T-Mobile: Galaxy Note 9 Pre-Order Thread

[boltsbearsjosh]

I can understand it on Jump, but making people with Jump On Demand pay $280 down is a scam. But some will still do it, as they say, a fool and his money are soon parted.

Edit: It's not like there are that many phones worth jumping to in a given year, a couple Sammies, a LG or two, maybe iPhone.

I really think Tmobile is just trying to force people that still have JOD to get rid of it. Like they knew 30 seconds after they came out with that program "whoops, uh oh guys, we f***** up!" I knew "upgrade 3 times a year for $0 down and not even pay tax" was way too good to be true....surprised that program ever saw the light of day lol

 

[Nakrohtap]

I really think Tmobile is just trying to force people that still have JOD to get rid of it. Like they knew 30 seconds after they came out with that program "whoops, uh oh guys, we f***** up!" I knew "upgrade 3 times a year for $0 down and not even pay tax" was way too good to be true....surprised that program ever saw the light of day lol

Probably the ***** who came up with that was let go.
They had a couple of years to get people hooked on their service and slowly started scaling it back. I think the first time it wasn't zero down for everyone was the Note7 and then they backtracked.
I think the statistics show that that most people are too lazy to shop around for cable service cell service and insurance. They probably figured that in when they came up with JOD. Once you get cell service with multiple phones with leases ending at different times, most people just complain and let it ride.

 

[atlas9171]

I really think Tmobile is just trying to force people that still have JOD to get rid of it. Like they knew 30 seconds after they came out with that program "whoops, uh oh guys, we f***** up!" I knew "upgrade 3 times a year for $0 down and not even pay tax" was way too good to be true....surprised that program ever saw the light of day lol

And the funny thing is now you can get a new phone every 30 days, I would seriously almost be better off buying out my lease and trading it in to Samsung for an unlocked Note 9 and pay $25 a month and just being happy with a new phone every year.

 

[atlas9171]

I am talking to them on Twitter, I wonder if I should ask for a bill credit of $280 lol

Edit, I have been offered a bill credit of 50% of the down payment.

 

[Nakrohtap]

Sales will definitely be down for this release. However, for the ones they do sell, their profits will be up. If Samsung is truly going premium for these phones going forward, including the price, they have to expect sales to slow down compared to what they're used to. Again, their profits will be up as well.

 

[atlas9171]

Sales will definitely be down for this release. However, for the ones they do sell, their profits will be up. If Samsung is truly going premium for these phones going forward, including the price, they have to expect sales to slow down compared to what they're used to. Again, their profits will be up as well.

Yeah, funny thing is, phones are getting boring. The advancements from year to year don't really justify the constant upgrades.

 

[atlas9171]

Sales will definitely be down for this release. However, for the ones they do sell, their profits will be up. If Samsung is truly going premium for these phones going forward, including the price, they have to expect sales to slow down compared to what they're used to. Again, their profits will be up as well.

Did you ever get them to give you a $200 bill credit? I got tired of dealing with them on Twitter and walked away at $140.

 

[nuangel2]

I am on JOD I had to put down 279

 

[nuangel2]

I am seriously thinking of canceling my preorder with t mobile .I want to keep my note 8 for backup .I can go to samsung.com preorder phone ,no down payment, trade in my 8 plus get 400 off ,get free item,and pay 599 for phone .no more jump on demand for me.

 

[left4dead]

I know this is a bit off-site topic but will a T-Mobile SIM card from an iPhone SE work in a Note 9 or do I need a different SIM card?

 

[buzzy3970]

I know this is a bit off-site topic but will a T-Mobile SIM card from an iPhone SE work in a Note 9 or do I need a different SIM card?

They both use nano sims. It will work.

 

[Blues Fan]

I know this is a bit off-site topic but will a T-Mobile SIM card from an iPhone SE work in a Note 9 or do I need a different SIM card?

Does the SE use a nano simcard? If not you will need to go to tmobile and get a new SIM. I think they're $25.

 

[Blues Fan]

I am seriously thinking of canceling my preorder with t mobile .I want to keep my note 8 for backup .I can go to samsung.com preorder phone ,no down payment, trade in my 8 plus get 400 off ,get free item,and pay 599 for phone .no more jump on demand for me.

I'm keeping my Note 8 for about a month just to make sure no exploding battery issue recall again or something lol. I am trading in my s8 plus also to Samsung for the $400. When I unload the Note 8 I'll either try getting a best buy gift card or sell out outright. Probably get more selling it.

 

[left4dead]

They both use nano sims. It will work.

Thanks buzzy. Appreciate the help

 

[durandetto]

I am talking to them on Twitter, I wonder if I should ask for a bill credit of $280 lol

Edit, I have been offered a bill credit of 50% of the down payment.

Keep fighting. I got a credit of $200 with free next day shipping.

 

[left4dead]

Does the SE use a nano simcard? If not you will need to go to tmobile and get a new SIM. I think they're $25.

TMobile is seriously sniffing some wet paint if they think anyone is gonna pay $25 for their SIM card.

 

[Kilroy672]

Keep fighting. I got a credit of $200 with free next day shipping.

What are you guys saying to get such a large credit? I'll never have such luck.

 

[dannyar11]

Time to drop JOD and and buy direct from Samsung. It's not financially feasible to pay an outrageous down payment plus monthly payments to keep a phone for 8 months. I could lease a car for the price I'd pay for the 512gb note 9.

See this is where people are mistaken. The whole point of JOD is so that your not stuck with a phone you don't want after 6-12 months. If your someone that keeps phones longer than that then sure, JOD is not for you, but for those like me who switch often, Id much rather have a small down payment and monthly payments for a device I can get rid of after 30 days rather than lock myself into $1000 worth of payments for 2 years that also comes out on my credit report as a debt. When it comes time to upgrade after a year your gonna still owe $500+ on it and are going to be scrambling to get out of it to upgrade to the next best thing.

 

[durandetto]

I was threatening to take my 8 lines to Verizon and every time they offered a credit I voiced another complaint about their coverage or the fact JOD was the only reason I chose t-mobile and now it's not worth it.

What are you guys saying to get such a large credit? I'll never have such luck.

 

[jackjack1969]

I tried to run a bluff and canceled 2 of my 3 lines today, telling them I was just keeping the one line so I have a phone until I decide which other company I was going to. Well they called my bluff and they wouldn't give me crap.