got my tp2 for 200 - Page 3

**TheBundo** · #21 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Rippa_MD

oops!

I wish this deal was up a week ago lol friend just got a tp1 off ebay $185 to come over to sprint. would have been good to negotiate a price match for her.

That's like getting someone to buy a Studebaker so they are driving American lol, j/k. Hope that TP1 is one of the good ones.

ONFUS · #22 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 08:18 AM

In my own experience, if you have valid reasons and if your contract has or is about to expire, Sprint will work with you w/o much haggling, but you have to be on your best behavior and be lucky to speak with an understanding representative. If you have no luck, politely call latter and you will be surprised as I was. Prices on phones are really meaningless. MSRP has more to do with marketing it as a "high end phone" than with what they really paid for it - so you have to be one of those customers that represent a bigger loss for them gone. If they think you are not a profitable customer, then you will have a tougher time making a case.
BTW, if you have a business ID # the MIR becomes and instant rebate.

lallen3 · #23 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by railslave

that is after the mir of course. called retentions, and mentioned to them about the verizon tp2 being 200 after mir, and after verification, they hooked me up.

heres how they billed it

phone billed to me for 449.00
instant 150 posted to my account.
100 mail in rebate = 200 beans

now just to be clear, i have been through alot with sprint. was a victim of fruad on my account back in nov, so they prob showed mercy on me. i was eligable fore my upgrade also.

Yeah this was worth a whole thread...

infinitemethod · #24 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 09:43 AM

What's retentions digits?

**fishingmedic** · #25 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 09:49 AM

Call regular CS and I believe it's prompt #5. I called last week and they gave me $100 credit on my account because I was looking at upgrading to the "Diamond, TP or maybe the TP2 but the TP2 is rather expensive..." so he credited me the $100 without even having to order the phone, gave me unlimited data, etc for $5/month, pick 5. Now I'm eligible for my upgrade too, so the phone will be $250. Not as good as the OP, but heck I'm not complaining. Just some nice chit chat w/ the retention rep, playing nice and even if I don't get the TP2 I'm still ahead!!

**Cicatrize** · #26 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 10:36 AM

I'm actually going to switch to Verizon unless Sprint offers me a better deal. Usually, I call retentions just trying to get something, but the fact is, where I live, Verizon is a much better service, and I'm seriously ready to make the switch.

Sprint keeps telling me I need to upgrade my SERO plan to the $70 data plan in order to get the TP2, and that I'm only getting the $524 price due to my contract.

So, right now, I'm spending $30 + TEP + taxes per month, but a $524 phone AND a new plan will be outrageous. $200 ETF + $200 for VZW TP2 = $400, and I'm getting the same plan. Seems like an easy decision to me, since Sprint sucks balls.