T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide Now Available

Well, this the the moment you QWERTY loving Android owners have been waiting for. It’s time to finally retire that old G1, and upgrade to something truly worthy. The long awaited myTouch 3G Slide is now available via www.t-mobile.com. As expected, the myTouch 3G Slide will cost you $179.99 after rebate with a 2-year contract, and $429.99 sans contract. And now that you’ve seen all three color variations, hopefully it’ll make choosing a bit easier (your welcome). What are you waiting for? Order your new myTouch 3G Slide NOW!

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  • dethduck

    Still think that’s a bit too privy for a mid tier phone.

  • JaylanPHNX

    I’ll second that. My wife has been looking at getting one of these day one, but has now backed off due to the +$400 price tag. It’s still one of the best T-Mo phones and maybe the best full Qwerty available right now, but $430 is a lot to drop if you have the EvenMorePlus plan. But then the promised Froyo update and the big speed boost that comes with it may make the price easier to swallow.

    • hi!

      agreed, $430 is just too much. What’s with these phone prices? A fully loaded desktop computer costs that much or less :(

      • john

        Good luck carrying that desktop around to make phone calls, anyone bitching on price go to walmart and drop $140 there. The $430 is better than $530 on a droid or $580 on a nexus. I have used the phone for a long time now, and it’s hands down the best tmo android.

  • Ace

    I may get it and watch the news carefully so I can return it

  • spongebob

    I’m personally gonna wait till after the early opening announcement and the samsung hype kicks in. Maybe they will do a price drop for this one.

    • going_home

      I liked the keyboard and the genius button but I’m not pulling the trigger till I see what else is being released. I’ll wait a couple months. The G1 is still holding up fine.

      :)

  • Tyler

    I ordered mine! I can’t wait!

  • jabombardier

    i am sold $430 bucks is reasonable. will upgrade very soon. it is 100 dollars cheaper than a nexus one with similar specs and a slower processor that is still smooth and quick. i will go to the store and pick one up. goodbye G1

  • eYe

    I’m hoping to get one for free. Wife’s Cliq is giving her nothing but problems and I’m seek of wiping the thing and sending it back. She is now on her 2nd replacement and it just boot-looped again. I’ll try to get that Slide out of them instead of Cliq this time, have just about have it with the wholo MotoBloat.

  • MrBadAzz

    My local T-MO store was nice enough to call me yesterday to remind me of my pre-order availability. I will be at the store today by 12:45pm to pick mine up @ full price saving my contract renewal for a high end device. I just completed a order on amazon for a 16GB class 6 microSDHC. I’m so freaky ready….

    • ItsMichaelNotMike

      Be careful with that 16GB chip.

      At about 2:00 am I was working on the 16GB chip that came with my HD2. Dozed off with the chip in my hand when the Ambien kicked in.

      The chip fell to the floor and two weeks later I still can’t find the dang thing. (I have only been looking off and on. Looks like a search party will need to be called.)

      At a dinner I told a SanDisk senior VP that they should make the microSD chips white or orange so they are easy to spot. They won’t do it, I guess so they can sell more chips. What a bunch of deeks.

      • ObsceneJesster

        LOL…my wife always yells at me because she finds my phone in the bed in the morning due to myself playing with it after taking Ambien. Sometimes that stuff kicks in hard and you don’t remember a damn thing from the night prior.

      • MrBadAzz

        I wish you luck on finding your card because they’re not cheap.

  • pimpstrong

    After taxes your looking at just about $470 and thats waaay too much money to spend on a phone that will be outdone even on T-mobile in just a few months time. People who don’t care about specs go get in line, everyone else hold off cuz I GUARANTEE the price of this phone will drop long before the end of the year because you know for a fact that our high end dream phone(s) are coming very soon. HOLD YOUR $$$$

    • MrBadAzz

      The phone is actually 399.99 + 8.875% tax in NYC = $435.49. I know it’s not much of a difference but people like me don’t mine, and besides I can’t deal with my BB 8320 curve anymore.

    • ItsMichaelNotMike

      Valid point for sure but:

      – Right now we don’t know what phones are coming out or when.

      – This has a keyboard, that is a BIG difference between the other Android superphones coming out.

      – And this meets many users’ needs. Most people don’t need or want the fastest processor, largest display or fastest graphics. (It’s somewhat amusing to watch reviewers say “Oh the Slide operates .004 seconds slower than the Nexus One on page flips.” Yeah, that’s what consumers are looking for, the phone that is .004 seconds faster than the competition. After all, we all need bragging rights at the office, eh.)

      The Slide does all an Android smartphone is supposed to do and does it quite well. (At least from what I can determine from the video reviews.)

