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I think this is terrible, check this out....
http://cgi.ebay.com/UNLOCK-Qtek-910...2QQihZ012QQcategoryZ43312QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
OMG That is just hillarious. Cant wait to see what Faria does lol
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What!!!!!!!!!
M?$%#r Fkr.
he is actually selling this stuff for 20 bucks????? i just cant even believe it!!!
This person now says the item location is in Amsterdam, same clown tho!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220123411063
Everyone sending ebay nice little letters? I did
Well...while I disagree with the sellers from an ethical view, the only thing they are doing illegal is using Faria's name as long as they purchase a legal license for Widnows Mobile 6 (if that's possible?). There are other ads selling this for up to $80 so far and they don't mention and rom cooker by name.
Very VERY unethical though...
Fraud On Ebay
There is so much illegal and unethical about this it makes me sick!!!!!!!!
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Well...while I disagree with the sellers from an ethical view, the only thing they are doing illegal is using Faria's name as long as they purchase a legal license for Widnows Mobile 6 (if that's possible?). There are other ads selling this for up to $80 so far and they don't mention and rom cooker by name.
Very VERY unethical though...
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damn you found my auctions
dude copied the wiki
this is almost comical...what an idiot
I really hate it when somebody steals my ideas.........
I'll do it for 15, But I will install ANTC latest........
Sorry ANTC couldn't resist, but still love u.
And the PIG has more for sale
http://cgi.ebay.com/PIMP-T-MOBILE-M...ryZ43312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
What is funny is that a couple of months ago i got a message ont his board for support for NTS vanilla that came on the guys phone when he bought it on ebay. He tried to tell me that I had to support him. I told him I didnt and he never replied. LOL.
Edited out for personal reasons. I don't want a future plea for help to be ignored ... "Oh it's that guy that stuck up for the eBay @$$h0!e. I ain't helping him!!!".
On that Pimp TMobile one on ebay this is an actual quote...
"It frustrates me that technology it held back by the greed inherrant in consumerism and so I release application..."
The only one that is greedy in my mind is him...Much thanks goes out to all of the rom cookers here and other helpers. I have a WM6 device and generally know what to do if something happens now. Again thank you to you all that are not like this individual....
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ROFL omg.
i thought you are serious for a while.
AFAIK This guy is doing nothing illegal (apart from referencing to Faria).
It IS unethical yes.
But arent there allways cheap bastards around like this one. For a lot of phones the unlock s/w is 'free', but still numerous people sell it as a service and charge up to 20 euro for it.
They make money using the knowledge of others (of which a lot are the active members on this forum) AND they mis-use the lack of knowledge a lot of phone owners simply have.
I would say 'ban him from ebay' goes a bit far, but cant we simply take him out of business by just starting another auction with reference to the right threads and not charge at all?? That WILL teach him.
i will vote yes ;P
The worst part...he is making money off the hard work of people on this forum.
I saw one auction had 5 bids and was near $80.00
I mean seriously...using upgrade discounts you can almost buy a whole new phone for that price.
So it makes one wonder...who is the bigger idiot. The guy selling the labor of others, or the people who buy it?
This, my friends, is how Bill Gates became Bill Gates.
Isnt it time, this unlocker for the kaiser was made free to all XDA members, surely it should now be thrown over to, or as it should have been VOLUNTARY DONATIONS.
If you feel this should be the case let the members know how you feel about it.... tag your feelings onto this item
Afterall, this forum belongs to all of us......
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are you threatening me, bungholio?
I'm not sure I understand this. Are you referring to the IMEI-check unlocker controversy
yes...
the unlocker that a certain member is holding and charging $50 for the use of, not for himself it must be said
I don't know why people pay for this. You just need to call to your carrier and they will provide an unlock code for you instantly.
unfortunately
here in the UK, the service providers, actually lock their phones on purpuse, and if you want your phone unlocked before the end of your 12, 18 or 24 month contract, you have to pay the remainder of your contract upfront in full, then also pay for the unlocking code fee, normally £25 + vat
I heard someone is working on a free unlocker...
