Samsung GS4 possible recall - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General

I just found out at work while on a Samsung technician training the galaxy as 4's are possibly going to be recalled. The frame of the phone is to weak and flex's easy resulting in the screen cracking down the middle. Samsung is determining how many they've sold and what the cost would be. Depending on the cost they'd either issue a recall or replace the phone when it breaks for that reason.
Just letting the community know.
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That sound you just heard was thousands of Android freaks frantically googling for a corroborating link.
Do you have any more information?

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That's the type of information that is usually way up the food chain. The kind of information that can drive investors to cost a company hundreds of millions of dollars. How is it that tidbit of information fell into the hands of a technical group? Not directly calling you out just wondering as the person above me, is there any corroborating evidence? Or is this just something that is said off the cuff on the call? Because what you're alleging is a pretty big deal.
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Dont believe it.
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meh

It does better than the S3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XNIn0BAUjv4

It makes sense though... There was that 1 guy who has a cracked screen under his glass, with no visible damage to the outer glass or phone so it could have been induced from this "recall". The guy says he never dropped the phone and the glass in the pic proves it. There was a crack down the middle of the display under glass...

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That sound you just heard was thousands of Android freaks frantically googling for a corroborating link.
Do you have any more information?
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Lol. That was good...
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I just barley dropped mine and the screen shattered, very weak screen. I hope this recall happens!
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A comment made at a technical training session is not a credible source for something like this.

How can we belive this guy, honestly. ..??
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Not sure if I believe this but my screen did crack in the lower corner and it didn't take much for it to happen. On another note, if I buy a 9500 screen will it fit to the 9505?
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That's the type of information that is usually way up the food chain. The kind of information that can drive investors to cost a company hundreds of millions of dollars. How is it that tidbit of information fell into the hands of a technical group? Not directly calling you out just wondering as the person above me, is there any corroborating evidence? Or is this just something that is said off the cuff on the call? Because what you're alleging is a pretty big deal.
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good point but the biggest bullet that proves its bs is that no company will recall millions of devices on an issue that is not safety related. Companies don't recall a phone because of a weak spot, they will recall it if there is a grave risk of spontaneous combustion, or if there is a risk of physical damage to a human being. Recalling millions of phone to prevent people from cracking their screens makes no sense whatsoever. It will be hundreds of thousands of times cheaper if they just replace screens or bezels if and when people brake their screens. I already dropped mine twice, once from 2 feet and another from about 5 on office floor carpet, i have no chips or physical damage to the phone.
In law, i studied that in order to recall a product, there has to be a safety hazard or a voluntary recall because of a major and widespread manufacturing default in order to maintain reputation. Companies spend millions of dollars to evaluate if a recall if cheaper, or letting their product fry people and settling on lawsuits in court. Believe it or not, there were many instances where companies have let their products kill clients knowing there were major issues just because it was cheaper to settle in court than recall all products, this happened a lot more in the car business.
In any case, none of those scenarios are viable or even a problem here.

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Quick, everyone run to AT&T and see if you can snap the display phone in half!
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Literally laughed out loud
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What was it that Apple did with the antenna problem? I know they offered the bumper, but did they do/consider a recall, or what was the process?
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What was it that Apple did with the antenna problem? I know they offered the bumper, but did they do/consider a recall, or what was the process?
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they never considered a recall, they never even acknowledged the problem. The gave free bumpers to clients that got the iphone within the first 3 months and the rest sued and won in court and got a lousy 15$ compensation.
Another fiasco was with the Asus transformer, they did a acknowledged from the start and they gave everybody a GPS dongle for free. And besides that, they even offered a trade-in for the new transformer infinity when it came out...now talk about a deal. You get a tablet that cant lock-in GPSs as fast as a regular device and a year later you get to trade it for a brand new spakin 1200p tablet! Asus are the boss!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271893
Does my issue relate to this screen issue?
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they never considered a recall, they never even acknowledged the problem. The gave free bumpers to clients that got the iphone within the first 3 months and the rest sued and won in court and got a lousy 15$ compensation.
Another fiasco was with the Asus transformer, they did a acknowledged from the start and they gave everybody a GPS dongle for free. And besides that, they even offered a trade-in for the new transformer infinity when it came out...now talk about a deal. You get a tablet that cant lock-in GPSs as fast as a regular device and a year later you get to trade it for a brand new spakin 1200p tablet! Asus are the boss!
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Yeah that was through best buy for me. I couldn't believe it. 8 months after buying that pos I walked out with a brand new Samsung note 10.1. couldn't believe it. Even had a little damage by the charging port. Didn't matter.
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Yeah that was through best buy for me. I couldn't believe it. 8 months after buying that pos I walked out with a brand new Samsung note 10.1. couldn't believe it. Even had a little damage by the charging port. Didn't matter.
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thats what make a difference between an honest company and a horse crap money makin machine. Apple used to be cool, when jobs was still in charge, now all they want is to keep their crown way up there, but sorry apple, other companies are going to eventually give you the same treatment rim went through. Luckly for us, it wont happen with samsung anytime soon, and thats what happens when you diversify your business so much, youre pretty much indestructible, phones, computers, fridges, washer/dryers, tvs, electronic components, sound systems, cameras, consumer electronics, if one part of the business goes bad, the rest will eventually keep the company afloat until they catch up.

