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So, today I was on my way to work. Had to leave a little early so I could make a pit stop at the gas station and get me a Rockstar and fill the tank up. Filled up the tank, ran inside to get my drink, and was completely pissed off when I came back out.
Someone stole my damn phone! Laying right there on my seat, broad daylight (8am) and they took my damn phone.
After frantically looking around the car and inside the store, I came to the conclusion that yes, someone actually stole my damn phone. A fellow soldier that was parked behind me waiting to get gas, luckily got the license plate number of the car and a very good description of the little punk $#@(^&%$^# that took it.
Called the MPs and we both told them what happened. Their reply was "well if the car drove off base, then we can't really do anything."
My reply was "Ok so I just wasted 45 minutes of time waiting on you guys to get here? I knew I should have called REAL cops."
Let me get to the good part real quick. So I call the local police and tell them what happened and they came right over (5-10 minutes tops). Other soldier gave them a description and the license plate, next thing I know there's smoke and dust from the local police flying out of there to get my phone back. (Very awesome of them.)
Then the other soldier said something that made me want to smack myself until I passed out. "If only you had one of those apps where you could track your phone by the GPS." Way to kick a guy while he's down right?
Then it donned on me...........****ing SEEK DROID! I installed that app and registered online the day after I got my Revo! Here's my train of thought after that:
1. Yes I have that app!
2. Crap no I don't because I rooted and did a factory reset without backing up my apps (like an idiot).
3. Doesn't matter, get online and try to look for it anyway, the GPS was enabled on the phone so I should still be able to track it.
Called my superior and told them what happened, said I had to run home real fast and that I would be a little late. So I get home, throw open my netbook and get online, head to Seek Droids website and POW! There's my phone, traveling down the H3 freeway. Instantly pulled out the cops card that he gave me, called him and led him straight to the little bastards that stole my phone.
Thinking that I am going to get my phone back, I start cheering the cops on. Feeling like James Bond or something, telling them where to turn, how fast they were going, what intersection they were passing. It was getting very intense.
(By the way, I'm on the cops cellphone with him as the chase is happening)
I can hear him say over the phone that "the passenger is rolling down his window." I'm thinking "oh my god these idiots are gonna shoot at the cops?"
Now, what do almost all people do, when they're driving a car (a stolen car at that) that has drugs in it and they're being chased by the police?
You guessed it, they threw my phone out the ****ing window. I don't even get to have the pieces of it because "it might have fingerprints." This is probably one of the worst days of my damn life right? It gets a lot worse with this little bit of info.......I didn't buy the insurance. So please forgive me if I don't seem like I'm in the best of moods right now. I am without my Revo now, didn't buy the insurance, no upgrade available yet, and no money to buy a new phone. Life just ****ing sucks right now.
Sounds like a donation fund is in order
So when's that next theme coming out...just joking that sucks
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Beamer9408 said:
Sounds like a donation fund is in order
So when's that next theme coming out...just joking that sucks
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Actually that was one of my biggest concerns. I was working on the MIUI theme and still needed to update some of the other themes.
I can still finish the themes, problem is I have no phone to test them out. All I need is a tester and the themes will continue. I'm not gonna stop just because I don't have a phone anymore.
Sorry bud... but it was a hell of a story!! I will test for you.. dev on mine is going soooo slow I might just wait for cyanogen if it ever comes. Theme chooser themes seem easier.
Where did you get buttons from? I have tried just changing the color of existing buttons but it looks like ass.
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drt054 said:
Sorry bud... but it was a hell of a story!! I will test for you.. dev on mine is going soooo slow I might just wait for cyanogen if it ever comes. Theme chooser themes seem easier.
Where did you get buttons from? I have tried just changing the color of existing buttons but it looks like ass.
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Which buttons?
Like the check buttons.. star buttons.. from drawable-hdpi. UOT did a lot of the hard work and what I did looks good so far. Just need to find or make buttons.
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drt054 said:
Like the check buttons.. star buttons.. from drawable-hdpi. UOT did a lot of the hard work and what I did looks good so far. Just need to find or make buttons.
