On board memory on Verizon 32GB SGIII - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi I am hoping someone can help me, can anyone confirm that the correct model number for the 32GB version of the Verizon Galaxy S3 is SCHI535MBV?
And also that the 32GB is indeed on board and in addition to the SD card slot memory?
I am running around with my insurance company trying to get my phone replaced and they are saying that the 32GB version of the phone is 16GB on board and 16GB sd card which I am pretty sure is NOT correct.
Thanks
Joe

its 32gb internal and will support a 64gb external formatted to fat32....meaning this device will support 96gb of storage internal & external combined.

While i don't know about the model number the 32gb should all be onboard memory. Otherwise it is just a 16gb with a memory card which isn't the same thing.

Joe is your insurance company by chance backed by Global Warranty Group?... if so I'm having the same issue.. they keep sending me 16 gb versions with 16gb class 4 cards in them..
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Dra$tiK said:
Joe is your insurance company by chance backed by Global Warranty Group?... if so I'm having the same issue.. they keep sending me 16 gb versions with 16gb class 4 cards in them..
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That's messed up... is this your own personal insurance, or insurance you got through VZW?

If someone could check their GSIII box, it should say the specific "i535..." over top of the bar code. I have a 16gb so I can't verify that model number. Also, I did online searches and that number may correspond to a specific size/color of the GSIII. I think there's a different number after "i535" for both gb sizes in blue and both gb sizes in white, therefore there are four in total model numbers.
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Wow, sounds like some one is running a scam. A 16 GB S3 with a 16GB SD card is most certantly NOT equal to a 32 GB S3. I would never accept that as replacement.
Of course I probably wouldn't use a sketchy 3rd party insurance company either, outside of Assurion.
Good luck getting that sorted out, don't let em screw you.

Dra$tiK said:
Joe is your insurance company by chance backed by Global Warranty Group?... if so I'm having the same issue.. they keep sending me 16 gb versions with 16gb class 4 cards in them..
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Yes indeed it is Global Warranty Group. I purchased it through ensquared.com who I found out just outsource it to globalwarrantygroup.com to handle.
I have been going back and forth since 8/19/2012 now and have 2 16GB models sitting on my desk.

droidstyle said:
its 32gb internal and will support a 64gb external formatted to fat32....meaning this device will support 96gb of storage internal & external combined.
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The 64gig card does not have to be FAT32, I left mine with the default format so I can copy files over 4 gigs to it & it works just fine.

Same here... mine got escalated to Antigone.. I guess she's the escalation department manger.. Next time I'm going to ask them to cut me a check and I'll go buy it from Vzw directly. I sent one back and now I have my broken one and the new one..plus my original claim was made on 8/17/12.. hopefully they get this figured out soon. You can look at my other posts to see the rest of my ordeal.. I'm vlogging as well as recording the phone calls.
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jmorton10 said:
The 64gig card does not have to be FAT32, I left mine with the default format so I can copy files over 4 gigs to it & it works just fine.
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in order for cwm recovery to see the card then it needs formatted to fat32

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in order for cwm recovery to see the card then it needs formatted to fat32
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That's true, but CWM works just fine to the internal memory so that's how I use it.
Then, I copy those backups to my PC occasionally.

Dra$tiK said:
Same here... mine got escalated to Antigone.. I guess she's the escalation department manger.. Next time I'm going to ask them to cut me a check and I'll go buy it from Vzw directly. I sent one back and now I have my broken one and the new one..plus my original claim was made on 8/17/12.. hopefully they get this figured out soon. You can look at my other posts to see the rest of my ordeal.. I'm vlogging as well as recording the phone calls.
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Recording the phone calls won't do you any good unless you clearly inform the person on the other end that you are recording them. If you haven't been then they can only be used as personal reference for you, not for any lawsuit/court needs. You do realize that correct?
joesolano said:
Yes indeed it is Global Warranty Group. I purchased it through ensquared.com who I found out just outsource it to globalwarrantygroup.com to handle.
I have been going back and forth since 8/19/2012 now and have 2 16GB models sitting on my desk.
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Why did you go 3rd party insurance as opposed to just using Verizons?? I use Verizons and would like to know if there is something lacking with it.

jmorton10 said:
That's true, but CWM works just fine to the internal memory so that's how I use it.
Then, I copy those backups to my PC occasionally.
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i also like my pictures and vids to automatically save to extsd from camera/gallery...thats another reason for using fat32.

