Just got t-mobile to send me a new nokia 6600 for Approx $70
How?
Phone cost: $170
2-day Shipping: $15
Total: $185
Bonus: 2 free months = 2 * 50 = $100
Bonus: Free 2-day shipping = $15
Total Bonus: $115
Total cost: 185 – 115 = $70
Blame it on awesome customer service.
Which is why, 4 years+, I’m still with T-Mobile.
Of course, I had to extend my contract for 1 more year. But after 4 years, (2 of them withOUT a new contract) it does not matter that much!
you’ll know why i needed a new phone ASAP.
(it was just Ericsson then, no Sony)
This Sony Ericsson T39 isn’t as bad as it looks. I got it in 2001 shipped from UK for about $300.
At that time, it had Bluetooth, 192kbps modem (gprs), fax transmission capability, WAP1.2 browser, POP3/IMAP/SMTP, incoming-only MMS, 9 days standby (~215 hrs) and 5 hours talk-time (~275 mins).
It was a tri-band world phone (successfully used in India, Nepal, France, UK, USA, Italy!)
Voice enabled dialing, voice recorder (for memos), bulk SMS capability (send a “Lunch ?” msg to 15 classmates!), Sync with desktop, change backgrounds, etc, etc!
This one isn’t going to die anytime soon. My mom wants to put it in the ‘my-son-is-a-nerd museum’ that among other things houses a 80486 with a math co-processor, Sega 16-bit system, etc. The pre-requisite is that i used it, it was one of the first of the kind for me and it should still work (they all do).
9 Dec 2004 at 3:03 am
how do i get this deal? i’m in the us, and have been with tmobile for sometime. do you just callup and ask for this deal, or do you have to talk your way to the rebate/discount?
9 Dec 2004 at 5:21 pm
yes, you should call up, and say you want a new phone, they will say it’s $199 with a contract extension.
However, just ask to speak with a specialist.
A lot of it has to do with haggling and cribbing about how you’ve been with them for such a long time, etc, etc.
For me, they eventually threw in the 1st then the 2nd free month of service.
More cribbing, etc … then the specialist might speak to a manager/supervisor and come back with additional stuff … of course, if you can get a 3rd month free, thats better.
They also offered me free minutes, but my usage has been low for a while, so the free minutes weren’t that useful. You might like it.
Again, if it works, good. If it doesn’t, don’t quote me to get it to work!
(Say something like my friend/co-worker got it last week, etc — but no names please)
Let me know how it goes …
20 Dec 2004 at 3:44 am
Dude, are you going to feel worse if I say I got another 40 bucks credit from T-mobile?
So restating the total cost of this phone: ~ 30 bucks!!!!!
20 Dec 2004 at 11:10 am
I am leaving Bhaiya’s contract and joining yours! Get me a phone pls any phone will do :-)
i fyou get me on the family plan, and i join as a new person[currently i am on Bro’s] can we get more discounts?
20 Dec 2004 at 6:10 pm
Join me anytime!!!