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Most of them I just edited the colors from the stock Revolt ROM buttons. Also, you can try to find a MIUI theme and ask the creator if you can use his. Then all you have to do is copy them over. I used paint.NET for most of my image editing and would sometimes just changed the hue/saturation of the image.
****ty dude. Maybe they will catch the guys and make them buy you a new phone haha. Also, I've never had to use the insurance on my phone but I've had it since I got my OG Droid like 2 years or so ago. I would be glad to let you borrow it of need be. It's rooted with some random ROM on it. Wiped clean.
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Damn sun sorry to hear that I would be pissed..hope u get a new one soon
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Most of them I just edited the colors from the stock Revolt ROM buttons. Also, you can try to find a MIUI theme and ask the creator if you can use his. Then all you have to do is copy them over. I used paint.NET for most of my image editing and would sometimes just changed the hue/saturation of the image.
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damn.. I forgot about that.. thanks!!!
Hicks...check with carbon rink! He just posted that he's giving up on the revo and is selling it. His post is in this section.
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Hicks...check with carbon rink! He just posted that he's giving up on the revo and is selling it. His post is in this section.
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No money, gonna have to wait until the 1st to get a new phone. I talked to Verizon and they said if I fax them a copy of the police report, they will go ahead and let me upgrade as soon as I have the money to get a phone.
This is the very definition of excellent customer service on the part of Big Red. I had no insurance at all, the warranty only covered "unintentional damage" but they are going to let me upgrade anyway. I have already faxed over the police report so now I just have to call them when I have money and give them my case reference number and I'll be good to go!
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****ty dude. Maybe they will catch the guys and make them buy you a new phone haha. Also, I've never had to use the insurance on my phone but I've had it since I got my OG Droid like 2 years or so ago. I would be glad to let you borrow it of need be. It's rooted with some random ROM on it. Wiped clean.
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I appreciate the offer but I honestly don't think I could go back to the OG Droid lol. Also I would feel like a bum, getting a phone from someone without being able to pay for it or pay for shipping. Unfortunately as of right now I'm stuck with my wifes old ass PINK blackberry lol. Life sucks!
holla420 said:
Damn sun sorry to hear that I would be pissed..hope u get a new one soon
Yeah me too!
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damn.. I forgot about that.. thanks!!!
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Not a problem!
Man I am sorry to hear that! If you need anything, just let me know!
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UPDATE:
Just wanted to say first of all, thank you to everyone who is sympathizing and everyone who has offered to donate money for me to get another Revo.
However, I can't accept your donations. Verizon really screwed me over and is now saying that they can't let me upgrade early because 1- I didn't have insurance on the phone, and 2 - I'm unable to send the stolen (and shattered) phone back to them. I'm extremely pissed off at Verizon right now. I probably won't switch carriers or anything but getting another Revo right now is pretty much out of the picture. The only way I can get one now is through a third party like craigslist.org or swappa.com . I can buy one from Verizon but they want me to pay full retail and there's no way in hell I'm paying $550 for a phone.
Looks like it's back to the drawing board for me, I'm still trying to think of ways I can get a Revo for cheap but it's not looking good. I saw one on craigslist in my area for only $200 so I checked it out, problem with it was that it didn't come with a charger....just the phone. Which can only mean 1 thing, it's probably stolen. No one sells a phone in "like new" condition, without a charger. Still looking though guys, wish me luck!
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Man I am sorry to hear that! If you need anything, just let me know!
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Thanks Mt!
The only thing I feel like I need right now, is a ride up to Verizon to just start punching people in the face. Can't believe they pulled that crap. I should have known it sounded too good to be true.
They will make them pay for your phone I would go on Verizon website asap to print out scoot of what the phone cost now and if you have to go to court your can show that to the judge and they will have to pay all of it not the 2 year contact price. I know it might be awhile for that to happen but you need to get a copy of what the phone cost so the judge had something to go by..
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They will make them pay for your phone I would go on Verizon website asap to print out scoot of what the phone cost now and if you have to go to court your can show that to the judge and they will have to pay all of it not the 2 year contact price. I know it might be awhile for that to happen but you need to get a copy of what the phone cost so the judge had something to go by..