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Wow simply amazing!

People actually get away with this ...
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mob/2506497550.html
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People actually get away with this ...
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mob/2506497550.html
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I live in phoenix, lets find out where they live and go egg their house
To some, that is a hell of a deal. That's like someone paying me to run antivirus software on their PC.
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People always rant about these things. It's really just a service for the technically inept; I don't see anything wrong with it myself. If you would rather spend $25 than invest the little time necessary to learn how to do these things yourself, then you have that right.
I pay to have my laundry done even though I own and know how to operate my washer and dryer. Should we egg my laundry ladys house? Eh...Caveat Emptor!
Touché
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People always rant about these things. It's really just a service for the technically inept; I don't see anything wrong with it myself. If you would rather spend $25 than invest the little time necessary to learn how to do these things yourself, then you have that right.
I pay to have my laundry done even though I own and know how to operate my washer and dryer. Should we egg my laundry ladys house? Eh...Caveat Emptor!
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First of all i was joking. And to continue the joke yes we should egg your laundry ladies house. How dare she do you laundry. Burn the scoundrel
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First of all i was joking. And to continue the joke yes we should egg your laundry ladies house. How dare she do you laundry. Burn the scoundrel
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Got that you were joking...and further more....BACON!
I've seen similar local ads too. One the other day advertised rooting for $40. My only problem would be what assurances do these folks offer in terms of insurance in case they eff up someone's phone. Would suck to get a brick and a "sorry" back from the guy.
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TJBunch1228 said:
I've seen similar local ads too. One the other day advertised rooting for $40. My only problem would be what assurances do these folks offer in terms of insurance in case they eff up someone's phone. Would suck to get a brick and a "sorry" back from the guy.
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Yep I'd never use a service like this...kinda like taking your new Corvette to get serviced behind Bubba Joe Billy Bob's Trailer. Bubba might know what he's doing...or you might be calling a tow truck.
But then again, I routinely make large purchases from people I know nothing about (Ebay). So...eh... Yous rolls the dice yous takes you chances....
It's actually not a bad idea, of course you would have to know exactly what to do in case things hit the fan!
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you haven't seen anything.
People charge a lot more to flash Android on HD2, or even selling HD2 as Android phone on eBay.
I was just complaining about this crap yesterday lol. Ive done 2 mt4gs and three hd2s for guys at my work. All for free. Its a passion not my job. I enjoy it.
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depends
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People always rant about these things. It's really just a service for the technically inept; I don't see anything wrong with it myself. If you would rather spend $25 than invest the little time necessary to learn how to do these things yourself, then you have that right.
I pay to have my laundry done even though I own and know how to operate my washer and dryer. Should we egg my laundry ladys house? Eh...Caveat Emptor!
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if its a LG washer and dryer than its ok to have someone else do it since a reboot during laundry can cause stains.
Things like this amaze us because we understand technology and this is an utter nonissue, but for a lot of people it just isn't.
It's like cars, to a mechanic paying for an oil change or tire rotation is absolutely absurd, but plenty of people do so, because they just don't understand cars. What is an easy job for me might be incredibly hard for you.
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my argument is something that is going to be brought to users here VERY shortly this guy is making a quick buck on... call me crazy but this person must not have a conscience...
I'd offer to root their phones for $10. They might end up bricked... Then what
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I'd offer to root their phones for $10. They might end up bricked... Then what
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Throw it back at them and ruuuunnn, cause they sure are gonna be pissed!! And hope they don't catch you! Lol!
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I've done this with jailbreaking iphones along with unlocking them to use them on tmobile. You would be suprised how many people want this done. I had about 10 calls a week. Only ended up doing about 2 a week for a bout a month due to the distance factor and people bailing. But still, i jailbroke and unlocked about 5 iphones and made a quick 100 bucks for doing something that i enjoy doing. I love messing with gadgets. Keeps me occupied for a while.
tl;dr: people pay for this all the time.
I would join in as well! There is a kiosk at tempe market place where the guy does cell phone repairs and upgrades/updates... it might be his advertisement haha... i actually had him fix my old tmobile dash (htc excalibur) back when the power button broke and he resoldered the pins to make the power button work again...

