[psa] do not flash international roms! - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4

Even flashing roms from other carriers can have awful effects. Just don't do it.
"Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!"

Probably belongs in general... but noobs take note.

k0nane said:
Probably belongs in general... but noobs take note.
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We had one of these in the SGS3 forum because of rampant people looking for advice on how to fix/replace their phones for this issue. Hopefully some people will read it here first before coming to us last.

I believe this is the correct place for this... This is where people come to look for goodies to flash without reading...
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inphamous36 said:
I believe this is the correct place for this... This is where people come to look for goodies to flash without reading...
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IMHO if 'those people' don't read enough to know what to and what not to flash they deserve it. They know flashing could potentially brick their phone yet they don't care enough about their 600 dollar phones to learn a bit about what they're doing first. $#@% 'em.
But on a more touchy feely side, yes, this would be the place to put it. As a sticky up top so they have no excuse for when they do it.

TeknoGodz said:
IMHO if 'those people' don't read enough to know what to and what not to flash they deserve it. They know flashing could potentially brick their phone yet they don't care enough about their 600 dollar phones to learn a bit about what they're doing first. $#@% 'em.
But on a more touchy feely side, yes, this would be the place to put it. As a sticky up top so they have no excuse for when they do it.
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They may deserve what they get but we get to pay higher phone prices as a result.
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An international Odin package will not flash on this phone anyway. Odin will not flash it.
The only way someone can flash an international ROM is through CWM from a rom they downloaded in the international forum.

clubtech said:
An international Odin package will not flash on this phone anyway. Odin will not flash it.
The only way someone can flash an international ROM is through CWM from a rom they downloaded in the international forum.
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Yup
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The Root said:
They may deserve what they get but we get to pay higher phone prices as a result.
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How so?
Some dumb person bricks their phone flashing the wrong rom they can't get a replacement from samsung because they will see the counter was tripped and know this is why.
I guess they can try bringing back to the store... but unless it was within a small time frame (I think it's like 14 days for ATT) they will just say well ya shoulda got insurance, buddy.
And if they use insurance to get a new one that wouldn't result in paying more for phones because the insurance company makes bank off all the months people don't break their phones and by giving you refurbished ones back.

Either way it's bad. Don't do it.
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TeknoGodz said:
How so?
Some dumb person bricks their phone flashing the wrong rom they can't get a replacement from samsung because they will see the counter was tripped and know this is why.
I guess they can try bringing back to the store... but unless it was within a small time frame (I think it's like 14 days for ATT) they will just say well ya shoulda got insurance, buddy.
And if they use insurance to get a new one that wouldn't result in paying more for phones because the insurance company makes bank off all the months people don't break their phones and by giving you refurbished ones back.
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Then we all end up paying more for insurance. And we get upset when T-Mobile decides to lock the next one down, like AT&T and Verizon did.

WatermelonSlim said:
Then we all end up paying more for insurance. And we get upset when T-Mobile decides to lock the next one down, like AT&T and Verizon did.
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If people breaking phones would end up in higher insurance we wouldn't be paying the same price we did in 2006. It would have dramatically increased. It's only 7 bucks. It's not going up because a few tards brick their phone....
My point is still valid. /win.

TeknoGodz said:
If people breaking phones would end up in higher insurance we wouldn't be paying the same price we did in 2006. It would have dramatically increased. It's only 7 bucks. It's not going up because a few tards brick their phone....
My point is still valid. /win.
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Speak for yourself. In 2006 I think my insurance was $3 per month with either a $30 or $50 deductible. No carriers were locking them down back then.

TeknoGodz said:
If people breaking phones would end up in higher insurance we wouldn't be paying the same price we did in 2006. It would have dramatically increased. It's only 7 bucks. It's not going up because a few tards brick their phone....
My point is still valid. /win.
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Wrong. Insurance for the GS4 is $11. That's more than 50% over the $7 for the note 2 which was an increase from the $5 GS3 insurance. You lose.

KillaHurtz said:
Wrong. Insurance for the GS4 is $11. That's more than 50% over the $7 for the note 2 which was an increase from the $5 GS3 insurance. You lose.
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Insurance is $7.79, which the full Premium Handset Protection bundle, which includes in-store warranty service (which normally has a $20 charge), is $11.99.