      As to pricing, get over it. ALL carriers price their mid-range and high-end phones in the $400 to $550 range. Besides, don’t most people buy phones on a contract basis? So $180 is a great deal for a phone of this caliber.

      And those of us on Even More Plus, well that’s the way it goes. The carriers price these phones in the same range so there’s nothing us EMP people can do about that.

      Of course EMP customers enjoy the freedom of not being under contract and can pay for the phone over 20 months, interest free. That’s a nice trade-off for paying a couple hundred extra dollars for a phone.

      Sidenote: Some EMP subscribers have reported being able to negotiate a lower price for the phone, that is, lower from the advertised price.

      One way to do that is to tell the CSR you want to pay for the phone over three months rather than 20 months. T-Mobile will pass on to you the savings it realizes in not carrying the cost of financing. I got $100 knocked off the price of a BlackBerry 9700 by doing that.

  • Dude

    My wife and I our picking up two. In terms of tech, every phone is outdated in 3-4 months now-adays. Because we are super-loyal, we are eligible for upgrades year. Next year with the rate at the which the names are getting longer, we will get the Tmobile mytouch slide hspa pro with google and htc.

    • cellmate

      dude, don’t forget on the 16th you get two for the price of one. call them – i did, and as far as i know this is legit. BOGO!

      CM

      • Robert

        Same BOGO terms apply? Need to be on same acct and all?

      • cellmate

        i called my t-mobile store the day the announcement broke on this website – funny – the sales rep had no idea what i was talking about, but when i got the manager on the phone he knew…
        June 16th the mytouch slide will be BOGO w/units 1 and 2.
        this deal will last approx. 4 days – through the 20th.

        visualize whirled peas!
        CM

    • pimpstrong

      sure the phones get outdated super fast nowadays but T-mobile doesn’t (themselves) carry an Android Superphone and we will surely have one soon that will BY FAR outdate the mTS. (Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Vision)

    • http://robert.aitchison.org Robert Aitchison

      Sure every phone is outdated in 3-4 months, too bad this phone is outdated on the day it’s released, yet still commands a premium price.

      Speaking of loyalty, my family has been with T-Mobile almost 10 years and I’ve always been very happy with them, but it’s hard for me to ignore stuff like this.

      • fidget

        Robert. Give them a call. Nothing to lose. I’m sure given your loyalty they’ll consider $379/350 and sounds like that is what you were expecting/hoping for. I called this morning and had no problem getting $50 discount. I’m on EvenMorePlus plan. Go on, ditch the G1, if TMO works with you a little on price. We all need new toys from time to time. My 3 year Blackberry has to go.

  • fidget

    I just ordered mine in black. Should be here in a few days. btw, for those of you on Even More Plus plan its worth a phone call to TMO cust care. I’m on the EvenMorePlus plan and about to roll off my old contract in a few months. I asked them for some discount off the $429 price. I explained by investing in a TMO handset it implies I’ll be sticking with TMO a while so they offered me $50 off the price. $379 seems fair for this puppy. Tried to get any info. about the 19th, no go. I have zero interest in iphone or Samsung Galaxy so I’m taking the plunge. If it’s a nexus one….that may give me pause, but based on all the reviews I think I’ll be very happy with the MTS. Battery life is very important to me – and so that is one advantage of this over the 1 GHz/AMOLED models that drain battery faster.

  • kismetj

    The phone does not cost 179 if you are upgrading your account it cost 229.99 Deceiving in advertising that 179 price. it only cost that if you are buying a new phone!

    • userfriendlyme

      Well i ordred mine over the phone this morning and upgraded my line and i got it for the 179.99 price. so the advertisement really wasn’t off for me.

    • Robert

      If upgrading, there is a $50 mail-in rebate that brings it down to $179. Just saw that on the tmo site today.

    • kismetj

      forgive me… after reading your comments. I called tmo up.. Apparently the $50 rebate comes in the mail with the phone. So it is NOT false advertising. The phone is $179.99. Well, now i feel better about myself lol.

      And i got a sweet little Red # to replace my black G1… I’m happy.. for now. ;)

      • kismetj

        just so you know.. if you upgrade your phone online, there is no mention of the $50 rebate when you check out!

  • Archie

    Will hopefully be picking mine up around noon, may not be a superphone but I can’t take my curve anymore.

    • fidget

      my sentiments exactly. I ordered a black on earlier. ships from Georgia and I’m in N. Atlanta so should have it by the weekend. Bye bye Curve 8320. Excited to join the Android ranks and I don’t think its an obsolete phone by any means just because it doesn’t have 1ghz chip.

  • Noeleaser

    @kismetj Yes it is 179.99… 229.99 – 50 rebate = 179.99
    If you’re not getting that pricing, you’re not eligible for a full upgrade yet..

