Any chance 3vo has instant rebate with Sprint?

aaron3315 · Jun 6, 2011

With Sprint premier customers getting to order their 3vo's on the 21st, do you think that there is any chance that the phone will be $199.99 with instant rebate or $299.99 with $100 mail in rebate. I personally hate mail in rebates, so this is a big concern of mine as to whether I order it online through Sprint or wait a couple of days and order it through third party. What do you guys think?

RedWingsFan · Jun 6, 2011

There will be some sort of "mail in" rebate that will mean they will be holding your money for a few weeks.

Groty · Jun 6, 2011

RedWingsFan said:
There will be some sort of "mail in" rebate that will mean they will be holding your money for a few months.

FYP - Took about 3 months last time I got a rebate from Sprint and that was with the Sprint Sales Person submitting it and giving me bi-weekly text updates of the status of the thing.

RedWingsFan · Jun 6, 2011

Groty said:
FYP - Took about 3 months last time I got a rebate from Sprint and that was with the Sprint Sales Person submitting it and giving me bi-weekly text updates of the status of the thing.

Thats ridiculous. Last time mine took about 4 weeks.

deltatko · Jun 6, 2011

There is not going to be a mail in rebate, if you look on the email they sent out, it says that the phone is $199 after $200 in INSTANT savings

Sprint - Sprint Premier: Enter for a chance to win a HTC EVO 3D

aaron3315 · Jun 6, 2011

deltatko said:
There is not going to be a mail in rebate, if you look on the email they sent out, it says that the phone is $199 after $200 in INSTANT savings

Sprint - Sprint Premier: Enter for a chance to win a HTC EVO 3D

NICE CATCH! I should have looked more closely before posting. I'm very happy about that. Hoping to snag mine on the 21st.

novox77 · Jun 6, 2011

deltatko said:
There is not going to be a mail in rebate, if you look on the email they sent out, it says that the phone is $199 after $200 in INSTANT savings

Sprint - Sprint Premier: Enter for a chance to win a HTC EVO 3D

why speculate when you can have evidence?

RedWingsFan · Jun 6, 2011

deltatko said:
There is not going to be a mail in rebate, if you look on the email they sent out, it says that the phone is $199 after $200 in INSTANT savings

Sprint - Sprint Premier: Enter for a chance to win a HTC EVO 3D

I hope this isn't a mis-print by Sprint. Nice find.

thomasanderson · Jun 6, 2011

An instant rebate would be pretty awesome but I've never known Sprint to do that. It's always been MIR that's why I've been using best buy or Amazon for the past few years for my upgrades.

deltatko · Jun 6, 2011

thomasanderson said:
An instant rebate would be pretty awesome but I've never known Sprint to do that. It's always been MIR that's why I've been using best buy or Amazon for the past few years for my upgrades.

For the last 2 or 3 months Sprint has been all Instant

cobalt · Jun 6, 2011

RedWingsFan said:
I hope this isn't a mis-print by Sprint. Nice find.

I'm a little skeptical -- $199 after $200 in instant savings means the off-contract price would be only $399? I think there's got to be some more rebates (instant or otherwise) they're not specifying here.

Mauddib · Jun 6, 2011

It has been longer than a few months. Sprint has been doing instant rebates since at least the HTC Hero and possibly before that. They have a ending date on it that typically ends before a new phone is released (which is one of the reason the 6/4 was a thought as a release date) and then extended until the next big phone release. I am sure it will end at some point but not anytime soon.

lafester · Jun 6, 2011

Mauddib said:
It has been longer than a few months. Sprint has been doing instant rebates since at least the HTC Hero and possibly before that. They have a ending date on it that typically ends before a new phone is released (which is one of the reason the 6/4 was a thought as a release date) and then extended until the next big phone release. I am sure it will end at some point but not anytime soon.

i think you mean the echo?

novox77 · Jun 6, 2011

cobalt said:
I'm a little skeptical -- $199 after $200 in instant savings means the off-contract price would be only $399? I think there's got to be some more rebates (instant or otherwise) they're not specifying here.

very good question... $399 to be off-contract might be considered worthwhile to some...

Mauddib · Jun 6, 2011

lafester said:
i think you mean the echo?

No I meant the Hero. When it released a year and a half ago, I didn't wait for a mail-in rebate. I did when I got the stupid Samsung Instinct but not for the Pre (which I returned 3 weeks later) or for the Hero.

mgm0918 · Jun 6, 2011

cobalt said:
I'm a little skeptical -- $199 after $200 in instant savings means the off-contract price would be only $399? I think there's got to be some more rebates (instant or otherwise) they're not specifying here.

How someone else from another forum looked at it, which made sense to me, is that they claim it will be $199 (which most likely includes a 2-yr upgrade or new line activation), which would ultimately mean it was $349 (prior to the 150 instant savings for the 2-yr upgrade). And after the instant savings, the off contract price would be $549. Maybe they were wrong (which would mean I'm wrong lol). But that seems like the most logical outcome.

It makes sense after checking out the NS4G price on Sprint. They claim it's $199 after instant saving. And requires a new activation or 2-yr upgrade.

nuprotocol · Jun 6, 2011

I did Sprint Chat, posted in another forum. The rep said if you qualify for the $150, then the phone would be $200 with no MIR. So we will see.

axisofoil · Jun 6, 2011

nuprotocol said:
I did Sprint Chat, posted in another forum. The rep said if you qualify for the $150, then the phone would be $200 with no MIR. So we will see.

If you qualify for the $150, you are qualified for a full upgrade... which means that you get new customer pricing. That means The $150 off, then the $200 in extra savings, and then the $200 pricetag for 2-yr upgrade (or 1 year premier gold upgrade) or new customer pricing. Leaving off-contract at $550.

sikclown · Jun 6, 2011

axisofoil said:
If you qualify for the $150, you are qualified for a full upgrade... which means that you get new customer pricing. That means The $150 off, then the $200 in extra savings, and then the $200 pricetag for 2-yr upgrade (or 1 year premier gold upgrade) or new customer pricing. Leaving off-contract at $550.

^^^^
This is what my brain tells me too

thomasanderson · Jun 7, 2011

deltatko said:
For the last 2 or 3 months Sprint has been all Instant

Thats interesting, because I upgraded my Wife's line to the HTC Arrive on 4-1-11 and they billed my account the $299(+ taxes of course) and I had to use the MIR to get my $100 back. So am I excluded from the Instant Rebate for some reason, or is this something you have to request at purchasing?

sikclown · Jun 7, 2011

thomasanderson said:
Thats interesting, because I upgraded my Wife's line to the HTC Arrive on 4-1-11 and they billed my account the $299(+ taxes of course) and I had to use the MIR to get my $100 back. So am I excluded from the Instant Rebate for some reason, or is this something you have to request at purchasing?

That is strange indeed. All phones online currently have it all bundled as instant savings. And yes after looking the Arrive did launch with a Mail in Rebate

HTC Arrive is Sprint's first Windows Phone 7 device, launches March 20th for $200 -- Engadget

Any chance 3vo has instant rebate with Sprint?

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