ATT/TMO withdraw FCC merger application

Good stuff
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69089.html
Not so much CANCELLED as the deal has been placed on Hospice Care... ie, AT&T is putting the loss of the breakup fees on their books NOW as if the deal was dead, and withdrawing the current FCC application... However it looks like they plan to reapply with a different deal.
The longer they drag this out, the longer T-Mo execs (and employees) can play the "let it rot on the vine" game, until it's an asset not worth having. Which is what AT&T wants anyway.
I actually kinda wanted this now. T-Mobile is dead on it's own. Has no plans whatsoever for LTE and DT pretty much gave up on them. So in the end I was kinda hoping for this to go through.
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Hi all i'm glad At&t is not merging with T-mobileand the hell with there bandwidth cap that spread like a virus to every isps provider. Feels like our technology went back 20 years, I might as well move back to Yemen and get a pager.
A lot of what I was reading, AT&T pulled out temporarily to stop the FCC from releasing the documents on why it feels this deal would not be good for the US consumers and thus preventing the judge that was to hear the case from seeing this, allowing them a last ditch effort to apply later with a different approach. basically they knew if the relevant information was released, they would be denied, so they stopped that to come up with different approach that may have a slightly better chance of passing, somewhat like pulling together for a Hail Mary.
Att= poor service, poor customer care.
Tmo= decent service, excellent customer care.
Im good the way it is.
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I actually kinda wanted this now. T-Mobile is dead on it's own. Has no plans whatsoever for LTE and DT pretty much gave up on them. So in the end I was kinda hoping for this to go through.
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You're crazy. Sorry
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Att= poor service, poor customer care.
Tmo= decent service, excellent customer care.
Im good the way it is.
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Totally agree. 100%
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shovelhead83 said:
Att= poor service, poor customer care.
Tmo= decent service, excellent customer care.
Im good the way it is.
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+1 !
The sad, unfortunate part of this whole affair is that whether the deal falls through or not, DT is adamant about wanting to get out of the US market. They don't want to continue funding their venture into this country. Even though they are making a profit here, for some reason they just simply want out.
They will sell, to AT&T or whomever the government allows them to. Although I would vastly prefer just about anyone to AT&T.
Att can go to .....well you know.
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mackster248 said:
I actually kinda wanted this now. T-Mobile is dead on it's own. Has no plans whatsoever for LTE and DT pretty much gave up on them. So in the end I was kinda hoping for this to go through.
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I'm actually fine with the fact that TMO has no plans for LTE. HSPA+ is fast enough on the mobile phone, and it doesn't come with the penalty of the huge battery drain from LTE. I'd rather have a slightly slower internet speed than a dead phone by 10AM.
Well Simple Mobile uses Tmobiles network as well as a few others.
Maybe Verizon will pick it up and start using all the bands.
Or why don't they could auction it
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Saw this, was definitely interesting. Personally, I didn't really care what happened. Thinking about it, I am actually pretty happy that it didn't go through. I have loved using T-Mobile from the start, far superior than any other choice at the moment here.
AT&T and T-Mobile only withdrew the application in order to prevent the FCC from slapping a big fat DENIED stamp on the acuisition prior to the DOJ hearing to judge whether or not the acquisition would create a merger. If the FCC had denied AT&T and T-Mobile's application the DOJ would almost certainly have won the case against the acquisition. Now, however, the plan for AT&T and T-Mobile is to go to the DOJ hearing and get cleared of anti-competitive and monopoly checks and then take their case back to the FCC with the DOJ behind them.
Hopefully some politicians will strike up against the acquisition due to this shady tactic of dodging around the FCC's disapproval, but with the current political climate and the DOJ's history with mergers and acquisitions over the past couple of years I have little hope that the customer's interests will be served and AT&T and DT will likely get their way.
I think my girlfriend put it the best way today: AT&T was afraid mommy FCC would say no to AT&T eating up T-Mobile so AT&T decided to run away from mommy and ask daddy instead. It's the old trick one parent into saying yes trick.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Cooking-Up-New-Plan-to-Save-TMobile-Deal-117180
You people seriously thought, they would back-off so easily?
Deal will most likely to be approved eventually. Maybe not this year but next year or so

