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Question about discounts and all that. If the iPhone is going to be $199 for the 16gb version, what would my sister, who has a $75 discount right now ($150 in April, but she's not willing to wait until then) pay? I'm always confused by retail plus discount = actual price, or is it somehow lower, or what? e: lol never mind. I guess her $75 discount went away, so she's stuck either paying full retail or just waiting until April?
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bobula posted:Question about discounts and all that. If the iPhone is going to be $199 for the 16gb version, what would my sister, who has a $75 discount right now ($150 in April, but she's not willing to wait until then) pay? I'm always confused by retail plus discount = actual price, or is it somehow lower, or what? Probably something like $600 now or $199 in April. The $75 discount is garbage. No real numbers have been announced by sprint yet. e: well, then, nm
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Oct 5, 2011 17:24
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nate fisher posted:Has the 3D sales really been that bad? Depends, for me people first bought the EVO because that was cheaper and good enough, and now it has solid competition between the photon and epic touch. They still sell, but certainly not as well as the EVO. bobula posted:Question about discounts and all that. If the iPhone is going to be $199 for the 16gb version, what would my sister, who has a $75 discount right now ($150 in April, but she's not willing to wait until then) pay? I'm always confused by retail plus discount = actual price, or is it somehow lower, or what? One year upgrades have indeed gone away, so outright buy is her only option. She should buy an EVO for $200 off Craigslist and use that till April.
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Oct 5, 2011 17:44
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I was using my Evo 4G this morning just reading the web. All of the sudden the phone displays that white '4G' splash screen that shows up when you turn on the phone. When it goes back to my lock screen and I unlock the phone, everything is reset. It's the factory background. It cleared out my beautiful widgets, launcher pro, battery display app, everything (they're still apparently installed on the phone). I had it on one desktop and it set it back to 7. There were no icons in the tray at the top of the phone when this happened to indicate something was going on. What the hell happened?
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Oct 5, 2011 18:15
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The only thing about the iPhone 4S I care about is Siri, which looks like a nice step up from Android's voice integration. I'd like to see some of that incorporated into Android soon. That said, even if the phone offered unlimited free blowjobs it wouldn't be enough to get me to switch to a 3.5" inch screen.
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Oct 5, 2011 18:41
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brc64 posted:
Agreed, I tried going back to a smaller screen with the evo shift earlier this year ...and I just couldn't stand it. I definitely didn't realize how much I missed a 4.3" screen until it was gone (and of course it didn't help that HTC totally screwed up the phone with the gingerbread update either).
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Oct 5, 2011 19:32
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tomguycot posted:Agreed, I tried going back to a smaller screen with the evo shift earlier this year ...and I just couldn't stand it. I definitely didn't realize how much I missed a 4.3" screen until it was gone (and of course it didn't help that HTC totally screwed up the phone with the gingerbread update either). Seriously, going from a 4 to a 3 feels like going back in time. Especially when 4.3 inch phones really aren't that much larger than the iphone (at least in terms of length.)
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Oct 5, 2011 19:40
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brc64 posted:The only thing about the iPhone 4S I care about is Siri, which looks like a nice step up from Android's voice integration. I'd like to see some of that incorporated into Android soon. Just got news that commission at my company is the same whether selling android or iPhone. So angry sprint employees are no longer a factor on iPhone sales.
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Oct 5, 2011 20:04
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FYI http://allthingsd.com/20111005/exclusive-sprint-confirms-it-will-offer-unlimited-pricing-for-iphone/?mod=googlenews quote:Sprint will indeed offer unlimited data plans when it starts taking iPhone orders later this week, AllThingsD has confirmed.
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Oct 5, 2011 21:36
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Looks like they'll be carrying the old iPhone 4 for $99. I assume that's with a contract extension. Wonder how long I'll have to wait to get it for that price without an extension? That'll be a good little goal for me to set for myself, let's see if the TP1 lasts that long.
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Oct 5, 2011 22:33
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I don't think the iPhone4 will ever work on Sprint.
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Oct 5, 2011 22:45
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The Entire Universe posted:(yes, even the SGSIIE4GT - how's your GPS and signal strength by the way)  Mark Larson posted:I don't think the iPhone4 will ever work on Sprint.
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Oct 5, 2011 22:53
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I lost my old Touch Pro 2, I heard a long time ago that a few people added total protection after the fact and were able to get replacements. Any luck to this still? I know I'm grasping for straws on this one, but buying a replacement wasn't exactly in my budget this month.
