$25 dollar chromecasts!!! - Google Chromecast

Amazon has a deal for Amazon Student members..... ChromeCast for $29.99 and add promo code 7CGHXJ2C comes to 24.98 and there's FREE shipping. Not sure about the ROOTABILLITY but thought I'd throw this up for us who may want to buy a few. PS buy a couple and check them out if you cannot root them, box them up and give them for presents :good:
FORUM MODERATORS FEEL FREE TO DELETE IN ONE WEEK (ONCE DEAL IS OVER)

I'm pretty sure all of the rootable ones are gone. Very rarely will you find one on the back of a rack in a box store. I'd say these online ones will all have newer firmware on them.
Although seriously, mine is rooted and have flashed it... but I don't notice a difference. It doesn't really add functionality for me. Still a great gift for someone who travels.

player911 said:
I'm pretty sure all of the rootable ones are gone. Very rarely will you find one on the back of a rack in a box store. I'd say these online ones will all have newer firmware on them.
Although seriously, mine is rooted and have flashed it... but I don't notice a difference. It doesn't really add functionality for me. Still a great gift for someone who travels.
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I just found 2 rootable chromecasts at my local best buy.

player911 said:
I'm pretty sure all of the rootable ones are gone. Very rarely will you find one on the back of a rack in a box store. I'd say these online ones will all have newer firmware on them.
Although seriously, mine is rooted and have flashed it... but I don't notice a difference. It doesn't really add functionality for me. Still a great gift for someone who travels.
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I have had good luck goign to the Best Buy Express stores for rootable Chromecasts. I just got 4 beginning with 3912 from one here in Oregon (literally 2 hours ago!)

I am not a student, but I still bought it at that price at Best Buy.. (on eBay, for store pickup).:good:

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Black Friday Chromecast Sale

