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I've finally gave up on HTC, and saw the 5.3" light that is the Note. I love all the work that is going into this device. Now I want to buy one, but I don't know where? I see many buy from Amazon, but I don't wanna get scammed. I've been fugded over more than once by bad "deals". I don't want the AT&T version because this version is much better. So can you help me find a safe place to buy a note.
Now here's another question. Most (if not all) of the N7000Ns are unlocked. But are those factory unlocked? If I flash a new ROM, or kernel will I loose my unlock? I'm wanting to use this with Straight Talk (Awesome Unlimited Carrier). The bands are AT&T, but I'll have T-Mobile for a good 3 months. So I don't wanna have my cake, and not be able to eat it :0 I see most people here are kind, so hopefully I get some much needed help
I Wish it was a Galaxy Note >:T
Cant really help you with where to get the Note - try some local stores maybe ?
As for the unlocks - if you get the unlocked version, you can flash a new rom or kernel and your phone will remain unlocked.
I bought mine from expansys.US and I bought 1 year insurance for $60.00 from ensquared.com
I bought mine from Handtec in UK (I am in Australia) Thoroughly recommend them and touch wood have had no issues with my wonderful Note.
There are a number of reputable ebay stores - you could also try there.
As far as I know all Notes are factory unlocked unless the carrier has nobbled them!
Got mine on eBay with no issues.
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I would say purchase from a seller that offers store warranty or the cheapest source and get third party warranty.
However, I bought mine without warranty from Newegg.com. But again, I am not planning to flash it with custom rom so unlikely it will break within a year. At least two of Galaxy Note I bought from them don't have any white banding or black clipping problem. Probably going switch to iphone 5 in October
Amazon is very reliable. Never had issues with it.
However most of the places that you buy from US wont give u manufacturer warranty for international note.
If u want warranty confirm with the warranty company before purchasing.
I got mine from handtech more than 6 months ago. At that time none offered warrranty to the phone and hence i could not get one.
So far no issues.
you will be able to use with strait talk.
With N7000 u wont get 3g with tmobile.
With att note u can get it but looks very murky now and u will have issues.
You should be fine buying from either eBay or Amazon, as long as you choose a Top-Rated seller (eBay), or a seller with a large # of transactions with 95%+ positive feedback (Amazon).
For the record, I bought mine from a Top-Rated seller on eBay and have had no problems whatsoever.
According to a rep on expansys-usa.com, they'll handle warranty claims for you if you need it. I'm planning to buy from them as soon as my tax refund comes in.
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Thanks for all the Tips That unlock was the most vital thing for me. You'll be seeing me around here by Mid May. Once agin thanks to all of guys and gals
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Hi Guys
I am about to do a warranty exchange today for my galaxy s8 plus, i had a issue where i was not able to charge the phone because it kept saying moisture detected when there was no moisture in the port (i cleaned out the charging port and usb c cable as well). I have also been having a few issues with the phone freezing here and there so i am going to do a warranty exchange.
Before i do though, does anyone know if the warranty phones that T-Mobile is sending are new or refurbished? My phones not THAT wanky where i would want to take a risk with a refurbished phone.
I just want to know if any of you guys have done the warranty exchange, and if yes when? and did you receive a new or refurbished device.
Thank You!
**Update: got the warranty phone yesterday, definitely refurbished. Whats worse is that the phone has 2 scuffs on the top left and bottom left and a nick on the top right. Its not horribly noticeable but the phone i turned in was in perfect condition and why do i get a dropped abused phone?
Going to haggle T-Mobile about it and see what they will do, most likely ship me out another refurbished device...
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Hi Guys
I am about to do a warranty exchange today for my galaxy s8 plus, i had a issue where i was not able to charge the phone because it kept saying moisture detected when there was no moisture in the port (i cleaned out the charging port and usb c cable as well). I have also been having a few issues with the phone freezing here and there so i am going to do a warranty exchange.
Before i do though, does anyone know if the warranty phones that T-Mobile is sending are new or refurbished? My phones not THAT wanky where i would want to take a risk with a refurbished phone.
I just want to know if any of you guys have done the warranty exchange, and if yes when? and did you receive a new or refurbished device.
Thank You!
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Mine is s8. And bought it brand new when bogo offers. Also exchanged it for warranty exchanged because of a red dead pixel. Went to T-Mobile store yesterday m Monday and they told me warranty exchanged always replaced with a refurbished units. Wtf! And they said hopefully i.might get brand new cause the phones is only just months old. But she said its not guaranteed though until T-Mobile will shipped the phone. Will update when i get it. Hopefully by end of the week.
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When I did mine I got a new phone. I did it through T-Mobile about 2 weeks after I got the phone.
Most cases they send you a refurbished phone. It usually comes with out accessories and no original packaging.
