Did anyone else get this message. I'm apprehensive to replying as I feel it may be a scam....
It was in my PM box......
[email protected] said:
Hello Purple Drama Llama,
I am a representative of RearthUSA. We are a recently launched company in the U.S., and we are seeking consumer responses to our products so that we can revise them in order to better suit your preferences. We are currently trying to improve our Season 1 Nexus S Case. As you are a highly respected member among the XDA Developers Forum Community, we would like to mail you a case free of charge so that you can test and use our product in order for us to gain some valuable consumer feedback. You may choose any color you want from the following list on our site - http://rearthusa.com/products-page/ringke-gadget-cover/nexus-s/.
We would highly appreciate your comments, concerns, and suggestions in regard to our Nexus S case. If you enjoy our product and feel that it is something worth sharing with other members of the community or that they might benefit from its use, then we would truly appreciate you taking the time to post a review on the forum so that other members have the opportunity to view it and deliver their feedback as well. Provided is a link to another Feedback Program we offered for the Evo 4G - http://www.evo4gforum.net/htc-evo-4g-accessories/ringke-case-from-rearth-usa/.
If you are interested in assisting us to develop a top-quality product then please feel free to respond to me via email at - [email protected] Once you have confirmed with me your color choice and provided your shipping address, we will ship the case out to you immediately. Thank you very much for all of your time and consideration of this message. We look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Blake Trasker | RearthUSA R&D
RearthUSA.com
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seems too shady. i wouldnt give my address out like that
report it to a moderator and they'll do the appropriate actions to the user
It is a legit company and all. I bought my keyboard cover for the macbook from them on ebay and they have some video reviews of it on youtube. A lot of user reviews (who got it for free), so I'm not surprised that they are giving it away to get a review in return.
Ask him for a phone number or refer him to the user who recently made a video of the Casemate Pop case in the accessory section.
DKYang said:
It is a legit company and all. I bought my keyboard cover for the macbook from them on ebay and they have some video reviews of it on youtube. A lot of user reviews (who got it for free), so I'm not surprised that they are giving it away to get a review in return.
Ask him for a phone number or refer him to the user who recently made a video of the Casemate Pop case in the accessory section.
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I know its a legit company, I was just concerned because they had 0 feedback from the forum and it I have never purchased anything from them as well as it being a PM here and not something more professional like an e-mail. Oh well. I'd like to get a free case, I may do it.
Purple Drama Llama said:
I know its a legit company, I was just concerned because they had 0 feedback from the forum and it I have never purchased anything from them as well as it being a PM here and not something more professional like an e-mail. Oh well. I'd like to get a free case, I may do it.
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How do you expect them to email you when you don't allow it via your profile?
Even with 0 feedback, they have to start somewhere. If you don't want to give them your address, then try to get a temporary PO Box, business address, or something similar. It can't really be a scam if you're only going to give them your name and address (well, none that I have heard of yet using just those two information).
DKYang said:
How do you expect them to email you when you don't allow it via your profile?
Even with 0 feedback, they have to start somewhere. If you don't want to give them your address, then try to get a temporary PO Box, business address, or something similar. It can't really be a scam if you're only going to give them your name and address (well, none that I have heard of yet using just those two information).
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That seems way too much work just to get a free case.
And you seem pretty open to a stranger asking for your name and address. Sorry but this is the internet, gotta be cautious.
If you really need a case, I'd recommend the Case-Mate Pop case. There's a coupon in the Pop thread that reduces it to $27
I think there's a marketplace they can post in instead off spamming forum members.
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zephiK said:
That seems way too much work just to get a free case.
And you seem pretty open to a stranger asking for your name and address. Sorry but this is the internet, gotta be cautious.
If you really need a case, I'd recommend the Case-Mate Pop case. There's a coupon in the Pop thread that reduces it to $27
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How'd you get that idea? If you work somewhere you could use that address. Oh and I know it's the internet, what do you think I'm using right now? Also, what's too much work? Registering on a forum? Copy/pasting the letter and edit the name? Is it so rare for a company to have a rep register on a forum?
Anyways, I agree that it seems shady and all, but a quick Google search led me to this xda member receiving the product. Of course, he's the only one so far that I can find via quick search.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914272
And then Rearth's official blog posted that review along with other user reviews plus the link to the review (most to AndroidForums):
http://rearthusa.com/blog/?cat=120
You could just give them a call and ask for Blake.
http://www.bbb.org/north-east-louis...ing-services/rearth-usa-in-monroe-la-90004664
It's the OP's choice anyways, you can send him my way if you don't want to do it. I'm kind of interested on how good this case is after looking at some reviews of the Evo version.
DKYang said:
How'd you get that idea? If you work somewhere you could use that address. Oh and I know it's the internet, what do you think I'm using right now? Also, what's too much work? Registering on a forum? Copy/pasting the letter and edit the name? Is it so rare for a company to have a rep register on a forum?