On Amazon and Best Buy, the Chromecast is going to be $29.99 this Black Friday.
http://blackfriday.com/products?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=google+chromecast
Only $5 difference, but seriously the cheapest streamer just got cheaper.
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On Amazon and Wal-Mart, the Chromecast is going to be $29.99 this Black Friday.
http://blackfriday.com/products?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=google+chromecast
Only $5 difference, but seriously the cheapest streamer just got cheaper.
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Don't forget Best Buy. I didn't know that Walmart sold them.
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firered365 said:
Don't forget Best Buy. I didn't know that Walmart sold them.
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Oh thats what I meant originally
Yup... If you care about rooting now, time to check your local store for rootable stock before they get cleared out!
staples has them with the 20% off coupon right now. that makes is $28, and you can do it now.
you wont find a rootable since they got them this week though.
(Voice of Lee Corso from ESPN): "Not so fast, my friend!!"
I don't know if that's necessarily true that they FOR SURE won't be rootable. I'm saying this because there are still people that are ordering units off of Amazon.com & picking up units at local Best Buy stores that have been able to achieve root. Maybe, just mayyybbbeee you're right..who knows? Maybe these newly purchased Chromecasts are being pulled off the shelf from the verryyy back of the allotment, maybe these Chromecasts aren't all being manufactured at the same facility(maybe there are multiple production locations & they're not all flashing identical firmware?)..who really knows?
Maybe I'm completely mistaken in thinking this, but I'm starting to think that we're not gonna be able to identify rootable Chromecasts by their serial number. In a couple of threads here on xda, we have been trying to come up with some kind of pattern that we can use to spot a rootable Chromecast, but it looks like there are some gaps in the pattern, thus not being able to properly spot an exploitable device. Maybe I'm wrong...this is just my opinion. =)
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Maybe I'm completely mistaken in thinking this, but I'm starting to think that we're not gonna be able to identify rootable Chromecasts by their serial number. In a couple of threads here on xda, we have been trying to come up with some kind of pattern that we can use to spot a rootable Chromecast, but it looks like there are some gaps in the pattern, thus not being able to properly spot an exploitable device.
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I'd say the Rootable serial numbers thread disagrees so far, save for the lone verified report that defies the rule.
Many folks make the mistake of setting up and using their Chromecast before trying to root them and they get auto-updated to a non-rootable firmware. So an exploitable/rootable Chromecast really equates to one that has never been connected to the Internet and has shipped from the factory with an exploitable firmware version (12072). Hmm... I should point that out in the thread. Thanks for making me think of this!
Just read an article that stated the Chromecast will be on sale today "only" for $29.98 at Walmart. Don't know if that's the truth or is that they are starting Black Friday sales today??
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Just read an article that stated the Chromecast will be on sale today "only" for $29.98 at Walmart. Don't know if that's the truth or is that they are starting Black Friday sales today??
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walmart has them on sale check the website, however theres no mention of the $6 google play promotion, also for anyone worried about staples not being rootable, you can always price match at big stores like best buy or frys. I found a supposedly rootable one yesterday but don't have a usb otg so not sure what to do yet.
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walmart has them on sale check the website, however theres no mention of the $6 google play promotion, also for anyone worried about staples not being rootable, you can always price match at big stores like best buy or frys. I found a supposedly rootable one yesterday but don't have a usb otg so not sure what to do yet.
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I see that now but not yesterday, it's "online", store pickup or delivered and today is Thanksgiving as the article stated. We'll see what it shows tomorrow.
It appears that the article was correct. Late yesterday, online was sold out at the lower price, today it's available online but for $35 again.
aamir123 said:
walmart has them on sale check the website, however theres no mention of the $6 google play promotion, also for anyone worried about staples not being rootable, you can always price match at big stores like best buy or frys. I found a supposedly rootable one yesterday but don't have a usb otg so not sure what to do yet.
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If you want to root, it must not connect to the Internet, which pretty much means you can't use it until you get a USB OTG or another way to get power+MicroUSB male+USB A female, root with FlashCast and flash a rooted, non-updating firmware like PwnedCast.
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If you want to root, it must not connect to the Internet, which pretty much means you can't use it until you get a USB OTG or another way to get power+MicroUSB male+USB A female, root with FlashCast and flash a rooted, non-updating firmware like PwnedCast.
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can you help me in the flash cast thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47942912#post47942912
Ordered one !
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aamir123 said:
walmart has them on sale check the website, however theres no mention of the $6 google play promotion, also for anyone worried about staples not being rootable, you can always price match at big stores like best buy or frys. I found a supposedly rootable one yesterday but don't have a usb otg so not sure what to do yet.
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The Chromecast isn't in their flyer. I was going to stop at Walmart on my way back from a family dinner today but the parking lot was scary full. Should have left earlier as it was empty then!
Chromecast $25 + tax
Go here: http://m.staples.com/
Top of the page is this: Save $10 off $30 via text now
Enter mobile number and receive the coupon.
Add chromecast to cart: http://m.staples.com/touch/product.html#397061
Checkout!
For $29.99, with free standard shipping, and $6 of Google Play promotional credit (for movie rentals), Amazon is making the Chromecast a rather tempting offer. :good:
Powned Chromecast
I just bought a chromecast and was able to root it with powned rom. I am not see it as being very useful in my home. Is there a way to put the original rom back so I can sell it?
Thor Flea said:
I just bought a chromecast and was able to root it with powned rom. I am not see it as being very useful in my home. Is there a way to put the original rom back so I can sell it?
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You might actually get more for it in it's rooted state since some are having a hard time finding one with a rootable serial Number.

Any info on when Best Buy will have this in store?

