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With Verizon changing their upgrade policy later this month, no more early 13-20 month upgrades, no more NE2, are you planning to upgrade before Jan 16th, 2011?
http://http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-changing-its-upgrade-policy-youll-have-wait-20-months-new-phone
Several years ago my gym bag was stolen (containing my cell phone). Without insurance my options for a new phone were very limited.
My wife and I both have Droid Eris, mine has a custom rom, my wife's has the stock rom. If upgrading what phone will you get?
Well the link you posted isn't working, and I highly doubt verizon would do that. They would loose lots of customers to other carriers that still had upgrades.
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Fixed the link, sorry to report it is true.
This sucks big time... I guess I'm getting a 1yr contract then.
Well ill be changing carriers after my contract is up next year, as im sure many people will be doing.
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Business plans are included in this change just so it doesn't hurt me at all. (yet)
I'll be calling up for early upgrade before the 16th and telling them I want a 1 year contract from now on.
Im thinking about calling verizon and asking a rep about it then tell them how stupid they are for doing that.
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Wait, since when could you do an "early upgrade"? I never knew that...
From what I have read, this only goes into effect with your next contract. People who are eligible will be able to take advantage of any offers on their existing contract even after January 16, but that will be the last time such an offer is made. So I wouldn't do this right now unless your Eris craps out; I expect that there will be all kinds of nice Android phones available pretty soon.
I'm planning to switch to one year contracts going forward myself, but, honestly, I have never done an upgrade in-contract before my 20 month NE2 date anyway, so I'm not sure that this is all that horrible to me.
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Wait, since when could you do an "early upgrade"? I never knew that...
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From what I gathered in asking this on other forums, when you're under your one year mark you can do an early upgrade prior to month 20. I have never done it but planned on trying to do once I found out more from the CES coverage.
I love my Eris but I need something a bit bigger and snappier.
GrdLock said:
Wait, since when could you do an "early upgrade"? I never knew that...
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I didn't know about it until last December when I got two Droid Eris smart phones.
From 13 to 20 months, you can/could get 2 year phone pricing (but without the extra NE2 discount). Even when I first heard about it I incorrectly assumed it meant that they would add 2 more years to my existing contract making a total of three years, this was incorrect. It only extended the contract 2 years total.
I/we now have 10 days to make a decision on 13 month upgrade. While I am happy with my Droid Eris, part of me just wants a spare smartphone for when/if something breaks, gets lost or stolen.
Acton_Minuteman said:
I didn't know about it until last December when I got two Droid Eris smart phones.
From 13 to 20 months, you can/could get 2 year phone pricing (but without the extra NE2 discount). Even when I first heard about it I incorrectly assumed it meant that they would add 2 more years to my existing contract making a total of three years, this was incorrect. It only extended the contract 2 years total.
I/we now have 10 days to make a decision on 13 month upgrade. While I am happy with my Droid Eris, part of me just wants a spare smartphone for when/if something breaks, gets lost or stolen.
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You explained it better than I can. If I do this I'm still asking to go to 1 year, even if it's $50 more. I don't like being in 2 year contracts anymore after the way the Eris was handled.
I think we have a winner:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/0...or-motorola-xoom-htc-thunderbolt-on-the-14th/
This is confirmation enough for me. Lol
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Hell yeah! Good enough for me.
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Hopefully its true. Still a ton of skepticism due to it not being a Thursday. VZW needs to just drop the bomb. I predict a Superbowl commercial.
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I'll be up bright and early on Sunday if Best Buy does decide to take pre-orders.
Not that this is confirmation but I just got off the phone with a Verizon rep. She couldn't find anything to verify the 14th as the release date but said she "believes" that will be the date. Take it for what it's worth.
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While I was at best buy earlier the Rep said Valentine's day is still the date they're set on. Also said as far as they know 4g wont cost more for now. All things we know but reassuring to hear it again.
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Redneck Trash said:
Not that this is confirmation but I just got off the phone with a Verizon rep. She couldn't find anything to verify the 14th as the release date but said she "believes" that will be the date. Take it for what it's worth.
