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google voice invite

Just wondering if anyone has a spare invite to Google voice? If so can you send to jaxgotwheels (at) gmail(dot)com . I would like to thanks all the devs and community members for your sharing of knowledge and experience to make all our android experience that much better.

ive been looking for one for months =/ cant find any at all
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Hopefully we will be fortunate today

Yea me too, someone pm'd me but asked if i still needed and and hasn't gotten back with me

lol i gave up on trying to get invited.... its a futile effort.

Pfft, who needs an invite, when you can get them for less than 2 dollars shipped!
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=google+voice&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Lol, I didn't know they really sold these until just now. I am glad I got my google voice the first month, not sure why I was so lucky though?

showbo said:
Pfft, who needs an invite, when you can get them for less than 2 dollars shipped!
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=google+voice&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Lol, I didn't know they really sold these until just now. I am glad I got my google voice the first month, not sure why I was so lucky though?
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Just go on google voice website and sign up with your email. It takes a day or two to get your invite. I wouldn't buy one.

Rizzo19 said:
Yea me too, someone pm'd me but asked if i still needed and and hasn't gotten back with me
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Rizzo I hit you up with w response. All i need is your email address and I got one with your name on it.

I have one left for the next person to PM me their email

showbo said:
Pfft, who needs an invite, when you can get them for less than 2 dollars shipped!
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=google+voice&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Lol, I didn't know they really sold these until just now. I am glad I got my google voice the first month, not sure why I was so lucky though?
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lol fail no way im paying for an invite

I have invites
I still have my 3 invites, (not anymore) so I will invite/nominate (whatever it does) the first three people to pm me no strings attached.
EDIT: All are gone now. Sorry

I would happly invite people................. If i had invites. Sorry guys

david279 said:
Just go on google voice website and sign up with your email. It takes a day or two to get your invite. I wouldn't buy one.
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I can't stress this quote enough. Why would you even THINK of buying one? I signed up with a new email address just now and it took 5 hours for the invite.

Htccode.com are they serious ?

Hi, i have purchased 1 week ago, unlock code for my htc dream, from htccode.com, and till today , got no answer, and my money didnt have been refunded. Can we trust them ? Because, on their website, we can read that after 72 hours, if you dont receive code, you got your money back !

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fatthy said:
Hi, i have purchased 1 week ago, unlock code for my htc dream, from htccode.com, and till today , got no answer, and my money didnt have been refunded. Can we trust them ? Because, on their website, we can read that after 72 hours, if you dont receive code, you got your money back !
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I used this service at htccode.com last week and it was awesome! The process was easy, the website helps u select ur phone model in a clear and concise way, and it took only about 20 minutes to complete the whole process... much better than having to drive around and wait for service at a store. Also was less than half the cost of what my service provider (Telus) was going to charge me! I suggest if u have a problem then contact them. Huge thumbs up :good:

lsmorris1 said:
I used this service at htccode.com last week and it was awesome! The process was easy, the website helps u select ur phone model in a clear and concise way, and it took only about 20 minutes to complete the whole process... much better than having to drive around and wait for service at a store. Also was less than half the cost of what my service provider (Telus) was going to charge me! I suggest if u have a problem then contact them. Huge thumbs up :good:
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This guy is not a reliable source, as he only has one post. Then again, neither am I as I have a low post count. But I'm not trying to reassure you that htccode.com is legit. I would start trying other methods of getting your money back.

Verizon sign up deposit ...

i know i could call Verizon but i hate using my phone to talk to someone, so....
The deposit you pay when you first sign up, do you get that back after the 1st year is up or the 2nd?...
and do they just give you the money back or applying "credit" to your account?... that and can you just use it towards another phone?

