I'am planning on getting the htc one from the tmobile site and then canceling the plan that comes with it, seeing as i can't seem to buy the phone without some kind of monthly bill. . My cousin said if i did this they would close my account and lock my phone.
The reason I'am doing this is because I'am trying the $30 prepaid plan but I'am not sure which HTC One are compatible. I looked on htc's website but the 32GB version says its not compatible with Tmobile. I'd buy the 64GB version but I'am not sure if it has the correct bands as tmobile's prepaid plan. I haven't had a smartphone before so I don't know all the technical stuff yet.
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They will just charge the early termination fee. Which, right away, will be huge. You're better off waiting with the contract a few months ago that fee is less. At six months it's $100 you have some math to do to find when it's cheaper. If you just jump ship, yeah they won't be happy because you got a phone for cheap... That's the reason for the fee
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Just buy a Nexus 4 if you want to do the $30 month plan.
If you're going the pre-paid route you need a truly unlocked phone or you're not getting the freedom you're going for. Trying to pull a fast one on a carrier is not a good idea.
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I'am planning on getting the htc one from the tmobile site and then canceling the plan that comes with it, seeing as i can't seem to buy the phone without some kind of monthly bill. . My cousin said if i did this they would close my account and lock my phone.
The reason I'am doing this is because I'am trying the $30 prepaid plan but I'am not sure which HTC One are compatible. I looked on htc's website but the 32GB version says its not compatible with Tmobile. I'd buy the 64GB version but I'am not sure if it has the correct bands as tmobile's prepaid plan. I haven't had a smartphone before so I don't know all the technical stuff yet.
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With T-mobiles new plans when you bu ya phone it is full price. Only they let you put part of it on the bill. The HTC One is 100 up front $20 on the bill for $580 total. Go into a store and bu ythe phone at full cost.
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I'am planning on getting the htc one from the tmobile site and then canceling the plan that comes with it, seeing as i can't seem to buy the phone without some kind of monthly bill. . My cousin said if i did this they would close my account and lock my phone.
The reason I'am doing this is because I'am trying the $30 prepaid plan but I'am not sure which HTC One are compatible. I looked on htc's website but the 32GB version says its not compatible with Tmobile. I'd buy the 64GB version but I'am not sure if it has the correct bands as tmobile's prepaid plan. I haven't had a smartphone before so I don't know all the technical stuff yet.
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Depending on where you live, you may or may not be able to get 3G or "4G" (HSPA+) from T-Mobile using the unlocked/dev edition from HTC's website. If T-Mobile has LTE in your area though, the version HTC sells is fine for that. In either case, you will be more likely to get good reception from T-Mobile if you buy the T-Mobile version instead of the unlocked version.
I definitely recommend going into a store and seeing if they will sell you one outright, and if they won't, I would ask them what happens if you buy one with a plan and then cancel the plan immediately, or at least call customer service and ask. I doubt they would do anything as dramatic as blacklisting your IMEI (i.e. making it so you can't use the phone you bought on their network), but you will probably be charged for a prorated day's worth of service, plus the $35 activation fee. I suspect the lack of standard two-year contracts and ETFs mean that is all you would pay, though.
Bought mine at walmart. No service. $650 I will use mine with solavei.
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Bought mine at walmart. No service. $650 I will use mine with solavei.
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650? You could have gotten the Dev edition for that! Is it 64Gb?
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TehAce24 said:
I'am planning on getting the htc one from the tmobile site and then canceling the plan that comes with it, seeing as i can't seem to buy the phone without some kind of monthly bill. . My cousin said if i did this they would close my account and lock my phone.
The reason I'am doing this is because I'am trying the $30 prepaid plan but I'am not sure which HTC One are compatible. I looked on htc's website but the 32GB version says its not compatible with Tmobile. I'd buy the 64GB version but I'am not sure if it has the correct bands as tmobile's prepaid plan. I haven't had a smartphone before so I don't know all the technical stuff yet.
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If this is the new plan pricing, you can pay off the phone and leave, but you need to be sure and unlock the phone first. On their new plans you must pay in full if you have monthly charges for buying the phone. It is a form of loan that has to be paid back. If you attempt to break that it will show up on your credit report as a bad loan.
If it is some kind of classic plan, the early termination fee will bite hard.
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650? You could have gotten the Dev edition for that! Is it 64Gb?
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If this is the new plan pricing, you can pay off the phone and leave, but you need to be sure and unlock the phone first. On their new plans you must pay in full if you have monthly charges for buying the phone. It is a form of loan that has to be paid back. If you attempt to break that it will show up on your credit report as a bad loan.
If it is some kind of classic plan, the early termination fee will bite hard.