I think the only problem with refurb units it the aesthetics, I wouldnt want an $800 device to LOOK like **** however, I am ALL PRO repair and fully believe in hardware repair, as long as it is done by a competent person..... The internals / logic board circuits are all the same in refurb and in new, it would be nice if refurb units get to have improvements but highly unlikely due to schematics..... anywho, I whouldnt worry too much about receiving a refurbished unit as long as the exterior looks to your standards.... inspect it before walking out of the tmobile store, I dont know if youre able to do a store pickup, if not then it would be a bit more difficult to make your case with them......
just my 2 cents
When i send my mobile in for repair and they send me a scuffed used looking phone back, i would raise all hell on them.
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Mine is s8. And bought it brand new when bogo offers. Also exchanged it for warranty exchanged because of a red dead pixel. Went to T-Mobile store yesterday m Monday and they told me warranty exchanged always replaced with a refurbished units. Wtf! And they said hopefully i.might get brand new cause the phones is only just months old. But she said its not guaranteed though until T-Mobile will shipped the phone. Will update when i get it. Hopefully by end of the week.
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Update.
My s8 exchanged already delivered to one of my nearest T-Mobile store. Can't pick it up today, i call the store and asked if its braned new and she told me it's a refurbished! Will go tom and check the unit.
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caloyzki said:
Update.
My s8 exchanged already delivered to one of my nearest T-Mobile store. Can't pick it up today, i call the store and asked if its braned new and she told me it's a refurbished! Will go tom and check the unit.
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Unfortunately you are hearing the truth. T-Mobile offers a timely exchanged device (Next Day if you have insurance, 3-5 without) at the cost of it being refurbished. Usually if an instance occurs within the first month of device launch you'll get a new one but past that there's no guarantee.
You can check to see once you arrive at the store. If the box inside the packaging is a slim T-Mobile box, then it's refurbished. If it's in the official box, it's brand new. If it's refurbished, you can refuse the order and it will be shipped back to T-Mobile at no cost to you.
You can go through Samsung. They cannot guarantee they will not use refurbished parts or device, but there is a chance unlike with T-Mobile. I went through them direct for a dead pixel on my S7E. Was without my phone for 19 days, but I got my same model back.
Best of luck.
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caloyzki said:
Update.
My s8 exchanged already delivered to one of my nearest T-Mobile store. Can't pick it up today, i call the store and asked if its braned new and she told me it's a refurbished! Will go tom and check the unit.
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Got my s8 exchanged this morning. Phone comes with T-Mobile packaging. And he said it is a refurbished unit. When i checked the unit it looks brand new. All stickers are still with the phone except from the front screens. No dings, no scratches or anything. And as soon as i turn it on. I already got firmware updates 3 times until May patched. So happy with my exchanged unit.
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It's my understanding that they (TMO) will attempt 3 refurb warranty exchanges before giving you a brand new device. I would be super picky, and return as many as you can that aren't 100% perfect.
I had the s7 edge that had the bottom right edge with completely dead pixels and it took 2 exchanges before I settled on a refurb - which just came back to haunt me Friday as I dropped my phone and it messed up the digitizer. No visible damage, and I had the famous unicorn beetle pro + TGSP combo and never had a bad drop until Friday. Had that refurb for 11 months and couldn't do anything with it. So here I am with the s8 now (the + was too dang big lol).
If I had to guess based on the s7 unit I got, it had a screen replaced and was done with poor quality parts. My wife drops her s7 edge on concrete what seems like every day and has had no issues.
tl;dr: keep sending them back until they agree to send you a new unit.
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Unfortunately you are hearing the truth. T-Mobile offers a timely exchanged device (Next Day if you have insurance, 3-5 without) at the cost of it being refurbished. Usually if an instance occurs within the first month of device launch you'll get a new one but past that there's no guarantee.
You can check to see once you arrive at the store. If the box inside the packaging is a slim T-Mobile box, then it's refurbished. If it's in the official box, it's brand new. If it's refurbished, you can refuse the order and it will be shipped back to T-Mobile at no cost to you.
You can go through Samsung. They cannot guarantee they will not use refurbished parts or device, but there is a chance unlike with T-Mobile. I went through them direct for a dead pixel on my S7E. Was without my phone for 19 days, but I got my same model back.
Best of luck.
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Yeah Samsung takes time lol but I make sure I have insurance with my phones so I can get new ones,not used ones
I have the SGS8+ but may buy the Note 8 IF the specs are updated. I would guess in this country the cost will be over 1k€ The S8+ is 920.00€ and the Note edition has always been more expensive. Even I as a tech junkie have to question spending that sort of cash on a mobile phone. Lets see what we get.
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Yes, miss my Note.. Have been using the s7e since giving up my note 7 last year.. S7e is ok but need my spen back.
