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SUCKER deal !

netboy

Dec 2, 2014, 12:42 PM
I have ATT family plan 59.99$ for 2 lines. only 1st line have data/internet 2GB for 25$.
that' 59.99$ plus 25$ = 74.99$ a month before taxes.
Sprint cut it in half, so i pay around 37$ before taxes.
but i paying FULL PRICE for the phones!
on ATT, i can upgrade to the new Samsung for 299$ or 399$ (Note Edge) every 2 years instead of paying 800-1000$ full price on Sprint phones.
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Charmed179

Dec 2, 2014, 1:23 PM
I do not like either of them, but your comment makes no sense, if you pay AT&T the extra $37 each month for 2 years to get an upgrade, you pay $888 more than you would on sprint lol so where are you saving money with AT&T for upgrade???
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netboy

Dec 2, 2014, 1:36 PM
take Samsung Note Edge for example.
2 years contract 399$.
full price 950$.

i have 2 lines,
both phone at 399$ each. 399x2=798$.
you pay 2 phone at full price = 1900$.
1900-798 = 1102$
meaning you be paying 1102$ more to get the phone at full price !
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crood

Dec 2, 2014, 1:55 PM
For the most part all of the carriers' installment/"no-contract" plans can only pay off on the back end if you choose to keep your phone longer than two years an take advantage of the time you're not paying for a phone. Alternately, if you pay full price for the phone, you can distribute the initial outlay over the full term that you own it.

My contract was up with Sprint and a number of factors led me to re-up rather than choose any of the "no contract" options. One of the major hooks is that for the new plans, a corporate discount only applies to the data plan ($30) while on my existing plan (Everything Now 1500) it applies to the entire first line where voice/messaging/data are all bundled together ($99).
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sprint_2007

Dec 2, 2014, 1:55 PM
You can do Sprint easy pay where you do monthly installments. OR you can pay full price if you don't want a monthly payment. They'll pay up to $350 per line if you have a contract OR installment agreement. That's insane! PLUS waived activation fees. 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁
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turnman34

Dec 3, 2014, 11:25 PM
netboy said:
I have ATT family plan 59.99$ for 2 lines. only 1st line have data/internet 2GB for 25$.
that' 59.99$ plus 25$ = 74.99$ a month before taxes.
Sprint cut it in half, so i pay around 37$ before taxes.
but i paying FULL PRICE for the phones!
on ATT, i can upgrade to the new Samsung for 299$ or 399$ (Note Edge) every 2 years instead of paying 800-1000$ full price on Sprint phones.


$59.99+$25=$84.99, not $74.99
plus i believe a smartphone on a 2yr contract is $40 for internet not $25
so $40-$25=$15
$15x24months=$360
$84.99x24=$2039.76
$2039.76+$360=$2399.76
And plus your $399 for the edge $399+$2399.76=$2798.76
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dlmjr

Dec 4, 2014, 9:18 AM
netboy specifically said he was on a Family Talk plan, not a mobile share or mobile share value plan.

You comment about a smartphone on a two year contract would be $40 only applies to mobile share and mobile share value plans above a particular data bucket.

Looking at his prices, he's probably on the Family Talk 450, one line is a smart device with a 2 gb data plan, the other device is obviously a feature phone or a basic phone.

You really should understand what you are talking about before you make posts like this.
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