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I should be receiving the Sprint HTC Diamond later this week. A friend referred me to this forum, and it's making me very excited. It looks like there is a great community of people wanting to tweak their phones here.
My question is:
Will all of the previous information on hacks/tweaks/applications for the HTC Diamond on here for the EU / Chinese GSM versions of the HTC Diamond still apply to the Sprint CDMA version?
Do I need to wait until more investigation is done to start modding?
I second this. Will the mods for the GSM version work on the Sprint CDMA version?
Also, mackerman, when did you order your Sprint Diamond? I ordered mine on Sunday morning when they became available on the Sprint site, but Sprint still hasn't shipped the phone. Just wondering if yours has shipped yet.
I8UB4 said:
I ordered mine on Sunday morning when they became available on the Sprint site, but Sprint still hasn't shipped the phone. Just wondering if yours has shipped yet.
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I just spoke to a Sprint sales rep. and he said the hold up is due to hurricane Ike reeking havoc in Texas...which happens to be where my Diamond is shipping from. Damn hurricanes!
I luckily got mine today. As far as the tweaks Some work some might not, gotta try em and see
i just got mine today, and this things is a beautiful beast. very sleak and well customized touch flo3d for sprint. only bad thing as reported on reviews is the low in call audio.
Hi I am also new here and just have activated my new Diamond from Sprint would any of the GSM tweaks work on this CDMA version? Thank you very much!
So maybe I'm the only one in the world with an HD7 that can't be unlocked.
I bought one on Kijiji new in the box. I'm in Toronto and planned to use it on Wind Mobile. I read of others enjoying their unlocked T-Mobile HD7's. So I bought mine today, sold my old phone the same day and found out that my phone cannot be unlocked.
I have tried 4 different websites for unlocking and all failed. I called HTC and they said to speak to the carrier. The carrier said to get a plan with them and in 40 days I can have the code. Doesn't make much sense being that I don't live in the U.S. or within hours of their service areas.
Finally the sales person says to fax them a receipt and they can provide the code in 24 hours or 2 weeks if they don't have it in their database and have to retrieve it from HTC. I doubt I can get a receipt from the seller and I feel like I just spent $500 on a paper weight.
Anyone have any suggestions??
EDIT: mobileincanada.com surprisingly sent me an email last night saying they updated their database and if I re-ordered they could probably have the code for me in a few min. So I took another shot and they actually had one. I guess it could an updated database to solve the problem!!
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So maybe I'm the only one in the world with an HD7 that can't be unlocked.
I bought one on Kijiji new in the box. I'm in Toronto and planned to use it on Wind Mobile. I read of others enjoying their unlocked T-Mobile HD7's. So I bought mine today, sold my old phone the same day and found out that my phone cannot be unlocked.
I have tried 4 different websites for unlocking and all failed. I called HTC and they said to speak to the carrier. The carrier said to get a plan with them and in 40 days I can have the code. Doesn't make much sense being that I don't live in the U.S. or within hours of their service areas.
Finally the sales person says to fax them a receipt and they can provide the code in 24 hours or 2 weeks if they don't have it in their database and have to retrieve it from HTC. I doubt I can get a receipt from the seller and I feel like I just spent $500 on a paper weight.
Anyone have any suggestions??
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Sorry:
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/microsoft-discusses-homebrew-app-support-for-windows-phone-7
you need to get someone that have t-mobile account to do it for you
Hey go on tmobile's website and go to the online chat help section and talk to someone there and just be kind and tell them the truth. I found that they are really helpful. Just tell the person u bought it from a tmobile store (dont say kiji) and that ur in canada and are not a tmobile customer. They'll understand. Im in canada and was thinking of doin what u did and buying one and then unlocking it so to be safe i talked to a tmobile rep b4 buying anythin and she was really understanding and told me she would unlock it for me after i purchased it( not sure if they wouldve kept their word since i havent bought mine yet)...
as long as you bought it at full retail, they should give you the unlock code. The 40 days only applies if you got it at a discount as a new line of service.
I was in the same situation, tried over 10 websites and none of them had the unlock code in their database. Luckly I was able to get the receipt from the seller and got T-Mobile to unlock the phone. Took T-Mobile less than 24 hrs to send me the code. Like the other poster said, try the T-Mobile online chat, they are very helpful.
Thats crazy.. was planning on picking up an HD7 to use on Wind soon in Toronto. Would be brutal if it can't be unlocked.
Did any of you guys who had problems try mobileincanada.com for the unlock code?
profets said:
Thats crazy.. was planning on picking up an HD7 to use on Wind soon in Toronto. Would be brutal if it can't be unlocked.
