Is the ATT Pure gone? I am looking to add a line to my plan, and cannot find them anywhere. ATT has them on the website, but only refurbs and only for new customers (free). Amazon has them online for new accounts and upgrades, but they don't do add a line transactions.
Am I missing something? Is there a replacement for this phone coming out? My wife likes the Tilt 2 that I just got, but thought the physical keyboard was not needed... that led me naturally to the Pure.
im existing and it shows up for me .
I spoke with AT&T this morning. The refurbs are only available to new customers due to limited supply. They also said that I could order it as a new customer and transfer it over to my existing family plan without any problem or cost.
The said that the phone is still listed as a available phone, but they have no stock and do not know if/when they will be getting them in. O'well. I guess it will be a refurb for me.
Read this thread from FEBRUARY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=637163
I did order the phone. I was planning on doing the $100 HTC trade up rebate, but it is not good on refurb phone purchases. But since there was no actual cost to the phone no big deal. I get to keep the tilt as a spare. On my TP2 purchase last week, I am sending in a Treo that was collecting dust and getting my $100 rebate.
I don't care if the phone is old (which it is not really) or not selling well. It does what I want it to do. It has no real replacement, and definitely the right cost. I upgraded 2 smart phones and the total cost will be -$50. Not a bad deal at all.
2 Tilt 2's would have been o.k. but the wife did not want/need the physical keyboard. Plus I could see a day when we would grab the wrong phones on the way to work and then be screwed.
LetsTalk.com has them along with Wirefly.com. Both available under the add a line program. Cost depends on your timing, they run them NIB for free MOST of the time, but have seen them listed for about $50 US.
TraceG said:
LetsTalk.com has them along with Wirefly.com. Both available under the add a line program. Cost depends on your timing, they run them NIB for free MOST of the time, but have seen them listed for about $50 US.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did not see them there. The only HTC that came up for AT&T was the tilt 2. I do believe they are gone, (or going away quickly). Not to be selfish but, I got mine.... or at least it is coming.... since it is coming Us Postal Service, I have a great hope for it to show up on saturday.
I can see the problem. my wife on Wed said that she would prefer the one without the keyboard. Then after she found out that it might not be available, she was o.k. with going tilt 2 as an option instead. I can see that conversation occurring throughout the country. In this case however the tilt 2 (new) was $199 vs the Pure (refurb) at $0. I am pretty sure I made the right choice.
boufa said:
I did not see them there. The only HTC that came up for AT&T was the tilt 2. I do believe they are gone, (or going away quickly). Not to be selfish but, I got mine.... or at least it is coming.... since it is coming Us Postal Service, I have a great hope for it to show up on saturday.
I can see the problem. my wife on Wed said that she would prefer the one without the keyboard. Then after she found out that it might not be available, she was o.k. with going tilt 2 as an option instead. I can see that conversation occurring throughout the country. In this case however the tilt 2 (new) was $199 vs the Pure (refurb) at $0. I am pretty sure I made the right choice.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow.. I knew ATT was pulling them out of their stores but it seems EVERYONE is now. I've seen ATT pull phones before and places like Wirefly have them still 6 months later. I just checked on them 2 days or so ago when MY wife was eyeballing MY Pure..
TraceG said:
Wow.. I knew ATT was pulling them out of their stores but it seems EVERYONE is now. I've seen ATT pull phones before and places like Wirefly have them still 6 months later. I just checked on them 2 days or so ago when MY wife was eyeballing MY Pure..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As of thursday morning AMAZON was the only one who had them. They wanted 0.01 for a new line and $80 for an upgrade.
Amazon does not do the add a line, and phones purchased though them cannot be combined with an existing family account (like you can with att's own phones) without a $250 penalty within the first 6 months. ATT tracks by device ID, as long as the device is activated, they don't care how. Amazon get their comission based on account number. If you do the new account option, then try to combine the accounts, you will lose the new account number and be fined.
If you did upgrade by the end of May, you could do the HTC trade up rebate if you have an old device to send in and get $100 back. Then the phone would be -$20...even free shipping.
They did say that stock levels were low for the pure.
boufa said:
As of thursday morning AMAZON was the only one who had them. They wanted 0.01 for a new line and $80 for an upgrade.
Amazon does not do the add a line, and phones purchased though them cannot be combined with an existing family account (like you can with att's own phones) without a $250 penalty within the first 6 months. ATT tracks by device ID, as long as the device is activated, they don't care how. Amazon get their comission based on account number. If you do the new account option, then try to combine the accounts, you will lose the new account number and be fined.
If you did upgrade by the end of May, you could do the HTC trade up rebate if you have an old device to send in and get $100 back. Then the phone would be -$20...even free shipping.