    • bryan

      dont 4get the upgrade fee.. and the tax fee.. thats $40.. the phone wil be $220 after the $50 mail in rebate

    • kismetj

      I called Tmo… when doing the upgrade via online, there is no mention of the $50 rebate in the checkout. But, the rep informed me that the rebate comes in the box. So.. the phone is $179.99. I was elgible for a full upgrade my last phone was the G1 in Oct of 08… I’ll be damned if they shouldn’t be paying ME $179.99 for enduring that horrible battery life for almost 2 years! :) thanks for the info

  • http://www.volkswagen.de Michael

    You can also get 35% Bing (Microsoft) cashback on any T-Mobile purchase ;)

    http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=t+mobile&form=QBRE&scope=cashback

    Just search on http://www.bing.com for T mobile and towards the top an ad will be displayed from T-mobile

    http://www.bing.com/cashback/go?c=382229&mu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.t-mobile.com%2Fshop.aspx%3FWT.srch%3D1%26WT.mc_id%3D151m1%26partner%3DMSN

    This is what I did to get this phone without a contract hehehe

    • Laz

      I don’t see the myTouch Slide on your link…

      • Yo

        But note it only works on even more plus. Also, couldn’t you cancel the contract a couble days later. Anyway you don’t get your money for 60 days so I wouldn’t rely on this since iTw not guaranteed to you

    • Kirbdaddy

      Do you have to order a new line of service or does this apply when buying a new phone for your current plan?

  • Malik A

    I tried to order mine after have my G1 for 13 months and it was 320, i could have did 250, but 320 is a lil too steep for that phone

  • Jmstro04

    You’re welcome*

  • derrickps3

    ouch, that price is a bit much eh?

  • http://www.icbeats.net kevin

    it sucks because i got the cliq when it first came out and now im not eligible for a upgrade

    • hi!

      just curious? how is this phone any different than the Cliq? Why would you want it over the Cliq?

      • Alex

        here are a few key differences that makes this phone MUCH better than the cliq:

        - ships with android 2.1 with htc’s beautiful sense user interface on top (htc sense is a user interface on top of the android operating system just like motoblur is on your cliq. sense is much nicer cosmetically and functionally than motoblur)
        - official word that this phone will be updated to android 2.2 soon (which brings increase phone speed and performance, data tethering, flash support in browser, and much more. (cliq is scheduled to receive android 2.1 by the end of june…the cliq is super behind, currently running the old android 1.5 version)
        - the 5mp camera also has flash, which the cliq doesn’t
        - the slide has more RAM, (512mb on slide vs 256mb on cliq) the increase in ram makes the phone run much smoother
        - more powerful processor (600mhz vs cliq’s 528mhz) this once again makes the slide run much smoother and faster than the cliq
        - with android 2.1, great features are added to the phone such as the ability to download and use the newer version of google maps which supports voice turn navigation, (cliq’s android 1.5 cannot do this)
        - slide has a larger screen, 3.4′ vs cliq’s 3.1

        i feel like these differences alone make the slide a much better phone than the cliq. i highly suggest trading in if you’re still within your remorse period. hope this helped

  • Eric

    Just ordered mine. Already had a chance to play with the phone a few times and it’s really nice. Now bring on the rooting woot

  • http://robert.aitchison.org Robert Aitchison

    $429 is even worse than the $400 I’d feared.

    I’ve been itching to get an upgrade for my G1 for some time but I can’t justify spending that much for a phone that’s middle of the road at best, guess I’m stuck with my G1 for a while.

    • Matt

      Robert,
      That’s funny that you put the same exact post on BGR. If you want killer specs, go get the HD2. I agree that the pricing could be a little lower and the phone could have beefier specs, but it IS a nice phone. If it doesn’t suit you, get something else. It’s only a phone.
      Matt

      • http://robert.aitchison.org Robert Aitchison

        Not exactly the same as I didn’t cut and paste but it makes sense I would still have the same opinion.

  • kcmo

    Wow, the no contract price is STEEP! I just don’t get how they can charge these exhorbitant prices. Time to talk to customer retention again.

  • Laura

    I just ordered two, one for my husband and one for me. Got them for $129 each, upgrade fee waived and a month of free internet on each making it $104 each plus tax. Our contracts are up end of this month so I did have that “leverage” and called the contract department. Calling tmo cust care is worth it, especially if you have been loyal customers for a while.

  • chris

    Anyone that has a family plan gets 1 full discount per line every 12 months as a part of the family upgrade plan that they do not tell you about. What sucks is that you have to call tmobile customer service and order your phone and have it shipped to you cause they dont offer that in the stores :-)

    • Laura

      I thought they changed their policies on this for smartphones? If you are a smart phone buyer they let you do a full upgrade every 12 months? I could swear that is what a csrep told me a month ago or so but I could be wrong.

