T-Mobile Kicks Off Galaxy S7 Launch With Gear VR Demos

T-Mobile customers are getting the chance to demo the Samsung Gear VR using the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Border at the carrier's Fourth dimension Square Signature store.

The store, which opened on New Year'south Eve, is currently home to a number of clear plastic booths where customers can line up to test out unlike 360-degree VR experiences.

VR had a huge focus at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, and T-Mobile anticipates a peachy bargain of involvement around the Gear VR headsets and the launch of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. I tested out the Major League Baseball game VR experience, where I watched unlike scenes of players come up upward to bat and batting practice; I even got to poke effectually the journalist box.

Gear VR booth

The S7 and S7 Edge will be available from T-Mobile Fri, March 11. The 32GB S7 comes in Black and Gilded, for a retail cost of $559.99, or $0 downward and $28 a month for 24 months. The 32GB S7 Border will be bachelor in Black, Argent, and Gold for $779.99, or $59.99 down and $thirty a month for 24 months. Also, launching is the Samsung Gear S2 Classic, which retails for $399.99, or $17 a calendar month for 24 months.

"These new Samsung Milky way devices are loaded with sweetness new features, and when you put them on T-Mobile'south 4G LTE network, you have the best combination of cool hardware and a screaming fast network," said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile, in a press release.

S7 and Gear VR

To sweeten the pot, T-Mobile is offering several deals for customers, including a buy-one-get-i-free offer, where customers who buy two S7s volition get a second one free subsequently a line is added. The cost volition be covered through a pre-paid debit menu, which you lot get subsequently an online rebate. Customers will too become a free Gear VR, a six-game packet, and a gratuitous twelvemonth of Netflix, for a limited time. T-Mobile will comprehend customers who switch over from other carriers for up to $650 a line.

If y'all desire to learn more than nigh deals available on other carriers, be sure to check out The Best Deals and Carrier Plans for Samsung Galaxy S7.