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So much misinformation....
You can get it from a Tmobile store at full price without a plan. Just do that.
Also if you start a plan you have 2 options. Pay in full or put it in monthly payments. If you cancel your account it doesn't "hit your credit as a bad loan". It will simply apply what is left to be paid on the phone to the next bill. If you Dont pay that bill THEN it will effect your credit. Tmobiles new plans also have no contract, no termination fee, and no activation fee
You will not be able to purchase online right now without a new plan or adding a line. That may change in the future but supply is constrained right now and they are using this as a technique I guess.
Here is what I did: I purchased a sim kit from the tmobile site. I activated it online and chose the $30 plan. Then initially I tried to order online. I even tried to order with a new line but ran into issues with fulfillment that tmobile still has not solved. I was going to cancel the line after getting the phone which would have been my right since I paid the full amount.
Nevertheless I found a store in Arlington, VA that actually had the phone in stock. I walked in and purchased the phone and gave them my number that I got when I activated the $30 plan. The phone was $30 higher in the store then on the site but I am working that with tmobile to get compensated.
By the way, the phone works great on the $30 plan. I get constant HSPA here in DC and some spotty LTE.
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So much misinformation....
You can get it from a Tmobile store at full price without a plan. Just do that.
Also if you start a plan you have 2 options. Pay in full or put it in monthly payments. If you cancel your account it doesn't "hit your credit as a bad loan". It will simply apply what is left to be paid on the phone to the next bill. If you Dont pay that bill THEN it will effect your credit. Tmobiles new plans also have no contract, no termination fee, and no activation fee
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I was assuming that the customer was attempting to walk away from the loan, which would hit the credit. Also, t-mobile isn't selling the phones without some kind of plan, and won't issue an unlock code until after the buyer remorse period.
Edit. The contract states that off you leave t-mobile the balance is due in full. I think Sprint has a different policy.
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So what happens if you get them and can't pay the early termination fee? Just hits your credit or what?
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Goes to collection agency and hits credit
So go to tmobile.com and get the $30 plan SIM. They will mail the SIM and you can use a friends phone to activate it. Go to a local tmobile or Wal-Mart when you can find one. Tell the cashier or whoever you have a prepaid number already and just want to buy the phone. And you got it.
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Anything else besides credit though my credit already blows anyway
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So what happens if you get them and can't pay the early termination fee? Just hits your credit or what?
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there is no early termination fee. tmobile is strictly a no contract company now unless you are still under a previous contract with them. just went there friday and bought my mom a gs3 with the cheapest plan and since i paid the phone in full i didnt have to pay another bill if she wanted to take the phone else where for service
There's a ton of misinformation here. If you finance the phone through T-Mobile and don't pay, they WILL blacklist (and sell the balance owed to a bill collector) which means you cannot use it on their network or any of their MVNO partners. You CAN unlock it to be used on AT&T or one of their MVNOs.
If you sign a contract such as through Wal-Mart or another third party, it won't be blacklisted but it will hit your credit because it still goes back to a bill collector.
Pick your poison.
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You will not be able to purchase online right now without a new plan or adding a line. That may change in the future but supply is constrained right now and they are using this as a technique I guess.
Here is what I did: I purchased a sim kit from the tmobile site. I activated it online and chose the $30 plan. Then initially I tried to order online. I even tried to order with a new line but ran into issues with fulfillment that tmobile still has not solved. I was going to cancel the line after getting the phone which would have been my right since I paid the full amount.
Nevertheless I found a store in Arlington, VA that actually had the phone in stock. I walked in and purchased the phone and gave them my number that I got when I activated the $30 plan. The phone was $30 higher in the store then on the site but I am working that with tmobile to get compensated.
By the way, the phone works great on the $30 plan. I get constant HSPA here in DC and some spotty LTE.
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The same happen to me they over charge $30.00 dollars. But they fixed the issue. They told me that there's a glitch on there system.
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stevedebi said:
I was assuming that the customer was attempting to walk away from the loan, which would hit the credit. Also, t-mobile isn't selling the phones without some kind of plan, and won't issue an unlock code until after the buyer remorse period.
Edit. The contract states that off you leave t-mobile the balance is due in full. I think Sprint has a different policy.
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What is the buyer's remorse period to get the unlock code?
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The same happen to me they over charge $30.00 dollars. But they fixed the issue. They told me that there's a glitch on there system.
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What is the buyer's remorse period to get the unlock code?
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Their site says 40 days for the unlock code. I believe the buyer's remorse is 30 days (at least it used to be 30).
jonathan3579 said:
There's a ton of misinformation here. If you finance the phone through T-Mobile and don't pay, they WILL blacklist (and sell the balance owed to a bill collector) which means you cannot use it on their network or any of their MVNO partners. You CAN unlock it to be used on AT&T or one of their MVNOs.
