I just got my att htc tilt in today, im going to unlock it to work with tmobile, but thing is, i left the phone out in my room and my douche bag 14 yr old brother decided to play with it, and apparently the guy who i bought the phone from had a code on it to get into it.and knowing the 14 yr old douche bag, he went ahead and tried all the attempts, and now the phone is locked and only does emergency calls.. any help would be great i want to start using this phone ASAP!
Somekid said:
I just got my att htc tilt in today, im going to unlock it to work with tmobile, but thing is, i left the phone out in my room and my douche bag 14 yr old brother decided to play with it, and apparently the guy who i bought the phone from had a code on it to get into it.and knowing the 14 yr old douche bag, he went ahead and tried all the attempts, and now the phone is locked and only does emergency calls.. any help would be great i want to start using this phone ASAP!
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get in contact with that guy you purchased the device from. nobody here is going to tell you how to bypass a code just in case the device was stolen.
Ummm... Obvious answer, call the guy you got the phone from and ask for the password...
redbandana said:
get in contact with that guy you purchased the device from. nobody here is going to tell you how to bypass a code just in case the device was stolen.
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ah yeah i bought it off from some guy on my car forum i messaged him and it still shows he is online and he hasnt replied back, if i dont hear from him in a day or 2 im calling him out on forums... i ended up paying 155 for phone only, cause the charger and usb didnt matter becuase i work at a cell phone store..but man i hope i didnt scandaled im hoping if i end up using my friends sim card from att, that att will end up helping me out.
The Reaper said:
Ummm... Obvious answer, call the guy you got the phone from and ask for the password...
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i cant put the password in anymore, it only does emergency calls and when i try to put a password in, it automatically goes back to the emergency call only.. ive already messaged the guy asking for password.
Somekid said:
ah yeah i bought it off from some guy on my car forum i messaged him and it still shows he is online and he hasnt replied back, if i dont hear from him in a day or 2 im calling him out on forums... i ended up paying 155 for phone only, cause the charger and usb didnt matter becuase i work at a cell phone store..but man i hope i didnt scandaled im hoping if i end up using my friends sim card from att, that att will end up helping me out.
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so is the device locked? or is it asking you for a code?
If its asking you for a code and you have a T-Mobile sim card on the phone then it may not be unlocked.
edit: nevermind forgot about the first post. ok im tired now.
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so is the device locked? or is it asking you for a code?
If its asking you for a code and you have a T-Mobile sim card on the phone then it may not be unlocked.
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device is locked, and it has a phone lock on it, which my brother attempted (w/o sim card) and this is what it exactly says "Several incorrect passwords have been entered. To continue a1b2c3. In case of emergency, enter an emergency phone number.".... now that i read it closely i can see i can enter the password again...i guess i have to wait for the guy to reply back...or is there a way to get around that? man i feel like a dumba$$ FAIL!
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i cant put the password in anymore, it only does emergency calls and when i try to put a password in, it automatically goes back to the emergency call only.. ive already messaged the guy asking for password.
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ah yeah i bought it off from some guy on my car forum i messaged him and it still shows he is online and he hasnt replied back, if i dont hear from him in a day or 2 im calling him out on forums... i ended up paying 155 for phone only, cause the charger and usb didnt matter becuase i work at a cell phone store..but man i hope i didnt scandaled im hoping if i end up using my friends sim card from att, that att will end up helping me out.
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And you work at a cell phone store? That must be the store that I keep calling for support!
Somekid said:
man i feel like a dumba$$ FAIL!
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Yea, I would too!
Hopefully a mod will lock or delete this thread soon.
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Hopefully a mod will lock or delete this thread soon.
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haha prob. okay so now i have to wait for his reply >.< i set up a new password but i need a recovery password which im guessing the guy before me knew.. so ugh!!! more delays on using the tilt!!
Somekid said:
haha prob. okay so now i have to wait for his reply >.< i set up a new password but i need a recovery password which im guessing the guy before me knew.. so ugh!!! more delays on using the tilt!!
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Okay, dumb question, you can't just hard reset it and start over?
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OKay so heres the story phone is missing idk how but i set it down on this table in the foodcourt at the mall..i was getting my food..and as soon as i got back to my table it was gone!!!IT SUCKS!I NEED MY PHONE!!