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I'm totally with you on this. At the time I made this post I swear I was at the point where I thought this date was at least 90% accurate. Now Best Buy IS taking pre-orders as of this morning but won't give me a date or a price? I dunno, sketchy and I don't just hand out money and not know anything about what I get in return, lots of other dates flying around too. I think there will be a Super Bowl commercial I certainly hope so, if not Verizon is shooting itself in the foot here.
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I'm totally with you on this. At the time I made this post I swear I was at the point where I thought this date was at least 90% accurate. Now Best Buy IS taking pre-orders as of this morning but won't give me a date or a price? I dunno, sketchy and I don't just hand out money and not know anything about what I get in return, lots of other dates flying around too. I think there will be a Super Bowl commercial I certainly hope so, if not Verizon is shooting itself in the foot here.
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All you are doing is holding a place in line. They give you a $50 gift card for you deposit. You can blow them off if need be and you'll have $50 at BB. What's the problem?
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All you are doing is holding a place in line. They give you a $50 gift card for you deposit. You can blow them off if need be and you'll have $50 at BB. What's the problem?
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Problem is they don't do 1yr contracts which is a HUGE deal for me at least, big difference between geeting an upgrade in 10 months vs 20.
Sebrina said:
Problem is they don't do 1yr contracts which is a HUGE deal for me at least, big difference between geeting an upgrade in 10 months vs 20.
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We can technically do one year contracts but things get really weird/messy
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Problem is they don't do 1yr contracts which is a HUGE deal for me at least, big difference between geeting an upgrade in 10 months vs 20.
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They are offering their buyback program on this phone for free (everything is for the first week). The basis for the price of the phone is RETAIL. This phone minimum will be $599. At the 10 month mark they will buy back your phone for $240. I think that will compare with a one year plan rather well.
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They are offering their buyback program on this phone for free (everything is for the first week). The basis for the price of the phone is RETAIL. This phone minimum will be $599. At the 10 month mark they will buy back your phone for $240. I think that will compare with a one year plan rather well.
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That's not as good as it sounds, I can sell a 1 year old TBolt for 300 on craigslist. Let's do the math a 599.99 phone (regularly priced at 199.99 on contract) will get you a buy back of 240. The retail price of most phones is 599.99 thats 600-240=360. I'd be paying 360 for my next phone!
My next upgrade would cost me almost 1 and a half times more than if I just signed a 1yr contract and paid 70 extra dollars up front. Not to mention Verizon bends backwards when you approach your out of date contract. They've called me a few times about certain "offers" since I'm almost out of contract to get me to renew. On top of all this after I get the upgrade I can still get the 300 extra dollars by selling the phone on craigslist myself making my next upgrade 100% free + profit. I don't sign 2yr contracts it's not worth it in this industry.
This was just tweeted by @Verizonwireless (the official VZW Twitter): "HTC Thunderbolt: no updates to report. We'll share what's real, when it's real, directly. Here."
Looks like we're left in the dark a while longer. Sounds like it's not decided yet, or the release date is too far off for them to announce. Looks like... we should probably be thinking later rather than sooner. Bummer.
JFMFT said:
This was just tweeted by @Verizonwireless (the official VZW Twitter): "HTC Thunderbolt: no updates to report. We'll share what's real, when it's real, directly. Here."
Looks like we're left in the dark a while longer. Sounds like it's not decided yet, or the release date is too far off for them to announce. Looks like... we should probably be thinking later rather than sooner. Bummer.
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I just preordered mine and they said at BB that so far the 14th is the launch date.
mgymnop said:
I just preordered mine and they said at BB that so far the 14th is the launch date.
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Only way Best Buy could know the release date is if Verizon released it to them. Best Buy is only speculating or Verizon has decided to tell them and no one else. Did you receive confirmation on when you can pick up your Thunderbolt?
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Redneck Trash said:
Only way Best Buy could know the release date is if Verizon released it to them. Best Buy is only speculating or Verizon has decided to tell them and no one else. Did you receive confirmation on when you can pick up your Thunderbolt?
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They told me it will be the 14th but I am going to get a phone call when I can pick it up. So keep my fingers crossed
Its got to be the 14th. Verizon wouldn't let the biggest electronics retailer in the U.S. to be telling thousands of people a false release date. As someone said earlier, the only reason best buy is saying the 14th is because Verizon told them!
