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How much did u pay?

I've been looking around some sites, and it seems that theres a huge price range for the HTC Touch Pro. So just wondering, how much did u pay, and what site did you order at?

hell167 said:
I've been looking around some sites, and it seems that theres a huge price range for the HTC Touch Pro. So just wondering, how much did u pay, and what site did you order at?
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$900, eBay. There's already a thread about this with the exact same title in the exact same section. Why don't you search before creating a duplicate?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=415017

£499 - Very Happy...... No shipping cost as I collected
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/1351/htc-touch-pro

Got mine as above from Handtec - Arrives Monday - Really looking forward to this one

Total including shipping £526, but thankfully my work paid

£517 inc from Clove

I've paid €649 for mine.
Bought at PDAshop.nl

Wow. I'm going to say you guys are crazy =/ Buying a phone for $1000. Seriously. I mean do you all earn $200k+ a year?

Kraize92 said:
Wow. I'm going to say you guys are crazy =/ Buying a phone for $1000. Seriously. I mean do you all earn $200k+ a year?
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Lol seriously. I wouldn't it do it either. I'm just going to wait for the subsidized price by ATT, then it'll definitely be worth it.

kareem9nba said:
Lol seriously. I wouldn't it do it either. I'm just going to wait for the subsidized price by ATT, then it'll definitely be worth it.
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Rofl. At least there is one sane person in this subsection (IMO)

Make that 3, aint no freakin way im paying 1g for any phone, I dont care if it wipes my butt for me and calls me daddy.
Im waiting for my 6800 to really take a dump or accidentally get coughranoverbymytruckcough and then exchange it and pay the balance or something like that. To shell out that kind of money, albeit for a gnarly phone is just way out of line.

$1078 in the US at smart-mobile-gadgets.com

£524.99 in the uk from ebay, company and ebay store called cdsolutions. cant believe i got it already! well worth it.

€71, but it comes with a 2 years' Vodafone contract.

Upquark said:
€71, but it comes with a 2 years' Vodafone contract.
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Sure...but how much will that contact cost >.> Over a period of two years...it will be WAY more then the initial price. But I guess we'll have a plan anyways so why not be stuck in a contract. =( Guess I'll be getting this next year. I'm really young anyways rofl (only 15 haha)

Getting the touch pro from UK
Any idea if it's a must to pay VAT even though I'm going to order from Singapore?

Kraize92 said:
Wow. I'm going to say you guys are crazy =/ Buying a phone for $1000. Seriously. I mean do you all earn $200k+ a year?
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I gave up boozin', womanizing, sniffing glue, and my Chevy Suburban to get mine. Just the $1500 a month I'm saving on Petro alone made it affordable!

purplepig said:
Any idea if it's a must to pay VAT even though I'm going to order from Singapore?
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Depends on the company you're ordering from, usually you don't have to pay VAT for export phones. But you'll still have to pay the 7% gst at the customs if you declare it to be more than 400 sgd.
You intending to get one from where?

kenshinjeff said:
Depends on the company you're ordering from, usually you don't have to pay VAT for export phones. But you'll still have to pay the 7% gst at the customs if you declare it to be more than 400 sgd.
You intending to get one from where?
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Was thinking of getting one either from the UK or expansys HK. Emailed expansys HK last week and the staff said that even though its not on the website yet, its available for pre-order and stock should be in by tomorrow (18/08/2008) its going for HK$7000. Shipping will be another HK$150 to Singapore. Are you from Singapore too?

You guys are also impatient lawl. Those of you in the US, can get a AT&T Fuze soon enough for about $550/$650 w/o contract.

Bye Bye HTC Touch Pro 2

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.

jaydowser said:
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. =)

arifiano said:
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

jaydowser said:
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.

Non- Commitment pricing.

Anyone know what the price is going to be without contract?
I contacted an AT&T retail store and they didn't really know, but had read that Samsung posted $350 dollars on facebook. That seems low to me.
I haven't seen any pricing for non-commitment anywhere. Thanks!

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I would also want to know, because I'm planning on buying it with no contract.