Did you have to pay a deposit to open a line or are you talking about something else?

adrynalyne said:
Did you have to pay a deposit to open a line or are you talking about something else?
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They made me pay a $400 deposit due to my horrible horrible bad credit thanks to shady activity in my past...........
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I believe you are looking at about a 6-8 month turnaround. They review your account after so much time and if its in good standing, you get it back.

adrynalyne said:
I believe you are looking at about a 6-8 month turnaround. They review your account after so much time and if its in good standing, you get it back.
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cool. it's been 5 months so far. wonder if i should put it to a new phone or stick with this thing a tad longer. granted, this is the only "current" phone that i like.

I'd wait. Big things on the horizon.

FYI, a quick story....
When I signed up with Verizon in 2006 (freshly 18, and had zero credit) i was required to place a $100 deposit which I would recieve back after a year of good payments. After about 18 months, i realized that i never got my deposit back. It took a few phone calls, to both Verizon and my Bank for them to give my $100 back.... so while they did give me the money back.... my advice would be to hold onto that receipt!!!

deposits are held for one year.
After a year, they will review for things like bounced checks and such. As long as you have clean payment history, they apply the deposit to the account, then mail a check for any remain credit balance.
If you don't pass the review, they hold it for a few more months and review again. They'll continue to hold until you have something like 3 months of clean payments.

voxigenboy said:
cool. it's been 5 months so far. wonder if i should put it to a new phone or stick with this thing a tad longer. granted, this is the only "current" phone that i like.
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Kudos to you for staying in good standing.

I love people with such bad credit that can't pay their bills, yet they can afford a smartphone with a data plan. Oops, did I just say that?

I got mine about a year after. But i called them on the dot LOL . 2 weeks later got my Mula.
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fillyo said:
I love people with such bad credit that can't pay their bills, yet they can afford a smartphone with a data plan. Oops, did I just say that?
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Hey some people have awesome priorities! But also keep in mind that sometimes "bad" credit isnt their doing or happened because of circumsatances beyond their control. Divorces, theft identity,things like that. Did you know that credit reporting companies in themselves arent the most honest people to deal with (unless you are an A+ list celeb)
The area I personally start having problems is, seeing as how I believe everyone should have a second chance, as long as they learn from their mistakes (as I had to), and do not repeat them.Or the ones that constantly feed off the "government trough" but thats another story.
Im glad you are improving things ..Stick with it. There is a light at the end of the tunnel

When i went back to Verizon after being away for several years... They wanted a $400... I waited three months and tried again got in with no deposit... And no change in credit score according to the service I was using at the time... Go figure...
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When I first signed up for Verizon I was about 20 tears old and had 0 credit. I signed up online and didn't have to out a deposit down.
Odd how that happens.
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I had a deposit and after 12 months of not being shut off, they credited my bill for the deposit. Used it to get my Tbolt.
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that's not bad, had to pay 250 per line on sprint years ago. The weird thing is, about every six months, they would credit it back, even though it had already been credited. Happened 4-5 times over the years.

Got shipment , no phone.

So , as the topic says , ordered the nexus 5 through someone in ltaly only to find out that the phone is missing at delivery . The box only had the receipt inside . The person that helped me out called google and UPS and was told that they are going to get hold of him by tomorrow .
My question is : Could i get a replacement phone without paying another 400 euros ? What could he possibly do ? Just sit and wait ? Could Google refund us or maybe let us make a free purchase of the same device ?
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I'm sorry for bumping this topic .
Latest news is : UPS requested a replacement from the deposit in Amsterdam .
Story told by short . Someone (my dad) bought a Nexus 5 from Play Store , in order to test it and send it to me in another country if it is functional . He got and empty shipping box . Filed a complaint at Google and UPS . Google only answered with something like "we are going to look in to that" , UPS has done the same . Google has not responded again to the situation , UPS came and got the empty package , got a new status in shipping details saying that the phone is missing and they are contacting the sender(The Google deposit in Amsterdam , Holland).
Questions :
1. Has anyone else been through this ?
2. What is happening and what do they mean by calling the sender for more details ? (I am realy loosing my patience right now since i ordered mine 31 OCT , at about 27minutes in , and had to have the phone by 5th of november)
3.How long is it going to take to get a damned replacement ?
P.S.-Sorry for my rusty english .

inlovewithnexus said:
So , as the topic says , ordered the nexus 5 through someone in ltaly only to find out that the phone is missing at delivery . The box only had the receipt inside . The person that helped me out called google and UPS and was told that they are going to get hold of him by tomorrow .
My question is : Could i get a replacement phone without paying another 400 euros ? What could he possibly do ? Just sit and wait ? Could Google refund us or maybe let us make a free purchase of the same device ?
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So did the phone come to you or just the "random guy" you ordered it from. Guy might be trying to scam you.

