Free Helio Heat cellphone @ FYE B&M - No Rebates/Contracts required

[Bezerker]

FYE is currently doing a promotion where you get a $50 gift card when you buy a Helio phone. The gift card can be used on the pre-tax price of the Helio Heat ($50 - $50 = FREE). Basically all the cashier had to do was scan the phone, enter the promotion code (400000234623), and hit total. Walked out with a free phone to do what i please with. No limit on how many you can 'buy' either. A girl I know who works there said she needed the money (the phones go for $60-100 on ebay w/o contracts), so rather than be a hoarder I let her have the rest.

[briansraregames]

FYE is currently doing a promotion where you get a $50 gift card when you buy a Helio phone. The gift card can be used on the pre-tax price of the Helio Heat ($50 - $50 = FREE). Basically all the cashier had to do was scan the phone, enter the promotion code (400000234623), and hit total. Walked out with a free phone to do what i please with. No limit on how many you can 'buy' either. A girl I know who works there said she needed the money (the phones go for $60-100 on ebay w/o contracts), so rather than be a hoarder I let her have the rest.

Yeah, this is even better if you already have FYE credit, I walked out with 4 FREE phones yesterday!

[twen]

Wow, I don't know why people are hoarding already, but this sounds awesome. I'm looking for something even better to replace my european SLVR L7. This phone is unlocked right?

[uli2000]

Wow, I don't know why people are hoarding already, but this sounds awesome. I'm looking for something even better to replace my european SLVR L7. This phone is unlocked right?
Nope, this is a CDMA phone. It sounds like you need a gsm phone. This phone will only work for helio, which uses Sprint's network.

[v1et r1ce]

So for every phone I buy, I get a free $50 gift card? Which I can then use on the phone right away? Interesting..

[hcamacho]

Nope, this is a CDMA phone. It sounds like you need a gsm phone. This phone will only work for helio, which uses Sprint's network.


SO if I get this phone, I am using a contract with sprint, right?

[v1et r1ce]

Boo the FYE near me is closed already...damn Sunday...

BTW what do I ask when I walk in? Can I get a Helio phone and you give me a $50 gift card? And do I just ask them to use the gift card then and there? Or will they jsut do it for me?

[trunks982]

how do the $50 phones look like?

[Predator21281]

Wait, so if I do this, then turn it back in to get a refund on the phone, can I get a free $50 credit?

[Bezerker]

They should have a sign by the phones with the deal information. All you gotta do is ask for the phone and when they enter the promotion code it should be free.

I dont believe refunds would work. The receipt shows as being $0.00 after a promo code, so i dont think they can do a refund.

As for what the phone looks like:

http://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/a8/6f/aa17_1.JPG

[DrNo]

So do I tell them to use the code 400000234623 or do they already know to use it?

[miktau]

yeah im definatly doing this tommorow but like the above poster i dont know what i should tell the cashier. Do i mention the promo or do i have to tell her the code?

[Bezerker]

They should all have gotten instructional emails from corporate that they were required to printout and keep by the registers. The stores will have signs behind the register that say "$50 gift card with Helio purchase" (at least the stores here do); so hopefully the employees wont be completely in the dark (though with FYE, i really couldnt put it past them).

[bigdollarbanks]

i just ran out and bought one. the cashier would not let me use the card right then. I bought it anyways though. there are signs up about the promo. she gave me a gift card. i also did not pay taxes :). iam going to go tomorrow and buy another one for my bro with the gift card. hey, this is the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks TC.

bTW, i would not mention anything until checkout. Just try to see if they will use the promo right then or ask them to at the check out. i think i messed up when i asked her if i could use the card right now.

[v1et r1ce]

Bezerker, did you ask them to use the gift card for this purchase? Or did they do that automatically?

[Sofa King Kool]

Don't call it a phone!

[v1et r1ce]

Don't call it a phone!

why?