In my state I can record them.. and yes the difference is no refurbished phones.. brand new ones cheaper deductible also..
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Dra$tiK said:
In my state I can record them.. and yes the difference is no refurbished phones.. brand new ones cheaper deductible also..
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Yes, but is the person you're talking to in the same state? FCC steps in on interstate calls and says it's illegal without prior written or verbal consent. I see that you're in Oregon while the company is based in NY. So unless they outsourced their call center to a company in Oregon, you're SOL.
Far as the 3rd party insurance, how much is it compared to verizons?

Brian Gove said:
Yes, but is the person you're talking to in the same state? FCC steps in on interstate calls and says it's illegal without prior written or verbal consent. I see that you're in Oregon while the company is based in NY. So unless they outsourced their call center to a company in Oregon, you're SOL.
Far as the 3rd party insurance, how much is it compared to verizons?
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New phones .. no refurbished units.. cheaper deductible 75 vs 99 and you pay upfront for coverage.. I think mine was 100.00 for two years
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New phones .. no refurbished units.. cheaper deductible 75 vs 99 and you pay upfront for coverage.. I think mine was 100.00 for two years
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Yeah, that ends up being cheaper than Verizons too I think... I cant remember offhand but I think theirs is 7-8 bucks a month so for two years thats either $168 or $192 for two years.
BTW, I did a little more digging about the recording, I got curious. It looks as if I was somewhat wrong, both Oregon and NY are single party notification(meaning you) and the FCC laws are unclear about interstate now that I looked closer. When they say it's illegal they also refer to Telephone companies doing it. I couldn't find any info on the FCC website pertaining to individuals specifically. If the company did outsource their call center to one of the 12 states that require dual notification then you can be SOL. Other than that it's a little fuzzy but leans towards legal from what I can tell.

Dra$tiK said:
Joe is your insurance company by chance backed by Global Warranty Group?... if so I'm having the same issue.. they keep sending me 16 gb versions with 16gb class 4 cards in them..
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Brian Gove said:
Recording the phone calls won't do you any good unless you clearly inform the person on the other end that you are recording them. If you haven't been then they can only be used as personal reference for you, not for any lawsuit/court needs. You do realize that correct?
Why did you go 3rd party insurance as opposed to just using Verizons?? I use Verizons and would like to know if there is something lacking with it.
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The main reason I went with enSquared is cost. Since Verizon wasn't really Verizon and was outsourced to a third party, Asurion, it really didn't seem to matter to me about the 1st party/3rd party nature of it. Based on my math Asurion/Verizon would have cost about $366 for 2 claims vs enSquared $274. Both of these seemed to me to have similar coverages unlike someone like Square Trade who did not cover loss or theft.

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The main reason I went with enSquared is cost. Since Verizon wasn't really Verizon and was outsourced to a third party, Asurion, it really didn't seem to matter to me about the 1st party/3rd party nature of it. Based on my math Asurion/Verizon would have cost about $366 for 2 claims vs enSquared $274. Both of these seemed to me to have similar coverages unlike someone like Square Trade who did not cover loss or theft.
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So based on your experience so far with them, would you recommend signing up with them? And are the models they sent you refurbs or new? I didn't catch it if you've mentioned one way or another already.

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Fascinate to charge - memory card?

