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Just making a thread for future reference for users looking to purchase this magnificent creauture.
Please post where you got it from(website or store), total price including shipping if any and any other things you feel important to list. Peace!
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BuyMobilePhones.net. Ordered on Monday, will be delivered today.
600 mins
500 texts
500mb internet
£30 month
£19.99 for phone
Tuesday 3rd May O2 UK Retail Shop .
£399 + £10 top up carried out the shop last one in stock and 5mins later i would have missed it .
Minimum Branding O2 splash screen O2 sites in bookmarks O2 london Arena background wallpaper and UNLOCKED .
jje
I got mine from box.co.uk for £489.98 inc delivery. Sim free no branding.
O2 - Contract
Ordered on Contract from O2
£149.99 for phone
+£13.50 x3 (3 months) + £10.50 x21 (21 months)
- £100 cashback
= £310
Cheaper then PAYG (Plus might be able to buy out the contract in the next months or so, which should reduce it even more )
o2 upgrade from phones4u store handset price free (should be £50 instore but they screwed my online order up )
tuesday 4th may
unlocked ,unbranded
lovely assitant named sam ,spent most of the time staring at her boobs as her blouse was unbuttoned to nearly the waist . best half hour ive ever spent in a phone shop .
hmm dont think i get out enough
Sim Free from Gum Mobile.
499 GBP for the cellphone and 23.99 GBP for shipping. Worked out to 605€.
Buymobilephones.net
T-Mobile UK contract upgrade
Flext 35 Tariff (£180 credit each month to use between calls and text, works out at about 900 mins + Unlimited Data) 18 Months
Free phone
Sim Free - No branding
@robot1000 - What contract is that on?
Got mine for £482 sim free, current sim contract is £12.50 a month.
32.58pm overall for
1200 Mins
Unlimited Txt's
Unlimited Landline
500Mb internet
Phones4u
£35/mth on Orange
1200 Minutes
Unltd. Texts
500mb Data
Free phone
komputronik.pl
in person
2299zl or 583 euros
unlocked
no current polish provider has the phone yet as of this post, but that should change soon.
What did you guy's end up paying for your Evo 3D?
I got roped into a 2 year contract and had to pay the same $199.99 like anyone off the street would pay. And they basically told me that the $150 Silver Premier upgrade credit I had waiting for me didn't apply.
I feel as though I have been ripped off.
The way the math seemed correct in my head was this:
2 year contract price: $199.99 (was not in a contract before)
SP Upgrade Credit: $150.00
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Cost out of pocket: $50.00
Seeing as I started this account with my own Evo 4G that I already owned outright, I think Sprint got one over on me.
netstat_EVO said:
What did you guy's end up paying for your Evo 3D?
I got roped into a 2 year contract and had to pay the same $199.99 like anyone off the street would pay. And they basically told me that the $150 Silver Premier upgrade credit I had waiting for me didn't apply.
I feel as though I have been ripped off.
The way the math seemed correct in my head was this:
2 year contract price: $199.99 (was not in a contract before)
SP Upgrade Credit: $150.00
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Cost out of pocket: $50.00
Seeing as I started this account with my own Evo 4G that I already owned outright, I think Sprint got one over on me.
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Regular price for this phone is $549 (probably similar to what you paid when you bought your evo outright if you bought it from a retail store and not used from ebay/craigslist). The $199 price is the price AFTER your $150 credit and other discounts.
I bought my 3d from wirefly for $149 no tax. I got a $25 rebate for using the wirefly link on fatwallet.com. I then got a $75 credit on my sprint bill by calling in and renewing contract. Lastly, I sold my old evo4g for $185. So total price was:
$149-$25-$75-$185= I got paid $136 to upgrade to the evo3d (sprint waived the $18 activation fee also.)
I did the 99 dollar trade in deal through radio shack I had to give them my old EVO but I'm happy with this new phone.