Did any of you guys who had problems try mobileincanada.com for the unlock code?
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Yup tried mobileincanada.com, didn't work and got a refund.
Most of the sites claimed they should be able to unlock the phone in a few weeks when their databases are updated.
edit: What you could also do is bring a laptop with you when you buy the phone and check if the phone is unlockable here http://www.htcimeiunlock.com/check-imei.php
^man that really sucks.. you had tried 10 different sites? Also thanks for the tip on htcimeiunlock site.
So T-mobile was pretty helpful about the situation as long as you had the original receipt? good to know.. worse case i'll just go for a quick drive and pick one up.
I tried all the sites you all listed here and NONE of them worked. I even found some other site called UNLOCKINGONLINE.COM. They say claim to have access to some newer databases and recommend using a certain unlock option if you're phone is an HTC device manufactured after March or May 2010 I think it said. But it's a premium rate of $39.99 which of course they say they will refund if unsucessful.
Well I tried them as my last resort and guess what? I've had no response from them since last night and they promise a 5-30 min turnaround time on 99% of all unlocks.
So now I'm worrying about the 4 or 5 refunds I'm expecting for all the various unlocking sites I tried AND they guy I bought my HD7 from has decided to no longer respond to my messages. Maybe he knew I couldn't unlock it before hand and took my money and ran.
I guess my last option is the online chat with T-Mobile a few of you have suggested. Otherwise I'm just going to sell it and let someone else figure out how to unlock it.
I tried the online T-Mobile chat and they said unless I bought it right from T-Mobile and have a receipt they will not unlock it for me.
Can anyone offer some advice on either what I can say to them or perhaps if one of you are an existing T-Mobile client you could offer me some assitance??
I'd hate to have to get rid of it now
Hopefully with some time these databases for unlocking will get updated?
I'm close to buying one off something through kijiji in toronto as well.. he just dropped the prices recently, really hope its not the case where the phone cannot be unlocked. Considering I only see one guy selling in toronto I don't think I should take the chance.
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Hopefully with some time these databases for unlocking will get updated?
I'm close to buying one off something through kijiji in toronto as well.. he just dropped the prices recently, really hope its not the case where the phone cannot be unlocked. Considering I only see one guy selling in toronto I don't think I should take the chance.
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Just a heads up the only guy on Kijiji is the guy I bought mine from yesterday. He got back to me now and says he doesn't have retail receipts as he buys from a wholesaler. He says he'll see if there is anything he can do for me.
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Here's for anyone else having Sim unlocking problems but can actually get the sales receipt. I just got this in my email:
Unlock Code: Waiting For FAX - MSRP
Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. At this time, we will need a copy of the original sales receipt to be faxed into the SIM Unlock Team showing full retail purchase price was paid for the equipment. The fax number is 813-353-6557. Your request will be placed in pending status for 7 business days to allow time for processing. Please include the following information with the fax.
" ATTN: SIM Unlock Team
" Remedy Form#
" Customer's Full Name
" Contact number
" Customer's Email Address (optional)
" Copy of the original sales receipt showing the Full Retail Purchase Price of the handset.
Thank You,
Sim Unlock Department
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
pistol44 said:
Just a heads up the only guy on Kijiji is the guy I bought mine from yesterday. He got back to me now and says he doesn't have retail receipts as he buys from a wholesaler. He says he'll see if there is anything he can do for me.
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Yup, was talking to him as well, and he mentioned someone bought one and is unable to unlock it. Really sucks, wanted to grab this phone, but going to wait I guess if there's really an unlocking issue right now.
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Yup, was talking to him as well, and he mentioned someone bought one and is unable to unlock it. Really sucks, wanted to grab this phone, but going to wait I guess if there's really an unlocking issue right now.
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Well I would still buy one IF you weren't in a rush to set it up and didn't mind possibly waiting for a couple weeks for the code. Just don't do what I did and get rid of your current phone with expectations the new one will be up and running in minutes..
If the Kijiji guy did buy in bulk, maybe you can ask him to use http://www.htcimeiunlock.com/check-imei.php to check if the rest of his phones are unlockable and if it is try asking for an exchange.
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Well I would still buy one IF you weren't in a rush to set it up and didn't mind possibly waiting for a couple weeks for the code. Just don't do what I did and get rid of your current phone with expectations the new one will be up and running in minutes..
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Yeah thats still not a bad idea. It's for a secondary line I have on Wind and currently just using it with a cheap phone. Wonder how long the unlock will take though..
