked him if they can match or beat the WireflyFriends price and he said unfortunately no but Walmart is getting ready for a big S3 promotion. Fingers crossed that it beats the WireFly sale price.

gibi310 said:
I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and the rep told me Walmart is cooking up a big promotion for the S3. I called to upgrade one of my lines and asked him if they can match or beat the WireflyFriends price and he said unfortunately no but Walmart is getting ready for a big S3 promotion. Fingers crossed that it beats the WireFly sale price.
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I already got $50 back from CarToys because of Walmart's S3 price. I'm hoping they drop it farther so I can get more, but I'm not sure how much time I have left from CarToys to do that.

gibi310 said:
I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and the rep told me Walmart is cooking up a big promotion for the S3. I called to upgrade one of my lines and asked him if they can match or beat the WireflyFriends price and he said unfortunately no but Walmart is getting ready for a big S3 promotion. Fingers crossed that it beats the WireFly sale price.
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dont know about wirefly but I bought mine from Costco for 179.99$

I don't know what the other sales are. But tmobile can beat em. Especially if your contract is about up.
Got mine for $79.99!
Ask for retentions, or at least customer loyalty. But retentions can do even better. Google tmobile retentions deals galaxy s3 for more info.
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Did you just tell the automated machine retention? I didn't know that I'll give it a try.

I did try that but still got customer loyalty. I loyaly offered me $279 for phone, $150 credit bringing it to $129. Also got. $20 5gb data plan and a $10 per month bill credit every month for 24 months. I told her I wasn't ready to pull the trigger yet and would call back. Asked her if she made notes on my acct for all she offered which she did.
Called back next day and this time made sure I got on with a retention specialist. They saw notes on my account so honored all the offers. I said I didn't think I could accept because it still meant I had to initially pay $279 which I couldn't afford to do. He did some looking at something and said he could bring it down to $229. I asked if I would still get the $150 credit which I did. I told him I still didn't have that much to spend initially and he said he could apply the cost to my next bill, so after credit I would only have to pay the $79 on my next bill!
Oh and I also got free overnight shipping!!!
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Wow, that's amazing. Been with them for almost ten years with multiple lines, hopefuy that helps me out. Thanx for the info, I will be glad paying 150. Guess I will give this tomorrow a try.

Good luck! Its definately worth trying.
I've been with them since the Voicestream days, over 10 or 11 years ago. That definately helps, especially if they think you are gona cancel.
The other thing is my contract had already expired which gives max leverage.
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Again with the "cooking". Nobody's cooking anything. Going to have to start monitoring threads and getting on folks for that one. Nope nothing better to do and yes it sounds that ridiculous.
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volcomguyaz said:
Again with the "cooking". Nobody's cooking anything. Going to have to start monitoring threads and getting on folks for that one. Nope nothing better to do and yes it sounds that ridiculous.
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volcomguyaz said:
Again with the "cooking". Nobody's cooking anything. Going to have to start monitoring threads and getting on folks for that one. Nope nothing better to do and yes it sounds that ridiculous.
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Simple as not reading. If you have better things to do why are you here? Just giving people a heads up.

DocHoliday77 said:
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He refers to the op stating walmart is "cooking" up a big sale
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anyone know when this awesome deal is coming? because they are currently the most expensive from what I've checked online.
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ky0nkyon said:
they are currently the most expensive from what I've checked online.
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Walmart? There selling it for $198 I think costco is cheapest @ $179
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Five0nIt said:
Walmart? There selling it for $198 I think costco is cheapest @ $179
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i just checked wireless Walmart and it's $300 for a new account. maybe location has an effect?
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ky0nkyon said:
i just checked wireless Walmart and it's $300 for a new account. maybe location has an effect?
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Gotta go in the store man. Online I think it says its $249.99 with upgrade. But when you walk in its listed for $198
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Five0nIt said:
Gotta go in the store man. Online I think it says its $249.99 with upgrade. But when you walk in its listed for $198
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My wife and I got them for198...
Loving the phone.
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(Q) getting a Note 2

Hello guys,
Im on a family plan, but my line ia not due for an upgrade till june. On the other hand my brothers line is due for an upgrade in 14 days.
My question is if I upgrade my brothers line can I then swap the note 2 to my line with no problems after a few hours? My brother would get my sg2 for his line.
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As long as its not EWD or SWAC then yes.
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You shouldnt have any problems.i never have as its the line on contract not the phone.