      • chris

        they changed the upgrade policy on smartphones again to 22 months for full discount unless you are on a family plan.. I just called them 2 days ago and i cna upgrade all 4 of my lines for full discounts and I did upgrades on them last year.

    • bryan

      It depends on your market, the family upgrade (89.99 or higher and 12 months since last upgrade) is a test program. It replaced the smartphone upgrade at 12 months, at least until the end of the test program. We will see what happens then.

  • tmorep

    how much did people expect the retail to be? $200??? thats the price of a gravity or a comeback…. come one people this phone has everything including the flash on the camera everyone always whines about, the latest version of android AND it is fully compatible with HSPA+….. why are you guys complaining again???

    • http://robert.aitchison.org Robert Aitchison

      This phone should have been ~$150 on contract with no rebate BS and ~$300 off contract.

      It’s not running the latest version of Android, it’s running 2.1 where Google release 2.2 last month.

      • Laura

        It will be getting the 2.2 upgrade though. I got it for less than $150 per phone with upgrade, call tmo cc and you will be surprised at how eager they are to help/go down in price.

      • TBN27

        Android 2.2 hasn’t been released yet. And the specs aren’t middle of the road. The RAM and ROM are the same as a phone with a snapdragon. And it’s HTC who set the price. its up to the phone company on how much they want subsidize for a contract price. If you are looking to spend that little money you request on a smart phone then you should by a Blackberry Curve where one off contract is a little bit over 200 bucks.

      • Daniel

        Robert, quit being a tool, it IS the latest version available. 2.2 hasn’t hit the masses yet. It is an amazing phone and engadget gave it raving reviews.

      • A_O

        You my friend are wrong, Android 2.1 is technically the latest version, because it is the latest one available to the public, 2.2 froyo aint publicly available yet.

        and this one WILL get the update to 2.2 once its available.

      • Buggy4

        What planet are you living on, dude… Tell me what production phone (do you know of) that is running Froyo at this time?

      • http://robert.aitchison.org Robert Aitchison

        “Tell me what production phone (do you know of) that is running Froyo at this time?”

        Nexus One.

    • joe

      What do you mean by “fully compatible with HSPA+”, last I checked it was the same ‘ol 7.2mbps as the G1.

    • http://robert.aitchison.org Robert Aitchison

      2.2 hasn’t been released yet? Tell that to the Nexus One users who are already running an official 2.2 installation. Now I know that 2.2 is new and I wouldn’t criticize TMO/HTC for releasing with 2.1 but to claim that 2.1 is the “latest” is patently false.

      The specs are absolutely middle of the road, this phone is very similar to a Motorola Droid which came out almost 8 months ago. Having more RAM and ROM only tells me that HTC learned from the mistakes they made with the G1.

      • Mark

        Try reading around and getting the FACTS before remarking. Google employees have confirmed that the release pushed out was a PRE-RELEASE that they pushed out to phones they gave away to the media. That is NOT the official 2.2 build. Is it from Google? Yes. Is it the “official 2.2″ NO. I know it can be a pain in the rear, and takes a little time, and takes away a reason for you to bitch, but please find facts before complaining.

      • pimpstrong

        Robert I’m with you for the most part but to say 2.2 is “out” is like saying Iron Man 2 is out on DVD already. A lot of people have a copy in their DVD players right now but its not out.

      • Buggy4

        Then go and buy a Nexus One then… for alot more money and that’s if you can find it… What are you smoking b/c I truly need some of what you got…

      • http://robert.aitchison.org Robert Aitchison

        I’d have gotten a Nexus One months ago if it had a physical keyboard.

      • Byron Jenkins

        Some people have already officially got the 2.2 release according to Phonedog

      • Alex

        i’m glad all of you who picked up this phone today are liking it. after playing with it for a few hours, i can honestly say that this phone is just as snappy as any 1 ghz phone. all you out there who are bagging on this phone just because it doesn’t have a 1 ghz snapdragon processor are simply doing what we all do to people who love the iphone. people love the iphone and it is popular on a large part because of its name and branding (apple), and we bag on these people for this. all you who are dissing the mytouch slide because it has a 600mhz processor are just in love with the term snapdragon. in reality, comparing this phone side by side with a nexus one, i see no major difference in speed (both in opening apps/returning to home screen, and general navigation throughout the phone). get over yourself guys, android 2.1 with espresso, 5 mp cam with flash, 512mb ram, 600mhz processor…specs are comparable to droid. this is a high end phone, stop hating.