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Yep, outside of something completely unforeseen rearing it's head at the last minute I'm in for a dual SIM international variant.
Looking for advise. I want the new note 8. Currently i am on sprint but not under contract. Was thinking of going somewhere else cheaper.
How would i buy a note 8 that i c as n choose after the fact which carrier i want to use?
Or should i find out what carriers will sell it and pick from those.
Was thinking about a lower cost but still sprint towers carrier
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The FCC filing shows one carrier version for all four US carriers, one (carrier) unlocked version which presumably could be used on all four carriers, and the international version. Chances are your best bet is going to be the unlocked version if you don't care about root. Keep in mind both it and the carrier version will almost certainly be bootloader locked with only the international unlockable and rootable. This is where all the development effort will take place, on the international version.
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The FCC filing shows one carrier version for all four US carriers, one (carrier) unlocked version which presumably could be used on all four carriers, and the international version. Chances are your best bet is going to be the unlocked version if you don't care about root. Keep in mind both it and the carrier version will almost certainly be bootloader locked with only the international unlockable and rootable. This is where all the development effort will take place, on the international version.
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Bootloader locked. . When did that happen. No root seriously... can the international version be bought and used in the us? This is bad. Was the note 7 bootloader locked?
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They started with the S7, it was the same for the note 7 at which time Samsung stated publicly that it would be their policy going forward for the foreseeable future. The S8 followed suit and there is no reason not to think the Note 8 will be more of the same. Essentially they have one North American version which is used across the US, Canada, and some South American countries. This version has the SD chipset and the bootloader cant be unlocked. Most of the rest of the world gets the Exynos chipset in their "international" version, that one has been shipping with a bootloader that can be unlocked at least up to the S8 and S8+. As I said I've seen nothing which indicates Samsung is going to change their policies with the Note 8 so I would expect more of the same.
You can use international phones in the US, I've been doing it for a long time to get dual SIM capability and later because I'm root or die. You have to pay attention to which freqs you need for your intended carrier and which freqs the phone you are buying supports. I had the international Note 7 in the US on Tmo and it worked fine. We'll need to wait for the embargo to lift (or a leak) to get the freqs on the Note 8 and see what we may or may not be giving up with the UK version for example. Speaking of which you can buy these phones from Clove, Handtec, etc. If you decide to go that route be sure and use a reputable UK seller, fulfilled by Amazon, etc because the phone is going to come without warranty or without a warranty that can be acted on quickly. I would recommend not using Ebay, a lot of those guys were up a creek when the Note 7 went to hell, I called amazon and got mine taken care of in about ten minutes.
There are some exceptions... As an example if you're really into sleathing the Note 7 sent a SD variant that was unlocked someplace, cant remember now but I want to say Hong Kong, maybe someone else will remember. These niche releases can work well but you have to be careful and make sure it's going to work for you if you decide to hunt one down. Also happening during the Note 7 release is someone got a hold of some engineering firmware and a few were able to root their phones with it but if I recall right they were not able to unlock and install TWRP. This was fixed in a patch and it stopped working right around the first recall. The lesson is while something may happen to get root on the SD devices you cant count on it, you should only buy in there if you're willing to have a phone that may never get unlocked or will not be unlocked any time soon.
The root achieved on The snap S7 and note was total crap...unstable, laggy and just generally useless.
And no custom recovery, no roms, no kernels.
It was also patched very quickly and thats why the s8 is not rooted yet.
The HK S8 is snap and just now got twrp but development will be next to none because most buy the exynos.
In short DO NOT buy any north amercian note 8, its locked down tighter than a drum and is a complete waste of money....if root etc matters to you.
Go exynos or go home lol.
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I'm being a little stupid here but I was looking forward to getting a note 8 in blue coral since I gave up my note 7. I'm a little disappointed if they don't release it in that color. The dark blue has been around on previous samsungs and was never a fan of it. I know the colors aren't official but look to be the final.
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I'm being a little stupid here but I was looking forward to getting a note 8 in blue coral since I gave up my note 7. I'm a little disappointed if they don't release it in that color. The dark blue has been around on previous samsungs and was never a fan of it. I know the colors aren't official but look to be the final.
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If there isnt a silver or gold version i wont be buying.
For me:
Black is boring
Purple is too girly for a male
The dark blue may as well be black lol.
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black96ss said:
I'm being a little stupid here but I was looking forward to getting a note 8 in blue coral since I gave up my note 7. I'm a little disappointed if they don't release it in that color. The dark blue has been around on previous samsungs and was never a fan of it. I know the colors aren't official but look to be the final.
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Just buy a blue corral note FE :thumbup:
Im loving my silver one!
