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Hi I currently reside in the USA and spotify (because of the darned record companies) has not made its way over here yet. I heard that if someone invites your or someone based in the UK or other countries where its supported signs you up you can use the service. So being that the community here on XDA is full of surprisingly generous people I thought I would give it a whack and ask to see if anyone could help me I am willing to donate via paypal if someone truly can help! THANK YOU FOR ALL REPLIES
I tried all sorts of proxy methods already and it seems as though they blocked this method....
Can you download the application from the states? I can make you an account.
BazookaAce said:
Can you download the application from the states? I can make you an account.
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yes I already got it installed...maybe PM me and I can give you the information needed? this would be awesome of you....
You need to have a Premium account to be able to stream to your phone, that costs £10 a month.
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You need to have a Premium account to be able to stream to your phone, that costs £10 a month.
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well thats fine I would like to get a free trial though to start then go from there
I'm on it I'll just fill out some random name and stuff. You can change it yourself later.
Btw, i need your email. PM it to me
I am sorry, but it won't work. Maybe it'll work at first, but the free account only allows you to listen outside the allowed countries within 14 days, after that you won't be able to listen any more. And to pay for the service you need to be in an allowed country, otherwise you won't be able to pay
Yeah, you'll just have two weeks, but that's two weeks of sweet listening
UPDATE: haven't heard anything from cyanogen or other devs. if you are able to make contact and get a confirmation either way from any of the devs, please let me know (email / pm / in this thread), and we can move forward. until then, hold off on the donations.
so it looks like no progress is going to be made on this phone unless we send the cm devs a phone. even then, there's no guarantee that they'll work on porting cm to it, but i think it's worth a shot.
there's an sk4g on ebay, buy it now, for $160, couple days left. seller has a 100% rating. http://goo.gl/rsStz i'll buy the phone and send it to cm, assuming we raise the funds in time. we'll look for a phone when we get confirmation. at a minimum, the phone has to be in working condition.
i've never done something like this, and this whole thing might be against xda rules or something, but here's how i'm guessing it should work:
1. raise funds via paypal using my email address "spamziq" at gmail dot com. note that there's a way to do this without incurring fees: http://www.insulators.info/general/paypal.htm
2. buy phone
3. get phone, send to steve kondik (or another appropriate dev); would obviously need an address
4. post confirmation here
5. wait
if not enough funds are raised before the auction is over, or some other snafu occurs, each contributor is refunded his money.
if cm devs return it, i sell it and dispense the money to contributors according to their original percentage of contribution?
what do y'all think?
I'm not sure it would help. Steve has been hired by Samsung (http://www.theverge.com/2011/08/15/samsung-hires-cyanogenmod-founder-steve-kondik/ ) so I'm guessing that he can easily have access to the device if he wants to work on it; you may want to check with him before organizing that.
Find a dev and confirm that they will work on it given a phone before starting anything. Don't raise the money to find that noone will work on it.
I should have some money in less than 1.5 months, and I can help donate. It looks like you can get one on eBay for about $150 USD for Buy It Now. I will be willing to donate $75 to the cause, but how do we know if the person on the receiving end of the cash-flow for this is trustworthy?
(Should we start a thread for donations that are verified, or what?)
We can also use Chase's Person-to-Person Quickpay... if two or more people have a Chase account, of course.
There is a thread. On this forum for a bounty btw there is cm beta out on some thread on xda
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A xda search for "cyanogen sidekick" (no quotes) returns many threads.
Care to link it?
Yeah lemme get my computer. Its some beta for froyo http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265765 just need some reverse enginerring i guess
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I donated a few bucks from my PayPal account. Hope it helps!! (If not, please send it back!)
(It was "Buy me Coffee" money sent to me from another site, so nothing personal lost on my end, if Wu turns out to be unreliable)
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Find a dev and confirm that they will work on it given a phone before starting anything. Don't raise the money to find that noone will work on it.
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This. Please do this.
^Yes best idea ever!^
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I donated a few bucks from my PayPal account. Hope it helps!! (If not, please send it back!)