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Android central said best buy will have exclusive rights to sell thunderbolt probably because HTC knows vzw sucks ass and treat us customers like crap ..if it wasn't for the phones (and sadly the service is good ha) I'd switch carriers ..but best buy is the place..I pre ordered mine yesterday ..I read..199.99 after rebate minus the 50 pre order fee..they put on gift card..and the 14th is when we get them..can't wait
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Rebate would be nice. 249.99 is steep.
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just looking for some tips or something..
I have an upgrade on April 3rd..how can i get it sooner?...I was wondering how I can persuade a Verizon rep into giving it to me now, (or when TB comes out) anyone ever accomplish this? or is there no way they would do that?
trentonw said:
just looking for some tips or something..
I have an upgrade on April 3rd..how can i get it sooner?...I was wondering how I can persuade a Verizon rep into giving it to me now, (or when TB comes out) anyone ever accomplish this? or is there no way they would do that?
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1) Good luck on the early upgrade. My NE2 is due in May. If it works for you, send him my way
2) If the TBolt release date keeps slipping you and I will both be able to use our upgrades
-Frank
Yeah probably March 17th.
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I did it when my OS went out on blackberry storm and when my HTC Incredible's display got sweat behind it. I was also having signal issues with the HTC. Now I have a Facinate (my third) with all kinds of issues and am hoping to get it swapped out too. The bottom line is... I don't think they will swap out phones without you having major documented issues with your current phone. I'm very lucky that I have a great Verizon store by me and understanding reps. Just my 2 cents. Heck, who knows!!? It doesn't hurt to ask! I Good luck!
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lol....thanks for the input...if it doesn't come out till 3/17 I probly won't even bother...i was thinking out was going to come out this week!...
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The buy back program at BB.ends Feb 26th and its stated on their site so that means it is the 24th.
Don't listen to the other forums they lie for attention
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Someone on here awhile back suggested getting your upgrade date moved forward under the guise of wanting to order an iPhone, then since it is changed in the system, get the Thunderbolt instead.
trentonw said:
just looking for some tips or something..
I have an upgrade on April 3rd..how can i get it sooner?...I was wondering how I can persuade a Verizon rep into giving it to me now, (or when TB comes out) anyone ever accomplish this? or is there no way they would do that?
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If you want to get the T-Bird before your upgrade date, you can buy it new by adding another line to your account -- $10. (The price of the T-Bird is the same whether you're upgrading or buying it new.) After you buy, go to Verizon store and switch the phone numbers so your current number is on the T-Bird. Once your upgrade date is passed, cancel the extra line. You'll pay $10 extra for a couple of months, but you'll have the new T-Bird.
This may sound shady, but it's perfectly legit if you think about it. And no, they won't move up your upgrade date.
I spoke to a rep on the phone yesterday and asked about the same thing (my upgrade is on 4/8). She told me that the most they can move your upgrade date is 30 days. So I suggest calling them on 3/3 and asking them about it.
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If you want to get the T-Bird before your upgrade date, you can buy it new by adding another line to your account -- $10. (The price of the T-Bird is the same whether you're upgrading or buying it new.) After you buy, go to Verizon store and switch the phone numbers so your current number is on the T-Bird. Once your upgrade date is passed, cancel the extra line. You'll pay $10 extra for a couple of months, but you'll have the new T-Bird.
This may sound shady, but it's perfectly legit if you think about it. And no, they won't move up your upgrade date.
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Aren't they going to require a data package on the new line, and require keeping the data on the old line as well?
Each line with a smart phone needs a data plan.
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Each line with a smart phone needs a data plan.
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I keep an old flip phone just to use as a third line phone..... but yes you need to have a data plan with every smartphone and I think you need a phone on every line.
Before Verizon changed their upgrade rules, you were able to upgrade after 13 months on a 2yr contract. If it was on a family plan, it had to be the main line. I was able to do this every since the BB Tour came out. I got an Eris 4 months later at the discounted price. I did this when the D2 came out as well. Now it took me calling back and forth until I got a cool rep and did it for me. Each rep had their reasons why they couldnt and why the others did it for me werent supposed to. To get the D2, took me 3 days of trying of about 3-8 calls a day. I upgrade on that time, 11 months early. When I called today, I was told, wont be happening anymore because of their new policy.