If you sign a contract such as through Wal-Mart or another third party, it won't be blacklisted but it will hit your credit because it still goes back to a bill collector.
Pick your poison.
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Tmobile will charge remaining balance owed for the phone if the account is cancelled or not paid. If THEN the remaining balance isnt paid within an alotted timeframe they will sell it to collection and block the imei.
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Hi everyone,
I bought the Note before 5 days from AT&T but I have question need their answers.
Q1/ If I get the phone without contract, will the internet work or not? (3G or 4G or both?)
Q2/ If yes, can I break my contract and take back some of my money? (the price with contract is $800 and without contract is $600 or $700, so I may get back $100-$200)
Q/ How much the warranty for 1 year?
Thank you
What?
Q1: if you mean you buy it, and you're not on AT&T at all, of coarse mobile data won't work...you won't have a service contract.... If you man just buying it out right, as am early upgrade while you're on AT&T, then yes it'll work. You'd most likely need to get an lte Sim card.
The price on contract, which means upgrading your phone and signing for a new contact, or a brand new customer is 300... Off contract, meaning no discount at all from AT&T is 700.
No you can't cancel your contract and return the phone for more than you paid for it. And in fact you will be charged an early termination fee for canceling the contact. So you'd lose money.
AT&T has been around the block more than a couple times.... You really think you could pull one over on them so easily?
Warranty is from Samsung, not AT&T and is included with the purchase of the device.
The reason people buy off contract is to not be locked into a provider. You can still have mobile data plan set up and pay on it each month, you're just not forced to pay them for 2 years and can cancel any time you wish.
If you don't have a mobile data plan through them your mobile data will not work.
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a.2mjed.a said:
Hi everyone,
I bought the Note before 5 days from AT&T but I have question need their answers.
Q1/ If I get the phone without contract, will the internet work or not? (3G or 4G or both?)
Q2/ If yes, can I break my contract and take back some of my money? (the price with contract is $800 and without contract is $600 or $700, so I may get back $100-$200)
Q/ How much the warranty for 1 year?
Thank you
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If you've had the phone longer than 3 days cannot break the contact without paying the $250-350 fee it costs to do so.
If you've had it less than 3 days, you can break the contract without charge but you will still have to pay the balance of the phone (if you paid the reduced price of $300)
If you're not on contract, you can still use AT&T 4G service.
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Thanks guys for answering my questions
my phone is in contract with them, and one of my friends told me go break your contract and get like $100 from them cuz the phone without contract is about $700 and with contract is $800, so if I break the contract they will give me back $100!!
Is that right?
and for the warranty, the seller told me to buy a warranty but I told him I don't need it, and there were no warranty in the bx by Samsung! How can I get a warranty?
I guess thats all what i have
Jasmynsway said:
If you've had the phone longer than 3 days cannot break the contact without paying the $250-350 fee it costs to do so.
If you've had it less than 3 days, you can break the contract without charge but you will still have to pay the balance of the phone (if you paid the reduced price of $300)
If you're not on contract, you can still use AT&T 4G service.
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Incorrect. It is 30 days to break the contract without the $325 termination fee. The 3 days you may be thinking about is to not get charged the activation/upgrade fee
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Att.com shows pricing as 299.99 on contract, 649.99 off contract.
I decided to by one off contract for 475 shipped on eBay. I'm not up for early renewal until July and couldn't wait. I didn't want to "waste" my upgrade on a near 6 month old phone by that time.
You will not make any money off ATT, so don't try.
Without contract means no service unless you have existing service.
Btw, can I walk into the att store and just request an LTE sim? My current sim is only H+ enabled
erick161 said:
Btw, can I walk into the att store and just request an LTE sim? My current sim is only H+ enabled
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Yes, and you can keep the unlimited plan if you have it.
yesterday I canceled my contract and my phone (everything)
they gave me the phone and the screen protector price immediately to my depit card and they told me I'll recieve the deposit cost in my mail withen 4-6 weeks ! :/
Now I'm thinking between buying the same phone ($660 with 2 years warranty from SquareTradeus) or waiting for new phone!!
What do you think?!
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Yes, and you can keep the unlimited plan if you have it.
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As usual, its always a nightmare dealing with their customer service. It took nearly 45 minutes of the ATT store manager being on the phone with them...and they still couldn't change my account to LTE unlimited. They ended up hanging up and stating they would work on it and call me back...which was true.
But i truly wish i could blow up ATT customer service.
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erick161, as much as I agree with you, you might want to redact that last statement. threats online are taken even more seriously than in person from my experience.