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That's true but even if I sue the punks responsible, God only knows how long it would take to get the money. If I get it at all.
Wishing this was sent from MY tricked out Revo using xda premium
You will get your money that day! The courts will pay you they will be responsible for paying the courts back not you.
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Just a thought: If it was stolen from your car, is there a possibility you could make a claim against your comprehensive auto insurance? If your deductible is less than $550, you're at least that much closer.
Just got in my dev edition M7 earlier today (04-22-13).
Phone is very beautiful, well built and almost seem perfect until a few minutes ago whiles I was laying in bed playing around with it, when I notice the long light-bleed coming from the lower right corner.
I was like NOO this is not happening!!! After having waited for so long.
It is really annoying because of the length and brightness of the bleed.
Tomorrow I will definitely call up HTC or LetsTalk for a replacement.
See pics.
Hope no one else has had this major defect.
Link to the unit I got today ....
https://picasaweb.google.com/100693731613176583412/HTCOneM7_dev?authuser=0&feat=directlink
I also tried taking a video, but it didn't get captured so well. See link ...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2yo29038wm817d/2013-04-22%2023.49.29.mp4
Wow that's pretty bad. I am sure you will get a replacement. That really sucks though.
I am going to use this phone for a month before I unlock the bootloader. Just in case something happens and it's defective.
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i just checked mine and i do not have any bleed. I also played the HD dark knight trailer and no bleed confirmed. *phew* ....
Did you drop it or bang it against something. In that last picture I can't tell if that's a smudge or a chip in the glass on the edge of the display in the area.
No. All I did was unbox the phone, took some photos of the phone to post online. Then I immediately put it inside a clear case. Next I went through the setup and only when I was passed that I noticed the light from the corner.
It was handled like a new born baby from the moment it came out from the box .
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Def get it replaced that's not normal at all there should be no light bleed at all. What is your batch # build date? Should be like FA345 or like SH etc it's on the box that the unit came in on the bottom part.
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Wow that's pretty bad. I am sure you will get a replacement. That really sucks though.
I am going to use this phone for a month before I unlock the bootloader. Just in case something happens and it's defective.
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Boot loader is already unlocked. Check fastboot.
Not sure if what u mentioned is part of the serial number, but the one I got is : HT34GW915xxx
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Not sure if what u mentioned is part of the serial number, but the one I got is : HT34GW915484
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Same batch as mine ! You just a bad one out of the bunch lol
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No. All I did was unbox the phone, took some photos of the phone to post online. Then I immediately put it inside a clear case. Next I went through the setup and only when I was passed that I noticed the light from the corner.
It was handled like a new born baby from the moment it came out from the box .
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One of those photos looks like there is a chip on the lower right of the screen. I can't really make out what that is. picture 9 of 12
Honestly..this is what turns me away from htc... yes the design is amazing but at what cost? I dont know why everyone says it has good build quality...i bet htc will get millions of these back for repairs
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jboodram said:
Honestly..this is what turns me away from htc... yes the design is amazing but at what cost? I dont know why everyone says it has good build quality...i bet htc will get millions of these back for repairs
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Time will tell; it looks like more and more people are complaining about case separation issues as they use them for a few days/weeks.
I'll tell you what I saw: a demo at a store that had been handled a lot (no scratches or dents, so probably not abused), but it looked like hell -- the case was coming apart all around the seams!!
HTC has compromised a lot of things in the last couple of years, and I think they have really compromised build quality now. It might look good brand new, but they don't seem to hold up under normal use like their earlier phones did.
We'll see.
Well I got a prepaid RMA from letstalk and it left this morning for Thursday delivery. Lets see how long the wait will be for a replacement to get out and if an RMA depends on preorders vs stock availability.
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Wow thats pretty bad, keep us posted on what happens my man. . .
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Wow thats pretty bad, keep us posted on what happens my man. . .
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Will sure do once I get the replacement in.
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Will sure do once I get the replacement in.
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I did a cross shipment this morning too. Did you get your shipping e-mail? I was told that they wouldn't know when they would ship mine out.
I don't know what a cross shipment is, but the phone was sent back to letstalk today. Process the RMA directly from their website. It's due for arrival on Thursday. Guess until then I wouldn't be hearing from them. But I will call once I know they receive the defective phone.