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AT&T Hi Mark - the Captivate is $199.99 w/ contract, and $349.99 without.
July 8 at 8:13am
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@harishv79 - The Captivate is $350 w/o contract
9:32 AM Jul 12th via web in reply to harishv79
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Hopefully this is the actual price since a few people are able to confirm it with a few AT&T reps.

OMG if this is the price for the phone I am definitely getting this phone off contract and using my upgrade for another phone aka iPhone 4 to sell for a profit!!!!!!!!!!

How much is IP4 going for?

sl8125 said:
How much is IP4 going for?
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$700+ on ebay!!!!!

I had my iPhone 4 since it came out (16 gb) and used it the whole time.
I just put it on craigslist and sold it for 600 in less than a day.
Now, I have money for the captivate!!!

What kind of fees would AT&T charge you for the switch? If it really is $350, I'll do the same

Yes! The price is $350 without contract! That's very nice, I'll check tomorrow my local AT&T store to see if they have any in stock already as some people already bought it.

I'd love to go get one tomorrow, but I go to an authorized retailer and there is one person in particular that I deal with. She's always treated me well, and they are a lot nicer than AT&T retail stores. She is out of town until monday I guess I'll be waiting for my phone 'til then.
The one thing I know nothing about is how to load custom roms, as this is my first open source phone! (first had symbian, then iOS) I am excited to see what else is out there.

If its only $350. I'll be buying this Phone off Contract ASAP.
Even tought i wanted an HTC or Motorola. Device ie nexus one, desire. This will do, since my G1 keeps overheating and is on its last legs.

There's people been buying them since yesterday for $350 off contract, so the pricing is real.

wow $350?!...hard to believe really when the tmo version is $499.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=Samsung-Vibrant
wait and see 3 more days...

I just returned from AT&T here they let me handle the phone. He showed me the price of the off contract phone as $300.00. He was shocked, but it was right there in living color. They will sell me one this Saturday morning. I will be there.

Wowz0rz
If this pricing is the same here in Arizona Ill be posting my HD2 for sale, use that money to buy a Captivate, and use my phone upgrade for an Iphone4, turn around and sell that beast as well.. Should come out wayyyyyyyyyyyy on top. Good god what a good deal. Thank you AT&T for getting something right.
Good luck to all who seem to be going down this cash flow road. Wooooop!

@willthebill - I am surprised that the Captivate is going to be 350 when the one for t-mobile is 500 as well! I am quite excited about it!

Finch44 said:
If this pricing is the same here in Arizona Ill be posting my HD2 for sale, use that money to buy a Captivate, and use my phone upgrade for an Iphone4, turn around and sell that beast as well.. Should come out wayyyyyyyyyyyy on top. Good god what a good deal. Thank you AT&T for getting something right.
Good luck to all who seem to be going down this cash flow road. Wooooop!
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Thats was what I thought when I heard the Captivate was only going to be 350 off contract!! I can not wait to get that iPhone 4 and post it up on ebay to sell it to some iPhanboi.

abezapata said:
I can not wait to get that iPhone 4 and post it up on ebay to sell it to some iPhanboi.
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HaHAHAHAHA. Exact. Same. Thought. Process. They just eat those things up. In a way Im glad their out there. Who else would be dumb enough to pay $600 for a phone that needs duct tape to work? I love our Isheep.
!!!!!!!!!!LLLLLLOOOOOLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!​
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Finch44 said:
HaHAHAHAHA. Exact. Same. Thought. Process. They just eat those things up. In a way Im glad their out there. Who else would be dumb enough to pay $600 for a phone that needs duct tape to work? I love our Isheep.
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It is the very sad sad truth. On the bright side I am getting a very bad a** Android device that I can not wait to get my hands on.

abezapata said:
I can not wait to get that iPhone 4 and post it up on ebay to sell it to some iPhanboi.
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my thoughts exactly buy it off contract , then upgrade to the iphone 4 and sell iphone 4 and may my money back and some....