I got my charge today, but they sent me a refurb and then gave me the battery and cover in the store since the standard kits were out of stock. Question is, with doing it that way i didn't get the 32 gb memory stick that i think most people are getting.
Wondering if anyone else had this happen and if you were able to call and get the memory stick from Verizon?
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praasch said:
I got my charge today, but they sent me a refurb and then gave me the battery and cover in the store since the standard kits were out of stock. Question is, with doing it that way i didn't get the 32 gb memory stick that i think most people are getting.
Wondering if anyone else had this happen and if you were able to call and get the memory stick from Verizon?
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Try calling them. You should send the 16GB for Fascinate back along with the phone. Then ask for 32GB from them.
Same thing happened to me. Called multiple times to different tech support. Same answer. We are supposed to swap our fascinate card into the charge even though they are different sizes. People were not supposed to receive and 32 gb card it seems.
Thats what I've found out...called both local stores and both said to use the fascinate card...
Oh well the phone by itself was worth the free upgrade....
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if you got a certified pre-owned, it is treated like any other warranty replacement: you just get the phone. Obviously, since you we're coming from a different model, you don't have the correct battery nor cover, so they gave you one free of charge. But the microSD is swappable, so you get to recycle yours. Those that were lucky enough to get a new Charge got everything all together as if they bought it new
I got a certified like new referb charges wed in the mail. It came with everything. The paperwork for the return phone said to send back only the phone, no accessories, no battery, no charger, no back cover so i kept the 16 gb card but sent the phone, battery and cover back as i have no use for them.
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I guess i was one of the lucky ones... i got a full blown retail package. Only had to get a 4g sim card :/
About how many days did you guys have to wait to get your charge. I ordered mine today, just curious when it will come in since they didnt give any tracking info.
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Vzw cs said it would be sent over night but the store ships the charge 2 day so you should have by Monday or Tuesday but call the store to get tracking # they gave me mine.
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Is there difference between Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) and Certified Like New (CLN)? My receipt from the store had "CLNRSAM1510WKIT" on it when they placed my order, even though tech support said I would be getting a brand new Charge. I just want to know what to expect, package and accessory wise.
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Is there difference between Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) and Certified Like New (CLN)? My receipt from the store had "CLNRSAM1510WKIT" on it when they placed my order, even though tech support said I would be getting a brand new Charge. I just want to know what to expect, package and accessory wise.
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I got a CLNR package, but everything in the package was still in plastic wrap.
fitti28 said:
Vzw cs said it would be sent over night but the store ships the charge 2 day so you should have by Monday or Tuesday but call the store to get tracking # they gave me mine.
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Call them back to get the tracking #, i did the same.
My Charge was a CLN and I got the free upgrade from my Fascinate. It came with the 32 GB card already installed and since I ordered it in the store the clerk gave me the 4G card on the spot and had the Charge mailed to me.
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I am supposed to receive a CLN Charge kit too. My receipt says, "Limited Warranty." Does anyone know how long the warranty period is?
Also, has anyone decided that the Charge is not the phone for them and attempted to exchange it for the Inc2 or DX2? Is that even allowed?
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thelandon said:
I am supposed to receive a CLN Charge kit too. My receipt says, "Limited Warranty." Does anyone know how long the warranty period is?
Also, has anyone decided that the Charge is not the phone for them and attempted to exchange it for the Inc2 or DX2? Is that even allowed?
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I've wondered about the warranty too, if it carries over from the Fassy or starts new since its technically a 'new' phone... there are lots of people taking the Dinc2 but not so much the X2, check the forums for those two phones as well as the Fascinate and you'll see a lot of people swapping out
blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge
I got a 32gb and was told to take my 16gb from my fascinate and keep it
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The warranty is the original warranty you had for your previous phone, which for most fascinate users will end in september (those who got on launch at least)
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Does the One S really have 1GB of RAM?

