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Possible free 1500mah HTC brand battery for Incredible

I found out something interesting that I figured I'd share with the rest of the users here. The battery that is shipped with the HTC Ozone from Verizon is a 1500mah HTC branded battery. The HTC ozone can be purchased for FREE online with the new phone discount, plus free shipping. If you have a line with an upgrade discount available and want to sacrifice it for a free spare battery for your Incredible (also works for Eris) this is a good way to do it.
I've only had my Incredible for a day so I'm not sure exactly how much more battery life you'll get with the 1500, but even if it's not much more you can keep it around as a backup when the other dies.

Why would you want to pay at a minimum 240 dollars over 2 years just to get a battery and waste an upgrade on a terrible phone.

That's why you'd be "sacrificing" an upgrade. If you have a line due for an upgrade but you don't want to upgrade, you can use it to get the phone for free, giving you an additional battery. You don't actually have to use the phone, and you could probably even sell it on ebay without the battery for a few bucks.

this is by far the worst idea I have ever, ever heard. You want to waste an upgrade to get a 1500mah battery that you can buy 2 for $5 on ebay? Ya know, instead of buying a $600 phone for $200 and reselling it? What the HELL?

dawynkoop said:
That's why you'd be "sacrificing" an upgrade. If you have a line due for an upgrade but you don't want to upgrade, you can use it to get the phone for free, giving you an additional battery. You don't actually have to use the phone, and you could probably even sell it on ebay without the battery for a few bucks.
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and you are then recommitted for another 2 years in the process....
doesn't make sense.

It's just so much simpler to call Verizon and complain about your battery life to get a second battery sent your way...

frenchy180 said:
It's just so much simpler to call Verizon and complain about your battery life to get a second battery sent your way...
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does that work?

Dawynkoop, did you forget to take your medication again?!
What the heck are you thinking???
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blastek said:
this is by far the worst idea I have ever, ever heard. You want to waste an upgrade to get a 1500mah battery that you can buy 2 for $5 on ebay? Ya know, instead of buying a $600 phone for $200 and reselling it? What the HELL?
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This made my night. soo funny. I might put this in my signature haha, if you wouldn't mind haha.

yo this is a great idea. forget using my other NE2 to get the moto x or the next best thing when im sick of my inc. i'll get the old ass htc ozone so i can have an extra $5 battery incase i need the much more powerful 1500mah battery. it's a whole 200mah more!!! i can't believe i didnt think of this before!
fart.

Wow this forum can be mean. I think if your willing to sacrifice your upgrade good for you and enjoy your battery. But if you don't agree with his opinion, you don't have to be an @$$.
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mikeacela said:
Wow this forum can be mean. I think if your willing to sacrifice your upgrade good for you and enjoy your battery. But if you don't agree with his opinion, you don't have to be an @$$.
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That's XDA for ya.
Anyways, I think if someone wants to forfeit an upgrade for a battery, then so be it. What if a person who works for HTC gets a free or heavily discounted phone from their employer and chooses to use a Verizon upgrade for the same purpose the OP explained? Would the arrogant jerks attack them? Who cares about 2yr contracts? I've been a Verizon customer since I got my first phone. Not sure why people are so scared of contracts.

wow
dont really remember readin that the man said this was the greatest idea ever. i believe he was giving you guys an option. another way. something I believe this site is all about.
btw, screw u all. I still like my ozone

Yeah. Take it easy guys. Just a thought the guy had. Flaming doesn't get anyone anywher. Everyone flamed that jake day guy and he posted a big **** you on his blog. He may have said he had a lot of things he didn't(root,nand unlock, OC kernels.) But he didn't deserve the constant reaming he got. Check this out. www.ninebysix.com
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Or you could just buy a battery for $40.

guys you can buy 2 1500 mAh on Ebay for $10. For $15 you can get 2 batteries and an external battery charger. LMAO w/ Free delivery.l

how many MAH is the standard battery that the incredible comes with?