OP, I think what you friend was trying to tell you is that you buy the phone on contract, you cancel the service and pay the termination fee and the cost of the phone and ETF was less than buying the phone at full price. Which was true in the beginning, but now the phone is cheaper and not really going to save/make you money.
If you already have AT&T then I'd say get the phone on contract or not. for the first time in almost 10 years I'm locked into a contract again, not too worried about it because i haven't left AT&T yet and don't plan to. if you aren't an AT&T customer, there's a company that resells AT&T network service for $45 a month unlimited everything, just no 4G or LTE. You could buy the phone and jump on that service.
Lastly if you didn't buy the phone for the size, the HTC One is coming out in the next few months, you might want to check that out, though if I recall for AT&T they're getting rid of the quad core because it isn't compatible with LTE, but that's what i recall and 100% ingrained in truth.
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You say the price with contract is $800. It's not, it's $300. So if you break contract, you will pay more for a phone, not less, but you can still get data if you are already with AT&T. Just go in, and add the phone to your line, and have them upgrade the sim. They charge like $36 for that now.
a.2mjed.a said:
Hi everyone,
I bought the Note before 5 days from AT&T but I have question need their answers.
Q1/ If I get the phone without contract, will the internet work or not? (3G or 4G or both?)
Q2/ If yes, can I break my contract and take back some of my money? (the price with contract is $800 and without contract is $600 or $700, so I may get back $100-$200)
Q/ How much the warranty for 1 year?
Thank you
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What model of Note is this? Sounds like one of the international ones to me. the AT&T one would not come with a HSPA+ only SIM I believe. If it is not an i717, then it probably has the Xenos(sp?) chipset, and not the Qualcomm one, and is NOT an LTE phone. Also, if it is an LTE phone, you may, or may not be in an area with LTE service.
erick161 said:
Att.com shows pricing as 299.99 on contract, 649.99 off contract.
I decided to by one off contract for 475 shipped on eBay. I'm not up for early renewal until July and couldn't wait. I didn't want to "waste" my upgrade on a near 6 month old phone by that time.
You will not make any money off ATT, so don't try.
Without contract means no service unless you have existing service.
Btw, can I walk into the att store and just request an LTE sim? My current sim is only H+ enabled
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So, I bought my HTC ONE last weekend, paid full price minus 35% discount with work. 420.00. I get a call today saying I have to be on contract with discount. I asked why in the world would i pay full price w discount to be on contract. What was point. He said he could refund me and put me under contract at the 199 price.
Heres my question... I have the phone. I signed NO contract. I paid it and walked away. DO I need to go in and do this, or did they just mess up and trying to recover some money? I need a ATT rep or salemsan to give me honest answer, the guy was nice and its his manager riding him on this.
That sounds like a load of bull. I used to work at Best Buy Mobile and the way reps make money is through contract activations. You barely make anything on no contract sales. He probably wasn't supposed to sell the phone no contract since its a brand new phone and has such a high potential to be sold with contract. I wouldn't take it back. Especially since that's a great price for no contract
That's what I'm thinking. I just want confirmation before I tell them to kick rocks. Plus they hinting at swapping phones out. Mines already unlocked rooted and running. I told him he isn't getting phone back regardless. I'm not swapping. I just need someone who can tell me either way for sure. Thanks for reply
sounds like you need to speak to a manager. I wouldn't let them bully you.
Its coming via manager. I don't trust a manager more than anyone else
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Tell them to pound sand.
That's my goal but I want affirmation from someone who works w ATT. I know someone is out there
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I don't think you'll get a real answer from someone who works at AT&T. IMO, I'd just ignore them completely. As you said, you have the phone in your hands, you didn't sign a contract, there really is nothing they can do to come after you. If they tried to charge you the additional money, it would be an unauthorized charge that you could dispute with your CC company and they would surely lose.
Worst case they blacklist the imei
True. Blacklist imei...then what...phone won't work?
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What possible cause would they have for blacklisting the IMEI? The phone is not stolen, tampered with, etc., you have proof of purchase. Just because they screwed up doesn't put you in the wrong at all.
I'm with ya. I think he realized he sold me phone early, display model, and wants to swap out and get me under contract. No way I'm going there. Either I'll pay rest or ignore him. I just don't want att to screw w me. I'll drop them fast. My 300 plus a month won't hurt them but I'll spend it somewhere else
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Technically he is correct. Your fan discount percentage requires a 2yr agreement. However unless your willing to go in and sign I don't see what they can do to make you as you already paid and have the phone.
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So why would one use a discount at full price to sign contract, when contract price is a lot cheaper? He couldnt explain.
