Samsung Epic 4G $199.99 on Amazon.com

[ben7337]

EDIT: The phone seems to be back in stock online. Still says ships in 8-9 days.

Amazon.com just got the EPIC 4G on their site for preorders, it's $199.99 with new contract, or $499.99 without any service. Best deals I've seen anywhere. If these don't sell out, I bet it'll hit $150 by september 1st. This is just great if you are a new customer on Sprint.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Epic-Android-Phone-Sprint/dp/B003ZDO2H6/ref=cell_dp_wplan

 

[icantdrawanime]

Kinda blows if you're an existing one though...

 

[chipstar1]

Does sprint allow you to cancel and then sign up as a new contract? Because of the pro-rating of their cancellation fees, it would be significantly cheaper to get the discounted Amazon phone (even better if it follows the other Galaxy S phone pricing) than it would be to buy the unsubsidized Epic.

 

[ben7337]

Does sprint allow you to cancel and then sign up as a new contract? Because of the pro-rating of their cancellation fees, it would be significantly cheaper to get the discounted Amazon phone (even better if it follows the other Galaxy S phone pricing) than it would be to buy the unsubsidized Epic.

You mean cancel your current sprint plan, then take the amazon.com epic deal with a brand new contract? I think you can do that. However like you said, there is the prorated early termination fee, and you also need to consider that you would of course lose your current phone number. You could of course also switch to a prepaid account with some other carrier for a week or so though, and just port your number over a lot, but that could be a bit risky/flawed.

If you wanted to buy a cheap amazon epic 4g then cancel right after though, you'd pay a ton, amazon.com would hit you with early cancel charges, as would sprint.

 

[entropism]

If you cancel your contract, you have to wait 90 days before you can qualify for new customer pricing on devices.

 

[chipstar1]

You mean cancel your current sprint plan, then take the amazon.com epic deal with a brand new contract? I think you can do that. However like you said, there is the prorated early termination fee, and you also need to consider that you would of course lose your current phone number. You could of course also switch to a prepaid account with some other carrier for a week or so though, and just port your number over a lot, but that could be a bit risky/flawed.

If you wanted to buy a cheap amazon epic 4g then cancel right after though, you'd pay a ton, amazon.com would hit you with early cancel charges, as would sprint.

Yes, I meant the first part. Cancel my sprint contract (and risk losing the #), then rejoin sprint on the cheaper (possibly much cheaper) amazon phone deal. Switching phone numbers isnt always a bad thing.

 

[BrianFX]

$199 wow! Way to stick it to Wirefly and their cheapo $10 off price.

I'm currently on the $30 SERO plan, and converting to either a 5-line EPRP, or a 5-line corporate discount plan. I guess there's no way in hell I can do either one thru Amazon.

 

[chipstar1]

If you cancel your contract, you have to wait 90 days before you can qualify for new customer pricing on devices.

Aha, thanks for the definitive answer. Could a family member qualify immediately? We don't share a last name.

 

[BrianFX]

Oh man Amazon is annoying, is there any way to see the final review order page without submitting the credit check info? I'd assume they don't actually perform the credit check until you submit the order, but I'd rather not take that risk, especially just to see a check-out price! I just want to see if they charge taxes and activation.

 

[entropism]

Aha, thanks for the definitive answer. Could a family member qualify immediately? We don't share a last name.

It has to go under someone else's social security number. That's all.

 

[hydralisk]

It says "currently unavailable" now...

 

[JUST2SUAVE]

this should be the sprint price for it, no mail in rebate.

 

[NeonMonster]

I'm kinda regretting reserving through Radioshack now!

$250 + taxes comes out to around $270. I'm assuming Amazon will provide Prime shipping and next day shipping being around $20 bucks.

Can't refund the $50 deposit i put for the pre-order through Radioshack either. :|

 

[INeedYourHelp]

How much is Sprint's early contract termination fee?

 

[wettems35]

im trying to buy it on amazon. apparently there's no option to add a new line to an existing account. if there is can some1 point me out to it. all im seeing are the options to buy it for 500 as an existing customer or 199 as a new customer

 

[rawsoup]

How much is Sprint's early contract termination fee?

I did that before, and it's 200$ per line... a very hefty sum

 

[ickwonder]

im trying to buy it on amazon. apparently there's no option to add a new line to an existing account. if there is can some1 point me out to it. all im seeing are the options to buy it for 500 as an existing customer or 199 as a new customer

I called and they said they dont do that with sprint yet.

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[robl45]

radioshack has 10 dollar off coupons, so its 240 + tax. I would do amazon, but with 2 phones, it will be a hassle, so I'm doing radioshack for ease of return if there are any problems.

I'm kinda regretting reserving through Radioshack now!

$250 + taxes comes out to around $270. I'm assuming Amazon will provide Prime shipping and next day shipping being around $20 bucks.

Can't refund the $50 deposit i put for the pre-order through Radioshack either. :|

 

[NeonMonster]

I did that before, and it's 200$ per line... a very hefty sum

From what I was told at the Sprint store, its a total of $240 early termination, or $10 a month, for each of the 24 months of the 2 year contract.

The longer you have the contract, the lower the termination fee is.

 

[vince2398]

Does Amazon charge an activation fee of $36 per line? Also has anyone purchased from them before? Just wondering if they would actually ship the phone on 8/31 and if the return policy is any good? Thanks in advance.