Hey guys, just thought I'd let you all know about a good deal i came across.
Right now, Best Buy has the Axon 7 on sale for $349, PLUS you get a $50 gift card. This applies to both the grey and gold colors.
I'm getting the mini gold for $200 for my wife today from BB.
Haha yeah! I had just gotten this the over the weekend: ordered online and picked it up from the store. The gift card came in the mail yesterday.
Worth noting that If you're a student you get a travel adapter free as well!
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Got my Axon 7 (not mini) for $227 new at Amazon. The trick was to purchase it to another seller inside Amazon to save tax, and get both credit cards, Amazon Store card (-$50) and Chase Amazon Card (-$70).
You can only get those cards once so that is all the discount you can get from Amazon in the future if you follow this way.
Oki said:
Got my Axon 7 (not mini) for $227 new at Amazon. The trick was to purchase it to another seller inside Amazon to save tax, and get both credit cards, Amazon Store card (-$50) and Chase Amazon Card (-$70).
You can only get those cards once so that is all the discount you can get from Amazon in the future if you follow this way.
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Dayum, that's cheap! Unfortunately since I'm here on a student visa and have no credit history (yet), I couldn't do cards. This would be the way to go once I get my SSN and stuff.
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Hello! can i use the $50 gift card on the note when i pre order it? Also, if it is released on the 19th, and ships on the 19th, wouldn't it make more sense to just wait until the 19th and buy it in store? I live in Dickson City, PA and i dont see there to many people buying the phone. thanks!
Also, i dont mind making my Mom take me to BB early on Sunday (the 19th)
Did you pre-order in store or online? This has been explained in the BB thread. When you pre-order in store, you put $50 down but get a $50 gift card right away. When you pick up the phone, you pay the rest and get another $50 GC. You can use the first $50 GC to pay for the phone. But I think you can't use the second GC because it is not available until you paid the phone. In the end, you pay $299 total and get a $50 GC.
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Did you pre-order in store or online? This has been explained in the BB thread. When you pre-order in store, you put $50 down but get a $50 gift card right away. When you pick up the phone, you pay the rest and get another $50 GC. You can use the first $50 GC to pay for the phone. But I think you can't use the second GC because it is not available until you paid the phone. In the end, you pay $299 total and get a $50 GC.
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Phone Freedom Q&A says you can pay for phone with the card (second) when you pick it up in-store. It's only when you order online that you have to use the card on a future purchase.
foxbat121 said:
Did you pre-order in store or online? This has been explained in the BB thread. When you pre-order in store, you put $50 down but get a $50 gift card right away. When you pick up the phone, you pay the rest and get another $50 GC. You can use the first $50 GC to pay for the phone. But I think you can't use the second GC because it is not available until you paid the phone. In the end, you pay $299 total and get a $50 GC.
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ok i think i get it. I was planning on paying $250 total. (paying $299-$50 gift card=$250) Oh well, at least ill still get an awesome phone.
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Phone Freedom Q&A says you can pay for phone with the card (second) when you pick it up in-store. It's only when you order online that you have to use the card on a future purchase.
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That's not my understanding. What I got from the post is that when you order online, you don't get the first GC at all.
Whatever the results, it seems in store is always better because those CSRs are more motivated to have the you instead of the online robot got the credit.
Here's the link to the FAQ
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/null/pcmcat265000050000.c?id=pcmcat265000050000
You cannot use the $50 gift card for the preorder. The gift card is populated at the end of the activation of the upgrade. So you will have to put up $50 for the preorder (in which you get turned into a $50 gift card) then when you come to upgrade, use the $50 preorder gift card and the $50 phone freedom gift card, then $200 on top. out of pocket= $250
I did 3 phone freedom gift cards today on other upgrades
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You cannot use the $50 gift card for the preorder. The gift card is populated at the end of the activation of the upgrade. So you will have to put up $50 for the preorder (in which you get turned into a $50 gift card) then when you come to upgrade, use the $50 preorder gift card and the $50 phone freedom gift card, then $200 on top. out of pocket= $250
I did 3 phone freedom gift cards today on other upgrades
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Wait sorry but I'm confused. Do I end up spending $299 and getting a $50 gift card or do I end up spending $250?
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I also have another question. I received a text when I signed up for the gift card, but not an email. Am I still eligible?
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Wait sorry but I'm confused. Do I end up spending $299 and getting a $50 gift card or do I end up spending $250?
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You get the phone freedom $50 card once the upgrade is complete. Then you pay. So you can use the $50 from phone freedom you just got towards the 299 which means you spent 250 for the phone. 50 for preorder+ 200 for phone
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I also have another question. I received a text when I signed up for the gift card, but not an email. Am I still eligible?
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If you received a text, you're fine. It really just goes by phone number because that's what will be used for the upgrade
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this was in my email
PURCHASING YOUR PHONE IN STORE
If you purchase and activate your mobile phone at Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile stores using your registered phone number, you will receive a $50 gift card instantly that may be used toward your mobile phone purchase or any other future purchase in store or online with no expiration date.
you can use the card at the time of purchase of the phone
thanks for all the help so far guys. I just preordered it! I preordered the white one but... The guy said they may only get black. Oh well. Worst case scenario I get an awesome black phone.
