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Is anyone in the UK seeing any paid apps at the moment? I believe we're due to start seeing them again
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http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Android/news.asp?c=12039
Nik_Doof said:
Tomorrow, accordingly:
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Android/news.asp?c=12039
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cool thanks for that
Paid apps are live for UK users.
I can also confirm this. Although all the prices are in dollars....
AleksN said:
I can also confirm this. Although all the prices are in dollars....
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Not all, a few (example: Meteor Brick Breaker) are in pounds.
Just had a quick look and the paid apps have hit the UK 12:22am
I didnt think the paid apps would be available for rooted phones?
spiderbites said:
Just had a quick look and the paid apps have hit the UK 12:22am
I didnt think the paid apps would be available for rooted phones?
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They are, AFAIK you only need to be running RC9, it doesn't matter whether it's OTA RC9 or JesusFreke's version.
I can definitely see them, and I'm on a rooted phone.
Awesome, the paid apps just popped up for me today - I thought I had lost that chance, being rooted and all. I was quite suprised they were all in dollars - thought it may have had something to do with the Latitude activation app.
Just bought a couple of apps, Im a happy guy - I was concerned the only way to get them on my rooted phone would have been to pirate them!?
I checked a couple of minutes after midnight (randomly, didn't realise they were coming) on my rooted phone and they were there! I thought all was good. However, with a Maestro card (a fairly popular card in the UK), I can only buy apps priced in GBP and not USD. Which means my selection is severely limited at the moment. Any one else having such problems or is it just me? It's rather annoying! Either Maestro users will be able to buy apps priced in dollars (the preferrable option) or, more likely I think, people will put prices in GBP but not fairly convert the prices, meaning we'll end up paying more.
spiderbites, they don't allow (some?) paid apps on the ADP firmware because, by default, you can access the files and make copies of them. Rooted RC9/RC33 phones are not affected as they are hacked versions of a locked down firmware.
Fneb said:
I checked a couple of minutes after midnight (randomly, didn't realise they were coming) on my rooted phone and they were there! I thought all was good. However, with a Maestro card (a fairly popular card in the UK), I can only buy apps priced in GBP and not USD. Which means my selection is severely limited at the moment. Any one else having such problems or is it just me? It's rather annoying! Either Maestro users will be able to buy apps priced in dollars (the preferrable option) or, more likely I think, people will put prices in GBP but not fairly convert the prices, meaning we'll end up paying more.
spiderbites, they don't allow (some?) paid apps on the ADP firmware because, by default, you can access the files and make copies of them. Rooted RC9/RC33 phones are not affected as they are hacked versions of a locked down firmware.
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How did you manage to use Maestro? It did not accept my HSBC Maestro card as technically Google Checkout only works with Visa, Mastercard, American Express and one other (can't remember).
Go to the Google Checkout page on the internet and add your card details through there, rather than adding a new card through the Android Market itself. If you (only) use a Maestro card, though, you'll only be able to buy applications priced in pounds - if you try to buy something priced in dollars, it'll say you don't have a valid credit card and ask you to put one in.
Still, at least I've been able to buy the London tube map app.
Fneb said:
Go to the Google Checkout page on the internet and add your card details through there, rather than adding a new card through the Android Market itself. If you (only) use a Maestro card, though, you'll only be able to buy applications priced in pounds - if you try to buy something priced in dollars, it'll say you don't have a valid credit card and ask you to put one in.
Still, at least I've been able to buy the London tube map app.
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Thanks for the tip! I think it is stupid that they don't simply convert the prices into quids.
Yep, Maestro here too, and I can only get the £ apps.
Karolis said:
Thanks for the tip! I think it is stupid that they don't simply convert the prices into quids.
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As far as I am aware, it is up to the developers to use their Android Market account to add areas/countries that can buy their app, and set the prices accordingly. (if anyone knows better, feel free to correct me). Unfortunately, many of them seem happy to just leave their apps US-only even though the UK market is now open. Or, it might be that they're unaware that this is possible.
Of course, it would be a lot easier if Google would modify the system to allow purchases of $ apps at current (at the time of purchase) exchange rates. Perhaps it's worth us UK users starting a petition for this.
Your thoughts?
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/15/sprint-early-upgrade-program-in-the-works-promises-to-one-up/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603017-94/sprint-preps-one-up-its-own-early-upgrade-program/
This message brought to you in part by Sprint and the letters GS and the number 4
I just saw this five minutes ago
Eventually I'll do the math checking how badly sprint would be screwing us over
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we used to be able to bill phones to our account a year or so ago and they got rid of it after so many years (been with them since 2002).. IMO they should of grandfathered customers who had the option and had their account in good standing.. it was convenient.. not sure if there was a time limit you had to pay the balance but i always paid it in full when i got the bill.
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This is probably one of the smartest things that Sprint has done for the consumer, but will probably bite them as such a large percentage is fraud and low credit class customers that send their accounts to collections.
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this option sound interesting, but i would guess there must be some catch.. how about those eligible for an upgrade, no phone discount? kind of sounds like you have to pay retail price.. haven't fully read the details yet, but it looks like you also have to return the old device when you upgrade?
btw, sprint has always had different class rating for each account. meaning they assign a rating to each account when it's opened. higher credit score meant you could have many lines and bill to account, those with lower score/class could only have 1 or 2 lines and no billing on account. i also believe after a certain amount of years they would increase your score if you paid your bill on time so you could get additional lines or maybe even get the bill-to account privileges.. i don't see how this can be that big a problem (people sending accounts into collections) more than they already do.
as long as I'm not getting screwed in the end, I'm all for this as I like to upgrade often lol, my wife says I have a problem
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we used to be able to bill phones to our account a year or so ago and they got rid of it after so many years (been with them since 2002).. IMO they should of grandfathered customers who had the option and had their account in good standing.. it was convenient.. not sure if there was a time limit you had to pay the balance but i always paid it in full when i got the bill.....
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This is one of the benefits/features I miss the most and one I wish they'd bring back. I bought more phones, off contract, through BTA (bill to account) than I do without it. I always re-sign up for 2yr contracts so they weren't losing my monthly business they were simply selling phones at full retail on top of it.
Back in the bta days, you had a month to pay your account in full. If you could time it right, you could make it so the new phone wouldn't show up on the next bill. I forgot how to do that. Collections would start calling if you still had a balance the second month. I'd like to get the note 3 but I'm afraid there's not much of a hardware improvement to justify going into debt. Yeah a bigger screen and battery, but still. I'm not sure if they improved the camera module or if it's the same one that's in this phone.
tft said:
we used to be able to bill phones to our account a year or so ago and they got rid of it after so many years (been with them since 2002).. IMO they should of grandfathered customers who had the option and had their account in good standing.. it was convenient.. not sure if there was a time limit you had to pay the balance but i always paid it in full when i got the bill.
this option sound interesting, but i would guess there must be some catch.. how about those eligible for an upgrade, no phone discount? kind of sounds like you have to pay retail price.. haven't fully read the details yet, but it looks like you also have to return the old device when you upgrade?
btw, sprint has always had different class rating for each account. meaning they assign a rating to each account when it's opened. higher credit score meant you could have many lines and bill to account, those with lower score/class could only have 1 or 2 lines and no billing on account. i also believe after a certain amount of years they would increase your score if you paid your bill on time so you could get additional lines or maybe even get the bill-to account privileges.. i don't see how this can be that big a problem (people sending accounts into collections) more than they already do.
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I may be wrong, but i believe you can still "bill" a phone to your account. I recently purchased my S4 at best buy. I was asked to verify my account...after verifying, the best buy sales person made a call to Sprint questioning what he saw on the screen. I patiently/politely waited. Sprint confirmed to the salesperson what he was seeing. I've been with Sprint for 10ish so years...evidently I have no limits on devices or charges(correct term)? He asked if I wanted the device to be billed to my account or if I would pay them. I chose to pay and didn't think anything else about it until now. At the time of purchase, 4 weeks ago, I had the opportunity to bill my account the purchase price of the phone.
Edit: I had the opportunity to bill 2 lines. My wife kindly just reminded that we bought her phone at the same time. And she remembers thinking that it pays to pay on time.
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JUST STOPED IN TO SPRINT STORE AND THEY SAID THE HAD NO CLUE WHAT THIS WAS AND NOTHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE COMING TO SPRINT.SPRINT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THE LAST TO KNOW ANYTHING..PLUS THE LAST TO GET ANYTHING NEW IN....
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With Amazon offering 5 free apps = 1000 Amazon coins ($10) for purchases from the Amazon App Store currently, you can get both Plex and Avia (in app upgrade) for free and still have plenty left over to get a game or two.
- You must buy through the Amazon App Store, using your U.S. account (Canadian account won't work)
- You have to "purchase" and download the 5 listed free apps, but you don't have to install them unless you want to
- You get 200 Amazon coins for each of them, arrives in your account within a minute or so
- You can then use the 1000 coins for buying apps or making in-app purchases up to $10 worth
Definitely works for Plex and the Avia in-app upgrade. AllCast not listed unfortunately (there's an AllCast for FireTV, so Amazon may consider the Chromecast version a competitor)
actually if you haven't already, use 700 of those coins to buy GTA and get an additional 2000 coins. this plus the info above left me with a bunch of free apps (which you don't have to install if you don't want) GTA which i believe is for Fire TV and therefore have no use for. plex, avia and $22 in coins to use for future purchases. Thanks for reminding me to try my US account and not just my canadian account. Thought I was SOL.
Amazon have lost their minds. With all the promos they're offering this weekend, I've so far downloaded 3 paid apps I wanted for free, and ended with $30 in app store credit to spend in future. Since you can start with a free download that gives you some credit, and then leverage that to give you back more credit than you spend, I bet with a little work you could end owning every app that Amazon offers and still have a $1 million credit!
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Amazon have lost their minds. With all the promos they're offering this weekend, I've so far downloaded 3 paid apps I wanted for free, and ended with $30 in app store credit to spend in future. Since you can start with a free download that gives you some credit, and then leverage that to give you back more credit than you spend, I bet with a little work you could end owning every app that Amazon offers and still have a $1 million credit!
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Those free coins doesn't happens usually. I'm too with like 3300 coins ($33) in my account. If I'm not wrong, they expire after a year.
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Those free coins doesn't happens usually. I'm too with like 3300 coins ($33) in my account. If I'm not wrong, they expire after a year.
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Yes, these deals are infrequent. You are also correct - promotional/bonus coins expire after a year, but they are used before purchased coins when redeeming, so as long as you get something with coins every now and then, you will be fine.
But for some reason Amazon is giving away more coins than advertised at the moment. For example people buying GTA San Andreas for 699 coins are getting back 2500 coins instead of the advertised 2000. I bought a 99 cent app offering 30 coins back and got 200 coins instead. Ditto for other apps offering coins.
Yeah.. I saw that. Probably a bug. I evem bought one and the coins didn't change.
Nice find. Any other recommended apps? I am in Canada as well, just had to indicate a US address on account. Hope this does't spoil it. Had to purchase the San Adreas via PC but I don't have a kindal Worth for the bonus.
Looking to spend the rest of these coins too, any other apps recommended? Don't have too many via Amazon, picked up the Avia for sure or was it Plex, i dunno, i like free stuff.
Thanks OP and follows ups for the tips.
FYI i was using a VPN via phone to make purchases however, online just had to log into account.
So you just put a US address on your Canadian account and it worked?
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Many of the Amazon app special offers are U.S.-only, and while Amazon coins are now supported in several countries, they aren't yet in Canada. But all you have to do to take advantage of these offers if you have an existing Canadian Amazon account is change the country in your account settings to United States, and give it any U.S. address (tip: you might want to choose a tax-free state, because taxes do apply to digital purchases). You don't have to use a VPN.
You could also create a separate U.S. Amazon account, but be aware that Amazon apps are DRM-restricted to one account. Every time an Amazon app runs on your Android device it checks the current Amazon account login on the device to make sure it matches (you will be prompted to log in if you are not currently logged in to Amazon). The app will refuse to run if the device is not logged in to the correct Amazon account. You can only be logged in to one account at a time. If you have some apps purchased through one Amazon account and some purchased another Amazon account, you will have to keep switching accounts to run them. There is no way to consolidate app purchases on different accounts. However apps purchased by one account with different countries selected at different times are fine because it's all one account. And you can use the same account and purchased apps on any number of devices.
Thanks for that breakdown. I had originally used my separate account for the US stuff and put that on my tablet. but getting my canadian account recognized was the better move. wish I had learned of this sooner but still took advantage of this promo.
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Did they ship it to you as brand new or used b/c the S5 itself from amazon cost $100 which it is not a bad deal for it. But, I feel like I don't want to buy it off from online if it is used phone. Also, Is there any additional contract like I can't change phones by using the sim card and will get a fine for it? I did search it and half of the people said they don't have any problems at all or they got problems and have to deal with att? Plz help! Thanks!
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Title said it:
Did they ship it to you as brand new or used b/c the S5 itself from amazon cost $100 which it is not a bad deal for it. But, I feel like I don't want to buy it off from online if it is used phone. Also, Is there any additional contract like I can't change phones by using the sim card and will get a fine for it? I did search it and half of the people said they don't have any problems at all or they got problems and have to deal with att? Plz help! Thanks!
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I bought my s5 from Amazon about 2 weeks ago. It is brand new, not used. It was $99 for the AT&T version. I don't think there is anything in the contract about switching the sim with another phone. They just want you to fulfill the contract terms and not change your plan before the end of the contract. When the phone arrives, you just have to activate the sim by calling AT&T or by going online. Super simple.
hmm, interesting. Thank you for the answer! I might order it online or go to the local Walmart and buy it since both of them have the same deal.
Also, I have other question, maybe a stupid one but I know my phone contract expired two days ago and I am not eligibility to update that time which it don't make sense at all. My dad did called AT&T and they told us that they put restrictions all of my family's lines instead of one line for 60 days. We fight about it and they won't do it unless we pay them extra money. So is it possible if I can buy the S5 off from amazon and activate it by doing online or I have to wait?
I bought me and my wife's phone on Amazon 2 weeks ago for $99 each.
Amazon does have their own contract you have to fufill or else they charge you an EFT. You can not make any changes or cancel the line for 180 days or else you pay their ETF they will bill the card you bought the phone with. Buying the phone and then moving that service to another line counts to them as canceling the contract and they will charge you. You have to order the phone for whatever line you want it on.
It is brand new. Nothing refurb.
If you have the unlimited data plan you can not keep it with amazon. They don't give you the option. You can call after you activate it and put in a request to get it back, and they will give it back to you, but its a pain in the butt and took me 2 weeks.
You can try and add the phone to your cart on amazon and it will verify if you are upgrade eligible right then and there. If it says you are, you can order it, if it says you aren't it won't even let you add it to your cart.
I just wanted to vent a bit about my consumer experiences with my local T-Mobile store.
On 6/30, I went in and purchased a LG G4. Upon swiping my credit card, the POS froze which led to me standing around for an hour and a half while the store employees debated allowing me to leave with my purchase. Funds were deducted from my account.
As the POS froze and no reciept was generated, I was advised to go home and call T-Mobile cx support to ask for one to be emailed. This turned into me running into the store several times as there is absolutely no record of my purchase apart from the POS transaction history.
The deciding factor for me to purchase the LG G4 was the promotions that provided things such as free batteries, SD card, and so on. There were a total of two promos I could apply for. The issue? As I never received a receipt, I was ineligible to receive the advertised promotions.
Upset, I returned to the store and inquired about a refund with no restocking fee for my troubles. Another 45 minutes of standing around, the store Mgr told me under no circumstance could I return the device without a restocking fee. I was given a "Purchase Order" as my reciept (another 30 minutes of standing around) and was advised this would work as the "receipt". I was also advised that I could apply for the new promo that started on 7/1.
Another rejection from the Promo deal site as the "purchase order" is not a valid receipt. I'm so fed up by now, I called customer service and was granted a $50 credit on my account to cover the restocking fee and went back in the store to refund the G4.
Well.. It's been over a week and I'm still waiting for the refund. My bank advises me that there is no pending transactions (should show by the 3rd business day max). Went back into the store to waste another hour (took my laptop with me this time and found a quiet place to sit and work). I'm currently emailing the store Mgr as asked by today to request a "Help Desk" ticket to be put in to force the refund.
This whole experience has been absolutely awful and I'm stuck not only without the phone I wanted - the promo items advertised but also my $400.
WTF T-Mobile?!
Well.. They are going to wire it directly into my bank account (and if I didn't want to share the info, they would of mailed a prepaid Visa).
In another 3-5 business days, we will see!
You should probably tweet this out to Tmobile CEO on twitter. He is pretty active on there and also include T force(Tmobile twitter team). Once he gets involved I guarantee you would get a resolution in under an hour.
Took me almost 5 weeks to get my refund through T-Mobile. Rep told me it would take about a month. Perhaps you would have similar situation.
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took a month for me to get refund,what in reccomend if you want it faster is to contact tmobile usa on twitter and tell them youj want your money to buy another phone and in like a week in a half you should have it in your bank account,there going to ask for your account# and routing#,best way to do it
Should definitely email john legere or tweet. That is ridiculous.
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