I understand the difference between the two, but after a good bit of digging, can't seem to find a way to tell the two apart short of running fastboot!
Looks like the VZW ones share the same part number and come in generic looking boxes. I'm looking to buy one off CL, but don't trust the sellers as they all say Unlocked lol
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to tell them apart?
dew.man said:
I understand the difference between the two, but after a good bit of digging, can't seem to find a way to tell the two apart short of running fastboot!
Looks like the VZW ones share the same part number and come in generic looking boxes. I'm looking to buy one off CL, but don't trust the sellers as they all say Unlocked lol
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to tell them apart?
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If you have the IMEI number, you can go to this site and find out :good:
http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html
dew.man said:
I understand the difference between the two, but after a good bit of digging, can't seem to find a way to tell the two apart short of running fastboot!
Looks like the VZW ones share the same part number and come in generic looking boxes. I'm looking to buy one off CL, but don't trust the sellers as they all say Unlocked lol
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to tell them apart?
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If you can't get the IMEI to check, have the seller enable Developer Options and take a screenshot of enabled Unlock for you.
Swappa is good choice too.
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Hello there friends!
I'm thinking on getting a replace housing for my aged Dash, so it looks decent with the wm6.5 ROM
. I think the procedure is similar to replacing a broken screen, and I only need a T6 and an opening tool...
Does anyone knows where to find one for a reasonable price, besides eBay?
Do anyone knows if a "dummy" phone would serve as a donor?
Has anyone here done this before?
i searched the forum, but couldn't find recent info on this
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Please read the sticky as is guide linked not sure exactly what want but should give good idea
memphis060 said:
Hello there friends!
I'm thinking on getting a replace housing for my aged Dash, so it looks decent with the wm6.5 ROM
. I think the procedure is similar to replacing a broken screen, and I only need a T6 and an opening tool...
Does anyone knows where to find one for a reasonable price, besides eBay?
Do anyone knows if a "dummy" phone would serve as a donor?
Has anyone here done this before?
i searched the forum, but couldn't find recent info on this
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
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I am actually trying out the same thing. Waiting for my dummy to arrive. Sears has T6 (in Illinois) for like $3. And you need a precision Phillip's head too. I bought both today and spent right around $7. Dummy shipped from NJ on Monday. I will let you know when it gets here if it works. I read in an archive on here of another HTC model dummy having all the same outer housing and some inner parts as real phone. Keeping fingers crossed for real. Would be awesome to have a 'NEW' phone with 6.5 and in all black too.
memphis060 said:
Hello there friends!
I'm thinking on getting a replace housing for my aged Dash, so it looks decent with the wm6.5 ROM
. I think the procedure is similar to replacing a broken screen, and I only need a T6 and an opening tool...
Does anyone knows where to find one for a reasonable price, besides eBay?
Do anyone knows if a "dummy" phone would serve as a donor?
Has anyone here done this before?
i searched the forum, but couldn't find recent info on this
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
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I also had the idea to replace the housing with one from a dummy. But i read in some german forum, that at a dummy the housings are glued.
wow if that works it WILL be great!
where did you found the all-black housing?
memphis060 said:
where did you found the all-black housing?
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I am definitely interested in this too! Links and pics appreciated! Wanting to get the new Touch Pro 2, but may wait for a little better deal. All black housing w/ 3VO ROM...can tie me over for a little longer
memphis060 said:
wow if that works it WILL be great!
where did you found the all-black housing?
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Found it on eBay. Local T-Mo store was supposed to have on but girl never went to look for me after she sold my brother a phone. She said she thought they were glued. But like I said I read on here of an older HTC model having all the same outers just no inners. Tracked it this morning. Should be here tomorrow morning. As long as it has screw holes I can make it work. My old silverhousing is 3 yrs old. I take good care but 3 yrs is 3 yrs. Will let you know.
Doing a little of search found this:
http://www.cellphonepartszone.com/Productss.asp?shopxpbe_id=64&id=685
Hope tihs link helps,
And this:
http://cnn.cn/shop/dopod-c720-rubbery-black-housing-p-1331.html
Sad to report
Yeah I am sad to say that my dummy phone came in the mail today. It was an EPIC FAIL. The only possible salvageable parts may be the keyboard. And that would be with some modifications as I do not think the buttons are transparent. The back of the screen where the LCD would be is solid black with the image printed on it. And the screw holes are different. I might be able to do something with it but I doubt it. It has none of the needed posts to place wires and circuit boards as the OEM. It was worth a shot though. I want a black DASH but don't really want to pony up the $100 or more for it where mine works fine. Its just ugly in silver. Calculator like. Ah well. So there ya have it. The dummy phone is a no go. I would post pictures but why bother. Anyone know where I can find an all black housing that is NOT clip on or a case? I can find the silver crap but not the black ones. Well thanks if you can. Sorry to be the bringer of bad news.
too bad to read, friend.
i'm checking everyday @ebay and I've found an HTC branded one for $29... I'll keep looking
too bad i came to late, i would have told you dummy phones are not the same housing as regular phones, i tried it with several sprint phones when i worked at radio shack, they are made differently.
phatmanxxl said:
too bad i came to late, i would have told you dummy phones are not the same housing as regular phones, i tried it with several sprint phones when i worked at radio shack, they are made differently.