But idk i have something i pay for insurance its 6$$ a month i know i have it cuz i pay for it on my bill and it says can be fixed ...theft,stole,broke,etc.
so theres it it got stolen!
What should i do?can someone help i really want it back!but its hard to find in a mall with billions of people!
Is T-mobile going to recover this?
Can somebody tell me what i need to do?because im not fixing to pay another 400 dollars for the phone.
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-Lilray979
OKAY IM ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
why would you post this in the forum? this has nothing to do with XDA nor the dream nor q&a.
call t-mobile. if you pay for insurance..you need to call the insurance provider.
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why would you post this in the forum? this has nothing to do with XDA nor the dream nor q&a.
call t-mobile. if you pay for insurance..you need to call the insurance provider.
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this has everything to do with the dream
n i only did because it saids questions and answers
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OKay so heres the story phone is missing idk how but i set it down on this table in the foodcourt at the mall..i was getting my food..and as soon as i got back to my table it was gone!!!IT SUCKS!I NEED MY PHONE!!
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I guess hindsight is 20/20, but don't leave your personal belongings unattended if you don't want them to get stolen.
You could always try calling your phone. You could have tried calling a security guard to assist you if the thief turned up in the vicinity.
But since this occurred a while ago the best you can do now is just to file an insurance claim with Asurion.
Personally, I would be more worried about identity theft rather than the cost of replacing a phone. I suggest you immediately go change your Google Account password.
Did you have GPS and your "My Location" enabled? If so, track yourself down. lol
Find your IME and have your phone permanently disabled. Should be on the box.
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OKay so heres the story phone is missing idk how but i set it down on this table in the foodcourt at the mall..i was getting my food..and as soon as i got back to my table it was gone!!!IT SUCKS!I NEED MY PHONE!!
But idk i have something i pay for insurance its 6$$ a month i know i have it cuz i pay for it on my bill and it says can be fixed ...theft,stole,broke,etc.
so theres it it got stolen!
What should i do?can someone help i really want it back!but its hard to find in a mall with billions of people!
Is T-mobile going to recover this?
Can somebody tell me what i need to do?because im not fixing to pay another 400 dollars for the phone.
Thanks
-Lilray979
OKAY IM ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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really??? you put your very exspensive phone down in plain sight and walked away from it in a crowded area and when you got back it was gone?? wow i never would have though people could be so cruel, with the economy kicking ass the way it is there should be no reason for anyone to steal anything, we all have enough money to just go out and buy whatever it is that we want. prices are down on everything and my wages are up so i have loads of money in the bank and plenty in cash too.........
oh wait nvm that was all a dream, you screwed up and should have known better than to leave your phone on a table at the mall, no offense but you made a stupid mistake, change all your passwords and call t-mo/asurion
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this has everything to do with the dream
n i only did because it saids questions and answers
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Come on guys..give the kid a break. Lilray, u asked what u should do, so I'll answer.
Kick ur self in the ass for leaving ur phone on a table in a food court at a mall with hundreds of people. I hope ur insurance laughs at u and refuses to cover on grounds of stupidity.
Oh, and before u unleash a childish and enraged response at me... remember, it won't make u smarter.
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Come on guys..give the kid a break. Lilray, u asked what u should do, so I'll answer.
Kick ur self in the ass for leaving ur phone on a table in a food court at a mall with hundreds of people. I hope ur insurance laughs at u and refuses to cover on grounds of stupidity.
Oh, and before u unleash a childish and enraged response at me... remember, it won't make u smarter.
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LOL!!my bad its just...i was really hungry n i thought i had my phone in my pocket until i realized it wasnt in there when i got the money out my pocket!LOL
but thanks everybody i will change my password and file that repport on phoneclaim.com
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Did you have GPS and your "My Location" enabled? If so, track yourself down. lol
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and no by the way i never did because i read on a forum people said it kills the battery
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and no by the way i never did because i read on a forum people said it kills the battery
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Do you have any other type of tracking program like Mobile Defense or something? Do you know your IME(or w/e it's called) #?
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Do you have any other type of tracking program like Mobile Defense or something? Do you know your IME(or w/e it's called) #?
