I am in a 2 year contract, 1 year down. (I have 10 more months to qualify for the full upgrade discount). I have tried more than once to get CS to give me a better price, but they won't budge. Retail is $450, best price they can give me is $350.
It just kind of upsets me that I've been a loyal TMO customer for 3+ years, and they can't give me a better deal when new customers signing up get it for $250.
They were more willing to cancel my contract than to keep me as a customer and give me a better deal on the Curve. (no I didn't cancel - I was bluffing - and it didn't work).
I was considering canceling for the $200, and signing up a new contract through Amazon, but I wouldn't be able to keep my number. Amazon is offering it to new customers for $125 with a $125 mail in rebate. So pretty much it would cost $235 after the rebate (the $200 cancellation fee + $35 activation fee).
I guess I will have to wait a month or two for the price to drop to my liking. Oh well. I'll hold onto the Pearl for now.