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krabman said:
They started with the S7, it was the same for the note 7 at which time Samsung stated publicly that it would be their policy going forward for the foreseeable future. The S8 followed suit and there is no reason not to think the Note 8 will be more of the same. Essentially they have one North American version which is used across the US, Canada, and some South American countries. This version has the SD chipset and the bootloader cant be unlocked. Most of the rest of the world gets the Exynos chipset in their "international" version, that one has been shipping with a bootloader that can be unlocked at least up to the S8 and S8+. As I said I've seen nothing which indicates Samsung is going to change their policies with the Note 8 so I would expect more of the same.
You can use international phones in the US, I've been doing it for a long time to get dual SIM capability and later because I'm root or die. You have to pay attention to which freqs you need for your intended carrier and which freqs the phone you are buying supports. I had the international Note 7 in the US on Tmo and it worked fine. We'll need to wait for the embargo to lift (or a leak) to get the freqs on the Note 8 and see what we may or may not be giving up with the UK version for example. Speaking of which you can buy these phones from Clove, Handtec, etc. If you decide to go that route be sure and use a reputable UK seller, fulfilled by Amazon, etc because the phone is going to come without warranty or without a warranty that can be acted on quickly. I would recommend not using Ebay, a lot of those guys were up a creek when the Note 7 went to hell, I called amazon and got mine taken care of in about ten minutes.
There are some exceptions... As an example if you're really into sleathing the Note 7 sent a SD variant that was unlocked someplace, cant remember now but I want to say Hong Kong, maybe someone else will remember. These niche releases can work well but you have to be careful and make sure it's going to work for you if you decide to hunt one down. Also happening during the Note 7 release is someone got a hold of some engineering firmware and a few were able to root their phones with it but if I recall right they were not able to unlock and install TWRP. This was fixed in a patch and it stopped working right around the first recall. The lesson is while something may happen to get root on the SD devices you cant count on it, you should only buy in there if you're willing to have a phone that may never get unlocked or will not be unlocked any time soon.
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So i guess i need to figure this out.
If i buy non international it will be locked down. No root no twrp no fun.
If i buy international what do i need to do.
If i buy an international phone can i get that from amazon? Just making sure what i buy matches the carrier i want to use it on?
Will i have to wait or will i be able to get one on release?
I really need a new phone my note 4 is way past its prime.. (screen us cracked. . Im one of THOSE ppl ha ha ha) . Returning my note 7 was the hardest thing i had to do in a long time. Been struggling ever since waiting fir the note 8. Had NO IDEA Sammy did this locking bootloader.
Maybe ill have to suck it up and have a non rooted phone (can't believe i am even saying that). Gotta decide which is more important. .
Thanks fir your help.
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We need more information. Before long there will be threads about which phones will work and where they work. There will also be several shopping threads soon after the unveiling. Like all of us you've little choice other than to wait it out for now.
I miss rooting and flashing on my old notes. I have an S7e currently. I was thinking about getting a note FE but I'm not sure how it would work here in the states on TMO either. I'm also not sure how hard it would be to get cases, screen protectors etc. I know it comes with a case but I don't care for it that much. I do still have an old note 7 spigen case. I'm also not sure how many updates the phone will get either(talking about OS updates not security). As far as rooting, it was really fun but since having the s7E I really don't need to root and change much. Sammy has a done a decent job on customizing over the past 2 years. plus I'm sure you can do some ADB tweaking mod. I have on my s7e and have been happy with that. the only thing I really wish I could change is the infinite scrolling on the home screen. I know you can change launchers but I have grown to like the TW launchers.
The physical dimensions are the same across all the phones so cases are not an issue. If you root it and install TWRP you can install each update as they are released with the inevitable flashable zip. If you're on a ROM you can usually expect that ROM to be updated. If you stay stock you will get over the air. These things often happen more quickly than the carriers push updates. The only real issue you have with international phones is their ability to cover your carriers freqs and warranty. I fully expect this phone to work on TMO but how well can't be known until we get the freqs. Depending on where you buy you will have no warranty or may have no warranty. Buy from a reputable place and they'll RMA a DOA or damaged phone at purchase. After that you may have no warranty or have to ship to the seller so they can return it.
Importing internationals are probably not a good idea for those who are risk adverse or will use the last two pennies they possess buying in. On the other hand if you've got a backup in the drawer and want root you don't have much to lose as long as you do your homework.
lets hope it doesnt have last years note 7 issue. I loved my note 7. best phone Ive had
Yeah, the N7 was more than the sum of it's parts. I'm fairly optimistic about the N8, I dislike rear scanners and the placement of this one is particularly bad but other than that I'm fine with it across the board. The One+ 3 I purchased when I sent the N7 back has been a good phone and I've no gripes with it but it's no Note. The S-Pen is big bonus for me when in the field and Samsung has some stuff right in their GUI nowadays. I like the native dialer and it's ability to scan business cards straight to contacts, the Note functionality S-Pen combo is great as long as you're willing to go with Sammy's note app, etc. My N7 was smooth as could be once I rooted and debloated it and I'm expecting the same here. I'm looking forward to this one...