I am wondering if anyone knows when local Best Buy stores will sell this? I have seen a lot of problems on here so I am waiting for it to be available in store I think...
I am not sure when or if they will, but it cost them a sale. I would have paid a little extra to buy it locally. However, I ended up paying about $450.00 for it online and that included a two year warranty that covered drops, spills, etc! From what I have read so far, most of the issues seem to be with the dock. I did not get that anyway. I was already paying the limit of what I would pay for a tablet, and I think $150.00 is too much for a plastic dock, especially if it has quality issues.
Yeah I want to get it locally too but will probably buy off Amazon when its no longer under review and back for sale from Amazon again.
mikeypizano said:
Yeah I want to get it locally too but will probably buy off Amazon when its no longer under review and back for sale from Amazon again.
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That is where I got it!
mikekoz said:
That is where I got it!
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They just put it "under review" the other day...
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They just put it "under review" the other day...
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I still see it on their webpage, although the price went up. By "under review" , do you mean they are getting multiple complaints of problems with it?? :confused
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I still see it on their webpage, although the price went up. By "under review" , do you mean they are getting multiple complaints of problems with it?? :confused
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Yeah. Its not coming from amazon which is why its more money.
I was also waiting for this to be at Best Buy to get in stores, but they might not have it physically available... But you can order it in stores and it'll come in a few days for the price its listed for on their site or order it online and have it delivered to your local best buy. This could be easier in case of returns... I did this a last month with a 3rd party DLSR lens that was listed on their site on sale and was not available in stores and it came in 5days after I placed the order and paid for it in the store.
Also, just checked and Amazon has both the tablet and dock shipping directly from them.
Has best buy ever had the 16 gb version online? I've only ever seen the 32. Hoping to buy it there because I have some credit.
Edit: never mind, there is no 16 gb. Thinking of something else.
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I was in my local Best Buy store recently, and asked an employee if they knew if when they were getting the TF701 in stores. The employee told me that more than likely, it would always be an item that is only available online. Of course this employee may very well be wrong, but they did seem to be very familiar with the TF701, whereas many other Best Buy employees seem to have never even heard of it before. Either way, it has definitely been available long enough to be in stores by now! This leads me to believe that the employee I questioned was correct. If it never makes it to store shelves for hands-on experiences, that's bad news for the TF701...
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UK - Chromecast £20!

Available from either Amazon or Currys/PCWorld
As I'm a newbie I can't post links, but I'm sure you can find
Currys/PC World:
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/audio/...a-players/google-chromecast-22021414-pdt.html
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Chromecast-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00I4WQ618/
Saw this in my local Currys/PC World Megastore, picked one up, was always contemplating it at £30, so £20 it had me!
£18 now at Amazon, PC World/Currys and Tesco.
Wow. Crazy prices.. Maybe I'll ask Amazon if i can have the £2 difference back.
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Wow. Crazy prices.. Maybe I'll ask Amazon if i can have the £2 difference back.
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Can only think they haven't been selling well. £30 (net £25 with the £5 Play Store credit) sounded a pretty fair price to me - though my local Curry's/PC World have been making no effort to promote it in the store. Even the sale price is very inconspicuous.
£18 at Tesco, if you use clubcard points to buy it only cost £9 worth of clubcard point, can't get better than that!
£18 in Stratford currys world as well. I grabbed one today
Argos also have them for £20, when I looked £18 was the online price for currys but £20 in store.
I think Tesco also has some "blinkbox" offer, not too sure - i thought that service was basically dead? or at least no where near as big as they expected it to be.
I already have one but got an extra one to root - old one will be a backup just in case there's any issues.
they have them in tesco, i picked it up thinking it was £30 but scanned in at £18! woot
Just picked up mine for £18 in PC World
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I think Tesco also has some "blinkbox" offer, not too sure - i thought that service was basically dead? or at least no where near as big as they expected it to be.
I already have one but got an extra one to root - old one will be a backup just in case there's any issues.
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I believe the blinkbox offer is £5 credit towards a blinkbox account to rent a film etc.
Too bad I've brought my Chromecast weeks before. XP
anyone in UK had any luck with the new rooting method?
Thanks for the heads up!
hi I've just picked up mine £18 from amazone
I couldn't resist myself despite having android TV device
no the question is what to do tinkering with it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00I4WQ618/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
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anyone in UK had any luck with the new rooting method?
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Got mine from Tesco at £18
an not yet, waiting on a USB device (other than Teensy) that i can use to root... chip from the PS3 days PIC18F2550 for EG
BEFORE updating/using it tho !!! not sure how i see what version its on currently ??
as it just wants to update soon as i try do anything ! an wont let me do anything else !!!
how do i find out ?
Its in the FAQ thread how to check I think
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Its in the FAQ thread how to check I think
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are yes indeedy it was ! ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52020396&postcount=1
cheers for that ...
now just a little more of the waiting game for see if it pans out so i can use other devices to root ..
esp. summit like the PIC18Fxxxx chip series !