They did say that stock levels were low for the pure.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ebay had some friday.. got busy and didn't get a chance to come here and post on it. Some of those dealers offer add a line. It's gonna suck if I ever have to do a phone swap though and no one has new ones. I love my Pure the way it is now. The stock ROM bites but the Energy is rockin'. A friend had a refurbed phone from ATT and whenever it got hot here his screen would fog up from internal moisture.
TraceG said:
Ebay had some friday.. got busy and didn't get a chance to come here and post on it. Some of those dealers offer add a line. It's gonna suck if I ever have to do a phone swap though and no one has new ones. I love my Pure the way it is now. The stock ROM bites but the Energy is rockin'. A friend had a refurbed phone from ATT and whenever it got hot here his screen would fog up from internal moisture.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have had some good luck with refurbs, but of course there are some horror stories. In this case I am sure that the cost saving will be worth it. The way I am upgrading and shuffling phones around, it will leave me with 1 line with an upgrade option on it. This will give me a chance to be able to replace any phone that breaks out of warranty in the coming months. Keeps the insurance cost down to zero.
First thing you do with any phone you get, new or refurb is check the white patch under the battery to make sure it is NOT pink in any way. That is the indication that the phone has been wet.
I love my Pure. Actually since me buying mine, my good friend and also my father have made the jump too. Its a pretty good touchscreen phone that is feels just the right size. I hope you all are successful in your attempts to get your hands on one. We knew they were going to get pulled months ago because of the low sales (wtf). I guess most people prefer the TP2 (meh).
player911 said:
I love my Pure. Actually since me buying mine, my good friend and also my father have made the jump too. Its a pretty good touchscreen phone that is feels just the right size. I hope you all are successful in your attempts to get your hands on one. We knew they were going to get pulled months ago because of the low sales (wtf). I guess most people prefer the TP2 (meh).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just got it and after a long 40 minutes on the phone with at&t the did all the juggling on my account and got it working. (even got them to waive the activation fee).
So far so good. I am charging it now, so that I can flash it to the (same) energy rom that I have on my tilt 2.
The battery in the Pure was draining the website so they stopped selling it :|
Related
I have tried unsuccessfully to purchase a Wing twice now. Last night I made a bid on a third one, however so much time has passed since I have been trying to get one that I am now out of time. I lost my phone last week and need a new one by Wednesday. In order to get my phone I will have to overnight it for early arrival on Wednesday. The total cost now puts me close to 400 which is the neighborhood of an iphone. When the iphone first came out I swore it was the phone for me but I wasn’t going to spend 600 for it. They have dropped in price to 399 for the 8 gig phone. I am going to have to unlock the phone though for T-mobile service which scares me a bit. I kept pretty close tabs on the whole unlock the iphone saga when it was first being done and it seemed that there was a pretty high failure rate at that time. A quick check on eBay reveals that there are a plethora of unlocked iphones for sale which tells me that they have perfected the process. So now I am at a cross roads. I can get the iphone tomorrow from an Apple store or AT&T’s stores. The Wing will have to be sent overnight if I can convince the seller to drop everything and run down to a FedEx office. So given the pros and cons of the purchase I see a pretty close match. Maybe I should be looking at the phones themselves. The processor on the iphone is way more powerful and so is the storage space. The thing I don’t like about the iphone is that it’s a mac which means I may have issues getting software for it on the open market. Then again it’s a seriously popular device and people may be writing all sorts of tools and software for it. It doesn’t have a dedicated keyboard either which I liked about the wing. So given the choice, should I seriously stick with the Wing or should I make the switch to the iphone? Opinions count but I would like to hear some concrete facts about the differences if I am to make a logical decision. Thanks in advance.
Have you considered you can walk into a Tmobile Store and get a wing for $349?
You talk about walking into an Apple Store vs. having a Wing shipped to you.... and that seems to be the deciding factor on which phone you're going to get. If you walk into a Tmobile store, you can get a Wing for $350 plus tax .... and if you walk into an Apple store, you can get an iPhone for $399 plus tax.