I will be pre-ordering the day you're able. I had both Note 7's and have had a void ever since giving it up. Was on Sprint last year and switched to the S7 edge and still wasn't as great as the Note 7. Since then I've switched to Verizon and gave up my S7 edge for the LG V20 and will gladly give up the V20 for the Note 8. Can't wait!!! ?
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Yes. Black. I'm going to pre-order as soon as I can. I've had my Note 4 for too long.
oh hell yes.
I loved my Note 7, I didn't want to give it away.
I'm tired of this note 5 I want the new one.
The only 2 concerns I have are the price (as I buy outright) and the "tallness" of it. I'm a biggish guy with large hands (think Lana monster truck sized hands), but the one complaint I had about the Note 7 was it was just a little bit too tall/long... The leaks make it look like this one is going to be even longer 0.o
I will pre-order the note 8 as long as they have a color I like available. if not I will wait as much as I don't want to. Worse case I will get black which isn't all that bad, the screens will more than likely be all black anyway like the s8. I originally bought a silver note 7 last year thinking I would love it. I didn't and got a blue coral after the first recall. The Note FE is just to much money to have imported for a DATED phone IMO. From what I'm reading about them, they are carrier unlocked but do not have the bootloader unlocked. just to many negatives and to expensive to attempt. hopefully the deep blue looks better then the renders or hopefully gets released in orchid grey or blue coral. gold is to GOTTI and black is to plain.
I'd also love to see a discussion started on the best deals, and ways to stack offers.
anyway, here's the deal Samsung is offering, if you owned a Note 7, and signed into a Samsung account on it, using your old email address you'll get a special "fan appreciation" offer.
(They will want you to trade in a phone still)
https://promos.samsungpromotions.com/note7loyalty/Mobile
another thing for Note 7 users, if you still have your Note 7, (as I do) you can still return your Note 7 for full price, plus a discount insensitive towards your next Samsung phone.
https://pages.samsung.com/us/note7/recall/index.jsp
(if anyone knows how this works with phones bought from 3rd party vendors like Clove or eBay, please share your experience)
soraxd said:
I'd also love to see a discussion started on the best deals, and ways to stack offers.
anyway, here's the deal Samsung is offering, if you owned a Note 7, and signed into a Samsung account on it, using your old email address you'll get a special "fan appreciation" offer.
(They will want you to trade in a phone still)
https://promos.samsungpromotions.com/note7loyalty/Mobile
another thing for Note 7 users, if you still have your Note 7, (as I do) you can still return your Note 7 for full price, plus a discount insensitive towards your next Samsung phone.
https://pages.samsung.com/us/note7/recall/index.jsp
(if anyone knows how this works with phones bought from 3rd party vendors like Clove or eBay, please share your experience)
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What country is offering such a discount? Not a word of it in Southern Europe and I owned both Not 7's
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soraxd said:
I'd also love to see a discussion started on the best deals, and ways to stack offers.
anyway, here's the deal Samsung is offering, if you owned a Note 7, and signed into a Samsung account on it, using your old email address you'll get a special "fan appreciation" offer.
(They will want you to trade in a phone still)
https://promos.samsungpromotions.com/note7loyalty/Mobile
another thing for Note 7 users, if you still have your Note 7, (as I do) you can still return your Note 7 for full price, plus a discount insensitive towards your next Samsung phone.
https://pages.samsung.com/us/note7/recall/index.jsp
(if anyone knows how this works with phones bought from 3rd party vendors like Clove or eBay, please share your experience)
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Duplicate thread.
Already a thread about this made days ago in the News and discussion forum....
what's the link to that other thread?
I clicked on that loyalty link, they didn't required my proof of purchase on note7. maybe they already have my info when I returned note7 on the recall. I bought my note7 on swappa. com kinda like eBay.
I just ordered att note8 for 573$ total with taxes and shipping included. I trade in my old freedompop iphone5 for 200 off. former note7 user get another 225 off.
If you used the same email on that link that you used when you bought and or returned your Note 7, they will already have your info. That being said, they are giving $425 and I did not see a place to return the Note 7 for the $425 although in another thread someone said if you call Samsung you can get them to allow you to return the Note 7 if you still have it.
Australia are thinking about honoring the discount. I called them the other day to ask and they rang back to confirm my details and said there would be an announcement soon. Hopefully they will finally give back to the Aussies who were burned (literally) by the Note7 debacle. But im not holding my breath if anything it will be a token effort.
Samsung is a friggin joke - the exchange and recall was a catastrophe in Germany (I had to wait until end of December to get my money back) and they offer 0 benefits for Note 7 owners. Nothing, nada.