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I've never had to sign any contract when using my discount and I've bought many phones that way. Like many here I'd rather pay full price or in this case full price minus the discount and be able to walk away whenever I wanted too.
can I unluck this phone myself?
I don't know...can you? Yes it's possible. HTC dev. Look in th HTC one forums for directions
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Honestly it sounds like someone does not want to get into trouble so they are trying to fix it before they get caught
Ex-AT&T rep here
lsun06 said:
So, I bought my HTC ONE last weekend, paid full price minus 35% discount with work. 420.00. I get a call today saying I have to be on contract with discount. I asked why in the world would i pay full price w discount to be on contract. What was point. He said he could refund me and put me under contract at the 199 price.
Heres my question... I have the phone. I signed NO contract. I paid it and walked away. DO I need to go in and do this, or did they just mess up and trying to recover some money? I need a ATT rep or salemsan to give me honest answer, the guy was nice and its his manager riding him on this.
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Tha might be his manager ridding his butt for it, but it might be the rep also that realized he could've gotten a good return by activating the phone and you getting an upgrade. They cannot do anything to you at this point since you bought the phone outright and did sign a contract. They cannto blacklist your IMEI either because you did not steal the phone or aquire it some other way. you purchased the phone from them.
it is getting closer to the end of the month and they do work on commision, so he is probably thinkin about his quota for this month.
When i work for AT&T and a customer told me he wants to purchase the phone outright no contract i would just try to sell accesories, if that didn't work, i would just sell the phone, end of story.
Hope this helps!!!!
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DanMc85 said:
Technically he is correct. Your fan discount percentage requires a 2yr agreement. However unless your willing to go in and sign I don't see what they can do to make you as you already paid and have the phone.
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He is not correct, the FAN gives you a discount on your plan and when you purchase phone outright (no contract), he is a premier customer which get a discount when they purchase a phone with no contract. When you do a contract it doesn't matter is you are premier or not. The premier perks are : dicsount from service, accesories, handsets and that's where is stops.
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Thanks for responses y'all. Im totally with y'all, just wanted some reassurance. I say they can kick rocks. My phone and not returning it. Period. I'm rooted and unlocked running international ROM. Works great. LOVE this phone.
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I have a HTC One in my hand 1 day after finally getting an order thru (5 calls after the original web order). Shipping speed was astoundingly good.
Here's my situation: I am switching from Sprint to TMO and have 2 months left on Sprint contract. I have not yet activated my TMO SIM. The plan I chose was the non-contract, Simple Choice.
I have an offer from HTC to trade in my Sprint phone for $100 rebate, and an offer from TMO for a $50 rebate (the $100 is dated which is why I hurried and am dealing with potential overlap).
Will I be charged monthly by TMO for service if I haven't yet activated the SIM? Does the charge start the day I activate the SIM? What are the downsides to waiting a month or 2 on this?
I think that with people switching to TMO in droves with these new phones out, this question will come up.
My understanding, service does not start until SIM is active.
Thanks, that makes sense. The sim card itself says "must activate by 2015"
How much did you pay for the phone? If you paid 580 you will get charged b/c your on a post paid service. If you paid 650 you are most likely prepaid and will have to pay your service when you activate the sim.
The date on the sim means nothing to consumers it is internal use.
Hope that helps
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I switched to tmo postpaid a few months ago and they billed me for the few days my SIM card was in the mail. You could call them from your Sprint line to be sure but I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that tmo is already charging you for service.
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How much did you pay for the phone? If you paid 580 you will get charged b/c your on a post paid service. If you paid 650 you are most likely prepaid and will have to pay your service when you activate the sim.
The date on the sim means nothing to consumers it is internal use.
Hope that helps
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i'm on the payment plan. paid 99 + 20 for 24 mos. but i'm on the 50/mo plan.
oh well might as well activate. i can eat the ETF with Sprint.
If you're doing the financing part you are definately post paid and already getting charged for service regardless of sim status. I want to check something, but don't cancel sprint yet. O will post another reply later today.
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If the OP did not get a new number, then the SIM is not activated. Was a new phone number given when you bought it OP?
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RangerLG said:
If the OP did not get a new number, then the SIM is not activated. Was a new phone number given when you bought it OP?
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The actual sim card is irrelevant, he could change 6 different sim cards a day on the same phone number/account and it would not affect the date of when the service was activated. His account was activated when the financing was started on a post paid service. He is currently being charge for service regardless of whether it is in use, it is accessible to him.
essdiddy said:
If you're doing the financing part you are definitely post paid and already getting charged for service regardless of sim status. I want to check something, but don't cancel sprint yet. O will post another reply later today.