actually I cant get the wing for 349. It's a real pisser and if that was true I would have done that a week ago. I lost my phone (V3 Razor) about a week ago. The first thought that came to mind was go to T-mobile and get a new phone. My second thought was to upgrade into something like the Wing. I didn't know it existed at the time, but I thought that it would be a nice iPhone substitute at 350 since I believed the iphone to be 600. As it turns out I am 10 months away from my contract ending with T-mobile. I am 8 months away from qualifying for any T-mobile phone rebates. The Wing is 499 retail with 100 instant rebate and 50 mail in all of which require 2 additional years of contract. T-mobile will not allow me to extend my contract until I am 2 months or less from my current contract expiration. So to that end and to your point, the phone is not 350 to me it is 499 to me. That is why I started my search on eBay. I thought then as I think now, I can get a better deal on the Wing through eBay. However, I had the damnedest luck on this particular auction. I bid and won my first auction about 5 days ago and have not heard 1 word from the seller regarding the close of the auction. I believe he died and luckily I hadn't sent him any money. Maybe someday I will hear from the guy but at this point he wont respond to any emails nor has he complained about me not paying for the auction. I decided to try again and won a second auction for 255 on the wing. Great deal I thought until I actually paid for the auction only to find out that he already sold the phone to another party as well as collecting payment from me too. Now I have to deal with that big pile of crap but I still need a phone. So here I am needing to win yet another auction for my wing or I can just go to an At&t store and pick up the iphone.
Tough decision to make, one that i considered also. A couple of things to note first is:
Longevity: Remember iphone 2.0 is already in the works and might drop by the end of next year. Also remember T-Mobile's 3g service should start seeing implementation beginning next year. So now the question is, how long are you planning on keeping this phone? Another thing to consider is resale value if you opt to get another phone next year. I would assume an iphone in great condition should have a higher resale value over time than the wing.
Specs: iPhone is more powerful than Wing and also has more storage, has a multitouch display that is larger and with higher resolution.
UI and OS: iPhone beats Wing hands down for STOCK UI and OS, athough it is an unfair advantage. Apple made OSX on the iPhone from the ground up. It only has one platform to work with whereas WM6 is created to be cross-platform and work for different SP, PPC, and PDA that all have different specs and components. Although the dev comm definitely did an outstanding job of making wm6 more user friendly, and with upgrades to wm6 like Shadows's UI and Android around the corner, we'll see how this develops.
Dev. Community: Apple is releasing a SDK for iPhone early next year, so you should start seeing software for iPhone given enough time. Wing has an established dev comm as you can see - xda (The best!), modaco, howardforums, and others.
Apple vs. Microsoft: Which is the lesser of two evils?
Warranty: unlock your iPhone and you just voided your warranty. At least with wing something happens to it, you should be able to have T-Mobile help you in some way. At least, i would think.
Personally, i'm happy with my Wing. It might be no iPhone, but then again no other is. It's the little device that could, and while there are more powerful phones on the market, it still holds it own. Plus i like the idea that i can abuse it more than the iPhone. I feel HTC makes quality phones and i can't wait to see if T-Mobile releases HTC Touch Cruise for its 3g service (please, please, please). Plus, it's not a F'ing Sidekick! lol.
Unless you are in dire need of a pda phone right now, i would buy a cheap phone for the time and wait until the next round of pda phones come out. Take a look at the ATT tilt, for instance, much more powerful than the wing and im sure we'll see a price drop pretty quick.
Have you considered this?
http://www.fatwallet.org/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=733578
This is where I bought my wing, when the price was $49 after rebate, now it's $79 with free bluetooth headphone. You do need to sign-up another one year contract (no activation fee, free 2-day shipping) with Tmobile though, but you can combine your twon lines to a family plan and save some $$.
contract
unless you are within 2 months of your current contract expiring, you can not renew your contract with tmobile. Your account must be 60 days to contract expiration before you can get any rebates or discounts applied to your phone. I have mentioned that twice so far. It's a very important tip to pass on and to keep in mind with your own upgrade decisions in the future. If I qualified for any sort of assistance I would have bought the wing long ago.
FYI..I ended up with 3 failed auctions for the wing. Very strange situatation to say the least. In the end I went with the iphone but I am starting to wonder if that was a wise choice considering all the trouble I have had with it over the last week. I attempted for 48 hours straight to hack the iphone for use on t-mobile service. Apple has released an update sometime last month that pretty much locks the phone down for the next couple of weeks or months. Someone will surely figure out a way around it but for now its damn near impossible. I decided to sign up with att service and only after a week of fooling with this phone did I finally get it working today. About 6 hours after finally getting the phone up and running did I discover that it doesnt have VOIP support. Now at first glance that might seem like a meaningless attribute but this was the primary reason for me starting this little adventure of phone upgrading. I am going to start a new thread because I have more to tell and need help in making a choice.
if you use your phone almost like laptop then you won't like the iPhone. You will for for a little while till the wow factor wares off. It's definately pretty and very nice with all its tricks but the simple things it cant do. Some 3rd party apps attempt to fix this but it doesnt work all too well.
You'll take things for granted such as browsing to a site to download something and email it as an attatchment to someone or yourself.