WatermelonSlim said:
Speak for yourself. In 2006 I think my insurance was $3 per month with either a $30 or $50 deductible. No carriers were locking them down back then.
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Think about it. What were the retail prices for phones in 2006?
KillaHurtz said:
Wrong. Insurance for the GS4 is $11. That's more than 50% over the $7 for the note 2 which was an increase from the $5 GS3 insurance. You lose.
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You're getting screwed buddy. Might want to talk to your provider, also, you lose in two ways.

TeknoGodz said:
Think about it. What were the retail prices for phones in 2006?
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The Hitachi G1000 I bought in 2004 was $650. I eventually dropped it from a moving truck and had to use insurance to replace it. I think the deductible was $30, but it did go up to $50 a year or 2 later. They sent me the PPC 6600, which was the first HTC phone released by a USA carrier, if I'm not mistaken.
The next phone I bought was the PPC 6700 (made by HTC) in 2006. It was also $650 but I got a couple hundred off for signing a 2 year contract.
We're still paying around $600 for our phones, but insurance costs a lot more than it used to. The monthly cost is a lot more, and the increase in deductible is even more drastic.

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TeknoGodz said:
Think about it. What were the retail prices for phones in 2006?
You're getting screwed buddy. Might want to talk to your provider, also, you lose in two ways.
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You're an idiot, and I doubt you even have a GS4. When you buy one from customer care they offer insurance and notify you of the increase.
Even k0nane just confirmed it is $11. Sorry I don't know what the cheapo plan is I have PHP.

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You're an idiot, and I doubt you even have a GS4. When you buy one from customer care they offer insurance and notify you of the increase.
Even k0nane just confirmed it is $11. Sorry I don't know what the cheapo plan is I have PHP.
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Oh I see, you're talking about the insurance and extended warranty.
Well buddy, extended warranty is not insurance, and also not what we are talking about at all. You, sir, are the idiot. Source from T-Mobile because you'll try to make another reasoning for you to be right.
Anyways, back to the point. Let the dumbasses brick their phones if they don't read. It's going to happen, and we will not end up paying more due to a couple hundred people being stupid. If you actually believe this you obviously have no business sense and no nothing about economy. I'm done with this conversation before it just turns into a flaming thread takeover.

TeknoGodz said:
Oh I see, you're talking about the insurance and extended warranty.
Well buddy, extended warranty is not insurance, and also not what we are talking about at all. You, sir, are the idiot. Source from T-Mobile because you'll try to make another reasoning for you to be right.
Anyways, back to the point. Let the dumbasses brick their phones if they don't read. It's going to happen, and we will not end up paying more due to a couple hundred people being stupid. If you actually believe this you obviously have no business sense and no nothing about economy. I'm done with this conversation before it just turns into a flaming thread takeover.
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Let me ask you a serious question. Have you ever heard of an insurance that didn't get more expensive the more it was used?