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Yeah well its ok. My kids can score a cool spy toy now. I just want a black housing. I HATE the silver crap. I would take a red one with the silver crap but all I have found is green, pink and orange. Still looking though. Was worth a shot. Lesson learned.
Well how does $25 sound, shipping included?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15829
Lots of gadgets over there, I order random stuff all the time....
Hi all
i searched everywhere and hope u guys can help me
where or how the.... cn i find the production date of my TP2?
thnx n rgds
mind
Does no one got any idea?
erm whats the point to find out? im just wondering
XERO_Racer said:
erm whats the point to find out? im just wondering
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I know I would like to know exctly how old my device was when I bought it. For one thing, learning the production daye could give a guess as to how old the battery is.
rr5678 said:
I know I would like to know exctly how old my device was when I bought it. For one thing, learning the production daye could give a guess as to how old the battery is.
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Knowing the production date of your phone would give you zero indication of when the battery was produced. Unless you can garner something from the S/N I haven't found any way to determine a production date.
rr5678 said:
I know I would like to know exctly how old my device was when I bought it. For one thing, learning the production daye could give a guess as to how old the battery is.
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One indicator is what version of the software was installed when you got the phone. It would depend on your carrier as to when which version was installed.
But if your phone was new, the battery would not have lost much capacity even if it were one of the first models.
I'm also wondering if there is a way to find the manufacture date. I'm curious because my original TP2 and my warranty exchange phone have different buttons (colored send & end keys, windows key where the home key was) I just want to know which one is newer, the original or the exchange.
Hey everyone,
I'm thinking of selling my One X, and I wanted to know how much you guys thought I could get for it.
I was hoping for no less than £150-160 for it, as that'll pay off my contract.
Apart from the screen, which has quite a few light scratches on it, the rest of the phone is in excellent, almost perfect condition and it's bootloader has not been unlocked.
Also, where do you think I should put it up for sale? Ebay?
Thanks all,
LM
This ain't no buy & sell department. Check similar phones on different second hand sales/auction sites and go from there.
Mr Hofs said:
This ain't no buy & sell department. Check similar phones on different second hand sales/auction sites and go from there.
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Okay, no worries, was just wondering how much you thought it was worth, tis all
I'll check elsewhere then..
Hi guys, first time poster here.
Im looking to buy the Samsung S3 and i cant tell if the phone is fake or not can anyone help me?
Heres some pics of the phone and about phone info.
(i tried looking up the imei# and no info came up.
turbospider said:
Hi guys, first time poster here.
Im looking to buy the Samsung S3 and i cant tell if the phone is fake or not can anyone help me?
Heres some pics of the phone and about phone info.
(i tried looking up the imei# and no info came up.
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What would make you think that it is not a real Samsung S3? The phones info all appears to be fine. The imei # is different on each, so I do not know how you would look it up? Either way you should be safe from what i can tell
fake or not
scotteb said:
What would make you think that it is not a real Samsung S3? The phones info all appears to be fine. The imei # is different on each, so I do not know how you would look it up? Either way you should be safe from what i can tell
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Because when i type in the serial number at theiyr samsunguniverse site i get the following message"
Warning: include_once(config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or director
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Because when i type in the serial number at theiyr samsunguniverse site i get the following message"
Warning: include_once(config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or director
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The error looks more like a website error (unable to load the included page).
fake or not
I looked up the number on a site and got nothing, i have a feeling it was a fake site just to steal numbers.
I even chatted with a samsung guy on the site and he said it was legit.
turbospider said:
I looked up the number on a site and got nothing, i have a feeling it was a fake site just to steal numbers.
I even chatted with a samsung guy on the site and he said it was legit.
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Install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hotdog.truth and it will tell you if it it genuine or not.
fake or not
Thanks for the reply, but the developer of that app (Jamesweng) doesnt even work with samsung.
How can his software detect it????? and how do we know its legit in finding out if a phones fake or not????
Looks real
turbospider said:
Thanks for the reply, but the developer of that app (Jamesweng) doesnt even work with samsung.
How can his software detect it????? and how do we know its legit in finding out if a phones fake or not????
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Bottom lime in, if you are so unsure even after out input, DONT buy the phone, otherwise purchase away!! I personally never heard of a fake SG3 but im only one person in my little corner of the world. Bet you were using this as well to check!!?? (http://www.samsunguniverse.com/samtools/samwarranty/)
Either way, i'd say take your chances!!
Looks like a problem with samsung's website, not an error relating to the phone information being not genuine.
Id say go for it. The s3 is a solid phone.
turbospider said:
Hi guys, first time poster here.
Im looking to buy the Samsung S3 and i cant tell if the phone is fake or not can anyone help me?
Heres some pics of the phone and about phone info.
(i tried looking up the imei# and no info came up.
