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If I buy a NEW phone on ebay (example HTC Touch Pro or Blackberry Storm), and it is defective, could I go to a Verizon store and return or exchange it without a receipt (assuming I still have the box).
Does anyone know if this is possible?
Hi. Keep in mind I'm sure they track serial #'s / ESN's & such so even if they are nice enough to exchange it (which I've never had the gonads to try) you run the risk that the phone was reported stolen, is under contact on someone else's account or who knows what, you're standing there with your pants down. Then again I suppose they wouldn't let you activate the phone on your account if those were true.. (Sorry I've been in the GSM world too long where you move your SIM as needed.) Anyway I'd say you're taking some big chances there since they surely link phones with accounts or service it was purchased with. I'd love to hear of anyone who has succeeded in this.. It's not like you're buying a toaster & returning it to Kmart for a merchandise credit or something. lol
Bill
by the phone being on someone else's account, does that mean for example they bought the phone at the 2yr contract price only to turn it around and sell it on ebay for profit?
The ebay buyer did nothing wrong in that case, the ESN was clean and ebay purchased cells are easily activated.
thanks for responding.
Yeah that's what I meant but you are assuming best case scenario.. As I said who knows, the phones could have been stolen from a reseller or dealer (I do computer support for a sprint/nextel dealer & they've had many stolen even by employees who turn around & sell them on ebay. The store definitely figures it out eventually & they get reported as stolen & flagged. Maybe within days or weeks or months.) or who knows. That is one of biggest risks of buying off ebay. You may not know the history. Not trying to scare you just saying remember you'll be the one in the store holding stolen merchandise. Again, you risk the same trying to add the phone to your account so I guess they'll track you down either way. lol
As far as your original question, I wish I could say I knew but I don't. I assume there is virtually 0 chance of a return with refund and only a slight chance of an exchange assuming the phone is not flagged & you have a good story. Maybe someone else could chime in who has tried it. Again we are talking expensive phones normally bought with a contact linked to an account so easily traceable so don't be surprised if they scan it in & call you by the name of the guy who sold it to you. lol
Bill
It's just amazing that Verizon makes it so hard to upgrade your phone before your contract is up (even if you're willing to pay full price!!). The only way you can really do it is by buying a phone off of ebay and activating it yourself.
Yeah I'd imagine. That is one nice thing about GSM: Just move your SIM, assuming the phone isn't locked to another carrier which is usually pretty easy to get unlocked. I have bought about 50 phones off ebay (That would have been like 2 had I needed to call AT&T every time I wanted to switch! lol) & for the most part I've had pretty good luck with some duds. (Incompatible model missing 850 band, broken or more worn than expected) If you are in a pinch you might not have much choice but just make sure you buy from someone with high & good feedback & you should be OK. Better yet make sure they have a good return policy or even their own warranty. Not sure if the trick will work for you but I've bought 'Pay as you go' phones & put my SIM in when I needed a phone quickly. Maybe verizon has such a thing too but the prepaid phones are usually pretty awful. Of course there is a chance they'd refuse to add it to your account too. Buy yeah I wouldn't chance buying something on ebay hoping you can return to the local store if needed. I'd say buy new & hopefully sealed, not used (especially for expensive phones unless you want to risk it. Of course you can always try selling back on ebay if needed) from a good seller like I mentioned above & you should be fine. Btw the other thing to consider is go to an authorized Verizon dealer (vs a real Verizon store). You might find them much more likely to work with you on selling you a phone without a contact. I know they make big bucks signing up people but if you're willing to pay retail for a phone I'd imagine they won't turn you away especially if you suggest you'll be back when renewal time comes.
Bill
Ok, so believe it or not, I called Verizon and the rep told me that even if you don't have the original receipt, the verizon store uses the proof of purchase barcode to tell when the item was purchased. If your item is defective you can exchange it, and she even said in some cases they'll even let you put the money towards a new phone, although they prefer to have a receipt.
I'm shocked as I thought they would have a very strict return policy.
Also, any cell purchased in the last month is returnable until Jan 15, which means blackberry storms and htc touch pros and omnias bought on ebay can simply be returned to a verizon store if they are defective!
