So I was forced to execute my Inspire today. It was rooted, I've tried different roms/radios, flashed rooted stock rom/stock rom. It was never reliable: always dropping service, not receiving/making calls at random times, mms unreliable. I took it back to best buy to try to get it exchanged for a new one. Of course the phone was working flawlessly when I got to the store. The good news is that I had purchased the best buy protection plan for it at $10/month. I had enough of the phone not working reliably for its intended purpose and had to smash it in order to get a new unit. I went back to best buy and turned in the broken phone, and after more than a few suspicious looks from workers-got my phone sent in for repair. Of course it's not going to be repairable (I hit it with my baton , which crushed the screen and phone in the middle), so now I wait a few weeks for my new unit.
My question is, should I cancel my ATT contract and go with a different provider. I loved the actual phone, I just think the ATT "4G" service is horribly unreliable in my area. Or, are there any good Android 3G phones for ATT?
BTW, I am coming from an iPhone 4 before i got the HTC Inspire. iPhone worked awesome, I'm just tired of Apple products.
You can exchange/return your phone within 30 days so why the hell did you "smash" it?
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If you were within the 30 days you had every right to just return it just because you wanted to.
I hope you get it all worked out. GL
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(I hit it with my baton , which crushed the screen and phone in the middle)
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I LOL'd when I read that
In my opinion, you have the best android phone AT&T has to offer...and on this thread? I think a lot of people will think the same thing. A lot of us inspire owners are previous captivate owners! That phone REQUIRED tweaking to get it to work smoothly (and for me, to get gps to work)
You could get the atrix, but there's not much tweaking/modding/flashing you can do with it due to a signed bootloader.
yeah, smashing it was a stupid thing to do.
cancelling your at&t contract will cost you a lot of money.
LOL, its crazy that someone has to go to those lenths to return a phone, but its true especially at stores like bestbuy its like ok so u want me to go in parking lot and run over it with my car a few times? then you will exchange it? and if u didnt have a problem with it why would u want a new one? Funny the smashing with baton part though.
^ he said, he was having problems.
i agree with others, you had 30 days to return it, i don't understand why you didn't just do that, and get another phone.
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^ he said, he was having problems.
i agree with others, you had 30 days to return it, i don't understand why you didn't just do that, and get another phone.
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Right on... I also think $10 a month is crazy expensive.
For me, the Inspire has been a dream. Super stable... super fast... and I really haven't felt the need to root it.. yet.
bahairus said:
Right on... I also think $10 a month is crazy expensive.
For me, the Inspire has been a dream. Super stable... super fast... and I really haven't felt the need to root it.. yet.
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yea, $10 a month is nuts, i only paid $50 for the entire phone!
I don't think any of your understood, lol. Best Buy refused to take it back because it was working fine in front of them. And I did literally say to the kid working there, "So if I take it out in the parking lot and run it over with my truck, you guys will take it back?" He replied, "Do what you gotta do, if you come in tomorrow with a broken phone I'll act like I didn't see you come in today."
BTW I paid full price for the phone ($450ish).
You can return it for ANY reason within 30 days. Doesn't have to be broken.
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You can return it for ANY reason within 30 days. Doesn't have to be broken.
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This. Should have asked for a manager. That kid was totally wrong.
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I dont think bestbuy will do a swap without something wrong with it that they can see that isnt walmart. Not all stores are easy to work with. sure he could have returned it but that is a restocking fee
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I dont think bestbuy will do a swap without something wrong with it that they can see that isnt walmart. Not all stores are easy to work with. sure he could have returned it but that is a restocking fee
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That's what I was thinking. I didn't want to push the issue and get the manager involved only to deny me getting a new phone. Then, I show up a few days later with a broken phone anyway. I will most likely be buying my next phone at Costco.
I had the same exact same problem... out the blue signal went to ****.. took it back to the At&t store of course it worked fine..lol .. got a new one hope it don't happen again... the people at the at&t store were like "I never seen the H without a the +"
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jc2470 said:
I dont think bestbuy will do a swap without something wrong with it that they can see that isnt walmart. Not all stores are easy to work with. sure he could have returned it but that is a restocking fee
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Restocking fees no longer apply at best buy, and their return policy does not say something has to be wrong.
<--- worked there for three years and still has many friends that do.
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I had the same exact same problem... out the blue signal went to ****.. took it back to the At&t store of course it worked fine..lol .. got a new one hope it don't happen again... the people at the at&t store were like "I never seen the H without a the +"
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You took it back rooted and s-off ed? Hahaha classic.