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Oct 5, 2011 23:03
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datajosh posted:Sprint's supposed to be getting the iPhone 4 and 4S from everything I've read so far. Yep, the iPhone 4 will be available for $99 on Sprint. Don't know if it's going to be available the same date as the 4S, though - I don't think so.
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Oct 5, 2011 23:03
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No. 9 posted:I lost my old Touch Pro 2, I heard a long time ago that a few people added total protection after the fact and were able to get replacements. Any luck to this still? I know I'm grasping for straws on this one, but buying a replacement wasn't exactly in my budget this month. If you lost it, you'll still have to pay the deductible with TEP. Are you on SERO?
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Oct 5, 2011 23:06
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Mark Larson posted:If you lost it, you'll still have to pay the deductible with TEP. Are you on SERO? Yeah the old SERO 500, I can't see where to add TEP on the services page. I knew I saw people doing this months (maybe even a year or so) ago, though. Just can't really find the old posts (here, Slickdeals, XDA, and PPCGeeks all had knowledge of it). If for some reason I can't do this, I made a thread to buy a used one in case anyone is looking to get rid of their phone: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3441578 No. 9 fucked around with this message at 23:24 on Oct 5, 2011 |
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Oct 5, 2011 23:16
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Mark Larson posted:I don't think the iPhone4 will ever work on Sprint. Why not? Verizon's version would 100% work as long as it's programmed to.
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Oct 6, 2011 00:10
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Blakkout posted:Looks like they'll be carrying the old iPhone 4 for $99. I assume that's with a contract extension. Wonder how long I'll have to wait to get it for that price without an extension? That'll be a good little goal for me to set for myself, let's see if the TP1 lasts that long. The iPhone 3G looks to be going for over $100 on eBay, so three years?
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Oct 6, 2011 00:18
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No. 9 posted:Yeah the old SERO 500, I can't see where to add TEP on the services page. I knew I saw people doing this months (maybe even a year or so) ago, though. Just can't really find the old posts (here, Slickdeals, XDA, and PPCGeeks all had knowledge of it). This is done specifically to prevent people from simply signing up for insurance after they have an incident.
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Oct 6, 2011 00:39
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Will the Nexus S from Tmobile work on the spring network?
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Oct 6, 2011 01:10
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Bicho6 posted:Will the Nexus S from Tmobile work on the spring network? No (assuming the obvious that you mean Sprint)
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Oct 6, 2011 01:11
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Bicho6 posted:Will the Nexus S from Tmobile work on the spring network? Sprint? No.
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Oct 6, 2011 01:11
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Mark Larson posted:I don't think the iPhone4 will ever work on Sprint. what does that mean? I'm getting the phone for me wife, you saying when I turn it on it just wont work on the sprint network?
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Oct 6, 2011 01:12
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holy poo poo... NBC news just broke for the steve jobs news... man its sad that he died.. but really? its breaking news?
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Oct 6, 2011 01:13
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Bicho6 posted:holy poo poo... NBC news just broke for the steve jobs news... Well, yeah. He was one of the few people who we can point to and say was a founding father of the computer age and technology icon across the world. But that's for another thread 
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Oct 6, 2011 01:18
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Bicho6 posted:holy poo poo... NBC news just broke for the steve jobs news... I am not a Apple fan, but the guy was a major influence on society. So yes it is breaking news.
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Oct 6, 2011 01:19
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Well, it broke about an hour ago, but yeah. I wanna watch the news, but they keep looping footage from product launches of the last 2 years. Funny thing, when I was Googling it earlier, Gizmodo had an article (now corrected) that stated his death as happening 9/9 based on a tweet. Odd.
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Oct 6, 2011 01:21
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Alman posted:Well, yeah. He was one of the few people who we can point to and say was a founding father of the computer age and technology icon across the world. But that's for another thread definetly for GBS.. just wanted to point out there many people die who have had a larger impact on the world and history than job... and that news doesn't break the prime time sitcoms not to completely hijack this thread... i'm making the jump from Tmobile to sprint this weekend... with my 25% off discount my bill will jump from 150 a month to 117 a month ... no brainer... i wanted to bring my nexus s over but i guess it wont work on sprint.. oh well
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Oct 6, 2011 01:21
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Kynetx posted:Well, it broke about an hour ago, but yeah. I wanna watch the news, but they keep looping footage from product launches of the last 2 years. Take it to the GBS thread.