(It was "Buy me Coffee" money sent to me from another site, so nothing personal lost on my end, if Wu turns out to be unreliable)
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hey all, i haven't been able to get any confirmation from steve about whether he'd work on this, so chill for a bit. i'm hoping others can get a yes/no from either him or other devs (i don't know of the others) before this goes forward. so far ncmacasl has donated a few bucks, which is pretty cool, but i'm refunding it. gonna update the OP.
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I'm not sure it would help. Steve has been hired by Samsung (http://www.theverge.com/2011/08/15/samsung-hires-cyanogenmod-founder-steve-kondik/ ) so I'm guessing that he can easily have access to the device if he wants to work on it; you may want to check with him before organizing that.
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Could this also mean that because he is working with/for Samsung, that he may have had to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and cannot participate in anything "Samsung related" outside of his normal "Samsung Duties"?
I have pondered on this...
Also, I keep seeing fully functional devices (cosmetic issues only, like scratches to the cover) all for 149-150 via Buy It Now. These would save the "investors" in the device $10 amongst them. Just saying.
Would this work, providing that the funds are not collected ahead of time:
I buy a SK4g, and when I get half my money back (from your donations), I will send it to them?
Does that sound good, as my lady and I both have the same phone?
Does the device have to be flawless to send to them, or just in working condition (cosmetic issues OK)?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Sid...0784571883?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2a1799a5eb THIS just has a bit of nail polish smeared on it and is guaranteed functional...
Edit: Oh, and I have a Friend who's daughter could also benefit from the more Open Android cook..
Yes, I got the refund. thanks Kevin (yes the guy is trustworthy!)
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UPDATE: haven't heard anything from cyanogen or other devs. if you are able to make contact and get a confirmation either way from any of the devs, please let me know (email / pm / in this thread), and we can move forward. until then, hold off on the donations.
so it looks like no progress is going to be made on this phone unless we send the cm devs a phone. even then, there's no guarantee that they'll work on porting cm to it, but i think it's worth a shot.
there's an sk4g on ebay, buy it now, for $160, couple days left. seller has a 100% rating. http://goo.gl/rsStz i'll buy the phone and send it to cm, assuming we raise the funds in time. we'll look for a phone when we get confirmation. at a minimum, the phone has to be in working condition.
i've never done something like this, and this whole thing might be against xda rules or something, but here's how i'm guessing it should work:
1. raise funds via paypal using my email address "spamziq" at gmail dot com. note that there's a way to do this without incurring fees: http://www.insulators.info/general/paypal.htm
2. buy phone
3. get phone, send to steve kondik (or another appropriate dev); would obviously need an address
4. post confirmation here
5. wait
if not enough funds are raised before the auction is over, or some other snafu occurs, each contributor is refunded his money.
if cm devs return it, i sell it and dispense the money to contributors according to their original percentage of contribution?
what do y'all think?
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If you are sending e-mail and your e-mail addy contains "spam" then you are likely to get sent to a spam folder on the recipient's provider, or the e-mail is likely to get dropped all together. I know this because "spam" is in most of my e-mail addys too, even my main ones. (Even Chase had to change their filtering because of this stating that they couldn't send me e-mail, and I told them it is the only one I have, THEY need to fix their as it worked BEFORE their changes...)
Did you use the addy you listed to send them e-mail for info/communication?
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Did you use the addy you listed to send them e-mail for info/communication?
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i only contacted cyanogen by sending him a tweet @cyanogen. i'm not sure who the other devs are. that's why i'm hoping there are others here who might know who else to contact, and who can make the contact themselves. i think more inquiries is better, because not only could it help to ensure we get a response, but it'd also give a hint as to how much demand there is for the sk4g.
We need someone who specializes in kernels . If there was a kernel for gingerbread we would be alot closer to many goals.
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We need someone who specializes in kernels . If there was a kernel for gingerbread we would be alot closer to many goals.
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There is one. The Galaxy S 4G has the EXACT same processor as the SK, and was recently upgraded to Gingerbread. So a kernel is available. The problem, according to Sduvick, is that the drivers are coded differently, namely the display. We could base a GB rom on the GS4G's code, but it would essentially take a complete ground-up rewrite of drivers.
Is it just the display driver? Wouldnt we need drivers to have cm7 on this phone?
