skyrocket now in stores for $149

[realized]

as you guys may or may not know, AT&T never sold the SGS2 in stores...

today skyrocket was released and ATT Corp stores have it, for $149, picking mine up now.. just reserved it.. see ya in a few hr =)


they said the "sale" was for only a few select areas.... im in southern california (OC)

but im sure all att stores from LA to SD will have it for $149

 

[Jellz]

I had to get mine from a local store because I had to get it on exchange and they charged the full price of $249.99 :\ lucky

 

[Mr. Ed]

I had to get mine from a local store because I had to get it on exchange and they charged the full price of $249.99 :\ lucky

Some are taking the article listing $149 in and asking for a refund...you might give that a try or at least ha e them match walmarts price


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[Crispy1805]

Where is the article listing?

 

[realized]

Where is the article listing?

dont know where the article is but if i can get to a scanner today (or tomorrow) i'll scan my receipt (minus private stuff) and you can try to print it out for a pricematch..

it was almost $200 out the door after tax (tax on full price), but the phone itself was $149

 

[MisterEd]

as you guys may or may not know, AT&T never sold the SGS2 in stores...

It was all over NJ and NY including wal-mart. not sure what part of the world you're in.

 

[Mr. Ed]

LOL...I posted the link to the article

 

[Crispy1805]

dont know where the article is but if i can get to a scanner today (or tomorrow) i'll scan my receipt (minus private stuff) and you can try to print it out for a pricematch..

it was almost $200 out the door after tax (tax on full price), but the phone itself was $149

Thanks Realized. If I can get someone to price match this at $150 that would be awesome. I went to Best Buy today and they didn't have it. I know the corporate store will have it, but I will wait until I can get it for $150 or $200.

 

[MisterEd]

Thanks Realized. If I can get someone to price match this at $150 that would be awesome. I went to Best Buy today and they didn't have it. I know the corporate store will have it, but I will wait until I can get it for $150 or $200.

Move to New Jersey .... it's $149 in all the ATT stores as well as online from ATT. At least it was today, never know what tomorrow will bring.

 

[mgoblueno1]

Thanks Realized. If I can get someone to price match this at $150 that would be awesome. I went to Best Buy today and they didn't have it. I know the corporate store will have it, but I will wait until I can get it for $150 or $200.

Let me google that for you
One of the first links is the att website with it for $149.99

 

[jslanger]

I see a bunch of websites talking about it being $149, and I see their screen grabs...but it must be very location dependent...not coming up at that price where I am (or another Zip code I tried either).

 

[Crispy1805]

I can't use that link. I am trying to upgrade a line and it knows where my primary account is located :-\

My only hope I guess is to get an advertised price or full screen shot to take into Best Buy and hope they buy it.

 

[Jellz]

The Skyrocket and Vivid have a discount in the following markets:

LA Market (Except San Diego)
North California
South Texas
Oklahoma and Arkansas
New York City

(That's official from AT&T)

 

[wadea7]

Got mine for $150, South of Houston. Returned the GS2 for it. So far it seems a little more refined than S2, but not by much. We will see how it goes today. I got my S2 at Radio Shack and they tried to talk me out of returning it, told me the Skyrocket was a lot slower and processor was terrible. I just smiled and went to my corporate AT&T store and got the Skyrocket.

Wade

 

[jslanger]

I tried a Zip south of Houston,since thats where ^^ was, and that worked (first time I got it to pull up the $149). Anyone been able to get BB to price match these few scattered areas elsewhere? Technically its supposed to be within 25 miles...but I wonder if you got a slow BB employee, maybe it'd work?

 

[Hermanator]

I got BB to match Radio Shack at $199 when everyone else was $249 in my area.

 

[NJR]

The Skyrocket and Vivid have a discount in the following markets:

LA Market (Except San Diego)
North California
South Texas
Oklahoma and Arkansas
New York City

(That's official from AT&T)

Those are markets not necessarily geo areas, so for example NYC also includes Long Island and North Jersey...

 

[floppy]

In my area (DFW) it's $249.99, I called AT&T to complain about the fact that for the same product they have different prices depending where you buy it. After 45 min on the phone and asking to talk to a manager, I got my Skyrocket for $149.99. Just be nice and patient.

 

[jslanger]

In my area (DFW) it's $249.99, I called AT&T to complain about the fact that for the same product they have different prices depending where you buy it. After 45 min on the phone and asking to talk to a manager, I got my Skyrocket for $149.99. Just be nice and patient.

What did you say to convince them? I think its kinda crappy that they have it for $100 off in random spots (I could deal with ~$25 off, but $100??).

Any tips would be appreciated, because I'd love to buy it direct instead of having to deal with Best Buy or such....

 

[pokey89]

I went to AT&T corporate store tonight and the manager just flat out refused to give me the price although I found out one of the store employees got it for that price.

WTF gives there. So now gotta figure out what to do next. Do I take a screen shot of AT&T website and take into Best Buy?

Any ideas would be helpful.

 

[pokey89]

After being denied by the AT&T store manager, I took a different route. I emailed customer support expressing my desire to get the Skyrocket for the $149.99.

I received an email back after 24hrs saying they didn't know of any deal or special blah blah blah for the $149.99 price point.

I replied back and told them one of the zip codes they could find it at that price. I also said I was not very happy and was looking to remove this number from our family plan.

I received an email back from another lady telling me she just put a credit on our account of $120.00 to cover the difference so I could buy the Skyrocket for $249.99 but having the $120.00 credit would essentially mean I am paying $129.99.

So I jumped for joy and headed to best buy. Upon arriving I remembered Walmart selling it for $199.99 so I asked the Best Buy Mobile manager if they will price match and of course they did.

So I got my Skyrocket for 199.99 minus the $120.00 credit so I ended up paying $79.99 for the phone. I think it is well worth it.

I have the phone in my hands and love it. Also got the $30.00 buy back program with some of the money I saved.

It took 2 emails to customer support and some quick thinking on my part for BB to price match Wal-mart to get this phone for an outstanding price.

 

[NativeTxn]

Is the discount on the Skyrocket (for example, I live in Dallas where it lists at $249, but it lists for $149 in San Antonio and Austin, both of which locations I will be in within the next couple of weeks) based on where you buy it or where your bill is set up?

In other words, if I wait until I go to Austin around Christmas could I get it for $149 (provided it still lists for that at that time) even though my account is registered in Dallas?

 

[spikeithard]

Stupid Rogers store employees!!!..

They have no IDEA what they are selling. They have never even heard of the skyrocket. All they know is that it is a Galaxy SII. I say 'guys its a skyrocket and has a different screen size and processor'. And they say 'really, I dont know about that, but its for sure a Galaxy SII' .


haha.. tools.