You ask us as if we deal with this stuff everyday. To be honest I do not believe anybody that claims phone was broke upon arrival or even you that says had receipt but no box.

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So did the phone come to you or just the "random guy" you ordered it from. Guy might be trying to scam you.
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He's my dad . He wouldn't scam me. 
 @caribouxda : I just asked how this could end and i was asking the people that have been through this . If you don't believe me i don't really care to be honest .
PS - Forgot to mention that he ordered it from Google play

inlovewithnexus said:
He's my dad . He wouldn't scam me.
@caribouxda : I just asked how this could end and i was asking the people that have been through this . If you don't believe me i don't really care to be honest .
PS - Forgot to mention that he ordered it from Google play
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If your dad ordered it for you, he should probably be the point of contact for the shipper or Google to get a replacement. Can't hurt to ask.

Dungeon47 said:
If your dad ordered it for you, he should probably be the point of contact for the shipper or Google to get a replacement. Can't hurt to ask.
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Yes ! That is what I wanted to ask but might not have made my self undersood , i'm still very angry on the situation .
I wanted to know if he could get a replacement or a refund (preferably a replacement) without paying another 400 euros (I told him to buy it for me from there cause it's 100 euros cheaper then where i live and he should have sent it to me after he received it) and if the procedure is going to take a lot of time or is complicated.

inlovewithnexus said:
Yes ! That is what I wanted to ask but might not have made my self undersood , i'm still very angry on the situation .
I wanted to know if he could get a replacement or a refund (preferably a replacement) without paying another 400 euros (I told him to buy it for me from there cause it's 100 euros cheaper then where i live and he should have sent it to me after he received it) and if the procedure is going to take a lot of time or is complicated.
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There's a lot of factors in that. Your best bet is to start making some phone calls. Call the courier that was supposed to deliver, call Google, see what they can do. Good luck, mate.

Dungeon47 said:
There's a lot of factors in that. Your best bet is to start making some phone calls. Call the courier that was supposed to deliver, call Google, see what they can do. Good luck, mate.
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He called Google and UPS . He told me that they told him that they are going to get in touch with him tomorrow .

inlovewithnexus said:
He's my dad . He wouldn't scam me.
@caribouxda : I just asked how this could end and i was asking the people that have been through this . If you don't believe me i don't really care to be honest .
PS - Forgot to mention that he ordered it from Google play
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You fail to mention the most important thing, was box opened/damaged? Any signs or that? Also did he take the package as soon as it was dropped off or he found it a couple of hours later.

caribouxda said:
You fail to mention the most important thing, was box opened/damaged? Any signs or that? Also did he take the package as soon as it was dropped off or he found it a couple of hours later.
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He only mentioned that the box only had the receipt inside , don;t really know about damage or if it seemed opened before that . He took the package from the delivery guy but by the time he noticed the box was too easy the delivery guy was driving his car ~100m away .
P.S - I am only asuming he took it from the guys hands ... i was not given this information . I'll keep you updated and tell you more tomorrow wen i find out more.

So your dad ordered it from Google Play and had the delivery address set to YOU right? and when it arrived, phone was missing and only receipt? If so, then yeah, have your dad contact ups/google.
If your dad ordered it and it was delivered to him, then he separately shipped it to you and it's missing. That's on your dad/ups. Google is out of the picture by then.