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If the Kijiji guy did buy in bulk, maybe you can ask him to use http://www.htcimeiunlock.com/check-imei.php to check if the rest of his phones are unlockable and if it is try asking for an exchange.
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Think he has one left and I asked him about trying that tool but he didn't answer. Sounds like he just found out recently that they're not unlockable right now.
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Think he has one left and I asked him about trying that tool but he didn't answer. Sounds like he just found out recently that they're not unlockable right now.
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Well I should probably mention that after he got back to me today about my issues he did promise to go home tonight to see if the other one he had left was unlockable immediately. And if it was he assured me he would let me switch mine for that one. So perhaps that's why he didn't answer you, not sure.
But once I'm out of options and anyone wants mine (that's willing to wait of course) you're welcome to buy it from it me.
I'm going to try taking a walk around here at lunch for fun and see if any of these guys on Yonge St. can unlock it.
^Thats true, he doesn't have it with him so can't check now. He's been a nice guy though, and that's cool if he can let you swap it if its unlockable.
I may be willing to lend my Bell Atrix to a dev if it'll help in any way for us Canadian user to catch up with the light MODs and ROMs that the AT&T version already has.
I can't donate, it was a very expensive phone, paid $700 for it.
Let me know and we can discuss.
I wouldn't worry too much about lending one to a dev; I'm working on some stuff for the Bell version right now as I'm sure others are. Give it another week before you go mailing strangers 700$ devices.
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I wouldn't worry too much about lending one to a dev; I'm working on some stuff for the Bell version right now as I'm sure others are. Give it another week before you go mailing strangers 700$ devices.
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Well I wouldn't mail it to an unknown dev. But, I still get your point. Best of luck.
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Well I wouldn't mail it to an unknown dev. But, I still get your point. Best of luck.
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thats cool, you can always trust in Da_G Imo
perhaps i guess soon bell atrix will have pseudoRoms
Check pm.
i.mac said:
I may be willing to lend my Bell Atrix to a dev if it'll help in any way for us Canadian user to catch up with the light MODs and ROMs that the AT&T version already has.
I can't donate, it was a very expensive phone, paid $700 for it.
Let me know and we can discuss.
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Out of curiousity, if you spent $700 on your bell atrix, which is full pop. Why wouldn't you just get an unlocked at&t version? This is what I tend to, this way no waiting, already know it work
For those that bought with contract, this is along the same line as our first Rogers Dream being rooted trims bunch of us pitching in to buy one for haykuro. And it all worked out well, he did his job, 100's of happy canadians. Funniest part was Cyanogen offering to help, asked for the phone. He was newer on the scene and know one had heard of him then. How thing change.
Bedeadu said:
Out of curiousity, if you spent $700 on your bell atrix, which is full pop. Why wouldn't you just get an unlocked at&t version? This is what I tend to, this way no waiting, already know it work
For those that bought with contract, this is along the same line as our first Rogers Dream being rooted trims bunch of us pitching in to buy one for haykuro. And it all worked out well, he did his job, 100's of happy canadians. Funniest part was Cyanogen offering to help, asked for the phone. He was newer on the scene and know one had heard of him then. How thing change.
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What kind of an idiot would buy this phone for 700 dollars?
Got mine for 499 plus tax in wave sans fil (quebec)..
Plus, ATT version = failure. Bell version at least doesn't have sideloading issues and all the other junk missing. ATT versions = voice quality issues by the numbers, just look at the Atrix 4G forums from Moto. Bell phones (directly out of a buddy who works at a store) has had zero phones returned or marked as problematic so far.. This is in comparison to the i9000 series from Samsung which came back by the numbers weekly for problems...
so....?
Even if you buy it full price, what the CAD dollar is stronger so its only 10 dollars more in Canada. You buy it in the US.. OK, you want warranty?.. oh.. you are NOT in the US..
In canada, regardless of whether you buy the phone without a contract, if you have the proof of purchase Bell WILL send it for repair.. just a little food for thought.
I have a soft brick Bell Atrix, keep reboot due to flash ADEO ROM, if someone (has too be long time XDA developer) need to test it for SBF or other similar purpose. I can lend it. PM me.
James
i.mac said:
I may be willing to lend my Bell Atrix to a dev if it'll help in any way for us Canadian user to catch up with the light MODs and ROMs that the AT&T version already has.
I can't donate, it was a very expensive phone, paid $700 for it.
Let me know and we can discuss.
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Kenneth has asked if anyone with a bell phone is willing to help him test GB on the Bell. You risk bricking the phone though. Maybe you could PM him or something.