This seller seems to have multiple G1's to sell, the price is insane but that's what you get for a pre-release device, if anybody's interested go for it and come back with information.
Weeeeeeee
I think I will wait until mine comes in on the 22. That price is ridiculous. $850 buy it now. ROFLMAO!!
damn i paid more than that lol
G1 For Sale
I can get a G1 for a pretty good price, more than the retail will be but it hasn't released and will sell out quick, so yeah. Would anyone be interested in a G1 for like $600 shipped, I'll send it out on Monday morning overnighted USPS with insurance? Brand new, still in box. Let me know.
hey...buddy...wanna buy a watch?
Or perhaps an Iphone?......LOL
Just kidding
I actually do need a nice watch, my last Citizen watch finally broke after like 5 years. My wrist feels empty.
As for the iPhone, I have an iPhone 3G brand new in box like 8 feet away from me... And no intentions and/or temptations of removing it from the factory packaging.
Back to the G1, I think I have someone set to buy, but I'll update here later on.
Isn't full price $399...? Only having T-Mobile specific 3G bands, the G1 wouldn't get past EDGE on other carriers like AT&T...
benjimen said:
Isn't full price $399...? Only having T-Mobile specific 3G bands, the G1 wouldn't get past EDGE on other carriers like AT&T...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exactly, it would only get EDGE on AT&T... Why do you think I'd never buy one for myself?
And yeah, full price is $399 but considering they're already sold out and then some on preorders, good luck getting one any time soon.
I could get the phone for like $450-460 shipped right now, but like I said, I have no use for it. There are people paying $1000+ for them, so I figured 600 wouldn't be too bad for both sides.
The pre-order alottment is sold out, yes. The stores in 3G areas will be getting them on Oct. 22nd though. I guess if someone in a non-3G market wanted one ASAP and didn't want to wait until 11/10 -- might be happy to find you
Black93300ZX said:
Exactly, it would only get EDGE on AT&T... Why do you think I'd never buy one for myself?
And yeah, full price is $399 but considering they're already sold out and then some on preorders, good luck getting one any time soon.
I could get the phone for like $450-460 shipped right now, but like I said, I have no use for it. There are people paying $1000+ for them, so I figured 600 wouldn't be too bad for both sides.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
benjimen said:
The pre-order alottment is sold out, yes. The stores in 3G areas will be getting them on Oct. 22nd though. I guess if someone in a non-3G market wanted one ASAP and didn't want to wait until 11/10 -- might be happy to find you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There won't be plenty in stores, if you preordered before October 3rd you'll get yours shipped 22nd-23rd, if you preorder after it'll take them longer to get it to you. I'm willing to bet this turns out to be a lesser iPhone surge, but like I said it's irrelevant to me because I have AT&T. I was going to buy and re-sell it, instead I just gave the guy who asked me contact info of where to get it for $460, I'm too lazy to go through that.
Yeah can't say im shocked about people like this who try and rip people off, if i had that much money to spend on a phone it sure wouldn't be spent on the g1!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-G1-Tmobile-...40:1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ebayphotohosting
Pretty expensive right? 626,95 USD (4 670,03 SEK) incl shipping to Sweden + tax and customs, but what options do you have when ordering to Europe? Is there a better deal, preferrable "Buy it now"?
Maybe I should wait till it reaches the UK or what do you think? I'm getting tired of waiting of Android to be ported to my current HTC...
I got an offer of $400 shipped to me, I don't consider that to be outrageous at all. When the phone comes out, what will it cost? $400 + shipping.
Black93300ZX said:
I got an offer of $400 shipped to me, I don't consider that to be outrageous at all. When the phone comes out, what will it cost? $400 + shipping.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have mine for a few hours and already have it listed on eBay. I had to just touch it and look at it and now .. UP FOR AUCTION. I have the Xperia on order. I think it comes the end of the month. All I know is Windows Mobile.
Any way .. the phone is awesome. The thing I like the best as to the way it is built is the slide mechanism of the keyboard,. I think I have owned just about every GOOD PHONE out this year, including the HTC Touch Pro .. this keyboard is the nicest and the feel and the weight is just perfect. Hoping I like my Xperia as well ...
theonlynickleft said:
I have mine for a few hours and already have it listed on eBay. I had to just touch it and look at it and now .. UP FOR AUCTION. I have the Xperia on order. I think it comes the end of the month. All I know is Windows Mobile.
... I couldn't do it .. My auction was over $300 and I cancelled all bids and put my sim card back in. I will probably still buy the Xperia when it comes out - unless I fall in love with the dream. And if I don't I think I will give the Dream to my son rather than 'scalp' it on eBay.