Anyways, I agree that it seems shady and all, but a quick Google search led me to this xda member receiving the product. Of course, he's the only one so far that I can find via quick search.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914272
And then Rearth's official blog posted that review along with other user reviews plus the link to the review (most to AndroidForums):
http://rearthusa.com/blog/?cat=120
You could just give them a call and ask for Blake.
http://www.bbb.org/north-east-louis...ing-services/rearth-usa-in-monroe-la-90004664
It's the OP's choice anyways, you can send him my way if you don't want to do it. I'm kind of interested on how good this case is after looking at some reviews of the Evo version.
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If i worked for a company, I wouldn't be suspicious by mass emailing users of a forum telling them to send me their addresses. It's just not very trustworthy.
It's the internet, people can pose as other people. Again, this is just for a free case, you shouldn't have to go through a WHOLE hassle process just to verify something. They could just went to the market place or the general forum and make a general post in regards for people to test out their product.
Approaching users of a forum via Private Message is not a good practice. It's suspicious. Especially when they never made any posts or contributed to XDA. They have no recognition around this community.
I could easily make a spoof account and say im a representative from Case-Mate and that I want you to test a upcoming case that we haven't announced. I want you to test our Case-Mate Barely There case before we announce it.
Would you easily just give someone your address? It could be a friend of yours who simply hates you and wants your address. It's not a smart idea to be so free to give your address away.
Ordering something online? Yeah. If they're a massive corporation and its something I can trust, I have no fear of giving my address away. To a stranger? not happening.
zephiK said:
If i worked for a company, I wouldn't be suspicious by mass emailing users of a forum telling them to send me their addresses. It's just not very trustworthy.
It's the internet, people can pose as other people. Again, this is just for a free case, you shouldn't have to go through a WHOLE hassle process just to verify something. They could just went to the market place or the general forum and make a general post in regards for people to test out their product.
Approaching users of a forum via Private Message is not a good practice. It's suspicious. Especially when they never made any posts or contributed to XDA. They have no recognition around this community.
I could easily make a spoof account and say im a representative from Case-Mate and that I want you to test a upcoming case that we haven't announced. I want you to test our Case-Mate Barely There case before we announce it.
Would you easily just give someone your address? It could be a friend of yours who simply hates you and wants your address. It's not a smart idea to be so free to give your address away.
Ordering something online? Yeah. If they're a massive corporation and its something I can trust, I have no fear of giving my address away. To a stranger? not happening.
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I understand why it seems shady, didn't I say that in my previous post? *Looks back* Why yes I did. So no need to waste your time to explain it. Geez.
Anyways, I provided information for the OP to go by. So that's that. It's his choice to make anyways. If you consider a quick 2 minute search such a hassle, then okay whatever, that's just you.
In reply to the suspiciousness regarding the method of contact. I apologize if it made anyone feel uncomfortable. Additionally, I didn't mass spam anyone. I sought through the entire forum and selected around 10 individuals who I felt would contribute a worthy review to the community. I could post my own review of the product but that doesn't carry as much credit does it?
Again, I apologize for this chosen method of contact. However, you won't have to worry about that method anymore in the future. We are setting up our official review request option on our new Website, and we will allow users (such as yourselves) to come and request to review one of our products if you like. But of course, we will only select a number of reviewers per week and will include only those individuals we feel will truly post a worth while review for others to view.
And I assure you all that I will be contributing much more to this community from here on out.
Well, we will see if its a scam, If he wanted my address he can easily look that up on the web. (note sarcasm)
doesn't sound like a scam, just a company trying to get xda publicity for their product by sending out a few free ones. op has over 2k messages to his name, so has some reputation here. you should actually be kinda honoured. if in doubt, set up a new email address and contact them asking for a phone #.
it's called marketing and all that jazz
MarkusPO said:
doesn't sound like a scam, just a company trying to get xda publicity for their product by sending out a few free ones. op has over 2k messages to his name, so has some reputation here. you should actually be kinda honoured. if in doubt, set up a new email address and contact them asking for a phone #.
it's called marketing and all that jazz
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yea, not too worried at all
i just gotta get my Nexus S soon. enroute, here Tuesday
(had a t-mo NS, now the white AT&T NS)
Probably not a scam. I bought their case and love it. Great service as well. Consider yourself lucky to have the opportunity to receive a case in exchange for a review.
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peeturr said:
Probably not a scam. I bought their case and love it. Great service as well. Consider yourself lucky to have the opportunity to receive a case in exchange for a review.
