[jjones]

I am seeing all these posts for people paying 200-225. My guess is most on the board don't wait for 2 yrs to upgrade but like me buy a new one when they come out. My last purchase was my 8800 so I am not eligible. I can get 40% off the "retail" price through my corp discount. When I phone business sales they say retail is 750 or something outrageous and you get more discounts vs the 40pc. They also said their "retail" is higher then in the stores.

How much should I be paying?

[jnelson2000]

449.00

[greggebhardt]

$750 retail!

They can afford to give 40% off of that for sure!

$449 from AT&T over the internet
$499 from your local corp AT&T store.

[jjones]

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So in a store I shouuld pay 450 less the 40pc or 450 is the discounted amount?

[greggebhardt]

Originally Posted by jjones

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So in a store I shouuld pay 450 less the 40pc or 450 is the discounted amount?

In a AT&T Corp store you will have to pay the full $499.

[frankko]

I paid $450 at an AT&T retail store. That was their "full price".

[djeddiebear]

Originally Posted by frankko

I paid $450 at an AT&T retail store. That was their "full price".

Ditto.

[jawhitehurst]

I paid $200 through at&t premier. We get two upgrades/year. It would be $300 through premier without the upgrade discount.

[greggebhardt]

Originally Posted by frankko

I paid $450 at an AT&T retail store. That was their "full price".

I paid $449 at my local store, too. But two other "corp" stores are charging $499! They said they do not have to match the price on the internet.

Search arounf but on Monday. mopst will be lucky to even find one, by next Monday there should be plenty!

[WIKID3]

Corporate stores I have been to are charging $449.

[greggebhardt]

Originally Posted by WIKID3

Corporate stores I have been to are charging $449.

As I said, two in Jacksonville are charging $499 and one is charging $449

[lgreenberg]

Originally Posted by frankko

I paid $450 at an AT&T retail store. That was their "full price".

Same.

But I think I got "lucky." They didn't know what the full retail price was. I told them what it was on the Cingular web site and that's what the manager agreed to charge me.

[iinviktus]

I paid 175 through premier.

[greggebhardt]

Originally Posted by lgreenberg

Same.

But I think I got "lucky." They didn't know what the full retail price was. I told them what it was on the Cingular web site and that's what the manager agreed to charge me.

I know when I picked mine up they were having a horrible time trying to ring it up. They said something like their system was not updated.

I told them I was not leaving with out the 8300. The went on to their AT&T site to check the price ($449), I do not know what they did to get the computer to ring it up but I walked out with the 8300.

[lgreenberg]

Originally Posted by greggebhardt

I know when I picked mine up they were having a horrible time trying to ring it up. They said something like their system was not updated.

I told them I was not leaving with out the 8300. The went on to their AT&T site to check the price ($449), I do not know what they did to get the computer to ring it up but I walked out with the 8300.

Yes, exactly the same.

At first the salesperson told my wife she couldn't sell her the phone at full retail since they didn't know the price.

My wife called me and I told her that was not going to work. She got the manager and we told her what the price was on the AT&T web site. She agreed to let us buy the phone for that price. This was after I had driven down to the store earlier in the day because a sales person told me the phone was there when in fact it wasn't.

There was no way I was going to be made to drive to the store for no phone.

[PETEYWESTRAW]

Greg, where did you go in Jacksonville to but yours, I have been looking around with no luck.

[greggebhardt]

Originally Posted by PETEYWESTRAW

Greg, where did you go in Jacksonville to but yours, I have been looking around with no luck.

Mine was purchased at the Corp store on Phillips Highway store. About a block off Baymeadows

[mas90guru]

Originally Posted by greggebhardt

As I said, two in Jacksonville are charging $499 and one is charging $449

When I bought my 8800, it was from a corporate store and while others were reporting a price of $ 549, the store I went to had a display sign showing the non-contract price of $ 599 which is what I paid.

I have no idea whether that sign was used only for the first few weeks (which makes sense for the store) or whether different stores are allowed to establish different pricing.

FYI

[ezrunner]

Officially ATT corporate Suggested retail is 469.00 of course this could vary by market! COR store managers have the ability to adjust pricing at their discretion

[jawhitehurst]

Originally Posted by jawhitehurst

I paid $200 through at&t premier. We get two upgrades/year. It would be $300 through premier without the upgrade discount.

Oops! I take that back. I had ordered on Friday evening for $200. I just looked at our Premiere site now and it is free. So I call AT&T and got my refund applied to bill. SWEEEEEEEEEET! Free curve and it arrives today!