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fascinate $48 at walmart

I work for coca cola and go to walmarts often just noticed they dropped the price of fascinate to $48 there is a sold out sticker on it at this location.

You don't have to be embarrassed that you shop at walmart. Im sure alot if us do lol
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If that's the case I'll go buy a few and sell them for a ton!
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Its probably due to the season.
And yeah, shopping at Walmart is nothing to be embarrassed about. Browsing at Walmart is another story. Its a good place to go if you know exactly what you want so you can leave as soon as possible.
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kingzombiez said:
If that's the case I'll go buy a few and sell them for a ton!
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You prolly have to activate a new line to get them at that price
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CouchSpud said:
Its probably due to the season.
And yeah, shopping at Walmart is nothing to be embarrassed about. Browsing at Walmart is another story. Its a good place to go if you know exactly what you want so you can leave as soon as possible.
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Exactly. The only 2 things I hate at Wal-Mart is the stereotypical Wal-Martian, and checking out.
I swear to effing christ if I go to Wal-Mart tonight and have to wait a half hour to check out with 1 thing, I'm going to flipping scream.
On the other hand, if you don't want to shop at the Dub, Wirefly.com has them for 69.99 with free activation and shipping.

kingzombiez said:
If that's the case I'll go buy a few and sell them for a ton!
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Go away Harrison !!!!

Best buy has them for 49.99 just saying. Lol

These are all with new service activations right????????????? No way they are selling them like this retail

RunNgun42 said:
These are all with new service activations right????????????? No way they are selling them like this retail
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It is probably only available to new users or upgrades signing a 2yr agreement.

I think the price is due to the fact that its a horribly made phone. I some how got verizon to take it back even though i was past my 30 days. thank god..set back is that im on a garbage flip untill something worthy comes out. Dont think im gonna go back to android though.
Notice even on ebay people are getting horrible offers for the phone. Samsung has a horrible name in the mobile phone industry....compare it to a moto phone,. Moto phones feel like quality

its free at my local best buy right now on an upgrade/new contract

BigBonkers said:
Samsung has a horrible name in the mobile phone industry....compare it to a moto phone,. Moto phones feel like quality
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I've never heard that Samsung had a horrible name in the mobile phone industry. I've heard that they aren't the greatest with providing updates, but the hardware in their phones is almost always the latest and greatest when the phones are released. Given the size and form factor, I can't say that my Fascinate feels flimsy either. If it weighed much more than it does, I'd wonder more about why it was so heavy over enjoying how much more sturdy it felt.
On a more personal note, if all you are going to do is come in here and bash the Fascinate, and not provide anything of any use or substance, I suggest you look elsewhere to read and post, possibly here

The Fascinate is among the best phone, hardware wise. Although, I do agree about the flimsy part. Coming from a Touch Pro, the Fascinate feels flimsy. If you feel that way too, I would recommend the verizon stand case. It adds a nice heft to the phone and feels very solid.
Also, ignore the trolls. I honestly believe that the iPhone is the ONLY way to go for some people.

no i know the hardware is great....if it works properly...ie:gps but cpu and gpu are great.
Yeah i got rid of my fascinate thank god. I came from the iphone on att but left because of the network. And now on verizon i tried android....but there are no quality apps, almost no push notification apps...ie:sports apps
I PERSONALLY believe that the iphone os is much better all around. Im gonna wait it out and hope the iphone gets released on verizon in the next 2 -3 months.
goodluck guys, hope u get gingerbread....

BigBonkers said:
no i know the hardware is great....if it works properly...ie:gps but cpu and gpu are great.
Yeah i got rid of my fascinate thank god. I came from the iphone on att but left because of the network. And now on verizon i tried android....but there are no quality apps, almost no push notification apps...ie:sports apps
I PERSONALLY believe that the iphone os is much better all around. Im gonna wait it out and hope the iphone gets released on verizon in the next 2 -3 months.
goodluck guys, hope u get gingerbread....
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Now this is legit trolling.

BigBonkers said:
no i know the hardware is great....if it works properly...ie:gps but cpu and gpu are great.
Yeah i got rid of my fascinate thank god. I came from the iphone on att but left because of the network. And now on verizon i tried android....but there are no quality apps, almost no push notification apps...ie:sports apps
I PERSONALLY believe that the iphone os is much better all around. Im gonna wait it out and hope the iphone gets released on verizon in the next 2 -3 months.
goodluck guys, hope u get gingerbread....
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For people like you, I really hope they don't bring the iPhone to Verizon, please go back to ATT.

Keeping the Vibrant, but...