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So I went to a few stores today that sells att phones. I asked everyone in all 5 of the stores about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note LTE, noone even knew about it as if it will be coming out 6 years from now -.- noone knew there was one even coming out let alone the name :/ it kind of makes me sad when the consumer knows more then the sales reps. They should train more in my opinion this was just my little experiance for the day just thought I'd share. Anyone else looking forward to the note lte for att?
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Nobody in a provider store is going to have even a small clue about phones they don't already stock, this should not be a shock. And if you're on xda you're a bit above the typical consumer...
There is basically no benefit in knowing about a phone you don't stock yet from a sales perspective. You can't sell what you don't have.
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They should for the consumer I really wish I could get hired there and be like "hey guys look at this site it will help you when a consumer comes in " Haha xD
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In-store reps definitely don't know anything. Most reps aren't like us and simply don't care. I usually come across some reps who give out good information about upcoming devices. These reps are always over the phone as they have quick access to the database. Try calling about a general question, talk to them for a bit, and when you're about to end the conversation, pop the question.
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KayxGee1 said:
In-store reps definitely don't know anything. Most reps aren't like us and simply don't care. I usually come across some reps who give out good information about upcoming devices. These reps at always over the phone as they have quick access to the database. Try calling about a general question, talk to them for a bit, and when you're about to end the conversation, pop the question.
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Ive sold phones for five years in three locations. I can tell you most of us know about phones as soon as they are rumors. As someone said earlier if we don't sell it we really don't care. To be honest if someone asked me about the note I would kinda just try to end it fast unless we were doing pre orders as asking me about a phone I cant sell isn't making me commission. If it is slow though I will talk about announced upcoming phones for quite awhile. Also most consumers walk in and say i want android or iphone not asking specifics
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Ive sold phones for five years in three locations. I can tell you most of us know about phones as soon as they are rumors. As someone said earlier if we don't sell it we really don't care. To be honest if someone asked me about the note I would kinda just try to end it fast unless we were doing pre orders as asking me about a phone I cant sell isn't making me commission. If it is slow though I will talk about announced upcoming phones for quite awhile. Also most consumers walk in and say i want android or iphone not asking specifics
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That's understandable. Wouldn't it be better to actually care and inform a consumer of an upcoming device? By informing them of said device, they might wait for it and pay the $200 with the contract. I understand you want to make some money as well but I guess from a personal standpoint I would help the person that cares as much as I do.
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That's understandable. Wouldn't it be better to actually care and inform a consumer of an upcoming device? By informing them of said device, they might wait for it and pay the $200 with the contract. I understand you want to make some money as well but I guess from a personal standpoint I would help the person that cares as much as I do.
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If they are techie I will chat with them build rapport and leave them with a business card and an appointment only if the release isn't months away. The average consumer wants what their friend has and even if a better phone comes out tomorrow won't wait.
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If they are techie I will chat with them build rapport and leave them with a business card and an appointment only if the release isn't months away. The average consumer wants what their friend has and even if a better phone comes out tomorrow won't wait.
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I see now. Well that is just fine with me.
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I see now. Well that is just fine with me.
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Though by far my biggest pet peeve at work is the people who say well I saw this was coming out on _________ tech site and I know all about it where is it. Most of those people end up name dropping xda. Kinda like this "well i frequently read xda and it said this and that and they tend to be just plain wrong. I know most of us on xda aren't like that but when you hear it multiple times a week you tend to want to hull smash something end rant ha
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Though by far my biggest pet peeve at work is the people who say well I saw this was coming out on _________ tech site and I know all about it where is it. Most of those people end up name dropping xda. Kinda like this "well i frequently read xda and it said this and that and they tend to be just plain wrong. I know most of us on xda aren't like that but when you hear it multiple times a week you tend to want to hull smash something end rant ha
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Haha yea I understand. I never ask about a device until it's all over the internet and comfirmed by many sources. That's like calling HTC and asking about the rumored Edge.