Haven't had time to figure out how to just do the simple things .. I want to learn how to voice dial .. When I close a program is it really CLOSED or is it still running in the background sucking the life out of my battery ?? Maybe tonight I will take a closer look . . couldn't skip work 2 days in a row.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Viable to purchase unlocked g1's off ebay?
Hey guys,
I've found some "unlocked" handsets on ebay for sale, but was wondering if they would still be restricted to the 2g network??
As that's where I thought they were currently with their "unlocking" process...
Also does T-Mobile do anything special in order for gmail to push mail to the device, or is that just like controlled entreily over a standard data connection?
2g/3g isn't a restriction. Its a hardware limitation.
When the phone is fully unlocked it will work on any network with both 2G and 3G.
From what I know it will not work with ATT 3G as they are different frequencies and I have heard lots of problems with peoples Unlocked G1's syncing to google/gmail under other carriers other than T-Mobile.
I'm tempted to buy one, I did just buy a TP2 though
So who's buying one?
I am going to give back my TP2 today and order one from the store. The better camera is more important to me than the keyboard. I have young kids and the TP2 camera sucks unless I can get them to stay still which isn't possible. Plus the reduced weight will be nice too. I really do like the TP2 as it is the best phone I have used however I think the Imagio will be better for my specific needs.
Update: Well now I read a review that even though it is higher MP the camera still sucks, so maybe I'll stick with my TP2 after all.
To bad your on verizon. I would say get a Touch HD2. It has flash. The 5mp camer on my diamond2 is actually loads better than that on the TP2. It all depends on lighting though.In Good light it's awesome but low light you can't tell a difference between the TP2 and TD2.
Just ordered the Imagio.
Every review I've seen or read said that the camera was tons better on the Imagio when compared with the TP2. The only thing that I don't like is that nobody seems to be working on a Leo Rom for the Imagio!!!!!!! Its killing me! Why do CDMA phones get left out when it comes to ROMS? I even offered $500 for a ROM for the Imagio and am willing to go even higher but....nothing!!!!
i got it anyway
I just ordered it anyway. While I would love to hack it basically the 6.5 ROM with unlocked GPS has everything I need so I can wait on the unlocking. I would imagine since the CDMA TP2 and Imagio have the same specs other than the keyboard/camera that the ROMs will be compatible. Now it will just be the very long wait for the hard spl.
Robes1 said:
Every review I've seen or read said that the camera was tons better on the Imagio when compared with the TP2. The only thing that I don't like is that nobody seems to be working on a Leo Rom for the Imagio!!!!!!! Its killing me! Why do CDMA phones get left out when it comes to ROMS? I even offered $500 for a ROM for the Imagio and am willing to go even higher but....nothing!!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree, with you there not much activity in the CDMA Topaz (Imagio) section. I'm going to post a Imagio vs. Pure thread in the Topaz General to see if it draws interest to the Imagio
I decided to skip the keyboard on the TP2 and dive into this one. I didnt use the keyboard my touch pro has as much as i thought i would. Kind of a pain to slide it open every 2 minutes.
Chalk up another one that switched from TP2 to the Imagio (goofy name for a phone). I had the TP2 since launch and I found the phone to be very good. But since I rarely used the keyboard (I hate texting) I found that the Imagio looked sexier and already has 6.5 installed (should not be a issue once the phones are unlocked). There were also problems in some apps that when you wanted to use the keyboard the app would not respond correctly causing me to kill the program and start in landscape mode. In addition I inadvertently activated the slider when pulling the TP2 out of my holster. Plus it should be easier to get a decent aluminum case which was not possible on the TP2 due to the slider design.
Verizon also made it easy for me to swap devices. I was expecting problems but the agent was like OK, which device would you like since your still within your 30 day 100% satisfaction guarantee .
cdmoore74 said:
Verizon also made it easy for me to swap devices. I was expecting problems but the agent was like OK, which device would you like since your still within your 30 day 100% satisfaction guarantee .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I called VZ last night. They told me I would have to order the IG at full price, then wait up to 2 months for them to receive the TP2, then they would issue the credit.
How "easy" was your experience or even the process explained by the rep?
I would also have to return my TP2 to VZ, no in-store tradebacks since I bought the TP2 online.
syntrix said:
I called VZ last night. They told me I would have to order the IG at full price, then wait up to 2 months for them to receive the TP2, then they would issue the credit.
How "easy" was your experience or even the process explained by the rep?
