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skyrocket now in stores for $149

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realized

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as you guys may or may not know, AT&T never sold the SGS2 in stores...

today skyrocket was released and ATT Corp stores have it, for $149, picking mine up now.. just reserved it.. see ya in a few hr =)


they said the "sale" was for only a few select areas.... im in southern california (OC)

but im sure all att stores from LA to SD will have it for $149
 
I had to get mine from a local store because I had to get it on exchange and they charged the full price of $249.99 :\ lucky
 
Crispy1805 said:
Where is the article listing?
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dont know where the article is but if i can get to a scanner today (or tomorrow) i'll scan my receipt (minus private stuff) and you can try to print it out for a pricematch..

it was almost $200 out the door after tax (tax on full price), but the phone itself was $149
 
realized said:
dont know where the article is but if i can get to a scanner today (or tomorrow) i'll scan my receipt (minus private stuff) and you can try to print it out for a pricematch..

it was almost $200 out the door after tax (tax on full price), but the phone itself was $149
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Thanks Realized. If I can get someone to price match this at $150 that would be awesome. I went to Best Buy today and they didn't have it. I know the corporate store will have it, but I will wait until I can get it for $150 or $200.
 
Crispy1805 said:
Thanks Realized. If I can get someone to price match this at $150 that would be awesome. I went to Best Buy today and they didn't have it. I know the corporate store will have it, but I will wait until I can get it for $150 or $200.
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Move to New Jersey .... it's $149 in all the ATT stores as well as online from ATT. :D At least it was today, never know what tomorrow will bring.
 
I see a bunch of websites talking about it being $149, and I see their screen grabs...but it must be very location dependent...not coming up at that price where I am (or another Zip code I tried either).
 
I can't use that link. I am trying to upgrade a line and it knows where my primary account is located :-\

My only hope I guess is to get an advertised price or full screen shot to take into Best Buy and hope they buy it.
 
The Skyrocket and Vivid have a discount in the following markets:

LA Market (Except San Diego)
North California
South Texas
Oklahoma and Arkansas
New York City

(That's official from AT&T)
 
Got mine for $150, South of Houston. Returned the GS2 for it. So far it seems a little more refined than S2, but not by much. We will see how it goes today. I got my S2 at Radio Shack and they tried to talk me out of returning it, told me the Skyrocket was a lot slower and processor was terrible. I just smiled and went to my corporate AT&T store and got the Skyrocket.

Wade
 
I tried a Zip south of Houston,since thats where ^^ was, and that worked (first time I got it to pull up the $149). Anyone been able to get BB to price match these few scattered areas elsewhere? Technically its supposed to be within 25 miles...but I wonder if you got a slow BB employee, maybe it'd work?
 
Jellz said:
The Skyrocket and Vivid have a discount in the following markets:

LA Market (Except San Diego)
North California
South Texas
Oklahoma and Arkansas
New York City

(That's official from AT&T)
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Those are markets not necessarily geo areas, so for example NYC also includes Long Island and North Jersey...
 
In my area (DFW) it's $249.99, I called AT&T to complain about the fact that for the same product they have different prices depending where you buy it. After 45 min on the phone and asking to talk to a manager, I got my Skyrocket for $149.99. Just be nice and patient.
 
floppy said:
In my area (DFW) it's $249.99, I called AT&T to complain about the fact that for the same product they have different prices depending where you buy it. After 45 min on the phone and asking to talk to a manager, I got my Skyrocket for $149.99. Just be nice and patient.
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What did you say to convince them? I think its kinda crappy that they have it for $100 off in random spots (I could deal with ~$25 off, but $100??).

Any tips would be appreciated, because I'd love to buy it direct instead of having to deal with Best Buy or such....
 
I went to AT&T corporate store tonight and the manager just flat out refused to give me the price although I found out one of the store employees got it for that price.

WTF gives there. So now gotta figure out what to do next. Do I take a screen shot of AT&T website and take into Best Buy?

Any ideas would be helpful.
 
After being denied by the AT&T store manager, I took a different route. I emailed customer support expressing my desire to get the Skyrocket for the $149.99.

I received an email back after 24hrs saying they didn't know of any deal or special blah blah blah for the $149.99 price point.

I replied back and told them one of the zip codes they could find it at that price. I also said I was not very happy and was looking to remove this number from our family plan.

I received an email back from another lady telling me she just put a credit on our account of $120.00 to cover the difference so I could buy the Skyrocket for $249.99 but having the $120.00 credit would essentially mean I am paying $129.99.

So I jumped for joy and headed to best buy. Upon arriving I remembered Walmart selling it for $199.99 so I asked the Best Buy Mobile manager if they will price match and of course they did.

So I got my Skyrocket for 199.99 minus the $120.00 credit so I ended up paying $79.99 for the phone. I think it is well worth it.

I have the phone in my hands and love it. Also got the $30.00 buy back program with some of the money I saved.

It took 2 emails to customer support and some quick thinking on my part for BB to price match Wal-mart to get this phone for an outstanding price.
 
Is the discount on the Skyrocket (for example, I live in Dallas where it lists at $249, but it lists for $149 in San Antonio and Austin, both of which locations I will be in within the next couple of weeks) based on where you buy it or where your bill is set up?

In other words, if I wait until I go to Austin around Christmas could I get it for $149 (provided it still lists for that at that time) even though my account is registered in Dallas?
 
Stupid Rogers store employees!!!..

They have no IDEA what they are selling. They have never even heard of the skyrocket. All they know is that it is a Galaxy SII. I say 'guys its a skyrocket and has a different screen size and processor'. And they say 'really, I dont know about that, but its for sure a Galaxy SII' .


haha.. tools.
 
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