I see that I only have 685MB when I am looking at the apps running. I am sad I always have more than half of my RAM in use.
Yup... You have 1GB... Much of which is used by the OS. Wait until you see how much of your 16GB storage is available...
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Yeah only 12 of it haha.
Well can I vent here? I'll vent here.
So I bought a phone off of some lady. $300. It was fresh. Initially it seemed like a good deal.
Everything was find up until 3PM today. My phone no longer connected to a network. After 8 hours of no service I called T-mobile from another phone and turns out my phone has been banned. I guess they lady that sold it to me stopped paying for the bills. Unless it was a scam from the start. Which it probably was. Now I have a $300 4.3" tablet.
Life is so bad for me, now. My Westone 3 just broke 2 months after warranty. College decided it wanted more money so I got 50% of my original grant. Governor Corbett sucks, btw.
el_smurfo said:
Yup... You have 1GB... Much of which is used by the OS. Wait until you see how much of your 16GB storage is available...
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Lol
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AL1S said:
Yeah only 12 of it haha.
Well can I vent here? I'll vent here.
So I bought a phone off of some lady. $300. It was fresh. Initially it seemed like a good deal.
Everything was find up until 3PM today. My phone no longer connected to a network. After 8 hours of no service I called T-mobile from another phone and turns out my phone has been banned. I guess they lady that sold it to me stopped paying for the bills. Unless it was a scam from the start. Which it probably was. Now I have a $300 4.3" tablet.
Life is so bad for me, now. My Westone 3 just broke 2 months after warranty. College decided it wanted more money so I got 50% of my original grant. Governor Corbett sucks, btw.
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If you call/visit T-Mobile they should unblock the device.
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AL1S said:
I see that I only have 685MB when I am looking at the apps running. I am sad I always have more than half of my RAM in use.
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Why are you sad?
Unused ram is not necessarily a good thing.
Unused ram = wasted ram
No, I called T-Mobile and they would not/cannot unblock it. Its frustrating how they think its right. They charged the original owner the full price and then they destroy the phone. If then they compare it to repossession of a car. Yeah, except that car is still in circulation and fully working and they don't take then take the remaining money. T-mobile are idiots if they think that analogy is right. If they are going to charge the full price then that person should own it.
Ok I've been see this a couple time and I'm kinda tired of people being mad at T-Mobile for people trying to save money from a non-T-mobile source and the phone don't work. That lady either one did not pay off her equipment installment plan(so she did not own it) or she did a fault claim saying she lost the phone or just never sent the phone back on a warranty claim. If a person buys a phone straight out T-mobile will not block the imei number unless the phone is reported stolen and the owner makes them block the imei. I have friends that work at T-mobile. It is no different than Verizon or Sprint phones that are report lost or stolen now.
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Of you know who the lady is, email, phone number, etc... File a report and take her to small claims court. Lemon law doesn't just apply to dealers and corporations... If someone rips you off, you have a right to a refund...
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May be there's a way to add some RAM.
Was possible on Spica by using SWAP partition.
AL1S said:
I see that I only have 685MB when I am looking at the apps running. I am sad I always have more than half of my RAM in use.
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It "only" has 685 because the rest is used for gpu and other stuff, the 685 is for apps and services
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Missing half of Internal Storage GS3

