RadioShack Associate here, ask away your questions about pre-ordering & price details
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Bek
Android Expert
Hi - please let us know the moment you know what the out-of-contract pre-order situation is. I want to pre-order but am not eligible for an upgrade until August 1st, so am stuck buying retail.
Secondly, can you please confirm that folks like me on EPRP do not have to switch plans?
Thanks!!!
Secondly, can you please confirm that folks like me on EPRP do not have to switch plans?
Thanks!!!
hookem12387
Member
We can't figure out any of the employee/school discount stuff through yall, can we? That must be done at a Sprint store, me thinks.
clambert1273
Android Enthusiast
I believe that is true. Will confirm later today after work.
I think only Sprint can confirm that.
RS might only be able to look at that, once we start the activation process in the system.
Bek
Android Expert
Well under normal circumstances, what do you do if someone comes into RS and purchases a replacement Sprint phone @ retail, who happens to have EPRP? Wouldn't you follow an identical procedure?
I see, i think I got it.
these discounted prices, like $199 have a requirement of a minimum plan for the phone to be activated on. For smartphones it is mostly $69.99.
If your plan is less, our POS will not pull up the $199.99 price for you, it will be higher. We won't we able to override the price, that's just the price set by people who take care of POS pricing and such based on different monthly plans.
So to answer your earlier question about changing your plan, I think yes you will have to upgrade your plan for $199 price.
But if you buy retail, we don't change your plan.
You can call sprint and the corporate will handle thatI just did it for mine!
What exactly did you have them do? thanks
clambert1273
Android Enthusiast
I just called and ask them if they offered a student discount.. the first rep told me corporate handled that and transferred me... nice lady came on and told me they have a credit union discount and she would do a search for the school and credit union and see which one was greater
The college has to be in their system and mine was not - which was fine because I belong to the largest credit union in the nation - which was in the system and got me a 23% discount
I took it lolI went to Radio Shack yesterday and pre-ordered. I told them I was paying full price and they said to me "no problem at all"
I even spoke to the manager who also confirmed this.
This definetly needs to be sorted out.
StDevious, whenever you find out your info please update us ASAP.
Thanks for your help.
I even spoke to the manager who also confirmed this.
This definetly needs to be sorted out.
StDevious, whenever you find out your info please update us ASAP.
Thanks for your help.
Synthetickiller
Well-Known Member
Here's a question I have not seen asked yet.
IF I have issues with the phone in a certain time frame is not working properly, will you guys fix or do a replacement for the phone? The other retailer who is doing pre-orders is stating that they'll replace it within a years time.
I have already pre-ordered w/ RS, so I'm not jumping ship now, lol.
IF I have issues with the phone in a certain time frame is not working properly, will you guys fix or do a replacement for the phone? The other retailer who is doing pre-orders is stating that they'll replace it within a years time.
I have already pre-ordered w/ RS, so I'm not jumping ship now, lol.
Do we have to activate the phone in-store, or can we activate it when we get home by calling Sprint. I'm only asking because I have a couple discounts with Sprint, and am a little nervous that if I allow a normal RS rep activate in-store, I'm running the risk of having those discounts dropped.
cooper1010
Android Enthusiast
ditto. call the boss. we'll wait.
I'll look into it, if there is anything special on the EVO.
Normally things are unsellable in the POS before the release date, so even if someone wanted to sell it to you early, you won't be able to pay.
Normally phone gets activated on sprint network when you turn it on. (unless I misunderstood you )
But RS has to make a new account for you or complete your upgrade process in store, otherwise you will have to buy the phone retail unactivated on a contract. Then you are free to do anything with it as you please.
yes, that can be done in store too by calling sprint.
People are willing to pay full price for this phone and i find it hard to believe that Sprint wont sell it to them unless you have an upgrade.
If that is the case and I cant get this phone on release day, i will be canceling all 3 of my lines. I have been with Sprint for 12 years and this will be big enough for me to drop them.
If that is the case and I cant get this phone on release day, i will be canceling all 3 of my lines. I have been with Sprint for 12 years and this will be big enough for me to drop them.
because I belong to the largest credit union in the nation - which was in the system and got me a 23% discount
Which credit union might that be?
I would imagine this is the retailors choice and not sprints. I assume they get more money from sprint for a two year contract than they do by selling a phone for full price at minimal mark up. As has been posted here before, you can walk into a sprint store on the 4th and buy one outright and they have no problem with that. It's only the 3rd party resellers that are refusing to do preorders for the full price of the phone.
Mike
I just got off the phone with my RS where i pre-ordered yesterday. They did say once again there is no problem ordering even if you want to pay full price.
So i dont know. Maybe some RS are different then others.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Sure they didn't think "full price" after rebates? They might've mis-interpreted as pre-paying the entire amount (after rebates).
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