Just got off the phone with them after waiting over an hour, they made the shipping label yesterday and will be shipping overnight today. So I should have the replacement by tomorrow.
Called a few minutes ago and the lady said they would have to charge me again if they did a cross shipment. In any case there isn't any phones available until Friday she informed me.
Update: 04-26-2013
Was on a chat with rep from letstalk about my RMA, and was told the following ...
Candra: The exchange order will be processed after the rest of the preorders are being fulfilled once the phones are in stock.
Bernard: serious? that's not fair. I had my pre-order from the 6th ... now I must wait much longer because I received a defective phone?
Candra: We still have orders from the 5th that haven't been fulfilled. I do apologize but these orders do need to be processed first.
Well, from the looks of things, it seems like I might get my replacement in a few weeks!
Ok so about 3 weeks ago my son busted my fiances s4 screen. There was a big hoot and hollar about why do we let our son play with our expensive phone in that thread lol. So anyway assurion did not have the phone in stock so i sold her broken one on ebay and bought her another from the sprint store. I called assurion and canceled the claim and even recieved a comformation.
Well fiance gos out to bring my dog in the house and she sees a package from fedex on the hood of her car. She opens it and its a brand new galaxy s4. She calls me and tells me. So i say no big deal ill mail this back to assurion. Well i call them and tell them what happened. They get all my info and cant find anything in there system saying they shipped me a phone. They show a canceled claim thats it. I give her the fedex number showing it came from there address but she refuses to check it. She ask am i sure i didnt order one off the internet and i tell her id be pretty sure if i just bought a $600 phone.
So i then turn my attention to fedex. I call them and say hey you left a package with a $650 phone in it on the hood of my car in my driveway about 100ft away from my house. They call the driver and he says he didnt wana come to my house bc my dog was on a runner. So i give them some crap about leaving it there and that was that.
So now i have a phone sitting in my house that assurion has no information on. It required a signature but was never signed for. Has anyone ever had an experience like this?
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bmoreboy02 said:
Has anyone ever had an experience like this?
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No, but I sure hope someday I will.
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You're really honest in how you tried to return it much respect for that, but after hearing all that maybe you deserve to just keep it.
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I mean would i like a free phone hell yea lol. But my thing is i dont want the $150 insurance deductible showing up on my bill and i dont want to get a call from assurion in a few weeks asking where the damaged phone is i was suppose to mail back.
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If it showed up, you do not have to pay for it. You might want to do research, but I HAD HEARD SECOND HAND that back in the 70s, companies used to ship stuff to people, then ask them to pay for it if they didn't return it (think CD "clubs").
I learned this after I had a 2nd poweramp shipped to me . . . and I finally reluctantly returned it . . . THEN learned about the rule/law about not having to send stuff back. RESEARCH IT
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If it showed up, you do not have to pay for it. You might want to do research, but I HAD HEARD SECOND HAND that back in the 70s, companies used to ship stuff to people, then ask them to pay for it if they didn't return it (think CD "clubs").
I learned this after I had a 2nd poweramp shipped to me . . . and I finally reluctantly returned it . . . THEN learned about the rule/law about not having to send stuff back. RESEARCH IT
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I dont have a broken phone to send back bc i replaced it myself. I tryd to get a label to return it bc all they sent was a padded envelope which clearly says send just the phone back. This box is sealed so i dont wana open it and send them a phone back and keeo the box. Im so pissed at fedex tho im half tempted to keep it and let my son use it as a tablet bc they left it on the hood up my driveway and no one ever signed.
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Dude you're good. You did pretty much everything in your power to do the right thing here, so obviously god is giving you a freebe here. Keep that s***
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I dont have a broken phone to send back bc i replaced it myself. I tryd to get a label to return it bc all they sent was a padded envelope which clearly says send just the phone back. This box is sealed so i dont wana open it and send them a phone back and keeo the box. Im so pissed at fedex tho im half tempted to keep it and let my son use it as a tablet bc they left it on the hood up my driveway and no one ever signed.
