MS Store purchase. Anybody bought it from there off contract?

[ALpHa.Q.RoUgH]

This is so frustrating. All I want is the phone. Just the phone and they make it nearly impossible to get it.

Your best bet is Ebay or one of those websites people mention around the forums. As soon as I purchased my phone they cut my Titan off and put the new sim card in from AT&T into my Nokia and the 920 was up and running already.

 

[GreekboyD]

Your best bet is Ebay or one of those websites people mention around the forums. As soon as I purchased my phone they cut my Titan off and put the new sim card in from AT&T into my Nokia and the 920 was up and running already.

Thanks. Some of these guys on EBay are hilarious by asking nearly $1000 for a 920. Since I live in Canada, my best bet is to wait for Rogers to get them and hope that they're unlocked like the first few models were. They're selling the phone off contract for $599. Only downside is that black is the lone option.

 

[jmajid]

one of the things that is holding me back from buying an off contract phone and holding out for xda to have an unlock code/process is that even if that happens, i will still have an ATT branded phone, and a phone with the ATT firmware / version....
which to me means that it "may" not get updates as readily or regularly as true unlocked phones.
Also - waiting for the eventual Amazon penny to drop...

 

[jmajid]

Thanks. Some of these guys on EBay are hilarious by asking nearly $1000 for a 920. Since I live in Canada, my best bet is to wait for Rogers to get them and hope that they're unlocked like the first few models were. They're selling the phone off contract for $599. Only downside is that black is the lone option.

you wouldnt consider negri electronics? they have the rogers...

 

[GreekboyD]

you wouldnt consider negri electronics? they have the rogers...

Right now their version would cost me $150 more than the off-contract Rogers one. I'll need to try one in store at Rogers to see if my Bell micro-sim works on it first.

 

[ALpHa.Q.RoUgH]

one of the things that is holding me back from buying an off contract phone and holding out for xda to have an unlock code/process is that even if that happens, i will still have an ATT branded phone, and a phone with the ATT firmware / version....
which to me means that it "may" not get updates as readily or regularly as true unlocked phones.
Also - waiting for the eventual Amazon penny to drop...

isn't supposedly on WP8, updates are supposed to be provided Over-the=Air by Microsoft?

 

[jmajid]

isn't supposedly on WP8, updates are supposed to be provided Over-the=Air by Microsoft?

thats what i have heard, but i guess i want to see it happen....even if its just 1st party apps that are updated.
that will give me SOME confidence.
In the meantime, i am still scouring the web for an unlocked Lumia 920

 

[MAERSK]

Also another problem is the lack of color option :/

 

[MicrosoftNorthstar]

MS provides a much better insurance for the phones. No deductibles or fees. If you break it, they will replace it no questions asked.

YES! THIS!

fyi, the insurance program is called Assure. It's $99 for 2 years, with a $50 deductible when you need to replace it, for up to two times.

BTW, a similar program for Surface RT tablets is called Complete; it gives you tech support in addition to the insurance.

 

[Godigiya]

Did any one try price matching online?

 

[xcharles718]

I know this sounds a bit crazy...but I think my Microsoft Store-bought L920 might be unlocked out of the box.

Why you may ask?
1.I contacted AT&T for a unlock code and they said no unlock code is available, nor is an availability date shown of their system.
2.I tried the ##782#[call] to get the unlock screen up. It doesn't work.

I'll try to get a T-Mobile micro-SIM and give it a try.
And hopefully not look like an idiot if it works

 

[shankle_007]

Did you manage to try with a t-mobile sim? I'm thinking of getting one from MS but only if it isn't locked. The sales assistant was like "wink wink it's not locked to att but i cant tell you that wink wink" Wasnt sure to believe him or not....??

 

[dkp23]

I believe its unlocked too. I bought at ms store, but had to exchange due to defect. I went through Nokia resolution to swap and they said the had no reds so I had to wait. They sent me a loaner white in mean time. One month later, they called me and said the red wont be available until January because unlocked reds will come in then. And since my defective red was unlocked, they wanted to send me an unlocked one. I was like what? I said in fine with a locked one and now they will ship me one now.

so I believe they are unlocked.