Price is $499, verified on facebook

Looks like they had a royal screw up. The price is $499 with out a contract.
AT&T
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.
AT&T
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.

systoxity said:
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.

rahlquist said:
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.

rahlquist said:
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.

skullvet said:
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.

xoom network locking/barring question.

Evening all, apologies for the probably noobish question but i've done a fair amount of searching and have to give in and just ask.
My younger brother got a xoom (32gb wi-fi and 3g) on contract in the uk with three, he then neglected to pay the bill entirely.
My question to you good folks is as follows...
Can three network bar it as they could with a mobile handset who's bill remained unpaid?
If i offer to pay off his contract as the helpful, older, wiser, better looking brother and then, confiscate his tablet and sell it to recoup my huge outlay - can anyone tell me if im going to get an angry winning ebay bidder messaging me to say that it doesn't work with their sim card as its been barred/blocked etc etc??
is there anyway i can check on the actual device?, at the minute it just comes up with "no sim" although the wi-fi works fine as you'd expect.
I just want rid of it, and to have my bank balance drained as little as possible before i send photos of my brother to every retailer asking them to politely remove him from their store.
Thanks for any help that you guys can provide.
kinny

Not to be a bummer but if you did pay off his contract you probably still have a huge dent in your wallet even after selling it. Probably best bet is to just keep with the contract and keep the XOOM since it is a decent device. I know that you want to sell it but I doubt you could sell it for all that much. And if you did pay off the contract your tablet should be unlocked so I doubt people would complain if they are blocked.

Just pop-in a different SIM to check if you still get a no-SIM error.
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Chaosgod27 said:
Not to be a bummer but if you did pay off his contract you probably still have a huge dent in your wallet even after selling it. Probably best bet is to just keep with the contract and keep the XOOM since it is a decent device. I know that you want to sell it but I doubt you could sell it for all that much. And if you did pay off the contract your tablet should be unlocked so I doubt people would complain if they are blocked.
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Nah i do agree in principle but I've already got 2 laptops assorted work and home phones and an ipad so the last thing i need is another bit of kit that'll turn into a paper weight, any money back from selling is better than none as i'm resigned to paying off his bill regardless under the understanding that the device becomes mine in exchange for his credit history not becoming ruined at the age of 18.
If i paid it off it'd be over a few months rather than in a lump sum just not the remaining 17 months thats left as i want it gone and off my mind asap!
they seem to be going for £200 plus on ebay which is £200 more than if i put it in the drawer and forgot about it.
Cheers for the reply though matey, much appreciated.

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Just pop-in a different SIM to check if you still get a no-SIM error.
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The simplest solutions are usually best and in this reply i think you've just epitomised that! Will try this asap.
I still wonder if they can actually be blocked/barred though?

kinny999 said:
Nah i do agree in principle but I've already got 2 laptops assorted work and home phones and an ipad so the last thing i need is another bit of kit that'll turn into a paper weight, any money back from selling is better than none as i'm resigned to paying off his bill regardless under the understanding that the device becomes mine in exchange for his credit history not becoming ruined at the age of 18.
If i paid it off it'd be over a few months rather than in a lump sum just not the remaining 17 months thats left as i want it gone and off my mind asap!
they seem to be going for £200 plus on ebay which is £200 more than if i put it in the drawer and forgot about it.
Cheers for the reply though matey, much appreciated.
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Hmm I see, if you want to get rid and don't mind losing a bit of money, I suppose paying it off as soon as possible and selling it will be wise. And no it won't be barred or blocked if everything works out fine. Don't know about changing ownership, lol first I heard of that but you probably have to discuss it with three. Just curious, why did your brother grab that device knowing he can't pay for it? It would've been better if he just brought it outright if you asked me.

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Hmm I see, if you want to get rid and don't mind losing a bit of money, I suppose paying it off as soon as possible and selling it will be wise. And no it won't be barred or blocked if everything works out fine. Don't know about changing ownership, lol first I heard of that but you probably have to discuss it with three. Just curious, why did your brother grab that device knowing he can't pay for it? It would've been better if he just brought it outright if you asked me.
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Not entirely sure of that myself matey? might try and beat the answer out of him at a later date though