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I heard someone is working on a free unlocker...
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Good deal on the free unlocker, but why are you flashing your man-boobs at me?
mdhensley5 said:
Good deal on the free unlocker, but why are you flashing your man-boobs at me?
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omg, you dont like man-boobs?
c'mon man, they are SOOO qute (now I wish there was a puke smily available)
lmao
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how many more does it take to change minds....
the members are talking......
Mine came unlocked...
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here in the UK, the service providers, actually lock their phones on purpuse, and if you want your phone unlocked before the end of your 12, 18 or 24 month contract, you have to pay the remainder of your contract upfront in full, then also pay for the unlocking code fee, normally £25 + vat
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wow... I didn't know about that. I hope somebody comes up with a free unlocker soon.
Regards
Let me understand this - a member of this forum will unlock your phone for a donation to support a great site at prices that are far below what commercial services/carriers are charging so that the operators of the forum can pay for bandwidth, servers, software, etc. and this is a terrible thing? From some of the posts I've read, the donation was as low as $10-20.
Could I ask how much having this forum available has saved you in time and money by its existance? And why paying less for something is a bad thing?
I agree.
In fact, I won't SIM unlock my kaiser by Xda. If it was free and volontary donation, I will unlock my kaiser and give like $20, but I feel like I don't have choice.
I prefer give $20 to Xda and not to any website unlocker, but between $50 and $20, I don't have enough money
$50 is not interesting for Xda. Maybe 100 people will pay. But if it was $20, all members will unlock their Kaiser here.
Then, what's better ? 100 paying 50, or 500 paying 20 ?
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I agree.
In fact, I won't SIM unlock my kaiser by Xda. If it was free and volontary donation, I will unlock my kaiser and give like $20, but I feel like I don't have choice.
I prefer give $20 to Xda and not to any website unlocker, but between $50 and $20, I don't have enough money
$50 is not interesting for Xda. Maybe 100 people will pay. But if it was $20, all members will unlock their Kaiser here.
Then, what's better ? 100 paying 50, or 500 paying 20 ?
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word.
hmm.. not sure why i have to lengthen this by 10 chars, "word" pretty much said everything i wanted to say
Starting a thread demanding someone give you something FREE is uncool.
Just because you think it should be free dosen't mean it should be.
Can I have your phone, for free?
Can I have your car, for free?
Can I have your girlfriend, for free?
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Starting a thread demanding someone give you something FREE is uncool.
Just because you think it should be free dosen't mean it should be.
Can I have your phone, for free?
Can I have your car, for free?
Can I have your girlfriend, for free?
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Well if she's as tight as he is!!!!!
And as for his car can you imagine what that’s like ,with all the years of free maintenance !!
the issue was....
the thread was started simply due to the fact of a donation being voluntary, and a charge being mandatory.
The member cannot claim its a donation, yes its all going to XDA, but its a charge of $50, and even more annoying the imei_check are only charging $40 ish for it.
My whole point was simply either make it a voluntary donation or make it free... but not to charge more than the ones currently selling their souls as a business.
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Bungholio? Is that the new polite way of calling someone an a**hole?
Well I used it for three weeks and I have to say it was an OK phone but Sprint had it overpriced...I had to pay $450 for it. I was not eligible for the $100 rebate as my $30 SERO plan was too cheap!
I talked to Sprint retentions and they said NO CAN DO! I told them I was leaving...and they still said NO.
So then I thought to myself...is Sprint CRAZY! Why would they think I would pay $450 for a phone!!!
Plus the phone has many bugs that they need to hammer out.
Good luck everyone with your phones...I think I am jumping the ship and getting an iphone.
LOL, see ya
So Long!
This space for rent.