I find this behaviour seriously terrible, not only did the consumers in the US get a goodie for their trouble with the Note 7 (we got NONE - yet I had to drive to the post office several times and had to take time off from work to get the damn thing picked up, twice).
I am not sure if I will buy a Note 8 again from this crappy company, not after many of us here got shafted without a any kind of appreciation or sorry from their side.
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what's the link to that other thread?
I clicked on that loyalty link, they didn't required my proof of purchase on note7. maybe they already have my info when I returned note7 on the recall. I bought my note7 on swappa. com kinda like eBay.
I just ordered att note8 for 573$ total with taxes and shipping included. I trade in my old freedompop iphone5 for 200 off. former note7 user get another 225 off.
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So this worked with an iPhone 5.
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Samsung is a friggin joke - the exchange and recall was a catastrophe in Germany (I had to wait until end of December to get my money back) and they offer 0 benefits for Note 7 owners. Nothing, nada.
I find this behaviour seriously terrible, not only did the consumers in the US get a goodie for their trouble with the Note 7 (we got NONE - yet I had to drive to the post office several times and had to take time off from work to get the damn thing picked up, twice).
I am not sure if I will buy a Note 8 again from this crappy company, not after many of us here got shafted without a any kind of appreciation or sorry from their side.
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Same in the UK. Not many made it to Europe so I would have thought it would be a great way for cheap good will. But alas nothing.
Yeh, thats what I would have done, but Samsung values US customers a lot higher than European customers.
Well as I thought Samsung in Australia have only offered a token refund of $250 but only to people who purchased directly through Samsung. Aparently I dont qualify because I bought it from a carrier (Telstra) AND TELSTRA are completely ignoring their customers and are offering NOTHING to replace the handset when previously they were giving an inferior S7 for them. Im not happy at all with Telstra they are being SCUM about it.
Hello, im thinking of purchasing my first Android in awhile. im able to get a Nexus 6 64gb sealed for $200. any other options that do not surpass $350 or im i getting a good deal. Any help will be nice.
Don't get those sealed new boxes on eBay. Every single one of them are fake. I bought two and returned both. They are ALL used, refurbished items packaged very meticulously using the clone packaging red paper wrap.
Here is what I did. Looked up on Amazon for deals from Amazon warehouse. That's the only partially more dependable place you can look into for peace of mind. If anyone says, BRAND NEW, simply ignore. Use common sense.
I bought a Like New Cloud White from aforementioned place for 202. Came exactly as advertised. It was stuck on 5.1 from May of 2015. Absolutely unused. I contacted Motorola to see the warranty status. It expired in Feb of last year.
I updated it to the 7.1.1 yesterday and have been happy with my experience of purchasing. Best part? I have 30 days to return this. I'm still in talks with Motorola to give me some sort of warranty on possible future issues ( since I bought it like new from Amazon). Long shot but still...
Stay away from the eBay deals.
In many ways, the Nexus 6 is still a good phone. At a good price, I recommend getting a used one. Of course, you need to like the screen size, and do without a fingerprint scanner.
You will probably need to replace the battery soon. Not expensive, and not too difficult to do yourself if you are careful.
Also, the N6 is 32 bit. Not a problem today, but a few years from now, it may mean that not all new apps can run on the phone.
The Nexus 6 was unveiled on October 2014. Do not believe that after > 3 years there are unused Nexus 6 devices.
I just bought....
I just bought a Nexus 6 in 2018.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/391877228362
Coming from Hong Kong but the seller assured me it will be sealed.
Reasons why I bought it
Stock Android 7.1
High specs
Awesome display
Cheap from this person, ($90 cheaper than Amazon)
sounds good dude make sure its not a china copied one tho sumone on ebay is selling one for a 100 quid
I picked up a certified refurbished off of amazon a few months back for $150. Money well spent!
Swappa or Ebay, used but mint is good enough for $150 for 32gb, IMHO
As much as I love my Nexus 6 it is getting a little long in the tooth. I'm not planning on upgrading until the 2018 pixels come out (if they put Qi back in)
I'd buy a refurb replacement to get me through to October but I have a spare right now so, barring two calamities in the next 9 months, I should be OK.
I bought one from a private seller on fb marketplace for 120$./mint condition, unlocked clean imei three weeks ago. I love it. Running 8.1 nitrogen OS.do it! So much potential!
sdg1980 said:
Don't get those sealed new boxes on eBay. Every single one of them are fake. I bought two and returned both. They are ALL used, refurbished items packaged very meticulously using the clone packaging red paper wrap.
Here is what I did. Looked up on Amazon for deals from Amazon warehouse. That's the only partially more dependable place you can look into for peace of mind. If anyone says, BRAND NEW, simply ignore. Use common sense.
I bought a Like New Cloud White from aforementioned place for 202. Came exactly as advertised. It was stuck on 5.1 from May of 2015. Absolutely unused. I contacted Motorola to see the warranty status. It expired in Feb of last year.
