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Lost G2x?

Since the G2x sounds like it's on either back order or out of stock for the time being what happens to people under insurance?
Lets say I lose my phone today will I have to wait till they are back in stock?
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lost phones you have to pay them a 200$ or 100$ deductible... yeah ... i forget wich one it was , and probably wait until theyre in stock, they will tell you to go to a tmobile store and get a loaner phone wich you have to leave a deposit for... tmobile insurance = useless worthless crap

They well probably send you a refurbished phone or a phone comparable to the G2x
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Wow! Really? I thought it was 50...that's crazy...
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AriaNoob said:
Wow! Really? I thought it was 50...that's crazy...
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nah its 130 under the insurance group asurion, my girl dropped her mytouch 4g and we went thru the whole process and tmobile said if u are insured thats what all new phones cost as a flat rate which isnt bad i guess for the g2x, but not good for the mytouch cuz its kinda old now, but....we werent sure if they sent out new ones or refurbs, we were getting told it could be both with insurance, so what she did instead of paying that 130 for the mytouch, she opened another line, and suspend the one she had for ten dollars a month... so she called tmobile and they said they were running that phone for free for a few days, so she actually went into store and got a free one, (mytouch) and just ended up giving my daughter madison the other line

sarni84 said:
nah its 130 under the insurance group asurion, my girl dropped her mytouch 4g and we went thru the whole process and tmobile said if u are insured thats what all new phones cost as a flat rate which isnt bad i guess for the g2x, but not good for the mytouch cuz its kinda old now, but....we werent sure if they sent out new ones or refurbs, we were getting told it could be both with insurance, so what she did instead of paying that 130 for the mytouch, she opened another line, and suspend the one she had for ten dollars a month... so she called tmobile and they said they were running that phone for free for a few days, so she actually went into store and got a free one, (mytouch) and just ended up giving my daughter madison the other line
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Usually through insurance they will send you a new one depending on the damage. I think if you tell them you dropped it, the screen cracked but the phone still works they would most likely send you a refirb because they know you're battery and back cover are ok. Now if you drop the whole phone in the toilet then I think you get a new one in the box. Every insurance claim I've done was when I either lost the phone or once when it got ran over by a car and they sent me a brand new device. But I can see them sending a refirb if your claim only involves a cracked screen or something similar to that..but that's just a hunch since I've gotten a new one every time

I remember the days they send you a new phone.
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
I remember the days they send you a new phone.
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i think i got screwed on my phone insurance i dropped my g2x and they sent me a cup and a string.

sounds like an upgrade lol

dligon said:
i think i got screwed on my phone insurance i dropped my g2x and they sent me a cup and a string.
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at least you got the string, I just got the cup. I didnt have the premium insurance so the string wasnt covered

Goodbye Glacier

The other night you fell and completely shattered your screen. It was a sad moment for you were the best phone I ever had. Now it is time to move on. Contact is up so decided to go pick up a G-Nex in a few days when it hits stores. Hope to see a few of you guys over there. If not, it has been fun!
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mark manning said:
The other night you fell and completely shattered your screen. It was a sad moment for you were the best phone I ever had. Now it is time to move on. Contact is up so decided to go pick up a G-Nex in a few days when it hits stores. Hope to see a few of you guys over there. If not, it has been fun!
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:'( good bye
RCMIX 3D DarkSide Glacier HD !

mark manning said:
The other night you fell and completely shattered your screen. It was a sad moment for you were the best phone I ever had. Now it is time to move on. Contact is up so decided to go pick up a G-Nex in a few days when it hits stores. Hope to see a few of you guys over there. If not, it has been fun!
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No way bro!!! you been here since the beginning and aint leaving me to all the CM questions by my self!!! lol, GOOD luck with the GN bro and we will miss ya!