Thanks for an informative post.
hmmmm
$450 plus $30 a month
$199 plus $80 a month for 2 years
$1200 MORE for the service and its crappy service at that.
hahaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahah
idiot! do you also think a nickel is worth more then a dime because its bigger?
arifiano said:
Well I used it for three weeks and I have to say it was an OK phone but Sprint had it overpriced...I had to pay $450 for it. I was not eligible for the $100 rebate as my $30 SERO plan was too cheap!
I talked to Sprint retentions and they said NO CAN DO! I told them I was leaving...and they still said NO.
So then I thought to myself...is Sprint CRAZY! Why would they think I would pay $450 for a phone!!!
Plus the phone has many bugs that they need to hammer out.
Good luck everyone with your phones...I think I am jumping the ship and getting an iphone.
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Moderators?! Could you please delete this drivel? The guy contradicts himself in the first paragraph, TWICE.. Lordy!
arifiano said:
Well I used it for three weeks and I have to say it was an OK phone but Sprint had it overpriced...I had to pay $450 for it. I was not eligible for the $100 rebate as my $30 SERO plan was too cheap!
I talked to Sprint retentions and they said NO CAN DO! I told them I was leaving...and they still said NO.
So then I thought to myself...is Sprint CRAZY! Why would they think I would pay $450 for a phone!!!
Plus the phone has many bugs that they need to hammer out.
Good luck everyone with your phones...I think I am jumping the ship and getting an iphone.
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man, ive got to say this is probably the worst time to give up on TP2.
the unlocker for CDMA tp2s should be out these few days...and you're giving up now. ...
maybe if you weren't so mathematically/intellectually challenged you would have just got the 70 dollar credit first...then waited to pounce. Paid 129.99 no rebates on sero myself with that citibank deal. Even without the 199 price 280 plus 30 a month is killer.
Got the same deal as you and throw in the $ that sprint gave me for my old phone and it was $101 with all taxes... still on SERO and $101 for the phone... can't beat that...
come on dude, look at it in the long run. you'll be better off with tp2. screw sprint just buy the damn phone from someone on ebay in a few months.
what an idiot. let him go. simple minds deserve simple devices like an itrash.
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what an idiot. let him go. simple minds deserve simple devices like an itrash.
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Awesome line!
Im not gonna bash you cause i know you are doing this out of frustration... but i have SERO also $30 a month and i got it for $199 no rebates. Just keep trying and hold on a little longer. I found my TP last year for $200 on ebay... maybe you can find a good deal. Hang in there and look at the long run buddy
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Eeek... You shouldn't have said the 'i' word. The guys on here are kind of dicks when it comes to that. I personally don't care for them (iPhones), but my roommate has a new one and it's a pretty slick device. Part of the early adopter fee is bugs. Give the device at least a quarter before giving up on it. I'd recommend waiting if you can, unless there is some way you can get your money back. If you are unhappy with the device because of the price, then it's your fault for paying waaaayyy too much for it. If you are unhappy with the device because of the bugs, then give it a few weeks. HTC and the programmers do a good job at fixing these things. If you just plain don't like the device, then absolutely ditch it. There isn't a one size fits all for phones and I can fully understand why someone would hate this one. I don't really like it at all in its stock format either, but I didn't like my other HTC devices until they were unlocked. It does seem kind of silly to buy a device and have to wait for programmers to hack it before it's useful. Ahhh WRT...
Ignore all the iHate. People ***** about how close minded the iCrew is and then turn around with the same close minded name calling. If the shoe doesn't fit then don't walk around *****ing about it; throw it out. =)
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So then I thought to myself...is Sprint CRAZY!
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hehe . . . any takers on who would win the 'Crazy?' poll?
I got mine for free.
so I guess you'll enjoy paying hundreds more a month for less
theres a door closing dont let it hit you
WOW..... I think that was one of the stupidest posts I ever read. The Touch Pro 2 is one of the best phones out. And once we have the unlocker, the possiblities will be endless. Go get an Iphone and be stuck with exactly what Apple gives you. I will take the Touch Pro 2 anyday. And yes, I paid full price for the phone and wanted able to get the $100 dollar mail in rebate because it was only available for those who got the 2 year price.