My troubles never end with this phone! Now I looked at my confirmation email and it says "order total: $749.99" I ordered the 2yr one! That should be $299!!! I guess I'm off to best buy again tomorrow!
Guys be very careful of the Micro SD cards you buy off of eBay and Craigslist. I can confidently say that more than half of them are probably fake. I recently bought one off of eBay for a 40 bucks and it was a 64 gb Micro Sd Card. I put it in my phone and noticed that it kept unmounting on me and had atrociously slow data transfer/read rates. Also pictures would not save onto it and the ones that did save would not open after. Upon further inspection and thanks to this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXuxOnHgs0c , I found that the one I bought on eBay was fake and demanded a return right away. So just watch out. You can also use this program to detect counterfeit or real by testing the specs of the storage unit you bought: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/H2testw.shtml
You're better off buying them locally or from reputable online shops.
If you have a MicroCenter close to you, they usually have good prices on flash memory. Only downside is they only go up to 32GB class 10 micro SD cards as of my last visit a couple weeks ago.
craigslist???
i would never
I think that goes without saying. Some things you should just buy from a shop ...... real shop
These things aren't expensive, I don't know why you'd buy them second hand after spending the money on a new flagship phone. I've always bought Sandisk cards from actual camera shops like B&H and Adorama and have never had a problem.
When I'm shopping online I only trust one site for my electronic needs and that's Amazon. And when I'm shopping on Amazon I don't buy from any seller in China. I stick with Amazon fulfillment(aka Prime, ships directly from amazon warehouse) or a trusted seller
If your going to spend $40 just go to Amazon or Best Buy. Actually Amazon has a sale on SD cards. Save yourself like $20
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When I'm shopping online I only trust one site for my electronic needs and that's Amazon. And when I'm shopping on Amazon I don't buy from any seller in China. I stick with Amazon fulfillment(aka Prime, ships directly from amazon warehouse) or a trusted seller
If your going to spend $40 just go to Amazon or Best Buy. Actually Amazon has a sale on SD cards. Save yourself like $20
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If you're going to buy anything online electronics based stick with reputable retailers. Amazon is great, newegg and microcenter are good as well. Ebay, craigslist, etc can be such a gamble when it comes to electronics it's really not worth it, if it looks too good to be true it usually is.
Best Buy will pricematch Amazon prices if you don't mind paying tax. But stick to reputable stores.
Newegg or Micro Center if there's one near you
We have Best Buy and Frys here in Houston, for accessories I'll go try them at Best Buy and then buy it off Amazon or newegg. Frys, while it's great for electronics and computer parts, has a horrible selection of phone accessories. There's one micro center here but it's way too far from my side of town.
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I got burned once before
I bought a 32Gb from ebay auction for $11. It had similar problems. Would save files to it, but kept umounting and would dump all the files on it to lost.dir. They all had broken file extensions and the filenames were garbled. I since just play it safe and stick to sandisk sd cards from amazon.
ebay sd cards
yes same thing to me, a lot of problems and it died after a month or so. Dont go for cheap sd cards on ebay
The Extreme cards are mega expensive, but from time to time my local BB has incredible sales on them. Watch the site. I actually check every couple of days for the sales as I tend to buy things I might not need now, but will appreciate someday, lol.
Hi there,
Wondering if the Nexus 9 will be appearing in the upcoming Black Friday frenzy.
Perhaps any deals can be shared here.
Thanks.
Anything?
I have not seen any mention of the N9 being on sale for Black Friday.
Since the only brick and mortar store that carries it is at Best Buy, it's not in there Black Friday add.
Maybe they'll have it for Cyber Monday.....but I doubt it, it might be to new of a device to put on sale already.
Amazon is currently $50.00 off both 16gb and 32gb. Not sure how long it will last.
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Amazon is currently $50.00 off both 16gb and 32gb. Not sure how long it will last.
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Best Buy has a promotion as part of their Cyber Monday deals. Good luck finding anything but the black 16gb version though in store. Nothing within 200 miles of me has any available.
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Amazon is currently $50.00 off both 16gb and 32gb. Not sure how long it will last.
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I hope it lasts until tomorrow. I want to return mine to Best Buy tomorrow and buy this.
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Amazon is currently $50.00 off both 16gb and 32gb. Not sure how long it will last.
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Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ode=as2&tag=fiabte-20&linkId=WLKURGIPBIKDT2WZ
I haven't seen any other Black Friday deals although HTC has a weekly deal that promises to have the Nexus 9 again (it was there 2 weeks ago) for $199. You have to be quick though as people snatch them up fast.
Every Tuesday at 12pm EST the deal will show at: http://www.htc.com/us/go/htc-hot-deals/
Good Luck!
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Best Buy has a promotion as part of their Cyber Monday deals. Good luck finding anything but the black 16gb version though in store. Nothing within 200 miles of me has any available.
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Do you have a link for the Best Buy deal?
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Do you have a link for the Best Buy deal?