1300mah
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Just ordered a Galaxy Nexus

G2x was a great phone, and despite LG's various fails it was corrected by our devs. But, as a fandroid, you have that little voice in the back of your head making your life miserable when there is a nexus annouced, or even better hardware for that matter.
I just bit the bullet and ordered an unlocked GN. $696 and some change, including shipping and bank fees. God help me, this android addiction is getting out of hand
It's the GSM flavor, imported of course. Who want's to deal with Verizon and the mockery they have made of the Nexus brand? F*ck you Verizon, Google - I am disappointed in you for being Verizon's B*tch The European GN is the true Nexus.
Any other fandroids out there want to join me?
MOD EDIT: REMOVED LINK
It is just a pre-order for now, but stock is expected in 2 days. And if your cautious, handtec is a reputable vendor, pay with Google Checkout and your butt should be covered

KiNG OMaR said:
G2x was a great phone, and despite LG's various fails it was corrected by our devs. But, as a fandroid, you have that little voice in the back of your head making your life miserable when there is a nexus annouced, or even better hardware for that matter.
I just bit the bullet and ordered an unlocked GN. $696 and some change, including shipping and bank fees. God help me, this android addiction is getting out of hand
It's the GSM flavor, imported of course. Who want's to deal with Verizon and the mockery they have made of the Nexus brand? F*ck you Verizon, Google - I am disappointed in you for being Verizon's B*tch The European GN is the true Nexus.
Any other fandroids out there want to join me?
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5527/
It is just a pre-order for now, but stock is expected in 2 days. And if your cautious, handtec is a reputable vendor, pay with Google Checkout and your butt should be covered
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$700 crackers for the 16GB!!!!!!

mr mystery said:
$700 crackers for the 16GB!!!!!!
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The Droid RAZR is $649 off contract, add tax and your looking at an easy $700+ It's 16GB as well, only difference is the lack of an SD card slot on the GN Oh well, it's not that bad - my galaxy tab doesn't have an SD card slot either and that doesn't bother me at all

700!!! Must be nice....

fcisco13 said:
700!!! Must be nice....
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I paid around $600 (after tax and all that) for my Vibrant off contract. The fact that this is penta-band and allows you to use it with any carrier is definitely a plus and if you pick good no-contract plans, you can easily come out way ahead of getting a subsidized phone on contract.

KiNG OMaR said:
The Droid RAZR is $649 off contract, add tax and your looking at an easy $700+ It's 16GB as well, only difference is the lack of an SD card slot on the GN Oh well, it's not that bad - my galaxy tab doesn't have an SD card slot either and that doesn't bother me at all
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Just sticker shock I think, I want one too, probably sell my SGS2 and grab a 32GB'er

We could care less. Please go post your joy in the Nexus S forum. Bye bye.

jboxer said:
We could care less. Please go post your joy in the Nexus S forum. Bye bye.
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I never got the "I'm leaving because I got a new phone" threads. I could understand if you're a developer, but as a basic user, why should we care?
But hey, enjoy your new phone.
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C0dy said:
I never got the "I'm leaving because I got a new phone" threads. I could understand if you're a developer, but as a basic user, why should we care?
But hey, enjoy your new phone.
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I didn't really post as a farewell, it was to reassure anyone who was planning on switching to the Nexus I never left, and I plan on keeping my NVFlash Guide updated even after I do

I wont make the same mistake again, i will wait a couple of months after it comes out, see development, then maybe buy one. Got g2x on 4/20 early in the morning and even tho i got a good phone, NVIDIA (dumb asses) really are holding devs down.

Why do you guys insist on writing such a stupid comments "Why are you posting this"
"We don't care, GTFO"
Don't you have anything else to do other then to troll the forum?
It's his/her choice. This does not mean that he should stopped posting on this forum and move on to his new forum.
I will be buying N9 in near future and I will continue to see how development of this phone is moving forward as well as participate in discussions.