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Doesn't matter if you have a phone to send back or not, they left it without signing, it's all cool in school, keep it. Just leave it boxed up for a week or two. When (and if) they call for it looking for it, play dumb, then ignore their calls.
And again research the law behind mailing you stuff.
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I dont have a broken phone to send back bc i replaced it myself. I tryd to get a label to return it bc all they sent was a padded envelope which clearly says send just the phone back. This box is sealed so i dont wana open it and send them a phone back and keeo the box. Im so pissed at fedex tho im half tempted to keep it and let my son use it as a tablet bc they left it on the hood up my driveway and no one ever signed.
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Or if you're really feeling guilty, donate it to a recognized developer.
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mjs2011 said:
Or if you're really feeling guilty, donate it to a recognized developer.
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Lol i dont feel guilty as far as im concerned i did nothing wrong. Im just in amazed how a phone shows up that no one knows about and then the nerve of fedex lol. And im on the phone with the lady telling her to check the tracking number and shes cuttin me off sayin "well i hope ive resolved all your issues today thanks for chosing assurion have a good day" and im like lady are you not hearing me
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I mean would i like a free phone hell yea lol. But my thing is i dont want the $150 insurance deductible showing up on my bill and i dont want to get a call from assurion in a few weeks asking where the damaged phone is i was suppose to mail back.
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My advice, since you've already taken the 'correct' steps to resolve this issue, is to keep the phone, still sealed up in the Fed-Ex box. Wait a billing cycle (or two) to see if any charges show up, or if Assurion contacts you again about the damaged device, and then take the appropriate action. If, after a few months, nothing further has been done/attempted by Sprint/Assurion, then I'd consider myself the owner of a new S4.
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And im on the phone with the lady telling her to check the tracking number and shes cuttin me off sayin "well i hope ive resolved all your issues today thanks for chosing assurion have a good day" and im like lady are you not hearing me
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I think she was giving you a hint, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. And if the $150 does show up on your bill, you've got a $650 phone for $150.
had a similar incident back on tmo with the g2, it is currently sitting on my desk
also as teh father of a 2 year old, i happily let her play with phones (not my sgs4 though, she gets mommy's sgs3 ). there is so many learning apps and she is already so quick to learn how to navigate teh device. i wouldnt take that away from her for the world. screw everyone else and you raise your kids how you see fit
I've had this happen to me as well. Cancelled a claim on my Evo 3d, still received it with no record of it being sent. Gave it to my girl and was never charged
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I'd research the laws, keep it in the box for a week of case they call, then I'd own it, root it then I'd call FedEx, and ask why the hell they left it on my car. And tell them you don't appreciate that very much.
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shabbypenguin said:
had a similar incident back on tmo with the g2, it is currently sitting on my desk
also as teh father of a 2 year old, i happily let her play with phones (not my sgs4 though, she gets mommy's sgs3 ). there is so many learning apps and she is already so quick to learn how to navigate teh device. i wouldnt take that away from her for the world. screw everyone else and you raise your kids how you see fit
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Totally agree. My 5 year old has been playing on all my phones from the s3 to the note 2. Alot of cool apps for kids on the play store.
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technically you never signed for it so technically you never "received" it lol
To those of you saying to just keep the phone.....correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a replacement come pre-activated, meaning that it can only be used on the phone number that it was meant to be a replacement for? If so, it's still of no use unless to be sold as a bad ESN to be activated on another carrier such as Boost or similar.
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To those of you saying to just keep the phone.....correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a replacement come pre-activated, meaning that it can only be used on the phone number that it was meant to be a replacement for? If so, it's still of no use unless to be sold as a bad ESN to be activated on another carrier such as Boost or similar.
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yes they generally come preactivated for the phone its going to but they aren't locked to that line.
dansan382 said:
yes they generally come preactivated for the phone its going to but they aren't locked to that line.
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I checked the esn on swappa and esnchecker.com they both said its clear
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This the best phone stand ever...it can be used with any phone, but i use it with my note...it works great, small foot print, and best of all it was free...in fact i don't even know where one could get this...i got mine from my local carrier store....