There were a couple of others, for one the camera. You'd need to PM sduvick and ask him. He's the only one to date that I know of who has even attempted to compile the code from the SGS4G.
I should have some extra money soon...
Has anyone made contact with Cyanogen Devs to query them on if this would be worked on if one of these was sent to them?
Hi There,
I'd like to share my experience buying an iMito QX1 from Geekbuying.com - not for the sake of flaming, but really to help fellow community members avoid lost money and unnecessary heartache.
I purchased the item in June - and have yet to see a refund for a defective product.
It took forever to arrive - and upon arrival was basically DOA. It worked very briefly, in which time I couldn't find sufficient information online to try and flash the new firmware to get it to work properly (the Geekbuying forum information is very minimal, to say the least, and the response rate is very slow), and upon pulling out to try and refresh and reconnect, it stopped working entirely. I connected it to numerous tvs and devices, to no avail - signal has been lost.
This is a known issue that many people have posted about - and Geekbuying.com have completely ignored. See these threads:
http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?2539-imito-mx1-no-signal-to-tv
http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?4053-Imito-MX2-black-screen
http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?3447-Imito-MX1-doesn-t-work-gt-Black-Screen-No-signal
After reaching out to Geekbuying and explaining everything - and everything we tried technically - they initially were willing (supposedly) to provide a refund or alternate device (we asked for a refund), and asked us to fill out forms that they never provided us with, and since then have been stalling, evading, and unhelpful.
Below is the chat I had with their operator today, where they once again have evaded and chosen to be unhelpful:
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If you do not want to wait, please click here to leave us a message.
Operator Moni has joined the chat.
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Hello
10:32:28 AM
Any one there?
10:34:02 AM
Moni?
Moni10:35:08 AM
yes
10:35:08 AM
here
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What can I do for you?
tzvika10:38:29 AM
its about a product I purchased from you
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order#3056416
10:39:55 AM
The item received was defective - and we've been in back and forth with your customer service (or lack thereof) for some time now - and we would like this resolved immediately
10:39:59 AM
we want a refund
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please
Moni10:46:32 AM
ok
10:46:33 AM
ok
10:46:51 AM
how do you want to solve it?
tzvika10:47:42 AM
I want you to give me all the details on how and where to send it back and when I will see my refund
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Why are you not answering?!
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I cant spend my whole day here and you never reply to emails. This is the worst customer service ever.
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Listen we have done everything we have been told and the item doesn't work.
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I will be sure to post about this in all of the forums that I've been a member of
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XDA, Android Central, Phandroid, Modaco and more
Moni10:59:22 AM
i will reply you later by email
tzvika10:59:22 AM
this is unacceptable
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This is what you said the last time a month ago!!!! and the item is still not working and I got no refund.
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I want to know now what you will do
11:00:40 AM
last email I sent you was a week ago and you still did not reply!!!
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why do you think I believe you when you say you will reply by email??
11:01:25 AM
I just want to send it back, get my money back and forget about this whole thing.
Operator Moni has left the chat.
The chat is ended.
I am sharing my experience, in order to ensure others don't go through the same, and to share my experience purchasing the iMito QX1 - which on paper is supposed to be an awesome device, but falls short in execution.
Good luck.
Thank you for posting this. I hope your post will help others to be aware too. But I have to tell you for every post you find like this and believe me there are many. You will also find many post on other forums that will defend this company and have complete lack of empathy.If you read those threads you will find as I have. They are generally from people who have a certain (ahem, cough) relationship with them. It sickens me to say the least. BTW, its not just the device you purchased either. I try to let people know that a lot of these divides can all so be purchased through Amazon. I am not promoting Amazon. I am just saying if something does go wrong. You have a much better chance of a fair outcome. Sorry to here of your episode. You were more than fair with them. I will not be surprised if there is a reply in their defense. Then again, maybe not here. But, try a certain f****tab forum and you will see what I mean. Good luck.