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This is what I was looking for. If you did this online or through telesales, you might qualify for a $50 rebate, it would help on that ETF. It looks like you have to port which is why i said don't cancel your sprint yet, port it to the new TMO service. I didn't read the fine print, just wanted to point you in the right direction. Hope it helps, and I cant wait to hear about what you think on the HTC One. Still waiting on shipping on mine
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If the OP did not get a new number, then the SIM is not activated. Was a new phone number given when you bought it OP?
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I did not receive a new number until I put the SIM in the phone last night.
Early Termination from Sprint is cheaper than I expected, so it's a no brainer for me at this point.
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The actual sim card is irrelevant, he could change 6 different sim cards a day on the same phone number/account and it would not affect the date of when the service was activated. His account was activated when the financing was started on a post paid service. He is currently being charge for service regardless of whether it is in use, it is accessible to him.
This is what I was looking for. If you did this online or through telesales, you might qualify for a $50 rebate, it would help on that ETF. It looks like you have to port which is why i said don't cancel your sprint yet, port it to the new TMO service. I didn't read the fine print, just wanted to point you in the right direction. Hope it helps, and I cant wait to hear about what you think on the HTC One. Still waiting on shipping on mine
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Thank you kindly-- I found this too yesterday and have filled out the form. This is 1/3 of the total 150 in rebates I hope to get.
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i'm on the payment plan. paid 99 + 20 for 24 mos. but i'm on the 50/mo plan.
oh well might as well activate. i can eat the ETF with Sprint.
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Why don't you try to get out of your contract with sprint. That's why I did. Let me find the thread about it.
I had a year left on my plan but since they made a change to their terms and services by changing the surcharges on my bill I got out etf free.
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Your etf should be $50 if you have 2 months left. If you get good service with T-Mobile then you should port.
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From what I've been reading, you have to buy the phone in a Tmo store because they wont sell it online without a post paid plan. I also read you can get it at Walmart. Are there any other options for buying the Tmo version?
So to sum up, t use the $30 plan with the HTC One:
You have to buy a micro sim online at Tmobiles web site.
Buy the phone without a plan.
Activate the sim on-line with the $30 prepaid plan.
Insert sim into HTC One.
Call T-Mobile or go into a Tmo store if you want to port your number.
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Yeah you can buy it online. I bought mine at ebay but am using my old plan. I dont remember how many minutes but they are shared, Nationwide 4G Data (the true unlimited one) and unlimited minutes, all for 40 bucks a month. I havent gotten a new Sim as I am using the same one I got 8 years ago I just cut it myself but still works. It says Wifi Calling wont work because I need a new sim card but even when it did work on my G2 I never used it once
Thanks. You say you got it on EBay? From an independent cell phone seller?
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I just walked into a T-Mobile store, asked if they had the HTC One, and purchased one. He looked up my account, noted it was prepaid, and proceeded to sell me the device. It did cost a few bucks more (less than sales tax added...)
I ended up buying it at Tmobile. I think it was about $609 plus tax.
Also discovered you can't buy a micro SIM for pay as you go. Had to get a regular SIM and modify it.
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Got a new, unlocked one on Craigslist (clean IMEI) for $450.
So, locally if you want to save a few hundy.
leebo said:
I ended up buying it at Tmobile. I think it was about $609 plus tax.
Also discovered you can't buy a micro SIM for pay as you go. Had to get a regular SIM and modify it.
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? When I had the One X all i did was walk into the T-Mobile store showed them the phone and asked for a micro sim and the guy just switched my account to it and I was on my way.. No charge No Fuss
Online they sell the micro sim as a prepaid activation kit.
Tachi91 said:
? When I had the One X all i did was walk into the T-Mobile store showed them the phone and asked for a micro sim and the guy just switched my account to it and I was on my way.. No charge No Fuss
Online they sell the micro sim as a prepaid activation kit.
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When was that? I bought the phone in a T-Mobile store last Friday. I asked about the pre paid SIM. I was told no, you have to get it online.
The only micro SIM T-Mobile had on their site was for post paid. Why would I buy a regular SIM and cut it if they sold the micro?
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Went to a tmobile store the other day. Asked for a micro SIM card and got one.
There isnt a specific prepaid sim their all the same. Just some reps don't know any better
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get it off craigslist if you're fine with hassle and the risk involved. if you get lucky you will score one for cheap. otherwise ebay or amazon marketplace is the safer bet but you will pay a higher price. t-mobile direct will cost you $600+ with tax and everything.
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get it off craigslist if you're fine with hassle and the risk involved. if you get lucky you will score one for cheap. otherwise ebay or amazon marketplace is the safer bet but you will pay a higher price. t-mobile direct will cost you $600+ with tax and everything.
