Sprint Announces Note 2 on Sale October 25!

[DAS]

Our subsidy for upgrading isn't available till April 1, so basically 5 months after the release. I was trying to figure out some way of expediting this and I came up with a plan, but I'm not sure how feasible it is:

1) Purchase a Note 2 from BB using my BB Credit Card on October 25 (or thereabouts). I assume it will be $800
2) In April (or sometime afterwards) purchase a new Sprint phone at subsidized price. (say $300)
3) Sell new phone just purchased as an unlocked Sprint phone with clear ESN for subsidized price. (say $800)

This way, the $500 extra I put on my credit card now gets paid off once I sell the other phone. The main issue I have is that there's no guarentee that I'll be able to sell that new phone come April for that price. Who knows what the economy has in store, right? But even if I could, I'm still unclear as to whether I could sell it with a clear ESN. My sense is that I would need to switch my line to the new phone, then back to my Note 2, in order for the ESN to be clear?

It's very tempting to be able to buy one in just a week, but I don't want to screw myself out of hundreds of dollars that I could be saving. Right now, not having to wait 5 months is not worth the $500 I might be risking in the process!

Do I understand in your scenario that you don't have the ready cash for the device and will need to finance through BB? While I would never suggest a scenario that puts you in debt, may I offer one other possibility?

Contact Sprint and see how much an early upgrade would cost? Since your upgrade is only 5 months away they will likely charge you around $75 to upgrade early, in which case you can scrounge up that small amount between now and the end of the month or next, and then get the device on subsidy for $300.

This way you don't owe anything extra, you get your new phone in 30 days or so, and you avoid the hassle and pressure of trying sell an extra device later. By April you could pay off the $300 and be free of any financial obligation other than your Sprint contract. Just a thought from techie to another




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[dvdmon]

Do I understand in your scenario that you don't have the ready cash for the device and will need to finance through BB? While I would never suggest a scenario that puts you in debt, may I offer one other possibility?

Contact Sprint and see how much an early upgrade would cost? Since your upgrade is only 5 months away they will likely charge you around $75 to upgrade early, in which case you can scrounge up that small amount between now and the end of the month or next, and then get the device on subsidy for $300.

This way you don't owe anything extra, you get your new phone in 30 days or so, and you avoid the hassle and pressure of trying sell an extra device later. By April you could pay off the $300 and be free of any financial obligation other than your Sprint contract. Just a thought from techie to another




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Yeah. I have the $300, but given our budget and cash flow, it wouldn't be pretty if I took it out to pay for a new phone! My wife would probably divorce me ;-) So you really think Sprint would go for it? And they would allow me to do it even though I was buying it from Best Buy instead of directly through Sprint or Sprint store?

 

[DAS]

Yeah. I have the $300, but given our budget and cash flow, it wouldn't be pretty if I took it out to pay for a new phone! My wife would probably divorce me ;-) So you really think Sprint would go for it? And they would allow me to do it even though I was buying it from Best Buy instead of directly through Sprint or Sprint store?

Oh Yes! Sprint doesn't care who purchase the phone from. When you call just tell them you'd like to upgrade your device, and then ask how much would it cost to make the line eligible 5 months early? They will give you what I believe is a reasonable price. As I'm writing this I'm thinking with only 5 month left on your contract it may even be less than $50.

I personally do not buy on contract anymore, but I have 5 lines with Sprint and the other four are all under contract. My niece purchased an iPhone 4s in February on a two year contract. She just upgraded to the iPhone 5 on the same line (8 months into her contract), and Sprint quoted her $275 to make the line eligible for the upgrade. However, because I've been with Sprint for so long, and have multiple lines they gave her a discount and only charged her $195 for the early upgrade.

If I were in your shoes I believe the early upgrade option would be the less expensive route to take.

 

[hopefulfarm]

You can always threaten to leave without the early upgrade.

 

[dvdmon]

Oh Yes! Sprint doesn't care who purchase the phone from. When you call just tell them you'd like to upgrade your device, and then ask how much would it cost to make the line eligible 5 months early? They will give you what I believe is a reasonable price. As I'm writing this I'm thinking with only 5 month left on your contract it may even be less than $50.

I personally do not buy on contract anymore, but I have 5 lines with Sprint and the other four are all under contract. My niece purchased an iPhone 4s in February on a two year contract. She just upgraded to the iPhone 5 on the same line (8 months into her contract), and Sprint quoted her $275 to make the line eligible for the upgrade. However, because I've been with Sprint for so long, and have multiple lines they gave her a discount and only charged her $195 for the early upgrade.

If I were in your shoes I believe the early upgrade option would be the less expensive route to take.

Thanks, I guess that's what I will try. Wonder if I should wait an additional week so that it's technically UNDER 5 months, hmmm. Plus I kind of want to make sure that I can get an Otterbox for it, or something similarly protective... Haven't seen anything from Otterbox about the Note 2 yet...

 

[dvdmon]

You can always threaten to leave without the early upgrade.

Yeah, problem is that the threat is 5 months away unless we pay a bunch of ETF's, and even with that, there's one line that's on contract through 2014! I just wonder how much Sprint cares right now given that they are about to be purchased, theoretically? Seems like this would make them less willing to bend over backwards, but we'll see...

 

[hopefulfarm]

Just have them send you to customer retention, tell them you're having issues with your phone but you aren't upgrade eligible for another 5 months. Maybe they'll give you a free upgrade.

 

[dvdmon]

Just have them send you to customer retention, tell them you're having issues with your phone but you aren't upgrade eligible for another 5 months. Maybe they'll give you a free upgrade.