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They actually gave me a had time had to go back a couple times... they said I had to unroot it for warranty purposes... I used visionary to unroot and left the s-off and the custom Rom
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ReppinFlorida said:
They actually gave me a had time had to go back a couple times... they said I had to unroot it for warranty purposes... I used visionary to unroot and left the s-off and the custom Rom
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You should post how you un rooted in the Dev or General section. I'm sure a lot of people would appreciate that.
Also, thanks for confirming why we shouldn't buy at 'Beast' Buy
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If you have to take it in just take a nandroid and run the ruu. Then take your SD out. Simple and effective.
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So after 4 days of persistence in calling AT&T Customer Care and Warranty, I am going to be a proud owner of an Inspire!
Had the Captivate since initial launch, plus 5 returns! They are doing a "one time only" make/model exchange through warranty.
I'm excited to say the least! I think the Captivate was a great device, just not reliable enough for me. I spent the last 6 months dealing with random shutdowns and frankly had enough!
Glad to see people are enjoying the phone!
congrats!!!!!!!
You will never miss your captivate , even the captivate devs are coming to the inspire !
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So after 4 days of persistence in calling AT&T Customer Care and Warranty, I am going to be a proud owner of an Inspire!
Had the Captivate since initial launch, plus 5 returns! They are doing a "one time only" make/model exchange through warranty.
I'm excited to say the least! I think the Captivate was a great device, just not reliable enough for me. I spent the last 6 months dealing with random shutdowns and frankly had enough!
Glad to see people are enjoying the phone!
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You'll be joining a rather sizable club of ex-captivate users who made the jump over to this superior phone, me being one of them.
Cool that you got them to replace your captivate... I wasn't willing to suffer through three more replacement phones before even having a slight chance of getting them to swap... paid Off-contract, with no regrets.
Many of the captivate devs are over here now, which is awesome.
Enjoy!
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Count me in too! Well, almost. My Inspire is on it's way. Can't wait!
You new guys/gals, don't be wimps now, get to rootin' those new inspires of yours', pronto.
Check out the awesome rooting/flashing guide by Mudknot2005, it's a sticky post in this inspire general forum.
I'd link it, but I haven't figured out how to do links in this here xda premium app I've been using for like...ever. ;D
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Enjoy your new toy
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You new guys/gals, don't be wimps now, get to rootin' those new inspires of yours', pronto.
Check out the awesome rooting/flashing guide by Mudknot2005, it's a sticky post in this inspire general forum.
I'd link it, but I haven't figured out how to do links in this here xda premium app I've been using for like...ever. ;D
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Going to have to fight the urge. I would like to get 2 days out of the stock rom just so I know how it runs. Sadly though, I dont' think it's going to happen. I already have all the rooting tools and a bunch of roms on my pc .
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Going to have to fight the urge. I would like to get 2 days out of the stock rom just so I know how it runs. Sadly though, I dont' think it's going to happen. I already have all the rooting tools and a bunch of roms on my pc .
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The phone arrives today and I'm already ready already hope I can bring some knowledge to this side of the forum once I get situated with the phone!
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Going to have to fight the urge. I would like to get 2 days out of the stock rom just so I know how it runs. Sadly though, I dont' think it's going to happen. I already have all the rooting tools and a bunch of roms on my pc .
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I was exaggerating a bit in my prior post.
You SHOULD, IMO, spend some time with your phone as is. In fact, I didn't root mine until near the end of my 30 days.
You want to "burn in" the phone, making sure everything works (no mfgr defects), first. You want to be able to distinguish between "not working right because I got a lemon" and "not working right because of a root/flash gone haywire."
Not to mention, it's more of a hassle (but indeed possible) to revert the phone to a warranty-returnable state should you discover a mfgr/production defect after you've rooted.
That point of reference of how the out-of-the-box phone behaves, stock quirks and all, is important.
I'm just now gearing up to flash my first custom ROM ever, and I got the phone on 03/02, so being patient for the sake of being better prepared is a good strategy.
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A lot of my friends and family have been iPhone owners for the last few years, and I can finally say that my phone is the envy of my inner circle now. The Inspire has it all: beauty, brains, and brawn.
