Wireless carriers have found themselves in fierce competition to capture their share of the market for the new Galaxy S5 by offering special features and deals on service. Leading the charge is T-Mobile, which announced a killer pre-order deal and continues to entice Galaxy S5 enthusiasts with attractive offers.
How Much Does the Galaxy S5Cost?
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5 customers can put $0 down and pay just $27.50 per month for 24 months (for a total of $660) for their phone, which one media outlet “a completely different Samsung — one that can actually dial down the hype and focus on features you’d actually want.â€
T-Mobile customers can take advantage of zero annual service contract, zero overages, zero hidden device costs and no wait for upgrades — all on America’s fastest nationwide 4G LTE network. Qualified buyers can enjoy a zero percent annual percentage rate (based on a credit check).
If a customer cancels their wireless service, the remaining balance becomes due. New devices require the purchase of a SIM Starter Kit for $10.
Launch Seen as a Success
According to T-Mobile CEO John Legere, his company saw over half a million pre-registrations for the Galaxy S5, no doubt because of the appealing offer. The carrier celebrated the launch by also offering $120 off Samsung’s Galaxy Tab3 with a Mobile Internet plan and 200MB free data for the life of the tablet (that offer expired on March 31).
Three days after the S5’s launch, Mashable reported that Samsung doubled the launch-day numbers of the Galaxy S4, which eventually went on to top 10 million in sales in one month.
Other news sources claimed that Samsung sold more Galaxy S5 smartphones during its launch weekend compared to Apple’s iPhone 5s, which, like the S4, was released back in 2013.
Who Saves the Most on the Galaxy S5 – and How?
Families have the most opportunity for long-term savings: a family using four lines could save an average of $1,200 over a two-year period, compared to customers locked into a two-year contract with AT&T and Verizon.
As an added benefit, T-Mobile will pay off every penny of their new customers’ early termination fees imposed by rival carriers AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. John Legere criticized the early termination fees (ETFs) as a “scam†in the cell phone industry, and noted that he doesn’t want the fear of having to pay hefty fees to prevent any potential customer from switching to T-Mobile. Legere says this promotion applies to both individual and family plans, a move that could cost as much as $650 per line.
A Great Price for a Great Product
Many smartphone fans agree that the Galaxy S5 is one of the finest — if not the absolute best — offerings by Samsung in a long time. The phone is lightning fast, has a great 16MP camera, is 100 percent waterproof and operates as smoothly as they come. It boasts a 5.1†Full HD display, fingerprint scanner, built-in heart monitor and much more.
The fact that the Samsung S5 can be purchased at such a great deal from carriers like T-Mobile is simply icing on the cake.
Guest post courtesy of +Tim Allen