  • Mike

    This is ludicrous, T-mobile keeps releasing phones that barely top the G1 in terms of hardware and software whilst other carriers (Sprint) are releasing superphones with 4.3′ screens, newest versions of android, front facing cameras, and kickass processors. They are all excited for that while we’re all excited for…this? If T-mobile doesn’t do something huge *hoping Project Emerald is!* very quickly they are going to a lot of customers including my family

    • hi!

      exactly! I wonder how many people are out of here in 2 days for the EVO. I’d personally be gone if they hadn’t tacked on that, “$10 extra a month” crap

      • Alex

        i’m sorry but i don’t think you know much about hardware/software if you think that the mytouch slide “barely” tops the G1. first off, although technically, the slide only has 72mhz more than the G1 in processor speed, that is a big difference. ever overclocked a mytouch 3g which puts it actually at 528mhz? it runs much faster. also, the slide has over 300mb more RAM than the g1, that results in a huge performance increase. (eg. mytouch 1.2 has 288mb RAM vs original mytouch 192mb RAM. mytouch 1.2 runs MUCH smoother, and that’s with only a 96mb difference!) mytouch slide has a 5mp camera with flash…G1 doesn’t even have flash, takes poor quality pictures. slide runs android 2.1 with sense on top, try running that kinda ROM on a rooted G1, still isn’t as fast/smooth as the slide. common man, stop being a troll and look at the facts.

  • jimbo

    I’ve had this phone for about a month it is worth every penny I got it free but its the best android phone I have got the chance to own and I had them all cliq mytouch g1 even the behold 2 for awhile trust me it does a lot more then you even realize at the moment and you all talking to care you know how difficult you make it for the reps when you try to barter the price its not worth the headach if they say a price that’s what it is I know as a rep we do are best to give you the best deal your eligible for

  • Malik A

    I have a contract and the phone is 320 for me

  • ItsMichaelNotMike

    On pricing people need to step back and see the forest through the trees. Slide pricing is no different than industry practice. (Come to think about it, people complaining about pricing is typical. T-Mobile could price this at $300 retail and people will still complain.)

    Consider:

    – ALL carriers have high retail prices. That’s bonehead retailing. Pricing handsets with a high retail price is as common as selling something at $499.99 instead of $500.

    – A high retail price motivates people to sign up for a two year deal.

    – A high retail price causes people to think they got a great deal with the contract price.

    – High retail and low subsidized prices cause people to focus on that instead of penciling out the phone’s true cost, which is the price of the phone AND plan cost over two years. (E.g. in 2007 people getting the iPhone were paying $3,500 over two years to have bragging rights at work.)

    – Carriers make huge extra profits when people sign up for two years (to get the discounted price). Subscribers think that they are bound by the plan price given at the time they buy the phone. People don’t know that they can save hundreds of dollars by switching to lower priced plans during that two years.

    – A high retail price justifies ETF (early termination fees). There was litigation over early termination fees. The legal argument included carriers testifying that because phones are sold at a heavy discount (off the RETAIL price) the carrier suffers a loss if a customer breaches a contract by leaving the carrier before a two year period. The argument goes that the carrier needs to incentivize people to stay and honor the contract.

    Of course this does not address that the subsidized phone price is what the carrier is actually paying for the phone, so THAT ETF argument is bunk. In any event, to remain legally consistent carriers need to keep prices high, in comport with the arguments made to the courts. A wise practice since the lawyers are watching. ;)

    – For us on the Even More Plus plans the retail price has to remain high simply because T-Mobile is letting people pay for handsets interest free for 20 months. If the price is high, that incents us to stay with T-Mobile because we know that if we quit T-Mobile we have to pay the remaining balanced owed on the phone.

    The remaining balance on a phone “financed” through EMP functions as what I call a “soft ETF” (soft because it’s no one calls it an ETF. But not canceling an EMP contract to avoid having to pay the remaining balance functions the same as an ETF.)

    – Can anyone point to a carrier that has low prices for phones of this caliber on a debut date? I can’t recall any.

    – What I recall is that phones like this on product launch day list for about $400 to $480 retail.

    So buy the Slide and quit with the beeching.

    • Anony Mouse

      dude, you must thing the government is putting microchips in the cheese to control your mind too.

      Having worked for different cell carriers, and knowing a little more than the average joe who simply listens to what conspiracy theorists tell him (i.e. you) the truth is that the subsidized price IS NOT what carriers pay for the phone. In fact, cost analysis done not only by the carriers but by independent third parties show that cell phone carriers take 12-18 months for a subscriber to become profitable.
      This is because companies lose money on subsidized handsets. It is like people who say that a text message should cost no more than a penny, when people do not realize that sure it doesnt cost the company much to actually transmit the message, just as it doesnt cost them must to transmit your phone call. However, the towers alone cost about 5,000-10,000+ each. They have to have service agents, IT people, call centers, utilities, buildings, multiple types of towers (there are actually a dozen or so different types of towers depending on the location it is placed) they have EPA regulations to abide by (there are towers built into church steeps, built to look like trees, etc), and more.