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Total Equipment Protection

I have this on my phone plan. Do you think it's worth it to keep it? Also I've rooted my phone, will this matter?
It's a $500 phone, insurance will cost you $84/year your choice, I'm keeping it though.
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Jeffaray said:
I have this on my phone plan. Do you think it's worth it to keep it? Also I've rooted my phone, will this matter?
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Depends entirely on if you will end up utilizing it. Genetally speaking it's a rip off. Do you know what the deductable is? It's a lot. For the average chance, burning cash.
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I do not know the deductible. The insurance just carried over from my previous phone. If I ever break it and have to use the insurance to replace it, do you think it will matter that I rooted it? Because if it does, then obviously I'll cancel it
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If you break the phone and its replaced by the insurance company its $100. I don't think it really matters if its rooted or not if you get it replaced by the insurance. If you go to the sprint store for them to fix i think it would matter if its rooted.
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Lemme put it to you like this:
New EVO: $500
Insurance (deposit and all that): $7 per month ($87 annually)
Insurance deductible: $100
So if you brick your phone, it's lost/stolen, smashed, what have you, after 12 months, it will cost you $187 to replace it. That's $313 less than retail.
Even if you replace your phone after two years, (and let's say the cost of the EVO drops from $500 to $400, and you don't want to renew your contract and thus get a new phone quite yet), it will still cost less ($274, therefore $126 less than retail).
And yes, you can get your phone replaced if you brick it. How? Just go to Sprint, tell them that you lost your phone or that it was stolen. Congrats, you now have a spare battery, charger, and Micro SD card!
Seriously, it's a good deal as far as I'm concerned, just talking numbers.
drmacinyasha said:
Lemme put it to you like this:
New EVO: $500
Insurance (deposit and all that): $7 per month ($87 annually)
Insurance deductible: $100
So if you brick your phone, it's lost/stolen, smashed, what have you, after 12 months, it will cost you $187 to replace it. That's $313 less than retail.
Even if you replace your phone after two years, (and let's say the cost of the EVO drops from $500 to $400, and you don't want to renew your contract and thus get a new phone quite yet), it will still cost less ($274, therefore $126 less than retail).
And yes, you can get your phone replaced if you brick it. How? Just go to Sprint, tell them that you lost your phone or that it was stolen. Congrats, you now have a spare battery, charger, and Micro SD card!
Seriously, it's a good deal as far as I'm concerned, just talking numbers.
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If you want to talk numbers, you must consider the odds of breaking the phone. Its not guaranteed that you will break the phone. If you have say 4 phones(family plan) and they all have insurance. Then Your family end up breaking one of the phones in this 2 year period. Total cost? 4 phones x 24 months x $7 tep charge + $100 deduct = $772. Cost of retail? $499 or so. In this scenario, insurance isn't worth it. If however, 2 of the 4 phones break, the cost is then $872...getting closer to that mark...
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Thanks for all the quick responses. You all have been a lot of help.
Jeffaray said:
Thanks for all the quick responses. You all have been a lot of help.
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It boils down to Sprint being able to take advantage of the aggregate combined with a general misunderstanding of statistics. For a given year, the question boils down to "do yoy have a greater than 25% chance of breaking your phone."
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someone mentioned that they got their EVO added to their renters insurance.
Helped Out My Son
Well, my son dropped his EVO two weeks after getting it. The screen shattered and it was replaced for the $100 deductible. So, with three EVOs on our plan we just need another break/loss in the next couple of years to be in the money.
If I was a betting man, I would bet that my Offensive Lineman will sometime break his pone in the next two years, so for us it is helpful. It all depends (as stated earlier) on the statistics. Insurance is all about shared risk ... thanks for sharing his risk if you participate
I'm going to make this a story problem for my math students this Fall.
SilverZero said:
I'm going to make this a story problem for my math students this Fall.
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Haha, I like that.
I myself like having Sprint's insurance for the sole fact of if I ever do really damage my phone or drop it in water, etc. I can get a new one for the 100, and who doesn't like a bright new shiny phone. ... And lets say i just damage everything but the screen, i would remove my old scree to have as a backup. Or maybe even sell.
Don't forget they may give you a refurbished phone.
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Also account for 'being able to sleep at night'. If having insurance makes you sleep easier at night, then go for it.
vbyt said:
If you want to talk numbers, you must consider the odds of breaking the phone. Its not guaranteed that you will break the phone. If you have say 4 phones(family plan) and they all have insurance. Then Your family end up breaking one of the phones in this 2 year period. Total cost? 4 phones x 24 months x $7 tep charge + $100 deduct = $772. Cost of retail? $499 or so. In this scenario, insurance isn't worth it. If however, 2 of the 4 phones break, the cost is then $872...getting closer to that mark...
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For me, I'm the only person on my plan, and I work Facilities and Maintenance, meaning I'm constantly running around inside, around, and on top of a building, around heavy machinery, crawling through a plenum, and so on. The chance of me breaking or dropping my phone? Pretty high. And considering that it's not the best-paying job around, having insurance just seemed like the smartest move.
drmacinyasha said:
For me, I'm the only person on my plan, and I work Facilities and Maintenance, meaning I'm constantly running around inside, around, and on top of a building, around heavy machinery, crawling through a plenum, and so on. The chance of me breaking or dropping my phone? Pretty high. And considering that it's not the best-paying job around, having insurance just seemed like the smartest move.
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agreed, probably a good play on your part considering your situation, but you cannot say it is a good deal to someone else just because it is good for you. Everyone has to assess their own situation.
novanosis85 said:
Don't forget they may give you a refurbished phone.
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Pretty much guaranteed to get a refurb. Although those do tend to be just as good.
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ok so if we say we "lost" our phone and get a new one for $100 from insurance, will the "lost" one still be a functional phone to connect to wifi n stuff or do they remote auto kill it? If they do auto kill, is there anyway to prevent them from doing so?
ReallyShawn said:
Well, my son dropped his EVO two weeks after getting it. The screen shattered and it was replaced for the $100 deductible. So, with three EVOs on our plan we just need another break/loss in the next couple of years to be in the money.
If I was a betting man, I would bet that my Offensive Lineman will sometime break his pone in the next two years, so for us it is helpful. It all depends (as stated earlier) on the statistics. Insurance is all about shared risk ... thanks for sharing his risk if you participate
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You'll have lost money.
In your case:
7x3x24+200 = 704
This would appear to put you ahead, untill you realize that a refurb will be costing sub 300 in a year. Depreciation is a *****.
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Looking for blacklisted tmobile s2