[Q] Should I sell my Pre-order on eBay? ...... J/K

Just for the fun of it I checked out eBay to see what people are asking for the Nexus 6. And I must say I am honestly shocked. The phone is selling for higher overhead than the iPhone 6 Plus was.
Most auctions on eBay are already eclipsing $800 with some as high as $1000 for the 32 GB mode, and these are the ones with the active bidding. I have to admit, for a brief moment, I thought to myself "Hey I could make a quick $300 and then just wait until they are in stock again. Than I realized that even though it would be fiscally advantageous, I just cannot bring myself to give up on the opportunity of owning a brand new Nexus device. I would miss out on playing with the new features and finally having front facing speakers, something I have wanted for what seems like ages now. Not only that but I feel that in doing so I would be taking advantage of all those that were not as lucky as me.
I am just surprised at how much this phone is going for. If you got a pre-order, would you give up the opportunity to use the device for $300+?
Sauce: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nexus-6-32-...1373339859?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item462b4038d3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-Ne...1644843714?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3ceb3f7ac2
No. I need a phone
Well to be honest, if I find out before I receive my pre-order that it doesn't work on Verizon for some reason, I'll probably sell it on Ebay.
Sent from my Cyanogenified S4.
I saw one listing go up to $2000. It's crazy.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-Ne...PING-/191390996328?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=Vg3tEb
XxKINGxX2580 said:
I saw one listing go up to $2000. It's crazy.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-Ne...PING-/191390996328?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=Vg3tEb
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I'm pretty sure that was shill bidding. Others had a buy it now price at $800 for the same thing and that listing was still being bid up with 2 days to go.