I'm not planning on using this as a phone anyway (I don't use sprint) so can I use the features on the phone like the camera and/or mp3 without having service on it?

[Sofa King Kool]

why?



http://youtube.com/watch?v=1jKKy_IpxtU

[major maz]

If I buy the phone I don't have to go through a contract right.

[thegarageband]

Hmm. I'm gonna try this tomorrow ^_^.

If it does MP3, I can stop lugging around my PSP.

[v1et r1ce]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1jKKy_IpxtU

lmfao oh yea

[bigdollarbanks]

i am not sure, but is the ocean on sale too?

[YoshiFan1]

Can you purchase more than 1 phone on 1 transaction and get multiple GC's? Or does each one have to be done seperatly?

[SpazX]

Well I might have to try this some time if I get the chance. I like helio phones and I guess I can always ebay it.

[v1et r1ce]

Can you purchase more than 1 phone on 1 transaction and get multiple GC's? Or does each one have to be done seperatly?

I think thats what most people did so yeah probably.

[happyorangeman]

This is great, I was thinking of switching to Helio anyway plus I have $150 in FYE credit. Thanks Bezerker

[MrDemonicAngel]

might try this...

[v1et r1ce]

Anyone try today and got it to work?

[fullhavok]

i just called my local FYE & the girl told me that the phone is reg. $100. (Heat ) but with the code, i would get it for only $50.00. not free, she laughed @ me.

[v1et r1ce]

I just called mine and no one picked up..

[shizomou]

mine says its $100 too...

[v1et r1ce]

I stopped by and there was a sign that required you to open a contract...

[DrNo]

They limited me to two today and was gonna go back to get two more when the shifts change.

[miktau]

Horray it works. Normally all Ny Fyes always reject these type of deals but the cashier let it pass. After realizing i was getting a free phone the cashier limited me to one but i got my dad to come in the store so i got 2 today. If i ebay them ill probobly make $90 after fees so thanks op! Tried going to a differnt fye but i found it to have been cloesed down in the two months since i was last there so thats a bummer but oh well.

[miktau]

I stopped by and there was a sign that required you to open a contract...

Yeah the sign at my store said that too just tell the cashier you dont want to activate it yet and she should push it through.

[akilshohen]

the heat is $50 with the rebate
there's another phone that's $100 they can get it easily confused. It's really something you have to ask about. It lasts unti lthe 25th.
thx OP

[happyorangeman]

It didn't work at the FYE in East Hanover, NJ.

He would not let me buy it without the contract and they do not have the right stuff to sign people up untill next week...that's what the manager said anyway. They had signs everywhere in and outside the store about it. I will try a different store tomorrow.

[miktau]

the heat is $50 with the rebate
there's another phone that's $100 they can get it easily confused. It's really something you have to ask about. It lasts unti lthe 25th.
thx OP

Thats odd because the heat was free at two stores my dad and I went to (ie it was $50 to begin with, just call your stores to confirm the price). The one in silicon valley (redwood city) ca and in white plains ny both had no problems with doing it for free. Heres what you have to do just tell the cashier you dont want to get the activation and plan and then give her the promo code. It should auto deduct from the price to make it free. Ive gotten 3 phones this way so rock on!

cheers,
Mike

[miktau]

Bad news. I weny back to the same store where i got the my phones yesterday and they said a manager had come in and made sure every employye knew they would have to get in store activation to get the deal. Wether this is a nationwide thing or just my area is beyond me but good luck everyone. At least i still got three free phones (ebay time!), how many did you guys get.

cheers,
Mike

[v1et r1ce]

how many did you guys get.


zero

[davo1224]

Mmmm delicious hoarders even in this thread. It's a cool deal but you have to use common sense. Why is a store just going to empty out their inventory for free?

[briansraregames]

Mmmm delicious hoarders even in this thread. It's a cool deal but you have to use common sense. Why is a store just going to empty out their inventory for free?