Any1 looking to sell his blacklisted tmobile s2 ?? For cheap offcourse..
Send me a pm .. I'm looking for a friend as she only uses wifi...
Its true that if i like the device i'm going to keep it with me..
Better be careful with this... buying possibly stolen merchandise ( or reported as stolen ) can get you in some trouble
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Will be using it on WIFI ONLY, NO SIM ..
Help me get one please...
sanchitgrover said:
Will be using it on WIFI ONLY, NO SIM ..
Help me get one please...
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The problem is brother,the phone my have been stolen.Which is a crime.So you may now own evidence in a crime.I would not mess with this.
From a galaxy better than yours.
I think its his decision to make if he wants to take that risk or not. He had been told what can happen and now its up to him.
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Sir, i'll be using it in india.. Where there is nothing called BLACKLIST.. Hehehe..
Come on, some1 might be looking to sell one.. I'll be helping u recover ur lost money
sanchitgrover said:
Sir, i'll be using it in india.. Where there is nothing called BLACKLIST.. Hehehe..
Come on, some1 might be looking to sell one.. I'll be helping u recover ur lost money
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Try the marketplace and make a thread there, duh !
KillaHurtz said:
Try the marketplace and make a thread there, duh !
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Uh no u can't sell blacklisted items in the marketplace duh!
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pretty sure discussion of stolen devices is against the rules here(don't argue, if it's blacklisted then it's either stolen or not paid for)
don't be a cheapskate and let the scammers make money..seriously..have some damn morals
Its possible that someone could report a phone lost or stolen....and then find it later. It has happened to me before.
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AznDud333 said:
pretty sure discussion of stolen devices is against the rules here(don't argue, if it's blacklisted then it's either stolen or not paid for)
don't be a cheapskate and let the scammers make money..seriously..have some damn morals
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I really doubt it.
Did you not see the long thread in FAQ with the guy whining about nobody telling him how to change his IMEI and how its stupid that Tmobile blacklist with people agreeing with him?
If your friend is only gonna use it for wifi just get a kindle fire for her. For 199 that's hella cheap. A blacklisted sgs2 will cost the same or more.
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Guys .. calm down.. I was just thinking that if someone has been scammed and now he has nothing except a mp3 player left with him,then I can take it.. not looking for a thief to steal one for me...
sanchitgrover said:
Guys .. calm down.. I was just thinking that if someone has been scammed and now he has nothing except a mp3 player left with him,then I can take it.. not looking for a thief to steal one for me...
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I support this all the way.
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Devi0124 said:
Its possible that someone could report a phone lost or stolen....and then find it later. It has happened to me before.
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then return it, you should not profit from it..if you reported it stolen and got a new one, the old one is no longer your "property"
if reported lost and then found at a later time... i dont see a problem selling it... AS LONG AS its not sold for more than you paid for your replacement device from Tmobile
so if you paid $150 to have it replaced after reporting lost.... do not sell the device for more than $150 to recover your money..... no way should you profit from it
clninja said:
if reported lost and then found at a later time... i dont see a problem selling it... AS LONG AS its not sold for more than you paid for your replacement device from Tmobile
so if you paid $150 to have it replaced after reporting lost.... do not sell the device for more than $150 to recover your money..... no way should you profit from it
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let see how the system works
you buy a 600dollar phone
pay 7bucks a month for insurance
"loses" it, gets a replacement that cost the firm 400dollars
finds old phone, sell it for 200
insurance company doesn't profit, so insurance is raised
if ever one thought of things the way you do, we won't see any insurance firms around..
Most of the guys don't buy outright.. they pay 200$ for the phone.. with a contract..
But this thread wasn't about discussing .. I wanted to buy one only..
And 150$ is what I had in mind too.. so anyone with an offer??
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AznDud333 said:
let see how the system works
you buy a 600dollar phone
pay 7bucks a month for insurance
"loses" it, gets a replacement that cost the firm 400dollars
finds old phone, sell it for 200
insurance company doesn't profit, so insurance is raised
if ever one thought of things the way you do, we won't see any insurance firms around..
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you say that now... but if you were the person who had lost their phone... and bought a new one... and then found it a month or 2 later.... i guarantee you would not call up Asurion and send it back to them
AznDud333 said:
let see how the system works
you buy a 600dollar phone
pay 7bucks a month for insurance
"loses" it, gets a replacement that cost the firm 400dollars
finds old phone, sell it for 200
insurance company doesn't profit, so insurance is raised
if ever one thought of things the way you do, we won't see any insurance firms around..
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You didn't factor the monthly insurance payments. If someone has been paying $7 per month for several years without a claim, the insurance company is not losing anything.
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[Q] T-Mobile Blocked Phone!