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I have bought ~8 phones from craigslist. All have been sqeaky clean.
Now, if you find a One for "$299- CLeAn Imeeye!" you should run the opposite direction.
Or maybe I'm just very lucky.
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get it off craigslist if you're fine with hassle and the risk involved. if you get lucky you will score one for cheap. otherwise ebay or amazon marketplace is the safer bet but you will pay a higher price. t-mobile direct will cost you $600+ with tax and everything.
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I got mine off of Craigslist for $500 -- brand new still sealed. Is that a good price or was I jacked?
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I got mine off of Craigslist for $500 -- brand new still sealed. Is that a good price or was I jacked?
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Retail is $599 so unless it's stolen you're fine.
For those in LTE areas, are you actually getting LTE on the $30 walmart plan on the HTC One?
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Got a new, unlocked one on Craigslist (clean IMEI) for $450.
So, locally if you want to save a few hundy.
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Hope it doesn't get blocked. You just can't trust Craigslist any more.
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For those in LTE areas, are you actually getting LTE on the $30 walmart plan on the HTC One?
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I bought my SIM at BestBuy, but I'm sure it's the same $30 plan. Yes, I get LTE (and in far more places than I did with Sprint).
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Got a new, unlocked one on Craigslist (clean IMEI) for $450.
So, locally if you want to save a few hundy.
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this was very likely stolen or damaged.
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I got mine off of Craigslist for $500 -- brand new still sealed. Is that a good price or was I jacked?
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yours was likely stolen from a tmobile store or something similar. you should be fine though as you're not the thief and can't be implicated as there's no way of you knowing where the seller got it from.
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this was very likely stolen or damaged.
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I had it replaced with a brand new unit from HTC because the camera was defective, so I don't care.
I know the FUD surrounding Craigslist, but I've been buying unlocked phones from there for years. Never, ever been burned. Lucky I suppose.
Either way, doesn't matter. I have a new phone so I'm good.
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Hope it doesn't get blocked. You just can't trust Craigslist any more.
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Was replaced with a new one from HTC so I'm not worried. Wasn't worried to begin with, actually. I know how to find scammers who try to rip me off. No big deal.
Hint: I dashcam record every transaction and am not afraid to go to the local news. I win, always.
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I had it replaced with a brand new unit from HTC because the camera was defective, so I don't care.
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nice sounds like the previous owner was an idiot and was too lazy to send it in. good snag imo.
I'm really considering switching to Tmobile with all the crap Verizon is pulling. Tmobile offering to pay ETF's. My question is and I'm not sure many devs will come across this but who's all down to switch and say the hell with you Big Red.
With this new talk of Verizon wanting to control Internet traffic. Enough is enough.
So who's all down to teach Verizon to treat their paying customers better?
Also having the unlocked bootloader on Tmo is a plus.
So they pay ETF'S, unlocked bootloaders, and no annual contracts.
I'd love for everyone to go to Tmo the same day and pickup a Note3 unlocked.
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I'm really considering switching to Tmobile with all the crap Verizon is pulling. Tmobile offering to pay ETF's. My question is and I'm not sure many devs will come across this but who's all down to switch and say the hell with you Big Red.
With this new talk of Verizon wanting to control Internet traffic. Enough is enough.
So who's all down to teach Verizon to treat their paying customers better?
Also having the unlocked bootloader on Tmo is a plus.
So they pay ETF'S, unlocked bootloaders, and no annual contracts.
I'd love for everyone to go to Tmo the same day and pickup a Note3 unlocked.
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Why would you ever do the tmobiles switching program? You have to turn in your phone also making you pay for another note 3, they profit by selling your phone by having money left over after paying the etf. I'm planning on switching by selling my phone for 600+$ paying the etf and I will have over 300$ to pay for another note 3. Verizon can suck my dong, I'm done.
EDIT: And unlimited FU**ING data!
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Why would you ever do the tmobiles switching program? You have to turn in your phone also making you pay for another note 3, they profit by selling your phone by having money left over after paying the etf. I'm planning on switching by selling my phone for 600+$ paying the etf and I will have over 300$ to pay for another note 3. Verizon can suck my dong, I'm done.
EDIT: And unlimited FU**ING data!
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Yeah I didn't know you had to pay for a new Note3 if they pay you ETF. So sell the phone then have them pay the ETF?
I just started this to see if any and how many folks will switch.
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Yeah I didn't know you had to pay for a new Note3 if they pay you ETF. So sell the phone then have them pay the ETF?