W/e you decide to do, you have a better chance of doing it over the phone as the rules are different for them than retail. I have to wait until July, so I feel your pain. =( But it will be the first time I have ever used my new every 2 cuz I have never waited this long before, lol.
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I spoke to a rep on the phone yesterday and asked about the same thing (my upgrade is on 4/8). She told me that the most they can move your upgrade date is 30 days. So I suggest calling them on 3/3 and asking them about it.
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Nice! Thanks for sharing.
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.looks like I'll most likley be getting a tb soon...i don't like the price tag though....300wtf. 50 mail in rebate makes me feel better...whatever hah..and once I know ok satisfied with the tb ill sell my dx....
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This information was good to know, I have the upgrade on the same date (4/3) but I'm not going to bother pulling strings until an exact release date is announced. How exactly did you convince Verizon to move your upgrade date? I'm just curious which number I should call when it gets announced so I can try to negotiate with them.
I just went through the 611 on my phone and selected the upgrade option. When the rep answered, I straight up asked lol. The only catch is you have to call within the 30 days of your upgrade. You can't move your upgrade date until then.
trentonw said:
just looking for some tips or something..
I have an upgrade on April 3rd..how can i get it sooner?...I was wondering how I can persuade a Verizon rep into giving it to me now, (or when TB comes out) anyone ever accomplish this? or is there no way they would do that?
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by the way things are going now your contract will be up by the time the phone comes out.
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by the way things are going now your contract will be up by the time the phone comes out.
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yeah its not looking good
**** I just *****ed about my phone .. told them I wanted a different one...im only sux months into my new contract and ill have a tb when ever they decide to release the damn thing lol
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This is probably a stupid question and my current thoughts will likely be confirmed but..I'm an OG Evo owner who got it on launch day, Therefore my contract will not expire until about a year from now, I still have a $75 one-year upgrade and if it weren't for the fact that it was listing under full price on the site for me right now after i enter my number I'd have ordered my E3D already and be waiting for it.
I was hoping that I could simply trade in my OG Evo to sprint for the $150 and perhaps use my $75 upgrade on top of that and sign another contract to pay zero out of pocket, I understand that it may not work that way and I may be paying $50 out of pocket if they don't count both the trade-in and the upgrade.
Looking at this, It appears that it doesn't work that way.
Seems rather cheap of me, I know but in this economy..eugh.
I got mine for $150 thanks to some sweet connections.
They should reset your upgrade so u can get it for 199 - 150 EVO trade .... I was a original EVO owner and they did it no problem
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They should reset your upgrade so u can get it for 199 - 150 EVO trade .... I was a original EVO owner and they did it no problem
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Really? Anything in particular you say and was it in a sprint store?
I had an OG Evo from day one too and went to Radio shack thinking I was only eligible for the partial updgrade but only paid $52 plus taxes after my OG Evo trade in of $148.00, from what she said now until July 3rd Premier customers will get the full upgrade.
Sprint store and actually was just there a couple days ago and they was doing it for some woman too. It's I guess I one time courtesy thing.y
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Talked to an online representative. Got told that i would have to pay $475 even with a 2yr agreement, That nothing can be done as I am not eligible for the $150 upgrade yet.
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Talked to an online representative. Got told that i would have to pay $475 even with a 2yr agreement, That nothing can be done as I am not eligible for the $150 upgrade yet.
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Email this guy [email protected] and tell him you want an early upgrade. I send him an email and he called me the next day. I got the evo 4g last year and was not able to get the upgrade. I talked to this guy and he was able to put in an early upgrade request in and i was able to get my evo 3d for 199.
Step 1: Read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093232
Step 2: Have a beer
Step 3: Call the number in that thread
Step 4: Enjoy your upgrade eligibility reset.
I'm at 11 months into my contract.
Got my upgrade reset last night.
Phone is now listed in my Sprint portal @ $199.
Also got 300 extra minutes a month added to my account as well as a $70 credit.