Hmmm, why wouldn't they just tell me to bring the phone into my local Sprint repair center since I have a full protection plan?

 

[He123321]

I got the following phones at launch...

Palm Centro
Palm Pre
HTC EVO 4G
HTC EVO 3D
Samsung Galaxy S3

With that said, I will wait on the GNote2. I am taking the wife's upgrade which falls on 12/1 since I gave her my SGS3. I could get it on launch, but this time around, I will wait to see if any bugs will come with it.

 

[He123321]

I got the following phones at launch...

Palm Centro
Palm Pre
HTC EVO 4G
HTC EVO 3D
Samsung Galaxy S3

With that said, I will wait on the GNote2. I am taking the wife's upgrade which falls on 12/1 since I gave her my SGS3. I could get it on launch, but this time around, I will wait to see if any bugs will come with it.

 

[landy07007]

I'll be there at 8am waiting for my SGN2 it's going to bite the first time that i make a line for a cell

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[smooches680]

I'll be there at 8am waiting for my SGN2 it's going to bite the first time that i make a line for a cell

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I read that Sprint will not be selling the note on the 25th, they said that is the date for them taking orders. Which its being done through phone or online only.



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[dvdmon]

I read that Sprint will not be selling the note on the 25th, they said that is the date for them taking orders. Which its being done through phone or online only.



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Do you remember the source?

 

[smooches680]

Do you remember the source?

I was on the Sprint forum site and some people stated that was told to them by Sprint customer service.

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[landy07007]

Really i think that you just don't have the money or the upgrade lol anyways Sprint the only one that will have the SGN2 on the 25 IN STORE FOR SALE

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[kinster02]

Yeah, problem is that the threat is 5 months away unless we pay a bunch of ETF's, and even with that, there's one line that's on contract through 2014! I just wonder how much Sprint cares right now given that they are about to be purchased, theoretically? Seems like this would make them less willing to bend over backwards, but we'll see...

Here's a thread on the EVO forum saying how you can upgrade before contract expires.

I was not eligible for an upgrade from my Evo 3D until June of 2013. At first I thought my only option to get the Evo 4G LTE was to purchase it at full retail price(which has been announced on Sprint at $549) Then I noticed while browsing through the Evo 4G LTE forums that some people called Sprint and requested to "Buy-Up" to the Evo 4G LTE so I called to inquire. Here is how it works. You have to call 888-273-9460 and inquire how much it would cost to buy up from your current contract. There is a certain amount you can choose to pay to be eligible to upgrade to a new phone. Since I still had a year, I had to pay $165 to be eligible to upgrade to the Evo 4G LTE on release date. Now instead of having to pay $549 I will be paying $199 + $165 = $364. I now have the choice to trade in my Evo 3D for $90 and pay even less or even sell it for more. Even without doing that I am saving $185 by "Buying Up" with Sprint. I don't know the qualifications but it doesn't hurt to try if you are interested in upgrading before your eligible date.

 

[Uncle Louie]

Sprint the only one that will have the SGN2 on the 25 IN STORE FOR SALE

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Did you actually hear this somewhere, or are you just guessing?

 

[Slingbox]

First off Im eligible for new customer price July 2013
Ive been checking into buy-up for a few days working the heck out of Sprint retentions having not so good results.
It will cost me 225.00 buy-up in order to get GN2 at new customer price which is pushing me to ATT = pretty scarey due to 3GB data cap.
Heck I'm at a cross roads not sure what I'm going to do

 

[lingo622]

I likely won't get it the first day. I need to wait until the 1st for my upgrade anyways. But I wouldn't mind waiting a week to see if any kinks need to get worked out!

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[dvdmon]

Here's a thread on the EVO forum saying how you can upgrade before contract expires.

I was not eligible for an upgrade from my Evo 3D until June of 2013. At first I thought my only option to get the Evo 4G LTE was to purchase it at full retail price(which has been announced on Sprint at $549) Then I noticed while browsing through the Evo 4G LTE forums that some people called Sprint and requested to "Buy-Up" to the Evo 4G LTE so I called to inquire. Here is how it works. You have to call 888-273-9460 and inquire how much it would cost to buy up from your current contract. There is a certain amount you can choose to pay to be eligible to upgrade to a new phone. Since I still had a year, I had to pay $165 to be eligible to upgrade to the Evo 4G LTE on release date. Now instead of having to pay $549 I will be paying $199 + $165 = $364. I now have the choice to trade in my Evo 3D for $90 and pay even less or even sell it for more. Even without doing that I am saving $185 by "Buying Up" with Sprint. I don't know the qualifications but it doesn't hurt to try if you are interested in upgrading before your eligible date.

Well, I just called the number above and talked to someone. They offered me to upgrade for an additional $100. That seems a little higher given that I only have a little over 5 months to go. I also asked if I upgraded in November whether that would lower it and he said no, but he also said that I had 7 days to take the offer, which I don't quite understand. Why would it "expire" as he said? I wonder if I did go ahead and let it expire then called them back in November (when my upgrade was technically LESS than 5 months), would it indeed just be offered again, but for $80 or something? I know, probably not worth $20 or $25 in savings.

The main issue with this is that if I did go ahead and buy through my Best Buy credit card, I wouldn't be able to charge that $100, only the $300 for the phone. I guess it's better than nothing, but a bummer that I'll have to shell out another $100 in cash I was not expecting to. Oh well! I guess I have 7 days to take advantage and if Best Buy doesn't have it for sale by October 26th I can't do it anyway, lol!