Looks like some sort of tablet stand
Thedonk13 said:
This the best phone stand ever...it can be used with any phone, but i use it with my note...it works great, small foot print, and best of all it was free...in fact i don't even know where one could get this...i got mine from my local carrier store....
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Do you have a part number or official name for this accessory? I went to the Otterbox site to look for it, but I couldn't find it. Thanks!
Asquared said:
Do you have a part number or official name for this accessory? I went to the Otterbox site to look for it, but I couldn't find it. Thanks!
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Can't find it either, even on amazon. What carrier store was it found at?
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Did find this, http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/universal-smartphone-desk-stand-p29862.htm
Kind of similar
http://www.amazon.com/iCarpus-Stand-iPhone-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B0047M6ZUQ/ref=pd_sim_cps_5
I got given one of those by the guy at my AT&T store the other day. Works like a champ.
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I got given one of those by the guy at my AT&T store the other day. Works like a champ.
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That's exactly how I got mine. Literally walked in, told them I needed a case with a stand, they gave me this. Haven't needed a case with a stand for about 7 months now.
Sorry about the part number, but I don't see anything.
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That's exactly how I got mine. Literally walked in, told them I needed a case with a stand, they gave me this. Haven't needed a case with a stand for about 7 months now.
Sorry about the part number, but I don't see anything.
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Looks like I'll be scouring AT&T stores this week. Thanks!
Realized I bought a fake galaxy s5 earlier today. I didn't know there were so good fakes out there now, I haven't kept up with cell phones since the HTC EVO 3D. I'm mad, I bought it for $325 . I am so ****ing pissed at myself for being so stupid. I should have come on here first and done some research but I was dying for a new phone since I have been on the Nokia Lumia 900 for the past year and its on its last legs, saw the 325 price tag on CL and jumped on it thinking I got a good deal. Never again will I let impulses get the best of me. This is more of a rant, but also here is this guys information in case any of you are in the Central Florida region (this is a copy and paste of a CL ad I just made warning other users on CL):
This mother****er sold me a fake Galaxy S5. His ads are the following links:
links are blocked because I have less than 10 posts
His phone number is: 7862021013
And he calls himself T. He is a tall black man that drives a sedan. He will ask you to meet him in front of Walmart on Turkey Lake Rd.
DO NOT BUY THE GALAXY S5 or any phones from him, no matter how low he is going. The S5 is 100% fake. Run CPU-ID app on phone and you will see that it does not have a Snapdragon process but an ARM Cortex old ass one. It also does not have 16gb memory but 1.7gb. Also if you look at the box you will notice that it says 3GB of RAM when the original Galaxy S5 really has 2GB. This man is a lie and a cheat. Do not get conned like I have. I gave him $325 and am stuck with a fake ass replica.
This is only fair warning to other CL users, I would hate to hear of others fall victim to this con.
**edit: Updated with pictures of the fake s5. I should have looked at the box itself more closely, right there it said 3GB RAM, Fell so stupid.
tmaynehassuru said:
Realized I bought a fake galaxy s5 earlier today. I didn't know there were so good fakes out there now, I haven't kept up with cell phones since the HTC EVO 3D. I'm mad, I bought it for $325 . I am so ****ing pissed at myself for being so stupid. I should have come on here first and done some research but I was dying for a new phone since I have been on the Nokia Lumia 900 for the past year and its on its last legs, saw the 325 price tag on CL and jumped on it thinking I got a good deal. Never again will I let impulses get the best of me. This is more of a rant, but also here is this guys information in case any of you are in the Central Florida region (this is a copy and paste of a CL ad I just made warning other users on CL):
This mother****er sold me a fake Galaxy S5. His ads are the following links:
links are blocked because I have less than 10 posts
His phone number is: 7862021013
And he calls himself T. He is a tall black man that drives a sedan. He will ask you to meet him in front of Walmart on Turkey Lake Rd.
DO NOT BUY THE GALAXY S5 or any phones from him, no matter how low he is going. The S5 is 100% fake. Run CPU-ID app on phone and you will see that it does not have a Snapdragon process but an ARM Cortex old ass one. It also does not have 16gb memory but 1.7gb. Also if you look at the box you will notice that it says 3GB of RAM when the original Galaxy S5 really has 2GB. This man is a lie and a cheat. Do not get conned like I have. I gave him $325 and am stuck with a fake ass replica.