Wow! Did you get that in writing? lol Guess they have a very lenient return policy. Sounds like they do track them big time but instead of holding it against you they actually HELP you with the info. Geesh, if that really works I'd say they have some killer customer support policies! Makes me want to break a phone to try it & see. Then again I'm on ATT & they'd prolly laugh as they escorted me out the store. :|
Good luck with that, I'd love to hear follow up if you end up needing to try it but then again I'm sure you'd rather NOT have to try. Anyone else ever actually do this with any carrier?
I could swear there used to be a forum or section dedicated to people wanting to sell their devices, but I just cant find it...
but im asking here, maybe someone has experience and might be able to help me!
Some details so you might tell me if you went through something similar:
Sprint TP2 BNIB (Never opened), got back as Sprint Repair after 3 BAD replacements... decided to screw it since my contract had been up for a few months and I wasnt paying the $10 extra per month for **** ill never use (live in the sticks, we HARDLY get 3G out here and i even have to have an Airave for 1X... strongly doubt 4G will EVER make it here), so if that doesnt tell you anything, ill spell it out: CLEAN ESN
A few extra battery's (2 or 3, in different box's gotta get them all), an UNUSED ZAGG full body kit, an extra stylus, 2 extra chargers, my old BT headset that HAS a stereo function but needs to be fixed for the extra ear piece because i broke that part (aka works fine regularly but wont work for stereo sound both ears)
thats about it really, i might have other stuff...
I was thinking eBay since my Local Craigslist sucks and hasnt produced anything (offers even when i didnt post a price)... all I want really is $250 or a BNIB SEALED TMobile HD2... (extreme i know, but i see them still going for $300+ on eBay...)...
Thoughts?
Ebay.........
Not sure what to do and I know Im partially to blame here too. I found someone selling an HTC Sensation on craigslist for a decent price. They said it was in brand new shape and nothing at all wrong with it. I called him up to talk about the phone since I was weary of buying from someone I didnt know
He told me he was a sales director for Tmobile so based on that I went up and met him to buy it about 40 miles away and I also went to his kiosk which turned out to be an authorized retailer and not a real Tmobile store.
I turned the phone on and it seemed to work, so I gave him the money and went to my car to put my sim in. At that time when removing the case the power button fell off. I brought it back to him and he said tough luck you already bought it... I went back to my car and was able to get it turned on again, and it had no signal at all. It wouldnt even make an emergency call.
I drove home defeated hoping to send it in to HTC for repairs under warranty, but after having my friend look at it, he noticed all the screws in the back were missing, meaning its void now...
Any idea what I can do here? The guys not returning calls or txts I send him and it looks like I have an expensive paper weight...
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Not sure what to do and I know Im partially to blame here too. I found someone selling an HTC Sensation on craigslist for a decent price. They said it was in brand new shape and nothing at all wrong with it. I called him up to talk about the phone since I was weary of buying from someone I didnt know
He told me he was a sales director for Tmobile so based on that I went up and met him to buy it about 40 miles away and I also went to his kiosk which turned out to be an authorized retailer and not a real Tmobile store.
I turned the phone on and it seemed to work, so I gave him the money and went to my car to put my sim in. At that time when removing the case the power button fell off. I brought it back to him and he said tough luck you already bought it... I went back to my car and was able to get it turned on again, and it had no signal at all. It wouldnt even make an emergency call.
I drove home defeated hoping to send it in to HTC for repairs under warranty, but after having my friend look at it, he noticed all the screws in the back were missing, meaning its void now...
Any idea what I can do here? The guys not returning calls or txts I send him and it looks like you have an expensive paper weight...
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Listen to your instinct. It tried to tell you. Anyhow, you basically got screwed. I am not sure there is too much you can do about it... Craigslist even warns about stuff like this. It was at your own risk :/
Even him telling you he was a sales director of T-Mobile then seeing his "kiosk" would have raised all sorts of red flags... it did with me.
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Listen to your instinct. It tried to tell you. Anyhow, you basically got screwed. I am not sure there is too much you can do about it... Craigslist even warns about stuff like this. It was at your own risk :/
Even him telling you he was a sales director of T-Mobile then seeing his "kiosk" would have raised all sorts of red flags... it did with me.
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I know I should have plugged in my sim card right there in front of him before buying it... I was stupid I dont know what I was thinking... probably nothing Tmobile can do to help me? I bought the phone from him and went to his kiosk at the mall. I know Tmobile holds them to certain standards, and I dont know if selling phones to people on the side while working is something they can do?