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I use an app called Pinpoint or something like that. You send a text to your number (you would use someone elses phone or e-mail or something obviously) with just the word "Locate" and it bounces back with the exact location. Unfortunatly the thief will likely notice the text and shut off the phone. However if you keep your phone LOCKED then you won't have to worry about it. Another unfortunate possibility is that the thief will also more then likely pull out your sim.
In regards to the "keeping the gps locate off to conserve battery" do this.
Download and install Locale. Set up a rule with a high priority (move it to the top) that when you recieve a call from a specific number it will turn on your GPS. Then track it down that way. There is also Latitude with Google, Loopt, etc that can give you an idea of where your phone is as long as they didn't clear or wipe your data. But as I said... if you keep your phone LOCKED they can't do that in the first place. Which buys you some time because they will have to research to find out how to wipe the phone. Since most people would use a computer at HOME... you might be lucky enough to track him down there. Just make sure you have a 'black and white' with you and be prepared to give evidence that it's your property. The G1 box has the IMEI and if you don't have that call T-Mobile (if you got it from them) and they can give you the IMEI over the phone.
Hind sight is always 20/20, but you will get a new phone and being careless is a bad habit. And bad habits are hard to break. So you'll likely do it again even though you say that you've learned your lesson. So take precautions next time (if there is a next time).
1) NEVER LEAVE YOUR STUFF UNATTENDED.
2) Have security preventions (such as system lock) on your device.
3) Have some software to recover your device should you not do #1 and/or #2.
I've been doing the theft and investigations line of work for about 6 years and I have caught 8 people and helped recover about 20 lost/stolen equipment. I'm so confident in recovery (as long as the preventions are already in place) that I've risked my Tilt by setting it out as bait just to see if anyone would take it WHERE I WORK. It turned up missing in less then an hour! I tracked it down the next day with the coordinates that it sent me.
It turned out that one of my supervisors found it and took it home. BUSTED! The next day he resigned. So... trust no one. Keep your **** locked, backed up and on you at all times! Even at home! (Caught my girl sneaking through it a couple of times ).
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Another unfortunate possibility is that the thief will also more then likely pull out your sim.
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Sim Checker
I love this lil program and it's free, every time i even flash a new rom, it sends me the alerts
lilray979 said:
and no by the way i never did because i read on a forum people said it kills the battery
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next time have your own mind and make a better decision. android gets stolen and you need to locate it, Yes theres an app for that....
It is always nice to see so many helpful people who never make mistakes.
Anyway call your provider and tell them your phone got stolen. That way they can put a freeze on the SIM (and IMEI if you are in Europe). Then deal with insurance and get it replaced. Not a big deal.
Personally I have locale running but would not bother trying to recover a stolen phone. It is not precise enough to track down the phone in realtime. Sim Checker could prove useful but I am not sure it would be worth the effort if the phone is insured. Remote Wipe would be the direction I would go. The hardware can be replaced but the personal info on the phone I would just as soon not get into a stranger's hands.
You still have to pay even if the insurance covers for your stolen phone. That's what i heard? Not entirely sure though. Next time be more careful.. I never leave my phone out of my sight .
So my cousin found a white G1 in school and decided he's going to keep it. Can T-mobile lock the phone if he switches the old person's SIM card and puts his own in?
Alleviate said:
So my cousin found a white G1 in school and decided he's going to keep it. Can T-mobile lock the phone if he switches the old person's SIM card and puts his own in?
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Technically yes they can. They can lock the IMEI number, but the question is will they do it (i doubt it). One of my old wizards got stolen and asked them if they could lock it and they said they would not.
but hey keep it. Finders keepers losers weepers right.
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Technically yes they can. They can lock the IMEI number, but the question is will they do it (i doubt it). One of my old wizards got stolen and asked them if they could lock it and they said they would not.
but hey keep it. Finders keepers losers weepers right.
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Yea exactly, cause when i got my G1 they registered the SIM card to my phone using the IMEI number. So idk if the kid that lost his phone is gonna call them and yea. But should he just go ahead set up the phone to his gmail account?
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Yea exactly, cause when i got my G1 they registered the SIM card to my phone using the IMEI number. So idk if the kid that lost his phone is gonna call them and yea. But should he just go ahead set up the phone to his gmail account?