The same reason that they've taken 10 copies of TMNT and 6 copies of Enchanted Arms the last week...apathy.

[davo1224]

I wish I could do anything even remotely beneficial at an FYE but every single one around me is filled with either complete idiots or assholes. Can't gain much ground talking to either.

[darthbudge]

Both FYEs in Austin wouldn't let you use this deal. Also if you wanted to buy more then one you had to activate them at the store.

[Spinning Revolver]

how nice are these phones compared to, say, the verizon chocolate phones?

[RelentlessRolento]

i'll have to check on my 3 FYEs...

[DrNo]

how nice are these phones compared to, say, the verizon chocolate phones?

I've never seen a Chocolate phone, but these do feel cheap compared to my KRZR.

I was able to pick up 4 more today, but this time they required that I purchase one. So I did and kept using the "free" gift card to get the next three.
I think the only reason they let me purchase 4, instead of stopping me at 1, was because the first thing I asked was what was the purchase limit on the Helio Heat phones. I don't think he wanted to sell me more than 1 after he knew what I was going to do, but he sorta got stuck having told me a limit when I first asked.

The recipt has his name on it, so I'm going to call the store later to make sure he's not working and pick up a few more if he isn't.

[MillerTime2523]

damn.. i gotta get in on this! thanks OP, i'll check it out soon.

[miktau]

I've never seen a Chocolate phone, but these do feel cheap compared to my KRZR.

I was able to pick up 4 more today, but this time they required that I purchase one. So I did and kept using the "free" gift card to get the next three.
I think the only reason they let me purchase 4, instead of stopping me at 1, was because the first thing I asked was what was the purchase limit on the Helio Heat phones. I don't think he wanted to sell me more than 1 after he knew what I was going to do, but he sorta got stuck having told me a limit when I first asked.

The recipt has his name on it, so I'm going to call the store later to make sure he's not working and pick up a few more if he isn't.

I think its better than the krzr imho. Its got some great specs to like 150 mb built in memory and its not locked down like on verizon so you can feel free to load up videos and songs on it. Overall its a dang nice phone. I just wish i can find another fye that will take this deal. Im going to another tomorow to try and get some more. Also for those denouncing hoarders f*&% you. Doing this and ebaying them definatly beats sitting for many many hours in the hot sun as a lifegaurd. So what fye takes a small hit. This is nothing compared to all the massive retail and employee theft they already get so chill.

cheers,
Mike

[dhs odium]

So I did this today and got 3 phones (2 black, 1 gold).

In the Orlando area, the FYE in Fashion Square Mall had the deal and phone at $50, and I got the $50 card with it. First the person said I needed to activate it, I told the cashier it was a gift and that I didn't have the information necessary to activate it there. This worked well, however when I asked "This might be a bit of a stretch, but.." to get another phone with the gift card, they told me I couldnt do that.

So I went to the Altamonte Mall, and the FYE there had the right price and the deal as well. I used the gift card from the first FYE, got the phone, then asked if I could use the new gift card for another, the cashier had no problem with this.

So at the end of the day, I payed $50, got 3 Helio Heats, and $50 FYE Gift Card.

[miktau]

nice score bro!

[happyorangeman]

Got one today from Wayne, NJ FYE. The lady was pretty nice too. Thanks for the heads up op.

[shizomou]

I tried it at the one in the mall in madison ,tn. They guy said I had to pay for it then I would get the gift card, not including tax...

[DrNo]

I tried it at the one in the mall in madison ,tn. They guy said I had to pay for it then I would get the gift card, not including tax...

If you got the cash, it is worth it... especially if you can use the GC to get another phone. Then you can sell the phone(s) and GC on eBay and get your money back + a tidy profit.