      So until you actually are writing out the checks to pay for a shipment of phones, dont try to convince people that you know what a cell company pays for their phones before they subsidize them.

      Also, no interest is charge for the EIP. You are trying to claim the retail cost remains high because it covers interest. So under your same logic a customer paying outright for a phone is also paying interest even though they are not using an EIP. You forget to mention that federal law, and many state laws, require disclosure of any and all interest paid towards installment plans. So by tmobile…”keeping phone retail costs high to compensate for interest” they must be breaking federal and state law.

      Please, check your facts…and not from the latest edition of “Paranoid Consumer Weekly”

      • ItsMichaelNotMike

        I consider a moron anyone who uses the word “Dude” to address someone.

        So I won’t waste time reading your post and commenting.

    • bryan

      Retail cost is what the carriers pay for phones, just compare retai handset prices from a carrier to buying an unlocked version of the same phone from the manufacturer. Almost always the unlocked phone purchased straight from the manufacturer is more expensive than the carrier retail price of the handset.

      • Anony Mouse

        there definitely is a difference in pricing depending on who you buy from. This is the same for just about anything. I bought my laptop for cheaper at walmart than I would have if I had bought it online from the manufacturer, for example.

    • joel

      Mike, you are such a blowhard jerk. “I’m ignoring you because you called me ‘dude’” … really? You’re pathetic.

  • ItsMichaelNotMike

    Take a look at these prices people. T-Mobile’s Slide pricing is right in line with others in the industry. (And don’t waste time saying something like the Kin or Palm Pre are better phones. They are not.)

    Verizon: http://tinyurl.com/yh4u64f

    Sprint: http://tinyurl.com/284phq6

    • fidget

      I agree the pricing is very fair and right where I expected it. Especially for those of us not on contract/or rolling off contract. Why should the carrier heavily subsidize our phones? Because I am rolling off in a few months I did ask for a discount and they agreed to $379. No haggling necessary, a simple phone call. This phone is packed with features, will definitely be getting Froyo (2.2) when that has been released to carriers (only Nexus 1 right now). Folks, it’s not a bad deal at all. If you feel it’s obsolete, wait until the 19th and you’ll likely have a shot at something higher end – N1, Samsung Galaxy, and I bet they’ll want closer to $450-500 off contract.

  • Andrew

    after bing.com cashback this phone comes out to $280. which is good enough for me to pull the trigger.

    • Y314K

      $280 + Tax… In my case that brings total to $315… Tempting… But no cigar yet… Has Tmobile ever extended the BOGO deal to EvenMore Plus customer’s… Now that would be a deal…

      Samsung S = No Flash = No Sale…

      The Dell Mini will be sold in the US unlocked for $500 in July according PhoneDog…

  • rj

    Why does the tmobile.uk.co site have tons of good andriod phones while us US tmobile customers have to go through our weak selection? I called to ask if I could purchase a phone from the UK site and still get my US benefits (like splitting the cost of the phone on my phone bill) and was told I could only buy unlocked phones.. They have the Desire (HD2 running on Andriod) Blackberry Storm 2… all the good stuff :(

  • Andrew

    when i add the no contract phone to my cart($429.99) and add the $59.99 even more plus plan, theres a mail in rebate form in my cart. does the no contract phones get the $50 mail in rebate too?

  • Andrew

    nevermind, was just told the system automatically throws in that rebate form even though the even more plus plans arent eligible for the rebate. sucks

  • MyDixieWrecked

    Well, I picked mine up at 9am this morning. I grabbed the white one due to the fingerprint magnet the black one is. So, I’ve been playing around, setting things up, and so on… I gotta say that this phone thus far just simply rocks! No lag, it’s super fast, and the image quality is fantastic. Youtube videos on HQ looks great! Not HD2 great, but still great!

    The keyboard does feel kinda odd due to the 4 rows, and all letters, and numbers being the same size, but after awhile you’ll notice you start to adjust. Phone has a nice weight to it, and by no means does it feel cheap.

    This phone is a keeper! For those dogging it… You just have no clue!

    • hi!

      go to a sprint store….play with an EVO…

      it costs about the same as what you just bought…..THAT is why people are complaining

      • Anony Mouse

        it may cost the same UP FRONT, but factor in higher rate plans, higher data plans, higher messaging plans, and more…and you are paying more for it…possible a few thousand more for it….than you think. Short sighted cost analysis is about as effective a buying strategy as seeing if you can fly by jumping off a sky scraper.