aw
have fun with the galaxy nexus man!
thanks for all your help

Don't say goodbye yet
mark manning said:
The other night you fell and completely shattered your screen. It was a sad moment for you were the best phone I ever had. Now it is time to move on. Contact is up so decided to go pick up a G-Nex in a few days when it hits stores. Hope to see a few of you guys over there. If not, it has been fun!
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It is really easy to replace the digitizer screen of a MyTouch 4G, no need to say goodbye !!

ahhh mark sucks to see you go man. you've been a huge help to me and im sure tons of other people on here.

big fancy said:
ahhh mark sucks to see you go man. you've been a huge help to me and im sure tons of other people on here.
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I think I got the only"built tough" mytouch lol. been dropped on tile, concrete, wood floors, gravel, thrown around in my car, and gets handled and dropped by my 2 year old son everyday. Maybe I'm lucky?
Anyway sucks dude I'm sure you've helped me as well a few times. Enjoy the new phone tho I'm sure its better then this dinosaur
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mustk1ll20 said:
I think I got the only"built tough" mytouch lol. been dropped on tile, concrete, wood floors, gravel, thrown around in my car, and gets handled and dropped by my 2 year old son everyday. Maybe I'm lucky?
Anyway sucks dude I'm sure you've helped me as well a few times. Enjoy the new phone tho I'm sure its better then this dinosaur
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lol my dad's is ROCK SOLID!! nothing can break it
everything on it is perfect, good screen, good chip, great hardware, very solid build, and of course, ROOTED AND SPORTING VIRTUOUS UNITY!!!

Mine is quite tough too. Iv dropped it a lot. It has been a tough little phone for me I love mine.
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mustk1ll20 said:
I think I got the only"built tough" mytouch lol. been dropped on tile, concrete, wood floors, gravel, thrown around in my car, and gets handled and dropped by my 2 year old son everyday. Maybe I'm lucky?
Anyway sucks dude I'm sure you've helped me as well a few times. Enjoy the new phone tho I'm sure its better then this dinosaur
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I used to say the same thing lol. Until the most smallest drop (on the back no less) cracked my screen. owe what sorrow......
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Take care, thanks for all your help!
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Did I miss something about the NG coming to T-Mobile? Or did you change carriers?
I don't blame you for switching to that beast of a phone. I am hoping one day it hits the T-Mobile store and I some how have a cool 300 to throw down on a new contract.
Enjoy!
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JesseMT4G said:
Did I miss something about the NG coming to T-Mobile? Or did you change carriers?
I don't blame you for switching to that beast of a phone. I am hoping one day it hits the T-Mobile store and I some how have a cool 300 to throw down on a new contract.
Enjoy!
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Headed over to big red, with their double data deal right now it's not to much more than what I was paying here on T-Mobile
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Really? If I went to Verizon looking for the same plan features, I'd have to pay them 139.99 USD a month. I'm only paying T-Mobile 59.99 USD a month, that's less than half. This is why T-Mobile is awesome.

GazaIan said:
Really? If I went to Verizon looking for the same plan features, I'd have to pay them 139.99 USD a month. I'm only paying T-Mobile 59.99 USD a month, that's less than half. This is why T-Mobile is awesome.
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Agreed I pay $74.90 (after tax) unlimited everything (5gb data) if I went to big red I would pay $130 before tax for 450 mins unlimited data and text
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With unlimited and 10 gigs of data I pay about $110 a month. I,myself, barley use 350 mins (mainly text). With the double data and 450 it comes out to be $120 for Verizon where I am at. I'll be happy to pay a few bucks more for their network and less dropped calls.
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Sad moment man, I hope that day never comes for me, and we part only from old age. Good luck with your new phone!
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I've had several drops too but its still trucking /me knocks on wood.

I've dropped mine hundreds of times even once while running where it projectiled my genius button right out the phone never to be found in the grass..... And its still running as good as the day I bought it

Need help!!!

