Phones are starting to come out faster than Jordan's

I stopped buying phones through carriers. Bunch of nonsense.

@smartphoneconversations

6 жыл бұрын

facts...

@jbrei713

6 жыл бұрын

Prince Revolver your tight carriers are out to get you

@drpapi89r

6 жыл бұрын

Especially T-Mobile

@mstk8845

6 жыл бұрын

I said I was going to stop but I changed my mind. You could miss out on the HD calls for one. It’s bad if your speaker quality is not good. It can be annoying if you talk on the phone a lot and have to find a decent phone for calls.

@PrinceRevolver

6 жыл бұрын

_iYogurtSlinger_ what you just said makes zero sense.

You are on the money J Wills. That’s why I cancelled my TMobile order and bought my 512gb from Samsung. No down payment and instant credit.

@tipico809

6 жыл бұрын

NII DOODU NUNOO that's what I gonna do

4 years later and this video along with the comments are still helpful lol thanks!

I feel that. It should be 500 up front. Sounds like they tryna ril you into a contract

Exactly J. That's why I ordered mine directly from Samsung.

I've been with T-Mobile for at least 10 yrs now. I do the 55+ plan with my Mom so i'm only paying $30 a month for unlimited everything. I ended up trading in her old Note 5 from Sprint for the $500 credit. Paying 280+ tax upfront sucked BUT the $9 instead of the $30 I was just paying for my S8+ is nice. You can put extra towards just the phone or pay it off early. So still only a $500 phone plus tax if you got the base model like I did. Plus I can still sell my S8+ or keep it if I'd like. 😉

@artdogg50

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah your situation looks pretty unique and pretty good. Does T-Mobile make you buy a phone plan of your aren't already on one? I think their regular unlimited plan is like $70-$75, and that adds up nicely and almost offsets the discount on the phones IMO. Your deal undercuts it though. Also can you pay that off early in like 6 months or 1 year?

@alyssapuryear2006

6 жыл бұрын

You can definitely pay the phone off early and if you do, the remaining credits will just go to your regular bill. They have a few different plans now for military, seniors and regular plan of unlimited not sure of the exact prices right now but you usually get a $10 discount for autopay too.

Wow I actually thought about that being on T-Mobile but that's a deal breaker. Yeah I'm not buying anymore phones from carriers. I rather just save up enough cash to get a phone outright, unlocked and keep my bill low with no financing.

Yep Verizon does the same crap. AND if you want to upgrade earlier, the balance (unseen amount) you need to "payoff" doesnt take into account the trade-in you did. They don't compensate you the difference if you upgrade early.

Well said /good explanation J. Thank you!

do you know if the unlocked version has full support for band 71

They wanted me to pay about $350 or $400 even if I trade them my Note 8.....no thank you

@allahbless2278

6 жыл бұрын

Lol what do you expect,they're not gonna give you a whole new model for free

@supadupa6891

6 жыл бұрын

@@allahbless2278 didn't say I wanted it for free. Go bother someone else

That's the way it goes. The same for me on the Note 8 with Verizon. Total discount spread over 24 months.

solid video J you're right that's a horrible deal wow

That doesn't sound right. Their website says $280 down and $30/month to finance. I figure they give you back $500 in bill credit over 24 months (~$21/mo). So, I would think you pay $280 down, trade-in and pay about $9/mo for 24 months. Either way, I don't like bill credits and having to wait 2 years to get the full savings. That's just crazy.

@smartphoneconversations

6 жыл бұрын

Once you go into your account, and put in your IMEI of your Galaxy device, it will check it. Then it will tell you that you qualify for the $500. It will then, give you a $20 bill credit every month. Trust me, I said the same thing...but then I did it on my account, and YEP. She was right. I put it as the thumbnail, and even a shot in this video so people could see it.