I would also have to return my TP2 to VZ, no in-store tradebacks since I bought the TP2 online.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
got mine today.. it's really awesome, needless to say.. it is fully loaded with all of the verizon online crap but i have so many proggies from my touch that i'm all set with their v-cast, etc.. as for its operation, it's very smooth and "iphoney" totally new iphone keyboard and everything.. even the winmo core interface is all jacked up.. and it has a 5mp camera, it's super fast, wifi, bluetooth.. just an awesome phone.. get it.. u won't be sorry.
ShakespearesEdge
Sounds Pretty Nice!
Does the GPS work with TomTom, and google maps/bing?
syntrix said:
I called VZ last night. They told me I would have to order the IG at full price, then wait up to 2 months for them to receive the TP2, then they would issue the credit.
How "easy" was your experience or even the process explained by the rep?
I would also have to return my TP2 to VZ, no in-store tradebacks since I bought the TP2 online.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried buying tp2 on release day but the online ordering was not working for me forcing me to call 611. Im guessing different procedure when buying in store vs online vs 611. If you buy in store or 611 they charge an early upgrade fee of $20 which I got waived the first time.
syntrix said:
I called VZ last night. They told me I would have to order the IG at full price, then wait up to 2 months for them to receive the TP2, then they would issue the credit.
How "easy" was your experience or even the process explained by the rep?
I would also have to return my TP2 to VZ, no in-store tradebacks since I bought the TP2 online.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's why I always order mine in a store, when I did my TP2 swap it was easy. Not trying to rub it in, just saying next time you way want to consider the store. I was in and out in 10 min.
Oh that's good to know, since the TP2 was never sold in stores.
So you basically had the store order from corporate, and picked it up locally?
Something seems fishy about what they told me, I'll have to call them again about the return/credit/onlinerebate, etc.
syntrix said:
Oh that's good to know, since the TP2 was never sold in stores.
So you basically had the store order from corporate, and picked it up locally?
Something seems fishy about what they told me, I'll have to call them again about the return/credit/onlinerebate, etc.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can have them order it at the store even though they don't have it there they ship it to you 2-day for free or overnight for $9.
Same thing I did with Imagio, only problem is I had to give back TP2 when I ordered the Imagio, use a temp phone until I got it, which isn't that big of deal for 1 or 2 days.
syntrix said:
I called VZ last night. They told me I would have to order the IG at full price, then wait up to 2 months for them to receive the TP2, then they would issue the credit.
How "easy" was your experience or even the process explained by the rep?
I would also have to return my TP2 to VZ, no in-store tradebacks since I bought the TP2 online.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My experience was real pleasant. I sent my phone back in the box it came in, supplied the tracking number and they sent out my Imagio next day air. I was also told I could take it in the store and trade it when the store received the Imagio in stock. As long as you within the 30days from original purchase.
Well I just ordered one should be here by Monday. How do we go about starting a Whitestone/Imagio section to the forum?
Boss428man said:
Well I just ordered one should be here by Monday. How do we go about starting a Whitestone/Imagio section to the forum?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are in the right place
I hope you don't have the flutter/echo problem I did with my VZ TP2. I thought it was a fluke at first.
Is the flutter echeo a random bug or is it a problem with all phones?
Boss428man said:
Is the flutter echeo a random bug or is it a problem with all phones?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are several reports about it, but with all things internet.... try it!
Maybe it's my area and a few other areas, but I found an article on it tonight, too! Damed if I can find the link again.
Again, you can try it and you have 30 days to return (they give a return shipping label if ordered online VZ). Or apparently if you had the store order it, you can return in the store.
If you ordered online, you can NOT return to the local store. I posted the actual return line for the equipment above.
You will still need to call VZ to cancel the service on their regular cs number.
-------
I really did like this new 3.6" screen, I'll have to play with ATT's version more when I get mine tomorrow. I don't think it'll be that much different though.
I upgraded both lines within my family plan in February. Got the black GS2 for me, the white for my wife. Long story short, they had to send three phones because they got the color wrong.
I sent the wrong phone back (was charged full value) and worked with customer service to have this removed and my account credited. At some point, something got changed on my account as I now show that I am full upgrade eligible according to the TMO website.
Would definitely like to get one of the new beasts on the horizon, especially if I have an upgrade now instead of 2013.
My question is, if I use this "upgrade" do you think they will catch the mistake and charge me full value for the new phone at a later date?
I don't think they will catch you. T-Mobile has a bunch of stuff going on and have so many customers that that person you talked to doesn't even care anymore.
Doubt they catch you and you can always argue that you had were in fact eligible for an upgrade
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk
i dont think they will catch you. they screwed up on my account also. i changed my number and after i did that it said i was able to upgrade with a full 2 year discount and i knew mine wasnt due till 2013 (with my old number) so i went and bought my black gs2 at newegg and it said carrier approved and they sent me my phone lol.. only paid 219 out the door. lol
Yeah, got my GS2 at a kick-ass price. Paid just $137 from the retention department and they gave me a buy one get one free deal. Hard to beat 2 phones for $137.