xKrisx said:
As long as its not EWD or SWAC then yes.
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What does EWD and SWAC mean?
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Also, you would be better off buying from a Site like Best buy or Radio Shack etc. You could swap the phones right in the store. Or as soon as it's activated, you can call sprint and have it switched.
If you purchase from one of those online sites they often require that the device stays on the upgrade line for 180 days. So you can't swap, or you'll get hit with a crazy fee over $200. Best Buy also matches online sales prices from Amazon. Just an FYI.
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albe070 said:
What does EWD and SWAC mean?
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If ya dont know then your probably good but those are employee accounts. Upgrades have to remain on linebof service for 3 months before they can be swapped.
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KB112 said:
Also, you would be better off buying from a Site like Best buy or Radio Shack etc. You could swap the phones right in the store. Or as soon as it's activated, you can call sprint and have it switched.
If you purchase from one of those online sites they often require that the device stays on the upgrade line for 180 days. So you can't swap, or you'll get hit with a crazy fee over $200. Best Buy also matches online sales prices from Amazon. Just an FYI.
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Ya I got many wife's note 2 from best buy and had them match Amazon at 199. To bad that the lowest i found now is 249 for an upgrade
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albe070 said:
Ya I got many wife's note 2 from best buy and had them match Amazon at 199. To bad that the lowest i found now is 249 for an upgrade
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Amazon just lowered their prices. It's $99 for new line and $169.99 for renewals. Have the screenshots to prove it. Better take advantage now. Amazon changes their prices from one day to the other. I got best buy to match the $150 then couple days later they matched again for the $99. Only catch is some best buys are no longer matching online retailers. Luckily my local bb was doing it even before the last holiday policy. Hopefully you guys get lucky too.
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yankees45us said:
Amazon just lowered their prices. It's $99 for new line and $169.99 for renewals. Have the screenshots to prove it. Better take advantage now. Amazon changes their prices from one day to the other. I got best buy to match the $150 then couple days later they matched again for the $99. Only catch is some best buys are no longer matching online retailers. Luckily my local bb was doing it even before the last holiday policy. Hopefully you guys get lucky too.
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You got me excited. Unfortunately the $169 price is for add lines. It's still $250 for upgrades. $99 for new service is an awesome price though.
And I recent just did what the OP asked about. I bought the note 2 titanium from bestbuy.com using my Mom's upgrade. It shipped next day (even though they quoted 3 weeks). I activated it and swapped the lines instantly on the phone with sprint.The next day I took it into my local best buy and they price matched it down to $250. I generally despise Best Buy, but they are a great place to buy cell phones.

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Best buy price match

Does best buy price match? I can get the s3 for 50 on a new contract through tmobile through my jobs discount will tmobile. Only problem is its done online and they have to ship the phone and its a mail in rebate. If i print it out and take it to best buy will they price match and I get the phone same day?
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I think they do. But it has to be a published price, so I don't think your employee discount will count. They need like a newspaper ad or to be able to pull up a webpage (like Amazon) by themselves and see the cheaper published price.

Do they match the retail price? If so take the picture of Costco's retail price and bring it in and have them sell you the phone for $350 off contract.

This question isn't even in the wrong section, it's on the wrong website.

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Do they match the retail price? If so take the picture of Costco's retail price and bring it in and have them sell you the phone for $350 off contract.
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Costco is selling the s3 for $350 off contract?
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No way, just got from Costco on contract because without was like every body else.
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Ok heres the thing. Even if they price match or not best buy does not sell the phones at their stores anymore that has to be done online or over the phone. Atleast thats what I was told for my wifes phone which I just got like 2weeks ago on sale for $50 which was a s3 . Maybe just maybe yours might sell it in stores idk. Like I said thats just what I was told. But the bright side is they got shipping for like 5 bucks comes in 3days flat

Yeah that's my problem I'll be without a phone for a week because I have a sprint s3 but ex cut it off. So im selling that paying 400 deposit and getting tmobile
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juny51 said:
Ok heres the thing. Even if they price match or not best buy does not sell the phones at their stores anymore that has to be done online or over the phone. Atleast thats what I was told for my wifes phone which I just got like 2weeks ago on sale for $50 which was a s3 . Maybe just maybe yours might sell it in stores idk. Like I said thats just what I was told. But the bright side is they got shipping for like 5 bucks comes in 3days flat
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You can buy Verizon, sprint and at&t in store but T-Mobile you have to order online or they can do it for you. That's how it is over here at least.
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shehade08 said:
You can buy Verizon, sprint and at&t in store but T-Mobile you have to order online or they can do it for you. That's how it is over here at least.
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Yup same here another silly policy from tmobile, maybe they think you would leave them and join other carriers if your at the store. That tells you how sucky and not confident they are.
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daxecutioner24 said:
Yup same here another silly policy from tmobile, maybe they think you would leave them and join other carriers if your at the store. That tells you how sucky and not confident they are.
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It's not a policy made by T-Mobile. By federal law, a retail store cannot sell all 4 main carriers (don't ask me why). Therefore it is up to the resaler to choose which 3 they want to sell. For example, Target chose not to sell Sprint.
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