Laughing hard...
Well I hope you enjoy the iWHATEVER...I used to work for at&t and got nothing but complaints about it. The 3G on at&t is so spotty its not worth switching. I hope you enjoy spending your time with an all eye candy phone and a crappy network.
As for the Touch Pro 2...I love it and nothings going to change that.
And I don't want to be told what I can install on my phone and what I can't. Say if I want the Google Voice App on my device then I'm going to add it. Don't want THE MAN to be able to say no.
dUDE THERE I=S A PROMO CODE IT IS BS220 CALL SPRINT AND TELL THEM YOU RECIEVED IT IN THE MAIL GIVING THE PHONE TO YOU FOR 319.99 NO MAIL IN REBATE.
I HAD TO ARGUE WITH THEM FOR LIKE 2 HOURS BUT GOT THE DEAL. ITS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT I GOT THEM TO APPLY THE PROMO CODE. ITS ONLY GOOD TILL THE 30TH THOUGH
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what an idiot. let him go. simple minds deserve simple devices like an itrash.
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I could not have said this any better. This guy was probably one of those people who wanted to degrade this awesome device and turn it into a replica of the iphone. I cant stand that phone not only because of the service but also because of all the limitations. Yea they have alot of apps, but try downloading it on their inferior network. Good luck with that. Plus windows mobile has been around alot longer and has so many apps as to be uncountable. The price justifies its greatness but I payed 250 with the rebate only because my contract wasnt up yet. Still less than he was paying. Oh well.
Looks like they had a royal screw up. The price is $499 with out a contract.
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Hey Kristie, sorry it took so long to get a response. We’ve reached out to the product manager to confirm the pricing. The latest pricing for the Captivate is $199 with 2 year agreement and smartphone data plan is required. The non-commitment pricing is $499.
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Looks like they had a royal screw up. The price is $499 with out a contract.
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Hey Kristie, sorry it took so long to get a response. We’ve reached out to the product manager to confirm the pricing. The latest pricing for the Captivate is $199 with 2 year agreement and smartphone data plan is required. The non-commitment pricing is $499.
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wow ghey, how do you fk that up?
I get a kick out of them using the word "latest"
The other thing that was brought up is this was somewhat of a bait and switch, and maybe price discrimination. Lots of people purchased this for $350.
Will ATT be involved in 2 class action lawsuits in the same month?
I guess I'm gonna have to f'in upgrade. If I wasn't on a family plan I'd leave right about now.
i wouldnt waste that upgrade, there are still links to them false advertising up. Because they just recently corrected themselves and only through one medium (facebook), it would be smart to go up there with some proof that its 350 and then pull the word false advertising out and leave with a 350 captivate.
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i wouldnt waste that upgrade, there are still links to them false advertising up. Because they just recently corrected themselves and only through one medium (facebook), it would be smart to go up there with some proof that its 350 and then pull the word false advertising out and leave with a 350 captivate.
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Great, where can I find the proof?
Bought mine for $350. I might post part of the receipt later
They originally thought it was $500 but when they rung it up it was $350, so I was like hellzyes
Well unless someone else is successful with it, I'm not wasting my time talking to mindless reps.
Got mine for 199 on contract and a buddy got his at the same time for 350 off contract.
Both got ours at the AT&T store in Eastview Mall, Victor NY yesterday evening.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=8576093908&topic=14787#topic_top
page 2, 6th post down. Im gonna dig up some more.
I see what they did. Not that sneaky really. They told some stores to start selling them early to see how popular they were. When they realized people actually want the phone, they hiked up the price since it is not officially released yet. Interesting.
yes when you put it that way in store im sure you'll get some special treatment..
man im having a hard time finding the tweet where they offered it up for 350 off contract. anyone remember where that link was? It was on here or on androidandme.
