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Want to know peoples experince on best way to sell phone.

i have a thunderbolt in essentially new condition that i want to sell, but only really know of ebay. have people used other services that they could recommend? or if you know of any sites where people barter for other electronics that would be great too

Use the marketplace here its free to use with far less hassle than ebay. I've sold 2 phones here my g2 and nexus one and both were successful, easy and smooth transactions!

you can also try swappa.com they charge you $10 but the service is great I've used it several times to buy and sell phones.

Ebay always has been best for me, good prices and quick sales
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Craigslist has always been the way for me - meet somebody face to face and get cash....

ncwildcat said:
Craigslist has always been the way for me - meet somebody face to face and get cash....
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Or get robbed. Be verrrryyyy careful with face to face meetings.
eBay has served me very well over the many devices I've sold.
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I have sold successfully on amazon, although they do charge comission. I have used craigslist too, but if you choose to meet, do so at a public place, like coffee shop or grocery store.
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lrs421 said:
Or get robbed. Be verrrryyyy careful with face to face meetings.
eBay has served me very well over the many devices I've sold.
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Wow - I hope people aren't getting robbed! Meet at a Verizon store, not in a back alley in the worst possible part of town. Done many a transaction via Craigslist, never once had any issues and I usually sell within a day or 2 and get the amount I am looking for.

CNN says Iphone 5 could significantly boost GDP...

Wat r ur opinions on this statement? I know the power of Apple and its following but it seems a bit far fetched that one electronic device could actually lift the gross domestic product enough to impact the overall economy?
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Just bs apple propaganda apple avoids more taxes then al capone might gain it 0.0000000000001%
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In theory any $800 item that sees millions of purchases within the first week of release would make for a temporary surge.

In the long run, it won't change anything. You also have to wait and see what happens with HTC possibly trying to ban the import off the new iPhone.
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Hah as stated above apple avoids paying taxes so... anything they bring in is negated. Plus the iphone 5 will be a big pile of **** anyways.

Sure.

RonnyT24 said:
Hah as stated above apple avoids paying taxes so... anything they bring in is negated. Plus the iphone 5 will be a big pile of **** anyways.
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Yes but the consumer pays tax on purchased goods and so of course it will help the economy if millions are sold.
Dave
( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
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We'll see how much it helps the GDP if Samsung is able to stop it from being sold in the US at all due to 4G LTE patent violations.

LiqudDeth said:
We'll see how much it helps the GDP if Samsung is able to stop it from being sold in the US at all due to 4G LTE patent violations.
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if it sets any GDP it'll be how much less units it has sold against Android phones
the Wall Street news will probably read
"For the 5th quarter in a row Apple's iPhone5 has sold less than expected margins against rival Android platform blah blah blah..."

AllGamer said:
if it sets any GDP it'll be how much less units it has sold against Android phones
the Wall Street news will probably read
"For the 5th quarter in a row Apple's iPhone5 has sold less than expected margins against rival Android platform blah blah blah..."
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We can only hope.

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Samsung GS4 possible recall

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...

burhanistan said:
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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Just_s said:
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.

wttisme said:
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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plwalsh88 said:
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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polish_pat said:
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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fernando sor said:
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.

KREYOS Smartwatch on Indiegogo

Hey guys,
I saw this smartwatch on Indiegogo the other day and I think it's pretty sweet.
http://igg.me/at/kreyos/x/2722203
Looking at the specs sheet alone its definitely something.
What do you guys think? Get it or wait till more is out?

I actually kinda like it, my only real bug with it is the proprietary watch band
I have a black pebble that I use with my s4 constantly and I'm loving it
I'd like my pebble to be more interactive and seem a little more durable
the pebble is built tough but this seems indestructible
if it's really as tough as the indiegogo post makes it out to be I feel like it'll be the only smartwatch to really compete with pebble
although sonys smartwatch 2 is gonna be totally spec'd out soon . .and apple's *supposedly . . and google's *supposedly

I went in on the Agent Kickstarter. I really like the way those guys are approaching their product.

I think the sony one would be nice. But, what about price point? I have a feeling it's gonna be a lot more than $129.
Apple's? nah. I doubt Google's going for a watch. They're probably only interested in Google Glass.
Oh I definitely saw the Agent watch. That is twice the price of any smartwatch. And I'm afraid by the time they finally made that watch, there'll be many others with the same capabilities and cheaper.

I finally went ahead and pledged for the Kreyos. In my opinion it's worth the $130 price tag it has right now. Plus it can do more and looks future proof. I have been eyeing the pebble and almost pledged for the agent but then i didnt like the fact that it only charges wireslessly.
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jax5ter said:
I finally went ahead and pledged for the Kreyos. In my opinion it's worth the $130 price tag it has right now. Plus it can do more and looks future proof. I have been eyeing the pebble and almost pledged for the agent but then i didnt like the fact that it only charges wireslessly.
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Nice! I'm still torn but I guess I've got about two weeks to think about it before I pull the trigger.

juinny said:
Nice! I'm still torn but I guess I've got about two weeks to think about it before I pull the trigger.
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If you do pull the trigger please let me know I can share with you my personal invite link since they have a referral program for existing backers
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Stay away from the clones!

A bit off topic, but there is the odd person who comes to these forums looking for help with their S4 clone. I had often considered one of these handsets before and still get tempted by the lost cost/decent specs, but think I'll stay away for good now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27908105
Although if the below story is true, even equipment from reputable manufacturers can be compromised, so its no just 'all chinese devices can't be trusted'.
http://gizmodo.com/the-nsa-actually-intercepted-packages-to-put-backdoors-1491169592

I brought a clone at first. And while its mostly ran great the biggest problem was that its 4G/3G antenna was rubbish.

daven85 said:
I brought a clone at first. And while its mostly ran great the biggest problem was that its 4G/3G antenna was rubbish.
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That seems to be the fall down in even the good ones from what I've seen, either a poor WiFi radio or rubbish GPS.

xda is not for clones and Chinese junk that cost as much as a case for phone I do not know why here allowed threads related to fakes

indeed.. got one from ebay ..it sucks

How do people get scammed into buying fakes? Always buy from reputable retailers!

AIkizov said:
xda is not for clones and Chinese junk that cost as much as a case for phone I do not know why here allowed threads related to fakes
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Because we are all saying 'STAY AWAY'.
If one of us said 'Best phone I ever brought' it would be closed.
But in the end I wouldn't bother wasting my money again in the future with those phones.

Better way of not getting a clone is to check the hardware of the device .
Mainly clone or copy have same software but hardware is diffrent .There are many apps to check the hardware .Better be alert
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Thank you.:fingers-crossed:

Here is one pic i waan to share so may be it will bit useful for stay away to us for real n fake (clone) phones for all respected members.. Thnks..
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CyanogenUser007 said:
How do people get scammed into buying fakes? Always buy from reputable retailers!
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I know right. If the deal sounds too good to be true then it probably is. If most people saw a Rolex watch on sale for 50 bucks I'm sure they would be skeptical.....so why would you fall for a knock off phone.