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Oct 6, 2011 01:23
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letsgoflyers81 posted:Why not? Verizon's version would 100% work as long as it's programmed to. Well for one Sprint won't activate a Verizon iPhone on their network.
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Oct 6, 2011 03:23
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big mean giraffe posted:Well for one Sprint won't activate a Verizon iPhone on their network. Sure...not before. But now they have an agreement with Apple to actually sell the device. What if you buy it at an Apple Store? You mean to tell me that Apple is maintaining 3 separate inventories for each carrier...? I don't buy that. Apple likes to make things ONE way (their way) and everyone else adheres to that. MAYBE the Apple Stores have to "pre-program" the phone or something based on whatever network you tell them you are purchasing the phone for (and they then report the device ID to the carrier)...but even that sounds like a stretch to me. I wouldn't be overly surprised if the iPhone 4S (and maybe the iPhone 4...does it have the updated radio chipset now too?) is the first phone you can carry around from carrier to carrier in the US. Either way, I'd love to know the answer to this. I actually find it quite interesting.
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Oct 6, 2011 03:35
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Like most global CDMA phones it probably only supports GSM quad-band EDGE, and each CDMA phone has a unique ID, and no Sprint/Verizon won't ever activate each other's phones. While I'd love phones you could use on any carrier in the US easily, it won't happen any time soon.
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Oct 6, 2011 03:39
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I recognize that Sprint/Verizon will only activate Unique ID's that are "in their system"...but I still don't believe that Apple will maintain separate inventories for Sprint/Verizon. If you purchase the device from an Apple Store, they must either report the ID to Sprint/Verizon, or you can just call up Sprint/Verizon and say "hey. I just bought this here iPhone. Activate it please."
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Oct 6, 2011 03:53
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So if they have the same phones, what's the difference between Verizon and Sprint? Is it just going to end up being a question of who has better service in my area for a better price? Or is there anything else I need to check? I like the idea of unlimited data, especially since I enjoy using my phone as a hotspot and I figure it won't be too hard to do that with the Nexus Prime. Basically I've been with T-Mobile and my G1 since it came out, and now that my new wife and myself are both off contract we're looking forward towards getting something really nice.
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Oct 6, 2011 04:09
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You can select an iphone 4 from the device list on the website when you shop new plans..
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Oct 6, 2011 04:33
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sprint.com has been updated with the iPhone stuff - you can preorder the iPhone 4 now, and the iPhone 4S on the 7th
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Oct 6, 2011 04:39
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Ozmodiar posted:I recognize that Sprint/Verizon will only activate Unique ID's that are "in their system"...but I still don't believe that Apple will maintain separate inventories for Sprint/Verizon. Apple will have seperate inventorys for sprint and Verizon iphones. They work on the same bands, but it isn't as easy as "just add to whatever network" like gsm. Cdma needs to be programmed. For instance, throwing a Verizon iPhone on a cricket isn't enough, you have to program the thing correctly. I'm sure it could be fixed, but I really doubt it would be. And given that apple has always been notorious for locking down gsm iphones, I don't see why people are suddenly thinking they will start releasing unlocked phones. This is Apple. Beer4TheBeerGod posted:So if they have the same phones, what's the difference between Verizon and Sprint? Is it just going to end up being a question of who has better service in my area for a better price? Or is there anything else I need to check? Different coverage, plans, rates, policies, customer service, etc. To an extent different phones. In sprints case, more affordable and "all inclusive" plans, with decent coverage with roaming filling in spots where needed. Personally, anyone considering going to or leaving sprint should wait until October 7th to make a decision. Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Oct 6, 2011 |
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Oct 6, 2011 04:43
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It would not surprise me in the least if the new Iphones for Verizon/Sprint lack a SIM slot...
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Oct 6, 2011 04:52
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Alright I've got a question that has probably been answered before. I'm not due for upgrade but another line on my plan is due for one. Is it possible for me use that upgrade credit, thus extending that contract, and activate the phone for myself?
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Lutha Mahtin posted:It would not surprise me in the least if the new Iphones for Verizon/Sprint lack a SIM slot... CDMA networks don't use SIM cards, so that would be quite reasonable. I don't believe the Verizon iPhone 4 had a SIM slot. So pumped to have a phone that isn't my Pre. That thing is poop.
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