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I would.///
Anyone prone to losing phones should have a remote wipe option...good find tho, especially if it's an enemy's phone! Hold it hostage...?
haha better not use it in school...finders keepers wont work so welll with the police
Thanks guys. Hes using the phone now
from my other thread:
wow... not a good start with ATT. none of the 4 people i've talked to on the phone have heard of the Moto X, know about the ordering process, or can find my account. 2 of them dont' even know what a port is
edit: they have no idea who i am or how i got the phone.. maybe i should just not hook the damn thing up
edit 2: third time hung up on and 5th person i''ve talked to. stil doesnt' know wtf the moto x is or how i ordered it
anyway, long story short after 2 hours on the phone they cant activate my phone. they dont'' have the sim or imei in the system and i have to go back to the store i bought it from. for the record, new account, porting number from Tmobile
anyone else having troubel?
murso74 said:
from my other thread:
wow... not a good start with ATT. none of the 4 people i've talked to on the phone have heard of the Moto X, know about the ordering process, or can find my account. 2 of them dont' even know what a port is
edit: they have no idea who i am or how i got the phone.. maybe i should just not hook the damn thing up
edit 2: third time hung up on and 5th person i''ve talked to. stil doesnt' know wtf the moto x is or how i ordered it
anyway, long story short after 2 hours on the phone they cant activate my phone. they dont'' have the sim or imei in the system and i have to go back to the store i bought it from. for the record, new account, porting number from Tmobile
anyone else having troubel?
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this likely has everything to do with your port. is your T-Mobile phone still working?
Yeah its still working. I'm at the store now and they're getting the same run around I was. Not one person on the phone understands what the motox is. I'm about to give up and send this thing back before they disconnect me from t-mobile and leave me in limbo
murso74 said:
Yeah its still working. I'm at the store now and they're getting the same run around I was. Not one person on the phone understands what the motox is. I'm about to give up and send this thing back before they disconnect me from t-mobile and leave me in limbo
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if you have the phone in hand it shouldn't matter what a moto x is. have port and activations port the line to att, add the imei and sim number to you account and activate the phone.
I have no clue what your issue is given the facts that you have laid out. do you actually have a phone in hand? nvm. I see that you ordered it.
fyi, I am a former att employee. worked retail for a while and in corporate after that.
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nvm. I see that you ordered it. okay, you can't activate that phone until you have actually received it. once you receive it you can either call customer service or go to a store and the phone can be activated.
to be clear a ported line can not be activated until you actually have the phone in hand. who initiated your port process?
OK well it took them an hour but finally got working I did have the phone in my hand they just didn't know how to get it activated
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OK well it took them an hour but finally got working I did have the phone in my hand they just didn't know how to get it activated
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whoever you were dealing with were some damn geniuses. wtf???
my phone messed up data... voice.. want to try a hard reset.. i been looking in the q&a for a while cant seem to find it.. i want my phone to do a hands free activation.. please help! thanks
P.Mobile said:
my phone messed up data... voice.. want to try a hard reset.. i been looking in the q&a for a while cant seem to find it.. i want my phone to do a hands free activation.. please help! thanks
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##72786# and reset and once it boots up leave it alone and let it run through the process. This isn't a hard reset though, it just resets the radio.
dam this sux man.. ima have to bring this phone in.. i traded my galaxy s4 for this phone.. traded someone on craigslist.. the kid i traded.. his first one broke so they sent him a referb he had the referb for like 6 days then he traded me.. im always having funny issues with my data.. so im thinking they never really fixed this referb the rite way or something?sometimes when i reboot or turn off wifi it takes so long for my 3g to come back on.. or after making a phone call.. i did what u said now my phones been stuck on hands free activation.. says contacting network.. with that thing spinning.. been like that for 10 min now.. this sux!
Craigslist...man that's the first place people go to get rid of a phone they screwed up lol. He was probably having issues with it and decided to get rid of it. You need to ruu it back to stock.
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Craigslist...man that's the first place people go to get rid of a phone they screwed up lol. He was probably having issues with it and decided to get rid of it. You need to ruu it back to stock.
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yea i made sure everything wroked.. it was fine when i first got it it just started acting funny like a week or so ago.. it was fine fora while.. i thought maybe its sprint cause i kno they doing work on my state on the towers but my pops has an iphone thats on sprint and his data was fine so its gota be my phone.. its back to normal now.. smh..
