Ugh T-Mobile

[msm0511]

Thwy do. Google uses Syncrony. Not sure who Samsung uses.

Synchrony as well for Samsung.

 

[Mr Segundus]

You can order the higher tier storage from T-Mobile for the iPhones.

I know that. But I’d rather get it in store than have to order it online and wait for it to ship.

 

[Mr Segundus]

Doesn't pretty much every OEM offer financing directly now?

Carrier financing is easier to deal with, especially when it comes to Jump on T-Mobile.

Also, F Synchrony.

 

[Jeremy8000]

Carrier financing is easier to deal with, especially when it comes to Jump on T-Mobile.

Also, F Synchrony.

Perhaps - but the point was, you don't have to drop that full price all at once if you don't buy from a carrier. Plus, T-Mobile has a nasty habit of changing Jump's terms when they feel like it. They used to let people on older (and better) versions of Jump continue to enjoy those unaltered, but that courtesy was ended a couple of years ago, at least for the original Jump program my company had enjoyed.

 

[raqball]

Yeah, but who wants to drop $1K all at once on a phone that we won't be keeping in a year (or six months, or even three months)?

Me....

I always buy phones at full retail and switch up once or maybe even twice a year..

Benefits of doing so:

1. Unlocked
2. When I sell it I use that cash towards next phone

Either way you are paying so might as well bite the bullet once and from there on out an upgrade will only cost a few hundred out of pocket.

 

[EMGSM]

How does a carrier not let you spend your money on what you want? .

By limiting what is available.

 

[Almeuit]

By limiting what is available.

That's Google doing the limit on the 128 not the carrier.

 

[EMGSM]

That's Google doing the limit on the 128 not the carrier.

Got it. My statement still stands but it's now directed towards Google.

 

[Almeuit]

Got it. My statement still stands but it's now directed towards Google.

I agree spending how you want but carriers don't really limit options. Usually that's the manufacturer like in this case.

 

[hawklet00]

Me....

I always buy phones at full retail and switch up once or maybe even twice a year..

Benefits of doing so:

1. Unlocked
2. When I sell it I use that cash towards next phone

Either way you are paying so might as well bite the bullet once and from there on out an upgrade will only cost a few hundred out of pocket.

im going to go out on a limb and say that most people, even if they are selling an "older" phone dont have the disposable income to buy a phone like that consistently.

 

[Erik Sanchez2]

im going to go out on a limb and say that most people, even if they are selling an "older" phone dont have the disposable income to buy a phone like that consistently.

Partly this.

Mostly it's just a pain in the ***. I did this for years every 3 months. I'd try to stay ahead of the value drop before the next model came out. It was just too much of a hassle and all it takes is one bad Swappa or Offer Up experience to turn that sale into a huge financial loss.

So JOD regularly for me.

 

[Mr Segundus]

Me....

I always buy phones at full retail and switch up once or maybe even twice a year..

Benefits of doing so:

1. Unlocked
2. When I sell it I use that cash towards next phone

Either way you are paying so might as well bite the bullet once and from there on out an upgrade will only cost a few hundred out of pocket.

I don't want to do that. Jump on Demand doesn't require that. I only have to pay the down payment and be on my merry way. I don't lose $700+ on the transaction like I would if I were to purchase it outright. It doesn't make any financial sense to spend full retail price on a device if I'm not going to keep it in 6 months.

 

[mustang7757]

Does the TMO version have the splash screen ?