KiNG OMaR said:
I just bit the bullet and ordered an unlocked GN. $696 and some change, including shipping and bank fees. God help me, this android addiction is getting out of hand
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I was going to make fun of you for having an EDGE only phone.. then I looked at the 4g icon on my G2X which equates to EDGE speeds despite claiming to be connected to 4g....
Can I have your old G2X? Mine got scratches on the screen on day 2

The way it works is you sell the G2x for $200. Use the money and pick a contract phone with high resell value. Sell it for the price of the Nexus. Live happily.
The G2x is still sweet. But I'll probably pick a Nexus up on Verizon through work to save from paying a personal cell. Depends on development and issues. I'm still torn.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV

besthijacker said:
Why do you guys insist on writing such a stupid comments "Why are you posting this"
"We don't care, GTFO"
Don't you have anything else to do other then to troll the forum?
It's his/her choice. This does not mean that he should stopped posting on this forum and move on to his new forum.
I will be buying N9 in near future and I will continue to see how development of this phone is moving forward as well as participate in discussions.
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+1 to that.
Omar, I hope the GN goes well for you! I've been itching for one, but I told myself I'm gonna stick with the G2x for a while since for the past 5 years I've been getting a new phone every year, hahaha. I want to see how far I can take this thing.
Plus... I don't think I have the dough to just shell out, lol.

fcisco13 said:
I wont make the same mistake again, i will wait a couple of months after it comes out, see development, then maybe buy one. Got g2x on 4/20 early in the morning and even tho i got a good phone, NVIDIA (dumb asses) really are holding devs down.
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But a Nexus phone will always have support from the best devs

Rather spend my.money on a new sig sauer handgun
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Does your GN support Tmobile 4G or just edge?
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irockstar661 said:
Rather spend my.money on a new sig sauer handgun
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They would love to hear all about it here
http://www.handgunforum.net/

mackster248 said:
Does your GN support Tmobile 4G or just edge?
Powered by a G2x
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The GSM Nexus has a pentaband HSPA+ radio, meaning you will get 4G on both T-Mobile and AT&T

is a nice phone ^^

To Revolution or not?

Hey all,
Currently a DInc2 owner and looking for a 4G device to play with. I can get a Revolution for $80 third party, no contract, etc.. Worth It? Opinions?
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This is only my second Droid, so i may be biased but i love this phone. I had an OG droid for years before this so it was quite a change, but MT, Cubed, spc, and a lot of other folks have made this phone go from a pos to a really fun and versatile device. I'd say yes its worth the money, but again i have a limited base of comparison.
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Def worth it for that!
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80 bux. Ya. Maybe try and shop around a bit more. There was one guy who could get his hands on one for 40 bux.
It is a great phone with mods. If you get one, well, welcome to the community.

Haven't played with the DInc2 at all. Had an OG DInc, and upgraded to the Revo. After modding it, it is a great phone. Does everything I need it to and more. It's perfect size; not as big as some of the monstrous phones that have been coming out, but large enough that it's comfortable to watch videos and browse the web.
There are some quirks about it, depending on what you want to do, but nothing that cannot be overcome, and there is a good community here at XDA to help out.
$80 is a great deal, off contract. Shop around to see if you can find it cheaper, but that really is pretty good. 4G phone, with 12GB internal storage, 16GB MicroSD, front facing camera and one click root? What more do you want?

MeshiaSamurai said:
$80 is a great deal, off contract. Shop around to see if you can find it cheaper, but that really is pretty good. 4G phone, with 12GB internal storage, 16GB MicroSD, front facing camera and one click root? What more do you want?
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+1
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Great phone if your willing to root.
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$80 a good deal for a 4G phone with a 4.5in. screen? Lol. Pretty obvious that it is. Someone else asked somewhere if $40 was a good deal. Come on guys, do you want them for free or something?
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I got this phone the second week it came out so I paid full two year contract price. But the looks I see on peoples faces when my benchmarks are higher than theirs is priceless. This phone has become so much more because of the people who develope all this software for it.
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keynith said:
I got this phone the second week it came out so I paid full two year contract price. But the looks I see on peoples faces when my benchmarks are higher than theirs is priceless. This phone has become so much more because of the people who develope all this software for it.
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I 2nd, 3rd and 4th this. My phone is a totally different animal after gingervolting, blitzing and supercharging. My wife has a Dinc 2 and I have started to read up on custom roms etc. for her on the Dinc2 forums and by far, this forum and everyone here has been a step above.

