T-Mobile Galaxy S III for $179.99 @ Costco (free activation for New Customers)

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Can I get the same price for adding a new line?

Quote from beth_cing : Can I get the same price for adding a new line?

Yes, you can.

Quote from beth_cing : Can I get the same price for adding a new line?

if you on classic plan then yes it will work for upgrades.

My friend called tmobile and they gave him the 32gb s3 white for 250 total, 16gb would have been 200. If you are on classic plan and your contract is up you can try to call tmobile loyalty department and see what they can give you.

if not you can just head to costco same price for 16gb model.

Quote from superman89 : Are you saying I.can buy an out of contract s3 for 390?

Costco flat out will not sell the S3 on any plan but the Classic plan. The only way to get the S3 from Costco on a Value plan is to activate a new line on the Classic plan at $179.99 + tax, and then afterwards call T-mobile activations and request a migration to the value plan. You get assessed a charge of $200 on your next bill. You can do this almost immediately after you activate the phone from Costco so you avoid paying for the first month of usage on the Classic plan. Costco waives activation fee by giving you a $36 credit that shows up on your 2nd or 3rd bill, but it's not known whether or not you will get a $36 credit for the activation fee if you migrate to a Value plan immediately after signing up.

Quote from Wolverines12724 : That's what I'm asking! Per costco...retail is just $390... The S2 is $520, so IDK. http://membershipwireless.com/ind...uctId/5366

Costco used to sell the S3 for $390 on a value plan up until a few weeks ago. This was a great price considering you would be paying nearly $600 for the same thing at T-Mobile.

The best you can do now is buy an S3 with a classic plan and then pay a $200 per line migration fee to switch to a value plan. The total price per phone will be $380 and it will end up being quite a bit cheaper over 2 years.

It can't verify eligibility for whatever reason, which I have since May.

Quote from tipstir : Phone is not what it crack up to be. LUX is only in 2xx where as other phones are much higher. Software is very glitchy.. S-Voice not 100% working right. Back cover is too easy to come off. Would be neat if they had a slide lock for it. Phone would need to go into the $40 buck OtterBox for it but then you loose out of how the phone appear is. Since the OtterBox takes that away. Also battery life from the 2100mAh is weak.. I had this phone, and just returned it for Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX instead battery is over 3,xxxmAh and more.

I whole-heartedly disagree! I love my S3!

Apparently they also kill your current data plan and replace it with crap.

Quote from tipstir : Phone is not what it crack up to be. LUX is only in 2xx where as other phones are much higher. Software is very glitchy.. S-Voice not 100% working right. Back cover is too easy to come off. Would be neat if they had a slide lock for it. Phone would need to go into the $40 buck OtterBox for it but then you loose out of how the phone appear is. Since the OtterBox takes that away. Also battery life from the 2100mAh is weak.. I had this phone, and just returned it for Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX instead battery is over 3,xxxmAh and more.

100% disagreed.
back cover coming off? may be you got a defective piece. mine is just ok. Otterbox makes any phone look ugly. Just dont use it if you care about looks. S-voice is not 100% right, neither is Siri. This technology is still in infancy. Battery lasts a day and little longer.

Quote from jsh4 : Costco used to sell the S3 for $390 on a value plan up until a few weeks ago. This was a great price considering you would be paying nearly $600 for the same thing at T-Mobile. The best you can do now is buy an S3 with a classic plan and then pay a $200 per line migration fee to switch to a value plan. The total price per phone will be $380 and it will end up being quite a bit cheaper over 2 years.

I bought the S3 from Costco on the Value Plan for $390 a month ago. They do require that you extend your contract for another 24 months. Tmobile also charged a one-time $18 "upgrade" fee.
As far as the S3 is concerned, my brother and I love this phone. It's fast, operates smoothly, and has a gorgeous screen.

I thought this deal was discussed a while back? And the S3 is a great phone, the only thing I don't like is the physical home button...Battery life is a smidge better than my s2, and the back of my phone is solid. I have mine in a tpu case and no screen protector.

If i were to do the B0G0 offer, do I need to do an upgrade on both lines, or could I do an upgrade for the s3 and still get the s2 for free after rebate?

Quote from grizli : Apparently they also kill your current data plan and replace it with crap.

How crappy?

Is the "hotspot" feature still free?