Black Friday Deals on Samsung Galaxy S3

Quote from Phegotgame : Anyone see a good deal for an unlocked no contract phone for BF?? I dont see anything that even comes close to the Nexus 4.

Nothing will ever close to Nexus 4. If you are looking for no contract phone just bit. The chance of Google having a sale on BF is slim to none.

Is there any requirements from the stores that you can't pay the migration fee and switch to value for T-Mobile? I saw mention about getting out of the contract, but not sure if migration fee / ETF would be the same thing, despite being the same price.

Going to move over to Tmobile from vzw, preferably on a value plan, after paying their $200 migration fee. Might just wait for T-mo to offer a deal on the SG3 since most stores are offering the Sprint version (BB, Radioshack) and Walmart is offering a $100gc which isn't that great to me since I don't shop there regularly.

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Seems like T-Mobile just revealed their pre-Black Friday sale offering Samsung phones for free with a 2 year activation. I wonder if this is for qualifying upgrades too tho..

So, are any of the stores going to have the samsung galaxy s3 for verizon? Cheaper than walmart and sam's, assuming they do have verizon ones?

Quote from Richmond1231 : From Sam's? I thought that was BB?

Yes from Sam's. I ordered by phone the night before BF. I did end up loosing my grandfathered data plan.

Currently locked into a T-Mobile Value plan, but I'm looking to get a smartphone now, figured my best shot short of craigslist was adding a line to my current plan and getting a phone with it. Costco seems like my best bet, but does anybody have a better move for me here?

I know Costco will add line with phones to the value plan, but do those include installments?

I know someone said that the walmart black friday samsung galaxy s3 is for all carriers, but can anyone confirm this. I call my local Walmart and customer service online but nobody knows. It doesn't state otherwise on the flyer but if you look at the description it says something about ATT&T.

what is the price of the samsung galaxy s3 at walmart on Verizon -- on black friday

$129 w/ $100 walmart gc...just don't kow for sure whether this is for all carriers. I am verizon, so obiviously, I hope verizon is of of them

So the gift card is instantly given to you for other purchases the same day at Wally World?

I don't feel like dragging my poor wife to sam's (She is the card holder) to get the 96 cent deal.

Also I have an upgrade eligbility..this counts towards the deal?

Quote from rrc06 : No microSD, no removable battery, no LTE

All of that is true in comparing the Galaxy S3 to the Nexus 4. However:

8-16 GB is plenty for most people.

I have a $5 charger in my car, a $2 micro-usb cable at my work and home computer and another in my bag, and if I'm going out in the city I wouldn't be carrying a spare battery with me anyway.

T-Mobile doesn't have LTE, and aren't going to start implementing it until 2014. Given that they don't yet support 3G on the iPhone in the 5th largest city in the US, I wouldn't hold my breath for LTE.

16GB Nexus 4 is $250 less than a Galaxy S3 without a contract.

If you're looking for a no-contract phone with T-Mobile, the Nexus 4 is a very strong contender at $300-350 compared to the Galaxy S3 at $600.

Quote from qwertyuio : Take a look at the Google Nexus 4. It is listed for $350 at Google Play store. The specs seem to beat the S3 in every way, except the screen(not sure). I am thinking of going with the N4.

The Nexus 4's screen is slightly better than the S3's. The color reproduction is basically a wash, but the Nexus 4's IPS screen will display text sharper and clearer than the S3's pentile matrix display. It's not something you'd notice regularly, but websites that use red text on a black background (like PA Report used to) look blurry on pentile, as does comic book / manga text.

Quote from NeuroSurgeon : So the gift card is instantly given to you for other purchases the same day at Wally World? I don't feel like dragging my poor wife to sam's (She is the card holder) to get the 96 cent deal. Also I have an upgrade eligbility..this counts towards the deal?

I believe most accounts for Sam's Club allows for two cards. Atleast when i signed up for mine they did.

The only reason I am going to go with the S3 is because T-Mobile is offering it for free this Friday and Saturday with 2 year activation and upgrades.