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new phone pricing as an existing customer?
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| mvl_groups_user@yahoo.com 2005-06-20, 9:55 am |
| How much does T-mobile charge for phone upgrades for existing
customers?
Are they the same prices on the web site for new customers without the
"web-only" or "instant" rebates?
How often can you buy a phone at those increased prices? Do you have
to wait for contract expiration or can you buy them any time?
Does T-mobile charge any other "phone upgrade" or "activation" fees on
top of those prices?
-MVL
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| Cyrus Afzali 2005-06-20, 9:55 am |
| On 20 Jun 2005 04:37:23 -0700, mvl_groups_user@yaho
o.com wrote:
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>How much does T-mobile charge for phone upgrades for existing
>customers?
If your account is in good standing, you can usually get them for the
same price as a new subscriber if you're willing to extend your
contract or go under a new contract if currently out.
quote:
>How often can you buy a phone at those increased prices? Do you have
>to wait for contract expiration or can you buy them any time?
You don't have to wait for expiration, but there's a limit on how
often you can upgrade, depending on your account standing, etc.
quote:
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>Does T-mobile charge any other "phone upgrade" or "activation" fees on
>top of those prices?
No.
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| mvl_groups_user@yahoo.com 2005-06-20, 4:55 pm |
| I was concerned about the comments on the thread:
"How long do I have to CANCEL Tmobile before getting NEW services &
Phone(s)"
Cyrus mentions "good standing" and "usually". The people in the other
thread can't seem to get the discounts. What are the pitfalls to avoid
so I can continue to qualify for the new-user price on a phone?
Is it a regional or vendor-by-vendor policy?
-MVL
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| danny burstein 2005-06-20, 4:55 pm |
| In <1119283521.424812.165880@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> mvl_groups_user@yaho
o.com writes:
quote:
>I was concerned about the comments on the thread:
quote:
>"How long do I have to CANCEL Tmobile before getting NEW services &
>Phone(s)"
quote:
>Cyrus mentions "good standing" and "usually". The people in the other
>thread can't seem to get the discounts. What are the pitfalls to avoid
>so I can continue to qualify for the new-user price on a phone?
In my own experience about six months ago, I was offerred new
account/phone pricing when re-upping m y contract. I said I
was quite happy with my phone and asked if I could get any
other incentives.
They gave me a month (the sixth...) "free". And sure enough,
when I got my recent bill, it was for the (roughly) $10 in
taxes and fees and the USF stuff rather than the usual $50.
(The taxes and fees proably should have been less, but that's
an accounting headache no one should suffer through).
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| Cyrus Afzali 2005-06-20, 10:55 pm |
| On 20 Jun 2005 09:05:21 -0700, mvl_groups_user@yaho
o.com wrote:
quote:
>I was concerned about the comments on the thread:
>
>"How long do I have to CANCEL Tmobile before getting NEW services &
>Phone(s)"
Canceling service and reupping to get heavily discounted phones won't
work like you're describing. It varies by carrier, but all have
policies that prohibit you from getting new subscriber discounts for a
period after you've been a subscriber and canceled.
quote:
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>Cyrus mentions "good standing" and "usually". The people in the other
>thread can't seem to get the discounts. What are the pitfalls to avoid
>so I can continue to qualify for the new-user price on a phone?
With TM, you'll get the same discounts as a new customer if you pay
your bills on time. But there's a limit to how often they'll let you
upgrade and other factors that are dependent on your payment history
and your customer status.
quote:
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>Is it a regional or vendor-by-vendor policy?
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Carrier by carrier.
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| Kevbert 2005-06-21, 4:55 pm |
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danny burstein Wrote:
quote:
> In 1119283521.424812.165880@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com
> mvl_groups_user@yaho
o.com writes:
> -
> I was concerned about the comments on the thread:-
> -
> "How long do I have to CANCEL Tmobile before getting NEW services &
> Phone(s)"-
> -
> Cyrus mentions "good standing" and "usually". The people in the other
> thread can't seem to get the discounts. What are the pitfalls to
> avoid
> so I can continue to qualify for the new-user price on a phone?-
>
> In my own experience about six months ago, I was offerred new
> account/phone pricing when re-upping m y contract. I said I
> was quite happy with my phone and asked if I could get any
> other incentives.
>
> They gave me a month (the sixth...) "free". And sure enough,
> when I got my recent bill, it was for the (roughly) $10 in
> taxes and fees and the USF stuff rather than the usual $50.
>
> (The taxes and fees proably should have been less, but that's
> an accounting headache no one should suffer through).
> --
> ____________________
____________________
_____________
> Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
> dannyb@panix.com
> [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]
Hi,
In the UK, you can inform the network provider that you wish to end
your contract within one month of the end of the contract. The
contract normally is 12 to 18 months. I recently suggested to Vodafone
that I could get a new phone cheaper from one of their competitors with
a new 12 month contract and that the monthly rate was less. They asked
nme where I'd seen this and I told them it was online with O2. They
then checked this and then said that they could beat that and chucked
in a few extras.
The moral of the tale is that you should threaten to move your custom
elsewhere, if the network supplier can't give you a good deal.
Regards
Kevbert.
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Kevbert
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| ^'^BatAttaK^'^ 2005-06-22, 6:55 am |
| On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:04:42 GMT, Cyrus Afzali <pnsmnyv@lnubb.pbz>
wrote:
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>With TM, you'll get the same discounts as a new customer if you pay
>your bills on time. But there's a limit to how often they'll let you
>upgrade and other factors that are dependent on your payment history
>and your customer status.
Yep...and it is also heavily dependent on how much revenue you
generate. If you are paying your $19.99 every month then your
discount will not be as substantial as the person paying $79.99 per
month.
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