ORDERED MINE IN LILAC, WITH S8+ SAMSUNG PROMO, THRU T-MOBILE, I THINK IT A GOOD DEAL, THE SAMSUNG PROMO WEBSITE HAS ALOT OF CUSTOMERS SAYING AFTER THEY HAVE SENT IN THIER PHONE THE DO NOT GET THE TRADE-IN AMOUNT THEY HAVE BEEN REPORTED, I HAVE READ ALOT OF REVIEWS BEHIND SAMSUNG GETTING PEOPLE, I LOVE T-MOBILE, IM NOT GOING NOWHERE

I'm using my S8+ case on my S9+ I just had to cut a spot out for the S9+ camera

Same here, played with Note 9 in Best buy, & it definetly felt smaller than my Note 8. Weird how that felt.

Right, very similar to Verizon. When I bought my Note 8 at Verizon they gave me $480 credit for the a Samsung S7 Edge and then I owe them for 480. You have to sign up for 2 years so instead of paying $40 a month for the phone for 2 years for $960, you pay the remainder of 480 for 2 years, which is $20 a month. That seems harmless enough but that's how they give you the extra for 80. If you bail out after one year you still owe them $240 of the 480 that would have been paid off in 2 years. So these trade-ins with credits are okay if you stay with them for 2 years. If you don't it's not so hot

It's the new beveled edges that make it feel better in the hand. It's actually slightly bigger in every dimension.

I was told the same thing at my T-MOBILE store. That's a crappy deal by T-MOBILE. So I'll 11month. when the price drops in half. These prices belong crazy.

Thanks for the info. I was thinking there was a scam in there. Crazy that they are still doing it with iPhone 13.

What, and plus you have to buy their phone plans right too? Even if I'm wrong about the phone plans, I can't do that even though I could. 2 years is just too long to be locked into any company, despite the discount. Looks like you're only going to knock 6 months and about $10-$12 off your monthly payment.

Wow, through Verizon they take the $500.00 off as soon as they receive the trade in. We only have to pay the $103.00 in taxes.

@TechLeatherCraft

6 жыл бұрын

Verizon does the same crap. AND if you want to upgrade earlier, the balance (unseen amount) you need to "payoff" doesnt take into account the trade-in you did. They don't compensate you the difference if you upgrade early.

@jbrei713

6 жыл бұрын

TechLeatherCraft your right all bs stay away from all carriers no contracts

@TechLeatherCraft

6 жыл бұрын

@@jbrei713 yep, learned my lesson last time around. No more buying through carriers. The "pay monthly" model only works if you plan to stay with that carrier AND that phone for 2yrs.

@jsutty7530

6 жыл бұрын

Lol nope most of verizons new trade in deals are bill credits and alot of the new deals are only eligible when u add a new line...the fuck are they doing man always trying to squeeze every dime they can

Great info thanks

This was good investigative journalism on your part! It seems all of the major carriers will do anything they can, to keep you in their "corporate shackles" as long as possible. Why is it with all of those buy-one get-one-free deals, you need to be on the most expensive plan to have it apply? I think you made the best choice to buy from Samsung directly. No smoke and mirrors!

That deal they did with the s8 and note 8 was junk too

That's crazy, but that's why i'm keeping my Note8 & i too seen the kid on the block yesterday...pretty nice piece of hardware. They tripping but the Note9 is a Boss Beast

LOL!!! The Look!

This is why i buy all my devices outright, to avoid all this nonsense.

Verizon let me finance the entire amount...wow!!! T-MOBILE is horrible

I had a chance to play around with the Note 9 Lilac version in BestBuy yesterday and I was shocked that the purple S Pen wrote in yellow on the off screen. It was suppose to write in purple. Anyway the Note 9 display looked brighter then the Note 8. I had my Note 8 with me and compared. Both were on max brightness.

is an EXCELLENT deal when u count that u also get $500 off trading in for devices like the note 5 and gs7. if u dont own this phones, buy a use note 5 on craiglist, offerup etc for $100 u have urself a deal

That look. That was classic. Lol. I would not trade my phone in under those terms. It doesn't add up.

