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I can get my upgrade for a new sgs2 for 199$ or get a refurbished one for a penny. I would like a brand new one but would like to save the money too? What would you do? How long would you think til it goes down in price? I need opinions please.
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I would avoid refurbished. It will be 199 till the new flagship phone is launched. Probably another Samsung device.
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Look around at other retailers, radio shack, best buy,newegg,etc. They can seta let price than att.
Would I still have a warranty? I saw target has it for 99.
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Look around at other retailers, radio shack, best buy,newegg,etc. They can seta let price than att.
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Well, def have Samsung warranty. I would think the initial 90 warranty would be from the retailer where you bought it. I think. Call them up and see. What's the worst that happens, you pay $199?
I generally have a lot of faith in factory refurbished products. Generally, they have been used minimally. They were returned due to a defect, or simply because someone wanted something else.
Typically, they will be completed tested by the factory. If there are any defects that caused the return, they will be addressed . I generally look for refurbished and have always had extremely good luck in doing so. My current Captivate is refurbished. I bought it for $18.00. It is the greatest phone I have ever owned and the warranty is intact as if you bought a brand new phone.
Refurbished all the way!
I'd like to think refurbished would be like new but I too have a refurbished captivate after bricking my new old one. Everything runs fine but the usb door doesn't stay closed & is loose and the vibration doesn't feel/sound right like my girlfriend's new one. This is why I'm asking, just trying to weigh out my decision. I'm almost content enough to keep my cappy for a while but I'd really like to see how much better it is & why waste a perfectly good upgrade.
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From my experience buying new or factory refurbished is a lottery. You can get a brand new one and have issues on it as well as a refurbished and have a issues. But I can't say refurbished = more chance for issues. But thats just my 2 cents. I've had 2 captivates (new and refurb) and had no issues what so ever (except new had the sleep death).
I have a refurbished Cappy from ATT that has 0 issues (knock on wood). Got it for $10 last year.
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you get ATT warranty, even if u buy it from other retailers. I got my cappy from Amazonwireless.com last year and got replaced 4 times by ATT...
My wife and i both got refurb captivates about a year ago for free, with our upgrade. My phone has had no problems and I've flashed the crap out of it. Hers Has been returned once for the shutdown problem, but the problem showed back up after the w warranty (90 days) expired. Just putting it out there, so you know.
I think I'm gonna get one at target. After I figure out what is the easiest way to root it are there any precautions I need to take using tibu to restore my apps? I know don't do system settings but can I do my contacts & bookmarks?
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I got mine a week ago today. I had BestBuy match the SamsClub price. Got my AT&T Galaxy S II (i777) for $98.88.
Galaxy S III
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Galaxy S III
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I think I'm on this bandwagon, too. After seeing the battery and signal issues with the Vexus, I have no intention of jumping to Verizon. By the time the Galaxy Nexus is available on AT&T, Samsung will probably have announced the SGS3 (looks like MWC this February). If it's not too long a wait, I'll hold out for it.
Will I be able to transfer all the stuff I need to the sgs2 using tibu without any problems?
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I would assume so. But like always only user apps and no data to be sure.
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Will I be able to transfer all the stuff I need to the sgs2 using tibu without any problems?
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Should be fine. The one problem that seems to pop up every once in a while is that after you transfer the apps to your new phone, you may notice that all the market links are busted. TiBu can repair them, but they still might not appear to work.
They are actually fixed, but need a little help to take effect. If the market links are still broken after you try to restore them in TiBu, just clear your Market data (settings/applications/manage applications/market and click the clear data button) and reboot the phone. The market links should be back to normal.
After installing xposed on my S5, I kept losing service. Sometimes wouldn't even realize for a while (had my daughter call me on my work phone asking what's up with my phone)
Just wondering if anyone else had this problem or if it was caused by a specific module I used?? I had most of the Galaxy ones installed as well as the Framework (only mod that worked was to add custom text to my notification bar)
No signal issues here. I'm using wanam, app settings, gravity box (to swap recents/menu), greenify, isis root bypass and g touchwiz.