If Da_G wants this, then I advise sending it to him and him only. I do not advise sending a phone to anyone else.
Personally, I will be able to create a Bell ROM from the /system and /data dumps I recently received. I don't need the actual device in hand as long as I can get a few alpha testers to try things out.
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Out of curiousity, if you spent $700 on your bell atrix, which is full pop. Why wouldn't you just get an unlocked at&t version? This is what I tend to, this way no waiting, already know it work
For those that bought with contract, this is along the same line as our first Rogers Dream being rooted trims bunch of us pitching in to buy one for haykuro. And it all worked out well, he did his job, 100's of happy canadians. Funniest part was Cyanogen offering to help, asked for the phone. He was newer on the scene and know one had heard of him then. How thing change.
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The reason I bought it from Bell was because I wasn't sure if I was keeping it. I don't drive so the cost for getting to and back from Buffalo/New York would drive up the cost, not to mention the extra time. Also I sold my iPhone 4 for ~$500.
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If Da_G wants this, then I advise sending it to him and him only. I do not advise sending a phone to anyone else.
Personally, I will be able to create a Bell ROM from the /system and /data dumps I recently received. I don't need the actual device in hand as long as I can get a few alpha testers to try things out.
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Yes, that was my thought, if someone like Da_G, DesignGears or Cyanogen (I always hope he would jump on), I would send it.
Would be happily willing to be an alpha tester.
seven2099 said:
What kind of an idiot would buy this phone for 700 dollars?
Got mine for 499 plus tax in wave sans fil (quebec)..
Plus, ATT version = failure. Bell version at least doesn't have sideloading issues and all the other junk missing. ATT versions = voice quality issues by the numbers, just look at the Atrix 4G forums from Moto. Bell phones (directly out of a buddy who works at a store) has had zero phones returned or marked as problematic so far.. This is in comparison to the i9000 series from Samsung which came back by the numbers weekly for problems...
so....?
Even if you buy it full price, what the CAD dollar is stronger so its only 10 dollars more in Canada. You buy it in the US.. OK, you want warranty?.. oh.. you are NOT in the US..
In canada, regardless of whether you buy the phone without a contract, if you have the proof of purchase Bell WILL send it for repair.. just a little food for thought.
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For starters, I AM THE KIND OF IDIOT THAT WOULD BUY THIS PHONE FOR $700 (well just over $600, but that's not the point). Don't know who would sell you it for $500 no plan, they would have lost money in the transaction.
...that aside, I have to say your other comments are fairly idiotic as well. Your friend that works at "a" Bell store hasn't seen any problems with the "Bell Atrix"? First off, Bell released the phone last week, so it's a little early to say they won't have problems. Secondly, Bell and AT&T Atrix use the same hardware, so if one has issues so will the other, yes i realize the software is little difference, but the issue you mention would have to do with firmware, which I can't imagine being very different.
You brought up the Samsung i9000 firmware and them having issues. What exactly was your point with this comment? What does it have to do with the Bell and AT&T Atrix.
Warranty, well there I agree with you...almost. Yes, you buy a US Version, you have to understand that the the warranty is in the US, which I did. Doesn't mean you can't still get your warranty, you just have to send it back to the states, is that really such a big deal? (Please don't respond with a 1 time experience shipping a product back to US for warranty and having issues).
Also, remember my maier tn point is, if you got an AT&T version, unlocked, it would cost the same as the Bell atrix full price...but you have SBF files that work. Bell, well it's possible, but probably much harder to get your hands on it, if at all.
...PS, I haven't had any voice issues on my AT&T Atrix on Rogers.
I actually got mine for $530CDN no plan. Also I received another offer for a Bell Atrix for $480 no plan also. The most ive seen the Bell Atrix go for here in Canada is $570CDN.
I was 10 steps away from buying the phone for $680cdn at Wireless Wave/Phone Booth that same day I received a txt from some dude willing to sell in Brand New In Box for $530. Checked the contents, turned on the device, compared phone IMEI and Box IMEI..everything ok...It still had the plastic on the screen and still locked to Bell.
It just didnt justfiy to me to purchase it for $680cdn. Also when I realized that ATnT had to rooted to be able to use the functionality that Bell has for free then it was a good choice in my part.
So, thats my story...
i got mine from bell on a new 3yr term for 69.99
XanSama said:
I wouldn't worry too much about lending one to a dev; I'm working on some stuff for the Bell version right now as I'm sure others are. Give it another week before you go mailing strangers 700$ devices.
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Have you or has anyone else made any progress on cooking up a new custom ROM for the Bell Atrox?
trader37 said:
Have you or has anyone else made any progress on cooking up a new custom ROM for the Bell Atrox?
