Pre officially drops to $150

I would assume other retailers, like Best Buy, will match this price as well?

this could be good in getting the sales of the pre up, maybe more developers will see this and release their apps for webos. but what about those of us that have supported the pre from the beginning...i find this an insult to us who have owned a pre for months now to drop the price 3 months after its release. i completely forgot about my mail in rebate and didnt get it off in time so i got stiffed on that 100 bucks. i love my pre and it was well worth what i have paid for it but i like to save money too...

Gonna call tomorrow and see if i can get credit for phone i brought for the wife just a week ago

It's interesting. I bought a pre on Sept 3, and I was expecting to lay out $299, and get the $100 rebate. Before I could finish paying, the manager came over and lowered the price to $249. I didn't ask why, just said thank you. I made it very clear that I was going to just be "trying out" the phone within the 30 day period. Maybe this is why the manager did it? If he knew that the price was going to drop, he may have lowered my price to match what he knew the final price would be by the end of my "trial period". I sure as hell would have brought it back for the difference. Good move on his part, I think I'll be keeping it. Goodbye, T-mo. ;)

-ZX

Hmm...still within 30 days of buying it from best buy...might have to return it and go to the Sprint store...

i have been flip-flopping between the hero and the pre, and this gives me something else to think about. i guess i will have to wait and see what people say about the hero when it comes out.

I purchased my Pre on August 11th (within the 30 day return period) for the $199 after rebate price. You would think that since I am in the return window they would adjust the price (like any other retailer). I emailed sprint this morning and they emailed me back saying that they would not credit me the $50 difference.
What gives? Has anyone been successful at getting them to match their own price?

Just so you know, the $100 CREDIT FOR PORTING YOUR NUMBER IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER, due to the price drop of the phone. The links have been removed from Sprint and other retailers.

Guys, just buy from Radio Shack. I bought my Pre for just $150 about a month ago from "The Shack". At that time they had a 3 day weekend sale for the Pre. Radio shack does instant rebates just like Best Buy, but it is my opinion they sell more phones at lower prices than most. They won't carry all sprint phones, but the ones you do find will be cheap. Good luck.

This is huge, this is what I've been waiting for, I'm going to buy a Pre in the next couple of days.

I just purchased mine online on Friday 9/4, so I fully expect the extra 50 off per phone and will be calling tonight!

I purchased almost thirsty of these Pre's so far. I found 23 to be within the 30 day return. Currently I am chatting with our Sprint rep to get credited the difference for all phones purchased within the last 30 days. They should or else I'll threaten to return them all.

Hopefully there push for good customer service will prevail!

I just called my local sprint store where I bought my pre on Sept. 1st. They said that the store hasn't been given any direction on if they can credit the account, but said that Sprint told them that everyone who has bought a pre in the last 30 days can get that credit by calling customer service! Great news!

I called Sprint's customer service and the lady said that they cannot credit me the $50 (I bought my phone last saturday, the 5th of September). She told me to go to the store and check with them. I called CS again and the lady told me that they couldn't do that as well. I just sent an e-mail, and if they refuse again, I will continue to ask them until the credit is received. I understand if I bought the phone a few months ago, but a few days?

Too bad more than half the cost of the pre for me (over a two year contract) is the $10/mo extra I have to pay for a plan with the same features I have now.

Just scored an additional instant $50 credit to my account. Bought my Pre on 25-Jul-09, and they were still kind enough to give me the additional credit. Being a premiere customer for 9+ years has it's advantages!

Check this....you can get the Pre on Wirefly for $99 with a new Sprint contract

I bought my Pre August 1st and called sprint today and they credited me $50 dollars back. I just went back and forth with them telling them I just got the phone and how I signed a 2 year contract with them.

The price drop occurred the day after I purchased my phone. After a fairly strange conversation with the Sprint rep ("Jennifer", quite obviously sitting somewhere in India) the $50 credit was applied.

In one of the more bizarre exchanges we went back and forth for 10 minutes while she checked on the "user form" for the rebate (I'd clearly told her several times that I had noticed the rebate on a "user forum").

But it worked out in the end, and all-in-all she was very pleasant to deal with.

Message from Sprint via Chat - "I was researching your account and I do see that you upgraded, however, I did not see an order which is why I asked if you upgraded at a store. I see that you redeemed your $150 upgrade discount which would have made the price of the phone $299.99 before the mail in rebate. The phone is now $149.99 before the mail in rebate. I will be applying a credit of $50 to your account for the difference. I do apologize for any miscommunication."

Was a bit of a back and forth, but ended with my $50 credit.
I purchased my Pre on August 25th.

Just walked into Best Buy, luckily the same girl who sold me the phone was there again. She herself being a Pre user, knew which $50 I was talking about and I got a credit back to my card right away =D

I bought my Pre on 09/04 in the Sprint Store so I am still within my 30 days. I dropped $299.99 and got the mail in rebate that I mailed that same day. I wonder if I can get a credit? Anyone got any advice on this?

Me and my husband only paid $149 for it and never had to wait for the mail-n-rebate, we just went to Best Buy and got the price instantly.