I purchased a T-Mobile Galaxy S3 from Negri Electronics. I signed up with T-Mobile for service. It worked great for a few weeks. Then it suddenly stopped working, meaning no phone or data, the device itself of course works fine. So I called T-Mobile and they told me the phone has been blocked, that I should take it back to Negri. Negri is closed now. T-Mobile says if they block a phone it is for fraud or suchlike. What should I make of this? Is Negri selling stolen goods? Anyone here ever have a problem like this? What if Negri won't replace it?
Inb4 lock
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sun365 said:
I purchased a Sprint Galaxy S3 from Negri Electronics. I signed up with Sprint for service. It worked great for a few weeks. Then it suddenly stopped working, meaning no phone or data, the device itself of course works fine. So I called Sprint and they told me the phone has been blocked, that I should take it back to Negri. Negri is closed now. T-Mobile says if they block a phone it is for fraud or suchlike. What should I make of this? Is Negri selling stolen goods? Anyone here ever have a problem like this? What if Negri won't replace it?
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I would contact Negri Electronics first. But it sounds like the phone was stolen.
Yeah phone must of been reported lost or stolen but why are u posting on the t-mobile s3 forms ?
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Cause this is a T-Mobile phone, I mistakenly wrote Sprint in the message (I now see).
slim1991 said:
Yeah phone must of been reported lost or stolen but why are u posting on the t-mobile s3 forms ?
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Lmao what a troll this one. 1 u cant use sprint phone on tmobile and even if u were using it on tmobile and sprint blocked it still it would let u use it on tmobile(although thats technically impossible) and as it regards negri they are very clean and dont give a **** about those $600 you paid for that device so they would never sell stolen phone since they have been in business for so long. You sound more like those assholes that order something and switch it with some crap device purchased on craigslist then blame it on the seller which in this case is negri. If i was u i would not even try to commit fraud but if u do i hope negri reports u to the authorities and they kick ur ass in prison because fraud is illegal.
You gotta be careful buying your phone from Nigerian princesses.
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why don't you chill out.
no one can swap anything cause there is an IMEI number that on the invoice, and of course T-mobile has the IMEI number. They probably don't sell stolen phone knowingly but whomever they bought it from either tole it or reported it stolen.
And as I stated above there is not Sprint here, I miss-wrote Sprint (which I had for six years until this round with T-Mobile).
lazarat said:
Lmao what a troll this one. 1 u cant use sprint phone on tmobile and even if u were using it on tmobile and sprint blocked it still it would let u use it on tmobile(although thats technically impossible) and as it regards negri they are very clean and dont give a **** about those $600 you paid for that device so they would never sell stolen phone since they have been in business for so long. You sound more like those assholes that order something and switch it with some crap device purchased on craigslist then blame it on the seller which in this case is negri. If i was u i would not even try to commit fraud but if u do i hope negri reports u to the authorities and they kick ur ass in prison because fraud is illegal.
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Tmobile won't do anything so your better off calling negri.
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sun365 said:
why don't you chill out.
no one can swap anything cause there is an IMEI number that on the invoice, and of course T-mobile has the IMEI number. They probably don't sell stolen phone knowingly but whomever they bought it from either tole it or reported it stolen.
And as I stated above there is not Sprint here, I miss-wrote Sprint (which I had for six years until this round with T-Mobile).
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Hahahaha sure hahahahahaha dude negri sells the latest smartphones in the market all people value negri for its customer service and its owner personally deals with every single order and out of who knows how many millions sales a year they make they need to sell u a stolen phone so can make a $600 straight profit? U remind me of this kid trying to screw with dailysteals and decided to post on xda saying he received an empty box and trying to make his claim kinda more believable. Anyway good luck i wont post again because iknow all u trying to do is grab some attention so that this becomes huge and possibly negri get scared that their image might get hurt if people hear about this
sun365 said:
I purchased a T-Mobile Galaxy S3 from Negri Electronics. I signed up with T-Mobile for service. It worked great for a few weeks. Then it suddenly stopped working, meaning no phone or data, the device itself of course works fine. So I called T-Mobile and they told me the phone has been blocked, that I should take it back to Negri. Negri is closed now. T-Mobile says if they block a phone it is for fraud or suchlike. What should I make of this? Is Negri selling stolen goods? Anyone here ever have a problem like this? What if Negri won't replace it?