    • leslie

      that was very helpful of u to share ur thoughts with us. i ordered mine so i have to wait… cant wait

    • Buggy4

      I second that… that was nice for you to let everyone know your experience!!! Thanks! :-)

  • Lamar

    ^^Yeah i totally agree. Its not that the price is the reason people are complaining, i mean that price is ridiculous imo, but to each their own. My problem is, i look at the Evo/Incredible and then i look at the MT3G Slide, the specs on the evo/incredible are the reason that phone is in the 400+ range. the specs on the slide, not even close, nor does it even offer some of the features that those phones do. So why the hell would i pay 400+ for the slide, when i can get a waaaaaaaaaaaay better phone in the evo/incredible.

    Now dont get my wrong. i want this phone, only because my CLiq XT sucks. I am just going to wait til the 19th to see whats coming out.

  • Lori

    Can you space out your payments on EvenMorePlus and still get the 35% Bing CashBack??

  • http://i-appreciate.org alt-mobile

    Okay so I just went to a T-Mobile store earlier today (I happened to be in the mall) and I wanted to share some things with all of you.

    1) I FINALLY got to use the MyTouch Slide and holy God is that thing SUPER fast. I’ve used a Nexus One and a Droid (on Verizon) and the smoothness, quickness and responsiveness of the MTS beats ALL of these phones hands down (I made sure to use two different handsets that the workers had on them). This phone is an EXCELLENT phone (although talking to one of the employees they said you can NOT turn the HTC Sense UI off, but we’ll see about that as xda and other developers begin to work on it). All in all I would say this phone is a mid TO high end phone (just my personal opinion) but for those of you (I used to be in this category) that were concerned that the processor was slow, I kid you not, it has PLENTY of punch to it and is SUPER fast and responsive (I do, however, wish the screen was bigger).

    2) I brought up June 18th (or 16th, I forget the date) and how T-Mobile stores are opening earlier and the manager of the store was VERY knowledgable about a lot of stuff and he said that today was the “soft release” for the MTS but that day they will go all out and have new pricing cards, promotions, advertisements, etc… We talked a little bit more and I said “so that has nothing to do with Project Emerald and a new handset then”, the MINUTE Project Emerald came out of my mouth the employee closed his lips tightly and shook his head ‘no’. I asked him again if he was sure that it wasn’t Project Emerald he didn’t utter a single WORD and just shook his head ‘no’ but his eyes were saying a lot more than that.

    Now, I know this is speculation but from the research I’ve done, the people I’ve spoken to, and talking to this manager today, it seems like that date is going to be something big and that most employees won’t talk about it. Maybe he thought I was from corporate sine I knew a lot about the phones, specs, etc… and got a little scared when I mentioned Project Emerald so he zipped his mouth. From everything I have read and heard I am more confident that Project Emerald is, in fact, the sidekick successor running Android on it. I’ve heard this from numerous sources and am excited at the prospect of this device (even though the MTS SHOCKED me and if no qwerty Android device comes out in the near future, I will definitely get the MTS on eBay or Craig’s List).

    Anyways, I just wanted to share this with everyone. Sorry for writing such a long post (never done this before) but felt like I should share this with you all.

    peace

    • BoomBoomBang

      …….WOW! LOL.
      Its amazing how the Rep was talking to perfectly fine until you mentioned Emerald.
      He went into ” Oh shxt. Dont say a word. Dont say a word. ” mode haha.
      They know something we dont.
      I WANNA KNOW!
      Is this super awesome Sidekick coming out sooner than we think =/

      • http://i-appreciate.org alt-mobile

        haha you should have seen this rep’s face, seriously, it was like somebody had stitched his mouth shut and he wanted to say something but he couldn’t.

        I think, whatever it is, it’s more than just a push to sell the MTS. I think it’s the announcement of a big phone that may help push T-Mobile up the ranks (or atleast help get them more customers).

        All in all, I can’t wait to find out what it is and I hope we aren’t disappointed…

    • Jerry

      No it is not super fast. Why are people lying about this phone? Yes it is a decent phoone, I played with it for a little while today but then played with my Nexus One and the Mytouch Slide is not great compared to the Nexus One by any means.

      And to the person saying that the Evo will cost more than a T-Mobile phone in the long run because of the plans….um, the Sprint Simply Everything + $10 Extra Wimax plan is the same price as the T-Mobile Even More and Even More Plus plans.

      This site has a lot of fanboys who don’t deal in reality.

