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Re: Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ launch at T-Mobile on April 21, pre-orders begin tonight

arak — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:59:26 -0000

AT&T offering the best deal on S8 including BOGO. TMO will have to match up sooner or later. Wonder why only $750 on the BOGO even when buying S8+?

http://about.att.com/story/...

Re: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge official, T-Mobile pre-orders begin 2/23 and include Gear VR and Netflix subscription

arak — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:07:07 -0000

After chasing this down with billing, the official line is it is a new EIP (JOD is an EIP according to TMO), therefore you don't continue with the promo pricing when you turn in the S6 for an S7 as you start a new JOD contract where there is no promo pricing.

Re: Grab a Samsung Galaxy S6 for $0 down and $0 per month with trade-in this weekend

arak — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:48:58 -0000

The end of lease buyout is $164.99 plus sales taxes for the 128GB version according to the lease document

Re: Grab a Samsung Galaxy S6 for $0 down and $0 per month with trade-in this weekend

arak — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 02:09:44 -0000

Here is what I found after contacting Steven at the telephone customer center and asking a pointed question about the applicability of the statement credit towards lease buy out. What he pointed out to me was that the store sales folks were wrong, and that the statement credit is valid for 18 months, even if you upgrade to another phone. Say you wanted a Note 5, you get the S6 now and you upgrade to the Note 5 later, the statement credit holds for the 18 months from the start of the S6 contract. You end up paying the retail price of the phone (at the time you bought the phone) minus the statement credit plus the overage any you paid over the statement credit.

With this it made sense for me to move from the S5 to S6 given that Lollipop has made life miserable with awful battery life and freezes. I hope that the S6 with the move to Marshmallow will solve the mobile radio on battery drain bug and freezes/stuttering experienced on the S5, along with band 12 support. Went ahead and ordered the white 128GB S6. The lease buyout is $164.99 and is noted as such on the lease agreement. The tax comes to $40.84 (@8.25% TX sales tax) and that is something to be paid during the 18 months of lease on pro rate monthly basis.

On the whole, the upgrade from 16GB S5 to 128GB S6 costs $282.45 with taxes. Could I have pulled a marginally better deal selling the S5 myself, yes. But with the option to upgrade to the Note 5 or S7 later while retaining the $24 credit, I think this was a good deal.

Re: Grab a Samsung Galaxy S6 for $0 down and $0 per month with trade-in this weekend

arak — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 19:10:54 -0000

Is this $185 lease buyout price shown in the JOD lease contract? I would like to know as i got a different reply from a TMO store rep which made be walk away from the deal. Also, did you do a store buy for the 128Gb or tele sales department? Thanks.

I talked to a TMo store rep and his reply was that the $24 x 18 statement credit won't count towards the lease buyout, so you will end up paying retail price of $660 - ($3.5 x 18 months) = $597 as the end of lease buyout option

Re: UI Dezine Diary

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:40:05 -0000

Looks like VVST is over?

Re: UI Dezine Diary

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:05:00 -0000

Is the ST from 2100.5 gone?

Re: UI Dezine Diary

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:03:35 -0000

How much are you left with now? 25%

Re: UI Dezine Diary

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:57:08 -0000

Where is the destination of this bus ?

Re: UI Dezine Diary

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:54:58 -0000

Thanks for your previous cover at 37.5, I had a cover at 38 that got filled

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:39:57 -0000

The weirdest ISEE index today. Equities under 100 while index above 100. I don't ever recall seeing something like that ever

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:24:29 -0000

To short higher

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 16:26:33 -0000

What makes you say that. We could have a gap under and bottom tomorrow

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:37:51 -0000

20 points risk for 40 points gain?

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:49:07 -0000

This could be trend day anovel 80

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:47:55 -0000

Pata, couldn't you wait till I landed and got a connection? You must be a wholesale blue barrel salesman

BTW, what is MS? Moon shot?

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:43:07 -0000

When the top comes I hope you hammer it down with 20,000 contracts at market

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:40:03 -0000

Uh oh .I'm traveling to Jordan with no connection until market has been open for a few hours. Looks like Pata gets his revenge. I'll start praying now

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:25:05 -0000

http://www.federalreserve.g...

Same what he said to CNBC Lies-man on Fri. Read the last three paras, rate path more important than first rate hike. Sep FOMC may signal rate hike officially, and hike comes in Oct

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 04:53:09 -0000

atilla blog refugee

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:04:28 -0000

Hehe, black badge honor :-) Join the crew

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:27:32 -0000

He said you will get, not that he will get. Since he doesn't know your position size, if he assumes that you minimally have 1 contract, then $30,000 is 600 points. Assuming 4 contracts to do PM, that's 150 points if you hold it till the end. With those odds, I assume that he is looking for a trip back down to the lows or break the previous lows. Since he called LT, the only way LT becomes possible is at least an intraday break of DOW 15340.69. Whether it happens by Tue/Wed, I have no clue. 1990 to 1374 is worth 600+ points :-)

The other choice is a ride to say 1865 and a reversal to 2040, giving you 300 points on 2 contracts for 30K,

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:23:22 -0000

@uidezine He's an xMaster refugee :)

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:35:42 -0000

Looking for a 600 points drop? LOL

Re: UI Dezine Diary: Secret Revealed

arak — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:29:11 -0000

Where is this? Broke Chicago or broke CA?