Question about buying from Best Buy

[turb0wned]

As we all know, buying from best buy saves you $100. My question is, if I buy it on installment plans from best buy to save the $100, is that over the course of the 24 months? Or can I a month later pay off the phone at the $720 I bought it for?

 

[Lodingi]

It's spread over 24 months.

 

[scorpiodsu]

As we all know, buying from best buy saves you $100. My question is, if I buy it on installment plans from best buy to save the $100, is that over the course of the 24 months? Or can I a month later pay off the phone at the $720 I bought it for?

Right now it's over 24 months. But check what device payment plan balance is once it's posted on your account. I'm thinking once this happens you can pay off the final discounted amount because this isnt a carrier applying a credit to your account each month. This is a true device discount. So check then.

 

[turb0wned]

Well that blows. Looks like im going to cancel my preorder at best buy then.

 

[scorpiodsu]

Guys I posted this in another thread but since this is title Best Buy thought I'd solicit feedback here as well.

For the Best Buy preorder they are supposedly knocking off $100 on the price of the phone. Well the Verizon model retails for $840. Best Buy is offering it for $29.83 for 24 months. This comes out to 715.92. So they're actually knocking off ~$125. Is this right? Lol.

 

[turb0wned]

Right now it's over 24 months. But check what device payment plan balance is once it's posted on your account. I'm thinking once this happens you can pay off the final discounted amount because this isnt a carrier applying a credit to your account each month. This is a true device discount. So check then.

Ahhh ok then, I guess I can do that. Would have been nice to know though before I get the phone.

 

[robber]

If you the look at the finance contract (sprint in my case) it is very clear that the total financed amount is calculated after the $100 Best Buy credit is applied.

 

[metacuate]

If you the look at the finance contract (sprint in my case) it is very clear that the total financed amount is calculated after the $100 Best Buy credit is applied.

I've bought a lot of phones from best buy on Verizon, and this is correct. You can pay the phone off after the first bill and then upgrade again through best buy again if you want. I bought my family in Mexico $240 iPhone se's doing this, and the contract has always been the advertised price, no annoying credit spread over the two years.

 

[anon(10206632)]

If you the look at the finance contract (sprint in my case) it is very clear that the total financed amount is calculated after the $100 Best Buy credit is applied.

Crap, that's a good deal then. I thought it is credited over 24 months. So you pay $35 per month and then you get $5 credit a month to drop you to the $29.85 for VZ. If the credit is right away, I might consider that VZ vs waiting for unlocked. Dang it. Decision is now even harder.

 

[turb0wned]

Crap, that's a good deal then. I thought it is credited over 24 months. So you pay $35 per month and then you get $5 credit a month to drop you to the $29.85 for VZ. If the credit is right away, I might consider that VZ unlocked. Dang it. Decision is now even harder.

Yeah this really does make it the best deal, even if I have to go through Best Buy.

 

[scorpiodsu]

Crap, that's a good deal then. I thought it is credited over 24 months. So you pay $35 per month and then you get $5 credit a month to drop you to the $29.85 for VZ. If the credit is right away, I might consider that VZ vs waiting for unlocked. Dang it. Decision is now even harder.

This is what was confused about. They advertise it as $100 off. But $29.85 x 24 months = $716.40. That's more than $100 off the full price of the phone.

 

[Ry]

Guys I posted this in another thread but since this is title Best Buy thought I'd solicit feedback here as well.

For the Best Buy preorder they are supposedly knocking off $100 on the price of the phone. Well the Verizon model retails for $840. Best Buy is offering it for $29.83 for 24 months. This comes out to 715.92. So they're actually knocking off ~$125. Is this right? Lol.

Best Buy can have different "full retail" prices than the carriers.

 

[scorpiodsu]

Best Buy can have different "full retail" prices than the carriers.

On their site they have the same as Verizon. $840.

 

[Ry]

On their site they have the same as Verizon. $840.

Which is why I said "can".

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I'll take more than a hundred off lol. But yeah I bought it from best buy, the discount is applied immediately.

 

[gvndeb60]

As we all know, buying from best buy saves you $100. My question is, if I buy it on installment plans from best buy to save the $100, is that over the course of the 24 months? Or can I a month later pay off the phone at the $720 I bought it for?

You are getting the $100 discount applied to the purchase price and then divided by 24 months or whatever term you choose.

You can then pay the balance of the phone as soon as it posts to your carrier's account. I have done this with numerous deals at Best Buy over the past year. Very simple, no strings attached bc they apply the $100 discount upfront versus using bill credits.

 

[scorpiodsu]

Which is why I said "can".

Ok lol. But I wouldn't have posted my question if their full price was different or else it wouldn't have made sense. Thanks anyway.

 

[afh3]

Best Buy offered me $9.99/month on the Plus if I traded my (paid-off) S7 Edge and was on the Verizon Unlimited plan

 

[Ry]

Ok lol. But I wouldn't have posted my question if their full price was different or else it wouldn't have made sense. Thanks anyway.

Actually ..

On Device Payment Plan: Best Buy is offering the phone for $34/month which comes out to $816. They've reduced the price to $29.34/month which is about $716. ...So $100-off.

Full retail, Best Buy is charging $840 if you skip DPP - same as Verizon.

But without any trade-in deals, Verizon sells the S8+ for $35/mo which comes out to $840.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

Best Buy offered me $9.99/month on the Plus if I traded my (paid-off) S7 Edge and was on the Verizon Unlimited plan

They are giving you $480 for your S7 edge. Is that divided into 24 monthly credits, or are they giving it all up front?

Edit.. I am referring to the trade in amount. I know the $100 is applied right away.