This is only fair warning to other CL users, I would hate to hear of others fall victim to this con.
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For $325 for an S5 you should expect it to be stolen, Broken, or bad IMEI. Or in this case fake. I NEVER use craglist anymore due to this happening to people with any & everything. I also Highly Recomend Swappa.com I see fakes sold ALL the time on Cragslist. I Usually send harassing texts about to them as well. lol.
But could you not tell it was fake? I know they have gotten better at making decent knock offs but usually at first glance of the front and or software / Screen I can tell easily.
That wretch, I feel for you! Just make sure when you get the S5 get the new one with more memory. Just chalk it up as a lesson learned, heck you have a little toy to play with now.
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$325, really? Even if it were stolen / hot, he'd be selling it for more than that...
Did you contact the police?
hyelton said:
For $325 for an S5 you should expect it to be stolen, Broken, or bad IMEI. Or in this case fake. I NEVER use craglist anymore due to this happening to people with any & everything. I also Highly Recomend Swappa.com I see fakes sold ALL the time on Cragslist. I Usually send harassing texts about to them as well. lol.
But could you not tell it was fake? I know they have gotten better at making decent knock offs but usually at first glance of the front and or software / Screen I can tell easily.
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I didn't look at it very closely, like I said I haven't really been in the market for phones for awhile. I didn't realize the fakes are so much better than it used to be. I also did 0 research before buying and the thought of a fake one didn't occur, stupid me. I also put up pictures just now to show you all what I got.
SnuggP said:
That wretch, I feel for you! Just make sure when you get the S5 get the new one with more memory. Just chalk it up as a lesson learned, heck you have a little toy to play with now.
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What is the new one with more memory? There's a new version of the s5 coming out? Lol I am putting it back on CL for a 100 dollars, i put it up as replica I dont want to con nobody, I'm sure somebody will want it, its still a decent phone. I also put up pictures just now to show you all what I got.
cmd512 said:
$325, really? Even if it were stolen / hot, he'd be selling it for more than that...
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Ya. I don't know what happened today, normally I'm very skeptical, but the dire need for a new phone got the better of me and I really wanted the S5...thought i hit gold with this deal...I would rather have donated or gambled that money away then give it to that conning ****er on CL. I also put up pictures just now to show you all what I got.
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Did you contact the police?
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Orlando Police are jokes. They don't do squat EVEN if you give them all the evidence they need. I only have his phone number, I don't have a pic of him or his car plate. I should have been more skeptical when I saw him take out a burner phone...so stupid. I also put up pictures just now to show you all what I got.
The first giveaway is that the earpiece should be black and not silver.
So sorry you got screwed over man.
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tmaynehassuru said:
Orlando Police are jokes. They don't do squat EVEN if you give them all the evidence they need. I only have his phone number, I don't have a pic of him or his car plate. I should have been more skeptical when I saw him take out a burner phone...so stupid. I also put up pictures just now to show you all what I got.
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You have a phone number and a CR add, they could easily find him.
Dude, be honest here, you were buying a new phone for $325 from a dude in a parking lot. You KNEW you were likely buying stolen property and didn't care. Your not calling the police has nothing to do with their competence .. or lack there of.
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Doesn't hurt to call and talk to PD.
Are you sure ?
Hi, Sad to hear that... But you 100% sure that its fake ? did you factory reset it once before use ? coz everything else its pretty perfect did you check camera before buy like selected focus n hdr ??
That's a legit looking fake man. Few minor appearances should've given it away. Software was a dead giveaway that if was fake. Sorry you got scammed. It sucks there are some scum in this world
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
The first giveaway is that the earpiece should be black and not silver.
So sorry you got screwed over man.
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I am too, thanks for your condolences
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daoom said:
You have a phone number and a CR add, they could easily find him.
Dude, be honest here, you were buying a new phone for $325 from a dude in a parking lot. You KNEW you were likely buying stolen property and didn't care. Your not calling the police has nothing to do with their competence .. or lack there of.