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Yes I'm pretty excited. New phone and a free case, sounds good to me. I'll also do a case mate pop case and incipio feather review.
i have a VZW unlimtied data line that i frankly dont need anymore and am looking to vut down the bills now i know these a good item to have but i just dont know what i should be asking for something like this, and i was just wondering what xda input on this matter would be .......this would not include the phone
i know my grammer is bad so dont even bother telling me about it lol and thank you for your input ahead of time
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i have a VZW unlimtied data line that i frankly dont need anymore and am looking to vut down the bills now i know these a good item to have but i just dont know what i should be asking for something like this, and i was just wondering what xda input on this matter would be .......this would not include the phone
i know my grammer is bad so dont even bother telling me about it lol and thank you for your input ahead of time
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I know that you haven't actually offered to sell anything and I am not even sure you can transfer a data line to another customer, but sooner or later somebody is going to make you an offer and then this thread will be violating xda rule 7: Do not spam, sell or trade on the forums. If you wish to advertise a product, contact us we provide ads. But do not post it in the forums, it will be removed and you're likely to receive a ban. From Nov 30 2012 the Marketplace will close. No new Wanting to Buy or Sell threads should be made after 19 Nov 2012. From Nov 30 2012 selling, buying, trading and exchanging devices or any item will no longer be permitted in any forum or via Private Messages.
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Hi, I'm from India. I wanted to buy the Nexus 5 but the prices here are higher compared to other countries (US & Australia).
Just for a quick comparison, here are the prices in India / Australia
16 GB = $520 (Rs 28,999) / $399
32 GB = $592 (Rs 32,999) / $449
I'm going to visit Australia for a month, and as you can see above it is much cheaper there. But after reading this forum I found out many people have got a defected phone. So now I'm worried of getting a one as I don't know whether it can get fixed or replaced within a month.
So can anyone here please tell me what are the chances of getting a defected phone and how long does it take to repair it?
Thanks.
Seriously, no one?
I bought 1 phone not defective so by going by that, you have a 0% chance of getting a defective phone. Not accurate though is it? You literally need every Nexus 5 user in the world (ever) to post. Its not happening.
As for returns, ask Google. Often phone manufacturers only accept devices in the region they were purchased, so best to get this info straight from the horses mouth (Google)
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who knows the exact amount of nexus 5 devices sold, but you only see the threads containing the bad ones here on XDA and people RMAing. Step back and think about the people that are satisfied. Just like looking at a review for a product. People who get a DOA or a defective one immediately go "NOPE this sucks don't buy because ...." these things happen in production.
Do what you think is right
mistahseller said:
who knows the exact amount of nexus 5 devices sold, but you only see the threads containing the bad ones here on XDA and people RMAing. Step back and think about the people that are satisfied. Just like looking at a review for a product. People who get a DOA or a defective one immediately go "NOPE this sucks don't buy because ...." these things happen in production.
Do what you think is right
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Don't agree. 2 out of the 3 people I know with the nexus 5 have a defect in it.
And yes, I know this thread is old.
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tzzeri said:
Don't agree. 2 out of the 3 people I know with the nexus 5 have a defect in it.
And yes, I know this thread is old.
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Nice necro. And 3 is not a valid sample size.
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I am looking to sell my iPad and get a android tablet. I have the s4 phone and I love it, I also have a samsung laptop that I love as we'll so I am leaning towards a samsung tablet. What would you guys recommend, I have been looking at the note 8.0 and I have read mixed reviews so what do you guys think?
It's a solid tablet, but it all depends on how useful that S-Pen is going to be for you. Otherwise, if you're looking to get the most bang for your buck specs-wise, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.
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Sero 7 Pro!
The $149 Hisense Sero 7 Pro is a great Nexus 7 clone available exclusively at Walmart, and occasionally you can find cheaper refurbs online for about 80-90 bucks. I got mine this June, and it was a great purchase decision! I've just recently rooted it and am running Dolorespark's dopaROM v1.1, which you can read about here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470998 There's also a Kitkat-based ROM called Taktik (get it?) that I haven't tried yet as the camera and mp3 aren't working properly yet, but good news: Hisense just released the kernel source code today, and it looks like ROM development for this tablet is about to really take off! You can read about Taktik here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536116
Good luck with your future tablet purchase!
There are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
Thanks!
Hello everyone,
Note 7 is on the way. We are looking for many honest feedbacks and reviews of our new Note 7 related new products. Some of new Type C fast wireless charger, Note7 cases and protective screen are available, and some other new products are upcoming.
We need:
Amazon reviewers from: UK, FR, US, DE, ES, IT, JP, CA
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Hi I would love to review your note 7 case's, I already filled out your form from another thread. My email address is [email protected] I have already been reviewing case's for the note 7
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I would love to try out some cases. I mainly post reviews for things on Amazon and provide feedback/comments on reddit. I am getting a Note 7 as soon as pre-orders open. I currently use a S7 Edge and Nexus 6P.
I already filled the application. Puerto Rico is a broad market that you accesories has not touched yet and I'm willing to do the marketing for you.
I would love to review your products. I already filled the application.
Sign me up!
Interested
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I am a reviewer of all phone accessories and am an official reviewer for DBrand...lately I've started to review cases and screen protectors and am planning on starting my own Android YouTube Channel called "Think Android"
I would love to review all you're products and am already on the preorder list for the Note 7. I have signed up via the link you have provided for registration.
Thanks
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Im interested too. I have reviewed cases before in the past honest and gave feedback on what's was good and what could be improved.
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Online form has been filled out. Would love the opportunity to review your products. Pre ordered my new note 7 earlier tonight when pre orders opened.
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