selim said: Any idea if it can be unlocked and made to work on AT&T? The T-Mobile cancellation fee is much less than buying an unlocked one! Beware of Amazon ETF AND tmobile ETF fees. So you are not saving anything. Also, the Vibrant is missing one of ATT's 3G band so depends on where you are, you may not get ATT 3G.
What if If I order and use my existing T-Mobile SIM? Can I do that?? If yes, Amazon will charge me $250 later, so that the cost of phone will only be 250( which is better than non-contracted price $599 ). (AmazonWireless.com will charge you $250 per device, plus applicable taxes).. Please throw some light on applicable taxes portion.. Thanks...
I'm an existing T-Mobile customer (6 years!), out of contract, and called but they are stickign to their guns and not budging below $149, which is what they offered me two weeks ago anyway. I would get preferred loyalty pricing for my plan, but its annoying to know that new customers are getting it for $80 cheaper. I'm on the 'preferred list' for the Samsung Epic that comes out in a week - thinking on switching over to Sprint, just on principle! THoughts, anyone, before I end up without a cell at all!?
vgwallet said: I'm an existing T-Mobile customer (6 years!), out of contract, and called but they are stickign to their guns and not budging below $149, which is what they offered me two weeks ago anyway. I would get preferred loyalty pricing for my plan, but its annoying to know that new customers are getting it for $80 cheaper. I'm on the 'preferred list' for the Samsung Epic that comes out in a week - thinking on switching over to Sprint, just on principle! THoughts, anyone, before I end up without a cell at all!?
I dunno. I've been with them 7 years and, because of that, I'm grandfathered in on the data plan, so for 800 minutes/month + fee night/weekend, 400 text messages, and unlimited 3G data, plus a corporate discount, I pay $52 and change per month.
If you have anything close to that, just buy the phone outright! I just went from an iPhone 2G to a Google Nexus One when I found out it could use 3G data on the $5/month plan, and it's worth every penny!
Thanks for your reply.... Now that's a deal!!!! . Nope, I have nothing close, the best I get is $89.99 for unlimited everything (date, voice, and text) - and $149 for the phone. (and I'll go for the $5.99 equipment damage insurance with the $140 decuctible)... .
Over 24 months, I guess its only a -$10 difference if I use Amazon or a third party (costco has free accessories for the phone), as a new customer (after dropping T-Mo and waiting 90 days!) . Save $80 on the phone ($69) but the monthly preferred pricing will disappear. (even with the upgrade option.)
What's worse is now they have in their notes that I tried to play hardball, so I'm getting the same 'tough-luck' attitude even when I called with my 'good-cop' routine! -----------
Sprint Epic may be cool, but its $250 and their plan will be $110.. . Pretty big difference for a slider version of the Galxy series... . If I'm gonna grab my ankles I may as well go Apple and join the fellow yogis there.... . ------------- unimpressed with the Epic, too bukly, and the few new features not worh the extra money. Sprint employees were so rude to even a prospective customer (on the preferred first-customer sign up list, even) that I shudder to think what support would be.
In for the Vibrant as an existing T-Mobile customer of 6 years - they gave me the no-contract monthly pricing, so even compared the Amazon deal, I'm better off by $405 ofer 24 months. (paid $110 more for the phone, but make it up @ $20 less a month and no activation fee), over 2 years. Now to deal with the gps issue and Froyo upgrade debacle, when it comes...!
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