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Thank you for posting this. I hope your post will help others to be aware too. But I have to tell you for every post you find like this and believe me there are many. You will also find many post on other forums that will defend this company and have complete lack of empathy.If you read those threads you will find as I have. They are generally from people who have a certain (ahem, cough) relationship with them. It sickens me to say the least. BTW, its not just the device you purchased either. I try to let people know that a lot of these divides can all so be purchased through Amazon. I am not promoting Amazon. I am just saying if something does go wrong. You have a much better chance of a fair outcome. Sorry to here of your episode. You were more than fair with them. I will not be surprised if there is a reply in their defense. Then again, maybe not here. But, try a certain f****tab forum and you will see what I mean. Good luck.
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Thanks for the support - I'm sure you're right - I just hope that the sincerity comes through and that if someone who is looking to purchase an item from them and sees this post at some point, may possibly reconsider.
I never do things like this and if it were a small amount I'd likely just forget about it, but it's a $90 product.
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Thanks for the support - I'm sure you're right - I just hope that the sincerity comes through and that if someone who is looking to purchase an item from them and sees this post at some point, may possibly reconsider.
I never do things like this and if it were a small amount I'd likely just forget about it, but it's a $90 product.
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It seems difficult to get money back as the address the post on their website are not detailed. I am in Shenzhen and I don't think I can find the right place.
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All you have to do is dispute with your credit card/bank company. Let them take care of it and save you the hassle.
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Quick Update
The email we were promised obviously never arrived.
We have resigned ourselves to the fact that we will likely not be seeing our money back. For all future buyers - Paypal ONLY.
Have you tried to speak to Eric from geekbuying on freaktab this is what worked for me he got my problem sorted quickly try pm him it might work...
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quincyquinn said:
Have you tried to speak to Eric from geekbuying on freaktab this is what worked for me he got my problem sorted quickly try pm him it might work...
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No, I don't know anyone there. I'll try that - thanks. (Is there any specific way I can reach out to him? Is he on XDA? Facebook? There's a general email address at geekbuying, and I'm not sure how I can get him specifically to deal with my issue).
Register over there then private message geekbuying member hope this helps
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Amazing such issue's were had.
I also bought my QX1 from Geekbuying however I ordered via Amazon (bundle pack with external antenna & Cat 5 USB adaptor)..
My order was received 4 days later (via USPS).
The unit works great & still no issue's on my end with my unit.
Also bought an airmouse from them (via Amazon again) & received that the day before last (2 days after order)..
Long of the short of all of this is I wouldn't put such hate towards one posting that's seen..
As I've had no issue's on my end once so ever..
Just stating my $0.03....
Shame about the issue's though as the QX1 really is I nice little device (however deva support is still very limited)..
My experience with imito qx1 is also positive. Bought it on geekbuying.com and was aware that shipping last LONG. Got it and it works like a charm. Had same issues in the beginning but flashed it with Finless 1.5 ROM form freaktab.com and it works great. That was a good decision.
I was able to RMA my CX-919 to geekbuying for just return shipping $8.
They asked for a youtube video of it not working!
Took two months but the new device works great.
Did anyone see this? LG is offering a free battery and charging cradle but Im guessing we wont be eligible.
http://www.lgg3promo.smsrebates.com/LGG3Promo/Default.aspx
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Did anyone see this? LG is offering a free battery and charging cradle but Im guessing we wont be eligible.
http://www.lgg3promo.smsrebates.com/LGG3Promo/Default.aspx
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Yeah, it got a bit of press on the blogs. Unfortunately, the rules are very clear that you had to purchase the phone within the promo period, not before.
Missed this by like two weeks. Kind of annoyed about it.
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Missed this by like two weeks. Kind of annoyed about it.
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Missed by a month
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missed it by a day...
Well thanks, you helped me! I didn't know until I saw this, and I bought one today, so cheers:highfive:
just throwing it out there. i got my g3 on 8/26 and LG extended the offer to me. just state that you feel it to be unfair to not extend this offer to an LG supporter that decided to adopt the product earlier than the offer start date.
mine's already in the mail :good:
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just throwing it out there. i got my g3 on 8/26 and LG extended the offer to me. just state that you feel it to be unfair to not extend this offer to an LG supporter that decided to adopt the product earlier than the offer start date.
mine's already in the mail :good:
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I bought mine on launch day and did the same thing, got on LG's site and did the chat and told them it sucked I supported LG from day one and wasn't eligible for the promotion. Rep asked for my address and wouldn't say why. Just gave me a and she said nothing else about it. Asked if there was anything else I needed help with and we ended the chat
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just throwing it out there. i got my g3 on 8/26 and LG extended the offer to me. just state that you feel it to be unfair to not extend this offer to an LG supporter that decided to adopt the product earlier than the offer start date.
mine's already in the mail :good:
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Did you have to register through the promo?live chat won't hook me up....