Keep in mind, you will have to extend your contract 2 years following the method posted above.
Everyone is eligible for the 300 bonus minutes every month is you are on the Everything Data Individual Plan.
Today is the last day to do this. The rules was once you're one year into your contract you may be able to work something out. Today they are closing that loop hole. They may extend it for those who have lost their eligibility.
Shoot me a thread if you have questions in specific cases. I can answer them.
Well...I wouldn't be eligible for 300 extra minutes, Everything data family plan.
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I looked at every blog and cant find a straight answer. So if I am due for a phone upgrade...With Sprint one up plan i can get the note 3 for 0 down "no money upfront" and makes payments each bill cycle? At the end of owning the phone 1 yr i can do get another phone again with 0 down?
I'm in a similar situation, I want to swap the note 3 after a year or 6 months to get triband lte (I'm in a wimax area).
Currently on a family unlimited plan but wondering if I can do the jump program for a year.
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I am doing the One Up on Friday to go from Note 2 to the Note 3. You have to pay sales tax on the full retail price of the phone up front then you start your monthly payments. After 12 months you can use the One Up again on that line to get another new phone. This way actually saves me money. If the price is $699.99 then I will be paying about $58 on tax and then right at $30 per month. So one year of payments would be $350 then I could start all over again with the Note 4. Since I usually buy a phone at full price when I am in the middle of a 24 month contract, the One Up program is going to end up being cheaper for me.
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I am doing the One Up on Friday to go from Note 2 to the Note 3. You have to pay sales tax on the full retail price of the phone up front then you start your monthly payments. After 12 months you can use the One Up again on that line to get another new phone. This way actually saves me money. If the price is $699.99 then I will be paying about $58 on tax and then right at $30 per month. So one year of payments would be $350 then I could start all over again with the Note 4. Since I usually buy a phone at full price when I am in the middle of a 24 month contract, the One Up program is going to end up being cheaper for me.
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I called my local store about this. The thing that I think people miss about it is that you cannot upgrade to the next phone (in your case Note 4) until you have completely paid off your Note 3. So a year in you still have to pay another $439, assuming they put retail at $799. Also I am pretty sure that at that time you surrender your old device to them meaning the argument about picking up the difference via a private party sale is out the window too. Then you'll have to put a down payment to get your Note 4 on top of that since the no down payment option is only a limited time deal! For that reason I'm not jumping into the One UP at this time...
I was told by my local store that it works the way I described. That is the whole point of the One Up program. To allow customers to upgradeevery year. One of the social care people on sprints forums even states " you will be eligible for a new phone after we recieve 12 payments for the phone"
I would go in the store and ask or call a different store.
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I was told by my local store that it works the way I described. That is the whole point of the One Up program. To allow customers to upgradeevery year. One of the social care people on sprints forums even states " you will be eligible for a new phone after we recieve 12 payments for the phone"
I would go in the store and ask or call a different store.
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Yes you are eligible that is true but you are still due 24 months payments, meaning if you have remaining balance on your phone you have to pay that! If I'm wrong someone show me some official documentation because I can't find it.
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I called my local store about this. The thing that I think people miss about it is that you cannot upgrade to the next phone (in your case Note 4) until you have completely paid off your Note 3. So a year in you still have to pay another $439, assuming they put retail at $799. Also I am pretty sure that at that time you surrender your old device to them meaning the argument about picking up the difference via a private party sale is out the window too. Then you'll have to put a down payment to get your Note 4 on top of that since the no down payment option is only a limited time deal! For that reason I'm not jumping into the One UP at this time...
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That doesn't make sense from what they told you. How is it a one up program if i don't get a device each yr. The limited time yes is for 0 down but you have to be able to get a new device in a yr to call it One Up. Otherwise I would just pay $350 for device up front and get another device in 2 yrs vs paying full price. From what i heard you don't own the device and you are turning it back in, hence the reason you are not paying full price and allowed to upgrade in a yr.
Sprint is really going down hill with the softbank merger. Confusing everyone even their employees.
We have had one statement from Sprint only saying it will be release Oct 4th. No promotion or anything. The one up hasn't been fully vetted and its live and active. This is crazy!