Yeah I just paid the taxes upfront and I'm good with Verizon...wow! Glad I'm not with T-Mobile

@tipico809

6 жыл бұрын

Tmobile service doesn't have nothing to do with a bad deal 🤣🤣🤣

Bill credits only make sense if it's a BOGO. I did that on the LG V30 so my son got a V30 for free.

@JohnJohn-nt9mf

4 жыл бұрын

mroliverkc with regards to the bill credits, it will automatically be credited every month?

I have T-Mobile as well and I was wondering if I should get the unlocked or the T-Mobile version from Samsung do I lose anything from getting the unlocked version

The irony tho, I visited a T-Mobile store in my area today also. I went in their to ask a question, had no clue they would have the Note 9 on display, only it was the blue one wit the yellow S-Pen. You're right, everything looks much better in person. I put my Note 8 next to it, the Note 9 is like a mm smaller and wider at the same time. It felt pretty good in the hand but I'm dumb. If it ain't black, I don't want it, I don't care how nice that yellow S-Pen looks. At the same time, if I can get my hands on the black one, I might consider it. Also, yea those bill credit promos aren't that good.

Is a lot of way to do this dont trade ur device just sale it on the side for $550 on Ebay or Amazon or fb market or craigslist or some of friends and don't have to deal with this bs or trade it with Samsung website that's all my concern

I'm stuck between the 6gb or the 8gb of ram , is it really worth the extra money for the 8gb ram model?

The unlocked version is @same price right

Better off buying through Samsung to get the warranty or getting it used on swappa in like 3 months after release

Verizon has been doing this for a while. It’s definitely not good for consumers. Heres’ an example... Verizon offer you a $300 credit when you trade in your current device. They spread the $300 over 24 months. The catch is that if you upgrade your new device to another model the very next year, you will forfeit the remaining credit. So basically, if you want to get the latest and greatest the very next year after 12 months, you basically gave them your older phone for $150. They know that many customers may not want to keep the same phone for 2 years.

In waiting on the cooper color

Glad you put that out there.. it's a horrible deal..

Whats up bro. I played with the Note 9 and ended up buying the Samsung Galaxy S9 today. Lol.

@mstk8845

6 жыл бұрын

I thought about it but I would want that stylus and larger battery.

Yeah I work at T-mobile and can confirm the ship-to promo is not the best.

You're better off selling your phone on Swappa for much more. I've been contract free since 2012 and I would never go back. I understand the perks of having a contract and upgrades, but at the end of the day you're better off purchasing the phone at full cost with your credit card that gives you rewards points than doing trade in and still have bill credits while being locked.

@romiustexis

6 жыл бұрын

JSantana319 Note 8 goes for around 500 on swappa. That's before shipping and swappa cost.

@JSantana319

6 жыл бұрын

romiustexis that's good. Much better than the trade in.

Sprint has the best deal for the note 9 with 50% off and no device trade in; if you're ok with the 128gb model it's not a bad deal. Yes the 50% off is with bill credits but its over 18 months and it requires no trade in.

Lol! That look

I was told the exact thing they told you, but im only paying $19 a month for 24 months. Not bad at all! 128gb 1

then you could leave TMobile. that wouldn't be a good idea for them. people would exploit it as usual. I wouldn't do TMobiles trade in plan but I don't knock them for it.

Can you confirm the case situation again... I been hearing that they moved the buttons up.

@smartphoneconversations

6 жыл бұрын

The volume buttons are a little bit higher up

I would never U won’t lock me a unwanted contract Carriers are doing it wrong, if customers are supposed to be paying the phones off to own them, then; why are we force to 18 or 24 months of payments and can not pay the phone off earlier than that? 🤔 there is no such thing as an uncarrier

@32blackful

6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Ayers this isn’t just towards T-Mobile only its with all of them They have a way to lock u in with them

Good look out J they almost got me I'm about the cancelled that order asap and Samsung here I come

@jbrei713

6 жыл бұрын

Ray Davis better off those carrier deals suck big time samsung deal 400 off your only taved on difference...