49.99 on T mobile

I think it is on sale for 49.99 on T mobile website now
could that price attract more people to develop for this phone?
Lokulan said:
I think it is on sale for 49.99 on T mobile website now
could that price attract more people to develop for this phone?
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Yes it is. I don't know if this will attract many more people to the device though. That would be nice to have more devlopment.
Best Buy has been Price Matching them for $50. I got 2 there, Firmware was D41510e now D41510c with TowelRoot
Thanks to Ilxaot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770938
I ended up getting one at Best Buy. Thanks for the heads up.
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...and I paid $150 for mine... :crying:
D1358531 said:
...and I paid $150 for mine... :crying:
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If it makes you feel any better, I bought one for my mother at full price a few months back.
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Homer J. Fong said:
If it makes you feel any better, I bought one for my mother at full price a few months back.
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Same got its for 150 so sad how its cheap now
Got it for 169€.. 49,99 is just awesome for this phone!
Bought it. Have it now. Didn't know you couldn't root e firmware, so kdz flashed back to c, ran towelroot, checked the bootloader unlock just to make sure, about to do recovery. Thanks for the info!
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Bought it. Have it now. Didn't know you couldn't root e firmware, so kdz flashed back to c, ran towelroot, checked the bootloader unlock just to make sure, about to do recovery. Thanks for the info!
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Same here. This phone is amazing, totally worth $150, but even more awesome for $50.
I just got done flashing back to 10c firmware and I'm trying to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery. Looking for a stock ROM without all the bloat - CM11 sounds awesome but it looks like there are still a few issues (no video recording/playback and camera not taking pretty pictures - though I have to read and see if any of that has been fixed).
Well that was fun.
Just got back from a local Best Buy here in Las Vegas, I called ahead of time to check stock and to verify their "Price Match Guarantee" thing - I could have just ordered it from T-Mobile's website but, why wait a week for it to ship if I can get it tonight, right?
So, on the phone they try and blow me off constantly: the first girl I spoke with said they wouldn't price match, the second said they wouldn't price match if it's not in stock, then I got someone to ask the Manager (who would not speak with me on the phone, oddly enough) and he said they wouldn't honor the Price Match Guarantee on any cellular phone even in spite of that being totally inaccurate. I finished the call by saying "You'll honor it when I get there..." and then promptly ended the call.
Go to the store a half hour later, get the second phone from the shelf - the first one the girl handed me didn't even have a phone in the box, oops... - and then went to Customer Service and asked for the Manager, who came out from the back area and wondered just what I wanted (it was like 5 mins to closing time).
I said I need to price match the LG L90 with T-Mobile's current full retail pricing online at $49.99 and then he basically went into full damage control mode and did like 15 rebuttals to me about why they couldn't/shouldn't/wouldn't match the price: he whipped out his smartphone and started doing research, checked the T-Mobile site but kept hitting the "Add to cart" button before the page even loaded and I kept saying "You have to let the page load first so you can see the actual price."
He just kept at it for nearly 10 mins trying to show me it required activation - I replied "Nope, it's the full retail price at $49.99 and they are offering you the SIM activation kit for another $15 (which is crazy since the L90 comes with a brand new unactivated SIM in the box, I mean really). He kept sticking to his story that it required you to activate it and I kept saying "No, you're wrong there because it's a prepaid device and if it was in stock in the stores I could get it and not deal with any of that and activate it at home when I wanted." He jumped on the "not in stock" thing and I said no, they're out of stock in the local stores here (which they are when I called to ask) but this is an online price for an online retailer and he knew I wasn't going to back down.
I said "Look, there's two outcomes here: 1) you sell me the price matched smartphone and I leave a happy customer and continue doing business with Best Buy in the future, or 2) you don't honor your own policy for the Price Match Guarantee, I leave pissed off, angry, and frustrated, I go home and order it from T-Mobile online for the same price, you lose a customer forever, and then I hand-write (not email) a nice detailed letter to the Vice-President for Customer Relations at Best Buy Corporate about my experience here where I'm 100% in the right and within 48 hours of his Executive Assistant getting the letter I'll get a phone call, an apology, and at least a $50 Best Buy Gift Card for the hassle you ended up causing me tonight."
He didn't like that very much, nor do I think he likes me either but, for a change this customer actually was right.
So I got the phone for the $49.99+tax as I expected when I walked in, proof below...
Tips if you want 'em:
- Best Buy's Price Match Guarantee states that in order for the price match to be available, the actual web page at Best Buy's website must say "PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE" on the page just above the price - the LG L90 does say that so, that's one
- If you read deeper into the Best Buy Price Match Guarantee guidelines there's a disclaimer about contract cell phones - they are excluded from the price match guarantee directly - and I made it clear that I knew this and that this is not a contract phone, it's a prepaid phone - that's two
So the Manager had no actual ground to stand on and was left with no choice but to honor the Price Match Guarantee as written on their website and also on a flyer in their stores (you have to ask to see it, actually, they don't post it for their own silly reasons).
Anyway, just earlier tonight I was looking at craigslist for an L90 believe it or not and decided to check in here for info about any updates, root, bootloader unlocking, etc, and lo and behold I caught this thread so, thank you for sharing the information, OP...
So far I like it overall. Coming from a G2 it's a bit of a letdown of course but, after some tweaking and other playing around I'm sure I'll like it even more.
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I am surprisingly happy with this phone. I thought it would be a big step back from my galaxy s4 but I am pretty happy with it. My s4 had sim card issues.
My biggest complaint is that it is not 4g LTE.
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I am surprisingly happy with this phone. I thought it would be a big step back from my galaxy s4 but I am pretty happy with it. My s4 had sim card issues.
My biggest complaint is that it is not 4g LTE.
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I'm with you. I shelved my G3 for the past couple of weeks.
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I think the cheaper price point will bring more users, probably not many more people developing. Either way good price for the phone.
I believe the only negative impact would end up falling on LG as opposed to T-Mo as LG has allowed T-Mobile to cripple the device with the 10e firmware update. Be forewarned, if you get it now, it'll have that firmware pre-installed and it's a fuss to get it rolled back to 10c to root and then another pain to be able to access a recovery.
I able to get this phone from my work. (Big retail box chain in US. Guess what? They price match!) I liked around the specs for this and was pleasantly surprised about the performance for the price. I walked out with the phone for under $100 and am happy with this device. Always Always look at competitor pricing and find a place that can give you guarantees. Sorry about that terrible experience @br0adband!
Regardless this is a great phone with great specs at a great price, MSRP or not. I might even learn a thing and try my own mods if it isn't rocket science!

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