T-Mobile is doing the free phone special this weekend when you sign a contract. I'm not on a contract at the moment but am going to take advantage of this special, the only thing is, I'm not sure which phone to snag. I love my Vibrant so it'd have to be incredible to replace what I have, otherwise I'll just sell it. Any suggestions on which phone to get?

aloneinshadow said:
T-Mobile is doing the free phone special this weekend when you sign a contract. I'm not on a contract at the moment but am going to take advantage of this special, the only thing is, I'm not sure which phone to snag. I love my Vibrant so it'd have to be incredible to replace what I have, otherwise I'll just sell it. Any suggestions on which phone to get?
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G2
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lqaddict said:
G2
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any specific reasons why you say G2? I thought it had a slower processor than the Vibrant.

It doesnt it has a 2nd gen processor and it can be oced to 1.42ghz
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I recently get to play with my friends g2 and it is a really nice phone especially if keyboard is a big thing for you. It by no means slower than a vibrant. The screen had a slightly inferior blackness level due to it being lcd but it will just be like your computer monitor, not that big of a deal. Vibrant does have the superior media experience: more codecs and voodoo sound support.
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get the 4G if is is an option........... otherwise I would wait for the dual cores to come out before committing to a contract

Just pointing out HTC g2 issue.
Hinge. A lot of people returned their g2 because of this z hinge. It's loose and dangles around.
People says they cant text while they're laying on their bed... which is bs since ur gonna support the top part (the one with the screen) with ur thumb and index finger.
Anyways it wobbles even with keyboard closed. Well at least that's how mine was.
A lot of HTC phones comes with qc issues. Such as loose battery cover, dead pixel, dust under the screen etc. (I replaced my mytouch 4g 5 times due to qc issues).
G2 have plastic screen Unlike vibrant (gorilla glass). It feels somekind cheap when u touch the screen. (only the screen feel cheap, the rest feels awesome
Ur gonna need to buy a SD card since only about 1.3gb? Internal memory is available.
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eunkipark92 said:
Just pointing out HTC g2 issue.
Hinge. A lot of people returned their g2 because of this z hinge. It's loose and dangles around.
People says they cant text while they're laying on their bed... which is bs since ur gonna support the top part (the one with the screen) with ur thumb and index finger.
Anyways it wobbles even with keyboard closed. Well at least that's how mine was.
A lot of HTC phones comes with qc issues. Such as loose battery cover, dead pixel, dust under the screen etc. (I replaced my mytouch 4g 5 times due to qc issues).
G2 have plastic screen Unlike vibrant (gorilla glass). It feels somekind cheap when u touch the screen. (only the screen feel cheap, the rest feels awesome
Ur gonna need to buy a SD card since only about 1.3gb? Internal memory is available.
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So what phone would you pick up if not a G2?

aloneinshadow said:
So what phone would you pick up if not a G2?
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My touch 4g feels great it hand with front facing camera and all. But its a pain in the ass to get a good one. Like j said I replaced it 5 times. Half of them comes with washed out screen.
Also comes etc loose battery cover light leak, squeaky button, off centered front facing camera. I would just get mytouch 4g and sell it on ebay and keep the vibrant.
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Oops double post

You gonna sell the phone? Look on ebay for what's selling for more. the etf only applies to the line, not the phone. If you are gonna keep it to play with the phone, look at the forums for what has more out for it now.

All~G1 said:
You gonna sell the phone? Look on ebay for what's selling for more. the etf only applies to the line, not the phone. If you are gonna keep it to play with the phone, look at the forums for what has more out for it now.
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I actually did just that. On eBay, the Mytouch 4g sells for more than the Vibrant or the G2. So that's one option. However, the G2 seems like the better candidate for experimentation and CM is already out for it. Or, the third option would be to get another Vibrant in case I ever damage the one I have. Decisions, decisions.

I think you should wait for dual core phones, since you can't really make up your mind. I know that it seems like a good deal right now to save the $150-$200. But by signing a contract you are shelling out alot more for the data plan, on top of that neither of the three phones are that much better than your current Vibrant.
Besides, the timing is just suspicious, T-Mobile is probably using this chance to clear their inventory to make space for the new phones being release this year.

PaiPiePia said:
I think you should wait for dual core phones, since you can't really make up your mind. I know that it seems like a good deal right now to save the $150-$200. But by signing a contract you are shelling out alot more for the data plan, on top of that neither of the three phones are that much better than your current Vibrant.
Besides, the timing is just suspicious, T-Mobile is probably using this chance to clear their inventory to make space for the new phones being release this year.
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Best post here. Listen to it

aloneinshadow said:
I actually did just that. On eBay, the Mytouch 4g sells for more than the Vibrant or the G2. So that's one option. However, the G2 seems like the better candidate for experimentation and CM is already out for it. Or, the third option would be to get another Vibrant in case I ever damage the one I have. Decisions, decisions.
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Just to let you know mytouch 4g have cm 7 nightlies.
I heard u can remove the data plan (if u want) by putting ur sim card into crappy phone like razor and leave it for few days and call t-mobile and tell them u lost ur phone or u broke ur phone.
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Are grandfathered into a an older unthrottled data plan? If so, no free phone is worth getting throttled over.