My phone arrived via UPS yesterday afternoon, and I set to rooting it as soon as it was fully charged. This was my first root, and the hardest part was making the Gold Card. I would recommend using the Gold Card walkthrough on theunlockr.com Website for the Gold Card. After you have that created, use Bubby's One Click (it REALLY works!). I'm sticking with rooted Stock ROM for now because I like all of the HTC stuff, but I wanted to use Titanium Backup to remove the ATT bloatware. Mission accomplished!
So att goofed and sent me the handset only accessories arrive tomorrow, so I should have a working inspire tomorrow night!
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I literally folded my Crapsung Craptivate in half then tore it into two pieces on Monday night, got a call from my local AT&T store, and my Inspire is in stock, picking it up after work.
Then I'll use the awesome 8mp camera with LED flash to take a picture of the Crapsung Aggrevate and use it in the "How to fix the sh**ty samsung phones" guide I'm going to make.
I also jumped ship. I find the Inspire a far far far superior phone to the captivate.
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born_fisherman said:
So after 4 days of persistence in calling AT&T Customer Care and Warranty, I am going to be a proud owner of an Inspire!
Had the Captivate since initial launch, plus 5 returns! They are doing a "one time only" make/model exchange through warranty.
I'm excited to say the least! I think the Captivate was a great device, just not reliable enough for me. I spent the last 6 months dealing with random shutdowns and frankly had enough!
Glad to see people are enjoying the phone!
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Since you know have a Cappy laying around try this ...
Flash Serendipity ROM from MikeyMike w/ speedmod kernel and UGJK Gingerbread Modem.
Enjoy a screamingly fast, stable for everyday use, sexy rainy day phone!!!
Funny, I found this thread while on hold trying to accomplish the same thing. This'll be exchange #5 and they're trying to convince me that I'm only eligible for a Blackberry courtesy "upgrade".
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Funny, I found this thread while on hold trying to accomplish the same thing. This'll be exchange #5 and they're trying to convince me that I'm only eligible for a Blackberry courtesy "upgrade".
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You tell them after four other phones they can take their blackberry and shove it up their collective ass.
Seriously. That's ridiculous. Wtf.
Wishing you luck getting the phone you want... WORKING phone, that is.
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You SHOULD, IMO, spend some time with your phone as is. In fact, I didn't root mine until near the end of my 30 days.
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I told myself I would wait, but caved in at around 3 weeks.
techluvr said:
I told myself I would wait, but caved in at around 3 weeks.
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Three weeks is plenty. Just as long as you know how the phone should behave out of the box, IMO.
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So I took my Captivate to Best Buy last night cause it wouldnt turn on anymore and the captivate seems to have reached its end of life with their stock because they said they could not give me another one. Instead I'm getting an Inspire 4G and I dont know how i feel about that haha. well just a post for all you people with the best buy insurance on your phones, just so you know what to expect.
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So I took my Captivate to Best Buy last night cause it wouldnt turn on anymore and the captivate seems to have reached its end of life with their stock because they said they could not give me another one. Instead I'm getting an Inspire 4G and I dont know how i feel about that haha. well just a post for all you people with the best buy insurance on your phones, just so you know what to expect.
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If you want to stick with the captivate find an AT&T device support center around you. The factory warranty should override any Best Buy warranty. The support center will be able to replace the phone for you no problem. But if you do want the inspire go right ahead.
Do they have infuse? You could say you intentionally bought samsung and want to stick with samsung.
I didn't even think about that I was just like yeah ok.
Problem with the BestBuy warranty is that they are moving a ton of phones to their rapid exchange program. Means no more in store replacements and have to deal with refurbished phones... that sometimes show up in 1-2 weeks.
So far the cappy isnt on the list, so get the upgrade while you can.
Eh, I would have argued the hell out of it, lol
Damn now you guys are making me think of what could have been lol
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I'm sure you could go back and say you're not happy... Customer is always right, lol
Yeah but the Inspire is alright I guess and I already got it rooted and got the otterbox case for it haha if anything ill try to get my wife's captivate to not work and then argue for an infuse on that one.
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I'm sure you could go back and say you're not happy... Customer is always right, lol
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Not exactly... If only that was actually true
Eh, you never know. Considering he only got it within a few days, he could go back and say he dislikes it a lot compared to the Cap and it's bs about the replacement. If anything call BB corporate.
Well I switched from an iPhone 4 to the Nexus S (Nexus S is better) but I used a micro-sim adaptor but when I took it out one day it took a pin with it. I called Samsung and they said they don't do repairs like that so where in Canada can I get this repaired? I would love any advice. Thanks!