Leaving for the S3+$80

Now that I've been successful, thought I'd share:
So I just came up for an upgrade on T-Mobile, and BestBuy.com had the GS3 T-Mobile upgrade for $179.99, so I decided "Why not sell this phone on Ebay while it's still semi-popular and get a S3?"
I called T-Mobile, got an unlock code, reverted to stock ICS, and sold my phone on Ebay for $350. After taxes, ebay+paypal fees, phone purchase+activation fee, I netted about an $80 profit after everything was said and done.
Thanks to all of the developers here for your hard work developing for the ugly stepchild of the SII line! I hope you all do well.

zander21510 said:
the ugly stepchild of the SII line!
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Now you have the ugly stepchild of the SIII line
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I'm waiting for the newest nexus to be announced.

MrKnitty said:
I'm waiting for the newest nexus to be announced.
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I heard theres going to be a bunch of them! Im waiting for that to or the Lumia 920!

Rekzer said:
I heard theres going to be a bunch of them! Im waiting for that to or the Lumia 920!
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Nokia has some pretty sweet looking phones! I was trying one out and I actually have really like windows phone! I'm just scared to commit to one! I'm afraid I'd miss android
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Totally agree... s2 design is so much better

eisoh said:
Totally agree... s2 design is so much better
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I don't think that's what they were talking about... :-/
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MrKnitty said:
I'm waiting for the newest nexus to be announced.
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according to some leaked news about the next Samsung and HTC are both making each their own flavour of Nexus 5 phones
the model from Samsung it's going to be slightly inferior to the S3, but slightly better than the S2, and they finally put back the SD card, 4.8" display, slightly faster CPU as the previous Galaxy Nexus, the rest is vanilla
HTC is going to release a 5" version with supposedly 1080 display, instead of 720
it'll be interesting the kind of mess and confusion we'll see when both hits the market

Hey I think after selling my phone outright on eBay for that much I would of just found someone on Craigslist and purchased SIII outright and kept my upgrade intact. That's how you flip 'em.... Good job though and congrats
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playya said:
Hey I think after selling my phone outright on eBay for that much I would of just found someone on Craigslist and purchased SIII outright and kept my upgrade intact. That's how you flip 'em.... Good job though and congrats
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I somewhat agree with this i did the same. Sold my s2 for $320, was going to be $340, but i was a no show because of urgent matters and i gave the guy $20 discount for his troubles. Anyways bought the s3 for $400. So i paid $80 for an upgrade.
Now if you guys haven't heard. T-Mobile and asurion is cracking down on insurance fraud especially for s3. It doesn't matter if it's lost or stolen. From 1 week to 3 months, the s3 will be blacklisted if it was filed for insurance claims.
How did i reassure my purchase, I actually bought mine from the guy's house, he is actually buying the note to help him transition to the note 2. He was a really stand up guy. I asked him to hold the phone for me, and he did for 2 days. Other buyers were inquiring about it constantly but kept his word (note: the average price for s3 around my area is $450, so it's cheaply priced). He was the one who brought up insurance fraud and stuff, and he was saying how people ask him about that and he told me that's just dumb that people do that just for some quick cash. Told me not to worry that i have his number and knows where he lives so just give him a call or anything is wrong with the phone. Really cool guy, i can tell he's a phone junkie like the rest of us.
Tl:dr; insurance is blacklisting s3. If buying from CL get the guy's ID, address etc, you can judge his character, if it's sketchy, don't bother.
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Teo032 said:
I somewhat agree with this i did the same. Sold my s2 for $320, was going to be $340, but i was a no show because of urgent matters and i gave the guy $20 discount for his troubles. Anyways bought the s3 for $400. So i paid $80 for an upgrade.
Now if you guys haven't heard. T-Mobile and asurion is cracking down on insurance fraud especially for s3. It doesn't matter if it's lost or stolen. From 1 week to 3 months, the s3 will be blacklisted if it was filed for insurance claims.
How did i reassure my purchase, I actually bought mine from the guy's house, he is actually buying the note to help him transition to the note 2. He was a really stand up guy. I asked him to hold the phone for me, and he did for 2 days. Other buyers were inquiring about it constantly but kept his word (note: the average price for s3 around my area is $450, so it's cheaply priced). He was the one who brought up insurance fraud and stuff, and he was saying how people ask him about that and he told me that's just dumb that people do that just for some quick cash. Told me not to worry that i have his number and knows where he lives so just give him a call or anything is wrong with the phone. Really cool guy, i can tell he's a phone junkie like the rest of us.
Tl:dr; insurance is blacklisting s3. If buying from CL get the guy's ID, address etc, you can judge his character, if it's sketchy, don't bother.
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Good to know but if you can stay away from that then selling at $325-$350 and purchasing for $450 and still keeping an upgrade is a beautiful thing