The fuck $529 down payment the iPhone X for a 256 GB was like $60 down at Verizon wondering what Verizon down payment will be.

Just like financing a car. They always want you to finance, because most company's are just lenders, the product is just a way of getting you to finance that's how they make the coin.

Should I wait for the v40

I'm happy my Note 5 is worth $150 on EBay, and paid around $411.76 for the Note 9 , I was going to upgrade to the Note 8 for around the same price on EBay used but after the finger scanner issues I just did the deal that came out from Tmobile. We do get the headset offer, which I will sale for extra cash.

What about the deal Samsung is doing? Does that go towards the phone?

So the case on n8 fits note 9?

@bbrandongross

6 жыл бұрын

jessie mcknight yes but the cameras don’t line up

@supadupa6891

6 жыл бұрын

The fingerprint sensor would be covered up and the side buttons wont line up

I bought my Note 9 directly from Samsung. I got a $300 credit for my Galaxy S7 Edge.

I try to stay away from getting Android phones through carriers. Carrier android phones are always late in getting updates and you have to put up with bloatware.

The bill credits foolishness pisses me off

Did you have a case on your note 8? Maybe, that's why it felt smaller.

Or make the move to the note 9

yeah I think there's always some gimmick that they pull all the time they just suck you into believe it's the best deal in the world with the technology that were buying into

@1:58..... EXACTLY!

Just saw this, bought the s21 for 298 by trading in my s10 through Samsung

Whan it coming in metropca

At Verizon I didn't have to pay anything down.

Yea T-Mobile turning into crooks real quick they making the competition look good tmobile stopped taking care of they customers

Jwill your absolutely right they told me the excat same bs..at least Verizon and at&t have a better deal in a BOGO thats wayyy better then a 50% off bill credit crap

It's the Uncarriers way of saying "LolZ u in the TRAP now" and if you cancel service you lose the bill credit, they don't just pay you out.

I was just in t mobile yesterday and found out about the 24 months bill credits. So they are basically locking you in for 24 months. I can see 12 months but 2 years is far too long.

Verizon does the same. They do that to keep you locked in... Because once u try to leave u have to pay the remaining amount from the device.

I bought through Samsung’s US website, with a $400 trade in for my Note 8. I dislike buying through the carrier. The way they laid that out is BS. They have the pockets to apply the credits on the upfront side, the way that Samsung does.

@justinkimble7041

6 жыл бұрын

Jeff J so if i bought a Note 8 with Verizon do i have to finance it? I cant pay cash up-front? Ive always had Metro PCS.

@JeffJacquesmd

6 жыл бұрын

Justin Kimble you bought an 8 or a 9 my friend? I should think you’d be able to pay cash or credit. When I have bought devices directly from the carrier, which I don’t do anymore, I always paid cash

@justinkimble7041

6 жыл бұрын

Jeff J ok 😎

I'm late but I rould like rephrase something. You could of called costomer care and they would have help you get the situation cleared up

That promotional credit is bullshit. I did it like 6 months ago for the s9+, they gave me $360 for the s7 edge that I traded in that was paid off but for over a credit of $15 for 24 months. I was like cool, since the phone was $30/month it dropped to $15/month. So now I'm digging this Note 9 but guess what. I'm locked in to that promotional credit so if I upgrade then the promotion is voided and they keep that s7 egde. In order to get my full $360 I have to keep the s9+ for 2 years. Why they just won't transfer my credits to the new phone man I dont know why. Its bullshit. I probably just cash out for the Note 9 smh

I talked to t mobile a couple months ago and heard the same thing...i politely declined 😬

J.Williams ive always had Metro my question is why do they make you finance the phone being a new customer and not let you pay 💸 Cash up-Front?