As far as the quality of the phone, I really don't like the fact that the memory is not expandable. I like that about my KRZR, it has its internal memory and I can throw in a 2GB MiniSD for some music (or whatever) on the go. And to say the KRZR is less in quality because it is tethered to a carrier like Verision (or Sprint in my case) isn't valid, the Helio is married to it's Helio service.
Either way, the whole thing is moot since all I want is to sell the Helios... which I was able to get two more of just a few hours ago. ;)

[chodax]

I'll check this out in the store in vegas tomorrow

[crossyndicate]

vegas is empty until Thursday just scored the last two at Meadows from a really nice employee.
I didn't have to pay tax!

[Montusama]

I want to do this but I don't really like Fye and Don't think having a cell phone that is pointless is nice to have around and yeah Fye = full of idiots so its not like it will work but has anyone done it at the Walden Galleria Mall (NY)

[heatdolphins45]

Thanks OP! Picked one up today. Cool Phone. Going to activiate tomorrow at the Sprint Store.

[chodax]

Picked up one here, they said it was the last one left. It came out to 0.00. They let me use the giftcard on the purchase and there wasn't any tax.

http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo28/42/09/dcf6936128a4.jpeg

sorry for bad pic quality, taken with my razr

[davo1224]

Had trouble at only one store (usual one in South Attleboro, MA where the girls probably can't tie their shoes by themselves and the guys except for Brian were raised by animals it seems), but otherwise I snagged 9. Two from each store, except for one. Still have one more store to hit. I'm thinking of getting two more to keep mine and sell ten, and then use the remaining giftcard to buy some games during B3G1. As it stands now, it's $50 cash for 9 phones and a $50 gift card. Good overall but getting two more would be even better :D

[DrNo]

Going to activiate tomorrow at the Sprint Store.

:-s

[FatoonsBaby710]

Can you use this phone on verizons network?

[Caliburn]

I know my FYEs will be OOS when I have time to check, next Monday.

Damn, I love freebies but I got to prioritize.

[davo1224]

Ended up with 11 and a $50 gift certificate. Fun times to be had by me.

[raidenjack]

I just called, and the employees were pissed off, because I had to tried to persuade them on the deal. I was told that I had to pay 200 some dollars for the phone and then I get the gift card.

[v1et r1ce]

Ended up with 11 and a $50 gift certificate. Fun times to be had by me.

:cry: you make me feel sad..

[DrNo]

Can you use this phone on verizons network?

You can't use them on Verizon and you can't use them on Sprint, Helio has it's own network.

[davo1224]

From what I gather it's almost impossible to put it on Sprint but tons of people have had luck getting it on Verizon as long as you have a CSR override for the ESN. You can't use data though, only voice.

[miktau]

promotion is over code no longer works dang.

[Amc5kidz]

Not true, just picked up four. :)

[naes]

If anyone wants to hook up a CAG with one at actual shipping + a few extra bucks please PM me. I would really love one! I'd actually use it too.

[crossyndicate]

If anyone wants to hook up a CAG with one at actual shipping + a few extra bucks please PM me. I would really love one! I'd actually use it too.

I will sell you a Gold one, lemme know

[Dragonshadow]

Can yuo do this online?

[YoshiFan1]

I was told you need to activate the phone in order to get the GC, they were pissed I said I just wanted the phone. I tried arguing but they refused to honor the deal

[garfep]

Just tell them that you want to give it as a gift and don't have the necessary info or that you want to use the myspace online activation deal and would rather do it from home to get the better price.

[varsitygamer]

wow, thats a really good idea.

[R.E.K.]

I wish someone could get me one, or sell one to me :(

[crossyndicate]

I wish someone could get me one, or sell one to me :(
I will sell you a gold one, Just PM me

[naes]

Way to be a CAG and sell them for $40 shipped :applause:


So, can anyone offer me one at actual shipping + a bit extra?
I will sell you a gold one, Just PM me

[CrossFireXT17]

I guess maybe I'll go check tomorrow at FYE to see if its still available... anytime I try one of these things on this forum, it never works out for me haha... but we'lls ee whath appens!

[Amc5kidz]

I went back today and the promotion ended yesterday. Bummer!