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yes when you put it that way in store im sure you'll get some special treatment..
man im having a hard time finding the tweet where they offered it up for 350 off contract. anyone remember where that link was? It was on here or on androidandme.
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Check the other big thread, I've posted it numerous times and once again today somewhere.
good call thanks, heres a link to their tweet that tysj found.
it states: @espectr0 Hi there... The Captivate will cost $349.99 without a contract.
9:24 AM Jul 15th via web in reply to espectr0
http://twitter.com/shareatt
its on the first page, print it out b4 it gets pushed back into oblivion
systoxity said:
good call thanks, heres a link to their tweet that tysj found.
it states: @espectr0 Hi there... The Captivate will cost $349.99 without a contract.
9:24 AM Jul 15th via web in reply to espectr0
http://twitter.com/shareatt
its on the first page, print it out b4 it gets pushed back into oblivion
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I have screen shots, pdf, and physical printouts.
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I have screen shots, pdf, and physical printouts.
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pwned. Now it can be safely said that the sooner you get in and demand your captivate the better. Also, first ask for it and make sure they are going to sell it to you. Dont go in there all offensive cuz they can always pull the oh, we arent supposed to be selling that till sunday anyway crap.
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I have screen shots, pdf, and physical printouts.
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Can you e-mail? I gave my e-mail address on facebook message.
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Can you e-mail? I gave my e-mail address on facebook message.
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http://pcsites.com/captivate.jpg
http://pcsites.com/captivate2.jpg
http://pcsites.com/sh.pdf
Enjoy!
Screen Shots of AT&T saing $350 for the Captivate
Hopefully these screen caps can help. I plan on printing these out and taking them to the two local stores that also told me $350 for the non-commitment price just yesterday.
AT&T Says $350 on Twitter
AT&T Says $350 on Facebook
AT&T Says $350 on Facebook again
This really pisses me off. I am out of contract, and going to be an angry customer come Sunday if I don't get one for $350.
Check it out, dudes
http://wireless.amazon.com/Samsung-Captivate-Android-Phone-AT/dp/B003TLMQG8
By the way, I found that link by searching with google. Actually searching wireless.amazon.com for the captivate brings up nothing. (?)
edit: I haven't tried ordering from that page, since I'm still debating whether to keep this Aria or not, so use it at your own risk. Certainly looks legit though..
$600 off contract?!?! What is wrong with these people? Good find though. I've never heard of that site before
NOSintake said:
$600 off contract?!?! What is wrong with these people? Good find though. I've never heard of that site before
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I got my Aria from that same site, except it was a very reasonable $50 with a family contract extension.
But I agree, something is afoot. Either their pricing is way off, or the tech blogs have been misinformed about the Captivate's launching price. I heard 340 was the off contract price, but that doesn't really make much sense considering the Aria's off contract price is 380, and the N1 was like 540.. Who knows?
The $149 price is for a new contract. Contract extension price is $224.
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The $149 price is for a new contract. Contract extension price is $224.
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that **** always pisses me off, im not a new customer but i do have an upgrade and im out of contract.. give me a deal as well as new customers!
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that **** always pisses me off, im not a new customer but i do have an upgrade and im out of contract.. give me a deal as well as new customers!
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Yeah seriously, I always wondered about that too - what's stopping someone off-contract from just closing the account and opening a new one the next day for the extra discount? Unless you're grandfathered into some unlimited plan you want to hang on to, I don't see how they could stop you from doing it.
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Yeah seriously, I always wondered about that too - what's stopping someone off-contract from just closing the account and opening a new one the next day for the extra discount? Unless you're grandfathered into some unlimited plan you want to hang on to, I don't see how they could stop you from doing it.
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Your account must be closed for 60 days in order for the system not to recognize you as a new customer. For example, if you port your number to Sprint for 45 days and decide to go back to AT&T you can pick up right where you left off. It's very easy for them to stop you from doing it and they will. Trust me I've tried it.