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I even tried bestbuy lol and the guys words were "our phone tech isn't here today he will be here tomorrow from 12-6" I live 40 mins away from anything so its not in my best choice to go back but anywho I go to the same att retailer when I buy my phones. They know me there and come at me quick because I don't just come in to buy a cheap pantech crossover I'm there with cash in hand and buy phones straight up xD so they are always willing to help. When I went in to buy my Sony xperia play 4g I handed her my iPhone to Bluetooth my contacts, she looked at my iPhone and her exact words were "what the F is this" it was running wp7 xD Haha but in all seriousness I think someone should be hired in the certain area. It'd be like hiring me to sell cars or ovens when I know nothing about them, I feel like they just hire anyone :/ I went to buy a computer once and the worker argued for 30 minutes that 512mb was a gigabyte :/ I shook my head and took my business elsewhere I just don't understand... sometimes I wish everyone cared about a phone as much as we do... instead of "as long as I can listen to music watch YouTube and look at porn, I don't care what it looks like or what it does" :'( I honestly just want to teach everyone for free so I don't feel so smart and dumb at the same time. anyone else feel that way?
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Nobody in a provider store is going to have even a small clue about phones they don't already stock, this should not be a shock. And if you're on xda you're a bit above the typical consumer...
There is basically no benefit in knowing about a phone you don't stock yet from a sales perspective. You can't sell what you don't have.
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I agree. I've perused tablets in Best Buy and after engaging the nearest 'team member' for less than 3 minutes, I realize that I know more than they do.
It's the same experience when going to the auto parts store. There are some people who can carry on informed conversation, but 90% are the type who watch fast & furious movies in awe, and know nothing about repair or maintenance or they can only look up part numbers.
Basically, lower your expectations.
This is why I get mad when I've tried many times to get a job in those kind of places to no avail because I don't seem to have any big time qualifications to my record yet if I go into any outlet store and begin talking about phones, the sales rep looks at me like I'm making up things or shocked I know anything.
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This is why I get mad when I've tried many times to get a job in those kind of places to no avail because I don't seem to have any big time qualifications to my record yet if I go into any outlet store and begin talking about phones, the sales rep looks at me like I'm making up things or shocked I know anything.
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I have had similar experience with applying for jobs at auto parts stores. The 'now hiring' sign is displayed for several months and the staff changes about every 3 weeks, but I never get called. For a while there was an older woman who not only knew nothing about cars but she also needed help to use the computer program to look up parts.
I finally realized that these people will work for less money than I will because I actually know what I am doing. It really is sad that people with any level of technical or mechanical ability don't actually work at the retail level because they can't get enough money.
And don't get me started on the people who work at Home Depot . .
I have no past work experiance. I'm 19 years old have been the "bad" kid because I used to be a "black magic" hacker I've gotten introuble from schools best buys and targets because of it but now I'm past all that I do phones tablets anything mobile. There is never a time when I'm in best buy that I'm back in the computer/phone area and usually an older citizen is talking to a sales Rep about which one is better and the sales Rep says well product A is $1299 with 4gb ram touchscreen is way better then product B $899 8gb ram and so on but they go by the price as the sales Rep was walking her to the register I kindly walked up and said "hello ma'am I noticed you were interested in two different so-so" the sales Rep called the manager and had me kicked out for costing him the sale xD but they wont hire me? I have long hair and look like a "druggie" I don't do drugs don't have tattoos or metal on my body but yet they hire people who are clueless
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i have to say i agree not many of the people in the stores even know about the phones they have in front of them much less whats coming out.
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... I have long hair and look like a "druggie" I don't do drugs don't have tattoos or metal on my body but yet they hire people who are clueless
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I don't mean to overstep the rules of polite conversation but you may wish to think about your image. It isn't fair that we judge based on looks, but it happens.
*Edit - When I say looks I also means assumptions that people will make of others based on their prejudices. -*End Edit
Most recently, I applied for a job repairing projectors. During the interview they kept asking me about how well I would transition to an office environment. Completely Ridiculous! I would be working in the workshop not the office and I happened to be better dressed than any of my interviewers.
Basically, some people cannot see past their little world or people they can understand.
Man Verizon store by me they don't know anything. And they are jerks as well. Went to upgrade my moms phone and said she wouldn't get unlimited data with her Droid 3 so I just bought it from newegg called up and boom she got her unlimited data. Never going back to that store again. Hate how now you have to bring phone to store to get replaced.
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They should for the consumer I really wish I could get hired there and be like "hey guys look at this site it will help you when a consumer comes in " Haha xD
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Frig no, we need no more non technical people. Like how not everyone is cut out for engineering or medicine, not everyone is cut out for xda.
$1 gets you a reply
I'm not saying everyone join xda but if you going to sell something atleast know alittle about the past present and the future you can't be like well I'm sorry I don't know about cars from 2011 back I only know about the 2012 Ford focus and that's all sorry can't work on you're car -.-
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Can I get my phone replaced?