So i bought my girl a sidekick 4g because it was $100 on craigslist and seemed like a good spare. Today she decided to use it and her data wasnt working so she called t-mobile and they said it could not be used due to fraud. So... How do we make it possible to be used?
Edit: Data works now...but no texts or calls. I really don't wanna be down the $100 I spent on this POS.
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Sounds like you bought a stolen phone, not much you can do... sept sell it for parts lol
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koitsu1010 said:
Sounds like you bought a stolen phone, not much you can do... sept sell it for parts lol
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That's what I was afraid of hearing. Funny that it took about 24 hours to kick in. What's worse is that the phone was in the box sealed so I just thought they were in need of holiday cash. The good news is that I might have found a solution but I'm gonna have to root. Man oh man... If I can just get it to work then I will not have to be down. I guess even breaking even at this point would suffice.

U got a proper sim card in it? U can still use wifi with it being sim card less
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xtrem88 said:
U got a proper sim card in it? U can still use wifi with it being sim card less
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Yes. Her other phone is a myTouch 4G and she just wanted something to change out to when her battery died (which is all the time) and was bored. She was still gonna use it as a phone.

I have never heard of tmo doing this. If you have another 4g phone. .. just use that to add 4g data to that particular line. then put that sim card into the sidekick.
Tmo uses gsm, not cdma and such like verizon and sprint. they have no way to see if phone is stolen or not, they can't block it like like esn numbers on verizon and sprint.
good luck
just have to have a 4g card with your daughters sim in it, call in, tell them you want 4g data on that account.
that's it. I did it. it works,
good luck

nchaichana said:
I have never heard of tmo doing this. If you have another 4g phone. .. just use that to add 4g data to that particular line. then put that sim card into the sidekick.
Tmo uses gsm, not cdma and such like verizon and sprint. they have no way to see if phone is stolen or not, they can't block it like like esn numbers on verizon and sprint.
good luck
just have to have a 4g card with your daughters sim in it, call in, tell them you want 4g data on that account.
that's it. I did it. it works,
good luck
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Its because its a stolen phone. I would hope if they stole your phone TMobile would make it harder to profit from that theft.

jim93 said:
Its because its a stolen phone. I would hope if they stole your phone TMobile would make it harder to profit from that theft.
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No it wasn't reported stolen from what the rep said. They said it was fraud. I asked for more details but i couldnt get more. After doing careful research, T-Mobile will block IMEI's only when it is beneficial to them. That does not mean protection for customers though.
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Damn so u shoul have returned ir pronto
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xtrem88 said:
Damn so u shoul have returned ir pronto
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When we met up with the guy she focused on trying to make the call first and since it worked i proceeded to pay. Dont ask me why the hell i never thought of waiting for data to kick in. (Which it didnt for two days at which point calling and texting became impossble on the phone.)
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[Q] Insurance claim

Ok i made a loss claim on my sgs4g on tmobile after three days of not having a phone and wondering where the hell it was. That said, i have since recieved my insurance replacement. Today I was cleaning out my car (a weekly ritual) and found it beneath the passenger seat. My question is simply what do i do with it? It is a gsm phone so no blacklisted esn, so can i sell it or give it to a less fortunate friend to use? What are my options?
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Anyone?
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You should ring your insurance company and ask them what to do. They may say to just forget it, but they may want you to send it back to your provider. Either way you've done the right thing so there's no comeback. After all, you did get a replacement so they played their part. Now it's your turn
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Just because it's a GSM phone doesn't mean it can't be blacklisted.
T-Mobile will blacklist the IMEI if the device is reported as lost or stolen.
As Archer has suggested, just phone up your insurance company and ask them, however, don't expect the phone to work for very long.