Went through live chat...she asked for my email and I received a Congratulations, you are eligible. They send you a spreadsheet to fill out and asked to send in iemi and proof of purchase, with filled out spreadsheet.
I also live chatted and go the hookup. How did you send in your proof of purchase? I just took a picture of the box and attached it to the email along with the spread sheet
Yeah, took picture of the box and a pic of the AT&T receipt and sent it with spreadsheet.
Pretty awesome some of you are getting it. I might do the live chat thing too and see if its my birfday.
That's good info. I was thinking that they might do something for loyal supporters. Looks like I'll chatting with lg later on today!
No matter what, I can never stay away from android for long.
When you talk to them, really lay it on thick, i went the rout of saying I was a longtime samsung user and decided to switch to their product and i was very satisfied that I did. I also threw in "I'd really like to be a long time loyal LG user so i really hope I can get in on this promotion" I've had plenty of practice having to try and get my way with words (lookin at you AT&T)
I just spoke to a customer service rep who took all of my name, address and IEMI. She processed a request to the "Promo Department" due to them being closed on the weekend.
She told me to expect an email or call from them during normal working hours and to make sure I have my receipt with me in case they call. We'll see.
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I just spoke to a customer service rep who took all of my name, address and IEMI. She processed a request to the "Promo Department" due to them being closed on the weekend.
She told me to expect an email or call from them during normal working hours and to make sure I have my receipt with me in case they call. We'll see.
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Well that was quick. I already received a response saying I was approved for the promo. As previously stated in other posts, they asked that I complete a spreadsheet and send a picture of the packaging label along with proof of purchase. The problem is they didn't attach the spreadsheet.
If anyone has the spreadsheet and can help, I'd appreciate it.
Send me a pm of your email address and I'll send it to you, for some reason i can't upload it as a reply
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done12many2 said:
Well that was quick. I already received a response saying I was approved for the promo. As previously stated in other posts, they asked that I complete a spreadsheet and send a picture of the packaging label along with proof of purchase. The problem is they didn't attach the spreadsheet.
If anyone has the spreadsheet and can help, I'd appreciate it.
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Surprised that the att sales rep didn't mention this.
Does this promo work if I bought through AT&T next today? Or do you have to pay phone off or buy outright?
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Check out this email i just got from essential:
I received it also.
I didn't get anything, and ordered it on day 1. Oh well :[
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I didn't get anything, and ordered it on day 1. Oh well :[
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Did you ever sign up for beta builds on the essential website? If so, did you check "send me offers and promotions" when you submitted your email? I'm assuming this is how you get on the mailing list. (I may be wrong)
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Did you ever sign up for beta builds on the essential website? If so, did you check "send me offers and promotions" when you submitted your email? I'm assuming this is how you get on the mailing list. (I may be wrong)
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I'm not sure. I have been on the beta builds as soon as they launched, and was getting OTA updates as well.
Amazon sells it $100 cheaper every day. Maybe there will be a better price from Amazon or BestBuy for a short of time. Stay tuned.
I received my $100 off code after signing up. It's only valid until June 7th though.
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I got the offer, if anyone wants the code to purchase a PH-1 Pm me. I already have one and I love his phone. Just supporting the community. Thx
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I got one as well, happy to share it too!
*mine is also gone now*
I can share a code too.
Anyone out there still have one? I was holding out for the PH-2 but with recent news and my Note 5 on its last leg, I need to pick up something. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Anyone out there still have one? I was holding out for the PH-2 but with recent news and my Note 5 on its last leg, I need to pick up something. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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PM me.
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Thanks, someone got me taken care of and I was able to order mine. Appreciate it tho!