Hello community. I'm curious if anybody knows if I can get my phone replaced. I've had it for almost 3 weeks and it has a nasty scratch on the screen. I just got this thing and I'm going to have to stare at that thing for 2 years??? So, if anybody out there knows if/how I can get it replaced/repaired, please let me know. Thanks.
Send it to Samsung with $170. There ya go.
Use a screen protector next time.
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or if you got the insurance, $100 deductible with asurion?
Yeah. Since the phone is fully functional you can't get it replaced without some $$$. Just be careful next time. And screen protectors are your best friend
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Yeah, wasn't trying to be brutal, but it is what it is.
I hate having a screen protector on, but I couldn't live with a scratch. What do ya do?
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Yup. You win some, you lose some.
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How did it get scratched?
If that insurance covers it, you still have time to sign up for it (30 days IIRC).
Yes, I do have the insurance. So the deductible will be the cheapest option? Is a scratch really worth $100? I usually do have a screen protector on my phones, I just had not purchased one yet. I really have no idea how it happened. I always carry my office on my left pocket with nothing more in there.
Just out of curiosity, how does the 170 to Samsung work?
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arqbrulo said:
Yes, I do have the insurance. So the deductible will be the cheapest option? Is a scratch really worth $100? I usually do have a screen protector on my phones, I just had not purchased one yet. I really have no idea how it happened. I always carry my office on my left pocket with nothing more in there.
Just out of curiosity, how does the 170 to Samsung work?
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Call Samsung and send it to them directly.
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Yes through Verizon under manufacture warranty. Call customer service say it drops calls. This is still normal wear and tear. Plus the gorilla glass was defective it shouldn't scratch lol wait its just a gimmick.
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johnnilsson said:
Yes through Verizon under manufacture warranty. Call customer service say it drops calls. This is still normal wear and tear. Plus the gorilla glass was defective it shouldn't scratch lol wait its just a gimmick.
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I wouldn't promote insurance fraud on here. Just a friendly heads up
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arqbrulo said:
Is a scratch really worth $100?
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Maybe you should be asking yourself this question since it's your money.
johnnilsson said:
Yes through Verizon under manufacture warranty. Call customer service say it drops calls. This is still normal wear and tear. Plus the gorilla glass was defective it shouldn't scratch lol wait its just a gimmick.
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Nobody said gorilla glass is scratch proof, scratch resistant perhaps....it will be scratch proof once they make our screens out of diamonds with an extra carbon atom or something to make it so
If you really wanna spend $100 through insurance, at least test some dev projects until you brick it, then let a friend 'accidentally' perform an inebriated test to its physical durability with a sledge hammer. Might as well have some fun
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I wouldn't promote insurance fraud on here. Just a friendly heads up
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Does it count as fraud if he initially intended to replace it due to the scratched screen? I mean we pay decent money for insurance to cover screw ups, such as accidental damage, and one would think as long as you pay the deductible all is well. And they're lucky you didn't get it lost or stolen cause they have your return to refurb and sell. I don't seek to violate any rules, even though they're pirates
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If you really wanna spend $100 through insurance, at least test some dev projects until you brick it, then let a friend 'accidentally' perform an inebriated test to its physical durability with a sledge hammer. Might as well have some fun
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Oh, yeah, lets have some fun!!! :laugh:
drbobmd said:
Does it count as fraud if he initially intended to replace it due to the scratched screen? I mean we pay decent money for insurance to cover screw ups, such as accidental damage, and one would think as long as you pay the deductible all is well. And they're lucky you didn't get it lost or stolen cause they have your return to refurb and sell. I don't seek to violate any rules, even though they're pirates
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On my first smart phone, it suffered a "beach accident" when I saved my nephew from being taken away by a wave. Water got in it, but not enough to change the color of the "water detector". Luckily, I was able to talk my way out of that one to get it replaced. After that I've payed for insurance. I think I've given them enough of my money, it would be nice to get some of it back in some way. I wonder if they would give me me the "Developers Edition". Now that you mention it, I AM having a hard time keeping my 4G connected and receiving/sending MMS.... Obviously Verizon does not need to know that I'm using CM10 atm.
FYI: No body is talking about insurance fraud here.:angel:
EDIT: It's amazing how fast posts get buried in the General section.