Exactly it's like they are trying to copy the auto industry and develop a phone "lease" program. I love the thought of early upgrades (R.I.P. Gold member program) however I was told that you have to pay the remaining payments before you can upgrade to your next phone. Would love for this to be wrong but need someone to find some actual proof from the sprint either way.
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That doesn't make sense from what they told you. How is it a one up program if i don't get a device each yr. The limited time yes is for 0 down but you have to be able to get a new device in a yr to call it One Up. Otherwise I would just pay $350 for device up front and get another device in 2 yrs vs paying full price. From what i heard you don't own the device and you are turning it back in, hence the reason you are not paying full price and allowed to upgrade in a yr.
Sprint is really going down hill with the softbank merger. Confusing everyone even their employees.
We have had one statement from Sprint only saying it will be release Oct 4th. No promotion or anything. The one up hasn't been fully vetted and its live and active. This is crazy!
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Yes you are eligible that is true but you are still due 24 months payments, meaning if you have remaining balance on your phone you have to pay that! If I'm wrong someone show me some official documentation because I can't find it.
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That would be the same as current plans...If i wanted to upgrade to a new phone from Note 2 in less then a yr i just pay the early termination. After a yr on contract the termination would be less then $200. So if i paid $300 to get the device and $200 to cancel contract that's only $500. Still $200- $300 shy of original price. As this wouldn't make any sense i am sure One Up has to be cheaper in the fact of getting a new device each yr.
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Yes you are eligible that is true but you are still due 24 months payments, meaning if you have remaining balance on your phone you have to pay that! If I'm wrong someone show me some official documentation because I can't find it.
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I just now called customer care and asked them. I explained to the rep (Kelly) what I was planning and asked about the remaining 12 months of payment if I One Uped again in 12 months. Kelly put me on hold while she looked into it and she came back and said that after 12 months of payment I could do the one up again. I asked again to clarify that they remaining 12 months of payments went away and she said yes as long as you turn in the phone.
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I just now called customer care and asked them. I explained to the rep (Kelly) what I was planning and asked about the remaining 12 months of payment if I One Uped again in 12 months. Kelly put me on hold while she looked into it and she came back and said that after 12 months of payment I could do the one up again. I asked again to clarify that they remaining 12 months of payments went away and she said yes as long as you turn in the phone.
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Yea that's what i figured. That's the only way this plan could work lol. Im still upset that sprint has not made a bigger effort to explain this. Its like they don't want anyone to know they are doing 0 down. Maybe after 0 down ends they will start advertising.
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I am doing the One Up on Friday to go from Note 2 to the Note 3. You have to pay sales tax on the full retail price of the phone up front then you start your monthly payments. After 12 months you can use the One Up again on that line to get another new phone. This way actually saves me money. If the price is $699.99 then I will be paying about $58 on tax and then right at $30 per month. So one year of payments would be $350 then I could start all over again with the Note 4. Since I usually buy a phone at full price when I am in the middle of a 24 month contract, the One Up program is going to end up being cheaper for me.
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Don't forget the $15 per month discount that you get off your bill for as long as your in the one up program. With that your essentially only paying 15 per month for the phone.
Say if you were to upgrade to the Note 4 at year one, do you own the Note 4 at year 2 after completing 24 payments?
If that is true, One up makes a lot of sense because you could then sell the Note 4 that you upgraded to for more cash at year 2 than a Note 3 you would have had to kept for two years with the standard subsidized route.
Yea, my upgrade isn't until January, they want me to give them my "one" to switch to one up and get the note 3. Eff that. I'll probably just switch to AT&T. They tried to switch me to customer retention but I was on hold a good 15 minutes and I had to go to work . I don't mind giving up the note 3 in 12 months while on the new plan, but I'm not giving them a phone I just paid full price for.
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There is alot of confusion on the one up program but you pay 12 months on a phone and then if u want to upgrade again you have to hand tje phone over and start paying on another. That's hiw tje other 12 payments are gone. It's a cool idea that I'm gonna take advantage of. Plus the 15 off the monthly bill is awesome. So it would only be about 15 extra to get the note 3.
