Opinions on your T-mobile services....

[kaerflog]

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Vibran...230202&sr=8-14

Its free on Amazon right now...

Only FREE of you are new.
$149 if you are upgrading or add a new line.

 

[Deeko]

Missed that part. Darn.

 

[Rottie]

Tmo customer since 2004 and in some area the signal is poor inside and outside the building but my phone is only Edge network. I decided to "upgrade" to new phone Tmo hate me so much and they said I have to pay full retial price ($500) for new Samsung Vibrant because I am not qualify for upgrade with my FLEX account..I am thinking about leaving Tmo soon when Epic 4G comes out in few weeks but I hate physical keyboard.

 

[kaerflog]

Tmo customer since 2004 and in some area the signal is poor inside and outside the building but my phone is only Edge network. I decided to "upgrade" to new phone Tmo hate me so much and they said I have to pay full retial price ($500) for new Samsung Vibrant because I am not qualify for upgrade with my FLEX account..I am thinking about leaving Tmo soon when Epic 4G comes out in few weeks but I hate physical keyboard.

You can always terminate your tmobile account and pay the ETF fee.
Then sign as a new customer and get the Vibrant for .01 ?? at Amazon.

 

[Oyeve]

Wow, i just picked up my Vibrant and am in love. This thing is near perfect (no flash and weak gps). It may very well replace my ipod for music.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

You can always terminate your tmobile account and pay the ETF fee.
Then sign as a new customer and get the Vibrant for .01 ?? at Amazon.

Why? Is the flex account a pay as you go account?
Signing up for a 2 year contract and paying more per month in services is retarded, when you can purchase the phone from t-mo and do their 0% financing. So you can pay it off when you want, and still use the lower priced plan. Think about it. Lower priced plan or higher priced plan with same features. They aren't giving you a free phone, they are just already including the cost of the phone in your plan AND sticking you in a 2 year commitment.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Wow, i just picked up my Vibrant and am in love. This thing is near perfect (no flash and weak gps). It may very well replace my ipod for music.

Flash will be here in 2.2 Froyo which is dues in Sept.
There are "fixes" for the GPS issue on the web.

 

[kaerflog]

Why? Is the flex account a pay as you go account?
Signing up for a 2 year contract and paying more per month in services is retarded, when you can purchase the phone from t-mo and do their 0% financing. So you can pay it off when you want, and still use the lower priced plan. Think about it. Lower priced plan or higher priced plan with same features. They aren't giving you a free phone, they are just already including the cost of the phone in your plan AND sticking you in a 2 year commitment.

OK, Mr know it all.
Let me break it down to you.

- So the lowest plan with data+text is $60 for no contract.
The regular price is $80. Difference of $20 per month.
That adds up to $480 for 24 months.
-Buying the Vibrant outright from Tmobile cost $500.
-Buying it with contract from Amazon cost .01 + the $480 difference is still $480.
A saving of $20 still.

However most everyone can get a 15% discount off the regular plan(You can not get a discount off the Even more plus plan).
$80 x 15% = $68.
$12 x 24 months = $288.
It is now $212 cheaper than buying the phone outright.
Yes, Im retarded to save $212 over 2 years.