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Same issue here on xperia Z1, android 4.4.4. Installed Xposed, activate framework and reboot -> signal loss. Restoring ROM, ejecting and then inserting SIM card did not help
It's not xposed... I went back to stock unrooted and the problem still existed. Called AT&T and they had me go to get a new SIM card... it's doing it still today GRRRRR I've gotta get rid of my custom boot image (flashing android) and Dr. Who sound byte on boot then I'm calling them back and getting a warranty replacement. I'm honestly severely dissatisfied with this phone. When it's time for an upgrade I will NOT be purchasing another Samsung device.
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It's not xposed... I went back to stock unrooted and the problem still existed. Called AT&T and they had me go to get a new SIM card... it's doing it still today GRRRRR I've gotta get rid of my custom boot image (flashing android) and Dr. Who sound byte on boot then I'm calling them back and getting a warranty replacement. I'm honestly severely dissatisfied with this phone. When it's time for an upgrade I will NOT be purchasing another Samsung device.
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I would just flash back to stock & see if it comes back. If that doesn't work, the radio may have just coincidentally gone bad in the middle of modding. I see a lot of S5's & no problems with signal so I wouldn't give up on Samsung yet if this is your only issue.
BTW if you go into your settings, about device, status screen, does your imei still show up?
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I would just flash back to stock & see if it comes back. If that doesn't work, the radio may have just coincidentally gone bad in the middle of modding. I see a lot of S5's & no problems with signal so I wouldn't give up on Samsung yet if this is your only issue.
BTW if you go into your settings, about device, status screen, does your imei still show up?
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That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime
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That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime
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I feel you on the bootloader issue.. everyone here does lol. I haven't seen the flap problem but you're definitely not having the best luck with the S5. Hopefully it's a fluke but make sure you're completely stock when you send the old one back b/c if they find any evidence that you voided the warranty (flashing, rooting, etc) they don't notify you, they just bill your account $400 and keep the phone.
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That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime
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Mad about the bootloader? check this out.
https://www.change.org/petitions/att-give-us-the-freedom-to-modify-and-build-unlock-our-bootloaders
Need signatures please.
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zoso28 said:
I feel you on the bootloader issue.. everyone here does lol. I haven't seen the flap problem but you're definitely not having the best luck with the S5. Hopefully it's a fluke but make sure you're completely stock when you send the old one back b/c if they find any evidence that you voided the warranty (flashing, rooting, etc) they don't notify you, they just bill your account $400 and keep the phone.
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Oh yeah I odin'd it yesterday, it's back to stock completely. Didn't even install an app on it since it has no signal LOL. I'm using my BF's old S4 and running 4.4.4 AOSP ROM right now... I don't know if I'll want to go back to my S5 when it comes in... Oh how I missed AOSP
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Mad about the bootloader? check this out.
https://www.change.org/petitions/att-give-us-the-freedom-to-modify-and-build-unlock-our-bootloaders
Need signatures please.
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I signed... would share to my FB but none of my friends would know what I'm talking about LOL
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That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime
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Did you try one of the USSD codes for a Hard reset on your old S5 (*2767*3855#)? Sometimes they fix a little bit more than a normal factory reset.
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I signed... would share to my FB but none of my friends would know what I'm talking about LOL
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I thank you. Yea I'm finding it hard to get signitures as I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account, just don't want my info allover the net. So if you would help spread the word amongst the developing community that would help, this applies to anyone who cares about what we do here. Again I thank you for your support.
The Gods Approve This Post, From The Ghost Of Sparta's S5 active.
First the locked bootloader, next they make us the last among the s5's to get lollipop by a long shot. Definitely will be cautious when I upgrade and it will likely be to another carrier.