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In all honesty, I think you're SOL if tmobile wouldn't do anything.
Do you have proof of purchase? Also does the receipt have the IMEI number? If so t-mobile ought to be able to help if you have this evidence.
and if that doesn't work..
I assume you're in MIAMI.. but if you happen to be in LA you can bring proof and your phone in person to the company.. not so sure how legit the location is but this is what pops up on google:
Address: 130 McCormick Ave, Suite 101, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (888) 358-6358 x4
Hours:
Mon-Fri 7am–6pm
Sat-Sun Closed
Perhaps you work for Negri, or maybe you are just board and stupid but no one said that -
phone cost $600
that they would be making $600 profit if it was stolen
that they knew that it was stolen
The fact is that the phone has been reported stolen or something similar.
lazarat said:
Hahahaha sure hahahahahaha dude negri sells the latest smartphones in the market all people value negri for its customer service and its owner personally deals with every single order and out of who knows how many millions sales a year they make they need to sell u a stolen phone so can make a $600 straight profit? U remind me of this kid trying to screw with dailysteals and decided to post on xda saying he received an empty box and trying to make his claim kinda more believable. Anyway good luck i wont post again because iknow all u trying to do is grab some attention so that this becomes huge and possibly negri get scared that their image might get hurt if people hear about this
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You checked "Yes this is a question"
Guess where it belongs?
Moved to Q&A
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lazarat said:
Hahahaha sure hahahahahaha dude negri sells the latest smartphones in the market all people value negri for its customer service and its owner personally deals with every single order and out of who knows how many millions sales a year they make they need to sell u a stolen phone so can make a $600 straight profit? U remind me of this kid trying to screw with dailysteals and decided to post on xda saying he received an empty box and trying to make his claim kinda more believable. Anyway good luck i wont post again because iknow all u trying to do is grab some attention so that this becomes huge and possibly negri get scared that their image might get hurt if people hear about this
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Is that necessary? This guy has enough problems. You ever think it is for real? Man xda and the flaming is out of control. Mods will you do something already.
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belial20xx said:
Is that necessary? This guy has enough problems. You ever think it is for real? Man xda and the flaming is out of control. Mods will you do something already.
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Not disagreeing with your view if tmobike is not flaming.
OP, go straight to Negri. They will sort it out. Likely one of their distributors screwed up.
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I am in touch with Negri, they claim they will resolve it but are dragging their feet. Apparently I'm the only Negri customer with whom this has occurred .
joshnichols189 said:
Not disagreeing with your view if tmobike is not flaming.
OP, go straight to Negri. They will sort it out. Likely one of their distributors screwed up.
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sun365 said:
I am in touch with Negri, they claim they will resolve it but are dragging their feet. Apparently I'm the only Negri customer with whom this has occurred .
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I'm not sure I believe that. I am pretty sure I read somewhere that this had happened to someone else, but it was a while ago. Negri resolved it but still, that's ****ty business.
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If they don't fix it, file a complaint with your credit card company and ask for you money back.
For sure.
They are saying they will fix it. First they wanted me to pay for return shipping! Hell no, you sell a faulty (stolen?) product and I pay for shipping it back! (Not saying they stole or knew it was stolen, but that the risk they take when they buy - if I wanted the risk I could have gone about it on Craigslist.) But I'm still very pissed off cause they finally sent me a label, and it was for FedEx Ground, very slow, so I have to be out for 2 weeks without a phone!
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If they don't fix it, file a complaint with your credit card company and ask for you money back.
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sun365 said:
I am in touch with Negri, they claim they will resolve it but are dragging their feet. Apparently I'm the only Negri customer with whom this has occurred .
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You are not the only one :`(