As far as the timing goes, this was not my idea to begin with. This is all my wife's doing, I'm just along for the ride, but hey a free phone is a free phone.
I may just get a G2, use it for a bit as well as my Vibrant, and when the new dual cores come out, sell both and buy it outright.
Thanks to all of you guys, you were all a very big help, as always.

HTC Sensation

So how many of you are going to be getting this phone come June 8th? I for one am preordering mine as soon as i can.
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Me, I don't like ordering phone online if something happened in like to return asap. I'll be getting at tmobile store.
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according to reports it will have a locked bootloader. not sure I'll be getting it at all - might as well wait another couple of months for the next nexus.

Its going to be rootable really fast cause everyone is saying its impossible
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sorry, just looked weird seeing your name with no thanks attached.
what is the retail on the sensation?

499.99 from what I hear about it.
Faux

Oh yes, been waiting for it. It was either the G2X or the sensation. I'm going with the Sensation.
It's almost like the MT4G, except dual core and a bigger screen. But it's all good. I can't wait!

Why not just wait for the mytouch 4g slide?

darinmc said:
sorry, just looked weird seeing your name with no thanks attached.
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It's not the faux123 we all know.

TeeJay3800 said:
It's not the faux123 we all know.
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lol had me puzzled for a second there...Ill be waiting a couple of days after its release to see what its all about

I work at an indirect dealer and will probably bring one home the day we get it.
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I recently got my MT4G and wont be getting this...Guess I will wait for the Quad-Core android devices in 2013!
This phone should be good enough till then, or I can buy one from ebay and put it on the contract I have and sell the MT4G.

How can you guys manage to pay for phones like that? I mean, the earliest you could have gotten the mt4g was like what, 7 months ago? Do you pay full price for them or trade in your current phones or something?

kimbernator said:
How can you guys manage to pay for phones like that? I mean, the earliest you could have gotten the mt4g was like what, 7 months ago? Do you pay full price for them or trade in your current phones or something?
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These guys are trillionaires they can get things quickly, I wish I was so lucky to get a new phone that often . But I like my MT4G and I can always put Sense 3.0 or 3D on this thing
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Ace42 said:
These guys are trillionaires they can get things quickly, I wish I was so lucky to get a new phone that often . But I like my MT4G and I can always put Sense 3.0 or 3D on thing thing
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not true, I upgraded to the samsung vibrant back in july after it came out, then the mt4g dropped and so i bought it full price, which was like $400 and then sold my vibrant for $350 on ebay, so out of pocket it costed $50 for the "upgrade", so not trillionaires, just smart shoppers lol

true, if you keep a phone in great condition you can get a good resale value. as for me, I upgraded my sidekick 08 to the mytouch 4g and it cost me around $200 and Im keeping it as mint as possible

Yeah its pretty easy to sell a phone on Craigslist or eBay for a good amount then go purchase a new one at full retail.
faux1234

smatthew45 said:
not true, I upgraded to the samsung vibrant back in july after it came out, then the mt4g dropped and so i bought it full price, which was like $400 and then sold my vibrant for $350 on ebay, so out of pocket it costed $50 for the "upgrade", so not trillionaires, just smart shoppers lol
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I was only joking, i've been doing that with old phones when i see something new. Went from Instinct-->SK09-->G1-->MT3GS-->MT4G
But I had to get a contract to get the cheaper price, so now i have to keep this and cant sell it

Like i said, I work for an indirect dealer. I have my tricks, but get 3 or so phones on New contract price over a yeat
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Guys, DO NOT GET THE SENSATION, get the g2x instead the sensation has a arm a8 processor (even though it's clocked at 1.2ghz), compared to the g2x's arm a9(clocked at at 1ghz), so it's actually a better processor, regardless of all the other specs.

My phone got stolen... but the g2 is discontinued... what will I get?

My phone got stolen and I just realized the g2 is discontinued. My sisters galaxy s got stolen too but got a galaxy s4g. But for me... what I am going to get? What would tmobile consider an equal phone? Thanks guys

They have plenty of refurb G2's to give out still. Discontinued just means they aren't selling them new anymore.
If you're really lucky you'll get a MT4G Slide.

Mytouch4g. Download wheresmydriod once you get a new phone. Saved my ass once it got stolen
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Oh, but how come my sis got the gs 4g? Shouldn't they have like a lot of them too?
And a refub g2 aww man ahaha lol and yes next time where's my droid will be the first app on my next phone lol

they will not give you a G2....my friend was given a choice of 2 phones...one was the mytouch slide 4g...the other one I think it was the sidekick...