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Try installing this rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-the-at-t-samsung-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747.3819540/
If successful then it is real
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEALED-Goo...290836?hash=item442299f394:g:x2MAAOSwEjlbRvcv
The thing that stands out to me is the "90 day manufacturers warranty". Which is good, as most likely any defects should present by then. But, if NO warranty at all after 90 days, seems risky.
Does this seem like a good deal? (they've sold over 200 so far, though nobody has left feedback yet).
That seems shady that nobody at has left any feedback even though they've sold 200 units. If you can return the purchase if you arent happt with it, go ahead and try ir out. But you still never know. Most of the times, they ship merely the phone itself and no other gadgets that's supposed to come with it. So be aware of that. I bought a refurbished pixel 2 xl and that one was on Pie and the battery kind sucked aswell as the fingerprint scanner after a week or so. So i bought another one and this time it wqs on oreo 8.1 and so far. It runs smoothly without any issues.
Hence, buying refurbished is kind of like gambling. You never know what you will get!
90 days should just be warranty that they have stated. Though Google does two year warranty mostly. I would check the IMEI with Google and see what they say before you purchase. Because you bought it and they should be able to offer you a refurbished unit as a replacement if it has issues. They look brand new basically.
lil_ith said:
90 days should just be warranty that they have stated. Though Google does two year warranty mostly. I would check the IMEI with Google and see what they say before you purchase. Because you bought it and they should be able to offer you a refurbished unit as a replacement if it has issues. They look brand new basically.
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How would he check the IMEI before he even gets the unit? It's not like they'll just give him that info before purchasing.
The seller has a solid rating. I would not worry about it. Just a heads up, it is probably a Verizon version. Those are the only ones available outside of the Google store so you won't be able to unlock the boot loader if that is important to you. But there is no way to know for sure without the IMEI.
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The seller has a solid rating. I would not worry about it. Just a heads up, it is probably a Verizon version. Those are the only ones available outside of the Google store so you won't be able to unlock the boot loader if that is important to you. But there is no way to know for sure without the IMEI.
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It says in the description in bold print that it is not the Verizon version and that the bootloader is unlockable.
Seems like a good eBay Seller that has sold a few hundred of these....
Thanks for your input guys. Price seems right, think I'll put in an order. Will reply when it's in my hands!
jal3223 said:
It says in the description in bold print that it is not the Verizon version and that the bootloader is unlockable.
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Yea, I should have read that part. Really surprised, not doubting the seller, just surprised.
resarfekim said:
Thanks for your input guys. Price seems right, think I'll put in an order. Will reply when it's in my hands!
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Let us know for sure. I'm thinking about picking one up too.
jal3223 said:
Let us know for sure. I'm thinking about picking one up too.
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Will have it Friday.
WillowTree said:
That seems shady that nobody at has left any feedback even though they've sold 200 units.
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As of now I see 3 feedbacks, all positive.
Edit: Lots of feedback now:
https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS...=FeedbackForItem&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l8422
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As of now I see 3 feedbacks, all positive.
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It says in the description that it is in new condition. Maybe you can let us know if that's the case. Also, maybe post the build date for kicks and giggles. Haha
resarfekim said:
Thanks for your input guys. Price seems right, think I'll put in an order. Will reply when it's in my hands!
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Flash the latest factory images before doing anything! It could have malware preinstalled. The description says "Bootloader unlocked", this could be a typo and the seller means bootloader unlockable, or perhaps carrier unlocked, but flashing the factory images will clear out any changes, and will also save you the trouble of going through each update on its own.
resarfekim said:
Will have it Friday.
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Supposed to be here Friday, so I was surprised to see it when I got home today.
It looks brand new, with factory stickers and packaging. Bootloader is locked.
As stated, no accessories included (except SIM tool and a cleaning cloth).
From what I understand of it, it does have the blue shift issue with the display. Not sure how I should feel about that... doesn't seem to bother me yet.
resarfekim said:
Supposed to be here Friday, so I was surprised to see it when I got home today.
It looks brand new, with factory stickers and packaging. Bootloader is locked.
As stated, no accessories included (except SIM tool and a cleaning cloth).
From what I understand of it, it does have the blue shift issue with the display. Not sure how I should feel about that... doesn't seem to bother me yet.
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Are you saying the bootloader can not be unlocked on it?
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Are you saying the bootloader can not be unlocked on it?
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No, the eBay listing said the bootloader was unlocked, and it was suspected that they meant "unlockable". I'll unlock it tomorrow morning to confirm.
resarfekim said:
No, the eBay listing said the bootloader was unlocked, and it was suspected that they meant "unlockable". I'll unlock it tomorrow morning to confirm.
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Ahhh, yea. If it's refurbished they would have locked it. Most people don't know what unlocking is and would freak with the warning message. You will be fine, congrats.
resarfekim said:
From what I understand of it, it does have the blue shift issue with the display. Not sure how I should feel about that... doesn't seem to bother me yet.
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All OLED displays have blue shift, so it's really a non-issue. If it doesn't bother you now it probably won't at all.
resarfekim said:
No, the eBay listing said the bootloader was unlocked, and it was suspected that they meant "unlockable". I'll unlock it tomorrow morning to confirm.
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Did you get it?