Is the Note 5 Considered a flop!!!

Well I recently bought the Note 5 and decided I wanted to go back to the Iphone. Ive tried selling it but had not received any good offers. Then I decided to just trade it into Tmobile and their trade in value for it is $401 dollars. I got more than that for a year old Iphone 6 Plus. I won't be buying Samsung again. And don't get me started on Samsung Pay, why announce Chase as a partner and not have them ready for launch. BofA wants 12 bucks a month for an account with them and US Bank wants 6. I'm not paying a bank for the pleasure of holding my money.
Seriously? Really?
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caloyzki said:
Seriously? Really?
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Lol yes, had to vent.
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What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent statement were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Unheard said:
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent statement were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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Lmao.
Life is too short to measure up to trolls.
I can't tell if you're asking a question or making a statement with that title
Unheard said:
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent statement were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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It seems as if the OP woke up with a poopy diaper...
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,close thread...smmfh
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I can honestly say that the phones are better at T-Mobile than AT&T.
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Unheard said:
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent statement were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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Otherwise known as "The Billy Madison Award". That scene is the most brutal takedown in movie history.
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A simple "wrong" would have sufficed.
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Cyberguycpt said:
Well I recently bought the Note 5 and decided I wanted to go back to the Iphone. Ive tried selling it but had not received any good offers. Then I decided to just trade it into Tmobile and their trade in value for it is $401 dollars. I got more than that for a year old Iphone 6 Plus. I won't be buying Samsung again. And don't get me started on Samsung Pay, why announce Chase as a partner and not have them ready for launch. BofA wants 12 bucks a month for an account with them and US Bank wants 6. I'm not paying a bank for the pleasure of holding my money.
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Nobody is applauding you. In fact it is the opposite and calling you an idiot for your unnecessary waste of thread space. Nobody really cares that you want to go back to the iPhone because people buy phones first for its personal use and not necessarily its resale value 2 years from now.
Really, most Note 5 owners SHOULD be upset. The phone has not been out 2 months and retail prices have dropped several hundred dollars due to weak sales - international models especially.
Someone states their opinion and everyone jumps to personal attacks.. Nice. I'm happy to see the maturity in the forums.
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I love love love my Note 5... Don't care about the non removal battery, don't care about SD cards... I do however miss my IR blaster and as far as selling your phone try https://swappa.com/
After using package disable pro and disabling junk. This is simply the best note I've owned since the note 2. Battery life is stellar and the note 5 tw is insanely fast.
Goronok said:
Really, most Note 5 owners SHOULD be upset. The phone has not been out 2 months and retail prices have dropped several hundred dollars due to weak sales - international models especially.
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Which is why leasing phones is the new way.
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Goronok said:
Really, most Note 5 owners SHOULD be upset. The phone has not been out 2 months and retail prices have dropped several hundred dollars due to weak sales - international models especially.
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My T-Mobile Note5 is the same price today as it was on launch day.
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My T-Mobile Note5 is the same price today as it was on launch day.
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Sure, but when Samsung decides to drastically cut the price of the unlocked models, that drives down resale value for all versions. Take a look at Swappa or ebay - you've already lost 300$~ in the device your holding. Maybe not a huge deal to most, but personally, I was a little upset when I looked into selling my Note5 to swap over to a Nexus 6p.

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