This Saturday, November 19, T-Mobile will celebrate its “Magenta Saturday” sale. The sale is geared for those who don't like paying for the phone upfront and pay over time. The calculations seem very inviting.
However we warn you to read the fine print. The news release states "consumers will have the opportunity to purchase any smartphone or select mobile broadband device, including two featured tablets the Dell Streak 7 or T-Mobile G-Slate for a net down payment of $49.99 (U.S.) or less after a mail-in rebate card."
When we looked at the in-store deal versus the web-only deals online at T-Mobile. It looks like the web-only deals such as the new myTouch Q for 79.99, HTC Sensation 4G for $199, HTC Amaze for $259.99, LG DoublePlay for $99.99, Samsung Galaxy S II for $229.99 free myTouch 4G are better if you have the money to buy the phone upfront.
The following is a sample list of some of the premium devices available through the promotion at participating retail locations nationwide, including the new HTC Radar 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Amaze 4G and T-Mobile G-Slate:
Twenty monthly payments are required and range from $10-$20.
| Device | Net Down | Mail-In | Monthly | |||||||||
| Payment (after | Rebate Card | Payment & payment total | ||||||||||
| rebate card) | ||||||||||||
| HTC Amaze™ 4G | $49.99 | $150.00 | $20.00 total $400.00 | |||||||||
| Samsung Galaxy S II™ | $49.99 | $150.00 | $20.00 total $400.00 | |||||||||
| HTC Radar™ 4G | $49.99 | $50.00 | $15.00 total $300.00 | |||||||||
| T-Mobile myTouch® Q | $0.00 | $50.00 | $10.00 total $200.00 | |||||||||
| BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 | $49.99 | $150.00 | $20.00 total $400.00 | |||||||||
| Samsung Exhibit II™ | $0.00 | $50.00 | $15.00 total $300.00 | |||||||||
| T-Mobile G-Slate | $49.99 | $250.00 | $10.00 total $200.00 | |||||||||
| Dell Streak 7 | $0.00 | $100.00 | $10.00 total $200.00 | |||||||||
New customers will be eligible for this deal when they sign up for a qualifying two-year agreement on any of the company’s Unlimited Value™plans with 2GB or higher of full-speed data.
“T-Mobile wants to take the hassle out of Black Friday shopping with ‘Magenta Saturday’ by providing consumers with great deals a week early ? and without having to wait in line early in the morning,” said John Clelland, senior vice president of marketing, T-Mobile USA. “T-Mobile continues to make it easier for consumers to upgrade to 4G data and join the smartphone revolution by making our best devices more affordable and pairing them with some of the best value plans in the industry.”
In July, T-Mobile launched its featured Value plan on America’s Largest 4G Network, with unlimited talk, unlimited text and unlimited data ? with 2GB of high-speed data for $49.99 per line for two lines with a two-year contract agreement.
Device Pricing: Down payment and 20 monthly payments required; 0% APR and O.A.C.
- Samsung Galaxy S II: $199.99 down & $20/mo., total: $599.99; $150 mail-in rebate card (“MIR”) avail.
- HTC Amaze 4G: $199.99 down & $20/mo., total: $599.99; $150 MIR avail.
- HTC Radar 4G: $99.99 down & $15/mo., total: $399.99; $50 MIR avail.
- BlackBerryBold 9900 4G: $199.99 down & $20/mo., total: $599.99; $150 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile G-Slate with Google: $299.99 down & $10/mo., total: $499.99; $250 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile myTouch Q: $49.99 down & $10/mo., total: $249.99; $50 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile myTouch: $49.99 down & $10/mo., total: $249.99; $50 MIR avail.
- HTC HD7: $49.99 down & $10/mo., total: $249.99; $50 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile Sidekick 4G: $79.99 down & $15/mo., total: $379.99; $50 MIR avail.
- Samsung Exhibit II 4G: $49.99 down & $15/mo., total: $349.99; $50 MIR avail.
- LG DoublePlayII: $99.99 down & $15/mo., total: $399.99; $50 MIR avail.
- HTC Sensation 4G: $149.99 down & $20/mo., total: $549.99; $100 MIR avail.
- BlackBerry Torch 9810: $149.99 down & $20/mo., total: $549.99; $100 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile G2x with Google: $99.99 down & $15/mo., total: $399.99; $50 MIR avail.
- LG Optimus T $49.99 down & $10/mo., total: $249.99; $50 MIR avail.
- Dell Streak 7: $99.99 down & $10/mo., total: $299.99; $100 MIR avail.
- HTC Wildfire S: $49.99 down & $10/mo., total: $249.99; $50 MIR avail.
- Samsung Gravity Smart: $49.99 down & $10/mo., total: $249.99; $50 MIR avail.
- BlackBerry Curve 9360: $49.99 down & $15/mo., total: $349.99; $50 MIR avail.
- Samsung Galaxy S 4G: $99.99 down & $15/mo., total: $399.99; $50 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile myTouch™ 4G Slide: $149.99 down & $15/mo., total: $449.99; $100 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile Jet™ 2.0 Laptop Stick: $24.99 down & $5/mo., total: $124.99; $25 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile Rocket™ 3.0 4G Laptop Stick: $24.99 down & $5/mo. total: $124.99; $25 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile 4G Mobile HotSpot: $24.99 down & $5/mo., total: $124.99; $25 MIR avail.
- T-Mobile Sonic 4G Mobile HotSpot: $24.99 down & $5/mo., total: $124.99; $25 MIR avail.