- Ryan
Same crap happened to me. But I guess I got a little lucky cuz only half of the pin broke off, the other half I just bent up so it would touch the sim when it was put in. Worked for me. Idk if yours came off completely or partially like mine did
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Same crap happened to me. But I guess I got a little lucky cuz only half of the pin broke off, the other half I just bent up so it would touch the sim when it was put in. Worked for me. Idk if yours came off completely or partially like mine did
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Well one of the pins is shorter and one is completely missing so I guess I was not as lucky as you haha. Do you think I could take it to somewhere like Best Buy and just pay to repair it? Or will I have to go to a speciality cell phone repair place?
Maybe try calling Samsung again that's f'ed up they can't repair there own product
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BrianDigital said:
Maybe try calling Samsung again that's f'ed up they can't repair there own product
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The person on the phone said as long as it's not physical damage they can fix it for free... which is ridiculous if you ask me because most people on this forum could fix any non-physical damage on the Nexus.
They told me to go to Rogers for some reason to get it repaired even though I said I got the phone as a gift and it was not from Rogers. I guess I'll try calling them again to see if I can get anyone more helpful.
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The person on the phone said as long as it's not physical damage they can fix it for free... which is ridiculous if you ask me because most people on this forum could fix any non-physical damage on the Nexus.
They told me to go to Rogers for some reason to get it repaired even though I said I got the phone as a gift and it was not from Rogers. I guess I'll try calling them again to see if I can get anyone more helpful.
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I'd check Craigslist, there's always shops that do these kind of fixes. There's plenty here in Philly so I'm sure there're some where u are
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I'd check Craigslist, there's always shops that do these kind of fixes. There's plenty here in Philly so I'm sure there're some where u are
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I looked and sent out a few emails, not as many shops as I would have thought. I'm going to go to Rogers tomorrow just to see if they do fix things like this. It will surprise me if they do.
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I looked and sent out a few emails, not as many shops as I would have thought. I'm going to go to Rogers tomorrow just to see if they do fix things like this. It will surprise me if they do.
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Good luck man
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Sorry for the bump but I still have not found a solution to this and I'm looking for any suggestions.
This is probably your best option right now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985733
Other than that, don't think anyone was able to find any replacement unit online.
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The person on the phone said as long as it's not physical damage they can fix it for free... which is ridiculous if you ask me because most people on this forum could fix any non-physical damage on the Nexus.
They told me to go to Rogers for some reason to get it repaired even though I said I got the phone as a gift and it was not from Rogers. I guess I'll try calling them again to see if I can get anyone more helpful.
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Lol yeah non physical damage so they will hard reset your phone for free. That sucks man
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Well after a long time of playing with it I manage to get the phone to read my sim by putting strips of tin foil on the contacts on the sim card. Disappoints me that I have to do this though and now the phone has no resale value.
I just got mine spoiled after returning from a holiday I've tried putting the copper thing back in place and slotting it back but it doesn't work. Now i have to wait till tomorrow to call Samsung support in hope that they will fix it if i pay money because my device has no warranty because it is from Australia and i'm using it in Singapore. Will they accept it to fix it if i pay for the repair?
And can anyone who used aluminium foil or anything to make it work post photos or videos on how to do it? I have no experience in soldering and stuff (15 years old) and i dont know how much foil to put there. Please help me!
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Well after a long time of playing with it I manage to get the phone to read my sim by putting strips of tin foil on the contacts on the sim card. Disappoints me that I have to do this though and now the phone has no resale value.
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Could you please post a video of how you put the strips in? or photos please. I have no idea how much to use and how to place them
yup! i agree plz post photos that we can help
I had similar problem with my Nexus S. I just went to Carphonewarehouse and told them that my sim is not being registering. They have fixed it for free but it took nearly 3 week.
Sent mine to samsung on monday 21st. he said 1-3 days so tomorrow will be the 3rd day which is the 24th. Hope i receive the call to collect it tomorrow. I miss my nexus
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The person on the phone said as long as it's not physical damage they can fix it for free... which is ridiculous if you ask me because most people on this forum could fix any non-physical damage on the Nexus.
They told me to go to Rogers for some reason to get it repaired even though I said I got the phone as a gift and it was not from Rogers. I guess I'll try calling them again to see if I can get anyone more helpful.