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No man, I just thought I got a good deal lol. 325 is still a lot of money for a stolen/fake phone. I have gotten good deals like that in the past before, and have met ppl in a parking lot, so this wasn't very off to me. But I think I probably will call them tomorrow.
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Doesn't hurt to call and talk to PD.
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I probably will tomorrow.
moizhaque said:
Hi, Sad to hear that... But you 100% sure that its fake ? did you factory reset it once before use ? coz everything else its pretty perfect did you check camera before buy like selected focus n hdr ??
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Ya, you can tell just from the CPU-ID pictures I have there, the processor isn't the real one and theres only 2GB of usable memory...100% fake. Also the outside cosmetics are off. I wish I had researched this before I bought it. Stupid me. And no I didn't check the camera, I was actually in a rush to leave cuz it was 96 degrees out here today and I was sweating balls lolz. Next time I'll meet people in a starbucks or something and take time to look over what I'm buying
For me the first thing that popped was the led flash. In every fake cell phone it has that look/texture whereas in original phones it has a totally different look. For the author of this thread, this is something to be learned. Even if the phone is sealed in a box, open it, check it, look carefully at the exterior and then look in the phone info. If the seller does not want you to open the box simply pass, there are enough phones out there.
moizhaque said:
Hi, Sad to hear that... But you 100% sure that its fake ? did you factory reset it once before use ? coz everything else its pretty perfect did you check camera before buy like selected focus n hdr ??
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Of course its fake...look at this home button....its silver! lol
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oTToToTenTanz said:
Of course its fake...look at this home button....its silver! lol
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I just took a look at the home button and it is black, from the outside it does look remarkably well done! But I would never buy on a parking lot, that is always fishy, no matter where you are from.
tmaynehassuru said:
Realized I bought a fake galaxy s5 earlier today. I didn't know there were so good fakes out there now, I haven't kept up with cell phones since the HTC EVO 3D. I'm mad, I bought it for $325 . I am so ****ing pissed at myself for being so stupid. I should have come on here first and done some research but I was dying for a new phone since I have been on the Nokia Lumia 900 for the past year and its on its last legs, saw the 325 price tag on CL and jumped on it thinking I got a good deal. Never again will I let impulses get the best of me. This is more of a rant, but also here is this guys information in case any of you are in the Central Florida region (this is a copy and paste of a CL ad I just made warning other users on CL):
This mother****er sold me a fake Galaxy S5. His ads are the following links:
links are blocked because I have less than 10 posts
His phone number is: 7862021013
And he calls himself T. He is a tall black man that drives a sedan. He will ask you to meet him in front of Walmart on Turkey Lake Rd.
DO NOT BUY THE GALAXY S5 or any phones from him, no matter how low he is going. The S5 is 100% fake. Run CPU-ID app on phone and you will see that it does not have a Snapdragon process but an ARM Cortex old ass one. It also does not have 16gb memory but 1.7gb. Also if you look at the box you will notice that it says 3GB of RAM when the original Galaxy S5 really has 2GB. This man is a lie and a cheat. Do not get conned like I have. I gave him $325 and am stuck with a fake ass replica.
This is only fair warning to other CL users, I would hate to hear of others fall victim to this con.
**edit: Updated with pictures of the fake s5. I should have looked at the box itself more closely, right there it said 3GB RAM, Fell so stupid.
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Well lesson learned. Be glad it's only for $325. Please call the police and see if they can do anything. Thanks BTW, I just downloaded CPU-Z, nice app, everyone should use it when buying any used phone.
Damn that sucks bad man. I never buy on craigslist, I only sell. I feel for you buddy. Lesson learned for all of us.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
The first giveaway is that the earpiece should be black and not silver.
So sorry you got screwed over man.
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You got it backwards because genuine phones have silver earpiece.
Michael_P said:
You got it backwards because genuine phones have silver earpiece.
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Incorrect. The S4 had silver, are you thinking of that? If you have a black S5 and your earpiece is silver, it's you that has a fake lol.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Incorrect. The S4 had silver, are you thinking of that? If you have a black S5 and your earpiece is silver, it's you that has a fake lol.
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It's the white S5 I have and they do have silver earpiece, but maybe you right about the black version.