[Q] Which insurance do you use?

I've been with T-Mobile insurance, Asurion since the G1. I'm planning on getting the Nexus 4 (THIS IS NOT A NEXUS 4 THREAD DO NOT TURN IT INTO ONE!!!!) should I drop the T-Mobile insurance and go with a different company... Options I have looked up are SquareTrade & Ensquared. If you know of another company I'm all ears. Thanks.
Ive heard that you can even insure it through some companies like state farm or whatever. Dont quote me on it, someone told me that a while back but I never looked into it. If they do id imagine its an addon type thing....
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Squaretrade, ensured, T-Mobile, geek squad. Visa, etc.
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Will T-Mobile/Asurion still ensure my phone if its a nexus device that I do not purchase through T-Mobile?
mt3g said:
Will T-Mobile/Asurion still ensure my phone if its a nexus device that I do not purchase through T-Mobile?
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Dont rely only on me, but I am pretty sure they will, so long as you are on a monthly plan, not prepaid. Verify that though!
I have heard a few times that using Asurion is a bit more expensive than other options, just fyi. It is convenient though.
Ya I'm going to ask a dude I know that works for them tomorrow. It is cheaper with the other companies with a cheaper deductible it seems, well I'll see what he says and go from there.
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mt3g said:
Will T-Mobile/Asurion still ensure my phone if its a nexus device that I do not purchase through T-Mobile?
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Yeah but I do believe it has to be a Tmobile device. I called a while ago because I had insurance but the S3 wasn't purchased on my account. They assured me as long as it's a tmobile device you'll be covered.
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mt3g said:
I've been with T-Mobile insurance, Asurion since the G1. I'm planning on getting the Nexus 4 (THIS IS NOT A NEXUS 4 THREAD DO NOT TURN IT INTO ONE!!!!) should I drop the T-Mobile insurance and go with a different company... Options I have looked up are SquareTrade & Ensquared. If you know of another company I'm all ears. Thanks.
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I use "I take extreme care for my devices and know how to fix them should something happen to them insurance" for all insurance companies rip you off. I'll tell you my story with my HTC touch pro 2 that I had gotten replaced via insurance.....
(Short version)
Phone flew down steps landed on concrete floor. Turned into confetti.
Called asurion. 100 bucks for deductible. After paying over 200 in monthly bills.(could have bought a brand new one from eBay for 150 at the time, didn't realize this till after I replaced it)
Got replacement, didn't work. Got second replacement. Still didn't work. Got third replacement(was extremely pissed by now) and ripped apart both 2nd replacement and 3rd and combined all the good parts to make a good phone.
And ever since then, I will never waste my money on insurance for my phone. It's nothing but a waste of money.
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Ya I understand all that lol. But I go out and camp, fish, go boating, drink, and house parties and what not (immature 23 year old) so I've used my insurance a few times; once with my G1 (stolen) twice with my MyTouch 3G (stolen, and then dropped which caused a weird ear piece sound while on call). So I like insurance and haven't been screwed over. Never had any issues with my G2X or the S3 so I've grown up a little and love my phones more now, haha.
I was going to ask the same thing but given that you asked it already, I'd like to see other responses. So far I've only had SquareTrade Warranty on multiple devices. I still haven't had to file a claim but the thing that I like is if I sell one of my devices, I can cancel my plan and get a prorated refund. I'm not sure if other companies do that.
I recently got my Samsung Galaxy S3 and haven't made a decision on what company to choose. Ensquared is cheaper and they claim to cover theft and accidental, all for $59 for 1 year. If anybody has dealt with them, can you please give us some insight?