In hindsight, I should have learned my lesson with the Optimus G. Another great phone they ruined
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abraxo said:
First the locked bootloader, next they make us the last among the s5's to get lollipop by a long shot. Definitely will be cautious when I upgrade and it will likely be to another carrier.
In hindsight, I should have learned my lesson with the Optimus G. Another great phone they ruined
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This really is nothing new..my job has AT&T and the S3 was months behind all the other carriers in the 4.x updates. The only time they were close was that big Samsung Christmas rush to make all phones Gear compatible...other than that OTAs are far and few between.
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First the locked bootloader, next they make us the last among the s5's to get lollipop by a long shot. Definitely will be cautious when I upgrade and it will likely be to another carrier.
In hindsight, I should have learned my lesson with the Optimus G. Another great phone they ruined
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not sure if it can ruin a phone with awesome hardware out of the gate... if you are basing it solely on not receiving updates quickly then sure..
the locked bl is a pain but any phone person knows its best to wait and see if a device gets unlocked before purchasing it or its in turn partly your fault as well. You cant blame a carrier for making their devices to use on their network more secure for them.
i do agree it sucks, but its the way the cookie crumbles.. i am moving on from verizon s5 to another device that will b unlocked but its bcuz i like unlocked bl not bcuz of verizon as i cant blame them
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Bootloader locked is fine, but we dont even have lollipop yet when all others do, which isnt a samsung issue, its directly an att issue. To me thats crap! All over the world its been out and we dont have a date announced yet.......never getting att again for sure. 5.1 is even out today lmao
We might get 5.1 on att somt me after 6.0 comes out
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Based on the issues with lollipop I've heard about, maybe it's not a bad thing we're still on KK.
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Based on the issues with lollipop I've heard about, maybe it's not a bad thing we're still on KK.
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I've been through the variants of 5.x on my Nexus 7 and it's not been worth it. Maybe 5.1 will play out, too early to tell. I'd despise wasting the hardware resources of the GS5 to make up for bugs, just to pretty up the UI. I'd much rather have a stable base for something that I rely upon for *functionality* that while not life threatening is surely life inconveniencing when it's not working properly.
What disappoints me so much is that I had an s2 as well as an s3 on att and the dev communities there were amazing. I guess att locked the bl so that idiots don't brick the phone but they really killed off something great.
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What disappoints me so much is that I had an s2 as well as an s3 on att and the dev communities there were amazing. I guess att locked the bl so that idiots don't brick the phone but they really killed off something great.
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It's all about the money... they locked it for "corporate users" such as government agancies, businesses etc. Now anyone can buy it without worrying about security for the most part
Y'all should have got the phone through cricket, they are owned by AT&T and they left the boot loader unlocked. I'm surprised more ppl don't know about it
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Based on the issues with lollipop I've heard about, maybe it's not a bad thing we're still on KK.
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+3 on this.
I'm with Verizon and wish I never would've taken the 5.0 update. Phone is now slower, battery doesn't last, laggy, constant "contacts stopped working" message.
Also, once you update you are basically stuck with the issues.
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Funny how there's always something to complain about [emoji122]
My experience with the Galaxy S5 on ATT has led me to vow not to get stuck in this position again. I got it on black friday for 9 cents on black friday on a contract, but never again. Nexus 6 or HTC in the future, I want a wide variety of ROMS to choose from and fast updates!
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My experience with the Galaxy S5 on ATT has led me to vow not to get stuck in this position again. I got it on black friday for 9 cents on black friday on a contract, but never again. Nexus 6 or HTC in the future, I want a wide variety of ROMS to choose from and fast updates!
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I swore up and down I would do the same when I had the Galaxy S3. Somehow or another I bought the S5 and forgot. Now I'm kicking myself.
I definitely won't be doing the att route come next year
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Man, they even updated the Note 4 already
Cccrrrriiiccckkkeeetttttt
I'd love to replace it with something that has an unlocked BL. Preferably Nexus the only issue is that not having MicroSD is a deal breaker for me.