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Your post is kind of contradictory. You say they wont fix it for free. That suggests that YES they will fix it, but not for free. Which makes total sense, since you physically broke the phone yourself. That's not covered under warranty.
But then you go on to say they told you to talk to Rogers. Your post is very confusing.
Rogers is a carrier. If you have some sort of damage plan or replacement coverage they may help you. Otherwise, at best, they're just going to send it Samsung in the first place. More likely, they won't touch it.
Your options are to try to repair it yourself, try a local shop, or try Samsung again. I seriously doubt that they wouldn't repair it, for $$$.
Or get a 3rd party warranty. Although, that would be pretty unethical and possibly illegal, filing a claim for damage that occurred before you signed up for the plan.
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Sent mine to samsung on monday 21st. he said 1-3 days so tomorrow will be the 3rd day which is the 24th. Hope i receive the call to collect it tomorrow. I miss my nexus
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Did you get your phone repaired?
I am in the same boat buy I gave my phone to a local cell phone repair shop in toronto. its been two months and they still are looking around for the replacement part. I think i am gonna take the phone back and just try to sell it off
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Did you get your phone repaired?
I am in the same boat buy I gave my phone to a local cell phone repair shop in toronto. its been two months and they still are looking around for the replacement part. I think i am gonna take the phone back and just try to sell it off
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Yeap they got it repaired within a week!
Damn, I cracked my screen, dropped it in London after the Bears game : (
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Use your insurance.
Luke
Filed a claim, they are on backorder, wtf?
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CALL UP ASURION to see when u will get never heard of back order for phone day out tops then again phone may not be available anymore can u live with cracked screen till then
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Filed a claim, they are on backorder, wtf?
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If Ashurion is out of stock of your phone, they will replace it with another 4g phone if you ask.
My brother's Fascinate broke a couple months ago, they replaced it with a brand new Droid X2 just a week after it came out.
I'd recommend aiming for the Bionic.
Good luck
The bright side is that the Bears won!
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If Ashurion is out of stock of your phone, they will replace it with another 4g phone if you ask.
My brother's Fascinate broke a couple months ago, they replaced it with a brand new Droid X2 just a week after it came out.
I'd recommend aiming for the Bionic.
Good luck
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yeah they'll replace it with another. it's a shame you didn't "damage" it until after the launch of the 3 new ones.
I'd fight for a bionic as well.
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Honestly, asurion is gonna charge you 90 bucks to replace it.
And a new digitizer is only 30. I have gotten ripped off by asurion too many times.
I can't believe people still pay for insurance. It's a scam and way too expensive for the service they provide.
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I can't believe people still pay for insurance. It's a scam and way too expensive for the service they provide.
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Ok paying 8 bucks a month is better than paying 600 if you break or lose your phone.
If I helped please use the thank you button and donate a free account to my dropbox http://db.tt/uDc7iw7x
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I can't believe people still pay for insurance. It's a scam and way too expensive for the service they provide.
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Yeah bro, that $7 a month kills my bank account. Yearly that comes out to about $84, that's a few lap dances right there...
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Yeah bro, that $7 a month kills my bank account. Yearly that comes out to about $84, that's a few lap dances right there...
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Plus deductible. If you drop a phone and truly break it, it's probably because you didnt have a proper case on a $600 item. But most breaks occur to the digitizer....$30 and extremely easy to fix. Your local mom and pop computer shops will throw those things in for you for less than your deductible.
I'm not trying to knock anyone for paying for insurance...but those companies aren't in it to lose money. And everyone forgets about their warranty. We've sent a couple phones back for repairs and get them back within 3 days of HTC receiving them.
But losing a $600 phone...well that would be the only good thing I can see coming out of it. But cmon...if you lose a $600 phone from being careless ya kind of get what you deserve. Laptops cost less than that now. Gotta hold yourself to some kind of responsibility.
Well, I got my replacement, all is well. Sure, 99 sucks, but got to keep the battery and memory card, so now I have two of each, put the memory card in my flyer.
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Well, I got my replacement, all is well. Sure, 99 sucks, but got to keep the battery and memory card, so now I have two of each, put the memory card in my flyer.
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Exactly!
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skinien said:
The bright side is that the Bears won!
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That's all that ever really matters...that, and the Bulls winning.
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Can I take it that you got another T-Bolt back? I am in no hurry to split with it although if it breaks in a years time and I am able to get something better the Insurance will be worth it.
Note: I have never used my insurance since I got it on my OG droid.
