Tmobile selling nexus 4 on-contract for $100 in-store!!

[saeufer]

second....THERE IS NO 2 YEAR PAYMENT PLAN!!!!!! 24 MONTHS IS NOT EVEN IN THIS CONVERSATION!!!!! The payments are for 20 months. 20x20=400......now if it were 24 months of $20 payments it would be $480, BUT IT IS NOT!!!! So stop insulting my math abilities! I'm just not that stupid. The final cost of this phone could be one of two prices: $550 to buy off-contract, or $500 on contract in $20 payments after the first $100 down. THERE IS NO THIRD PRICE SO GET THAT OUT OF YOUR HEAD!!

Do me a favor, ok? Please read before flaming. First, the phone on the Classic plan costs $480 in extra service costs over and above the Value plan. The contract on either plan is two years. That's where I get $480. I've pointed that out twice now, but you keep telling me I'm an idiot without actually reading the post. I know the extra cost is $400 on the Value plan. Again, I pointed that out in my first post as well, but you didn't read it. Second, T-Mobile's advertised "cash" price for the phone is $500.

Why on earth would anyone put a GS3 in the same clas with a nexus 4? That just shows me you have NO CLUE what you're talking about. GS3 has a 2x exynos cpu. Nexus 4 has a 4x snapdragon pro. If you're looking to buy a nexus 4 why one earth would anyone settle for a device that's got a cpu with half the speed? The N4's chip blows the hell out of the exynos....making the exynos is a lower class because of the almost 2011-grade specs. Yeah....let me jump right on that, since they are the same price as the better one which is the device I really want, right?

The entire electronics press and the blogosphere compare the N4 to the GS3 (and the iPhone 5) all the time, so it's not just me putting them in the same class.

If I buy a n4 it may cost an arm and a leg to me, but I then save $50/month which pays for the phone in the first 6 months of service, when compared to my current contract plan.

That's exactly what I was suggesting--buying the device outright to save $50 a month vs. financing it (and/or taking a contract) and paying significantly more. So you tell me I'm an idiot for suggesting something and go full flame-mode... and then say you're going to do precisely what I suggested. Nice.

 

[Hubertsng]

1) Why did you mention HDR? It was irrelevant to any part of the discussion. 2) A 13MP front camera? Kid, you do not make sense. I apologize if English is not your first language, though that would at least explain the words you're attempting to pass off as coherent sentences.

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Hdr is a better camera quality.... And im talking about the front facing because its also a camera and has better quality. Those are perfectly coherent sentences, i was talking about the quality of the camera like he was. Kid, you arent understanding properly. Just use common sense to make sense of it. Im not wasting my tine to put a 100% grammatically correct sentence, just enough for most people to understand...

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[Hubertsng]

Do me a favor, ok? Please read before flaming. First, the phone on the Classic plan costs $480 in extra service costs over and above the Value plan. The contract on either plan is two years. That's where I get $480. I've pointed that out twice now, but you keep telling me I'm an idiot without actually reading the post. I know the extra cost is $400 on the Value plan. Again, I pointed that out in my first post as well, but you didn't read it. Second, T-Mobile's advertised "cash" price for the phone is $500.



The entire electronics press and the blogosphere compare the N4 to the GS3 (and the iPhone 5) all the time, so it's not just me putting them in the same class.



That's exactly what I was suggesting--buying the device outright to save $50 a month vs. financing it (and/or taking a contract) and paying significantly more. So you tell me I'm an idiot for suggesting something and go full flame-mode... and then say you're going to do precisely what I suggested. Nice.

Huh. Whyd u reply to the same guy three times in one post. But anyways i agree with you

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[TheLibertarian]

Hdr is a better camera quality.... And im talking about the front facing because its also a camera and has better quality. Those are perfectly coherent sentences, i was talking about the quality of the camera like he was. Kid, you arent understanding properly. Just use common sense to make sense of it. Im not wasting my tine to put a 100% grammatically correct sentence, just enough for most people to understand...

