Got IT!!!!! HTC Touch Pro for spint from Best buy

[marctronixx]

the phone is 300 bux with a 2 yr contract. so you can open up a new line for 300 bux, cancel it in 30 days an switch the pro to your main account number..

[Tower]

Thanks for the heads up on this post..Soon as I read it I called the Best Buy in Menomonee Falls WI...The woman said she literally JUST got them in about an hour before I called. I went there and picked it up.

She mentioned they will probably be on the floor within a few days,but was able to sell them now.They only got 4 I think..I got 1 and in the process of activation (ESN swapping),2 employess came over and said they were picking up the others after work lol..

After all rebates (contract extension etc)reward zone discount,total was 252...Killer deal for this phone

The SRP supposedly is 750 (or so she said)

[SporkLover]

I just picked mine up tonight. Paid $230 for the phone. Saweet.

[The Specialist]

just picked mine up

[nerdtalker]

I didn't get as much of a discount as others I think because I'm only a one year customer. Regardless, I'm pretty pleased with it not being the $759.99 MSRP that was sitting on the register for the duration of the checkout process.

I took a ton of pics just now of unboxing and side-by-side with the mogul, and a few to give some feel for size/screen brightness with my D80 and a good lens.

I'm really happy with it so far. The only somewhat frustrating thing is that it ships with the text size set on something rather large. I have good eyes and found that annoying so I bumped it down one bar below normal so I get more bang for the screen real estate.


Pics I Just took and uploaded. These are nice high-res shots.

[[sammich]]

Originally Posted by nerdtalker

I didn't get as much of a discount as others I think because I'm only a one year customer. Regardless, I'm pretty pleased with it not being the $759.99 MSRP that was sitting on the register for the duration of the checkout process.

I took a ton of pics just now of unboxing and side-by-side with the mogul, and a few to give some feel for size/screen brightness with my D80 and a good lens.

I'm really happy with it so far. The only somewhat frustrating thing is that it ships with the text size set on something rather large. I have good eyes and found that annoying so I bumped it down one bar below normal so I get more bang for the screen real estate.


Pics I Just took and uploaded. These are nice high-res shots.

I officially hate you.
Guess why.



If you guess because you have a Touch Pro, you are wrong.




It is because you have an M1730.

If you feel like giving it away, PM me. I'll gladly take it off your hands!

[twe90kid]

quick question to confirm

as long as you get a 2 new yr extention of plan you get the phone @ 300 - 20% right?
i keep hearing about people only eligible for $75. not sure what that's all about

[Marty]

Originally Posted by twe90kid

quick question to confirm

as long as you get a 2 new yr extention of plan you get the phone @ 300 - 20% right?
i keep hearing about people only eligible for $75. not sure what that's all about

Sprints discounts new phones for current customers based on how long you've had your current phone. Having your phone for 12-21 months gets you $75 off (so Touch Pro would be $580 - $75 = $505), 22+ months gets you $150 off. In the case of the Touch Pro, customers who have had their phone for 22+ months are also eligible for a $130 mail-in rebate (but not the 12-21 month customers). So that later group ends up paying $580 - $150 - $130 = $300

Best Buy follows this format as well except their discounts are a bit more because they don't involve mail-in rebates . Customers who've had their current phone for 12-21 months get the Touch Pro for $460 -20% for signing up for a new 2 yr contract, and customers who've had their current phone for 22+ months get the Touch Pro for $300 -20%.

So for both Sprint and Best Buy, the price of the phone has nothing to do with how long you elect to extend your contract for, its based on how long you've had your current phone. In my case, I only have had my current phone for 14 months, so I only qualified for the $460 - 20% price even though I agreed to extend my contract for 2 yrs.

[twe90kid]

Originally Posted by Marty

Sprints discounts new phones for current customers based on how long you've had your current phone. Having your phone for 12-21 months gets you $75 off (so Touch Pro would be $580 - $75 = $505), 22+ months gets you $150 off. In the case of the Touch Pro, customers who have had their phone for 22+ months are also eligible for a $130 mail-in rebate (but not the 12-21 month customers). So that later group ends up paying $580 - $150 - $130 = $300

Best Buy follows this format as well except their discounts are a bit more because they don't involve mail-in rebates . Customers who've had their current phone for 12-21 months get the Touch Pro for $460 -20% for signing up for a new 2 yr contract, and customers who've had their current phone for 22+ months get the Touch Pro for $300 -20%.

So for both Sprint and Best Buy, the price of the phone has nothing to do with how long you elect to extend your contract for, its based on how long you've had your current phone. In my case, I only have had my current phone for 14 months, so I only qualified for the $460 - 20% price even though I agreed to extend my contract for 2 yrs.

therefore the price for the phone for me is 580-20% since im not eligible for any discounts? even if i sign 2 yr contract?

[caswenson69]

Have my reserved to go buy it tomorrow (Saturday) at a Best Buy in Rochester, MN. Can't wait!!!!