playya said:
Good to know but if you can stay away from that then selling at $325-$350 and purchasing for $450 and still keeping an upgrade is a beautiful thing
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Lol it is, the s2 is generally selling for about 250-280 on average around my parts. So it's even better that i can sell mine for above average and buy something below market price lol.
The benefits of keeping your phone in good condition with all the box and accessories. Plus matching imei number and under warranty until february by samsung. Not sure if it carries over on T-Mobile though.
See you over on the s3 side soon lol.
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Towle said:
Now you have the ugly stepchild of the SIII line
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I'm assuming you're kidding the s3 is fairly identical on all the major carries (besides lte capabilities). I definitely miss my Hercules but thankfully it didn't go far my girlfriend and have our upgrades staggered so I always get the new phone and she gets the hand me down. Now I just might have to sell her t989 give her the SIII and boom hello note 2!!

I was thinking of getting the note 2 or the s3 ...in Ghana here the note 2 is 1,590 cedis and the s3 1,450 cedis, so with the current exchange rate of 1$= 2¢edis that will be 725$ for the s3 and 795$ for the note.. but am still not sure as to which one to buy...its not really about the money but which one will be good. In Ghana its very difficult to buy things on eBay, cos you have to pay too much to get a credit card here and still wait forever for you item to be shipped in....have any of you tried one of these?...can you help me select...
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PSA - AT&T Insurance will NOT replace your phone

It is covered, but the company that handles insurance claims for them can not get you a new N5. They will offer you a G2.
The reason is their phones are sent from a carrier's warehouse. AT&T is not carrying the N5, so their warehouse will never have it.
On that note; any suggestions how to get the phone quickest? Is it possible to go to Best Buy and claim it through AT&T there once the phone is released? I JUST got done with the long ass wait, it's gonna kill me to go through the credit card for a refund and place another order and wait weeks and weeks. Or is it best to contact LG / Google
It was a drop, so my fault.

A. Why would you ever think AT&T could replace a phone they don't sell.
B. You should actually be happy about this, you should be able to flip a G2 for more than enough to buy another N5 and maybe even make a healthy profit in the process.

sluflyer06 said:
A. Why would you ever think AT&T could replace a phone they don't sell.
B. You should actually be happy about this, you should be able to flip a G2 for more than enough to buy another N5 and maybe even make a healthy profit in the process.
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G2's are going for $500+ so you'll easily be able to get another N5.

The G2 is a much better phone anyways

bloodrain954 said:
The G2 is a much better phone anyways
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That's debatable. I'd take a nexus 5 over it any day of the week. Yes it gets better battery life, has a slightly larger screen, and takes slightly better pix, but that UI is just alwful! I rather have faster updates too.
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Scythe024 said:
That's debatable. I'd take a nexus 5 over it any day of the week. Yes it gets better battery life, has a slightly larger screen, and takes slightly better pix, but that UI is just alwful! I rather have faster updates too.
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The UI alone is enough to make me want to not touch it with a 10ft pole. Even Touchwiz is better. Yes, I just said that.
OP: Take the G2 and sell it.

It is really interesting because today I asked from orange (switzerland) my insurance is valid for N5? They're said of course. But in Switzerland actually you cannot buy N5 directly from any carrier.
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l3s said:
It is really interesting because today I asked from orange (switzerland) my insurance is valid for N5? They're said of course. But in Switzerland actually you cannot buy N5 directly from any carrier.
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Probably a better insurance plan. The US carriers use Assurion, a company that will screw you every chance it gets. My last phone was like $12/mo premium with a $200 deductible. No thanks.
OP, I agree with the others. Take the G2, sell it on Swappa, and buy a new N5 and clear $50 or so.
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