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1) HDR is not 'a better camera quality." You evidentially do not understand at all what it is. 2) No camera on this phone has 13MP, and the rear camera is much better. Your grammar is not the issue here; you can't compose even a remotely coherent sentence...

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[TheLibertarian]

Huh. Whyd u reply to the same guy three times in one post. But anyways i agree with you

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He quoted 3 separate arguments, not the same content 3 times. Seemed pretty easy to understand.

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[Hubertsng]

He quoted 3 separate arguments, not the same content 3 times. Seemed pretty easy to understand.

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Man your just ting on me now. Im sorry if i didnt feel like checking.... And hdr is high dynamic range, creating a better quality with three different light ranges so overall the picture looks better... And maybe its just your problem that u cant understand me.

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[TheLibertarian]

And maybe its just your problem that u cant understand me.

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Trust me, it's not. And what happened to the 13MP camera you mentioned? P.S. HDR settings are used for artistic affects; not supposed to be used in the same way a standard camera should be used. Also, I don't even understand how someone could "ting" another person... that doesn't make sense, either.

 

[Hubertsng]

Trust me, it's not. And what happened to the 13MP camera you mentioned? P.S. HDR settings are used for artistic affects; not supposed to be used in the same way a standard camera should be used. Also, I don't even understand how someone could "ting" another person... that doesn't make sense, either.

Its 1.3, read it wrong. And hdr still improved quality. And i was saying the synonym of crapping but was censored

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[bobjohnson201]

this really is one of the funniest threads i've seen in a while

 

[nexusincarnate]

Why on earth would anyone put a GS3 in the same clas with a nexus 4? That just shows me you have NO CLUE what you're talking about. GS3 has a 2x exynos cpu. Nexus 4 has a 4x snapdragon pro. If you're looking to buy a nexus 4 why one earth would anyone settle for a device that's got a cpu with half the speed?

Speaking of someone with "NO CLUE" what they are talking about, just because it is dual core instead of quad, that does not mean the CPU has half the speed. If you don't know what you're talking about, then don't post a comment.

I own a Nexus 4, and I'd rather have a Nexus 4 than a SG3, but I still know that it isn't twice as fast as the SG3.

 

[Hubertsng]

Speaking of someone with "NO CLUE" what they are talking about, just because it is dual core instead of quad, that does not mean the CPU has half the speed. If you don't know what you're talking about, then don't post a comment.

I own a Nexus 4, and I'd rather have a Nexus 4 than a SG3, but I still know that it isn't twice as fast as the SG3.

We've already agreed on that. Well the op i think commented about that. The speeds are almost the same but the nexus just looks good on paper when compared to the s3

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[fixed_99]

I pasted a table and it looked fine when I did, but obviously it got reformatted....

I went to the TMO store yesterday. The N4 is $100 for the value plan (+20*20=$400); it is $200 ($249-$50 rebate) for the Classic. Currently activation fee is waived.

Here is how it breaks down (not including tax consequences, shipping from Play Store, etc., etc., etc.):

TMO TMO TMO TMO TMO TMO Simple Straight
Classic Value Value Mo2Mo Mo2Mo Mo2Mo Mobile Talk
500 Mins 50 60 70 60 70 30 40 45
Data 20
Phone 200 100 100 349 349 349 349 349
Phone 400 400
2 yr cost 1,400 1,940 2,180 1,789 2,029 1,069 1,309 1,429

Data 2Gb 2Gb Unltd 2Gb Unltd 5Gb 2Gb Unltd
Minutes 500 Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd 100 Unltd Unltd
Text Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd

 

[Lanhoj]

@ fixed_99: Are you writing in code?

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[PWC Realtor]

I went to the TMO store yesterday. The N4 is $100 for the value plan (+20*20=$400); it is $200 ($249-$50 rebate) for the Classic. Currently activation fee is waived.

