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Selling my broken tab :(

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Same thing happened to mine, except I sat on it. Someone here bought mine here for $100. Honestly as much as I love the Android OS on phones I tired of it rather quickly on a tablet. I'm awaiting a Windows 7 tablet called EXOPC and based on the reviews I've read I look forward to using this thing. Good luck with your sale.

Mobiletechvideos by Josh Groce xda member - urgent feedback requested

After trying to help an xda member to get his tablet fixed, we have ended up at Mobiletechvideos started by Josh Groce, who has been a past speaker at XDA events. We have spent the last 1 month trying to get in contact with Mobiletechvideos - anybody we can, anyway we can, email, phone calls etc. There has been no communication. Zero.
Mobiletechvideos was a suggestion of Adam Outler, another trusted member of XDA, and hence we did not do due diligence in making sure of the current status of said company. That fault we now recognize. Adam Outler, when finally contacted, initially could not recall the company, but then remembered Josh and says he will try to contact Josh. But we are waiting....
There are a few threads dealing explicitly with Mobiletechvideos and the recent situation where many have given up on their phones ever coming back, and some trying for 4-5 months. Surprisingly, Josh as "connexion2005" does respond arbitrarily to posts on these threads but has not addressed the many members whose devices are stuck in the limbo of Mobiletechvideos. People have been charged $150 a piece on numerous occasions but have not gotten refunds or action on their devices, or even any feedback.
THIS THREAD IS BEING CREATED IN DESPERATION AFTER TRYING SO MANY VENUES INCLUDING THE ABOVE THREADS.
Remember this: Mobiletechvideos as founded by a former XDA "guru" (????) Is drumming up its business through its connections on xda forums. This needs to be re-examined on all fronts. As a long time user of XDA, I have come to respect my interactions with members purely on trust. While this may seem intuitively naiive, it has never let me down until now. We as users must fight to ensure that XDA remains a "safe" site considering we download our phone software without blinking an eye ! That trust must NOT be betrayed.
We hope that other senior members that recognize the names of the member we cite can put out the message that Mobiletechvideos needs to at least respond to customers if it has any chance of carrying on in a legal fashion.
We are preparing a case to be submitted to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) by Monday as we have no other recourse but to escalate the case and hope some serious official intervention by outside authorities will bring things back on track. We also will sadly have to consider police involvement if possible.
Anybody with any ideas, feedback, knowledge or assistance are please requested to respond.
Thanks.

chappatti said:
After trying to help an xda member to get his tablet fixed, we have ended up at Mobiletechvideos started by Josh Groce, who has been a past speaker at XDA events. We have spent the last 1 month trying to get in contact with Mobiletechvideos - anybody we can, anyway we can, email, phone calls etc. There has been no communication. Zero.
Mobiletechvideos was a suggestion of Adam Outler, another trusted member of XDA, and hence we did not do due diligence in making sure of the current status of said company. That fault we now recognize. Adam Outler, when finally contacted, initially could not recall the company, but then remembered Josh and says he will try to contact Josh. But we are waiting....
There are a few threads dealing explicitly with Mobiletechvideos and the recent situation where many have given up on their phones ever coming back, and some trying for 4-5 months. Surprisingly, Josh as "connexion2005" does respond arbitrarily to posts on these threads but has not addressed the many members whose devices are stuck in the limbo of Mobiletechvideos. People have been charged $150 a piece on numerous occasions but have not gotten refunds or action on their devices, or even any feedback.
THIS THREAD IS BEING CREATED IN DESPERATION AFTER TRYING SO MANY VENUES INCLUDING THE ABOVE THREADS.
Remember this: Mobiletechvideos as founded by a former XDA "guru" (????) Is drumming up its business through its connections on xda forums. This needs to be re-examined on all fronts. As a long time user of XDA, I have come to respect my interactions with members purely on trust. While this may seem intuitively naiive, it has never let me down until now. We as users must fight to ensure that XDA remains a "safe" site considering we download our phone software without blinking an eye ! That trust must NOT be betrayed.
We hope that other senior members that recognize the names of the member we cite can put out the message that Mobiletechvideos needs to at least respond to customers if it has any chance of carrying on in a legal fashion.
We are preparing a case to be submitted to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) by Monday as we have no other recourse but to escalate the case and hope some serious official intervention by outside authorities will bring things back on track. We also will sadly have to consider police involvement if possible.
Anybody with any ideas, feedback, knowledge or assistance are please requested to respond.
Thanks.
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I'm sorry you are going through these difficulties.
I do not have any direct advice or knowledge of this situation, I just wanted to say that Mobiletechvideos/Josh are not affiliated with XDA, and is a member just as you are. I checked to see if he had spoken at any events and it looks like he spoke at an Android BBQ, which isn't our event. Even if it was, just because a speaker says they are with XDA doesn't necessarily mean we are vouching for them or their business.
Anyway, it sounds like you and others have tried contacting him about this and are not receiving satisfactory answers. Unless he is a member of the BBB there is no point in contacting them as they have no authority. You can try to open a claim in small claims court, which is your best bet - you can try contacting the local police where he is located but really the only thing they can look into is fraud.
This isn't directly related to the running of XDA the site so I will move the thread to an appropriate forum. Again best of luck to you and others affected by this!