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knlmwq said:
I bought my 3d from wirefly for $149 no tax. I got a $25 rebate for using the wirefly link on fatwallet.com. I then got a $75 credit on my sprint bill by calling in and renewing contract. Lastly, I sold my old evo4g for $185. So total price was:
$149-$25-$75-$185= I got paid $136 to upgrade to the evo3d (sprint waived the $18 activation fee also.)
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I also ordered through wirefly for that price. Don't they automatically extend your contract when you order the phone? What was the activation process like when you received it?
bds369 said:
I also ordered through wirefly for that price. Don't they automatically extend your contract when you order the phone? What was the activation process like when you received it?
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So when you receive your phone there is this hugh warning saying "READ ACTIVATION PROCEDURE BEFORE ACTIVATING PHONE". So i read the procedure and they tell you to call this wirefly number. I did that and all they told me was to turn on my new phone and follow the information on the screen..(why were they neccessary). I left my old phone off while I did that. The process took less than 10 minutes I beleive
And yes they automatically renew your contract for two years. I called in to get the $75 credit since my contract was going to be extended two years anyway
Pre ordered mine from Radio Shack ...
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
jtriplett005 said:
Pre ordered mine from Radio Shack ...
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
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Didn't you have to purchase the gift card when you placed your preorder? Thereyby making your total out of pocket expense $90?
$199 upgrade... even though I was still within my first year lol!!
jtriplett005 said:
Pre ordered mine from Radio Shack ...
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
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That's exactly the same deal I got for my evo3d.- the otterbox case. Brought the htc rubber case instead.
Sam's Club
$174.88 @Sam's came to like $190 with tax plan to trade in old Evo for $150
I wish I could get "roped" into a 2 year contract...
I have no discounts available, except what they would give me for a trade in on my evo. so $549-??? = way too much for a phone
I would take definitely take it for $199 signing a new 2 year agreement
Jye75 said:
Didn't you have to purchase the gift card when you placed your preorder? Thereyby making your total out of pocket expense $90?
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yes but then they applied that $50 off the phone, so i got the $ back which dropped the cost of the phone!!!
netstat_EVO said:
What did you guy's end up paying for your Evo 3D?
I got roped into a 2 year contract and had to pay the same $199.99 like anyone off the street would pay. And they basically told me that the $150 Silver Premier upgrade credit I had waiting for me didn't apply.
I feel as though I have been ripped off.
The way the math seemed correct in my head was this:
2 year contract price: $199.99 (was not in a contract before)
SP Upgrade Credit: $150.00
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Cost out of pocket: $50.00
Seeing as I started this account with my own Evo 4G that I already owned outright, I think Sprint got one over on me.
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knlmwq explained it properly you got the right price from sprint although you could have gotten the phone cheaper elsewhere. Your best bet is sell your Evo 4G back to Sprint through their buyback program: h**ps://secure2.sprintbuyback.com/consumer
They should give you $150 for your old phone. Good luck.
alaman68 said:
I wish I could get "roped" into a 2 year contract...
I have no discounts available, except what they would give me for a trade in on my evo. so $549-??? = way too much for a phone
I would take definitely take it for $199 signing a new 2 year agreement
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call retention dept. that's what I did got my upgrade overridden. I wasn't due until Nov. got it changed to July 1st
Sold mine with ballistic case for $250.....3d with defender from bestbuy was $214 after giftcard
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FREE!
I was expecting to take a hit because Best Buy and Target (and even the Sprint online page) told me I'm only "early upgrade" eligible which means only $75 off because I got my Evo 4G this time last year... but I ended up getting both myself and my wife an Evo 3D for FREE! I initially posted this here but it was moved out of this forum (to my objection). Here's how my wife and I got free Evo 3D's, and a bunch of Sprint deals I didn't know about where Sprint may actually PAY YOU to take an Evo 3D:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1141096
Mike
jtriplett005 said:
yes but then they applied that $50 off the phone, so i got the $ back which dropped the cost of the phone!!!
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So as I understand it, you prepaid $50 for a gift card, which was then applied to the cost of the phone when you picked it up, which means you put a $50 down payment on the phone and still paid $90 out of pocket. According to your own post.