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Damn, I cracked my screen, dropped it in London after the Bears game : (
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If you weren't a Bears fan, I would be deeply saddened by this, but the Buccaneers fan in me laughs out loud.
j/k...bummer your screen broke. Glad you got your replacement already!
Well now that you got your replacement phone, this would be a good time for you to do one of those screen replacement kits so that you have a backup phone and then you might decide to even drop your insurance on your current phone to save $$$.
You don't get to keep the old phone, you have to send that back. Otherwise, definately would have fixed the screen and kept as back up.
I just wanted to post this for all of you considering getting a new phone on AT&T, such as the One, S4, Blackberry, etc. According to what I have read, it looks like AT&T is starting a promotion tomorrow that will give an instant $100 or more credit toward a new phone of your choice when you trade in your old working smart phone, ( 3 years old or less). This may help in the decision making process for many people.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57582180-85/at-t-trade-in-drops-galaxy-s4-htc-one-others-to-$99/
not sure if its worth returning the gs4 and re-buying it again using a trade in.... when i could sell the trade in phone for 200 on CL and making my phone free....
I do have a old captivate... I wonder what condition does it have to be in?
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I got $160 for my og note. The Sales Rep kept doing something on her tablet and my phone keypad til she got $160. paid like 86 bucks for my s4.
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It is true. It starts tomorrow May 1st. Bring in any smartphone 3 years and newer in working condition, no cracked screens, etc. and receive $100 towards the purchase of a smartphone $199 or more.
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I'm starting to hate AT&T even more. I recently tried to get an early upgrade (60 days away) & was turned down over the phone. It really pissed me off since I've been a long time customer in good standing. Pissed me off so much, I've been considering going to TMO & now they do this to me. Hopefully this last for more than 30 days since they won't budge unless im within 30 days or less.
Can you trade in a rooted and unlocked phone that has been flashed?
I want the S4 pretty badly and I want to trade in my 1 year old HTC One X but I unlocked, rooted and flashed this thing.
deblas66 said:
Can you trade in a rooted and unlocked phone that has been flashed?
I want the S4 pretty badly and I want to trade in my 1 year old HTC One X but I unlocked, rooted and flashed this thing.
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So re-lock and unroot it?
You can probably sell the phone for way more on eBay or some other places. It's not worth giving it to att.
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Took in my 2 year old gs2 and picked up 100 off the s4. Just reverted to stock from aokp. Dont think it was worth the hassle of selling on ebay.
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does anyone know how extensively they check the phone at the store? My phone works perfectly except that for some reason I can't get any service on it. I've tried fixing and troubleshooting for a while but have given up so I'm looking to get back some money for it. So does anyone know if they will check the phone for reception?
bacon_n_icecream said:
does anyone know how extensively they check the phone at the store? My phone works perfectly except that for some reason I can't get any service on it. I've tried fixing and troubleshooting for a while but have given up so I'm looking to get back some money for it. So does anyone know if they will check the phone for reception?
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I removed the sim from mine and it was at the setup screen (touch the android) and that was it. It was only checked to be sure it would power on and nothing further.
bacon_n_icecream said:
does anyone know how extensively they check the phone at the store? My phone works perfectly except that for some reason I can't get any service on it. I've tried fixing and troubleshooting for a while but have given up so I'm looking to get back some money for it. So does anyone know if they will check the phone for reception?
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Yeah you should be fine.
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AllTheWay said:
Yeah you should be fine.
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phjnky said:
I removed the sim from mine and it was at the setup screen (touch the android) and that was it. It was only checked to be sure it would power on and nothing further.
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Thanks for the quick responses, I really appreciate it and am glad I'll be able to at least get something for it. Thanks again
Do i need to revert to stock to trade in?
What if I have CM10 running on my GS2? Honestly, they should give me more money for that (because it is more than functional)
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Do i need to revert to stock to trade in?
What if I have CM10 running on my GS2? Honestly, they should give me more money for that (because it is more than functional)
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I wouldn't think its necessary based on my experience this morning. They just checked to see if it lit up when turned on.
Does anyone know if they would accept a CDMA version of iPhone 4?? I have one sitting around collecting dust. Great condition.
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dray said:
Does anyone know if they would accept a CDMA version of iPhone 4?? I have one sitting around collecting dust. Great condition.
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They check the imei/serial number on them. You can check on the website and see if it will work.
https://tradein-program.att.com/home.php5#top