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Re: Nexus 4 available on T-Mobile

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T-Mobile's website goofs on the suggested retail price.

The T-Mobile store salespeople do know this, and will tell the straight story which is that you'll save the most money if you buy the phone directly from Google and are willing to wait for it.

Re: Nexus 4 available on T-Mobile

#5

> Suggested retail $549.99 What does that even mean? Google doesn't sell the Nexus 4 for $550 or anything close to that.

Shady:

> $199.99 After Discounts

> For a limited time, when you purchase a Google Nexus 4 on T-Mobile.com or through 1-877-387-4324, you may qualify for a $300 instant discount and a $50 mail-in rebate card.

Also:

> Supercharge your Nexus 4 by adding unlimited data on a nationwide 4G network, only from T-Mobile

So does that mean LTE was officially activated or is that another marketing ploy?

In the meantime, it's been out of stock since day one here.

Re: Nexus 4 available on T-Mobile

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post #5

> Suggested retail $549.99 What does that even mean? Google doesn't sell the Nexus 4 for $550 or anything close to that.

Shady: > $199.99 After Discounts > For a limited time, when you purchase a Google Nexus 4 on T-Mobile.com or through 1-877-387-4324, you may qualify for a $300 instant discount and a $50 mail-in rebate card. Also: > Supercharge your Nexus 4 by adding unlimited data on a nationwide 4G network, only from T-Mobile So does that mean LTE was officially activated or is that another marketing ploy? In the meantime, it's bee…

TMobile has been calling their HSDPA+ network 4G for a while now. LTE on bands supported in the USA is not possible on the device.

Re: Nexus 4 available on T-Mobile

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post #5

> Suggested retail $549.99 What does that even mean? Google doesn't sell the Nexus 4 for $550 or anything close to that.

Shady: > $199.99 After Discounts > For a limited time, when you purchase a Google Nexus 4 on T-Mobile.com or through 1-877-387-4324, you may qualify for a $300 instant discount and a $50 mail-in rebate card. Also: > Supercharge your Nexus 4 by adding unlimited data on a nationwide 4G network, only from T-Mobile So does that mean LTE was officially activated or is that another marketing ploy? In the meantime, it's bee…

T-Mobile is not particularly shady in my experience, just a bit disorganized about Nexus pricing.

T-Mobile is moving toward clearer pricing plans that are more like the rest of the world and much more straightfoward:

http://gigaom.com/2012/12/06/t-mobile-ceo-confirms-the-iphon...

For the lowest cost and most freedom, you can buy the Nexus 4 directly from Google or on Craigslist, eBay, etc.

(I'm not affiliated with T-Mobile in any way; I'm just a customer who buys a lot of Nexus phones)

Re: Nexus 4 available on T-Mobile

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post #7

So, unlocked from Google is $300 or $350 but locked from t-mobile with contract is $200 https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb T-mobile is going to have to go to free-after-rebate to get customers.

Well going by the retail price of most of the phones that they give away, they should be paying people $300 to get one on-contract.

Re: Nexus 4 available on T-Mobile

#10

> Suggested retail $549.99 What does that even mean? Google doesn't sell the Nexus 4 for $550 or anything close to that.

If you buy the same phone from Amazon, without monthly payment plan, it's about right. In most of Europe, where Google doesn't sell it, the price for this phone was about $800 on launch. Google is heavily subsidizing it and the $299 price is just incredibly cheap.
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