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Shoot I accidently liked your post, I don't want to confuse anyone. But how it goes is they will pay your etf if you trade them qualifying phone. That leaves you phoneless with no cash to buy a new phone on tmobile. So to calculate your etf fee is $350 originally - $10 for every month completed of your contract. So mine would be 320$ I think. So if I sell my phone on swappa for 650$ and me pay my etf, I'll have 330$ left for a new phone!! You get it?
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I just started this to see if any and how many folks will switch.
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I'm glad @BeansTown106 is
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Yep got it
Thanks for the info.
So to go into Tmo with a clean slate is going to benefit everyone.
Come on in, the water is nice. I am a long time t-mobile customer, and I couldn't be happier. Low rates, top phones, good coverage (urban), unlimited international text and data (not a gimmick, I used it in Japan for a week).
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I thought you would be able to utilize the zero down program after they pay your ETF.
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I thought you would be able to utilize the zero down program after they pay your ETF.
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You can, but still. Why would you do that. You would get screwed by both of thier programs.
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Okay I clearly need to research it a bit more.
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Okay I clearly need to research it a bit more.
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Sounds all good but look at T Mo's coverage map. Kinda gargles rhino balls..... most people that will stay with Big Dumb Red is for coverage reasons. In more places than not, if you're off the interstate you're out of luck.
My Sprint LG G2 is on the way. If the coverage has improved since they finally got LTE in my area I'll eventually switch my family over and get another N3. Got the G2 cuz it's free online. Done with Verizon and their locked bootloaders
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I gave T-Mobile a go with the $30 plan last month. Service is definitely a keeper in urban areas, but not so rosy elsewhere. I suggest giving the Walmart $30 a go on your Note 3s before dumping your Verizon contract, as unlike AT&T, they aren't buying us back.
I frequent Philly, I95 south of there to NC, and I40 west to AK. Every urban area on that route had superb T-Mobile voice/data performance. However, once you are 5 miles out of the urban areas, you're on Edge. I had never experienced Edge while on a highway before, so I set my assumptions based on the .12mbps speed tests, as in it would be fine for simple web browsing/maps. Unfortunately, it is not very usable on the highway. Edge cannot load even simple web pages quickly, and I find it times out quite often when the phone jumps to a new tower. Don't even think about Google Maps or Pandora. The only other issue is handoffs to AT&T roaming towers, very common in western NC and eastern TN. The handoffs are quite crude, dropping calls and ending your data session.
Verizon is the exact opposite, useless in the cities on that route, but incredible everywhere else. I can maintain LTE the entire 20 hour drive. I dropped the T-Mobile plan, as I am keeping my Verizon UL and the Sprint Student Promo with Nexus 5. However, when I can afford plane tickets between only urban areas and/or Verizon takes away my UL data, I'll dump them for T-Mobile.
All these comments are good information for ultimately making a decision. Thanks guys
The only complaint I have is their service is area is not that good in places. Other than that I have been a happy Tmobile customer.
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The only complaint I have is their service is area is not that good in places. Other than that I have been a happy Tmobile customer.
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I'm not talking smack on T Mo at all. Their business plan and service rates are fair and unlocked phones are nice. It's just the service you DONT get if you're a heavy traveler. I use T Mo at home in my sim # 3 spot because I do get good data at the house. When I'm in South Texas oil fields I use my # 2 sim AT&T. If I'm in west Texas oil field I use Big RED. The 3 sim setup is nice and I always have service...... my bill is around $200 a month but it's a write off anyway.
I thought long and hard about the switch because I too am sick of Verizon's BS. But after it's all said and done I'd only be saving $10 maybe $20 a month. I get a discount on my Verizon bill through work that T-Mobile doesn't offer, otherwise the savings would be greater. When it's all said and done I'd rather put up with the BS and pay the extra money for the coverage.
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YankInDaSouth said:
I thought long and hard about the switch because I too am sick of Verizon's BS. But after it's all said and done I'd only be saving $10 maybe $20 a month. I get a discount on my Verizon bill through work that T-Mobile doesn't offer, otherwise the savings would be greater. When it's all said and done I'd rather put up with the BS and pay the extra money for the coverage.
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Check with your company, I get 15% @ T-Mobile through corporate perks web page with my company. 85 bucks a month for two lines, unlimited talk, text, and web.
I realize we are at different companies, but if your company is using corporate perks it should be similar.
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Check with your company, I get 15% @ T-Mobile through corporate perks web page with my company. 85 bucks a month for two lines, unlimited talk, text, and web.
I realize we are at different companies, but if your company is using corporate perks it should be similar.
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I tried checking my eligibility on the T-Mobile site (you enter your work email) but it said I wasn't eligible. I guess it won't hurt to ask the big wigs at work about it ... I think the City I work for only deals with Verizon, so that may be why.
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