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The problem is that there used to be absolutely no way to recover if a bell atrix was soft-bricked by a rom. However, there is now a Telstar sbf that works with the bell atrix and from there the initial bell firmware can be reinstalled using cam recovery if needed.
Long story short- its only a matter of time now before someone throws something together and releases a beta version now that we have something to recover from a worst-case scenario
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seven2099 said:
What kind of an idiot would buy this phone for 700 dollars?
Got mine for 499 plus tax in wave sans fil (quebec)..
Plus, ATT version = failure. Bell version at least doesn't have sideloading issues and all the other junk missing. ATT versions = voice quality issues by the numbers, just look at the Atrix 4G forums from Moto. Bell phones (directly out of a buddy who works at a store) has had zero phones returned or marked as problematic so far.. This is in comparison to the i9000 series from Samsung which came back by the numbers weekly for problems...
so....?
Even if you buy it full price, what the CAD dollar is stronger so its only 10 dollars more in Canada. You buy it in the US.. OK, you want warranty?.. oh.. you are NOT in the US..
In canada, regardless of whether you buy the phone without a contract, if you have the proof of purchase Bell WILL send it for repair.. just a little food for thought.
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There's always one jerk off in the crowd.....
Signed
Happy ATT Atrix and Samsung Captivate owner, due to the efforts of the devs of XDA.
mccoy007 said:
I have a soft brick Bell Atrix, keep reboot due to flash ADEO ROM, if someone (has too be long time XDA developer) need to test it for SBF or other similar purpose. I can lend it. PM me.
James
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Why dont you flash the Telstra SBF and see what happens. I bet the phone will work good as new
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There's always one jerk off in the crowd.....
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Seven2099 isn't a jerk.... He's just stating the bl00dy obvious. LOL
Hey Guys,
through a corporate partnership that my company has, I have access to pre Order the Sprint HTC One for $149. This price is good for New and existing customers.
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I am pretty excited about this phone and have been waiting to pre order to upgrade my Evo 3D. Just thought I would share with my friends on XDA.
Thank you.
np, always glad to share.
thank you.
is this for new customer only? or will it work with existing customer upgrade / contract extension?
Worked for me as an upgrade/contract extension.
New contracts or Contract extensions. I think the only difference is it's free shipping for new people, and $9.99 S/H for contract extensions.
It's $99 dollars through sprint but of course they don't have black for sale yet. I would think if the official sprint doesn't have black in time for the 19th that this site won't either.
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It's $99 dollars through sprint but of course they don't have black for sale yet. I would think if the official sprint doesn't have black in time for the 19th that this site won't either.
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$99 sale is only for new lines ported over the Sprint, though. Doesn't work for upgrades.
eric00716 said:
It's $99 dollars through sprint but of course they don't have black for sale yet. I would think if the official sprint doesn't have black in time for the 19th that this site won't either.
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I think that is for new customers only. at least that is how it looked to me when I tried.
EDIT: Mang0 beat me to it...
QuestingHero said:
I think that is for new customers only. at least that is how it looked to me when I tried.
EDIT: Mang0 beat me to it...
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mang0 said:
$99 sale is only for new lines ported over the Sprint, though. Doesn't work for upgrades.
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Oh my bad guys I don't know how i missed that
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Oh my bad guys I don't know how i missed that
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As much as I wish it was for everyone. Friggin' Sprint. Every vendor is offering some sort of incentive EXCEPT Sprint!
Wish I had seen this before I went in to preorder at Best Buy. I wonder if they'll price match.
QuestingHero said:
Hey Guys,
through a corporate partnership that my company has, I have access to pre Order the Sprint HTC One for $149. This price is good for New and existing customers.
I am pretty excited about this phone and have been waiting to pre order to upgrade my Evo 3D. Just thought I would share with my friends on XDA.
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Does the IBO number discount off contract phones?
Sorry, I realise you're offering a deal, but selling is not allowed on XDA.
please use swappa.com with your XDA login if you wish to sell phones.
I read online sprint will have it this Friday. I called sprint customer service and they didn't even know what phone I was asking about. I signed up for there pre order page where you put your email. I'm yet to receive anything, I just don't wanna be left out if they release it Friday because I work that day but could make plans not to if sprint is gonna sell it in stores. This remind me of missing out on a s3 when they came out waited in line just to get told sold out. Google dropped the ball with this phone release. Everyone *****ed about the phone but everyone buying it. If anyone know someone that works at sprint or work there themselves what's really gonna happen Friday?