I'd go to the store, with that text in hand, and complain. On Fri, 18 Jan 2013, Mike Miller wrote: > That price seems to be for anyone who goes to that web page. I am a new > customer, switching from Sprint to T-Mobile, and I am signing a 2-year > contract. I can cancel within 14 days, so I will do that if they don't give > me my $300. Then I'll wait, and wait, and someday I'll get something, > probably. I'd rather live without a cell phone than be treated like that. > > Mike > > > On Fri, 18 Jan 2013, Yaron wrote: > >> A lot of times those discounts are for new customers only, or people who >> qualify, or something like that. >> >> "Suggested Retail" is marketing speak for "We made it up." >> >> On Thu, 17 Jan 2013, Mike Miller wrote: >> >>> I was just looking at their web site. Check this out: >>> >>> http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=Nexus-4 >>> >>> Suggested retail: $549.99 >>> Instant discount: -$300.00 >>> Mail-in rebate card: -$50.00 >>> Free Shipping $0.00 >>> $199.99 >>> >>> They did give me the $50 rebate card. But it's hard to understand how >>> Google is promising to sell it unlocked for $350, but T-Mobile has a >>> "suggested retail" price of $550. >>> >>> Harder still to understand is how they would charge me the $300 instead of >>> giving me the instant discount. Is it just incompetence? >>> >>> I called T-Mobile and talked to a rep -- just got off the phone. They say >>> that the price I was charged is correct. I told them I would return the >>> phone. They said OK. The problem is incompetent and poorly-trained >>> staff, I believe, and probably a really crazy and foolish team planning >>> their discount schemes. Just weird. >>> >>> They might feel like they have me because I transferred my old Sprint >>> number, killed my Sprint account and now I'll have no cell phone. But I >>> have no real need for a cell phone. I mostly use Google Voice numbers >>> that will ring in my home or office, so I get calls, and if I miss them, >>> Google Voice will show me the message on my computer, or tablet, or >>> whatever, so I'll get it. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013, Yaron wrote: >>> >>>> I would definitely go over to t-mobile and give them some crap for that >>>> because, yeah, that makes ZERO sense. >>>> >>>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013, Mike Miller wrote: >>>> >>>>> I ended up buying the Nexus 4 today, but it looks like T-Mobile charged >>>>> me $500 for it even though I was signing a 2-year contract. I probably >>>>> should have said "no" to that "deal," which in retrospect makes no >>>>> sense. If Google sells an unlocked Nexus 4 with 16GB memory for $350, >>>>> how can I be paying $500 *and* signing a 2-year contract? Isn't the >>>>> contract supposed to bring the price down? I might just return it, on >>>>> principal, pay their $50 restocking fee, and live without a phone for >>>>> awhile to see if I really need one. >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > --