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Question re: phone upgrades

I see people sometimes talking about getting, for instance, a Thunderbolt, to replace their Droid X. My question is, how are they buying the phones? Verizon only (I thought) gives discounts when your contract is within a few months of expiring, so are they paying full price for the phones? $400, $500, $600, etc? Can someone explain this to me?

I wouldn't worry about it, the world is ending this weekend...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7877180/may_21_2011_is_judgment_day_the_rapture.html
Have a few beers, sit back and enjoy the show

And if ur really worried ... Chuck ur phone into the beer before you drink ^_^
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Well yeah...I was just curious and didn't want to go to the Rapture (tm) before getting the answer!

sfreemanoh said:
Well yeah...I was just curious and didn't want to go to the Rapture (tm) before getting the answer!
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A lot of people do pay full price but most just sell what they have to part subsidise their new purchase. Otherwise it's wait until the contract is up.
Getting back off topic...what are you doing with your last few hours of existance?

DirkGently1 said:
A lot of people do pay full price but most just sell what they have to part subsidise their new purchase. Otherwise it's wait until the contract is up.
Getting back off topic...what are you doing with your last few hours of existance?
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Woooowwwww, this is EPIC!
Well, I'd like to see X8's bootloader being bypassed, and last thing before I die is to flash custom kernel... LOL

DirkGently1 said:
A lot of people do pay full price but most just sell what they have to part subsidise their new purchase. Otherwise it's wait until the contract is up.
Getting back off topic...what are you doing with your last few hours of existance?
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Im going to eat black pudding and drink rum until the the rapture cometh............
mmmmmmm black pudding.............

Im going to be a global mod/half admin on neopeek.com until them ^_^
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[INFO] KeenCell Battery

THIS BATTERY FULLY CHARGES IN 5 MINUTES​
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Just signed up.
Looking forward to receiving the beta kit, testing it, And hopefully selling them at the shop.
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I hope they dont cost a kidney when commercialized

Hope it doesn't disable NFC
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Hope the new battery door doesn't protrude like a tumor.

nice find
Signed up thanks a bunch =d

Its not an extended battery and the nfc connections should still be there.....

theduce102 said:
Its not an extended battery and the nfc connections should still be there.....
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The site says that there will be an included battery door. I'm gonna assume it's not gonna be size friendly.
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I smell a rip-off - not quite sure where yet, but something doesn't stack-up. You've got to ask yourself why would a company use this method to test a product like this. The only benefit I can see is that they will have a nice list of potential customers for relatively little effort.
Just make sure you don't part with any cash or payment details up-front.
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Enhanced said:
The site says that there will be an included battery door. I'm gonna assume it's not gonna be size friendly.
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Oh yeah thats right :/ well its worth a shot I guess..... I hope its not extended should be arriving on my door step in a few days so ill report back with pics and any info I get

Signed up August 25th. Still nothing.

Just signed up. myself.
Looking forward to testing this out!

3800mah extended ebay battery

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-3...211306?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a15bb1faa
Anyone try one of these? I figure at most 3000mah right???

lolz....That a damm big battery,, and if anyone checks it out, please let me know aswell....

Haha, holy sheep ****s! She is gynormus.

Dude don't bother! Get a 3900mah from mugen power! http://mugen-power-batteries.com
After I upgraded to ICS I get more than 3 days with wifi and 3g on!
Check this out:
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what is your screen on time

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what is your screen on time
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Sorry, could you clarify a bit what you mean?

in that screenshot above can you click on display and it should tell you how long it has been on

All right, system is really hungry for volt....
Good travelling partner

Nice might order one.

donsh00tmesanta said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-3...211306?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a15bb1faa
Anyone try one of these? I figure at most 3000mah right???
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The ebay listing description says 3800 mAh but the photo below of the battery shows only 3000 mAh. Hmmmm.....

Hi..
So big, thx for this information !

dont bother with ebay batteries, they are terrible i owned one and it lasted a day at max, you get what you paid for.

Ive got the GSM model of Nexus S (non-4G). Is there a quality high-capacity battery for my phone? I already found some batteries with good user experience but all of them turned out to be for 4G only (because of the back cover). I was counting with Mugen 3900 as a sure thing but now I was told its not for my phone model. So ... what now?

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Ive got the GSM model of Nexus S (non-4G). Is there a quality high-capacity battery for my phone? I already found some batteries with good user experience but all of them turned out to be for 4G only (because of the back cover). I was counting with Mugen 3900 as a sure thing but now I was told its not for my phone model. So ... what now?
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Wondering about that too...

FYI, Mugen HK just emailed me that their 3900mAh battery is compatible with i9023, Im just not entirely sure the lady isnt mistaken ...

Welcome to China...We can fake anything and you don't even know

Just got this post from a guy at my country...
He bought a very cheap 1TB HDD brand Western Digital... cost only $4,
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He tested it, with ****ty speed ... if you live at Vietnam, you probably know the meme "It is Chinese Stuffs" .
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It has a button, to open up the top of the HDD (lol)
and this is what he gets:
No offense for the Chinese Friends, but anyone here have faced the same problem? lol

Lol if its too good to by true it proally is
--sent from my glacier.

More pics:
Don't buy cheap stuffs all the times guys! LMAO

I love the brass things to make it heavier. lol

$4? Maybe it just stand for a month, lol
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I cannot understand how anyone could possibly not realise that it would be fake at that price......

conantroutman said:
I cannot understand how anyone could possibly not realise that it would be fake at that price......
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this.

That's fantastic, but in fairness to the Chinese faking people you should take a look at an episode of the last TopGear series. They show the fake cars they make over there, direct copys of the latest models and some are pretty damn good for what they are
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nice.. but how long will it last? $4 a steal. i wont save important files there.

Strike_Eagle said:
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Don't buy cheap stuffs all the times guys! LMAO
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Congrats, you bought a walking stick. 4$.. not bad, not bad!

Hey, at least he gets a 1TB thumb drive for $4. Cheers up.

some of the counterfeits ive seen look just like the real thing and an average person wont be able to make out that its fake

Really nice that someone believes he can buy 1TB for 4$

He has him self to blame, love the big wall bolts
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This Gadget Is a Handheld "Power Plant"

No release date as of yet but I'll be on the look out for this... Priced at $9.99. UPDATE. CONFLICTING PRICES. THE CORES WOULD SEEM TO SELL FOR $9.99 BUT THE UNIT IS $299! NOT PRACTICAL AT ALL.
UPDATE: THE CORES ARE NOT RECHARGEABLE. THAT'S A LET DOWN FOR ME. HOWEVER, I DO SEE THE MARKET FOR THIS.
When we say "two weeks to a month" of power, we're referring to the ability to charge your phone (tested on an iPhone 5) once a day for two weeks. But for people who charge their phone around 20% battery life (instead of when the phone is completely dead), like many people, the charge would last about a month. That's where those numbers come from.
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http://mashable.com/2013/09/24/nectar-power/
http://www.nectarpower.com/
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UPDATE: THE CORES ARE NOT RECHARGEABLE. THAT'S A LET DOWN FOR ME. HOWEVER, I DO SEE THE MARKET FOR THIS.

Much appreciated on the heads up, I need this. Ingress just won't be the same again.
Maybe they are leading us down a path whereby we can get much, much better batteries that fit in the stock battery compartment using the stock battery backplate, and allow us to use normal case solutions.

So you pay ten bucks for a 55 watt hour battery that can only be thrown away after charge depletion? That's really stupid and who the foch would buy this? 6x18650 and a $20 case is just much better.
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johnnyPPK said:
So you pay ten bucks for a 55 watt hour battery that can only be thrown away after charge depletion? That's really stupid and who the foch would buy this? 6x18650 and a $20 case is just much better.
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Plus, its a gas filled battery. Hopefully it was drop and heat tested... You get main unit for $300 and need to continue buying $10 refills to keep it "charged" up. Hmm, not feeling it yet.

vectron said:
Plus, its a gas filled battery. Hopefully it was drop and heat tested... You get main unit for $300 and need to continue buying $10 refills to keep it "charged" up. Hmm, not feeling it yet.
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I could see it working for people who hike a lot or camp or do long bike tours with no access to electricity but... $300? yikes.