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Free Phones... A hoax?
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| Paris Griffin via CellPhoneKB.com 2005-05-19, 12:26 pm |
| I was thinking about purchasing a T-Mobile phone (motorola v188 if anyone
wants to know) and I was going to buy it online. The advertisement says
that the phone (and others) are free. Is that true and if so, how will i
activate my phone after i get it? will it come to me activated or what?
Thanks in advance!
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| Paris Griffin via CellPhoneKB.com wrote:
> I was thinking about purchasing a T-Mobile phone (motorola v188 if anyone
> wants to know) and I was going to buy it online. The advertisement says
> that the phone (and others) are free. Is that true and if so, how will i
> activate my phone after i get it? will it come to me activated or what?
> Thanks in advance!
Then it is free. You know you have to (electronically) sign a contract.
The provider pays your phone upfront and you pay the provider back every
month. Subsidized phones are usually carrier-locked and carrier-branded,
though. GSM phones do not need activation. Insert the SIM card, recharge
the battery, and start using it.
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| Steevo@my-deja.com 2005-05-19, 12:26 pm |
| On Tue, 10 May 2005 13:24:23 GMT, ptw <ptw@noemail.invalid> wrote:
>Paris Griffin via CellPhoneKB.com wrote:
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>Then it is free. You know you have to (electronically) sign a contract.
It's less than free, you make $100.01 on it.
Buy from Amazon. $49.99 and a $150 mail in rebate.
List Price: $119.99
Our Price: $49.99 (when purchased with service plan) & This item ships
for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. See details.
You Save: $70.00 (58%)
Special Offers: $150.00
Price After Special Offers: $-100.01
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| "Steevo@my-deja.com" <steevo@my-deja.com> wrote in
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> It's less than free, you make $100.01 on it.
> Buy from Amazon. $49.99 and a $150 mail in rebate.
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> List Price: $119.99
> Our Price: $49.99 (when purchased with service plan) & This item ships
> for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. See details.
> You Save: $70.00 (58%)
> Special Offers: $150.00
> Price After Special Offers: $-100.01
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Subtract the activation cost of $39.99 (or is it $29.99, don't remember) and you are still in the plus
column! To the previos poster - GSM phones don't require activation, but SIMs do. So the first time you
buy a phone with a new line of service (which is what you have to do in order to get a free phone and a
few bucks on top), you will be charged activation fee on your first bill. Next time when you upgrade or buy
a new phone there won't be any activation, just move the SIM to a new phone. On the dark side, you
won't get a deal as sweet as those at Amazon when upgrading.
LEM.
(all digits in my e-mail addy are for spammers. remove to reply directly)
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