Sell it and get the s5 from cricket!
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Sell it and get the s5 from cricket!
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Cricket Wireless is even worse, though - they have no VoLTE/"HD voice", no Wi-Fi calling and no plans to enable these features on their network in any city any time soon.
I did a google search and I got conflicting results. With knox being tripped would it cause an issue if I were to try and upgrade?
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nope, trade away
I had a rooted S4 and upgraded through the Jump program to the Note 4 without any issues. The employee just checked to see if the phone booted.
Have not had an issue exchanging via jump or warranty.
My Note 2 was on cyanogen mod when I traded it in.
You're good to go.
All the employees checked was that it booted and that it was wiped.
I've done a few rooted ones with no issues. So long as there is no water damage, cracked screens and it boots. I have heard horror stories about attempting to Jump running a custom mod so it might be worth your time to ODIN/stock back up. Good luck!
Done it twice at two different locations....no worries.
My Htc one m8 that i traded for the note 4 was on GPE conversion when i did the jump lol
Right on for the input. The reason I asked was because my daughter wants her phone rooted (doesn't like the lag) and she's up for an upgrade in a couple of months.
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Just wondering how long I can keep the phone until I can turn it in and still receive a refund.
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Just wondering how long I can keep the phone until I can turn it in and still receive a refund.
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call who ever you bought it from, they will have better answer.
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call who ever you bought it from, they will have better answer.
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And don't talk to more than one person. You'll get multiple answers.
Just did t mobile Twitter help, so far no time limit
It's a safety recall, they'll have to take it when you return it, whenever that may be. Or they risk getting sued if you have documentation that they refused to take the phone back and then something happens.
Basically Samsung will make you want to get rid it by incrementally handicapping the functions of phone till it becomes a nice piece of paper weight!
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Basically Samsung will make you want to get rid it by incrementally handicapping the functions of phone till it becomes a nice piece of paper weight!
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If you are rooted all they could do is block imei
For me, $1000 phone is too expense for its imei to be blacklisted!
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I guess time & carriers will tell? I am def planning on using mine until a phone I want is AVAILABLE to me, or Sammy puts out an ota that renders the Note 7 unusable.
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I guess time & carriers will tell? I am def planning on using mine until a phone I want is AVAILABLE to me, or Sammy puts out an ota that renders the Note 7 unusable.
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Exactly!!!!
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I guess time & carriers will tell? I am def planning on using mine until a phone I want is AVAILABLE to me, or Sammy puts out an ota that renders the Note 7 unusable.
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You dont need to be rooted to stop ur phone from downloading an update
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Talk with samsung and they said as of now there is no dead line but one is in the works.
After this dead line you will not get a full refund or bill credit.
They have not taken any action to shut down our phones. But might in the furtrue.
Thats what i was told.
I ask because tmobile has no s7 edge in stock until like dec.
So my guess is samsung will go public in a few months with if there doing an update or deadline on the return.
All this sucks so much. And id love to keep the phone but i know there going to kill suppose for it
Any new word on a deadline?
Most of the TMobile stores around me have S7e in stock, and I was able to call the main TMobile phone number and they are sending me a silver S7e immediately.... so they do have them in stock. What they do NOT have is the Black colored S7e, which is what I really wanted.
I believe ghee s7 edge shortage depends on your region. I live in the Northeast and was told that silver s7edge will be in stock on the 21st and gold the 28th. They have a bunch of S7s in stock in all colors
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Most of the TMobile stores around me have S7e in stock, and I was able to call the main TMobile phone number and they are sending me a silver S7e immediately.... so they do have them in stock. What they do NOT have is the Black colored S7e, which is what I really wanted.
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I got lucky, I picked a barely used black s7 edge on Craigslist. Have the pay off papers for the eip so it's free and clear. Came with original box/charger. I had a silver one as loaner during first recall and I didn't like the color as much as I though I would. It's definitely better then gold though.