Here is how it breaks down (not including tax consequences, shipping from Play Store, etc., etc., etc.):

TMOTMOTMOTMOTMOTMOSimpleStraight
ClassicValueValueMo2MoMo2MoMo2MoMobileTalk
500 Mins5060706070304045
Data20
Phone200100100349349349349349
Phone400400
2 yr cost 1,400 1,940 2,180 1,789 2,029 1,069 1,309 1,429

Data2Gb2GbUnltd2GbUnltd5Gb2GbUnltd
Minutes500UnltdUnltdUnltdUnltd100UnltdUnltd
TextUnltdUnltdUnltdUnltdUnltdUnltdUnltdUnltd

Looks like formatting went awry. Might work better to out the info into a Google Drive Spreadsheet and provide a link to it.

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[Hubertsng]

I went to the TMO store yesterday. The N4 is $100 for the value plan (+20*20=$400); it is $200 ($249-$50 rebate) for the Classic. Currently activation fee is waived.

Here is how it breaks down (not including tax consequences, shipping from Play Store, etc., etc., etc.):

TMO TMO TMO TMO TMO TMO Simple Straight
Classic Value Value Mo2Mo Mo2Mo Mo2Mo Mobile Talk
500 Mins 50 60 70 60 70 30 40 45
Data 20
Phone 200 100 100 349 349 349 349 349
Phone 400 400
2 yr cost 1,400 1,940 2,180 1,789 2,029 1,069 1,309 1,429

Data 2Gb 2Gb Unltd 2Gb Unltd 5Gb 2Gb Unltd
Minutes 500 Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd 100 Unltd Unltd
Text Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd Unltd

what... what does that mean???

 

[Channan]

Contract price is over $700 more than bringing your own phone in and paying the value contract price- added up over 2 years. Still way cheaper to buy an inflated price N4 on ebay. Of course, that is the game you play when you don't have the capital to just throw down for a purchase and living check to check.

Not for the plan I'd need. 500 minutes + unlimited text and unthrottled data on contract with a phone is $80/month. The same value plan is $60/month. Over 2 years, that's a $480 difference. Add $100 for the cost of the phone, then subtract the price of the Google Play Nexus 4 ($350) and it's only $230 difference.

 

[galatians51]

Not for the plan I'd need. 500 minutes + unlimited text and unthrottled data on contract with a phone is $80/month. The same value plan is $60/month. Over 2 years, that's a $480 difference. Add $100 for the cost of the phone, then subtract the price of the Google Play Nexus 4 ($350) and it's only $230 difference.

I just purchased one from T-Mobile. I was already under contract for 2 years. Here's the deal with T-Mobile now- devices and plans are separate deals now. You sign up for a plan and either bring your own device or they finance the phone for 20 months with 0% interest for 20 months. I was already on a plan that gives me 4 lines, 2 of them with 2 GB of data each and 1000 minutes talk and unlimited text for 96 bucks a month including tax. I signed up for that after a review of my usage for two years- not once have I ever came close to 500 minutes a month or 1.5GB of data for all lines combined. It works for me.
My 8 GB N4 that I bought off Craigslist had a non-working microphone. I needed a replacement right away and since I was a third party purchaser Google would not honor the warranty (I didn't want to hassle with LG- who knows how long that would have taken). I sold the N4 on CL again, got 200 bucks for it, and went straight to a T-Mobile store. Picked up the 16GB for $150 out of pocket with a $50 MIR. Interest free financing for 20 months at $20 per month. Total cost of the phone is $500- $150 more than the Play version, but I didn't have to pay shipping so I am guessing it is more like $125 more than Play. If I want to pay off the 400 balance I can do so at any time and there is no contract tied to it. For me the $125 "convenience fee" is acceptable because I had zero wait for a new phone and if I have any further issues I will simply walk into a T-Mobile store, plop down my device, and exchange it right there. Don't give me this "living check to check" crap. I am willing to pay for convenience.
Now, if I order my wife one, I will probably do so on the Play store because she has a working phone already and can wait. But for some situations, the T-Mobile option is a very viable one. Geez, what other carrier even gives you the option of a Nexus phone with no carrier bloatware, interest free?