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Rippley05 said:
Yea, my upgrade isn't until January, they want me to give them my "one" to switch to one up and get the note 3. Eff that. I'll probably just switch to AT&T. They tried to switch me to customer retention but I was on hold a good 15 minutes and I had to go to work . I don't mind giving up the note 3 in 12 months while on the new plan, but I'm not giving them a phone I just paid full price for.
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I'm in a similar situation. I pre-ordered the Evo LTE, so I can't do a standard upgrade until 1-1-14. Shortly after receiving my pre-ordered black Evo LTE, Sprint announced the white Evo LTE and I bought it at retail. Around May of this year I bought a Note 2 at retail. Even though I'm still in contract, the active device on my line is not what I bought at contract price. After talking with 3 reps at 611 and 2 reps at 2 different local stores, I was getting mixed responses about whether or not I'd have to trade in a phone to start the One Up program. I finally called 611 again and asked a rep then had her verify it with her manager. She told me that I do NOT have to trade in any phone to start the One Up program since my active device wasn't purchased at contract price and because it had been over a year. I had her put notes on my account saying that I do NOT have to trade in a phone to get the Note 3 Friday morning and begin the One Up program! I still have my black Evo LTE and white Evo LTE, so I'm going to take my black LTE with me just to be safe in case they do require me to trade it in. I could sell it on ebay for $150-200, but to me it would be worth paying that to upgrade early during the Note 3 release. Hopefully they'll expect nothing from me except taxes on the Note 3, and I'll be good to go. I can let ya know for sure in just under 8 hours when my local Sprint store opens up. I will be there at 10am when they open to get me a white Note 3!!! Hoping that all goes smoothly!!
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I'm in a similar situation. I pre-ordered the Evo LTE, so I can't do a standard upgrade until 1-1-14. Shortly after receiving my pre-ordered black Evo LTE, Sprint announced the white Evo LTE and I bought it at retail. Around May of this year I bought a Note 2 at retail. Even though I'm still in contract, the active device on my line is not what I bought at contract price. After talking with 3 reps at 611 and 2 reps at 2 different local stores, I was getting mixed responses about whether or not I'd have to trade in a phone to start the One Up program. I finally called 611 again and asked a rep then had her verify it with her manager. She told me that I do NOT have to trade in any phone to start the One Up program since my active device wasn't purchased at contract price and because it had been over a year. I had her put notes on my account saying that I do NOT have to trade in a phone to get the Note 3 Friday morning and begin the One Up program! I still have my black Evo LTE and white Evo LTE, so I'm going to take my black LTE with me just to be safe in case they do require me to trade it in. I could sell it on ebay for $150-200, but to me it would be worth paying that to upgrade early during the Note 3 release. Hopefully they'll expect nothing from me except taxes on the Note 3, and I'll be good to go. I can let ya know for sure in just under 8 hours when my local Sprint store opens up. I will be there at 10am when they open to get me a white Note 3!!! Hoping that all goes smoothly!!
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I'm either gonna convince them to let me start the program without trading in my "One" or I'm gonna go give At&t a try for a while. I've been on the fence about leaving anyway, I'm ready for 4g. Sprint is not only making me pay 50$ than anyone for the Note, and now they want my phone that I didn't even get from them? Heck no
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I'm either gonna convince them to let me start the program without trading in my "One" or I'm gonna go give At&t a try for a while. I've been on the fence about leaving anyway, I'm ready for 4g. Sprint is not only making me pay 50$ than anyone for the Note, and now they want my phone that I didn't even get from them? Heck no
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It can be almost any phone. Upgraded to the s3 when it came out for my original upgrade. Switched to note 2 midway through contract. Upgrade I was scheduled for was feb 2014. Activated my old evo and turned that in for the note 3 this morning.
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Be prepared to wait if you're getting the Note 3 on the One Up program! I was the only customer in the store and had to wait 1.5 hours for them to finally get it to go through for me! They even called Sprint and confirmed that everyone is having problems with it this morning. They told me that no over else has got it to work yet, but I was willing to wait all day, lol. Just be patient though, they eventually got it for me!!
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I chose not to do 1up cause you had to switch to the unlimited plan and I am not interested in that . But I got mine from wirefly fur $250 no tax no activation fee so I am happy
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