I have a 32GB Galaxy S3
For some reason when I go to Settings>Storage
Under Device memory>Total Space 16.00GB(My external SD shows up as having 32GB)
If I plug my phone into my laptop I see two drives Phone(~12GB) SD card (32GB)
I've tried going to mounts and storage in cwm and formatting system, data, cache and sd card. I have also tried different roms
Is it possible that my phone is mislabeled and I received a 16GB by mistake.
Anyone no what I'm doing wrong
I have read on here somewhere that a few people did get mislabeled s3's that said they were 32gb and were actually 16gb. May want to take it into a store and see what they say.
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MIKEYFTP said:
I have read on here somewhere that a few people did get mislabeled s3's that said they were 32gb and were actually 16gb. May want to take it into a store and see what they say.
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I guess that's the only explanation that makes sense. Barring any other bright ideas, I guess I'll return to stock and do an exchange. Really sucks as JB roms just started rolling a few days ago and I finally got my phone running perfectly.
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I guess that's the only explanation that makes sense. Barring any other bright ideas, I guess I'll return to stock and do an exchange. Really sucks as JB roms just started rolling a few days ago and I finally got my phone running perfectly.
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Ya definitely but paying for a 32GB one and getting a 16 is not cool. That is a big deference, I definitely feel you on it being a bad time cause these JB roms are awesome. But one day shouldn't be too bad, plus they will have some better updated Verizon's by then. Good luck man that sucks for sure.
Yeah, you have a 16gb. 16gb are really 12gb "4gb ROM" so you should go asap to a store
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Let us know what happens
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Yeah keep us posted since their not selling 32gb ones at my local Verizon anymore. They do have the black one though!
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just stick a 64gb sd card in the external slot and have vzw credit you the difference. im not sure why most folks want 32gb of internal anyway. i prefer to keep my stuff on ext that way if i need to wipe internal, i dont have to move anything.
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just stick a 64gb sd card in the external slot and have vzw credit you the difference. im not sure why most folks want 32gb of internal anyway. i prefer to keep my stuff on ext that way if i need to wipe internal, i dont have to move anything.
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:good:
The only other reason would be resale value and/or sellability... but probably still wouldn't make economical sense.
I made the mistake of having most of my stuff on the phone memory (sold my extSD card with my last phone) and it got wiped when my phone soft bricked and required an ODIN.
Now I have a class 10 64Gb SD card from BB ($49) and it's great.
It is worth to note that I had to format as Fat32 to get CWM to read it in recovery mode. Now ALL my data and backups are on the extSD card!!!
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Yeah keep us posted since their not selling 32gb ones at my local Verizon anymore. They do have the black one though!
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Here's an update
I went to Verizon this morning and presented my problem to the Tech. She is baffled. She proceeds to convene a veritable round table of management, techs and sales people. After some tense moments of deliberation, they offer me a 16GB Micro-SD card(note I believe they only carry class 6).
It takes all my composure not to fall to the ground in a seizure of laughter.
Now even if I didn't have a 64GB class 10, how would replacing the missing internal memory(high quality memory), with low quality class6 external memory even close to equivelant.
After noting my reaction, they proceed to offer a full replacement. Needless to say, I chose the latter
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sandisk 64gb micro sd under $25 shipped! Limited quantity!?

I read this ad like 6 times and I can't seem to find the BS flag anywhere. I decided to just order it and see, if it's not legit I'll just send it back. If this is real, it's a steal!
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=301099626587
For that price, I ordered 2 of them!
Hope they are good!
C'mon guys, these are shipping from China, from a low count seller.
DUH.
These are fake cards.
It's common practice.
Cancel your bids and stay AWAY from this auction.
You're going to receive something that LOOKS like a Sandisk but performs like SanCrap.
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Hope they are good!
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Hahaha ignorance is bliss, wishful thinking, etc. Of course they are not
Guess we'll see for sure soon. The China thing almost deterred me, but if nothing else sandisk has a reason to sue.
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Decepticaons said:
Guess we'll see for sure soon.
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No need to. The thing is 100.00% fake. Without any doubt.
The China thing almost deterred me, but if nothing else sandisk has a reason to sue.
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Ebay is full of fake SD cards. The card will probably show as being 64GB but it surely isn't.
Advice: don't use it at all. If stubborn: don't use it to store anything remotely important. You will lose data, again without any doubt.
I remember when the 32gb were big back in the day. I ordered one from China on Ebay and I thought it was a steal. I received the item, worked for 2 days and bam! No more 32gb! It instantly became 800kb some how...
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They even copied the Amazon description hahaha!
People are so gullible.
Looks like the ad has been removed, good luck to recovering the cash.
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People are so gullible.
Looks like the ad has been removed, good luck to recovering the cash.
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Getting a refund is easy mate since Ebay has this called Money back guarantee, If you dont get your items within 10 to 15 days then you can just make a case for a refund with one click
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Getting a refund is easy mate since Ebay has this called Money back guarantee, If you dont get your items within 10 to 15 days then you can just make a case for a refund with one click
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Sadly, things are so easy now that honest sellers are getting scammed left and right...
I remember the days when Ebay used to have "caveat emptor" at the bottom of every page. My, how things have changed...
ordered a 64gb from china when i got my s4... at about usd12..
WHEN i rec it. iTS BLOODY 64 GB FOR REAL...
just that its not class 10 as advertised.
and i'm still using it...
"sometimes, God disguised as a beggar, asking u for food.
But u kicked him off. And there goes ur reward from God."
Good deal. But the link dies.
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Good deal. But the link dies.
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Because its a scam.
lunarken said:
ordered a 64gb from china when i got my s4... at about usd12..
WHEN i rec it. iTS BLOODY 64 GB FOR REAL...
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Simply 100% impossible.
Just got mine today formated to fat32 , well see how long it will last
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Simply 100% impossible.
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Well, is up to u to believe anot...but the truth is I paid usd12 for a 64gb and it's still in my s4.
lunarken said:
Well, is up to u to believe anot...but the truth is I paid usd12 for a 64gb and it's still in my s4.
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It's no 64GB card. A card with genuinely that capacity can't be bought anywhere for that price. ALL those cards are fake. All of them, 100%.
But, if you're happy with it, great. No biggie.
Verify the authenticity of the card via Sandisk's Website
I bought mine at 2,300Philippine Pesos or 51.61US$ from a 3rd Party seller, and I've contacted a Rep via Online Chat from Sandisk itself, and after supplying them with the information regarding my Sandisk Ulta 64Gb, they confirmed it via the photos and the serial number of the card that I provided that it is indeed authentic. They even took the trouble or registering it and I now have a Lifetime Warranty for that Card!
Things to consider all the sandisk drives are made in china, also are these the ones that everyone was having issues with?? Quick way to pawn them off?? Honestly I would not touch these.. Despite the fact I could use a 64gb drive..