199(phone cost) -150(traded in Evo) -50(pre order gift card That you paid for out of pocket) + 15(otterbox Impact case) + 25(invisible shield screen protector) = $40 Out Of Pocket!!!
I paid $216.98 after taxes with 2 yr upgrade status. I was only only 8 Months into my 2 year contract and was expecting to buy the phone at full price. I was greatly surprised 2 days before releasing how my problems with my Samsung Epic would relate on me getting a new phone at 2yr upgrade price. I can say that my bank account and saving was very happy to keep its $300. I could have kissed the lady from Sprint through the phone.
Paid $179.99 two year contract
I paid $179.99 two year contract here.
Can anyone confirm if Evo LTE's purchased directly from Sprint in California are charged sales tax on the full, unsubsidized price?
Are Best Buy and Radio Shack charging tax on the discounted price?
I can't speak on the EVO LTE specifically, but every other phone I've purchased through Sprint, Radio Shack, and Best Buy has had tax on the full, unsubsidized price. The only exception was a WP7 device I purchased from the Microsoft Store for a penny, I think. I know this doesn't help, per se, but I don't see why Best Buy, Sprint, or Radio Shack would work different this time around. That's why I order from Amazon.
Also, haha, I initially thought (via thread title) that you were saying California was going to be taxing the use of LTE service.
Thanks, I've seen comments on other threads about Sprint corporate charging sales tax on the unsubsidized price, but Best Buy charging on the discounted price.
I would like to confirm what is happening now.
I just got off the phone with Best Buy and they said that per state law they are required to tax you on the retail cost.
Expect the worst in California when it comes to taxes
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I've purchased all my phones from Sprint or Bestbuy and I can confirm that they both charge tax on the full price.
- Samsung Instinct (sprint)
- Samsung Moment (sprint)
- HTC Hero (BB)
- Samsung Epic 4G (BB)
- Samsung Epic Touch (BB)
- Apple iPhone 4S (BB)
- Apple iPhone 4 (BB)
I got the original Evo 4G for $109 from wirefly when it first came out using the bing cash back option. I also got in on the $119 friends and family thing wirefly had going. Very happy even though I have to wait. I should also mention I got a free upgrade from 2 day shipping to next business day with them by asking through chat.
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Expect the worst in California when it comes to taxes
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And it's only going to get worse with Moonbeam at the helm.
PhreakAccident said:
And it's only going to get worse with Moonbeam at the helm.
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Word
RS in AZ doesn't charge tax on the full price, if you're willing to drive out there
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I live in cali and didn't get charged taxes.
I used sprint online and got charged 200.71
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gutrrob said:
I live in cali and didn't get charged taxes.
I used sprint online and got charged 200.71
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Have you received your phone and final invoice yet? From the various threads, I understand that Sprint is charging local tax (7.25-8.75% depending on city) on the full 549.99 price.
Likewise, I'm seeing different quotes on whether Best Buy is collecting tax on the 199.99 or 549.99. Has anyone picked up their phone in a California Best Buy yet?
How can one be charged sales tax for an item on an amount that is more than the value of the actual sale/invoice amount?
sesax said:
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Have you received your phone and final invoice yet? From the various threads, I understand that Sprint is charging local tax (7.25-8.75% depending on city) on the full 549.99 price.
Likewise, I'm seeing different quotes on whether Best Buy is collecting tax on the 199.99 or 549.99. Has anyone picked up their phone in a California Best Buy yet?
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Free and clear $200.71 on my bank account
I just order mine off wirefly today and didn't get charged taxes also I live in california. I had a little mix up with them and they were nice enough to give me free overnight shipping.
If you buy from rs or bb in cali you will get taxed up the wazoo. Online will be no tax or sale price
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Got it through amazon, no tax. But no idea when the phone is even coming
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California charges tax on full retail - you think it's bad on a phone - try a truck with a $10000 discount... LOL
gutrrob said:
I live in cali and didn't get charged taxes.
