Deals on the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment ($80!)
| by Raji Aboulhosn on November 18th, 2009 |
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Are you a Sprint customer looking to make the switch to an Android device? Well Best Buy and Amazon have some deals for you. Currently Best Buy has both the Samsung Moment and HTC Hero available for $100 with a two-year deal. If you’re trying to save an extra $20 and dig a physical keyboard and a sweet AMOLED screen, Amazon has the Samsung Moment for $80 with a two-year deal. And if you buy the latter before Nov. 23rd then Sprint will waive the $36 activation fee for the new 2-year contract!
Either way you can’t lose, you’re getting an Android device.
1. soydeedo wrote on November 19, 2009
“Are you a Sprint customer looking to make the switch to an Android device?”
This is for new activations as far as I can tell, not current Sprint customers. Are you sure about this?
2. Matt_H wrote on November 19, 2009
Yeah – pretty sure this is for a newly activated line. If you are already a loyal Sprint customer (one of the few left), you get screwed. Instead of $80, you get $179, and that’s after waiting up to 12 weeks for the $100 mail-in rebate. Pretty sure you’ll still have to pay the activation fee as well. Thanks Sprint – pretty sure I’ll be jumping to T-Mobile or Verizon pretty soon.
3. mpc wrote on November 19, 2009
Unless something changed in the last 2 days, you cannot (or at least, aren’t supposed to) get the BestBuy deal as an existing Sprint customer upgrading. I am out of contract and eligible for an upgrade, but at my local BestBuy it was $179 for the Hero for me. Don’t know about the Moment at either place.
4. Dave wrote on November 19, 2009
I got the upgrade price at Best Buy, then saw it for $99 a few days later; went to customer service and asked for a price match. They gave me $86 bucks back!! Worth a try for anyone else.
5. Dave wrote on November 19, 2009
^^^ BTW, I than promptly left the store as quickly as possible!! :)
6. Hussman wrote on November 19, 2009
Well. I know where I’ll be going this weekend to see if I can get a fix.
7. Taylor wrote on November 19, 2009
I love this site!!. Without it I probably would have never found out about this price change. I purchased my Samsung Moment from BestBuy because of the $179 upfront price (instead of fooling with the $100 mail in rebate from Sprint) and boy am I glad I did. After reading this news, I went into BestBuy with my receipt and no questions asked, I was handed $85.40!! Couple this with the fact I got $25 for mentioning a friend referred me to Sprint, and the final price of my new Samsung Moment = $75.00!!
Now for anyone considering the Samsung Moment, it is an awesome phone. I spent hours and hours researching the two (Samsung Moment vs HTC Hero). I made 3 trips to the Sprint store within the 3 days of research to hold the phones in hand and test issues I had read about. Final decision was the Moment! The main reasons: Slide out keyboard, a flash on the camera, and the speedy 800mHz processor.
My concerns for the Hero were this: 1) The Sense UI, although nice, had problems running some basic apps that I downloaded from the Android Market. Some would not run at all and others had problems and would force close. These same apps had no problems on the Samsung Moment.
2) The slower 528mHz processor works well now, but when it comes time for full OS updates, will the phone still run smoothly? The 800mhZ on the Moment eases my mind on this.
8. Angel wrote on November 19, 2009
I went today as a Sprint customer looking for an upgrade, and can confirm this price is for new customers only. Ridiculous.
Should also mention Amazon has been out of stock for some time.
9. Irwin wrote on November 20, 2009
I went to Best Buy today and prominently displayed is the pricing for the Hero and Moment: $100 with a new activation and $180 if you are upgrading. Loyalty to Sprint has no reward.
10. Bob wrote on November 20, 2009
The thing I’ve learned about Sprint (been with them for about 9 years now) is that if you can get the right person on the customer service line, then you can usually get exceptions to these types of rules. Remember the secret word for getting to the right department: Customer Retention ;)
11. Mary wrote on November 20, 2009
FYI, the extra money off is coming out of BestBuy’s pocket, not Sprint. BestBuy is using it as a Loss Leader to get you in the store. .
12. Mary wrote on November 20, 2009
Anyone know of a good site for ringers for an android? I just bought my Moment yesterday. Need some ringers!
