I've got a UK Galaxy S, and am about to go to the USA on a holiday. As my battery life is absolutely rubbish (15 hours) I was hoping to buy a spare battery so I can contact my partner on the trip.
I tried ordering one from DealExtreme a month ago, and it still hasn't arrived (and they won't respond to my emails), given I go away tomorrow this is a bit of a hassle. I tried to source one locally but the places that could deliver seem to have it on backorder.
So my question is, do the US variants of hte galaxy S use the same battery, meaning I should be able to find it in a store over there? or should I head down to a phone shop and pay an exorbitant price for it..
I don't see them being any cheaper in the States from a 'phone shop'; but yes, they're all the same.
Has anyone in here ever deal with cellhub when buying ur G2X?
They have the phone on sale for $69.99 and I'm looking at a possible buy here if they r legit.
Ur input will b great appreciated.
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They are scum of the earth!
Basically I went through 2 G2X's with them. It wouldn't have been so bad where it not the fact that it took about a week to ship the phone to them and get it back and by the second one, I was worried that I may not want to keep the T-Mobile service so I just gave up and decided to buy locally. The problem was that Cellhub wanted a restocking fee for the SECOND defective phone of $25, then they charged me $10 for the pleasure of having to send the brick of a phone back, AND I had to pay for shipping($15). So dealing with that much hassle with Cellhub on a phone that is known to be defective (Come on, we all know this, the issues this phone has given me led me here) is just not worth the "savings" you'd get. I wasted $50 on literally nothing thanks to cellhub. A week later I went to a local T-Mobile store and it looked like Cellhub somehow screwed me over with Tmobile and I wasn't allowed to get the phone for the upgrade price. So if I wanted it at the store it would have cost me full price! Basically Cellhub was trying to blacklist me with T-Mobile. T-Mobile was great and we cleared it up (seriously, best Customer service for cell phones, I really hope At&t is denied to purchase them), but it soured me from ever buying from cellhub or even hinting at someone to buy it from there. If I could prevent one person from going through the hell I went through, I will be more then happy to write my story down.
I just placed my order.Let's c what kind of dirt they give me.If phone don't get shipped out today I'm cancelling my order.
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My experience has been fine. They have done everything they've said for me.
They sent me my first return w/no problems. The 2nd return, they deferred to T mobile. But he was nice about it, explaining that that is the process. He made sure I had no questions. Also made it a point to tell me to get back to them if I had any problems with the 2nd return. The credit for the free activation won't show for three months or so.
I did have to pay for next day both ways, but that was my idea and my decision. They were gonna send it 2 day. I had a loaner from T mobile that was crap and did not want to wait a week.
I'm not sorry I went through them myself. I would do it again. They are selling this phone for a good price. I always get a real person quickly, which I love. It isn't their fault I've had problems. My daughters G2X is problem free.
It must suck to be an authorized G2X DEALER right now. There sure are a lot of returns.......never mind the standard BS that is sorta inevitable. But I can personally recommend cellhub. Of course I try to be uber friendly and respectful. You definately get what you give.
ickster said:
My experience has been fine. They have done everything they've said for me.
They sent me my first return w/no problems. The 2nd return, they deferred to T mobile. But he was nice about it, explaining that that is the process. He made sure I had no questions. Also made it a point to tell me to get back to them if I had any problems with the 2nd return. The credit for the free activation won't show for three months or so.
I did have to pay for next day both ways, but that was my idea and my decision. They were gonna send it 2 day. I had a loaner from T mobile that was crap and did not want to wait a week.
I'm not sorry I went through them myself. I would do it again. They are selling this phone for a good price. I always get a real person quickly, which I love. It isn't their fault I've had problems. My daughters G2X is problem free.
It must suck to be an authorized G2X DEALER right now. There sure are a lot of returns.......never mind the standard BS that is sorta inevitable. But I can personally recommend cellhub. Of course I try to be uber friendly and respectful. You definately get what you give.