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Not anymore. It was on their cyber monday deal page under the tablet promotions.
I checked today and it did not appear. Although we did just get back from the store trading in a used tablet and the deal was still active. Today is supposed to be the last day though I believe.
Now, you can get nexus 9 16 GB for $349.99 plus $50 google play store gift card at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_lin...d_t=201&pf_rd_p=1990223862&pf_rd_i=B00M6UC5B4
Edit: It's back to $399 now.
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Now, you can get nexus 9 16 GB for $349.99 plus $50 google play store gift card at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_lin...d_t=201&pf_rd_p=1990223862&pf_rd_i=B00M6UC5B4
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How do you get the $50 gift card?
Going through checkout this option does not appear.
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How do you get the $50 gift card?
Going through checkout this option does not appear.
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I didn't buy it, just share this information with anyone who is interested.
I think Amazon says they will issue you gift card few working days after you purchase. There's some information about how it works at top of that page.
Edit: here's the information from website.
$50 Google Play Credit Code
Purchase a new Google Nexus 9 tablet and get a free download code worth $50 of Google Play credit.
To receive the Bonus with Purchase:
1. Add qualifying products described in the promotion to your Shopping Cart via the "Add to Shopping Cart" button
2. After your item ships, we will send you an e-mail with the download redemption code for $50 of Google Play credit within 5-7 business days with instructions to redeem.
Terms and Conditions
The promotion applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Offer good while supplies last.
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Just saw this from Google: This holiday season, use Android Pay with your Nexus and get a $20 Best Buy® e-gift card.
https://twitter.com/googlenexus/status/676836438848217088
http://www.google.com/nexus/tap/
None of my cards work with Android Pay yet, but my Google Wallet card does. Think the offer would work with a Wallet card?
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None of my cards work with Android Pay yet, but my Google Wallet card does. Think the offer would work with a Wallet card?
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Should.
Besides, my visa debit doesn't work. But credit card from same bank does.
I used Android Pay yesterday... Let's see if I get my $20 gift card thing.
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Will be going to Sprouts or Wholefoods to give this a go I'll add one of my credit cards to it and see
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I've been using Android Pay at the vending machine all last week and this week. I also use it at my local gas station. Hopefully that puts me on the list for a gift card.
I've been using since I got my 6p. I checked the app this morning and the $20 gift card was in there!
Here is a pic with the numbers and bar code removed
Hopefully after I get back to stock, flash 6.0.1, flash systemless root, then try Android Pay I can get my gift card. I think since having a mistake on my mother's and Google's part(being negative on my Google wallet account) might hem me up though.
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I used Android Pay on Tuesday night and this morning my Best Buy gift card showed up in my account. Looks like it takes about 2-3 days to show up :good:
Just got mine as well. Used it Tuesday night and it showed up today.
Just in case anyone missed it and is looking for a new phone, Amazon is selling Huawei phones (including 6p) 25% off. Today's prime day so Im pretty sure the sale ends tonight.
I'm thinking of buying a 64gb 6P from Amazon for $403.75.
It looks like $403.75 is a good price.
Ebay sales for 64gb 6P are running around $450 to $500 and up, on Ebay.
Edit:
I broke down & bought the 6P 64gb.
I applied for an Amazon CC to get another $50 off. $377 delivered. Nice!
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I'm thinking of buying a 64gb 6P from Amazon for $403.75.
It looks like $403.75 is a good price.
Ebay sales for 64gb 6P are running around $450 to $500 and up, on Ebay.
Edit:
I broke down & bought the 6P 64gb.
I applied for an Amazon CC to get another $50 off. $377 delivered. Nice!
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Good deal. You already purchased but they were also running 2 other promotions for amazon credit that I know of
1. Try Audible free for 3 months=$10 credit (cancel anytime)
2. Buy $50 amazon gift card =$10 credit
***Possible these expired and if not they will very soon
Apparently Google is offering a discount on the 6P with Fi now.
$399 for the 64GB and $499 for the 128GB.
https://fi.google.com/about/phones/#phone-prices
You have to pay for one month of Fi but that might be worth it if you want to buy directly from Google instead of from Huawei since I've heard some horror stories about Huawei customer service...
Yeah, definitely worth being able to get Nexus protect.
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gravenailz said:
I'm thinking of buying a 64gb 6P from Amazon for $403.75.
It looks like $403.75 is a good price.
Ebay sales for 64gb 6P are running around $450 to $500 and up, on Ebay.
Edit:
I broke down & bought the 6P 64gb.
I applied for an Amazon CC to get another $50 off. $377 delivered. Nice!
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that amazon link takes me to the 64gb 6P at $509.99 and I am a prime member (i see primeday in the url link so thats probably why the price drop). did it expire already?
bobbarker2 said:
that amazon link takes me to the 64gb 6P at $509.99 and I am a prime member (i see primeday in the url link so thats probably why the price drop). did it expire already?
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Prime Day was a one-day event on 7/12.
You can still purchase the 64GB 6P for $399 directly from Google via Fi though (you have to pay for one month of Fi service).