@smartphoneconversations

6 жыл бұрын

You can pay full cost

@justinkimble7041

6 жыл бұрын

J. Williams Ok cool preciate you responding.

Yep, buddy! Could've told you that. Someone told me that's when Motorola creeps in and offer their mid-range devices with lower down deposits, lol.

Its shorter

It's true! It happen to me! With the Note 8! Nothing down, can't pay on balance and if you want to pay it off... here comes taxes, etc! Yes, T-Mo! "That tiny fine print!" I will only buy out right! But the phone(s) have to be on a price reduction! But the price keeps get higher to the point I don't want anymore!

Not a good deal at all!!!!!!!!!!!

But it is a good deal. Your only left with $220 to pay over 24 months. That's like getting a $1250 phone for $600 and just pay a tad under $10 bucks a month for 24 months. 😀

The Note 9 looks really nice....but: AT&T wants to upgrade me on Next for less than $20.00. I have a slight issue with the price of the Note 9. The taxes will be over $100 I was forewarned. I got suckered with the S6 Edge Plus over $1000.00 and vowed never again. I love my Note 8 and will keep it. Price isn't justifying means. I will pass.

And you have to realize if you do not keep your phone for 24 months you do not get the full $500 bill credit back to you. So let's say next year a new model comes out and you decide to upgrade you will not receive all that extra credit from you upgrading a year early for not going out the full two years and holding on that phone

Definitely better buying through Samsung. I bought my wife a Note 8 last year and traded in her note 5. They took the $400 off the top, sent the Note 8 and we sent in the Note 5.

I already made the deal:/ I dint even get to pick my akg headphones

I agree CJ I believe that deal is not a good deal I believe that you're just going to get suckered in and paying more on the device and the down payment of that phone that's insane money T-Mobile going to lose a lot on this one I think

So if you do the trade in.. What happen if you upgrade your phone in 12 month? 😁 To note 10..? Will you loose the rest of your credit own to you?. If you desde to pay it off in the 12 month period?

@smartphoneconversations

6 жыл бұрын

If you pay it off early or upgrade, you don't get the credits anymore. Which is why it's a horrible deal. They want you to stay locked in, for that 2 years with them.

That's a bullshit deal... Hell no.

Just wait there going to be deals on the note 9 like last year buy one get another one free with the note 8 as soon as the new iPhones come out samsaug will mark that phone lower I'll just keep my s9+ until then

Well this is what I did.... I buy a galaxy s7 for 200, I preorder and trade in the s7 device for 500 dollars off on 24 bill credit, when I get my note 9 , I only paid a 250 plus tax downpayment, I will only pay 13 dollars for the galaxy note a month, plus I get my AKG headphones........ o btw I sold my note 8 for 600 the same day I get my note 9.... soooooo for me I made a huge deal... 600 from my note 8 , plus 300 saving from the trade in , is 900 ... I will only pay 100 dollars plus tax for the upgrade.... not bad.... lol.

this is probably a dumb question but why is the tax so much $103 for tax is alot

@bigk0101

6 жыл бұрын

Tax is based on the cost of the product. So the more expensive a product is the higher the tax

Lol bro you didny read the discription its says in red small letter 500 off in a spam of 24 months

JWills, which one do you recommend when buying from Samsung? Carrier version or unlocked?

@jbrei713

6 жыл бұрын

NII DOODU NUNOO get the unlocked version

@niidoodu85

6 жыл бұрын

jbrei713 If I get the unlocked version, it means I'll loose my Wifi calling, visual voicemail and Video calling from T-Mobile

@jbrei713

6 жыл бұрын

NII DOODU NUNOO I have note 8 unlocked with tmobile wifi calling works with it

Yeah, T-Mobile’s offerings are terrible for the Note 9. I ended up buying from Samsung directly.

24 months of credit? I'm good luv, enjoy.