Sweet. Got my eye on either the GS3 or HTC One-S. I will just keep my GS2 for modding and deving.
Hopefully the next Nexus will come back to T-Mo. If it does, I may just hold out for it.
Rod3 said:
Yeah, got my GS2 at a kick-ass price. Paid just $137 from the retention department and they gave me a buy one get one free deal. Hard to beat 2 phones for $137.
Sweet. Got my eye on either the GS3 or HTC One-S. I will just keep my GS2 for modding and deving.
Hopefully the next Nexus will come back to T-Mo. If it does, I may just hold out for it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
nice, so im assuming it was like $120 or something then plus tax?
sounds about right, i read up on others getting credit back too lol.
But yeah, just remember that everything they do to your account is noted somewhere in your account. However it is highly doubtful that they actually look WHEN your last upgrade was and such. It is more likely that they just click upgrade or whatever and see if you're eligible. Because... why the hell are they gonna make a system where they make the reps backtrack the date and calculate when you're eligible? lol
He said they just got more info from Samsung again saying the recall is just voluntary. He said Samsung is investigating whether or not those were new or old devices that caught fire and after their investigation is complete they could say all the new note 7s are fine... He said my upgrade isn't going anywhere and I should hold onto it and wait for it to be complete. What do you think?
I think regardless at this point with my wife and I both having notes in our home it's not worth it to keep them. Coming from a rooted Note 3 on Sprint I am not impressed with this $800 purchase in the slightest and these issues are not helping their cause. At this point I'm just ready to give it back put it behind us and wait till the next greatest thing. My Note 3 still runs great and I really miss my root options.
Sent from my SM-N930V using XDA-Developers mobile app
I just spoke with Samsung and they said this info from Verizon is totally false, the Note 7's are NOT safe, even the new batch with the black square on the box, and they want us to send them back for a refund.
mysmartone said:
I just spoke with Samsung and they said this info from Verizon is totally false, the Note 7's are NOT safe, even the new batch with the black square on the box, and they want us to send them back for a refund.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think they are just trained to say that. Samsung has to cover their asses IN CASE the new ones really do have a widespread issue.
mysmartone said:
I just spoke with Samsung and they said this info from Verizon is totally false, the Note 7's are NOT safe, even the new batch with the black square on the box, and they want us to send them back for a refund.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If they knew for sure it was an issue that affected all devices I think they'd issue a mandatory recall and that agency would get involved(forgot the name).
DeMi-GoD said:
If they knew for sure it was an issue that affected all devices I think they'd issue a mandatory recall and that agency would get involved(forgot the name).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
View attachment 3902087
Just received this from Verizon a few minutes ago.
I love how they conveniently leave out the $20 upgrade fee still being charged online, having to pay the taxes on the replacement up front even though we've already paid that or more for the Note 7 (which will EVENTUALLY be refunded to the account, maybe), and then being locked into another 2 year upgrade cycle even though it's more than possible that the Note 7's replacement will come out in the next 8 months and we'll then be stuck with whatever replacement we choose to get now, as a kneejerk reaction to not being able to keep the phone we (well, I, at least) absolutely love more than any smartphone I've owned since the DroidX. I'll have to buy another case for the new phone, and yet ANOTHER screen protector (5th one now since I went through 2 ****ty glass ones on the first Note before settling on a film one and then having to get another one for the replacement Note).
**** this whole situation. I love the Note 7 and hate that I'm going to end up settling on the S7E (To keep in the Samsung family for my GearVR and Fit2) and being stuck with it till well after the Note7's replacement hits the market. If the Pixel XL had removable storage I'd just jump over to that, get a refund on the GearVR, sell the Fit2 and just stew in it for the next 2 years. 32gb without removable storage, on a "flagship" with VR support? Has Google never seen the file sizes of high res 3D Movies and VR porn? Daydream is gonna flop if Pixel is its driving force in the market.
This. ****. Sucks.
JinxtPhoto said:
I love how they conveniently leave out the $20 upgrade fee still being charged online, having to pay the taxes on the replacement up front even though we've already paid that or more for the Note 7 (which will EVENTUALLY be refunded to the account, maybe), and then being locked into another 2 year upgrade cycle even though it's more than possible that the Note 7's replacement will come out in the next 8 months and we'll then be stuck with whatever replacement we choose to get now, as a kneejerk reaction to not being able to keep the phone we (well, I, at least) absolutely love more than any smartphone I've owned since the DroidX. I'll have to buy another case for the new phone, and yet ANOTHER screen protector (5th one now since I went through 2 ****ty glass ones on the first Note before settling on a film one and then having to get another one for the replacement Note).