This also happened to me. I was expecting it Nov 5 (my birthday, too!). Never came. Last thing was it was out for delivery, then a notice that says customer will pick it up *will call". I never got the call. I called for an update but they said they can't find it.
I got the same email from Google - gonna have to burn that IMEI number and order another one. 3-4 weeks it says for me. Why do I even bother ordering things on the first day. I always get disappointed one way or another.
Does this mean the phone won't work with any carrier? Or just the US? Does this mean they can't activate it, or just work work even with an already activated SIM card?

naddie said:
This also happened to me. I was expecting it Nov 5 (my birthday, too!). Never came. Last thing was it was out for delivery, then a notice that says customer will pick it up *will call". I never got the call. I called for an update but they said they can't find it.
I got the same email from Google - gonna have to burn that IMEI number and order another one. 3-4 weeks it says for me. Why do I even bother ordering things on the first day. I always get disappointed one way or another.
Does this mean the phone won't work with any carrier? Or just the US? Does this mean they can't activate it, or just work work even with an already activated SIM card?
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My N5 is also Lost and I didn't want to wait for Google to figure it out, so I placed another order Tuesday for White 32Gb and it said 2-3 weeks. This morning I got shipment confirmation and tracking number. Will ariive to my work tomorrow.
Google will Ban the IMEI definitely for USA. Not sure if they can ban for worldwide GSM. They probably can brick the device too, like how Apple didbeith the iPhone 4 lost at a bar.

naddie said:
This also happened to me. I was expecting it Nov 5 (my birthday, too!). Never came. Last thing was it was out for delivery, then a notice that says customer will pick it up *will call". I never got the call. I called for an update but they said they can't find it.
I got the same email from Google - gonna have to burn that IMEI number and order another one. 3-4 weeks it says for me. Why do I even bother ordering things on the first day. I always get disappointed one way or another.
Does this mean the phone won't work with any carrier? Or just the US? Does this mean they can't activate it, or just work work even with an already activated SIM card?
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Will call doesn't mean they are gonna call you lol. It means you gotta go pick it up from UPS.

_MetalHead_ said:
Will call doesn't mean they are gonna call you lol. It means you gotta go pick it up from UPS.
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In my case it means neither because they don't have it.
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How did I post to this thread? I was posting to another thread where someone had their Nexus 5 lost/stolen by UPS. Oh well..

nxt said:
So your dad ordered it from Google Play and had the delivery address set to YOU right? and when it arrived, phone was missing and only receipt? If so, then yeah, have your dad contact ups/google.
If your dad ordered it and it was delivered to him, then he separately shipped it to you and it's missing. That's on your dad/ups. Google is out of the picture by then.
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He ordered it to his adress , he got the empty box . If he would have got the device he should have tested it and send it to me after . The phone got lost in between sending it from google to de delivery adress specified to google.

naddie said:
In my case it means neither because they don't have it.
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How did I post to this thread? I was posting to another thread where someone had their Nexus 5 lost/stolen by UPS. Oh well..
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Well that's a bummer. Have you called UPS again? Maybe it was still on the truck or just temporarily lost in the shuffle. UPS is generally very good about keeping track of packages.

_MetalHead_ said:
Well that's a bummer. Have you called UPS again? Maybe it was still on the truck or just temporarily lost in the shuffle. UPS is generally very good about keeping track of packages.
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Looks like it's gone for good. They say they have too many trucks to search for. That's a good runaround because they could probably narrow down to just the one or two that service my area.
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_MetalHead_ said:
Well that's a bummer. Have you called UPS again? Maybe it was still on the truck or just temporarily lost in the shuffle. UPS is generally very good about keeping track of packages.
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yeah because it accidently fell out of the box, while the receipt stayed in there? remember that the *package* arrived, it's the contents thats missing... face it, some dip**** took it. complain with google, shipping should be insured, hopefully will get a new one.

naddie said:
Looks like it's gone for good. They say they have too many trucks to search for. That's a good runaround because they could probably narrow down to just the one or two that service my area.
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Well that sucks. At least google will have no qualms about sending you a new one, you're just gonna have to wait a little longer. When you finally get it you'll be happy.
kendong2 said:
yeah because it accidently fell out of the box, while the receipt stayed in there? remember that the *package* arrived, it's the contents thats missing... face it, some dip**** took it. complain with google, shipping should be insured, hopefully will get a new one.
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I wasn't responding to the OP. The poster I responded to just never got the package. UPS lost it.

essential cutting the price of the ph1 by $200

What's the chance for us early adopter to get a refund? Or are we Sol?

