With all this talk about release dates where is the best place to purchase the LTE Evo? Will you get it quicker if you order through Sprint? Any advantages to any certain retailers?
I bought my 1st Sprint phone way back from Radio Shack and then have done Sprint ever since cause they bill your account. I used to get activation fee waved too for being ona business account from my work getting a discount then that went away but they still would wave it for me if I asked. But I signed up for this Best Buy Phone Freedom thing and I get an extra 50 off if I buy from Best Buy. So I'll pay 149.99 and maybe Sprint will wave the activation fee one more time for me who knows. But I have never bought from Best Buy before. I liked Sprint if they bill the phone to your account.
best buys insurance, IMHO, is leagues ahead of sprints, it covers EVERYTHING except for lost/stolen (which in my opinion is your responsibility) it'll cover water damage to complete destruction (as long as you can bring in all the parts)
they also do rapid exchange at best buy so when you bring it in they order a referb unit for you immediately (instead of sending YOUR phone off for repair and waiting for YOUR phone back) so it takes roughly 3-4 days and you have a new phone again
On the contrary! Sprint is better IMHO, because anything you do your phone is your fault/responsibility! Sprint doesn't cover water damage, which I don't mind (Question is how did your phone get in the water?!?). I root my phone so when turning in my phone and having to wait 1hr v.s. 3-4 days from BestBuy is IMO make's Sprint has the upper hand! And even if Sprint can't fix your phone, the send you a NEW phone, and I ALWAYS received my phone in one day!
best buys insurance, IMHO, is leagues ahead of sprints, it covers EVERYTHING except for lost/stolen (which in my opinion is your responsibility) it'll cover water damage to complete destruction (as long as you can bring in all the parts)
they also do rapid exchange at best buy so when you bring it in they order a referb unit for you immediately (instead of sending YOUR phone off for repair and waiting for YOUR phone back) so it takes roughly 3-4 days and you have a new phone again
I just had my 3VO replaced. It took Sprint a week because they are on back order. It all depends on what they have in stock as to when you will get a new/refurbished phone. I do like the fact that Sprint covers lost or stolen phone. I'm looking at this now because I hear Sprint is raising the price of their insurance. I'm thinking of buy my next phone from Best Buy so I am thinking about how much will this all cost me in the end.
ahh thats the best part.... there is NO deductable. forgot sprint even had one.
bring it in anytime, a few days later (they provide a loaner phone at no charge as well for the time being) you get another phone and don't pay another dime out of pocket
ahh thats the best part.... there is NO deductable. forgot sprint even had one.
bring it in anytime, a few days later (they provide a loaner phone at no charge as well for the time being) you get another phone and don't pay another dime out of pocket
what the wording is is complete submersion is not covered, if you simply tell them water spilled on it, it is covered. but if you tell them you accidentally went swimming with it, it is true that they will not cover that scenario.
but as they are never there when it happens, just tell them liquid spilled on it and your golden.
I am sorry for the way your BB treated you though... as with every consumer experience YMMV by location and other factors.
Why not just get SquareTrade with accident protection? From what I understand, it covers drops and full-immersion spill protection. The only difference is that it is an upfront payment instead of monthly, but I hear people swear by SquareTrade.
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I will be going with Squaretrade for the first time with the EVO LTE. I have heard great things as well. I actually look at the one time upfront payment as a positive because I do not have to worry about a monthly fee or payment plus at $125 for 2 years it works out to around $5 not bad imo. I will report back if I have to invoke it.
I just checked it out. After going through to get a quote, it says in small print, "a $99 deductible applies to all claims made." I don't know if they actually charge that, but still might not be worth it for some.
With a $99 deductible you might as well stay with Sprint Insurance. At least with Sprint you can go to a repair center near you. I am still thinking of checking out Best Buy. The only thing is, I like being able to go to a repair center at Sprint. It seems they all have their pros and cons.
Thanks for the heads up. It looks like their terms may have changed since I last was familiar with them.I just checked it out. After going through to get a quote, it says in small print, "a $99 deductible applies to all claims made." I don't know if they actually charge that, but still might not be worth it for some.
Thanks for the heads up. It looks like their terms may have changed since I last was familiar with them.
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