howzit. some months ago, i posted a question about recommendations for a cell phone cuz my reception with t-mobile sucked big time. i got a lot of good feedback and decided to try cingular. i think it was kimo who suggested the cingular office on kapiolani. now while the folks there were nice enough, guess what? you can make out like a bandit if you check online. i guess i can't expect the guys in the office to say, "dude, why are you buying from us? you can get it for WAY cheaper if you go online!" and that's why i'm posting my two cents here. it might save someone some bucks.
okay, an example. say you walk into the kapiolani office and you wanna buy the motorola razr v3 phone. right now, they've got a "sale" and you pay something like $200 (i think) with a service plan. if you just bought the phone from some place, it'll run around $600 (obviously overpriced). anyway, just go to amazon.com and type in motorola razr and this is what you get:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...eless&n=507846
price after rebates = free! that's a pretty big difference.
in my case, i initially paid about $200 for two motorola v551 phones and a two year service plan. in a week, after checking the web, i could kick myself in the butt. i ended canceling the plan and buying from the web. in my case, i went to www4.letstalk.com (they're partners with nokia), got 2 nokia 6230 phones, a two year contract, and i come out AHEAD by $60! cuz of rebates. the deal that i got ends on the 23rd but you get the idea.
so just a word to the wise. if you wanna find the best deal, i'd suggest checking the web.
ps: thanks to malia and schrivner, etc. for your suggestions. (by the way, the cingular pay as go plan is pretty lame. you have to pay something like a dollar a day whether you use it so that means paying at least $30+ per month anyway. might as well pay a little more and get more.... just my two cents, of course.)
okay, an example. say you walk into the kapiolani office and you wanna buy the motorola razr v3 phone. right now, they've got a "sale" and you pay something like $200 (i think) with a service plan. if you just bought the phone from some place, it'll run around $600 (obviously overpriced). anyway, just go to amazon.com and type in motorola razr and this is what you get:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...eless&n=507846
price after rebates = free! that's a pretty big difference.
in my case, i initially paid about $200 for two motorola v551 phones and a two year service plan. in a week, after checking the web, i could kick myself in the butt. i ended canceling the plan and buying from the web. in my case, i went to www4.letstalk.com (they're partners with nokia), got 2 nokia 6230 phones, a two year contract, and i come out AHEAD by $60! cuz of rebates. the deal that i got ends on the 23rd but you get the idea.
so just a word to the wise. if you wanna find the best deal, i'd suggest checking the web.
ps: thanks to malia and schrivner, etc. for your suggestions. (by the way, the cingular pay as go plan is pretty lame. you have to pay something like a dollar a day whether you use it so that means paying at least $30+ per month anyway. might as well pay a little more and get more.... just my two cents, of course.)
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