I updated it to the 7.1.1 yesterday and have been happy with my experience of purchasing. Best part? I have 30 days to return this. I'm still in talks with Motorola to give me some sort of warranty on possible future issues ( since I bought it like new from Amazon). Long shot but still...
Stay away from the eBay deals.
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What! I just bought a new Nexus 6 from ebay for 200 bucks 32gb. So your saying it's fake, and the device is refurbished? Is there anyway I can tell when I get the device if it's been used? Will the imei tell me if it's been used? Im very Glade I stumbled upon this thread!
I bought a new Shamu from someone on the letgo app. I paid $175. In front of the guy I opened the unopened new box, cutting the tape. Put my sim card and it works. Phone, charger everything was wrapped and new. I brought it home unlocked bootloader, twrp, and now running 8.1 I believe I got a sweet deal. I've known never to use eBay. Amazon is sweet for it's return policy on used stuff. but buying from other people is cheaper and you can meet at a public spot and test phone before you buy. With the same app I sold my oneplus 5t for $450 prior to buying this Shamu today. I've had this phone and I just had to come back to it for the right price. Well I live in Chicago so there's someone hustling stuff. Just shoot an offer, low ball and you might get a decent price. Yeah, buying this phone in 2018 is still good.
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I bought a new Shamu from someone on the letgo app. I paid $175. In front of the guy I opened the unopened new box, cutting the tape....
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A new phone needs to be charged before it can be used.
@NLBeev: A new device will come with a partially charged battery, roughly 40 to 50%. He'll want to top off the battery of course, which I think is what you meant to say, but there would be sufficient energy in the battery - even after two years - to power up the device.
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A new phone needs to be charged before it can be used.
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Your right, We had to plug it up and wait a few minutes before the screen would power up. I didn't want to go into detail of everything I did...
When I bought my taimen phone last year new in box from Google it arrived and it had a 41% when I powered it on (my fav #). And the OnePlus 5t came with charge also from oneplus. Some newer phones have charge on battery.
With the Shamu I wasn't expecting it to be charged nor have juice to power up.
Simplyeduardo said:
Hello, im thinking of purchasing my first Android in awhile. im able to get a Nexus 6 64gb sealed for $200. any other options that do not surpass $350 or im i getting a good deal. Any help will be nice.
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Seems like a bad idea. for that much money, you could get a new phone.
The shamu is great, but with my SOT being 3 hours or less, I am beginning to hate it. Cant replace battery, which leaves me to hate sealed battery phones even more.
Probably going to get a phone with a replaceable battery, even if it is a dumb phone. I am tired of planned obsolecence. My biggest issue is screen decay. My phone has horrible burn in.
Sure you can replace the battery! I can fix anything that
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Seems like a bad idea. for that much money, you could get a new phone.
The shamu is great, but with my SOT being 3 hours or less, I am beginning to hate it. Cant replace battery, which leaves me to hate sealed battery phones even more.
Probably going to get a phone with a replaceable battery, even if it is a dumb phone. I am tired of planned obsolecence. My biggest issue is screen decay. My phone has horrible burn in.
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Sure you can replace the battery! I can fix anything that has to do with the nexus 6. I have owned 4 over the course of 4 years, and I just bought number 5 today. I always leave the N6 for awhile but I always come back to it. I like them because they are very easy to work on. I have had every nexus 6 phone iv owned took completely apart. One of the N6 I owned was midnight blue, well after about 6 months of looking at the same color I decided to change it up a little. So I bought a cloud white back battery cover and midframe assembly, and changed the blue to white, I guess I was wanting a knew phone and by doing that it made it feel new again. If you have a nexus 6 and want to make it awesome looking let me know and I will help you to change its appearance. When it comes to changing parts out of the N6 I'm good at it, don't mean to brag either. It's just something I really like to do. I bet if you change the battery it'll help with your SOT and if you wanna get the most out of your nexus 6, bootloader unlock it and root it, and install a custom kernel or find a good rom. Then download kernel auditor and tweak the CPU. If you wanna change your battery or anything else let me know and I'll help!