I would rather take a refub g2 than a mt4g slide or sidekick, man this blows lol

you can find a brand new G2 on ebay still sealed in the box, not refurb but brand new, just have to keep your eyes open.
I bought one on ebay about 3-4 weeks ago for $325 factory sealed!

Insurance won't pay for a phone from eBay... but I wouldn't worry too much about it. Refurbished phones are 'like new.'
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I would also get the IMEI blocked so the idiots who stole it are SOL!

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I would rather take a refub g2 than a mt4g slide or sidekick, man this blows lol
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I actually like the MyTouch 4G Slide. It's been rooted for a couple of months and we're starting to see alpha builds of CyanogenMod already. Read the reviews for yourself.

blanthony said:
I would also get the IMEI blocked so the idiots who stole it are SOL!
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Nop!...TMOBILE or AT&T, they don't block IMEI....

juanshop said:
I would rather take a refub g2 than a mt4g slide or sidekick, man this blows lol
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That makes no sense AT ALL.
The DOUBLESHOT is practically the same phone as the VISION. Just with a faster CPU, more RAM, better camera, front facing camera.
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Nop!...TMOBILE or AT&T, they don't block IMEI....
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It makes no difference anyway, it is trivial to change the IMEI once its been gfree'd.

Next time, install the app called Prey - it is like Lojack for your phone - it will use GPS, text records, calling patterns and even the phone's camera to quickly locate your phone and then you can go over and pick it up from the thieves with the police with you and they will take the bad guys to jail!

That makes no sense AT ALL.
The DOUBLESHOT is practically the same phone as the VISION. Just with a faster CPU, more RAM, better camera, front facing camera.
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ummmm..... not really - the DOUBLESHOT (myTouch 4G slide) is a good phone, but it's no G2 - it's made cheaper and less elegant than the G2 (cost savings) and has more bloat, so not really faster in real life, it's actually slower! - and it has worse battery life, and more megapixels doesn't mean a better camera, and with the tiny sensor that these phones have, anything over 5 megapix is a WORSE camera.
and the G2 has much better developer support here on XDA - I wouldn't trade my new G2 for a new DOUBLESHOT
ever wonder why the G2 has a substantially higher user rating than the DOUBLESHOT on both GSM arena & phonescoop?

Yup I've tried the double shot and like I said I rather have the g2 refub or if they offer me the doubleshot or the sidekick I can wait a week or two, save up and buy a new in box on ebay or maybe a used one in good shape or upgrade to a slate like the gs2
the reviews says it all it has a dualcore yes but is much slower than any other dual core out there and frankly like others said the my line sucks, it is made cheaply, feels cheap on the hand, and with sense bs, even worse, and the developement is just starting too, and I'm too used to cyanogen goodness, also to me fron facing camera is something I wouldn't use really, I'm not obsessed with my self to take pics every 5 seconds or ever video chat on my phone. Lol

F that your rooted next time install cerberus!

Not familiar wirh cerbelus, that would be like the other apps, also what if they change the sim card? Would still find it?

How about the htc sense? Can we detect our phone if they already change the sim & no using data? If im not mistaken, htc sense only can be use when we using data.
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Please update this with your options that t mobile give you. I am in the same boat. My phone is acting funny and mY warranty expires soon
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I'm gonna go tomorrow after class to see what I get, and ill will let you guys know but it we try to think reasonably, they will offer me of "similar" characteristics, like it states on my warranty so it will probably the sidekick or mt4g slide let's hope not the lady at the tmo store here knows me and hopefully she can work something out

Interested in buying a vibrant for the screen

I have a working Vibrant with the exception of the broken screen. Just looking for a vibrant that has a good screen to buy and use for parts. The Donor phone can be bricked etc. Just needs a good screen. Let me know what you have if you have something you are willing to part with and how much you want for it.

215? Great condition.. Had a zagg screen protector on it from day 1! That's probably a lot for you to spend but that's how much I'm putting it on ebay for..

Why don't you just get a replacement screen? https://www.wholesalegadgetparts.com/home.php?cat=761

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215? Great condition.. Had a zagg screen protector on it from day 1! That's probably a lot for you to spend but that's how much I'm putting it on ebay for..
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No to be a wet blanket but you can buy a Vibrant in vg to excellent condition for that price on eBay.

ChauncyG said:
No to be a wet blanket but you can buy a Vibrant in vg to excellent condition for that price on eBay.
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You can probably pick up a BETTER phone for that price lol
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I agree you can get a better phone for that price...id buy another vibrant for up too $100.00 including shipping but not a penny more , its too far outdated.
Ive got 2 months till my vibrants contract is good for an upgrade without penalties.....and for the meantime this mytouch 4g with support running 2.3.4 stock is a major upgrade compard to the vibrant and is in that price range
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