Report him. He sold you a faulty phone not working as advertised.
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I know I should have plugged in my sim card right there in front of him before buying it... I was stupid I dont know what I was thinking... probably nothing Tmobile can do to help me? I bought the phone from him and went to his kiosk at the mall. I know Tmobile holds them to certain standards, and I dont know if selling phones to people on the side while working is something they can do?
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If he took you to the kiosk, then go back to the kiosk and tell them that you are going to talk to tmobile corporate about it.
If you bought on the kiosk I think you can speak to t-mobile. It is not important that ou found it on the craiglist. He can do thet on the official kiosk.
Hello All.
I'm trying to help out my friend. he has a peble Blue Verizon S3, and dropped it/ broke the screen. The LCD doesn't even light
He only has had the S3 for 3 weeks, bought new thru Verizon(no insurance unfortunately..ouch).
What is the best option? He was told to call samsung and they may send him a new one, but that is a long shot it think? I have searched online and found many places with the part @~$220-260. Anyone know of a cheaper price, or a good repair shop thats reasonable? We can do the work ourselves if need be.
Thanks in advance
Replacing screen: here's what i know so far
AtariDroid said:
I'm trying to help out my friend. he has a peble Blue Verizon S3, and dropped it/ broke the screen. The LCD doesn't even light
He only has had the S3 for 3 weeks, bought new thru Verizon(no insurance unfortunately..ouch).
What is the best option? He was told to call samsung and they may send him a new one, but that is a long shot it think? I have searched online and found many places with the part @~$220-260. Anyone know of a cheaper price, or a good repair shop thats reasonable? We can do the work ourselves if need be.
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I'm also looking for such replacement. Those digitizers are really expensive!!! Are there any alternative sources? Here's what I found:
1. Depending on how savvy you are, you could save a couple bucks by replacing only digitizer. Easier is to replace the whole front frame, and not much more expensive either: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item5d4219bf6b
2. You can get digitizder only from China: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Display...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2330c458a5 or an OEM one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Samsung...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item5654dc87c0 . I suspect both are the same part, except getting it from USA seller is more expensive. Replacing is not OVERLY hard, but takes some effort. This video shows how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Lh8T7vK18
3. If you go down the rabbit hole of cheapness, I'd say you might order it from aliexpress. You can get it for ~90 bucks, like this one: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...xy-S3-i9300-Tools-black-white/1218254599.html . I can't vouch for quality, supposedly it's an oem part, but what do I know. You can also buy a digitizer+frame part.
Also, I think Samsung now repairs for much cheaper that they used to. I think verizon phone repair is under $140 with free shipping and such. Might be a better option for you.
Another option is to buy a phone on craigslist, and sell your broken one. You can probably recover about 100 bucks, so if you get a good deal with craigslist one, it might be an even cheaper option (although riskier). Just make sure you are not getting blacklisted phone.
If someone who knows other places to buy even cheaper screens, I would appreciate if you share
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Wondering if anyone had worn or listened to them, I mean the ones included with all S8(+)'s
Pedroc1999 said:
Wondering if anyone had worn or listened to them, I mean the ones included with all S8(+)'s
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They are brand new, not even listed on AKG's website.
I haven't tried them yet but they look far better than the usual in box earphones most flagships come with. Better quality cable and I assume better sound. Mine won't be used as I have some decent ones of my own, still nice to have them though. Hopefully we can get some comments on them soon.
You can find both the earbuds on amazon to read reviews. Just search akg wireless headphones and find the right ones. The headphones have majorly great reviews.
Hmmm. I dont own the S8+ so can only debate in theory! I have read several reviews that state the AKG ear buds are NOT manufactured by AKG BUT AKG helped Samsung in their development, the ear buds being made by Samsung? I would be very interested to know the facts as one of my passions is music and thus speakers and head phones etc.
Ryland
Best headphones included with a phone.
The bundled headphones have a fabric cord which should prevent them from tangling. They are tuned by AKG, so they do have higher highs and lower audio frequencies by compared to most headphones by a long shot and I heard they have a value of $99. They are optimized so the experience the listener gets should be superb. I pre-ordered my S8+ from Best Buy and received the additional $100 off the phone. When I get it I will be sure to upload my receipt online to receive my VR, and I will be paying the $99 extra for the VR essentials pack which comes with a 256 go micro sd card as well as another pair of AKG over the ear Bluetooth headphones that retail for $150. April 21st could not come soon enough.