      • soon2TMO

        tell me about it!

        im gonna be a new tmobile subscriber soon and tmo’s plans are more expensive than sprint.. it the fact!

        evo = 80/mnth .. that’s understandable knowing you have a high-spec’d phone, but their mid-ranged smartphones are just 70/mnth..

        tmobile = 80/mnth regardless of what smartphone they are… LOL

        ughh if it wasnt for the galaxy S!.. hehe

  • Dalton

    You’re. But anyway, phone is waaay over priced and I won’t be getting it for $450. I’ll pass. If I’m gonna spend that much, why not get the N1?
    Other than a keyboard of course…

    • Dalton

      $430 *

      • http://i-appreciate.org alt-mobile

        I agree that the price is steep (espeially buying it off of contract) but I must say that the phone packs a VERY powerful punch. It didn’t lag at all when I was going between the different homescreens, opening programs, and most importantly when I was surfing the internet it was very fast and no lag was there to be found.

        I was one of the complainers for the out of contract price, but 300-500 is pretty standard for smart phones. I think that if this phone was $350 it would be much more reasonable and I would probably buy the phone outright from a T-Mobile store. But at the same time, this phone just came out today so the price will be pretty high in the beginning (it should come down in a few months, atleast I hope so).

        And for some people (like me) a qwerty keyboard is very usefule (although I do wish it had 4 rows with a dedicated number row like the TP2 and not 3 rows) but this is an EXCELLENT mid tier phone (I would definitely say the best in its class).

    • ItsMichaelNotMike

      To the typical user the Evo and Slide function the same in terms of speed. Only geeks look at performance and would buy on the basis that one phone is 1/10th of a second faster than the other.

      And a physical keyboard is a major reason why someone would want the Slide over the Evo.

      Besides, who says that the Slide is T-Mobile’s response to the Evo? It’s not. That’s comparing two totally different phones.

      Last but not least, which carrier has which phone does make a difference to many shoppers.

      When I was switching to Sprint a few weeks ago they were going to give me two free Evos. But I checked around to see if Sprint had really cleaned up its act. On finding out their customer service still sucked I canceled the order.

  • kcmo

    Can someone explain how this bing.com cashback thing works? I’d like to buy the phone outright (not up for an upgrade at this time) but don’t want to pay $430.

    Thanks!

  • ls9freek

    you know what everyone should do .?

    I would wait 2-3 months to see if it has any bugs or problems and what the majority of people think and say about the phone.. just my thought

    or i would get it then be aware of the 14 returning days adn return it if have any probs or dont like it

  • Green Robot

    Where is the sign up for presale of Galaxy S?

    • andrew

      theres no pre order.

    • soon2TMO

      and i will be the first to pre-order!!!! LOL

      let’s hope it will be launched this july..a b-day present for myself! yehey!

      or sooner like end of this month!.. hehe

  • joshua

    I went to the store today. The phone is heavier, thicker and the rep told me the battery was lasting 1/2 a day. It is way to pricey for a mid phoen with just a .2 inch larger screen . If Tmobile does not come out with a Super smartphoen they may be losing me.

    • john

      They are misinformed, I have had mine off charger for about 2 1/2 days at a time since the last update I got.

  • http://i-appreciate.org alt-mobile

    By the way if anyone is interested there are TWO My Touch Slides on eBay (one is at $380 and one is at $400) both with free shipping so if you’re interested I’m sure you can get it on there for cheaper than what T-Mobile is offering.

  • sandpaperback

    I placed an order this morning, then waffled back and forth this afternoon. Even tried to cancel the order at one point. I just spoke with someone at TMO again (who confirmed my order was not able to get cancelled after my attempt) and he said that the phone is already on back order (this is the white version, not sure about others). So it sounds like TMO had a good day.

  • ronthegentleman

    Picked up mine today, I was surprise that the tmobile store had it in stock. The phone is great, but I’m having some lag in the android market, idk might be my connection, other than that its great. I was about to throw my cliq off a bridge

  • SoUnStatusQuo

    I just ordered mine!!!!!!! Yall keep hatin on this phone lol. I’ll enjoy it all by myself. *POW*

  • Laz

    The Dell Streak will be available next month direct from Dell for $500 and will be loaded with 2.1, I think I will go with the Streak instead of this…

  • just me

    I asked tmobile on twitter: is this new “sidekick” I am reading about on the internet true?
    And they replied:Um no comment…lol all we can say is we are always looking at expanding our product line-up, stay tuned right here for all the latest.
    I think this is the biggest hint ever on this new sidekick

  • just me

    I asked tmobile on twitter: is this new “sidekick” I am reading about on the internet true?
    And they replied:Um no comment…lol all we can say is we are always looking at expanding our product line-up, stay tuned right here for all the latest.
    I think this is the biggest hint ever on this new sidekick…

    • Anony Mouse

      I’ve been trying to find the tweet you commented about but can’t. When was it?

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