13. Brian wrote on November 21, 2009
As Mary wrote in post #11, I can confirm that this deal is not Sprint’s doing – it’s Amazon and Best Buy trying to get you in the door. Just like Wal-Mart offering the new Palm Pixi for $30. These three retailers are taking a big loss on the phone to make money off your new plan.
14. keith wrote on November 22, 2009
Dame. I went into sprint store the other day after reading this site. 1st ? was did they fix the the problem with the battery? The rep replied, there is nothin wrong with the battery, The people just dont know how to use the phone. ok
I called sprint and asked why do new costumers get the same deal that I get? and I have been with sprint for 12yrs. She went on telling me it get a other things for being there so long. Yeah right i said. after I continue to renew my contract every two yrs but I now can get a new phone every year instead of waiting 22months. but i have to keep renewing my contract. duh and the phones are stuck on stupid. but I cant wait until the other carriers get wind of this and make sprint tap out…
15. Belinda wrote on November 22, 2009
As Taylor #7 post, i ABSOLUTELY love my Moment!! I also did research on Hero and Moment and by far…Moment is better. The cons of Moment…its a bit bulkier than the Hero, but the processor is faster and it doesn’t FC apps as with the Hero.
I previously had the Palm Treo and loved it! I tried out the Palm Pre for about two weeks and it totally sucks. I went back to my Treo. But now that i purchased the Moment….i wouldn’t change it for anything! It’s simply the best!
16. Mitch wrote on November 22, 2009
I had the HTC Hero for about 21/2 wks. I was running into problems with the phone. Went back to the Sprint store and got the Moment. Great phone. Though I do miss not having the microphone google search. I do wish the Moment had it on it.
17. Hussman wrote on November 23, 2009
I went in this past weekend, asked the Best Buy mobile person about 30 day price protection and BAM! got the difference back. Worked great for me
18. Guest1 wrote on November 23, 2009
someone at slickdeals.net said that wirelfy has the moment for $99.99 for upgrades phones. In someone else’s comment, they said that they got best buy to price match it for an upgrade.
Didn’t have a chance to check this out yet.
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1684365
19. cheeto wrote on November 24, 2009
I just got the moment last week at Best Buy and dont know why a lot of reviews on this phone are bad. I ve done a ton of research on the moment and the hero. Hero is a good phone but I think the moment is better. Got the phone for 99.99 but had to pay about 50 dollars in tax, they said that they have to charge the tax for the full price of the phone(bout $650.00).. dont know if thats just a law in Cali.. Anybody know of this?
20. the hero wrote on November 29, 2009
“I just got the moment last week at Best Buy and dont know why a lot of reviews on this phone are bad. I ve done a ton of research on the moment and the hero. Hero is a good phone but I think the moment is better. Got the phone for 99.99 but had to pay about 50 dollars in tax, they said that they have to charge the tax for the full price of the phone(bout $650.00).. dont know if thats just a law in Cali.. Anybody know of this?”
Cheeto this is indeed a law in Cali because just yesterday me and my family switched from tmobile to sprint and charged us 220 dollars in tax for 1 hero, 2 bb tours, and 2 bb pearls put together. When we asked them about this they too said that California charges tax based on the full price of the phone
21. Marr wrote on December 10, 2009
I got my hero at BestBuy online the Monday after Thanksgiving for $69.00 as an upgrade due to my plan expiring. I got it online and did not have to California tax and shipping was free.
22. Byron wrote on December 26, 2009
My mom ordered me the samsung moment from sprint for $179.99 and I was happy because I thought the price was good for this amazing fone but now after reading this and going on amazon.com to check for myself, I plan on having her cancel the order and ordering it from amazon.com itself! Haha.
23. kathy root wrote on January 31, 2010
Yea, went into Sprint store to check out getting either the Hero or Moment and was told it would cost $279, with a $100 rebate. Sprint just keeps on screwing loyal customers….i may not renew with them!
24. D. Rice wrote on February 22, 2010
Well if you go to Best Buy to upgrade, the Hero is 99 bucks…I upgraded my phone last Wednesday…So it’s at Best Buy only, not Sprint, Radio Shack or any other third party spot…
25. J Fontanez wrote on March 2, 2010
As of the week of Feb 28th through March 6th Best Buy has the hero for new / upgrading plans for 79 dollars.