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So far so good.We'll when the phone arrives.
If you get a working phone CellHub would appear to be great. But a TRUE measure of a company is how they handle returns. I had a defective Core i7 980x (a $1,000 processor mind you) and Newegg did a cross ship without charging me on the new one sent in, all I had to do was send in the defective CPU. The whole process took 2 days and I recieved a return shipping label for the defective product. THATS how you handle returns. Cellhub is a joke by comparison. A true measure of an online store is how they handle returns, not sales. Cellhub is not there for you after the sale, so I would avoid them.
Cellhub vs Newegg is not a good comparison, because Newegg offered ****ty customer service when it first started too, only until a few years ago they got a lot better in order to compete with amazon's customer service.
I bought my G2x from cellhub they are okay. I was very lucky to be one of the few to receive a non-defective unit. So hopefully you will get a non-defective device. But since G2x has so many quality control problems I would not have bought it from cellhub because if anything is wrong with it you would have a headache with the return (any online retailer that is). I would have suggested you to get it a local tmobile store because you can drive to the store and ***** at them versus an online retailer you cant really do that much.
I ordered 2 cell phones from Cellhub about 6 years ago. First issue was that I was switching carriers and porting my number. I was assured that my old phone would work until I got the phone and had it switched myself. Not so, the numbers were switched immediately before the phones shipped and my wife and I had no phone service until our phones came in over a week later. One phone was fine for 2 years until we quit using it. The other was an obvious refurb that they honored with the 1 year warranty, but I had to send it in for repair through whatever service they used. I had to send it in twice times for different issues. First was it stopped installing anything I had bought and downloaded, which I dealt with until the bluetooth stopped working. After that the screen died. Then 3 days after my warranty expired the keys quit working and I was out of luck. They wouldn't do anything about it even though it was obvious there were issues with the phone before and I had sent it in twice before for a couple weeks each time. Not that I expected that they would do anything even though it was three days, but it did guarantee I will never go back.
Hope your experience is better and that they have improved since then.
They haven't...
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Well, I knew what the return terms were when I bought them. I made sure to check the return policy. So the return shipping, while I see your point, wasn't really an issue for me.
I'm more concerned with how much of a fight it is to make the return. They exchanged the first one quickly and with no hassles.
I knew that going mail order was a bit risky. But as I said, I've been pleased with cellhub. From my experiences with them, they've been very helpful and professional.
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They are scum of the earth!
Basically I went through 2 G2X's with them. It wouldn't have been so bad where it not the fact that it took about a week to ship the phone to them and get it back and by the second one, I was worried that I may not want to keep the T-Mobile service so I just gave up and decided to buy locally. The problem was that Cellhub wanted a restocking fee for the SECOND defective phone of $25, then they charged me $10 for the pleasure of having to send the brick of a phone back, AND I had to pay for shipping($15). So dealing with that much hassle with Cellhub on a phone that is known to be defective (Come on, we all know this, the issues this phone has given me led me here) is just not worth the "savings" you'd get. I wasted $50 on literally nothing thanks to cellhub. A week later I went to a local T-Mobile store and it looked like Cellhub somehow screwed me over with Tmobile and I wasn't allowed to get the phone for the upgrade price. So if I wanted it at the store it would have cost me full price! Basically Cellhub was trying to blacklist me with T-Mobile. T-Mobile was great and we cleared it up (seriously, best Customer service for cell phones, I really hope At&t is denied to purchase them), but it soured me from ever buying from cellhub or even hinting at someone to buy it from there. If I could prevent one person from going through the hell I went through, I will be more then happy to write my story down.
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So you wanted to exchange a defective phone and Cellhub wanted to charge you $25. restocking, fee, $15.00 shipping, AND $10.00 (for what?) for a total of $50.00 for an exchange.....for a defective phone....that was still under warranty?? Boy, I'd be pissed off.