Hey I'm looking at a few craigslist nexus 6s. If I activate it before I give the seller money, and it activates successfully, can the seller report it lost or stolen and deactive it after its already oon my line?
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Hey I'm looking at a few craigslist nexus 6s. If I activate it before I give the seller money, and it activates successfully, can the seller report it lost or stolen and deactive it after its already oon my line?
Thanks
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if the owner has his account set up in it, youll never be able to activate it unless the owner removes his account.
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if the owner has his account set up in it, youll never be able to activate it unless the owner removes his account.
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If its not in service and I do a factory reset, then put my sim card in and it activates, would I be fine then?
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If its not in service and I do a factory reset, then put my sim card in and it activates, would I be fine then?
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its a new security system for the nexus.. even if you wipe the phone 10x and then flash the factory image, it will still ask for the previous owners security, unless he removed it. if it is removed, then it would be fine. and if he didnt, and you got the phone, he can reset his password, but it will take 3 days before it becomes affected. this is for people that steal devices, to keep you safe.
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its a new security system for the nexus.. even if you wipe the phone 10x and then flash the factory image, it will still ask for the previous owners security, unless he removed it. if it is removed, then it would be fine. and if he didnt, and you got the phone, he can reset his password, but it will take 3 days before it becomes affected. this is for people that steal devices, to keep you safe.
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OK cool. How would I verify its removed?
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OK cool. How would I verify its removed?
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ask him. but chances are that he probably doesnt know that you have to remove it now(before you didnt have to). so, you might have to let him know that he has to remove his account first.
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ask him. but chances are that he probably doesnt know that you have to remove it now(before you didnt have to). so, you might have to let him know that he has to remove his account first.
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Yeah I'll ask. But is there a setting on the phone that says removed or not? Just a way to verify other than him just telling me its removed?
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Yeah I'll ask. But is there a setting on the phone that says removed or not? Just a way to verify other than him just telling me its removed?
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You should meet up at the carrier store you're trying to activate it at and have someone at the store make sure everything is ok and it activates. Also if you buy things from Craiglist a lot, you should have a receipt book and have the seller sign it and take a picture of the license plate or write it down so you can file a police report if things go sideways.
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Yeah I'll ask. But is there a setting on the phone that says removed or not? Just a way to verify other than him just telling me its removed?
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no, there isnt unfortunately.
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You should meet up at the carrier store you're trying to activate it at and have someone at the store make sure everything is ok and it activates. Also if you buy things from Craiglist a lot, you should have a receipt book and have the seller sign it and take a picture of the license plate or write it down so you can file a police report if things go sideways.
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no, there isnt unfortunately.
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ok thanks guys. he said he would meet at a verizon store for them to look at it. my first gen moto x battery is starting to fail
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ok thanks guys. he said he would meet at a verizon store for them to look at it. my first gen moto x battery is starting to fail
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cool.
but ill be honest, verizon people probably know zilch about the nexus.
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cool.
but ill be honest, verizon people probably know zilch about the nexus.
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yea kinda what i was thinking since its not verizon branded either
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yea kinda what i was thinking since its not verizon branded either
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doesnt matter though, branded or not, they are exactly the same phone. but verizon employees dont seem to think so, they think it differs(but doesnt). many will even say that you cant use the unbranded one on verizon, but you can
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doesnt matter though, branded or not, they are exactly the same phone. but verizon employees dont seem to think so, they think it differs(but doesnt). many will even say that you cant use the unbranded one on verizon, but you can
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yea i know you can, but like you said worried the employees will not even know anyways lol
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yea i know you can, but like you said worried the employees will not even know anyways lol
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Have a look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3104504
That's not how craigslist scammers screw you. They usually have it insured and once they sell it they report it lost or stolen and you lose your money.
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ask him. but chances are that he probably doesnt know that you have to remove it now(before you didnt have to). so, you might have to let him know that he has to remove his account first.
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So how do you remove your account? In case i sell my phone in the future
Andromendous said:
So how do you remove your account? In case i sell my phone in the future
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See the link that I posted one post above yours.
Andromendous said:
So how do you remove your account? In case i sell my phone in the future
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See the link that I posted one post above yours.
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:angel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3104504
and @Evolution_Tech im outta thanks
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:angel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3104504
and @Evolution_Tech im outta thanks
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Simms, you are such a good person, nothin but pleasant.