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The nexus 6 I bought came from eBay, I paid 204 its 32g brand new! But before I bought the device I asked the seller if the device was in fact brand new, and if it came with the manufacturer warranty. He assured me that it was brand new and it did come with the manufacturer warranty, plus It came with a 30 day money back guarantee can't beat that. It's always good if your buying a smartphone to ask them these questions, because that let's them know that you know a thing or two about devices. Most people wouldn't think to ask a seller if a device that they are advertising is new when the description says its new. Just because someone tells you that something is brand new doesn't always mean it is new. You have to do your research and ask questions. I bought a Xiaomi Mi Mix on eBay awhile back. The seller of the mix told me that it was brand new.... Well at the time I didn't think to ask him if it was new or not, it said new in the description so that was good enough for me. When the mix arrived the first thing I was gonna do was unlock the bootloader, but I didn't have to because it was already unlocked, so that tells me that the mix wasn't new it was probably refurbished or something. To make a long story short. I called the seller and told him about the bootloader being unlocked, and if it were new it would be locked. I didn't give the seller to much hassle but I let him know that I wasn't stupid either, I believe he got the message.. I really didn't carw if it was new or not because the device didn't have a scratch on it, if there had of been any signs of use, just one little flaw then I would have shipped it right back to him. I was gonna unlock and root it anyways, just made my job a lot easier. The seller offered me a refund but I refused. I just don't like a liar, be honest with me that's all I ask, but some people just wanna make a dishonest buck.
If you have burn in that'll cost ya around 130 bucks for a new lcd digitizer.. It would probably be cheaper just to go ahead and buy another phone.
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What! I just bought a new Nexus 6 from ebay for 200 bucks 32gb. So your saying it's fake, and the device is refurbished? Is there anyway I can tell when I get the device if it's been used? Will the imei tell me if it's been used? Im very Glade I stumbled upon this thread!
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Any of these NEW items is not new. Think about it. 2014 device brand new and sealed, no one opened or touched it, flew through scores of virtual and physical space untouched and landed in your lap 4 years later??? yea, pigs fly. I asked Motorola to share the IMEI associated warranty of mine. It said the warranty expired 2017 Feb. I haggled with them about buying it new from Amazon. With some back and forth, I was able to get one year warranty provided I kept the receipt.
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STAY away from new items of Nexus 6 on Ebay. They are not new. If the price--199--is too good to be true, it is. HongKong ones are even worse...right from the den of counterfeit items.
I went back to N6 because of front facing stereo, HUGE screen (not the fancy 16:9), quad HD, awesome battery, and above all, Pure Android. I am not a narcissist, so I can live with a 2MP selfie camera on this one. Good luck finding all these in one device (unless you are super duper rich and can afford to shell out $920 out of pocket for an unlocked Pixel 2 XL)
Well, today either my usb cable broke, which I doubt, or the charging port of my nexus is dead.
While I could fix both the battery and charging port, in the mean time, I just ordered a Lenovo Moto G5 and a bunch of charging cables. The G5 isnt meant for me, but might aswell get one for myself. Why such a budget phone you ask? It has a removable battery.
The problem isnt the technical skills(Bunch of youtube videos say very precisely how to fix stuff), I lack parts.
Appart from aliexpress and ebay, I know not of any other place to get parts. Im in central europe btw.
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Any of these NEW items is not new. Think about it. 2014 device brand new and sealed, no one opened or touched it, flew through scores of virtual and physical space untouched and landed in your lap 4 years later??? yea, pigs fly. I asked Motorola to share the IMEI associated warranty of mine. It said the warranty expired 2017 Feb. I haggled with them about buying it new from Amazon. With some back and forth, I was able to get one year warranty provided I kept the receipt.
So, in short
STAY away from new items of Nexus 6 on Ebay. They are not new. If the price--199--is too good to be true, it is. HongKong ones are even worse...right from the den of counterfeit items.
I went back to N6 because of front facing stereo, HUGE screen (not the fancy 16:9), quad HD, awesome battery, and above all, Pure Android. I am not a narcissist, so I can live with a 2MP selfie camera on this one. Good luck finding all these in one device (unless you are super duper rich and can afford to shell out $920 out of pocket for an unlocked Pixel 2 XL)
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Understood! However I did buy a nexus 6 from eBay for 204. I had a good talk with the seller about what kind of warranty I would be getting,and I took screen shots of the messages we had so I could have them for future,if any issues arises. I did get a 1yr warranty. This is what the seller told me. The first 3 months was free repair or a full refund, and he would pay for the shipping. The remaining 9 months covers any kind of damage cracked screen damaged digitizer,dings and dents all covered but no refund offered for the remaining 9 months,and he would still pay to have the device shipped. I love the nexus 6 I have owned several. I also like how easy they are to work on. I had a few midnight blue devices, well I got tired of looking at the blue so I changed the back battery cover and mid-frame assembly to cloud white, I have used the back battery cover from the moto x pure ed 2015 also just to change up the overall look of my N6. I also like the front facing speakers the speaker grills are also replaceable I usually take them out from time to time and clean around the area were the grill snaps in. The device is also very good on battery life, if 7a know how to root and unlock the bootloader. I believe I'll be happy with the device as long as I get what I was promised. My dream device is either the international s8+ or the note 8,but I'm just like you I can't afford spend noore than about 200 ta 250 bucks. I want the international variants because unlock the bootloaders and rooting is a priority for me. Thanks for the reply, have a good one!