Hence my hatered of cellhub, I spent $50 on nothing. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau in long island against them. Cellhub is pure scum.Avoid!!!!
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So i have/ had a G2x since 4/20 but ive been checking ebay and craigslist and it seems the overall value of this phone is going down.. i don't know why cause i love the phone personally and wouldn't want to let it go.. but I bought off contract for 500 bucks when it first came out and after looking online im looking at loosing atleast 300 dollars.. I've also noticed T-mobiles giving away sensations now as a replacement and those are going for more money than the G2x which is blowing my mind cause i think they blow... but idk helpful feedback would be nice im thinking just switching it out and selling it right away pretty much to make most of my money back and just buy the next best thing after? hows it sound .. it just hurts lossing that much money is like 4 months over a awesome phone
hey man thats what happens when you buy a phone outright on launch. there's ALWAYS crazy deals later. like the g2x for free or $1 or whatever tmobile had. just gotta let it go bro
If you like it why dump it? Just because someone else doesnt like theirs? Heres some words of wisdom.........If it aint broke, dont fix it!
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Unless dealing with a collectors item, phones, and tech devices in general, are a terrible financial investment. You have to find just the right deals and timing to make any sort of ROI.
I buy devices when I need or want them, for practical or entertainment use and with the expectation that they'll be half price in a few months.
Preach on man!!!
Well actually never pay retail is the lesson. I don't have a contract with my plan and been saving it to get a phone. But, did pick up a G2 off craigslist. Paid 140. Wasn't in bad shape, used but not abused.
I too paid for my G2X out of pocket. Only have one issue but I can live with it. Its better to find a bargain, cause this Android fix is expensive. I have 3 phones now. And G2x still top phone for me.
I just received two of them free with 2-year contract on their last day of web-only free advertizements. I'm glad I waited.
Hey all,
I'm mostly a lurker around here, but I have had countless issues with my thunderbolt (I'm on replacement number 5, and I need to get a 6th). I have been working with Verizon to be swapped into a different phone. However, leaving the great Thunderbolt community, I want to go into a phone with a very strong following, hopefully the GN. However, I have two options from Verizon.
I could have tech support swap me into another phone. I have been offered the Rezound and the Razr. What they mean by swap, I don't know, but I am hoping not an M2 (early upgrade), but just they send me the new phone for free.
The rep I spoke to last night suggested that she could do an M2 to get me the Nexus, but I would have to pay for it. She said that I could then sell my Thunderbolt to recoup most of the cost.
So this leaves me with the following situation. I am really not in a place that I can justify paying any significant amount of money for a phone (I already shelled out a couple hundred bucks on this phone, and then the contract is expensive too). So I guess I need advice. How much is a Thunderbolt worth these days? The one I have I received damaged from Verizon (Scratch in the screen, little nick on the side, but hard to notice).
Thanks!
You might want to check ebay for the going rate. I believe it's a little over $100. I'm also in a position to upgrade and pay the difference, but I don't think I can justify it yet.
I sent my phone in for a bad battery and a bad charger port. They tries to tell me that there was not a replacement available and offer me 270 dollars. I told them that was unacceptable for a 900 dollar phone. They said they would escalate my issue.
I searched google and found that others had been given similar buyout offers,some as low as 150 dollars,or offered inferior phones like the velvet.(I would have considered a wing as you can still get an 800 dollar trade on on a samsung s22 for it)
The long and the short of it is,after waiting another week and a half,they finally sent me a replacement v60. Its a refurb,but its in 100% like new condition. Everything seems good. So if you have to send in your phone, stand firm and don't let them low ball you. They have an outside company handling the LG promise claims. My guess is that they have to go our and buy a v60 on the open market from one of those companies that provides replacement handsets like when you have the insurance you pay for monthly,and it costs them more than the 270 low ball offer they give. So at first they try to see if you will take the money.