If you don't do much voice T-Mobile can do even better than that. 100 min/month voice, unlimited messages and data (5GB LTE cap) is $30/month. Even with no discount for additional lines it's still a great deal at two lines, and possibly even at 3.
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If you don't do much voice T-Mobile can do even better than that. 100 min/month voice, unlimited messages and data (5GB LTE cap) is $30/month. Even with no discount for additional lines it's still a great deal at two lines, and possibly even at 3.
I want to know. If the iPad air 16gb Cellular Version will also be on sale at target and whats the deal on it? Can i get the sale online?
It's not accurate, but it is still a good sea. It is $20 lower than list price, and if you still have shopping to do, you can use that gift card on the next transaction. Add to that a 20% off shopping pass they are giving out with purchases of $75 and you stand to stretch that $100 gift card even more. Maybe getting a new case or bluetooth keyboard for the iPad.
Personally, I'm using my $200 from the iPad 1st gen that I got cheap over the summer, then sold to Target for a profit. Happy belated birthday to me!
Anyone know if Best Buy will be selling 32Gb iPad Airs? The ad makes it seem like the discount would apply to them, but it's not clear if they'll have them.
I have a question:
Target is offering 20% coupon for December 1-7 for your next purchase if you spend over $75 on Black Friday. Would we be able to then use that 20% off on an iPad? This would make an iPad Air $383 (479 x (1-.20).
I remember I used a 10% off coupon when I bought an iPad 2 back in the day, but I know there might be some limitations on it now. Thanks.
Target is offering 20% coupon for December 1-7 for your next purchase if you spend over $75 on Black Friday. Would we be able to then use that 20% off on an iPad? This would make an iPad Air $383 (479 x (1-.20).
I remember I used a 10% off coupon when I bought an iPad 2 back in the day, but I know there might be some limitations on it now. Thanks.
So I'm actually looking to get a couple iPhones on Black Friday, however I have no interest in the 16GB versions and yet the ONLY ads I see are for the 16GB ones. What do the stores do if you want the more expensive versions - will they let you just pay the extra $100 for the 32GB version or the extra $200 for the 64GB version?
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I have exactly the same question - I looked carefully at the ad and it didn't list any restrictions at all on the spending of the 20% coupon. I'd be interested in getting 20% off the subsidized price of an iPhone 5s.
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I have exactly the same question - I looked carefully at the ad and it didn't list any restrictions at all on the spending of the 20% coupon. I'd be interested in getting 20% off the subsidized price of an iPhone 5s.
Answering my own question here. I just called BestBuy and they said in previous years they did not discount the 32GB or 64GB versions at all - they stayed at full list price :-(. If anybody else knows other places where the higher capacity versions are discounted then please speak up!
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I'm full of questions today
. Two of my family members don't have smart phones and I'd like to get them an iPhone 5c for Christmas. Can I buy them on BF and not activate them at that time (including not having to start paying for the mandatory data plan), but rather wait until Christmas so it'll be a surprise. Otherwise I'm forced into handing out the Christmas presents early and that's just no good...Fair enough, unfortunately (I guess) for me, the T-mobile LTE coverage is non-existent in my area. I had it years ago before switching to AT&T to go iPhone and I could barely get any signal in my office. I'm sure it's improved since then, but 4G/LTE is not happening anytime soon around here, plus they have 0 coverage in the area where we have a cottage, so that absolutely wouldn't work.
Responding to my own question ...
I stopped by both a Best Buy and Target today, in Los Angeles. Both were a hot mess. It was pretty busy in both stores and neither seemed to have any control over their inventory, and all the employees were running around seemingly trying to both handle current customers and prepare for BF (tons of stacks of boxes of tvs, etc., all obviously for BF) and barely had any idea what was going on. Neither had 32Gb or higher iPad Airs in stock right now (but plenty of 16's), and neither knew if they would have them on BF, although both thought that they "might". Given what I witnessed, I suspect that the box stores are targeting consumers who want the lowest price, period, and don't care about storage.
Pure speculation: I bet that there will be limited (or no) stock of higher storage and cellular iPad Airs and iPad Mini Retinas, and whatever stock there is will be sold fast. I could be wrong, but I certainly wouldn't bet the bank on scoring one at a box store.
If you're needing to ask the question about the other half of the sale, when you have the words "2-year contract" staring you in the face, you really have to ask the question of if you've done the research into the provider's terms of service. It even states on the ad itself who the providers are that you can choose from. In this case, it was Sprint, VZW, or ATT. No need to 'explain' anything on that part.
BL.
hmm... $2,000 ? really?
My wife and i have iPhone 5s with two lines with 2GB of data with 500 minutes to share between us for about $100 per month with AT&T. Since all calls between any cell phones are free no matter the carrier, we always have left-over minutes to add to our roll-over minutes.
Sure, this plan is no longer offered, but that's about $600 per year, per person. That's a pretty good price for top-tier smartphone with cellular service, I'd say. It's not sad at all.
How much do people pay for home internet? You don't expect to get the service for free, do you? You pay for what you use and iPhone 5s with more than enough cellular/data service for that price is awesome.
For two years:
$200 (iPhone 5s 16GB) + $1200 (2 years worth of service for one of us)-$200(usual price for which 2 year-old iPhone are sold) = $1200
That's just $600 per year($50/month) for one person with the service, or less than the unlocked price of the iPhone.
Hey guys. I am just about to purchase FCPX and I was wondering if there's going to be any way to benefit from BF deals. The catch is - I am not currently in the US. I guess that leaves me with gift cards - but will any of the discounts be available online?
You said it yourself. You can't purchase a new subsidized phone on a rate plan that is no longer offered. Visiting AT&T.com tells me their iphone plans start at $70 plus tax and are $95 plus tax for a 2GB data plan. No word on tax, but taxes are always steep at legacy carriers--I'm saying $10 minimum conservatively. So we're looking at $80 x 24 = $1,920 for the bare minimum plan which only gives you 300MB of data or $105 x 24 = $2,520 for the plan with a reasonable amount of data. I'd say the original poster's claim of $2,000 was conservative, if anything.
Back to the topic at hand, I wish some macmall deals would leak, as I really don't want to do any brick and mortar shopping but would love to save a few bucks on an ipad air. The forums here show they offered about 5% off last year, which is pretty nice. Crossing fingers!
Hey everyone,
Am I right in the assumption that most of these deal are in-store only? Like the Target deal etc?
thanks,
Lasse
Am I right in the assumption that most of these deal are in-store only? Like the Target deal etc?
thanks,
Lasse