My Samsung rep had then when he came in to show us the phone. The sound is great for a Harmon sound, no different to me than my Tones Infiniums.
Here you can see more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtZZrZAS4Ok
So when i pre-ordereded the phone today, the Tmobile sales guy showed me the headphones, he said they were super super nice, with a braided cable.
It seems that Samsung just ran out of stock on the $99 kit. I tried pre-ordering it today and it just errors out stating the item is out of stock. Hopefully they will make more before the 17th.
madhatr75 said:
It seems that Samsung just ran out of stock on the $99 kit. I tried pre-ordering it today and it just errors out stating the item is out of stock. Hopefully they will make more before the 17th.
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Don't worry, you will be able to get them after by going to https://samsungpromotions.com/infinitelyimmersive.html and registering for the promotion. That's what I'm thinking of doing because I opted out of paying $100 but then realized the SD card is $200 alone and now regretting it.
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Don't worry, you will be able to get them after by going to https://samsungpromotions.com/infinitelyimmersive.html and registering for the promotion. That's what I'm thinking of doing because I opted out of paying $100 but then realized the SD card is $200 alone and now regretting it.
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that's what it looked like to me, cause I really want the $100 deal. is way worth the money.
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that's what it looked like to me, cause I really want the $100 deal. is way worth the money.
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Only downfall is the wait, probably a few weeks after the phone comes in, but still worth it in my opinion.
I actually don't mind the Samsung ones. Decent enough, stay in the ear and get plenty loud. Good pair of backups. I am sure these will be just as good if not better.
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Only downfall is the wait, probably a few weeks after the phone comes in, but still worth it in my opinion.
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I can manage lol. I just want to make sure I get this one. I got uber screwed on the Note 7 release meanwhile others were getting to double dip by getting the note 7 offer then turn around and get the S7E offer at the time as well. I got neither due to constant carrier screw ups.
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It seems that Samsung just ran out of stock on the $99 kit. I tried pre-ordering it today and it just errors out stating the item is out of stock. Hopefully they will make more before the 17th.
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Although stock will be limited on the VR essentials $99 bundle, Samsung has not run out of stock as nobody is able to upload receipt until after the device is released. Go back to Samsung.com/us/Promotions on the 21st and you will be able get your free gifts. Better yet, download the Samsung Shop app and upload it straight from your S8+!!
slyjai said:
Although stock will be limited on the VR essentials $99 bundle, Samsung has not run out of stock as nobody is able to upload receipt until after the device is released. Go back to Samsung.com/us/Promotions on the 21st and you will be able get your free gifts. Better yet, download the Samsung Shop app and upload it straight from your S8+!!
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Orders from Samsung.com bypass the whole receipt upload process and ship the Fully immersive Gear VR experience bundle with the phone. So yes, it is entirely possible that they will be out of stock by the time the carriers deliver the phones, there were only supposed to be 50K available and given the phenomenal number of pre-orders for the phone I'd expect Samsung.com would have sold several times that by now.
shame this thread has gone way of topic. I would like to know the answer to the OP's question meaning audio quality and not the various deals you may or may not receive.
Ryland
Ryland Johnson said:
shame this thread has gone way of topic. I would like to know the answer to the OP's question meaning audio quality and not the various deals you may or may not receive.
Ryland
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It's still a bit early for the question, you'll get better answers once people have the S8/S8+ in hand. I will for sure post an update when I get them. I'm not expecting too much, but it was encouraging that Samsung think their internal audio chip is good enough to justify something decent. A $99 pair of AKG earbuds isn't going to wow any of the audiophiles but should be better than the rubbish they normally include. I'm personally more interested in the how good the phone sounds though, coming from the Note 3 which had the Wolfson DAC the S7 Edge doesn't seem quite as good.
My reference phones are Shure SE-315s and SE-535s with custom ear-molds that sound extremely good with the right hardware. If the AKGs sound anywhere near the SE-315s I'd call it a win, they're not going to get close the the SE-535s, especially not without the custom plugs.
Wait, do the AKG earbuds come in the box, or are they a 99 dollar upgrade?