bitpushr said:
I'm sorry you are going through these difficulties.
I do not have any direct advice or knowledge of this situation, I just wanted to say that Mobiletechvideos/Josh are not affiliated with XDA, and is a member just as you are. I checked to see if he had spoken at any events and it looks like he spoke at an Android BBQ, which isn't our event. Even if it was, just because a speaker says they are with XDA doesn't necessarily mean we are vouching for them or their business.
Anyway, it sounds like you and others have tried contacting him about this and are not receiving satisfactory answers. Unless he is a member of the BBB there is no point in contacting them as they have no authority. You can try to open a claim in small claims court, which is your best bet - you can try contacting the local police where he is located but really the only thing they can look into is fraud.
This isn't directly related to the running of XDA the site so I will move the thread to an appropriate forum. Again best of luck to you and others affected by this!
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Thanks so much for your reply and for your kind words of encouragement. We are exploring all avenues.
I want to also clarify that as a public forum XDA has my highest regard - it is a true example of a altruistic community. I just wish to urge members to continue to be vigilant in reporting known cases of fraud or scamming so others can steer clear of becoming victims.
I would go far as to suggest a separate thread/sub-forum be opened to report such issues - one can easily judge the magnitude of the issue by looking at the number of replies a thread garners, which would highten the risk a particular report poses. Also it gives the both parties in such a dispute to air their issues, such that other readers can judge for themselves the merits of any case. Xda does not have to in any way provide dispute resolution, but just allow a small space for greivances to be discussed and the metits be judged by the individual judgement of users. At least some awareness is built about potential ongoing issues.

Question [CLOSED]I bought a G Stylus 5G and it is locked to Cricket. Is there any way to unlock the network?

I went to one of those code websites and they quoted $95, which is out of my reach at the moment. Is there perhaps a way to d it myself? I am comfortable rooting and flashing roms so I'm sure I can handle it, I just don't know what to do.

Paying off the phone usually does the trick...

blackhawk said:
Paying off the phone usually does the trick...
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The person I purchased it from told me it was network unlocked. I did not find out it was not unlocked until I inserted my sim into it after it was delivered.
If I had the money to pay it off I would not be here asking if there's a chance this can be done.
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I have a bit of experience with this given I have a Cricket model and I was going to sell it on eBay. Cricket themselves told me that the DEVICE itself is locked to the purchasers ACCOUNT until 6 months of service has been paid for. After which the network can be unlocked and the device sold to anyone. They told me the device wouldn't function for another Cricket account even if I wanted to just give it away to a friend. I'm not sure a code is really going to solve anything, given it sounds more like an IMEI lock within Cricket's database, and only once prereqs are met will they lift those restrictions.
Take this with a huge grain of salt, of course. Half the time I'm not sure Cricket's support has a clue what they're talking about. All I know is, tons of people are scooping them up for $49.99 from their website as "new customers" and then immediately trying to sell them.
To anyone else wanting to pick up one of these second hand, the safest way is to make sure it's the 6GB 256GB model. These aren't sold at any carrier, and are fully unlocked directly from Motorola. Picked one up myself a few weeks ago for slightly under $200.

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Question [CLOSED] any help much appreciated

some lowlife sold my teenage kid a t mobile sim locked oneplus 9 this past weekend after claiming it could be use on att ugh cant believe someone would take advantage of someone like that.
idk anything at all about this sort of stuff so im stumbling my way thru this like a blind man thru a maze
i called t mobile twice last night and they didnt seem to care at all about the situation so a google search led me here
is there anything we can do to get this thing unlocked so it can be use on att? any help and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. i dont mind paying if necessary
regards

the account originally associated with the phone must be in good standings. must also be paid off. if you can confirm those through imei etc, then try going into settings, about phone, scroll down until you see network unlock. go for the permanent option.

That was the first thing we tried

so the phone is not financially compromised and the original account is in good standing? run the imei number on a blacklist checker. most likely your son bought a paper weight.

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@Imbmfk Imagine your device was stolen, I'm sure you would appreciate that the people who took it would be unable to use your device. I do understand that this can bring problems on the second hand market but this is of no concern to XDA. I assume you speak the truth but even then our community will not be able to assist as any unlock solutions would be considered illegal. Which takes us to:
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Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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I can only advise you to get in touch with the seller and/or the platform your son has bought the device on.
Thank you all for your time, have an amazing day and stay safe out there!
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Question ***CLOSED*** Buy and Sell

What's a good place for individuals to buy and sell used tablets? I have a couple of S7 FEs in very good condition I'd like to sell.

eBay is good if you can write a good listing description...

traman124 said:
eBay is good if you can write a good listing description...
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I stopped using eBay when they demanded my SS number because my sales exceeded $600 for the year. I've tried using Craigslist and Facebook but neither work very well because you have to sell locally.

@lewmur please consider the Forum Rules:
7. Do not sell or trade on the forums.
If you wish to advertise a product, simply contact us. We can provide ads but you are not permitted to just post it in the forums. If you do, it will be removed and you're likely to receive a ban.
The buying, selling, trading and / or exchanging of any item is now prohibited on XDA, in any forum or via Private Messages. We now use www.swappa.com
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Swappa is our official recommendation, because both buyer and seller are protected.
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