Samsung Pay

I used Samsung pay for the first time yesterday and it worked flawlessly just like the demos I've watched online but the merchant did not have a NFC terminal so they didn't understand how I was able to pay. At first they said "we don't have apple pay" so I explained the service I was using but then they asked me for my ID and credit card which brings me to the problem, they said your receipt card number does not match your physical card number. After some more explaining and handing my phone over to show the virtual card number which matched, I was finally able to complete my purchase. This is probably a one off situation but it almost makes me not want to use the service because of the huge hassle. Anyone else experience this?
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toddalvandi said:
I used Samsung pay for the first time yesterday and it worked flawlessly just like the demos I've watched online but the merchant did not have a NFC terminal so they didn't understand how I was able to pay. At first they said "we don't have apple pay" so I explained the service I was using but then they asked me for my ID and credit card which brings me to the problem, they said your receipt card number does not match your physical card number. After some more explaining and handing my phone over to show the virtual card number which matched, I was finally able to complete my purchase. This is probably a one off situation but it almost makes me not want to use the service because of the huge hassle. Anyone else experience this?
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I have used it multiple time in several different locations and have not been asked for I.D. .
Just a few amazed looks is all I have encountered.
DangerousDave said:
I have used it multiple time in several different locations and have not been asked for I.D. .
Just a few amazed looks is all I have encountered.
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I don't mind the ID part, I just feel like it defeats the purpose if I have to present my physical card which doesn't even have the same number as the one used for the transaction.
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I don't mind the ID part, I just feel like it defeats the purpose if I have to present my physical card which doesn't even have the same number as the one used for the transaction.
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I'm sure it'll get better once more banks participate and more and more people use it.
I think the biggest problem right now is the limited number of banks/cards that can be used and therefore the use of Samsung pay is limited to a small percentage of Samsung owners.
No one seems to know about Samsung pay as a result.
toddalvandi said:
I don't mind the ID part, I just feel like it defeats the purpose if I have to present my physical card which doesn't even have the same number as the one used for the transaction.
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Dont let one person discourage you from this. A receipt shows up on your phone for the purchase and because they are not up to date on technology outside of Apple Pay does not mean you should have to suffer.
Keep amazing people and enjoying your Samsung Pay I know I am:good:
I haven't had anyone ID me either. Though I have had a couple places where it didn't work. Such as the post office,7 eleven, and the dollar store. Other then that it works great. Anyone try redbox yet? Not sure how the whole Tokin thing works when your card can be charged after the initial transaction.
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Anyone know when more banks will be added? I wanted to get the free wireless charging pad offer but I have no cards I can add to Samsung pay.
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driodman98 said:
Anyone know when more banks will be added? I wanted to get the free wireless charging pad offer but I have no cards I can add to Samsung pay.
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that offer is done and keep checking samsung pay web page

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