I used sprint online and got charged 200.71
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Ditto.
I pre-ordered mine from Sprint tele-sales on 5/7. All I paid for was $199 for the phone and $12.72 for shipping, for a total of $212.71. I was surprised because the last two years I had bought my Evo 4G and 3D from Radio Shack and paid tax on the full price and the activation fee. The only reason I went through them was for the instant rebate. This year was MUCH better going through Sprint!!!!!!!
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Same here on preorder upgrade on new line, charged $200.50. Maybe off topic but I'm confused why there was no tax. On my gnex order it was taxed on full price when I preordered...
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Pre-ordered mine from Best Buy SoCal and sure did come to roughly $253. So if you go the route of buying in person in California you will get taxed up the wazoo! Tax by itself was $50.30 and Sprint does the exact same. When I bought the Evo 3d last year it def was a tax of $50 or so at Sprint store. Sucks
I am impatiently waiting to get my hands on this beast! I have made friends with the store manager at my local Radio Shack. He said that they could match any price,anywhere! At one point, Wirefly had them for $119 but sadly that's gone. Bestbuy has the $199 plus the gift card. I have $200 in hand. Where shall I go?
Went to the Sprint store the other day. Got talking to a rooter sales guy. Sprint has a buy back program. He said $99 for the EVO 3D (I paid ~$55), $55 for my iPhone 3G (not even worth having it's so slow, my 4 year old would rather play with a broken nextel then the working iPhone), plus the $150 for new 2 year upgrade agreement and the $200 istant savings puts me right around $60. Hopefully I can use my preferred members discount to knock off the activation fee.
Walmart for 149.99, that's probably the cheapest place that has the phone in stock right now. If you count the gift card on Best Buy then same deal.
Best buy, $50 gc + 5000($100) rewardzone points with 2yrs agreement of course. Even less if you have a trade in phone.
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I got mine at Best Buy.
$50 for old evo
$50 for activating a new phone
$50 for getting the evo lte.
Total cost to me = $56
bernechad said:
I got mine at Best Buy.
$50 for old evo
$50 for activating a new phone
$50 for getting the evo lte.
Total cost to me = $56
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Thats what I plan to do, but at my BB they told me their running a promo if you trade in an EVO its a $50 card plus value of the phone and I also have the $50 for the phone freedom....So -$50-100, if all goes as they say I'll let you know in the morning
I was considering BB but since the phone is no longer available for pre-order I'd miss out on that $50. I wish I hadn't trusted WireFly so much and just pre-ordered as a backup plan. Now I'm trying to decide if waiting another week is worth paying $100 for it or not.
I haven't seen where you get $50 for activating a new phone and I know the $50 pre-order GC is gone now.. But if that activation one is good I basically pay $150 OOP and get $100 in credit on my RZ account bringing it down to $50 after everything. Not bad..
bernechad said:
I got mine at Best Buy.
$50 for old evo
$50 for activating a new phone
$50 for getting the evo lte.
Total cost to me = $56
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Isn't that the deal that was available for preorders? I think the OP is referring to what's the best deal now since the phone is technically available in stores as of today. I'm still trying to figure it out myself. And as another thread said you cant combine the best buy reward zone points AND get the $50 gift card. I think walmart $150 sounds like the best no hassle deal as of now.
Hi,
In the midst of the HTC One going on sale on BestBuy, i am thinking about purchasing this phone which is receiving much praise and acclamation on this website.
But before i do so, i would just like to ask if this phone can be purchased without a data plan. By this i mean if it can be purchased without the coupled fee of 'x' per month for the length of the contract, in this case 2 years. To clarify, i was wondering if it can be purchased for $99.99 buy itself so i can use an AT&T prepaid sim.
The main reason for this is because i am living in Australia where the One is vastly overpriced and i want to get a HTC One overseas so it can be unlocked and then used in Australia.
In summary, can i purchase this from from BestBuy without the monthly fees and have it unlocked so i can use it in Australia.
No. To get the $99 price you have to sign a two year contract with a data plan.