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Motions are now $49 after $50 MIR

Gman9831 said:
Online & over the phone is free. $15 @the store
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What $15 are you talking about?

I was already a Metro customer and had to pay the $15 upgrade fee plus the phone, plus taxes.

Are you saying that I could have gotten it without the $15 upgrade fee if I purchased it online directly from MetroPCS?

Please clarify I'm not a "regular" Metro buyer...
 
droidinmiami said:
Are you saying that I could have gotten it without the $15 upgrade fee if I purchased it online directly from MetroPCS?
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Not purchased, activated.

You could have dialed *228 to activate your phone or gone online to activate it and saved $15.....
 
I think what also needs stressing is if you Buy the phone In the Metro store, they do not want to sell it to you without activating it there also.

I've had two separate Corporate stores tell me new account activates are free but they charge to just phones switch over. (The $15 I think.)

Bruce in Ocala, FL
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
I think what also needs stressing is if you Buy the phone In the Metro store, they do not want to sell it to you without activating it there also.

I've had two separate Corporate stores tell me new account activates are free but they charge to just phones switch over. (The $15 I think.)

Bruce in Ocala, FL
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new lines are free. Phone changes are 15$
 
trigger1074 said:
new lines are free. Phone changes are 15$
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I appreciate all your responses but English isn't my native language.

I feel like an idiot. Just to clarify:

I could have purchased just the phone at Brandsmart for $89 and then switched the service from my old MetroPCS phone to my new Motion at home for free either on the phone or online?

Thanks in advance for all your patience!
 
Yes, your understanding is correct.

Keep in mind there are Always things that Can screw up. There was supposedly a mess up where some Motions packaged for Best Buy had Sim #s that didn't match Metro's list. They would not activate those phones. (I know this because I HAD one.) In my case I took the few day old Motion BACK to BB and got another one from a Metro Corporate store.

But yes, IF things work as they are intended to, your understanding is correct.

And your English is just fine for me, probably butt loads better than MY use of whatever Your Primary language is.

Bruce in Ocala, FL
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
Yes, your understanding is correct.

Keep in mind there are Always things that Can screw up. There was supposedly a mess up where some Motions packaged for Best Buy had Sim #s that didn't match Metro's list. They would not activate those phones. (I know this because I HAD one.) In my case I took the few day old Motion BACK to BB and got another one from a Metro Corporate store.

But yes, IF things work as they are intended to, your understanding is correct.

And your English is just fine for me, probably butt loads better than MY use of whatever Your Primary language is.

Bruce in Ocala, FL
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Much appreciated, Bruce!

I'm such a penny-pincher that I feel terrible now, getting "ripped off". I wanted to get the best deal and completely failed :mad:

Well I do enjoy my new phone, that's for sure so it's not as bad :rolleyes:

Thanks for everybody trying to make me understand what's happening with the fees. I think I'm in the picture now.

Probably not a bad idea to pay the $15 in order to get everything sorted out right there in the store instead of getting frustrated at home it's not working...

I also had my contacts transferred from my old flip-phone so I got a little bit my moneys worth I guess. :D

Thanks again!
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
Here is what can happen when you don't get the phone from Metro AND things go Very Bad from there...

http://androidforums.com/metro-pcs/669955-my-activation-fiasco-read-before-you-go-metro.html

Even the ripoff $7 the authorized dealer down the street wanted to charge me for a new activation would have been a BARGAIN compared to what that 1/2 of a Saturday spent TRYING Unsuccessfully to get activated was.

Bruce in Ocala, FL
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Wow, what a disaster. I hope it's all good now.

I understand that MetroPCS simply cannot provide "excellent" customer service at the monthly cost I pay them.

As long as I can take the issue into their store to fix it I'm good and so far I wouldn't wanna touch any other cell phone provider as costs are ridiculous.
 
Gman9831 said:
If it wasn't for the merger I would say it wouldn't be EOL for @least the next 2 years
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Will my motion work post-merger? I tend to hold onto good phones for a long time.

I had my Optimus for 15 months, I'll probably keep this motion for at least that long.
 
MyUsernameRox said:
Will my motion work post-merger? I tend to hold onto good phones for a long time.

I had my Optimus for 15 months, I'll probably keep this motion for at least that long.
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They shut off CDMA in 2015 & you get access to tmobile LTE network after the merger
 
A few more friends have bought the Motion after the price drop. They can't believe the low price for such a great phone.
 
2GigayteSD said:
Not purchased, activated.

You could have dialed *228 to activate your phone or gone online to activate it and saved $15.....
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Oh damnit, I knew I didn't have to pay the $15. Should have bought the phone at a retail store like I did with my previous smartphone so they wouldn't try to activate it.

Oh well.
 
douglasr007 said:
Oh damnit, I knew I didn't have to pay the $15. Should have bought the phone at a retail store like I did with my previous smartphone so they wouldn't try to activate it.

Oh well.
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I tried to buy at a local Brandsmart and they wouldn't sell it without activation. So I ended up buying it at the nearby metro store we bought our phones at initially.
 
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