I had unlocked it, does that matter? btw im not sending it back.
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If I were you I'd give it to a friend or use myself , try to change imei if possible. ( No idea how )
Some people really get lucky , I damn with I had sgs just lying around.
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Sim unlocking is purely allowing the device to accept sims from another network.
IMEI changing is certainly illegal in the UK and I'm pretty sure it is in the US and Canada.
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Sell it to someone overseas, these go for 150-165 in xda marketplace, so a blacklisted one for 50-80 is fair enough.. have a small party with the cash and forget about it!!
Pm me because I'm overseas
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Thanks for the answers! And i think im giving it to my dad guys thanks!
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insurance nonsense

so i managed to talk this guy down on a samsung note a few days ago. box and all for a very good price. well today he calls me asking if it would be cool if he filed a claim on the phone saying he lost it. i told him no way! i also said that i have the box with his name and # labeled on it and that i would in no way support him if this comes down bad.
i guess my question is...if he tries to scam att or the insurance company what will happen? i rooted and unlocked it and use tmobile. just want to know if this is gonna come back on me.
he had other calls on the phone and wanted make a few extra bucks doing this scam...
not cool.

You should be fine, AT&T to my knowledge doesn't block IMEIs on lost/stolen phones. There is also no network collaboration between TMO and AT&T for IMEI blocking either, so you'd be doubly fine on T-Mobile.
It's definitely fraud on the part of the seller though.

GnatGoSplat said:
You should be fine, AT&T to my knowledge doesn't block IMEIs on lost/stolen phones. There is also no network collaboration between TMO and AT&T for IMEI blocking either, so you'd be doubly fine on T-Mobile.
It's definitely fraud on the part of the seller though.
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look im all about making a buck. but to call me and ask me to back him up...i dont know him or to be honest really trust him. nuts!

Nah, I wouldn't have agreed to it either. Ballsy, but stupid move on his part. You could work at an insurance company or even be a cop for all he knows.

GnatGoSplat said:
Nah, I wouldn't have agreed to it either. Ballsy, but stupid move on his part. You could work at an insurance company or even be a cop for all he knows.
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i was thinking the same thing! oh well as long as im good i guess he can do as he likes. ive got lett than 400 into the note...box, screen protector, case, and unlocked.

Did you get some sort of receipt from the guy?
The 'Thanks' button? It ain't gonna hit itself!
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ROFLkopter said:
Did you get some sort of receipt from the guy?
The 'Thanks' button? It ain't gonna hit itself!
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i have his box with his info on it. also have the text messages backed up with our agreement. lastly when i was on my way to meet him and awaiting that was all via text. backed up!

Then you shouldn't worry. You've got more than enough evidence to prove you got the phone legitimately. If he tries to pull an insurance job, he'll be the one to get busted since you have proof you bought the phone and not nicked it.
The 'Thanks' button? It ain't gonna hit itself!
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I remember reading somewhere(engaget maybe) that there is soon going to be a blacklist of lost/stolen/banned devices and that providers are going to get in on it.
maybe I can find the info

omegatotal said:
I remember reading somewhere(engaget maybe) that there is soon going to be a blacklist of lost/stolen/banned devices and that providers are going to get in on it.
maybe I can find the info
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Wow
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LexLuger82 said:
Wow
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im hoping he doesnt find that info lol. that kid is a scumbag. maybe i should call him and get my money back!

kdm212 said:
im hoping he doesnt find that info lol. that kid is a scumbag. maybe i should call him and get my money back!
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Lmaoooo
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kdm212 said:
so i managed to talk this guy down on a samsung note a few days ago. box and all for a very good price. well today he calls me asking if it would be cool if he filed a claim on the phone saying he lost it. i told him no way! i also said that i have the box with his name and # labeled on it and that i would in no way support him if this comes down bad.
i guess my question is...if he tries to scam att or the insurance company what will happen? i rooted and unlocked it and use tmobile. just want to know if this is gonna come back on me.
he had other calls on the phone and wanted make a few extra bucks doing this scam...
not cool.
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So you did it?
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LexLuger82 said:
So you did it?
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I was not going to participate in a scam. I never heard from him after that phone call. I did look to see any other notes from him on Craigslist. Have not seen any so I'm assuming he got the hint.
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kdm212 said:
I was not going to participate in a scam. I never heard from him after that phone call. I did look to see any other notes from him on Craigslist. Have not seen any so I'm assuming he got the hint.
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Good deal
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