**** this whole situation. I love the Note 7 and hate that I'm going to end up settling on the S7E (To keep in the Samsung family for my GearVR and Fit2) and being stuck with it till well after the Note7's replacement hits the market. If the Pixel XL had removable storage I'd just jump over to that, get a refund on the GearVR, sell the Fit2 and just stew in it for the next 2 years. 32gb without removable storage, on a "flagship" with VR support? Has Google never seen the file sizes of high res 3D Movies and VR porn? Daydream is gonna flop if Pixel is its driving force in the market.
This. ****. Sucks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did a swap and they never charged me a $20 upgrade fee or any taxes on the replacement.
mysmartone said:
I did a swap and they never charged me a $20 upgrade fee or any taxes on the replacement.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you do this at the store or online?
ikarma said:
Did you do this at the store or online?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I called 611 and did it with a rep over the phone.
mysmartone said:
I called 611 and did it with a rep over the phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ah nice. I had called 611 earlier and they told me I wouldn't be charged the $20 but would be charged tax.... I told them I would do it Friday since I am broke. I know when I bought my Note 7 I didn't pay tax nor an activation fee.
Samsung finally posted something on their facebook page. Their wording makes me feel better... This is all precautionary...
mysmartone said:
Just received this from Verizon a few minutes ago.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This f.... Always trying to pull some sleek sh.. I can't exchange my phone online because I have unlimited data and it's not giving me that option after I pick a new device...
DeMi-GoD said:
Samsung finally posted something on their facebook page. Their wording makes me feel better... This is all precautionary...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Read what you want and skip over that everything for the Note 7 is halted and they're looking for alternative solution, meaning something other than note 7. It's dead, get over it.
JinxtPhoto said:
I love how they conveniently leave out the $20 upgrade fee still being charged online, having to pay the taxes on the replacement up front even though we've already paid that or more for the Note 7 (which will EVENTUALLY be refunded to the account, maybe), and then being locked into another 2 year upgrade cycle even though it's more than possible that the Note 7's replacement will come out in the next 8 months and we'll then be stuck with whatever replacement we choose to get now, as a kneejerk reaction to not being able to keep the phone we (well, I, at least) absolutely love more than any smartphone I've owned since the DroidX. I'll have to buy another case for the new phone, and yet ANOTHER screen protector (5th one now since I went through 2 ****ty glass ones on the first Note before settling on a film one and then having to get another one for the replacement Note).
**** this whole situation. I love the Note 7 and hate that I'm going to end up settling on the S7E (To keep in the Samsung family for my GearVR and Fit2) and being stuck with it till well after the Note7's replacement hits the market. If the Pixel XL had removable storage I'd just jump over to that, get a refund on the GearVR, sell the Fit2 and just stew in it for the next 2 years. 32gb without removable storage, on a "flagship" with VR support? Has Google never seen the file sizes of high res 3D Movies and VR porn? Daydream is gonna flop if Pixel is its driving force in the market.
This. ****. Sucks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm switching over to the Pixel XL also and was concerned about not having storage but they do offer a 128GB option. That's what I'm getting.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cn...-makes-it-official/?client=ms-android-verizon
Samsung still can't reproduce the problem. They lost in the court of public opinion which matters more. No way are they going to stick me with an older s7 on a payment plan. They should offer an even better deal at least.
I no longer feel unsafe using the Note, could be incredibly dumb, but I'm not convinced by the new reports. Verizon sending me out of the store with this "dangerous" item and just cutting the cord was surreal too.
i just swapped my Note 7 for an iPhone Plus . I didn't go to a store, I called the 611 support line and ordered through a Verizon rep. They sent me the new iPhone, but didn't include anything pertaining to how I send the Note back. Are they reporting all swaps to Samsung so that Samsung will automatically send me a mailing box? I highly doubt it. So for now, I've activated the iPhone, and I'm still using the Note 7 as strictly a wifi device, so I can do everything with it other than take phone calls and send texts. I think I have the best of both worlds. BTW, the battery life on the iPhone is phenomenal, the first day when I was setting everything up, I got SOT of almost 8 hours. It's also very fast and smooth.
Welp as of Saturday at noon it will be illegal to take a note 7 on a plane. This might change some folks minds on keeping that "free" phone.
Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk
dottat said:
Welp as of Saturday at noon it will be illegal to take a note 7 on a plane. This might change some folks minds on keeping that "free" phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah but, how are they going to know you have a note 7? They gonna start closely looking at everyone's phones from now on or what?