Has anyone shattere their screen yet?

Or am I the first? FML... Any suggestions?
You didn't get insurance?
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You didn't get insurance?
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I never buy insurance since most of my credit cards already double manufacture warranty/purchase protection. Apparently the one I used does not. I bought the phone off contract and a local repair shop will charge me $350... Am I officially the world's biggest idiot?
I would buy one off craigslist and sell your broken on ebay to offset the cost. I'm sure you could get upwards of $100 for it. Sell the S pen separately to potentially make a few more bucks. Or I would buy a Nexus 4.
damn dude sorry about that just pay to get the screen fixed.... it shouldnt be that much.. i live in florida and there are a few places that fix them for comparable prices.. then get insurance brother..
davidowens1990 said:
Or am I the first? FML... Any suggestions?
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You just broke the glass, aka the "digitizer" -?-
Good News if the AMOLED is intact:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/orig...-N7100-GT-N7100-Digitizer-free/674248669.html
However, you will also need:
A Heat Gun, or an extra hot hair dryer--
And some special adhesive.
3M makes a special-strong type of two-sided adhesive that you could cut with an exacto knife.
It isn't as hard as you think, it just takes patience and very strong desire to save yourself $300.
And more patience.
Worst case scenario, you'll botch the LCD behind it, but---
You can get the replacement assembly of the LCD/digitizer for $315-
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damn dude sorry about that just pay to get the screen fixed.... it shouldnt be that much.. i live in florida and there are a few places that fix them for comparable prices.. then get insurance brother..
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The reason it's so expensive is that you need to replace the LCD, Digtizer, and the glass since they are all glued together. I may just suck it up and live with a cracked screen since it still functions. I'm assuming it would be too late to buy insurance now right?
Have you priced it from Samsung yet? I thought it was in the upper 200s from Samsung.
DeoreDX said:
Have you priced it from Samsung yet? I thought it was in the upper 200s from Samsung.
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It was actually quoted for $170 through Samsung. Do you think I need to unroot the phone, or is that totally irrelevant?
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The reason it's so expensive is that you need to replace the LCD, Digtizer, and the glass since they are all glued together. I may just suck it up and live with a cracked screen since it still functions. I'm assuming it would be too late to buy insurance now right?
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No do it now. Couple weeks submit the claim
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yep, get insurnace and in about a month, say screen is broken, only $130
RE: Insurance fraud
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.
Does your credit card have a 90 day retail purchase protection (ie. protection against theft, accidental damage and loss)? Mines does, so you might want to check that out too. In any case, good luck and sorry to hear
kdkinc said:
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.
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hehehe >:
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kdkinc said:
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.
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Roflmao this guy is 2much
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kdkinc said:
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.
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Warning - Just my personal opinion. After all I am human.
I got to say that the real criminals are the insurance people. $200 to cancel the contract and for some of us would be the rest of the cost of the device. $130 for replacement is only $70 off of that $200 cancellation fee and for some of us is the rest of the cost of the device. And we pay $7.99 a month for 24 months just to do that? $7.99 X 24 months = $191.76. $191.76 + $130 = $321.76. Now who is the criminal?
Now after saying that I do have insurance. That is despite how I feel about the insurance I love this Galaxy Note 2 enough to spend the extra money. The $300 mail-in rebate almost pays for the insurance and a replacement.
But otherwise it is worth canceling the contract and waiting out for another month to start again.
Im sorry that happened to you. I threw my nexus a couple months ago because I have uncontrollable rage and just lose it. I felt bad afterwards so I know how you feel. But I just went out and bought a new s3 so it was worth it in the end. It was so cool to see that 400 dollar phone just blow up in a million pieces when it hit that ladies car....priceless
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you could do the insurance thing and just wait. as far as sending to samsung, I would probably unroot, you can just odin to stock and then restore your apps later with whatever rom. Not sure why people make a big deal about this, really the same procedure when switching roms and people do that all the time.
Buy insurance now, wait 2 weeks and then ship it back for a replacement, no biggie. People want to judge you, f-them.
Stamatos said:
Buy insurance now, wait 2 weeks and then ship it back for a replacement, no biggie. People want to judge you, f-them.
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I agree,100%

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