The facebook post says early adopters get a 200 dlls coupon. That could bring the cost of the phone to 300!

They better release the dock before then. =/
Pretty miffed about this.

I smell a death spiral

TheDethEgineer said:
The facebook post says early adopters get a 200 dlls coupon. That could bring the cost of the phone to 300!
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Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"

Exsurgence said:
Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"
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That's great! Amazing deal!

Exsurgence said:
Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"
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Any link to that form?

shooterlgk said:
Any link to that form?
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Link is in their blog post. https://www.essential.com/pages/friends-and-family-offer
While it's nice for them to offer this to us early adopters, it really doesn't benfit us unless they release the dock or other accessories by Dec 15th.

Well, my wife is really enjoying her phone... May pick up a white one for 299 with the code...I think that it's a great value at that price...

Oh, great idea, the white one is a nice idea... lol

Still waiting on them to release the gray and green version. Already have the phone so I am waiting for the dock and or smart home hub. It's nice that they at least gave us early adopters a bone. But without new accessories it really is a waste for us. They have dropped the ball before, so hoping they don't do it again. :/ They have allot of potential I just hope they get there. Also hopefully the lower price leads to more developers jumping in on the device and helping to get the developer section in this community going.

Oh, to have one of those codes. Id then go out on a limb and buy one of these great looking phones.
So tempted, but just not enough at $500.

bought off ebay
I literally bought and paid for a phone off ebay saturday night. the seller shipped it and said he would not work on price.
I want to be able to get a coupon but i'm afraid that "someone" will have already claimed it or essential will not honor it.... If anyone is in same situation, please let me know if you were able to get the coupon.
Thanks!

mongofrye said:
I literally bought and paid for a phone off ebay saturday night. the seller shipped it and said he would not work on price.
I want to be able to get a coupon but i'm afraid that "someone" will have already claimed it or essential will not honor it.... If anyone is in same situation, please let me know if you were able to get the coupon.
Thanks!
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Bought mine on swappa 4 weeks ago, just sended the email to essential so now I'm waiting for their reply, I'll let you know.
Did you alrealy filled up the form for the coupon?

TheDethEgineer said:
Bought mine on swappa 4 weeks ago, just sended the email to essential so now I'm waiting for their reply, I'll let you know.
Did you alrealy filled up the form for the coupon?
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I did not. the seller had the phone until this morning. i asked for the IMEI and he said i would get it when it comes in the mail. so basically can't make the request until i get the imei. i have sneaky suspicion that he may have claimed.... he knew all about the promotion when i sent him a message.

I am just going to get another phone.
I don't think I'm going to bother with the charging pad if they release it in time seeing I keep the phone in a case anyway.

Sent out the info for my credit to Essential, and called Best Buy this morning and got them to price match the new price since I was within my return window (the credit has already shown up on my card).
So I got $200 back from Best Buy and will get $200 credit from Essential. Sweet.
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JasonJoel said:
Sent out the info for my credit to Essential, and called Best Buy this morning and got them to price match the new price since I was within my return window (the credit has already shown up on my card).
So I got $200 back from Best Buy and will get $200 credit from Essential. Sweet.
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How did you get them to do that? I haven't bought one, but if I can get them to knock another $200 off the 499, that'd be dope!

So I filled out the form, is there suppose to be an email confirmation?

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How did you get them to do that? I haven't bought one, but if I can get them to knock another $200 off the 499, that'd be dope!
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No, I originally bought it for $699. Got best buy to price match it back to $499 after the price drop.
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